New-York tribune., 1901-07-29
NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT
HORSES SENT TO THE POST OUT OF CON
DITION-A PROMISING YOUNG
POLO PLAYER.

z-bTa tho stewards of thoroughbred race meet
ings in this part of the country are, for the most
mart conscintious, hardworking officials, there Is
one field for their operations which does not ap-
near to be particularly well filled. and that is the
supervision Of the condition Of horses before theE
go 10 post Several horses have started IN races
this season that so lame and sore that 1t was
little anything short of cruelty 10 allow them 10
run OF course the character of the animals lame
ness should decide his fitness for racing. IL il Is
merely a constitutional stiffness, such as might
arise from a slight but constant rheumatism IN the
shoulders. IL would not operate 10 Geoar the Morse
for he soon works out of it. just does an ath-
lete or baseball player afflicted with charley
horse" That fine old campaigner First whip Is
case In point. He almost always goes to the post
as IL sore, but after he has furlong he lin
Ders up thoroughly and always pulls up in fine
order. Lameness, however, contrasted with
stiffness is another basket Of oranges Ii does
work of and the lame horse favors his feet be-
cause IL hurts him 10 put them down. and me
harder and faster he has TO put them Gown @ tne
more Il hurts him. OF course no humane horse
owner VIII ask horse in that condition TO rum but
unfortunately not all horse owners are humane Al
least one Of them-and every racegoer viii know
BOYS and apprentices by way of wholesome dis
cipline and this man is one of the chief Of
TO the post He IS the sort Of chap for whom the
stewards should keep a sharp stick
The eleventh annual congress of the American
Whist League which viii be held in Milwaukee
during the week beginning to-day, will celebrate
the tenth anniversary Of the birth Of the league
which was organized in Milwaukee in May 1881
The first congress Of the league was held In the
same city in April 1871 and Eugene 3 E1oIr bar M
ship Of l2S clubs and a grand total membership OF
1884 players.
The Olympia Athletic Club medals which were
stolen last week have been returned. While hav-
ing his shoes polished, A r. Denmead. of No 2Zos
Seventh-ave-. this city. heard a conversation De
tween the bootblack and a couple Of barefooted
urchins in which the boys were trying TO sell the
shine artist a gold and silver medal for 20 cents;
tbe ne9as TefHsed Mr. Denmead asked to
the medals, and noting Robert StolIs name fg On
paid the boys what they wanted and returned the
medals TO the maker, generously refusing any re-
ward
Asbury Park is TO have one OF the Grand Circuit
championship bicycle meets. William A. Brady,
who is spending the summer there. has persuaded
Chairman Batchelder of the National Cycling AS
sociation to set aside Of the circuit dates 1or
August g. An elaborate programme is being
ranged. Major Taylor, Frank Kramer, kimoie
Butler Cooper, Leander. Gascoyne. Jenkins, Fenn
and the other circuit chasers will start while the
pacing programme viii include Harry Elkes' JIM
my Michael and others T npm6eF fa on 9i metro
politan aspect. Saturdays races at Mannao ian ir sI
win be forty mile paced eon{@S, WIZ Rrebie @
field OF starteTs bo3Ry Niy and arthur Ross
have already sgnifed their intention Of Gempeting; @
of the pace followers in the race.
The New-York baseball team Is In pad way
and those who have for years predicted great
things for the nine are as usual preparing to take
10 the woods The players are not hitting the patl
and with team OF this sort poor Stuck Work Is
suicidal The pitchers whole have done goou
work but pitchers alone cannot win games BET
ter batting alone will stop the present slump.
The Boston Zingari cricket team. which some
time ago arranged a series Of six games with the
clubs here, has cancelled all its engagements and
abandoned the trip. The first game TO be
played to-day Prospect Park against Kings
County, and the other teams TO be encountered
were Brooklyn, Manhattan. Knickerbocker, Pater-
son and Livingston All these clubs feel rather dis
appointed at the cancelling of the matches at
this late date as many Of them had made extern
sive arrangements for the proper entertainment OF
the visitors. r. Turner the manager Of the team,
states that he made every effort possible TO fill
up the team after many Of those originally select
ed found out they could come but failed TO get
together an eleven of sufficient strength to cope
with the clubs of this city.
Daniel Chauncey, jr., the polo player of the
Rockaway Hunt Club, who made the deciding goal