The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
PLAYED. IN WATER
POLO MATCH BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND CHICAGO.

AMI OA2OhOOs
New York Athletic Club Team Defeats the
Chicago Athletic Association Team by a
Score of Fonr to One--Tennyson Wins at
Memphis at One Hundred to One
FIashIight Does Clever Work at San
Francisco and Howard Brings Home
Money--Other Marshal
Fight Drawn--Sporting News and Notes.
New York, April 1.-THE much talk
ed of water polo match between the
"Crack-o'-Jacks of the New York
Athletic club and the Chicago Athletic
Association club team began tonight
In the tank of the New York Athletic
club house before a large house.
At half past o'clock DR.. Davis called
the teams, and at the word ready
they lined up as follows:
Chicago Positions. New York
G. Thorne. .Center.....P- f. Dickey
S. H. Hunt. Right. w. CT. Douglass
J. H. Patrick. . Left. w. @. Dickey
w. II. Thompson. Quarter back.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rmandie Murray
p. S. Donnelly. Goal keeper c. Kintner
/. E. Purr. Goal keeper-E F. Haubold
Exactly at half past o'clock DR..
Davis tossed the ball into the middle of
the tank and Thorne made a grab for
it Percy Dickey was there before him
and passed it back to Douglass who
made a swim through Hunt and Pat
rick, and Billy managed to score a
goal in thirty seconds.
On the second toss of the ball Thomp-
son caught it first but Billy Dickey
again showed his superior trickery
work on landing the bah on the goal
line inside of a minute. At the third
attempt the New Yorks rushed with
Dickey still To the fore, and inside OF
two minutes they placed another goal
TO their credit.
During the previous round Patrick
was disabled and Juan Smith took his
place.
By clever work, in passing in front
of the two Dickeys and hintner, wal
ter Douglass succeeded in making an
other goal. Time eight minutes.
In the second half, Thorne of Chica-
go, was aggressor and he tossed the
ball passed the Dickeys and Murray
got il but lost it moment later TO
Thompson Then sport Donnelly
grabbed it. Thorne spurted excellently
and grabbing the ball, pushed his way
through his opponents and scored a
goal for Chicago in six minutes, one
second.
The remainder of the eight minutes
was consumed by sharp work on both
sides, neither one having an advantage
after the ball was dropped.
Total score-New York 4; Chicago l.
New York Jockey Club Meets.
New York. April 1.-THE Jockey club
held a general meeting tonight at
which the sole business was the con-
sideration OF the amendment to the
rules recommended by the stewards
and already made public. A II the
amendments Were adopted exactly as
proposed with the exception of the reso-
luton authorizing the secretary to &C
cept all registrations refused under the
rules made within sixty days from
April II. A clause was added to this
resolution laying it down that foals
thus registered shall not be available
to start in any stakes which have clos
ed prior TO the time of such regiStra-
ton.
Rule 119, on dead heats, and rule 143,
on the effect Of an objection IL valid,
were amended, and new rule. No
i49, was adopted. permitting an appren-
tice license to be granted to boys never
having ridden in race on the applica-
ton OF the trainer, boy having ridden
ten races to take out Jockeys license.
San Francisco Races.
San Francisco, April u.-Flashlight
had practically a walk over in the
Tidal stakes. worth 81. go today. Only
122 pounds up, FlaShlight ran under a
strong pull and finished easily in 2:10.
He was worked on another quarter in
:2S%, making the mile and a half in
2:3S1a. F'laShlight is heavily engaged
in the rich eastern stakes and If he
keeps in good condition, will make A
good showing. Howard was the good
thing of the day. He won easily at %
10 /. and Ed Purser cleaned up $4,000
on the race. Summaries:
First race-Five and a half furlongs:
Sea Spray, 100 (Griffin), AZ TO ], woE:
May Day 103 Piegot. 4 10 l. second;
Lodi. 81 (Chevalier), 2 0to /. third. Time.
1:0S14. Grotto. Myron, Vulcan and An
ME Moore also ran.
Secon-Five and a half furlongs, sell
ing: Howard, 100 tCoady), % to l. won;
Huntsman, ~ CChevalier). 10 to l. sec
ond; Serpahin, % USom), q. to l, third.
Tire. LOS Condo. Advance. Sweet
Alice and Terre Nova also ran.
Tihird-Mile. selling: Mulberry. Jos
(SloaGei. II to >. won; Marietta, 81
tShepherdl: to l; second: Faro, los
LlloydH. l. to ], third. Time. Lex.
Hydy. Broadhead. Modesto, Don Gaze
sar and Little Bob also ran.
Fourth-Tidal stakes, one mile and a
quarter 3-year-olds, Sl.250: Flashlight.
122 CARR. ] to :. won: Flirtilla, III
(Griffinl. TO l, second. No others ran.
Time, 30
Fifth-Mile and a quarter hurdle: st
Jacob. 135 tennesSey), won; Esperance.
155 Case, , to I, second; Nero, ii1
tSpencsr), IL ; third. Time, 2:tS.
SbsadfaSt and Wicklow also ran.
SiXth-Shorf siv furlongs selling: tx
pertinent gelding. Ill (Sloane). 20 20 l.
won; L4ede.te FLY 81 tIsom). 6 In >. sec
ond: PriInanda. 100 Carr. 2 to l. third
Time. 1:4l1.. Comrade, Chiquoti, Mabel
7 and Dora also ran.
Memphis Races
Memphis. Tenn, April 1.-THE sensa-
ton of the day at Montgomery park
was the win OF Tennyson with odds of
10 I ahn,f faXNri.IS