The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-09
SPORTINGAND ATHLETIC.
Getting Ready for SpringWork
The Turf and Muscle.
THE TURF.

4hE AO1Es
But a few days of sunshine and
dry ground would be reqaired to set
the sporting and athletic world in a
perfect glow of exciting preparation.
Already reports come in from all
Darts of the Ian q detailing lines of
action and condition Of men aud
animals, for the events Of the CT m.
ing season.
Notably among important items
of turf, Is the announcement that
Lord Falmouth's stud is to be sold
April 2Sth, 1884 His collection of
brood mares being undoubtedly the
finest in the world; doubtless there
will be heavy bids from America as
well as all parts of the United
Kingdom.
Mr.. LoriIlard's horses in Enz and
are in ft,e condition. Though last
year they lacked the essen'i>l eIe-
ment of success, their trainer, Tom
Cannon, hopes better things from
this season. But, as he Gays, 81
can't win races for Mr.. Lorillard if
he doesn't send me the hOrses."
In this country the matching Of
such horses as 1rOquois and Barnes
is o sui ject for much speculation.
The Dryer Bros. offer to bet So, 900,
that Barnes beats the American
winner Of the Derby in the ciGy and
suburban stakes.
1t is not at present known
| whether Maud 8. will be trotted TO
a record this year. Should any
horse 20 below what she has done,
possibly Mr.. Vanderbilt will con-
clude to allow her a trial for a
further "out.
Bob Miles still holds first place as
favorite for the Kentucky Derby,
but there are some colts of excellent
breeding pitted against him and he
may not achieve the easy victory
sporting circles have mapped out
for him.
In the trotting world Jay Eye
See and Pnsllus are in the pink of
condition. Bithers, the driver, says
| when he reaches Providence In the
tro-ting circuit, Jay Eye See will
certainly lower his present re cord
The sale of yearlings at the Belle
Meade stock farm, Elk miles from
Nashville, Tenn, en- April goth, is
exciting great interest, there being
for saie twenty three colts and
twenty six FLIES.
| The Dryers stable this year CON-
sists of twenty-eight thorough
breds, among which there should
be some good ones.
| ATHLETICS.
In athletics the action of Harvard
College in prescribing rules for the
government of students, is exciting
lively comment and much opposi-
ton. Harvard would prohibit the
| employment or assistance of pro
fessiOnals in their sports, even going
80 far as to disallow professional
courses Of training, because of the
demoralizing effect of such associa.
tions on the students. At a recent
conference of the principal colleges
of the country an effort was made
to make those obligations binding in
ali the colleges, but was met with
a decided opposition, Yale, among
others, cOntending that the faculty
had no right to interfere with the
athletics Of the students, unless the
breaches Of opinion be repaired. The
arrangements Of the annual boating
match between Harvard and Yale
will be annulled.
How is this for high? "The four
members Of the Manhattan Athlet-
ic club who will 60 to England this
year and compete in the amateur
championship contests, have re.
markable records: L. E. Myers has
won twelve championship contests
III the United States, ten in Canada
and one in England, and heads
every record in this country from
Is to 1000 yards. Harry Fredricks
has been ten.mile champion for
four years. and has covered the dis
lance in AIM. 82s. Arthur WaIdrOn
is the 100-yards champion, and can
sprint that distance in los; while
F. p. Murray can walk six miles In
29m. and Pos: which Is the fastest
amateur record in America.
We clip the following from West
of England Newspaper "A Novice
who will be 20 in May next, chai.
lenges Mr.. Gladstone to q tree
chopping match for $25, and offers
to give him one minutes start-the
trees and all other matters con-
nected with the affair to be quite
equal. OF course, says Novice the
gate money must be also equally
divided between US. sNow, if the
Marquis Of Butte will kindly allow
US a tree each in his park here at
| Cardiff, l will pay Mr.. GIadstone's
thlrd-;la fare down, or he shall
find the trees and pay mine to
Hawarden.' As sNoyics' means
business, perhaps the choppiDg
match may come off yet"
Mr.. E. G. Freeland, en- route to
Oregon, has magni ficent CIydes-
dale colt at DR. 81 J. Faust's stable.