Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-10
CURRENT SPORTS Talk
Cooler Weather an Inducement
for the Public to Patronize
Outdoor Sports.
American Horses and Jockeys
in England Land Big Series
of Prizes.
Gossip of the Sporting World.
Talk Among the Puss and
in Other Lines.

/ IN Vlnef Lines.
Outdoor sports during the past week
have been better attended, the country
over. according to reports, than during
almost any week during the present sea-
son. the cooler weather seeming to prove
an inducement to patrons to witness the
various games" planned for their
amusement. Racing on the large tracks
las drawn exceedingly well, as has also
base ball. The season for both in the
northwest is now rapidly drawing to a
close and will be substituted by other
lines. With the opening of the colleges
and universities next month foot ball
Will begin to fill its accustomed place in
the world Of sports until after Thanks
giving day. The larger teams are all
ready in training and some good teams
are expected from 1.-The west this sea-
son. The association foot ball cham
pionships will be held in the Stadium, at
Buffalo, on Sept. 2, 3, and 5. There
| will be an American series and a Cam
adam series. All teams are expected to
report to the referee in the Stadium on
Monday. Sept. 2, at 10 O'clock where the
teams will draw and make arrange
ments for the games each day. Each
team will play every other team, the
winner of the American series to play
the winner of the Canadian series.
| Across the water this week there has
been wonderful series Of victories for
American horses and Jockeys. Richard
Croker's Minnie Dee (Johnny Reiff) won
the Saltley plate, of 108 sovereigns, for
2-year-olds, at Birmingham, and Will
lam G. Whitney's Luke Ward q. Reiff)
came in second. ''Clem" jenkins on
Frank Gardeners Biddo, Nippon and
| Angmering won three races at the Hurst
Park Club. j. H. Martin, at the same
| meeting, rode Escurial to victory in the
Earlsfield selling plate of los sovereigns.
AT the Brighton August meeting Tread
mill, ridden by L. Reiff, won the Brigh-
ton plate, with Martin on United States.
second and "Clem" jenkins on Chlorion
third. Johnny Reiff on Whitney's On
dulee won the Alfriston plate of 100 SOW
ereigns for 3-year-olds and upwards.
Daniel Maher, the American jockey,
who has been in England this season,
will probably never re-enter the race
course. Owing to serious hemorrhage
of the lungs his physicians have advised
him that further attempt to ride would
be fatal. It is understood that he will
cancel all engagements and return to
the United States.
A race track war between the Haw-
thrrne, Harlem and Worth tracks, at
Chicago, does not appear to be improba-
BILE just now. The Western Jockey Club
has recognized the request from Kinloch
Park, st. Louis, granting dates from
Aug. II to Sept. IA, inclusive, and has re-
fused the request made by Wagner
Bros. for eighteen days racing at Worth
prior to Nov. I.
1t is practically assured that an Eng
fish cricket team will visit the United
States next month. Captain John p.
Green, of Philadelphia is now in Eng
land, and dispatch from him to the
Associated Cricket Clubs Of Philadel-
phia is to the effect that all arrange
ments for the trip had been made, with
the exception of the minor details. 1t is
expected that the team will reach New
York on Sept. Is or IA, and will play the
Colts" Of Philadelphia on the 18th, 18th
and 18th. The first match against Phil
adelphia will be played on Sept. 20. 81
and %, and the last on Sept. 81, % and go.
The team will be under the management
of B. j. Bosanquet, and it is expected he
will have with him G. L. Jeeop, r. E.
| Foster and some other noted cracks
among the amateurs Of England.
i SO
A new automobile has just been fin
ished in this country, and the maker
claims much for the machine. The auto
mobile is of the gasoline sort, of twenty
five horse power. and the manufactures
says that he will be able to drive 1t over
smooth or macadamized roads at the
rate of about forty-five miles an hour.
The machine will be given practical
test in few days. and II a suitable
stretch Of road can be found he is con-
fident that the trial will be more than
successful. The automobile is built up
on the lines of most of the speed autos
already brought to this country from
France and Germany. The machine
will seat three passengers besides the
driver.
What was probably the most remark
able century runs for bikes ever run in
this country was carried out this week
over the Long Island. N. Y, course. IT
was the veterans century under the
auspices of the Century Road Club AS
ISOLATION Of New York. 1t is a yearly
event, in which eevry century rider feels
bound to enter because 1t is not for nov
ices. and the privilege of wearing the
medal that goes to those who finish is
much coveted. In spite Of cloudy skies
there We're 4sO starters. Five of them
were women and five Of them We're vet.
/ Grams of the cycle game who are past 81
, years old. 1t was an arduous task thai
they undertook and at the finish the
most experienced of the veterans agreed
that it was easily equal to double cen.
! tury. The torrential rain struck the
first division of 102 riders at Lynbrooi
when they were on their way to Rocka.
way to have dinner They rode thru the