The evening world., 1890-06-09
IN The WORLD OF SPORTS.
viii Action Be Taken on the Alleged
Crooked Work at Norris Park
Interest In the Competition for Indl-
vidual Championship.

Tho stewards OF the Morris Park race
track evidently believe that the FIRST race oi
Saturdays programme was fixed" One
OF the exec tive committee saws he had II OF
the best of authority" that Watterson wa,
to win. The stewards, therefore, did tho
tight thing by changing the jockey who wal
to ride Major DAILY. and putting up Hamilton
in place OF Crttenden. Major DAILY was the
only competitor, TO speak OF, in the race will
Watterson. Guard, the third horse, did
not amount to anything. The change oi
! jockeys brought quick change in the
betting and instead Of watterson being q
IN to 1 favorite, tho post odds went on al
even money and better on Watterson, aud
Major DAILY became to o favorite.
or course IL was too late for most
OF those who had bet on Watterson
TO hedge and thus many innocent
people suffered by the plunginR Of those in
the deal on Watterson earlier in the day.
being misled by his apparent popularity.
Most Of the talent" believed Major DAILY
to be the better horse and were consequently
deeply puzzled by the amount Of money
going on watterson.
Now then. IL the stewards are sure fraud
was intended in this race. why don't they
bestir themselves and punish those impli-
Gated and make examples OF them? by not
! crushing every attempt at fraud the tracks
| will kill the goose that lays tho golden egg.
The public will refuse to be bled.
The Passaic Boat Club are adding boats to
| their navy and members to their roll. 1t in
expected that their new boat-houso will be
| finished early i'll July aud IL will be COM
plotted none too soon to satisfy the increased
demands OF the Club.
To-day athletes are discussing the proba-
bio outcome of to-morrow's great individual
championship, which will decide who is to
teur Champion % OF Xmerica during the GEN. en-.
suing year. The contests take place to-mor-
row at West New Brighton.
Malcolm W, Ford @ ass been the winner.
pionship was first instituted. with the ex-
ception Of one year, 1887, when he did, not
SoMpste owing t9 the tfSnS ,Ss S. feeling
Athletic. Club. was the winner that year.
Ford has competed and won the cham
rionship each year since. :, This year he
under the auspices Of the Amateur Athletic
Union, Alex. Jordan. II. l.. Williams.
81 thfs,n Yale; GeSrEG Gray 81 the Nsw York
Schroeder. of the New Yorks. are the most
prominent OF the men who Will tussle for
fnrtoh frat honors t1,morrSw; Enrlsr iR the
wa. before Williams. the Yalensian,
front. He is q wonderfully clever athletic
at the hurdles and runs, while at the
weights both Jordan and Williams will
probably be oyer-matched by Gray, who
holds the worlds record at shotputting.
but 10 not 30 strong at the hammer event.
1t is going to be q most exciting aud inter-
esting struggle, all through.
The possession OF their new tennis grounds
has induced the Triton Boat Club to hold q
tennis tournament on them this season. It
will be given the latter part OF the month.
Now that the California Athletic Club has
finally succeeded in making mattel, between
Billy Murphy, the Australian lightweight,
and Jimmy Larkins. the undefeated I22-
pound puRilist Of Jersey City. speculation
has already begun % TO the probable out
come.
II is fact that Murphy was not received
with open arnis by Fasteners on the occa-
zion OF his recent visit this being due in
largo measure to the suspicious aroused re-
garding the genuineness OF his battle with
Weir. but no one doubts his ability.
Larkina has the reputation of being very
clever. He has been unfortunate In not
being able to get a match lately. aud will
doubtless make the most of his present
prospects and put himself in the finest shape
possible. The match will take place in about
six weeks.