The Washington times., 1902-07-15
SPORTING MEDLEY.

The advance in pacing machine con-
struction IS demonstrating the fact that
pace followers have far from reached the
Inst Of their speed possibilities. The
Introduction CT eight and nine horse
power tandems has resulted in speed
hitherto deemed impossible for single
riders TO trail. yet they are followed
without break.
Willie Fitzgerald and Sam Bolen are
matched to box six rounds at the West
Side y. c.. OF Paterson, y. j., tonight.
1t is announced that Cresceus, 2:02A,
champion trotter of the world. will go
against his record at Belmont Park.
Philadelphia, on September II.
The annual regatta of the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Club will be sailed on the
Eastern Bay, August Il. with Claiborne
as the starting point. There will be
three cash prizes of $40. $50 and so.
Johnny Glynn, who is to meet Jimmy
Gardner in one OF the preliminaries TO
the Carrig and Sullivan bout at the
Cambridge 4. A. Thursday night. is the
clever little boxer that formerly hailed
from Wilmington. He boxed away back
In the days when Sol English was a
young man.
King Edwards motor car seats six
people in the tonneau. Tho latter is
wholly closed In for winter use by carv-
ed glass panels, and side curtains are
also proY.1ed. The car is finished in
crimson lake, lined with red. and is
upholstered In blue morocco leather. II
is OF German manufacture, though the
tires are American.
Jimmy Michael is reported to be COM
ing back to resume cycle racing in this
country. The midget has had hard luck
with his horse racing In Europe, and, it
Is believed, is ready to resume paced
racing. the sport he has excelled at in
the past.
The committee OF the National Lawn
Tennis Association having charge OF the
international lawn tennis competitions
for the Dwight F. Davis International
Challenge Cup announce that they will
be played Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday August e, and 8. on the courts
of the Crescent Athletic Club, OF Brook
lyn.
A cablegram from St Petersburg an
nounced that Colonel Baskahoff, OF the
Nicholai Military Academy. has made
notable ride covering | 900 versts C766
miles) in less than nine days. He start
ed at Mohlieff with two young horses
that had never before done serious work.
and reached Odessa, riding first one and
then the other. with both in frst-class
condition. One day he rode III versts,
another 120 yersts.
J. s. Mcdonald. who is w K. Wander
bits agent in racing matters, has en-
gagged the lightweight jockey, George
Thompson, to ride In France for the
American tuTfman.
DR.. John L. Wentz, owner Of Hal B.
t2:Gila1 and Fanny billiard t2:06A), has
bought the fast green pacing stallion
Cotillon, by Baron Rogers (2:O92D. from
j. b. McGowan, of Lexington. Ky. The
horse showed q mile in 2:G9 to q cart
last fall.
Albert G. Bostwick. the Young million
aire horseman and automObilist appears
to have very good stable Of horses |
this wear. His trainer Dave McClcarly. |
won two races with Joe Pointer. a son |
of Star Pointer Q:59A), at the Saugus |
meeting.
Dlrectum's book is full. Mares were |
sent to him from all parts OF the |
at a 5000 fee.
Much against his will, Mr. Thomas w. |
Lawson has had to close the gates of |
Dreamwold to visitors. They visited the |
farm in such numbers as to interfere |
with the working Of the horses. One |
hundred and seventy-twO persons went
to the farm on one train one morning
last week.
j. f. Ewing. Of New York. is now max
ing a tour Of New England in the auto
mobile with which he made the Ameri-
can 100-mile record of two hours and
nfty-two minutes on the day Of the
Lcng Island Automobile Club endurance
go.