The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
HORSES AND GENERAL SPORTS.

George H. Ketcham surprised the To
ledo roadites last week by appearing on
the snowpath with Cresceus, 2O214. in
racing rig.
William Waldorf Aston as a preliminary
10 going in for racing in England, has reg
istered his oolcrs under the Jockey Club
rules. They are light blue, with pink
cash and cap.
Jimmy" Michael has sailed for France
where he Will again try his chances as a
jockey. If he does no better in France
on the horse than he did in this country
1t will not be long before he takes w
the wheel again.
Capt S. s. Brown, of Pittsburg who
paid $4,000 for Garry Hermann has or
dered the colt shipped east to Peter VIM
mer. the noted trainer. The colt is now
quartered at Louisville. and is again en-
tfrely sound, showing no sign of the af-
lection which put him out of training
in his three-yearold form.
Both the sister of Cresceus. 2.O2IL. and
Bingen, 2.O6A recently purchased by Hon
Sterling II. Holt. Indianapolis. Ind, will
be bred TO Rex Americas, 2.11A.
Bell Bird, 226A, by Electioneer, has
been booked TO Nutwood Wilkes, 216K.
sire of John A. McKerron, ~, etc. She
is now in foal to Iran Alto, 2.12A.
Boralma, 2.O7, is ported to be in ruddy
winter condition. Tom Marsh is exer-
cising him daily either to a cutter or
light Toadcart, at Dover N H.. and be-
lieyes if he can quicken his action in
shortening the toes a trife, he will i'm
prove the young gelding
Imp has been booked to imported TOP
Gallant for this year. She has not yet
arrived, and will not be bred until the be-
ginning OF the breeding season, this
month. Her dam, Founding was bred in
1860 to Top Gallant and slipped a flly
foal She was bred 10 him again last
year and is now safe in foal
At a meeting of the executive committee
OF the Metropolitan Golf Association held
in New York yesterday, il was decided to
hold the Metropolitan championship CON
test on the links OF the Tuxedo Golf Club
from May 2S to 81 inclusive. 1t was also
decided that all Metropolitan players who
had twelve strokes or less on the handi-
cap list would be permitted to take part.
Last year a handicap of ten was the limit.
A. G. Barnes. of Taylorville, Ill, has
had the misfortune to lose the pacing stall
lion Nutpine. 2:l5A, by Nutwood, 2:1Sa.,
that horse dying recently frcm spasmodic
collie Nutpine was the sire of Adele Nut
pine, 2:1414; Baron Nutpine, 2:14l2. and
three others, and was foaled in 1887.
Attorney General Knox. who has been
notified by the Humane Society OF Wash
ingtCn to lower the check OF his horse,
has decided to defy the society. He will
continue 10 check his trotters just as
high as they have been and challenges the
society TO bring the matter into court.
Owing TO the mistake of the announcer
at the Chicago Wisconsin dual meet in
the University OF Chicago gymnasium Sat-
urdy evening. IL was not revealed that
Jerome Magee, OF Chicago, broke the
worlds indoor record in the pole vault
making 10 feet Tx inches, and that John
Senn and Charles Blair tied the worlds
record for the 35-yard dash.
Handball now promises to be ADDED to
the list of intercollegiate sporss. Yale
has challenged Columbia 10 series of
matches to be arranged between the two
universities, and II is suggested that the
contests be held adequately at New
Haven and New York. Columbia is TO ac-
cept the challenge, and a tournament will
probably take place this spring.
The GentIemen's Driving Club. of ST.
Louis, Mo. is without track. The ex-
position msSsgers have taken that por
tion of forest Park that contained the
trick and buildings and have removed
all the structures. In consequence there
will be no more Saturday matinees.
The fact that not a single Pennsylvania
athlete failed to pass the midyear exam
ination speaks well for the healthy con-
diticn of athletics at old Penn. This has
no precedence since athletics were intro