Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
General Sport Notes,

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Calvin and Root, Massachusetts.
General Sport Notes.
Peter Stirling. who won the Futurfty last
year. will soon be shipped to Wichita. Kan.
to join the stable Of his old driver, ]. B.
Chandler. He will be raced next season.
Officials Of the California Jockey Club
make the trip to Ingleside In chartered
trolley car. and en- route are served with
refreshments, cigars. ETC., by colOred por-
ter. The trip is less than forty-five minutes
from the headquarters Of the club.
Syracuse University has invited Columbia
to join with 1t In f1ve-year agreement for
participation In track athletics, base ball,
foot ball. and rowing. No action has yet
been taken by the Columbia authorities
The heavyweight championship Of Aus
traHa changed hands at Sydney. October 1,
when Billy McColl finished, in five rounds.
Bill Doherty, who won the title from Peter
Felix two years ago. It was a fast bout
as long as 1t lasted, and until Doherty got
his quietus in the fifth honors were fairly
even.
The Ingleside officials having suspended
L. Jackson, following on the heels Of the
sinister reports which attended some of the
Jockeys riding on the Metropolitan circuit
during the last season, would seem to indi-
cate that the jockey club stewards will not
look favorably on his application for
license.
The Yale University Track Athletic Asso-
citation has announced plans for a track
athletic meet, embracing about $50 college
preparatory schools, academies, and high
schools in the eastern and middle western
states. to be held on Yale field May 16. 1903.
Petitions from three New London (Conn.)
athletic clubs requesting licenses to hold
boxing exhibitions were to be presented at
the regular monthly meeting of the common
council last week. Mayor Dart. however,
anticipated the petitions and announced at
the opening Of regular business that he
would veto any application for a boxing
license, and. as result, none was pre-
scented.
William c. Whitney has purchased in
England. at the Newmarket December
sales, the brood mare Regatta, owned by
Lord Commell. and in foal to st. Frusquin.
son Of st. Simon for 1000 guineas (about
$5.050) Santa Stella, in foal to Cyllene, has
also been purchased for Mr.. Whitney. and
she will be shipped to the United States.
What promises to be fairly good fight
will take place on December % at the Re-
Forbes and Frank Neal. and the bout is to
be fought at the bantamweight limit. Neal
has a reputation on the coast. and should
make the little champion work hard to de-
feat him.
Major Taylor. the speedy colored cyclist,
has retired from the cycle path. and de-
cfares that nothing can ever tempt him to
return. Taylor says that he has made
enough money on the track to support him
self In comfort for the rest Of his days, and
that is all he seeks. Taylors retirement
from the track will undoubtedly be hailed
with much pleasure by his white competi-
against him. His retirement removes the
last colored cyclist from the track.
Mr.. Perry Belmont has two stations ana
nine mares in his Kentucky breeding es-
Enlistment The two stations are Ethel
bert and the classica1ly bred Magian, The
following is a complete list of the mares;
Ionis. Ruby. Royal. Frantic, Silva Plana,
Flirt, MakalIah, Onondaga's Pride, Cread
md rh
horses are now located, Is one OF the
younger breeding establishments, but is an
up-to-date place in all it's improvements.
The London Fields last week discusses the
proposed new Henley regatta rule against
professional coaches and calls attention to
the fact that the rule Is not intended to
apply to single scullers. The paper thinks
that 1t Is the attitude OF the American
crew that provoked the proposal, and, while
admitting that the rule might have a salu-
tary effect on the whole. it inciines to the
hope that the Henley stewards VIII not
sanction 1t, because the rule would supply
the Americans with a new grievance. At
the same time 1t is argued by compelling
amateurs to depend on their own resources
the rule would tend to improve American
rowing.
Durnell Herr added the Palmetto
sweepstakes to their list at New Orleans
Saturday, Prince of Endurance walking
away with the feature Of the card. Henry
Mcdaniel was the even-money favorite, but
could make no showing In the heavy going
The Prince. at the comfortable odds of
to 1. took the best path as the barrier rose
and went through his field with barely any
enort, winning by three lengths. The stake
was worth 81, go to the winner. Henry Nc
Daniel was taken through the heaviest go
ing all of the way. After the first race
Tom Maybin was run up to 81 600, $500 over
the entered selling price, and was bought
by Durnell & Herr Tom Maybin and
Prince Blazes were the only winning favor
ties.
The Union Boat Club has expelled Con-
stantine 8. Titus. the rowing champion Of
America Titus represented this country in
the contest for the diamond SOULS in Eng
land last summer, when he defeated
Scholes, the Canadian, who had earlier in
the season won from Titus In a regatta on
the Harlem river. Titus was beaten In
England, but announced on his return that
he would make another attempt to capture
the diamond SOULS next year. Ever since
his return to this country the oarsman has
had differences with certain members Of
the Union Boat Club, which eliminated in
his retirement from that club and his join
Ing the Atalanta Boat Club. The enemies
of Titus in the Union Boat Club seemed
never to tire Of making trouble with the one
man who did so much to bring that club
into prominence. When Titus won a ban
ner at the regatta at Worcester q demand
was made on him to hand over his trophy
to the club. 1t was also said that banners
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