The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-05

much the horse will be Improved" in
the state of New York in 1896 under
the prevailing order of things remains
10 be seen.
The recent international rowing con-
tests on the Colorado at Austin, Tex,
have given an impetus to this useful
as we'll as splendid sport, and the indi-
cations are that there will be a revival
of interest in 1t next season. When
not INDUCED in to excess there is no
finer aquatic sport than rowing; and
fortunate indeed is the athlete who
has in his vicinity a bay, river canal
or lake, suitable for rowing exercise
The course at Austin is one of the best
In the world. For the purpose of Sc
curing hydraulic power for manufac-
turing purposes, the municipality of
Austin have erected there the largest
dam in the world. II is the finest piece
of masonry / ever saw. 1t is q believe)
nearly as long and half as high as the
American side of the Niagara. 1t has
made n lake in the Colorado, 35 miles
long, with, ordinarily, a barely per-
ceptible current: and 1 do not wonder
that the English oarsmen who con-
tended on 1t. marvelled at it's excel
lence for rowing purposes. The So
Tyne, are little better than creeks and
the much-talked of Henley course is so
narrow and its sides are so filled with
eel grass, that II is inferior TO a hum
dred courses that can be laid out on
our lakes and rivers.
There Is now a project afoot to have
a race next season between crews of
Harvard, Yale, Princeton. Cornell and
the University of Pennsylvania / hope
IL will be contaminated.
There Is a movement on foot ito
draw the color line" In boxing con-
tests. The African race has shown
much aptitude for the manly art of
fisticuffs. Peter Jackson, George God
frey, Joe Butler and Frank Craig, the
oddly-named Harlem Coffee Cooler"
have battled with the best pugilists
the world has ever seen In the heavy
weight and middleweight classes. and
they have conquered more Caucasians
than have conquered them. All have
suffered defeat at the hands of white
men, but all have had to contend, not
only against the brain and Drawn of
their opponents, but lin this country
against race prejudice as we'll Joe
Wolcott. THE Black Demon" was
supposed to be invincible In the light
weight division. but George Commonly
Sahch hiu LStNlSnc, DeSleu MIN IN a
15-round contest. A mulatto named
George Dixon. is the acknowledged
featherweight champion OF the world,
having won the title from the recog-
ntzed champions OF his class of the
United States. England and Australia.
But couple of weeks ago he boxed 10
rounds with young Buffalonian
named Frank Erne. He clearly bested
Erne. Such expert judges of boxing
as Dick Croker (the boss of Tammany
HalD and Phil Dwyer freely conceded
this; but the prejudice of the specta-
tors was against him. and the referee
deferring to IL. called the bout "a
draw" This was wrong. When a
white man faces a coiored man In the
ring he Is entitled to no more than an
equal chance with his opponent. Any
thing accorded him, because of the
color of his skin. is unfair. To obviate
this unfairness. IL is now proposed that
hereafter white men shall only box
with white men. and negroes with ne
groes. Ii is a pretty good idea.
In England nowadays a negro gets
as fair treatment as a white boxer,
which goes 10 show that under club
rule the standard OF English fair play
has improved over that of the so-calIed
''palmy days of the ring" when Tom
Molyneaux. an American darby sailor
twice fought Tom Crib for the En-