Evening star., 1901-10-25
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HARNESS RACES.
Ex-Nayor Grant of New York Won
Amateur Race at Memphis.


Amateur Race at Memphis.
Favorites won all four races at Memphis
yesterday. The weather7iand track condi-
tions were perfect. The most exciting race
of the day was the 2.06 pacing for which
Mazette was favorite! Riley: B. being, a
strong second choice. The first heat devel-
oped beautiful finish. Mazette lasting long
enough to win by a head on the post
from Riley B. In this heat the mare low
cred her previous record Of 206h to 204A.
In the second and final heat Mazette and
Riley B. paced neck and neck around the
track, the mare winning by half length
in 204A. 1t was announced from the
judges stand that the mare had broken
the worlds record for a pacing mare in a
race of two heats
The 200 class pacing, amateur drivers,
brought out three horses. Carlo NJ. won
two out of three heats, with Saul in sec
ond place.
The last event was a 215 class trotting
to wagon. with amateur drivers. Major
Greer, driven by former Mayor Grant of
New York, was a prohibitive favorite over
Texana, driven by c. K. G. Billings of
Chicago. Major Greer easily won both
heats. The first race, a 10 trot, went to
Escobar, and Dan r. took the 2. lS pace.
McGovern to Meet "Young COrbett."
Terry" McGovern, featherweight cham
pion of the world, and Young Corbett" of
Denver, Col, signed articles yesterday in
New York, to meet in a championship bat
tie Thanksgiving day. The contest Is to
take place before the Nutmeg Athletic Club
OF Hartford, Conn, and will be for twenty
rounds at 126 pounds. The conditions of
the match are that gloves of not less nor
more than five ounces are to be used, and
that straight Marquis of Queensberry rules
will govern. The fight will be for 30 per
cent of the gate receipts, Of which the
winner will receive Go per cent and the
loser 35 per cent. The men will be allowed
to wear soft bandages. Charlie" White
has been chosen as the referee.
Automobile Records Shattered.
All automobile records from one to ten
miles were broken at the Crosse Pointe
race track, near Detroit yesterday, by AL
exander Winton of Cleveland, who covered
a mile on his big racing machine in Los 2-5,
| lowering Henri Fournier's record 2-5 of a
second. which the latter made on the En-
pire City track October 10. Wfnton coy-
cred ten miles In HOO fat and three times
in the afternoon clipped %. of a second
| from Fournier's mile ,recard. This mark
of LOG 2-5. caught three different times
by expert timers, Is the fastest ever made
On any track by any manner of vehicle.
Only Two Favorftes Won.
| Potente and Chuctanunda were the only
winning favorites at Morris Park yester-
| day. Two fixtures were decided. Blues won
the Ramapo handicapa and Chuctanunda
| the Fordham lightweight hsndicap. In the
Ramapo only three horses started, with
| Gold Heels favorite at even money, Blues
| at II to 5, and MerninEsiae at 3 to /. On
TIE break, Shaw sent Blues out to make
| the running. and he stayed there to the
end. winning easily Ghuctanunda was fa-
hsayV h1x,r sooy md OF or
running second and third TO the stretch
came on. when MusettA a1d Unmasked
| tired and won. ridden out by half a length
from Louisville. Lady of the Valley was
| third. ,4 hi
Want the President to Go ShOoting.
President Roosevelt Is to receive an invi-
tation from the Lynchburg Gun Club to ac-
company its members pn asuuail shooting
trip in bird-plentiful Ebverts of Virginia
and North Carolina, between the 10th and
25th Of November. 1t is proposed to use
where favorable prospects for sport are af-
fofded.
TOmOrrOw's Gcorgetown Game.
The Georgetown foot bali team has an
other stiff propositions before 1t tomorrow
in the eleven from the Virginia Military In
stitute. The foot ball players from Vfr-
gfnia appear to be the real thing" this
season and the military lads will do their
prettiest work to keep step with; the other
good eievens from the old dominion. The
blue ana gray boys have been working like
beavers aH the past week and the team Is
considerably stronger than It was when
last out. The men have been given to un-
derstand that Georgetown looks for better
work from It's representatives andfi would
not be surprising to see the local players
put up game tomorrow which viii cali
forth the greatest enthusiasm from the on
lockers The Institute team is q strong one
and the Georgetown lads cannot afford to
take any chances with the visitors