The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17


..--ster tracks where winter racing is
United between now and spring.
henry. of Navarro is admitted by all to
ls the greatest horse Of the year and he
has suuplanted Domino as king of the
american turf. He may go to England
next season, too. if present plans ma
---e. Richard Croker, the New York
-1-rman and erstwhile Tammany politi-
.sn has leased Rey ell Santa Anita and
p.v del Carers from F'Lucky'' Baldwin,
and if is not improbable that the crack
horse of the year may also follow them
abroad. Croker will race the two Cali
f5rnian horses on the other SIDE, al
though they viii remain the property of
Baldwin. who will eventually use them in
his stud farm.
Henry of Navarro coupled with the
other two kings" would make a thor
ouch representative racing contingent
with which to meet the fastest stables
g., Great Britain. Navarro clinched his
hold on the claim to be the greatest
D. horse of the year by running a mile and
three-ouarters at Morris Park in very
nearly record time, and beating both
Clifford and Rey ell Santa Anita, after
conceding weight to both. Rey del Car
rers is a sprinter of excellent quality,
while the other two can so for mile 10
two at very fast speed Neither Dob
bins nor Banquet, which went abroad
last year with Croker could be consider
cd a thoroughly first-class American
staIle-horse; but should the new eXpor-
tations run true to form next summer,
ODD, tba other side America would be as
well represented on the turf as she was
This year in other branches OF sport.
The Britishers took their overwhelming
defeats in athletics rather gracetully' pQt
the outcome of the yacht races mas lSlt
a bad taste in Uncle Sans mouth that ne
viii not get rio of for some time TO come.
al a recent meeting of the New YORK
Vooht Climb the committee in charge of
the international races brought IN us re
port and incidentally disclosed announcer
chapter in the farce which took the place
of a race for the America cup. II SeenS
that Lord Dunraven was not sausned Win
his discourtesy to American yachtsmen,
and added insult to it. He suspected trick
cry in the first race, and formally slaieu
that he believed Defender had sailed win
a longer water line than that Of1clally
announced He asked for remeasufe-
mtnt Of the American yaeht' ana got ~;
with the result that Defender was lound
to he one quarter of an inch shorter than
pr Tbat E!ngi ii stin think he was
right in his differences with the New DIX
Yacht Club is shown by the WithdIaMal OF
the Rose challenge for the cup .NaikyIle
III still remains on this side Of the Allan
tic. and we may eXpeA his genial loru-
shin back here in the spring WIN some
new proposition to race the DEFENDER or
a repetition of some of his many OLD
ones The great majority OF american
vachtsmen are heartily SICK OF lhe pull
raven style of racing, ana they nope ma
Mr. Tselin will stand by his resolution
NOT to have anything further 70 90 WIN
Valkyrie III unless she should agaih De
the accepted challenger Tor the cup. III
forest viii naturally revert TO the ihteI-
rational trophy for small yacnt fac!lS
afrered nv The Seawanahaka-Corinth
lr,I, NTr "a
ruanlke acceptance Of MS deieal py tlle
Fthelwyn stands out in marked cohtId 5 30
10 that of his countryman, has soi9
Spruce " to an American. tie wiz bui i
q new challenger and try again Ior the
Seawanhaka trophy next season.
In lawn tennis, and in that only, were
the Britishers successful on this side OF
the ocean this year. Dr. joshua NJ ~
then champion Of all-England' ana H.. ,;
Mahonev another Irish expert carried
GyerItbing before them last spring IN the
International tournament at west NCM
ton Mass, and the result leaves oHly one
Inference to be drawn; me bIltis9 -
merits are still somewhat aheaq OF OuI
hest tennis players, though the difference
Is decidedly less than five years ago, Wnen
Ebamnion Campbell visited English
courts in 1890 our American season emu
ed with the intercollegiate champlo1nsintlp
q few weeks ago at New Haven, ana the
standard of play shown was certainly
higher in this and the other DIE events M.
than in the spring. Inc X lslt Oh Tne o I0l
10 the sport on this side OF the water
han several seasons without some such
extra incentive .rovou
mem of the year in lawn tennis Is IN or
der now that the season Is over, tx
champion Bob" Wrenn, the Harvard
quarterback and second baseman, IS now
back in the ranks and Fred HoVey Is on
the top of the heap, after seven years OF
struggling for the title he had almost ue-
spaiTed of winning. Larned, whom every
one looked upon as the coming champion,
carried everything before. him in tne
championship matches until he met How
ey in the finals, when he made WoeI VI
exhibition of himself and went down with
a dull sickening thud. lie IS sun en-
titled to be ranked second in the country,
while Wrenn should be placed third: How
lands remarkable record gives him fourth
position in the list, while the Gefeat or
the western champion, gives the latter the
preference for the fifth rank. The fun
Of Boston; second. w. A. Larned of Sum
mitt. n. j.. third, r. d. Wrenn of Chicago;
fourth John Rowland of New York;
MIN, c. b. Neel of Chicago; sixth, n: q.
Chace of Providence, r. l.; seventh, Ricn-
ard Stevens of HobOken n. j.; eighth,
p. Foote of New Haven, Conn; ninth,
S. c.. Millett of New York; tenth, +. =.
FISCHER Of New York. Clarence Hobart
Of New York is not ranked because he
ei4 not play at Newport Ior me chanilpIoIl-
ship, and c. r. Budlong of Providence
r. l., is placed below the first ten be-
cause he was beaten by two second-rate
players.
The question of professionalism has
always been a bugbear in amateur sports,
and an acceptable solution of the time
h0nOred problem seems as difficult to find
as ever. The followers of golf-which has
taken such a wonderful hold in the east
This scason-offered new distinction this
l'l between the amateur and the pro-
fssional. AS an outgrOwth of a previous
tournament meeting Charles e. Sands
ahd Winthrop Rutherford, both well
Nnown amateur golfers and prominent
e4bmen about the metropolis played
match a few weeks ago on Long Island,
Tor stake of 81 900 a side. 1t was openly
announced that each man had backed
mmself in solid cash, and that the win
N.r would take the entire amount. Most
0i me best known amateur golfers IN
Guiding Theodore A. Havemeyer, presi-
Qent of the United States Golf AssOcia-
lon. attended the match. Not. even
suggestion of disqualifying these two
payers has been made since the meeting,
ana no word of disapproval has been
.eard. The same act would have made
laem professional in almost any other
sport Yet after all, the golfers are right.
a professional is anything, be it a sport
os trade, is one who makes a profession
VI mat particular thing.
me decisive victory of Princeton over
harvard on the foot ball field strongly
Increases the winners chances in the bfg