The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

! operation on him as he had become
. very savage and nearly killed one OF
/ the stable boys. Besides SimmS could
/ no longer ride him on account of his
temper. Since the operation, however,
/ Eau Gallie has been as meek as a
/ lamb and Simms takes delight now in
going into his box, d thing he did not
dare to do a week ago.
! Mr.. jerome X Jerome does not seem
inclined to apologize to Mr.. Richard
] Croker in regard to a statement made
IN Jerome's paper about Simms. He
published Mr. Croker's letter on the
subject, which was the same in word
ing as the one written to Mr.. Henry
Labouchere, and published in Truth,
but he adds: 1t does not tally with
my information, and it would be to the
advantage of the public that the affair
should be carefully inquired into
ROscbery May Marry.
The rumor that Lord Rosebery is to
marry one of the Prince of WaleSs
daughters is revived this week, and it
IS said that he may relinquish politics
entirely. 1t is understood that the
queen would not offer any opposition
to the match. Lord Rosebery contin-
ues to be her great personal favorite
as her bestowal on him Of the late
Duke of Hamilton's Order of the This
tie indicates. Lord Rosebery already
possesses the Order Of the Garter, and
it is extremely rare for anyone of
royal blood to hold both orders, only
one other instance on record being the
case of the Earl Of Aberdeen and the
Duke Of Argyle.
International Athletics.
Commenting upon the possibility of
an International university athletic
contest, Lady Colin Campbelrs Realm
says:
The American universities have
nothing like the authority in athletic
matters that ours have Things might
easily go wrong. The baser kind of
sport hangs about the American
tracks, from falsifying a record to
poisoning a competitor.
Reviewing the prospects of the Cor
nell crew at the coming regatta at
Henley, Mr. W. Is. Woodgate, the ex-
pert English oarsman. who has care
fully watched the progress made by
all the crews which will compete in /
the race for the grand challenge cup,
predicts that the leader and new col !
lege crews will be first and second. /
Mr.. Woodgate also expresses the /
opinion that the Cornell crew will not
be able to hold out after passing |
court against the longer reach |
and swing Of the English crews.
The Pail Mall Gazette commenting
on the same subject, thinks that the
Cornell men have been doing the re-
verse of improving during the past
week. 1t has been discovered, the Pail
Mall Gazette adds, that staleness is a
hing to be guarded against as much
as insufficient preparation.
Mr.. l.. II. Mclean, an old oarsman
IF Elton and Oxford experience and
Who has been present at the Henley
for twenty years past thinks
hat the Cornell men are undoubtedly
l very fine crew and the best the
United States could produce. as they
lave carried everything before them
n America. He adds: They are
simply an unknown quantity in the
for the grand challenge.
up, and if they win we must recon
ider our most cherished ideas of row.
ne''
Mr. MacLean also expresses the
pinion that the Canadians with the
rev of the Argonaut Rowing club of
'oronto, consisting of c. II. Num-. T.
[. Thompson, L. A. Thompson and !
:. \. Num- have a beautiful crew !
With which to compete for the stew :
rds' challenge cup for fours He :
avs they are as speedy lot of
len as he has ever seen. !