New-York tribune., 1901-05-20

experiments were many in number that Whicn
regarded as of first Importance was the further IN,
vestgaton of how lines leaders and flies appeared
under the varying condIlSSiis u "a Is hand
II is not NV nature to be content with one expert;
ment when another and mostaf nsstf Nv plan was to
procure divers outfit together with the necessary
b Irfac Of the water and light and dark
ooIored bottoms and asb N Whe friend angied for
me as II We're Thus. and with the aid Of tele
nbonic Communication and stenographer. hoped
IN two or three weeks time to make quite an i'm
preston the problem. SAD 10 say THIS inter
all fs that Mr. Wells has produced volume which
The reader who. from the anglers point of view.
is s a iayman. Hooks lines leaders: reels; rods.
haustively. but not exhaustingly. The book is un-
doubtedly an authority.
All English sportsmen are not down Tod Sloan.
who incurred the dspleasure of the turf powers of
England by accepting gift from the owner of
winning horse he rode. Says one writer in The
Sketch: Il. for one, am sorry that Tod Sloan is
not allowed TO ride in this country for in my opin
ion Sloan did improve racing in England
than any man of day. He was the means of
giving races. and it was through his
smart riding that many of our crawlers were con-
verted smart riders. On the other hand, Sloan
incurred the displeasLre of the powers that be- and
he has had to pay the penalty The reason for his
cannot therefore discuss the matter except to re-
mark that the authority of the Jockey Ciub must
be upheld at all cost The club is the most auto
cratic governing body in the world connected with
that those In authority may see their way temper
justice with mercy in the case OF Sloan, for; as !
have before stated he is such accomplished
artist in the saddle that he proves big draw at
must endeavor 10 obey The laws of the Jockey Club,
and this should not be difficult matter In his
case, for he Is an intelligent fellow.
Coumbias undergraduates. who want the faculty
committee on athletics to deny to the members OF
the lacrosse team the privilege of wearing the
varsity &C" declares that lacrosse does not rank
big sersities with football baseball and
| rowing II does Cornell or, at least. lacrosse
players for that university the varsity &C"
1t seems TO be question of locality. Lacrosse is
a good game hard game and a sportsmanlike
game. but II is popular hereabouts
Cornell or in Canada Those who urge that the
varsity titles be awarded for excellence at
this sport argue. with some show of reason that
unless the line is drawn three four under
the right to wear the emblem The lacrosse mem
do not claim that a line should not be drawn They
feel however. that IL should not be drawn them.
They would the claims of the pinochle team
pears 10 he up to- the faculty COMMITTEES to draw
the line somewhere, but 1t is rot desirable Job.
The eternal feminine has been kicking up a row
in the kennel world now. The trouble arose at
British bench show. and became so acute that the
English Kennel Club itself had take hand
which It did in the following decision: The COM
mittee OF the late Rpon show reported Miss VI.
Fassnidge 10 the licensed shows committee for
removing her dogs from the show without the per-
MISSION @ o ne authoriues OF the show for resist
her and for using intemperate language 1t was
decided that Miss Fassnidge be suspended from
judging. competing. winning prize or taking part
in any show under Kennel Club rules or license or
field trials held under Kennel Club rules. for the
term Of sxsmonths."
They say a horse will live twenty-five days on
nothing but water. and seventeen days without
food or water" says Turf. Field and Farm"
Cruelty Animals when fouud
this out"
future Of the trottng horse displeased with the
recent decision made n this city by the May Board
Of Appeals OF the Board OF Review Of the National
Trotting Association in the case of the stallion
John A McKerron The McKerron stallion trotted
two heats OF a mile each, IN Readville. Mass, last
September in 2:lo and 2:ll. respectively. but his
stitute a record because the race was only for
cup and not for cash. This view was finally taken
cision of the December Board of Review Their
position the opposition points to - the mile tTotted
| bv Maud S. soon after Robert Bonner bought her
from William H. Vanderbilt. IN 2Os1. thereby beat
ing her previous record of 20sa4 In this instance.
It IS urged. there was no wager. no admission fee
and nothing to make 1t public race. and hence
competent TO confer a record save premium in
the shape of cup Yet the time made by the
famous mare was accepted as a record: and was
never challenged Threats are made Of calling
June meeting OF the full Board Of Appeals to con
slider the case.
/ on the ice, in Stockholm. before assembly Of
ten thousand persons. including the King OF Swe-
den and members % his family. The thermometer
stood at IS degrees below zero, but nobody
planned that the theatre cold. There
trotting over the surface OF the frozen lake, and
an animal that went mile in 2:2 got the first
prize Another sport involved four antlered rein
deer drawing skids. and there various other
and similarly divertng sports 1he games will be
held hereafter every two years Stockholm
and Christania alternately.
The largest horse seen in Boston arrived
there last week the Cunard steamship Saxona
II bought in Spain by Lewis Niles Roberts
stands 23i1 hands high and is named Admiral Ger
The first number Of Lawn Tennis" a monthly
publication, whose aims sufficiently indicated
by its name. has Just appeared. II is edited by j.
Parmly Paret veteran player. who officially
ranked last in Glass s. along with Sumner
Hardy. E p. Fischer. W. j. Clothier and Richard
Stevens. the devotee of the base line and will dis
matters of interest the followers of the
game and summarize the news Of the sport.
CYCLING.