New-York tribune., 1891-08-30

~ ,bree fastest heats ever trOted by stallion were
The features Of the struggle at the independence IOWA.
kte- shaped truck, which Nancy Hanks won on "s'
Thursday and Allerton had part In.
The trotting Derby this year was victory Tor
r J. Hamlin, whose game mare, Nghungae' W
Mambrino King, the $4,000 Charter OAK uuar'ln-
teed Stake in the ninth heat This Is the seconu ',o
this famous stake has been won by Mambriho hihs
stock The other case that of Prince Regent VINO
won In four heats last year. An unfortunate hio'
dent Of the Charter Oak Stake was the going lao VI
Nlchtingale's principal competitor, Little AibcF''
r. J. Behrens jr., viccpresident OF the Harlem
Regatta Association, returned yesterday from '"o
weeks vacation, which he spent at Orient Poln'
Frederick Dictz says that the illness OF maCthe"
Riley was serious Mr.. Riley. 1t seems was lolso.
10 give up business few years ago on aooouii' ~
the exceedingly energetic way IN which ne a"o'u.1
to IT, and his jealous uphill fight as presiaoi' Vi to
Driving Club, OF New-lork, In an enor' W ","N
Fleetwood tho attraction It might be has pued mn
down agnin Mr.. Riley has certainly been hp's
anorostc official OF the Driving Club, taking pains
and working in O way that previous presiuen' Vi
this body ever thought Of doing.
Two of the most interesting happenings OF amaVeur
sports in the course OF the past week were tne SWIM
ming championships given by the Manhattan A.iF
CIub,s dinner I'm honor OF the "chippy' crews WIN,
ming OF the eightoared shell race In the Na1o"aa
Championships Regatta at Washington. Jennlnss D
Cox an ex-presldent OF the New-York Athletic Ciuo
and one OF It's stanchest and most popular mefhDci'
cot ND and successfully engineered the fesuvai III
honor Of the "chippy' victory. Never did the Dig
dining hall of the Ncw-York Athletic Club present
brighter more triumphant appearance than on tniS
occasion OF dinner in honor Of most popular VIC
tory. The walls of the place were hung WIN
trophies of former triumphs, leaving ono
cpd for tasteful masterpiece recair
Ing the latest victory. This was strip Oh 'ipeS"S
on which were framed four sweeps and the rldder Oh
the she'll which the Senior Eight won in at Washing
ton surmounted by the banner given by the Nanonal
Association OF Amateur Oarsmen. II was Just uhuer
this work Of art that the stawart oarsmen were pceo
at table. 1t need not be told how rapidly thc sono
part of the feast gotten away w1th ana u mshO
be Just as we'll not to dwell on the statistics Vi Ve
other refreshments for which rowing seems 10 1aVo'
Its adherents with tremendous possibilities Anyway
the athletes table ut which Mr. Cox and Captain
SCHUYLER presided was loaded at the finish with some
thing like 200 empty bottles, which Is reinarNoio l"T
nm eehtoared crew Zone OF whom was not present. De-
ing on his way TO South Africa, two substitutes,
coxswain and a few friends. 1t has been said that
the athletic table was made receiving station for the
empty bottles Of the other 200 guests. but however
this NAV be- several Of the athletes presented as used
ND an appearance the day after the great dinner as
did the three members who went ashore in the negh-
borhood Of oyster Bay after the regatta the DAY aer
they we're redeemed" II wouldn't have been bad
idea at all il the New-York Athletic Club had en-
gagged stenograp pher TO take down and write out the
oasts and speeches. publishing the matter in neat
commemorative volume. Colonel Homan, Jennings >
Cox Captain Schuyler, Corporal sprague, Stroke Seth
g. Hunt and Captain f. j. Gianninl said some bright
things which it would have been well to preserve.
The swimming championships at Nyack on THURSDAY
were particularly well managed, and with marked
promptness 1t is matter of regret to the members
OF the Manhattan Athletic Club that their man. Alex
ander MeGert could not compete though the dis
qualification by the New England people was unconst-
tutional and should have been declared Invalid, but
this body may be just well pleased later that Me
fort himself had better taste than to attempt record
breaking feat at nearly the time when the one
mile championship race swum. 1t was intended
that NeTert should start, say ten secands after the
contestants in tho Oncme, and, having his time taken
separately see If he could not establish new figures
The attempt would have been foolish, for the time
would not have constituted REGARD the course not
being saltwater one. While there many people
who really believe that time is often not true indca-
ton OF racc-horse's relative merit time on tho race
course seldom varies over few seconds. What shall
be said them OF the value Of time in swimmng-race
when ii sometimes varies as much as fifty secondsf
foneer out of Lula Wilkes, by George Wilkes, she out
of the famous Lula, 2:15, by Alexandcrs Norman, is
TO he the successor to Eectioneer Ten Of the choicest
mares at Palo Alto have already been bred to TINS
horse who is a fine trotter himself, having acquired
hrec-yearold record Of . :o2 12. Advertisers dam
was by the great trotter and phcnomina progenltor
George Wilkes and his granddam one of the most
famous trotters OF her day, and out OF mare whose
blood has bed on in more than direction. 1t Is
said that Palo Alto, Azmoor, Electricity and Others
will each also get chance to show that he the son
Of Eleconcer that destined to become greater sire
OF trOttlng speed than even that great stallion.
This shows inst how much the bicycle With the big
wheel before and the little wheel behind, which was
tbought TO be such marvellous combination only few
veare ago has fallen back since the machine with two
low wheels and the gearing came ont Only yesterday
tall man, who had left his ordinary" at one OF the
shops ReGr Cep a a pehS fE 1 one ad he h had paid
originally 1925 for it, ne repair blil was 49, , Mnen
tsbIo he was told that $5 would be good price to
paw for secondhand ordinary" nowadays.
:, ts NOT certain that Official Handlcapper E. C.
crtcr ie 70 bo allowed 10 compete again the cnder-
9th although II IS likely Tho consent OF the Pacific
Toast Athletic Association docs not settle the case
Although the betting IN the coming fifteen round
,oyo contest between McAuTe and Gibbons IS quoted
- TO on McAuliGe it is certain that there is little
money going on At these terms. hcAullfe's best
frjends-that IS. those OF them whose Judgment does
nnt 90 entirely with their wishcsare really good deal
1ad of the lightweight champions chances when he
Goes AGAINST this stout young Jerscymnn. But VINO
vcr wins the glove contest on the night of September
~ =, the Granite Athletic Clubs building In HOboken
MS organization should at least make record for itself
as business body, and squaIey Keep It's promises 10
ire public There Is no more reason WHY glove
contest should be hour or two behind time IN be- be
ginning than there IS fGr % GSl az o1nea Ie bo,ine
matches once get to be conducted on fair business
basis and people get confidence In them, clubs like the
Granite do a big business.
inst how little mistake can spread and swell and
cause confusion was shown by q recent announcement
Of the invitation rowing at the Labor Day sports
~ the New-Rocheo Yacht Club. The original story
was that the New Rochees had picked out senior four
GIGS and two double scul gigs from the New York
Shlec Club Oarsmen 20 compete for valuable trophies
at New Rochelle on Labor Day; Tne New-York boys boys