New-York tribune., 1902-10-13

ooop SPORT PROMISED AT WEST
CHESTER - DOUBT ABOUT AMERICAN
LEAGUE COMING TO NEWBORN
NOTES AND COMMENT.
so-,s interesting racing is promised by the West
.hsster Racing Association at Morris Park tlss
- Most OF the animals are becoming aocus-
80 20 the bllowy like chute over which the
,r,s are run and less propping and more con-
t-,.-t form ought 20 be shown. There has been
sa.,aea Improvement in the tone of the sport as
-,,nsrea with the racing at Gravesend and the
,,,,ng mart Of the public trusts thai the improve
-, viii continue. Lyme. the Kentucky jockey.
M nos made n name for himself I'm the East this
- Was placed IN trying position Friday
-, Routonniere. the odds-on favorite. was so
IN, beaten Mr.. Drake. Lyne's employer is re-
,.5 10 have wagerod heavily on River Pirate.
~ .5rnor of the race. Boutonniere was crossed
A. ,te race and bolted besides, and after question
49,, him the officials eNoncrated Lyme from all
-. stiu Il is an awkward position 10 place a
,,cster in and II will he the better for the turf
,sir,nor string OF incidents do not happen again.
1ssrc Is no law 10 prevent an owner from betting
niisents niss Ike the above which do so much 10 dis
spste The idea that racing is conducted honestly.
& Frst Mamaroneck Handicap. Tor twO-yesr-olds
and upward az q mile and a Quarter over the With
CIV Ntne Tho remainder are overnight contests.
0 TUESDAY the stake features VIII be the Fifth
Rancho coI.s Ds fasG sSd the seventh Far1e% lns
s Tor oe-yoar-ods a. mile and a sixteenth,
@ laCS' he hin The Fifth McGrathiana selling race
over % sse.yesr-old @ Niles furlougs, will be
~, lUI an Wednesday. ON Thursday there Will be the
.Hn oR oRRocbele race for threeyear-olds and upward
,lS and the seventh Westchestcr Handicap,
=, =, six and one-hah furlongs. good programme
- besr arrsnged for Friday, while the features
IA e.- ss,,,r6sv viii be as varied and interesting as
usual
THAR. 4. q growing impression among those who
.,,vr ,rofessional baseball closely that the Amer
In Isaeue is no nearer NeN-Nork than II was at
this time a wear ago. The mouthpieces OF the
Younger examination have heen making all sorts
NJ assertions about obtaining desirable grounds on
Manhattan Island hut evidence OF grounds suit
tl. Gov baseball purposes has been forthcoming
so,.rsl of the club owners OF the National League
have made repeated trips over the district with
the idea Of locating grounds which would serve
the nurpose and they are now OF the opinion that
no such site exists the island They have made
trims IN automobiles over all OF this borough, as
Veu es through The Bronx. and they say that
they do not think that suitable grounds for an
oppostion club can be obtained in desirable local
~ If1S % ~ Get foothold IN this CITY but untIl
something more tangible than the bare statements
n gksS 9SH ~ Continue 10 look 70 the HeW-York and
BROOKLYN teams for It's baseball amusement ana
has been floating about N the clouds for several
months Since Treedmans retirement Inere las
here anyway
Owners and manufacturers az automobiles are
more than satisfied with the finish of the first half
~ the reliability contest between this city and
Boston and return. Comparatively few OF the ma
chimes broke down the three days trip 10 Bos-
o, and an almost equally satisfactory test is eN-
ps-sa on the return trip this city. which begins
al Boston this morning. The officials Of the Auto
noble Club OF America have been painstaking IN
their Efforts 70 compel the competitors 20 observe
the laws ~ the three States through which the
route extended. and the result is that there has
been comparatively little promiscuous scorching,
ena no scandal or accidents have been reported.
il Is risls OF this which not only demonstrate
Gle but remove prejudices from the minds hereto
fore decidedly hostile 10 the new Industry. when
years.
sportSmen who Will attend the annual field trials
OF the Pointer Club 81 America. which viii be held
al Passport. Long Island. beginning November 6,
NIL have the opportunity after the conclusion OF
me t1as 10 hunt over one Of the best quail SET
tons Of Long Island. The belt OF land controlled
by the club embraces over six thousand acres. and
the hospitaites ~ tho club are extended TO al
lovers Of the dog and gun who desire 70 avail them
selves o. a days denghtful outing. with the pToba-
mHues OF securing "a good has of quail. Good hotel
accommodations have been provided and ample
care Is guaranteed for the dogs. The championship
s.s s.se open TO the world. which was the drawing
eeie oi last wears trials win attract large list
u eiules ana those who are not members OF the
ciuo are cordially invited TO enter their pointers
sna thereby establish the animals record FOR hunt
az soly The entry fee is s. and the balance,
DtIoy and All age stakes. which are open 10 mem-
10, 70 only as wen as the Championship Stake. viii
treasurer ., WaI-st The placed dogs VIII receive
sb, S and y per cent OF the stakes IN addition 20
valuable silver trophies.
All sportsmen admire good sport"-one that
taAe his defeat with q smile ana says: We'll.
sVd luck next time" and tries again with never
s'o"l or excuse as 10 why he was beaten.
80 80 man Americans recognize in Sir Thomas
''0' VINO after HWO defeats that cost him many
,-aanls OF dollars, has just mailed another chal-
-. - ior the Americas Cup. lie remarked just
EsH .an nS Shamrock ~ was defeated by the Colum-
thst ~ ~, ne certainly lO0sencd IN the screw
I'M l ao's 4, that cup down, and the next time come
ss6y yschtsmon on this side believe would be
for n ~ lheTe is sure 20 he keen marine battle
rock III coro non new boat ana the Shatl,
Or September. '''1' --''A
~o'lmbia's cross country team has begun prao-
- on me track az South Field. The candidates
= T. scharps and r l. O'Conncll the only
com rom last years team; O. NJ Bishop, T. 10.
-. iner and J. A. Taylor. Of last years track
Kseia, N, ;. Braunstein. r.. =. Milward, H. A.
and ~ .. G; Palma, J. g Perkins y. Q. Smith
oomnst. = Stanton. Harvard and Williams Will
ponsbiS !" nc intercollegiate cross country cham
Other ~ ~ Morris Park on November -. The
srivs,,si INJURIES are Columbia Vale Cornell Penn
YEAR '" AiihVtlon, All ui whom idcNd last
at the coming dog show 81 tho Ladies' Kennel
cessation s,sss. of America viii be the largest bench
rr. '' ever held n America is Evidenced by the
egerV ~ oI entres s5l-reCciyed The entries cover
he b.s.n ahq class Of the thorough hbred dog, and
Kin hsaIIs OF the dcyotecs Of ''mans best friend"
shosn e'au ny the hlsh class OF ihose 10 pe
m,
49,, mNersity of Pennsylvania track men had
,-, N"st uy-out az Franklin l'ield Saturday. The
a. performance of note was the hurdlng Of
ov.-' The freshman. who covered sixty yards
viii s sOus hurdles IN eight seconds Pennsylvania
IN the ~ tNG-mile relay team here TO compete