Evening star., 1900-08-14


keep her out Of yesterdays race.
The 7O-footers raced with time allowance.
Their racing lengths are: Mineola 73;
Rainbow, 1884: Yankee, 1896; Virginia,
1914. The schooner Corona measures 93.O7
and the Quissetta 1888.
The races for the Owl and Gamecock col
ors were started today, the start being
made from the flagship at IL am. The
entries will be $40 oar for the Gamecock
colors and $5 for the OWL the dingies, 81
an oar, and $40 for each launch entered.
The club will add So oar and $40 for
each launch.
Two False Races Mt Saratoga.
A heavy rainfall yesterday converted the
Saratoga track into a quagmire. ankle deep
and the fields were greatly reduced by with
drawals. In the first race Starter Caldwell
dropped his flag for start, but the man
holding the advance flag failed to the
bunting go down, and all of the jockeys, ex-
cept Sam Doggett on his own horse, Ter
rorist, and Burns Lieber Kari, the to
) favorite. pulled up. This pair raced to-
gether to the finish. with the former win
ming. The others of the field struggled in
one at a time. The race was ordered to be
run over again by the stewards under the
rule providing that the advance flag must
fall. All bets stood.
In the new betting Iieber Karl went
back to to /. while His Royal Highness
was made even money favorite. Four
Of the jockeys-Shaw His Royal High
ness. McCue on Lady Contrary, Neumeyer
on Lady Has Been and Loader Miss
Mitchell-then covered the five furlongs
without the starter any of his assistants
dropping their flags His Royal Highness
won this heat. but the horses were sent
to the post without any delay. When the
flag finally fell Epigram and Terrorist
| raced in front to the final few strides
where Lieber Karl drew up and won by
head from Epigram.
The race caused lot of Ill feeling among
the patrons Of the track. The man WELD
ing the advance flag was discharged and
the four boys-McCue. Shaw. Neumeyer
and Loader-who participated in the second
suited Bannockburn's bad leg and the
speedy cripple had no difficulty in winning
the second race at a mile and three-six-
teenths in easy fashion from Favonius
Lady of the Valley showed sudden fond
ness for the mud in the McGrathiana
stakes. which she won in gallop by six
lengths Sweet Lavender acted very badly
and was left at the post. Trillo was bid
up from $500 to 800 by James Coburn,
Barrick letting him go.
vardon Breaking Records.
Harry Vardon. the English golfer. in his
36-hole match on the links at Poland
Springs. Me-. yesterday beat A. H. Fem,
the professional, up and to play. In so
doing he beat the 9-hole links record of
81, held by Fem. bettering it one and the
1S-hole record of II, by Fem, making 1t in
~.
| around in 36 for each nine holes. The
| stroke scores were:
Vardon .......................3 80 81 SO SO
Fenn 43 Al 3S 42
Michael and Nelson to Race.
| Jimmy Michael will ride Johnnie Nelson a
| twenty y-fve-mile motor-paced race at Pleas
| ure Beach track, at Bridgeport, Conn,
| Wednesday afternoon, August %, or upon
the afternoon Of either the 23d or the oath,
in case Of rain the 22d. The first
| meeting between the little fellows will be
| held in that city. and both will locate there
| to do their training
Manager James c. Kennedy, for Michael
| and F. Ed Spooner. for Nelson. met R. F.
| Kelsey of the N c. A. board of control
and Manager Rich of Pleasure Beach at
! bridgeport yesterday afternoon, and after
| somewhat stormy session a settlement
was reached. Manager Kennedy agreed to
| pay the expenses of the meet of August ..
| called off owing to the failure of Michael
! to appear. Mr.. Kennedy also deposited $3.50
| as forfeit for the coming appearance of
| Michael. Mr.. Rich withdrew his charges
with the board of control. upon being
guaranteed the first meeting of Nelson and
| Michael, providing the race could be pulled
off on the days mentioned. The settlement
| of yesterday is important to the cycling
| world. as it brings together the two great
riders Of the year and makes certain the
settlement of the American championship
| of the present season before the return of
| Harry Elkes. the worlds champion.
| Worlds Bicycle Championship.
| The three-day meeting in the worlds BIZ
| cycle championship contests began yester-
| day with the trial heats at Princes Park,
Paris. The field was very large the wealth
er beautiful and enthusiasm intense.
Lake won his heat in the amateur cham
pionship over course Of 1888 meters: time.
2.49 20
| In the professional championship Tom
| Cooper was the only American winning a
heat. Mcfarland finishing third Cooper's
| time was LAB 1-5.
| Cooper and Mcfarland were second in
| their heat in the tandems but will have no
place in the finals. Tomaselli and Meyers
| won the heat.
Runner Tewkesbury Breaks Down.
"Maxey'' W. Long of Columbia Uniyer-
| sity won the 220-yard handicap in the Gel
| terday.
| Tewkesbury of the University of Pennsyl-
vania broke down in the 1OO-yard DASH
Death of Steinitx. the Great Chess
| Player.
| Announcement has just been made of
the death Sunday at the Manhattan State
Hospital. New York. Of William Stelnitz,
| the great chess player.
William Steinitz was born May IA, 1886,
| at Prague. Bohemia, and received his edu-
cation there. finishing his studies. however,
| at the Polytechnic Institute, in Vienna
! Early in life he attained distinction as a
| chess player. and by his defeat Of the
| famous Professor ANDERSEN in 1896 won
the match championship of the world a
| position he held against all contestants for
| many years.
He won every single-handed match or
! series for thirty years after 1862. and
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