Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-22
General Sporting Notes.

The International ice races on Gull Lake
Michigan, We're again postponed yesterday
on account of the condition of the ice. 1t
is improving, however, and the outlook now
is for races today.
More than $50 owners are represented in
the list of entries to the stakes of the new
Louisville Jockey Club, including all the
leading western stables
The Worth Jockey Club announces its
list Of stakes, with $14 900 added value,
which will be run at the Worth Jockey
Club course during the spring meeting, be-
ginning April % and ending May %.
The Pacific Athletic Association of San
Francisco has asked that part of the ap-
preparation made by its state for the ST.
Louis exposition be set aside for the sup
port Of the team 1t proposes to send.
report from FitZsimmons' headquarters
says that Lanky Bob is SO anxious to meet
Munroe that he has made a cash offer to
any one who can get the Anaconda miner 8
signature to articles calling for a contest.
Blair, the crack sprinter of Chicago Uni
versity, ran the thirty-five-yards dash in
four seconds at Chicago last week. This
equals the world record for this distance.
held by Blair. The western Splinter will
come east in the spring to compete at Penn
sylyania's relay games.
John E. Madden has forty two-year- ODDS
In training at Churchill Downs: Kentucky.
Twenty are the progeny Of his stallion
Plaudit and thirteen are by Mirthful.
Among the string are sisters to Mexican.
Aceful and Skillful. The nomenclature OF
the youngsters mas Deen We'll SeleCleO
Heno, the favorite for the Metropolitan
handicap last year, is taking daily exercise
on the Brooklyn boulevard. Under BILLY
Lakeland's care he has improved very much
during the winter, and Is now one of the
best types of thoroughbreds In training.
The University of Michigan is preparing
to secure forty acres Of land near the uni
versity for the use of the golf club. Two
members Of the faculty have started a plan
to get fifty members to pay the purchase
price of the land, which is IS 600, and then
to turn the land over to the regents for
permanent golf links.
A movement was started at Boston yes
terday toward charging the Womens Golf
Association Of Boston, with view of max
ing it New England organization. The
present association includes seven clubs
about Boston. but at the meeting of yes
terday twenty-six clubs in Massachusetts,
and one In Rhode Island were represented.
live pigeon shooting match for the
championship Of the slate region and a sill
yer trophy will be held on the grounds of
the East Bangor Gun Club on Saturday
next between Bert Vankirk Of Pen Argyll,
the present champion. and Harry Britain
Of East Bangor.
Cornell University made truly startling
entry into the intercollegiate hockey world
by administering sound defeat to Prince
ton. The Ithicans now think that they are
entitled to admission in the league. which
was refused them few weeks ago. Next
year there should be larger league. with
both Pennsylvania and Cornell as members.
The members of the Harvard golf team,
who won the intercollegiate championship
for their university, are very much wrought
up over the refusal of the Athletic Associa-
tion to award them the varsity III" Golf
at Harvard. The Harvard golfers argue
that they should receive the coveted letter.
inasmuch as Yale and Princeton both honor
their golfers In this way.