New-York tribune., 1901-08-26
NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT
MGOvERN WINS RACE ON BROOKLYN
AY-INTERNATIONAL RIFLE
SHOOTING - NOTES AND
COMMENTS


Brushes were numerous late IN the afternoon ou
the Speedway. Among the drivers were DR.. Ran
DALI behind Moth Miller; Josh Rogers. driving
Hindoo Boy, PISA; John OpstaL behind Tom
Curtis. 22314. and r. z. Boland, driving Viola
22SA- These generally successful against
their opponents Terry McGovern. the little
prize fighter. created more or less talk among the
horsemen when he appeared driving hts bay mare
Gilmore. credited with a record OF 21s1s- McGoverl
thinks his mare fast. and he IS known among
his friends willing ordinary amounts
when he believes he has Fair chance TO win Dr.
David Randall s. J. B. brown gelding. and
he and McGovern began TO discuss the speed merits
OF their animals. The doctor finally offered 10
wager McGovern 500 that he could beat him two
out Of three heats az half mile McGovern prompt
ly accepted the wager. and the horsemen went out
on the Speedway TO witness rhe contest The
@ anT eaPIureS ne n1ss Wiz w. I 20 %
tested. and hundred yards from the finishing line
boyyeVer esthars5 F1fnors Jogetber and cars u
to the finish in good stvIe wfnning by a Few
inches, and capturing the wager IN straight heats.
Brooklyn again promises TO New-York from
being the baseball laughing stock OF the country,
she has done pretty regularly IN recent year..
There was time when the average baseball en-
thusiast looked upon Brooklyn foreign coun-
try. where baseball aspirations were not supposed
70 exist outside OF the ragged amateurs IN ths
vacant lots. That, however before Tam
many Hall methods introduced at the Polo
Grounds The Brooklyn team continues 20 play
getting confident that Hanlons men VIII
pretty close 10 winning the pennant- They are
little bit afraid OF Ptrsburg. but think their IA
vorites will be able to beat out both philadelphia
and ST. Louis. The New-York team has done
about what ought 10 have been expected from
players managed this team has been handled
during the last few years. Those who have been
loyal Davis and his men trust that the tobOg-
gan slide will be continued much longer. and
that the men will rally enough to keep out OF last
place. This ought be done with any sort OF
handling. especially the Western teams VIII
come East shortly. which will give the Harlem
players a long string OF games on home grounds
Boston and Chicago continue to set the pace IN
the American League race and the issue seems
to be between them Rqmors are Ggrrsnt tnss
win the championship FOR Brooklyn last year, may
bies az Baltimore this year and his friends say
that if he is suspended by PRESIDENT J9nnsoa , os
TO return 70 Brooklyn Hanion may 2, n9t haye any
fbst Dlavsr fIIn1ped the reservs rule when he de-
serted Brooklyn for the rival leagge Al nls 9eS
the countEy and his willingne7Ss Ing 7 70 wosk mas
The decision OF the Francis Boat Club. OF Cor
nell not TO reorganize for the coming year was
much regretted and most OF the undergraduates
who row. or want TO row. hope either that rhs
Francis Club Will change its decision or that new
club planned on broader lines. VIII be formed
The Francis Club formed in the spring ot
1900 and named after Colonel Charles s Francis,
.
June 1900 crew representing it defeated the var
sity crew OF Syracuse University over = Two mile
course on Lake Onondasa- az Syracuse The
Syracuse crew the Arst one that institution
had had This year the Francis Club crew de-
reated the Syracuse varsity again, and a junior
Francis Club crew won from the Syracuse fresh
men The club competed also n the fail regatta
at ithaca but defeated by the three class
crews The club had not money enough 70 carry
out its plan OF building boathouse, which would
a~~A
ever IL rented boathouse. fairly good FOR us puT-
poses on the inlet OF Cayuga Lake. about Aar a
mile north OF the university boathouse- II cid
not start work this year until late. however and
because OF delays in opening the boathouse thosss
OF It's members & wno NAS Nor Wsz the club able 70
not keep them snsIe e4,,s-, Tss aIthough il had
some shells: and pair oared sUI i-s-sS- - RE,
Ls co1cIl.-s- p, vraTa soT1ewhat There IS need at
Cornell OF a club which viii enable ever t U-1S -S.
% roS' w. W. ,le The NeweII and Weld boat clubs oe
Harvard do this and the Francs ea3 LUZ VS. "a cbs az
Cornell will, however. take the saLns 2I 21Ts u sTT
WsId clubs at Harvard, long as the present.
weu settled system OF choosing the cre" cary -
continued
r,a teams which viii represent America IN thaL
-f4a shooting contest OF international charscter
rt,1 viii take place during the tournament OF r1s
National Rife Association OF America az sea efiF'-
y ! in the next weeks. have not as ysI 0eeIA
selected by Brigadier-ieneral BIRD W 0Dencet-
match Will De SLlOl On Sequence - 1~-
for The championship os the world. FOR teams or
,b+ -,A7 omen 70 rtheuneu OF all countries. with
~ condition that each team must use the nali0arT
/ - = -na country which II represents. The only
sratq1 entry for this contest this year i tnaL oL
1S Tor1,-on R;ae Association OF Canada MaJer
! J Mason OF Hamilton Ont; VII AeI4 oe ne az 15s
- rb15 team and his men will oe seecteq Al -
go - their annual meeting which Is beng 9el1
G S5oTS Oa4a % mis- week on September the revlyaL
81 the C'reed-uoor- -DOllyrount ma ~ rsy,
S.aGe pace Riss ASSOCIATION and the Ulster Rihe Asso-
citation of Belfast. Ireland
W., Colonial Ffe1d club. az BeuevlIe. y. J. has
oaDt-a5 a football team for the coming season
with these players: B. Martin, left end Z Sprlnser'
Iarr tackle. J. Clark Iefr guard: J. smith, cehIr1E
John Cullen right guard: Peter Gavan, r1sn1
tackle: William Byrues. right end; r AcCart1y' any
Quarterback: H Welsh. left halfoack; H Schaiers
right ha,fback: H. Bricken. captain and fuIloack-
The juniors also organized team win tness
,1avars. F Iarkins. left end: F.. Noonan. teIc
tackle W Clark left guard r GIrrdn, VI .a-sIe "a
NJ Ducey right guard W Qakes ris7t S9c1S S1S1tb1 A
captain Harry wood right end J, NC McCaTrtnSy, rS-,
quarter back; J. KiepaG9r[, .eIL s pan s5II5slx
The feature OF the news ar the Lexington. KY
track last week was Mary P. Leyourn's WORK ouc
mile in 2:15 last half in 10S, and her subsequent
So 70 Thomas ". Lawson The change OF own
ershtp OF this daughter OF Expedition viii not at
fac- her engazsment n the Futur1ty. and In the
absence Of any mishap she viii be the bidder for
he big end OF valuable stake. a dozen or
more attractive threey have been trained
there this year Those who have watched tbs
work OF w L Spearss colt Jay McGresor do not
hesitate to rank him among the promising ones OK
his age. TIE colt IS eligible 10 the Futurity. and
has trOtted mile better than 20 in his work
The Bitter Root Farms nomination TO this race,
flIv called Great Spirit. by Prodigal dam by Baron
Wilkes, has only lately arrived az the track and
Judged early in the spring TO be OF stake class
She Is a handsomely formed hlly. and It would Be
Har1 ~ INN breeding.