Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-29
CURRENT SPORTS TALK
Iowa Race Meetings in July
That Give Promise Of Being
Successful.
Notes Of the Turf-.croker's Good
Horses..Harvard Beats
Yale at Ball.
Tom Lotus Explains Why Chi.
caso Is at the Tail End
OF the List.

De lEQuceu TO aIleHu. Inc Setlleu NcttA-
er in nearly all parts of the country has
helped both base ball and racing, which
stention in the middle west. In the east,
where sportsmen have access to the salt
water, yachting is occupying great
deal of attention Some of the eastern
colleges are closing up their season
sports and holding their last class
games in one lire and another. In Iowa
the racing season is just about to begin.
Oskaloosa viii hold very successful
meet or July .. 8. and s. A large field
has entered, in both harness and rum
ming classes. and the meeting bids fair
to be one of the most successful of the
season in the state. Cedar Rapids dates
are the same, but it IS not anticipates
that the meeting will be as largely at
tended as the Oskaloosa meeting, on ac-
count of certain local conditions. Mar
shalltowns meeting, which also bids
fair to be success, is set for July 3, 10
end IL. The Waterloo and Waverly
meetings have been declared off because
the arrangements couldn't fill the events
with the required number of horses to
assure financial success.
The dual meet Thursday between the
Railway Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic Associa-
ton, of this city, and the Eldora Athlet-
ic Association marks the first of like
meets that has been held in recent years
: which Marshalltown team was in
terested Altho suffering defeat, the To-
s,,i
and feels that ii has made good begin
ring. The local team was somewhat
handicapped. in one way and another
yet 1t piled UP a greater number OF
points than 1t really anticipated. Con-
ger, for Eldora. who made twenty-five
points himself in the sprints, makes a
hard man 10 overcome i'll an organiza-
ton where all are strictly amateurs and
with scarcely any practice at that In
the second dual meet. to be held here In
July, the local team feels that 1t will
make a better showing.
Floyd Mcfarland, the crack bicycle
rider who was injured in New York this
week in his race with Nelson has is
sued challenge to the world in general
and Fixes Michael and Walthour in
particuiar 10 ride any distance from one
to twenty miles for 81 600 II side. Fixes
is also out with typewriter statemen,
| TO the effect that he has deposited 81 0ot
! to meet any rider in the world. Elkes
| SAYS he holds the championship and he
I Is willing 70 make side bet of from 81
| 00o 10 5000 for races Of twenty-five
| miles. one hour and fifty miles. Ehe;
| makes the interesting statement that ht
is under contract 10 no one and is free
10 ride when he peases. There should
not be much trouble i'll these two chal
/ iengers in getting Nelson or Walthoul
to ride with them. as they are all vel
backed financially
Robert Waddeil, the winner of tn
1 grand American derby al the Washing
1 ton Park. Chicago, track last week. ha
| showed up well in the events this weel
and has demonstrated by his perform
/ ances that he is a race horse OF the hlgh
The Gatw,ck selling handicap OF 30
\ sovereiens for 3-year-olds and upward
distance one mile. run at London thi
week. was won by Richard Croker
4 Sweet Dixie. Capt. Bewicke's Oceai
Rover vas second and r. b Bentley
\ Wax Toy vas third. Eight horses com
peted. The betting was even none
against Sweet Dixie, 100 to agains
Ocean Rover and the same odds wer
laid against Wax Toy. j. Reiff rode IN
winner
Bonita Belle, the 16-year-old thor
oughbred mare recently purchased c
Col. w. S. Barnes by Richard Croker 70
So. 500. was shipped to New York fror
Lexington. Ky. this week The mare
with foal to Jim Gore and viii be ser
to France to be bred TO Flying Fox. A
the yearling colt Beau Imperial. whic
goes to England to begin preparation
for his 2 and 3-year-old engagement.
which include the St. Leger 1000 guir
cas- and the derby. Mr.. Croker paid S.
100 for the colt
800
The annual base ball games betwee
Harvard and Yale have been playe
this week at Yale's grounds at Ne
Haven, Conn. Yale suffered defeat
both games, the first one being won
the crimson by score of Z to and tn
second by a score of to o. The secon
game is said to be one of the pretties
exhibitions of clean ball ever played /
, the country. 1t was genuine pitchers
battle. as the score would indicat,