Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

club of New York. who scored asis
points.
The A. A. 4. spring championships.
7 held NJ New orleans. were n bonanza
FOR the four northern athletes wearing
the Mercury foot OF the " v. 4. c. who
were present. They carried or evory
event they entered. winning eight
championships. The winged fpoters
again scored dccisively at the eleventh
annual national a. a. U. championships
at Chicago. winning ten events. A. g.
Kracnzleln of the chicago A. G. was the
Individual hero OF the OCCASION cap
turing both hurdle races and scoring In
both the broad and hgh Jumps. The
n. Y. a. G. won ~ points. the c. a. A.
l5l.
The q mile MARATHON race" OF the
Boston A. A.. which has become one "
the great events OF the season. was
won on April 10 by II. j. Mcdonald "
the cambfdgcport Gymnasium assoc
citation IN tho fccord time OF : hours
and % minutes. A. l.. Wright OF Brown
university won the national cross ooun.
try championship on Nov. o. Tho ma
+, tlonai intcrScholastic athletic cham
plonship was won by the berkeley
school team OF New York ON June II.
The feature OF the turf season was
the phenomenal showing made by Tod
/ sloane. an American jockey. In Eng
land. lie won more than $4,000 for his
owners and piloted " horses first under
/ the wire In spite Of Star Pointers cf.
/ fort 20 break the pacing record Of i;hst
the mark stu stands. hts best EFFORT
being 1854. Joe Patchcn made n new
worlds record for trotterH Of 500 with
m amateur driver and beat John II.
Gentry In q match race In September.
| The Puritan stake was won by Crcs-
b ceus. the Louisville Derby May 4. by
l plaudlt. the 5000 stake at Buffalo.
/ AUG. no. by Dircctum Kelly. the I'utu-
I rity stake. Aux. a. BY Martimns. and
the Transylyania, at Lexington. KY.
/ by John NolSp. The national horse
show took place. as usual. at Madison
/ Square Garden during the week " Nov.
/ n. Tho historic English Derby. at Ep-
som. was won by J. W. Lanarch'H jed
dab.
4 national association was formed 10
control horse shows. which win make
these events more popular than ever
and more useful TO hotscmcn.
Yachting was NOR notable last sea-
son on account 81 what was arranged
for than for the actual races. The chief
event NJ the year was the challenge ~
Fir Thomas Upton for the Americas
cup. lie ieft the arrangement " the
terms Co the New York Yacht club. the |
holders of the trophy. The frHt race
VIII take place On oct. q Fir Thomas
has ordered boat frum Fife. the Ia
nous yacht builder II the clyde. which |
viii be- named shamrock. a nyndicatc |
N New York yachtsmen. headed by J. |
4. Morgan. has instructed the Hcftc-
HhoffH to construct another defender.
The Scawanhnka cup was once more |
won by the Canadians, 6. n. puggan's |
Dominion defeating the challenger. G. |
II. Cranes Challenger In straight heats. /
The Canadian boat was In effect cat |
nmaran. type generally understood ~ |
be ruled out Of an yachting contests
unless specially provided for The ar |
ticieH. however governing the races ana /
not specifically state that double hun /
should not be used consequently the
cenadlFns We're technically entitled To /
hold the Gun. Their NHu good deal Of
feeling over the affair. and for some
time II looked a. though thcrr would he
no more races. However. after some
correspondence the seawanhnkna sent
another challenge. ana next season the
races VIII be sailed under a new Eet Of
rules.
licyeic racing was very interesting
all last season. The principal question
NJ isruc H. whether the l.. A. W. shall
stu control racing. A. the annual race
meeting of the league mt Louisville on
Aug. II owen kimble won the national
championship. Many new records were
made during the season. The mile rec
ord. paced. was lowered 20 I'm. "A t.ss.
By Taylor Of Cambridge. The popuiar
lrvinston- Millburn road race was won
by J. J. Mccarthy 81 Bcileyiile, n. D.. Inc
chicago road race by Joseph Rlngl. ON
April 10 Fixes defeated narnnby In "A
~ mile race ~ Charles River mark. ON
May DO At the same place and distance.
Linton beat Elkcr. Aug. n Michael
beat MoDunie In New York al 10 miles
IN tho FiN day race nt Madison sauare
Garden Charles W. Miller again won.
riding 2,Qoi miles, with Waller second
and Pierce third.
Rowing matters showed that Cornell
was stu supreme In that department.
IN June - she won the great three
rorner'd four mile rice between COR
neil vale nnd Harvard az New L.ondop.
tue crews finishing IN the order named
and Cornell leading an the way. ON
July IN three mile race NJ Saratoga
p'lWe'h cornell Pennsylyanla. Wis
'uhH'h ana columbia the second named
.i.N won IN the record time OF i6m.
., as cornell being second. ON July
- ana ~ the National Association or
Amateur oarmen held their annual re-
Eh'lh at Philadelphia, Young Edward