The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-30
ODDS and ENDS OF SPORT
Dunraven Had Enough Of the
American Yachtsmen.
Mr.. PEET'S ROWING DEVICE
The Noted Coach Takes Ont n Patent
for u New Sliding Seat-New Jersey
Athletic Clubs Meet at Madison
Square Gnrden-Suspended Riders
Cannot Ride In France.

Lord Dunravcn's hurried and secret de-
parture for England on Saturday practi
cally disposes OF the charges he preferred
| against the Defender syndicate, as his nc.
| ton. after all the courtcsirs extended TO
| him. is an open confession OF his weak posi-
I ton.
+ The investigation is not yet concluded
! AMI Vnlkyries owner will be represented by
his counsel and private secretary at tOday's
! meeting. when the committee will proba-
| bly, frame It's report.
| The evidence already made public shows
that Dunraven failed most signally to sub
| staniiatc his Charge against the syndicate
| which built the Defender. Ii was made
clear that fourteen tons OF extra ballast
would have made Il crab of the cup-winncr
| 1t WAS also made clear that the triple trans
fer OF such an amount OF ballast was i,roc-
| tically an itnpossibility. 1t may be safely
asserted that Lord Dunraven was beaten ut
every point. There was not single state
ment favoring his case which was not
| thoroughly explained.
| Although given the fullest and fairest OPP
pOrtunity. he failed 10 suhst ant late any one
| OF his statements. Consequently. having
| seen how the wind blew. and having fired
| the last shot in his locker without any other
effect than u counter broaGsidc. the noble
earl packed up his belongings nd sailed for
| England. Before boarding the Umbria,
Dunravcn said tina he had no complaints tn
make. The hearing was impartial. ! do
not expect 10 win But the noblcnan
fused 10 ackno wlc'igc that he was mistaken.
After his first .uttcrances this was GER
tainly upsportsmanlikc.
Rowing is now getting down 10 such
fine point that the Introduce ion OF
new devices toward aiding the coach
ing are always of the greatest import
ance In turning out winning crews. Wal
ter h. Pect, Columbias noted coach, has
Just taken out a patent FOR N invention that
he tried on last years Columbia Varsity
with greatsuccess.
Ii Is an appliance that enables the coach
To See the Position of the Sliding seat upon
the outside OF the shell. The seat or,Ii
narily is completely hidden froni view. and
thus the amount OF slide il covers, which
is of vital Importance III coaching. can only
he approximately determined. The new
device consists of an Indicator attached
to the back OF the seat and reaching over
the side o: the shell. The Indicator, which
is black, can be easily seen when 1T moves
over the white scale on the outer surface
Of the shell. The scale is graduated so a s To
enable the coach Ia note exactly the position
and various movements of the sliding seat.
By means of this invention il is very easy
to-oach crew Ia a uniform length Of slide.
and il is IN accurate device 10 detect the
slightest error in regard To the use Of the
seats. Poets invention is of the greatest
Importance To rowing, from the fact that
the proper use of the sliding seats in "a shell
by the crew has considerable TO do with
fast rowing, and in order to teach crew
well the manner of sliding 1t is necessary
that the coach shall always know exactly
what the men are doing with their seats
Capt. Jack Brewer, the champion wing
shot. is hot on the trah OF those who
dispute his ability TO outshoot any man in
the world at live birds. may be inferred
from the following extract from Il commu-
nication to the New York Journal. The
bluff trap expert says:
An afternoon paper stated 4 few days
ago: Brewer shoots Blue Rocks from
the traps in private with precision and
experiences enough to defeat any man In the
world. but when he meets his cquals-Elliott
and FulfOrd-in contests upon which big
money depends, he is either unfortunate
or loses his nerve and Is beaten Now.
don't know who the author of that state
inent is, but will give the man who wrote
IT, a present of 500 in cash for every $500
bet that he can secure for the. ! 10 shoot
against any man in the world, at 100
first-class pigeons. on equal terms; and,
moreover, l am prepared TO take five such
$500 bets, or $500 In all, that l will
WIN"
Amateur athletes generally are inter
est-d in the big athletic meeting of the
New Jersey Athletic Club, set for February
/, at Madison Square Garden. which prom
ises to be huge success. The two impor-
tant events will be the two-mile stceplc-
chase, scratch. and tcn-mile run. scratch.
In the steeplechase all the crack steeple-
chase runners OF America will compete,
including George Orion. the present cham
pion; George Jarvis, HJertberg and A. B.
George, the English runner. The hurdles
will be three feet six inches high. three
brush jumps to each lap. The ten-mile run
will have as starters such celebrated run
ncrs as Tommy Connect, c. H. Bean, James
Rushworth. j. II. Bean and others.
1t is Connects intention to try for the in
door record and the American record as
w6I. The following events viii also be
given: Fifty-yard run, handicap; 44O-yards
run; One-mile run, handicap 22O-yards
hurdle, handicap: standing hop step and
jump, scratch; 22O-yards run, handicap
ssO-yards, novice, scratch; One-miIe walk.
handicap; standing broad jump handicap
Quarter-mile novice, for schools of Brook
Ign, Jersey City and New York; one-mile
bicycle race, handicap, under l.. A. W. rules
and sanction. Manager Frank W. Sanger.
OF Madison Square Garden, proposes TO
have the place in fine shape for the athletic
games. The track will be of dirt, twenty
feet in width, and it is expected it will be
very fast.
A story has just been made public to the
effect that Mr.. A. G. Spalding, president |
of the Cycle Board OF Trade, made novel |
proposition at meeting of representatives |
of that organization and the League of |
American Wheelmen, and which was reject |
ed by the meeting without the discussion |
which 1t really deserved. This proposition |
was offered by Mr.. Spalding as means by |
which the membership of the league could |
be greatly increased. Mr.. Spalding's idea |
was that all tue manufacturers of bicycles |
should form a comblDa ton which would be |
of advantage both to the trade and the |
league, and in this way: Whenever bicycle
was sold the manufacturer of the wheel /
would present the purchaser with ticket |
Of membership In tue league and a receipt |
for one years dues. The money was in each |
case to be paid over Ia the proper league
officer. This plan would provide the league
with the most active recruiting Officers pos
sibc in every town in the United States.
1t is probable that comparatively few
bicycles will he put in winter quarters