Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-19
MISS GRISCOM WINS
Continued from Ninth Pa1aN


ing Saturdays of the eastern ,aaso, T.
tie clup that meets defeat on Sat,trfa Z,
shouid enter challenge. at once the most
souiu nope TO play would be three or
,.ul matches in January. And unless either
baltimore or American can secure pyenfv
WINS before February l. MINNEAPOLIS is
iikeiy to add four victories TO it's Est ere
cup. INT
me American Club Is still smartiug from
IN. .ne TWO aefeats administered to 1t by Bal
.lihofe last season. 1t has hopes for the
.ulure; as the tie game between the repre-
sehtatives OF the tive clubs at the Niagara
congress gave evidence that at least the
Hiaryiahders were not invincible.
American jockeys Mt sando,vn.
Al the first days racing of the Sandown
Park. England, autumn meeting Yesterday
the Sandown foal stakes for three-year-
oids was won by Sir r. Affeck's bay colt
Admiral Dewey. Lord Rosebery's colt
Caferan Lad and Mr.. Fairies colt Mahdi
were second and third, respectively. This
race Is for 1000 sovereigns: distance about
mile and Il quarter
The Great Sapling Plate (twenty-second
year, was captured by Mr., Theobald's Vol
odyovski. with Lester Reifr in the saddle
j. ID. Wardel's Armeath. ridden by J. H.
l"skeets') Martin. took second place, and
LORD Melton, the property OF ]. Musker.
with Maher In the saddle. was third This
race is for 1000 sovereigns for two-year-
old colts: distance, five furlongs.
In the race for the Hermitage Plate J.
b. Dukes Stamina, ridden by Rigby. the
american jockey. beat Lord William Bere-
ford's Yumboe. ridden by Johnnie" Reifr,
another American rider. This race is of
200 sovereigns for three-year-olds and up
ward; distance, one mile
Miss CAST Continues Pedalins.
Miss Cast. the woman century rider. fn-
fshed 1880 miles at Valley Stream. L. l.,
yesterday at noon, according to those who
are Keeping an alleged record OF the per-
Torrance Of the woman. At 4:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the alleged official fig
ures were 1850 miles. and the 1900 miles
were said TO have been finished at about 8
O'Clock last night Miss Casts trainers said
at that time that they expected the unhap-
Ply looking woman to finish her task of
5000 miles at about o'clock this after
noon Miss Cast has a ravenous appetite,
but she Is suffering severely from loss Of
sleep. She partakes pentifully of black
coffee and. according to one of the pace
makers she put red pepper In her shoes to
aid In keeping her awake.
TrottinE Horse Drops Dead.
The 2.30 trot furnished the chief sensa-
ton at Old Saugus track. near Boston. yes
tefday- In the third heat Tom Marsh was
put behind Harry who had not been able
to win the heat, replacing Knapp. Harry
won the heat handily. as well as the two
succeeding ones, and Marsh was awarded
$50 from the horses winnings
Coral Berry had taken the first two heats
and was a strong favorite, but in the third
heat she finished eighth. The crowd howl
ed. and Demarest, conscious of having done
his best. insisted that Tilted be put up be-
hind the mare. which was done for the
fourth heat As the horses rounded the
auarter-mile turn Coral Berry fell to the
track dead.
League DodEing the Players.
Charles thinner. president Of the Ball
Players Protective Association. received
telegram yesterday at Pittsburg. stating
that owing to the illness of Col John l.
Rogers sister, the conference between the
players grievance committee and the mag
mates. which 1t was intended to hold next
Monday. will have to be postponed for the
present.
Some of the players have a suspicion that
the magnates will now try to dodge the
payers.
Jesse Tannehill and Tom oBrien of the
Pirates will go to Cuba with the American
ball toSsers
At the Alvin Theater, PittsburR tonight
Mayor w. ]. Diehl will make the presen'a-
ton speech. giving the Champions the sill
yer trophy Won here this week
The players of the Brooklyn team decided
to present the cup to Iron Man" McGin-
nifty for his good work. They crfticise the
Brooklyn magnates for giving him only
500 bonus