The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-22
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS.
OBJECTION IN ENGLAND TO RID
NC WITH SHORT STIRRUPS.
Fro Piece OF Distance Running by A.
shrubb Causes Flutter In Athletic
(ircles-Entries Of SchOles and Juve.
nal for Diamond Sculls ".All Right"

shrubb Causes Flutter In Athletic
(1rcles-Entries OF Schoes and Juve.
nal for Diamond Sculls "All Right"
Tho American STYLE Of race-riding with
.,ort stirrups Is gradually becoming unpopu-
n In England. and the cause OF this is the
lumber of humping and josting cases which
ave happened this year. one OF the most
ylaring of these occurred in the Oaks. when
Foxhall Keenc's Dazzling ran plump into
Sun Rose, who had slashing chance for first
money But the most noticeable instance
was in the Derby when at Tattenham Corner
DANNY Maher was nearly sent through the
roils from the back OF Rocksand. the winner
rnclishmen say, and with good deal OF
ruth. too that the monkey UP tree style
~ the American is all right for small light
animals, but it is not the thing for big horses.
Rocksand is quite 10 hands, and to steer
him well around such trying spot as Tatten-
ham needs man to sit down on the saddle
and hold hard with his knees. Another no.
ticeably bad piece of steering was in the case
or yincius, the French horse. who ran second
to Rocksand. He is a l7-hander. and there
could be no more foolish proceeding than
10 see Thompson. a es pound boy perched on
his back and from his crouching position try
ing TO pilot the big ra ter over the course
Regarding this style Of Workmanship ana
the 70 eetinR of Vinicus and Rocksand In the
st, Leper. Sir Hercules, the veteran English
turf critic. writes as follows: EPSON tells
us, through the running In the DERBY ana
Oaks that the steering powers oil the CROUCH
ing school are very feeble. The jostllns and
boring and crossing in the OAKS itself was
of a sort that should never be seen In selling
plate event of eleven runners. II Is stu
moot question as to which was second best.
nor can one safely say how much Our 1assie
had In hand Of the second. third or fourth
and, indeed. as regards the three latter.
although punched together at the finish each
had so suffered in the scrlmmage that their
racing value cannot be closely or reiaoly
worked out We know each suffered much.
hut how much relatively cannot be Judged
We have ali too much jostling nowadays
st ponts which are always beyond the dis
lance It Is too frequent. natural though
il may seem to the small boy croucher. and,
until stewards cease to turn up their noses
at doing what they officially call racing
police duty We shall have 1t In plenty.
When even such race-hardened veterans
az Naher and Jones cannot come around
Tattenham Corner without being almost sent
over the rails by the others in such race
az the Derby we may we'll laugh at Victor
Don .traneling Kano out OF his otherwise
certain victory at Manchester. 10 tnlsh
with EPSON, it is as well to lay 1t down that
neither the Derby nor Oaks winner Is over
average ella IS; under. rather than over. Is the
real status
Had NJ Blanc hardened to his hard-headed
practical trainer, a strong. seasoned stone
pound jockey as against stone pound
apprentice would have cut quite figure
on the giant yinicus at every part OF the
race The ST. Leger must decide how much
the Frenohman was penalized at EPSON:
that is. II he at Doncaster is steered oy
jockey Of full weight and strength.
A wonderful piece OF running Is recorded
of A. Shrubb Of the South London Harriers
at the Essex Beagles Sports on the 1lford
Sports Grounds about three weeks ago.
The distance was two miles and the track
was grass one. yet Shrubb aged to cover
the entire journey In the great time OF min
utes II seconds. This remarkable perform
ance caused a f,utter in athletic circles and
In order that there should be no question
Of its validity the course was Immediately
surveyed The Amateur Athletic Associa
ton does not accept grass records. but there
was q chalk line around the border and the
Arrangement was beyond . doubt. How
ever. two men belonging to Bailey Co..
surveyors Of London. put chain to the
track and they found the lap to measure
Aa9 yards feet ? inches. As 1t was four
laps to the mile Shrubb travelled Just two
yards and inches short OF the two miles.
Probably the shortage in the distance would
make a difference Of about 2-5 Of a second.
The amateur record for two miles, made ons
n cinder path. is Q minutes II 2-5 seconds by
". g. George Mosely Harriers, on April 20.
1884, and the professional record Is minutes
/, 1895 So that had the track been correct
Shrubb. would have wiped both these marks
OF the books.
According to the latest English sporting
and Scholes for the Diamond Souls at Henley
are all right. j.. Fred Cooper. secretary
s the h1s sh That oper By
no means has lost hope OF Arsonaut r; c.
- IT, ING In N
hope is built on a letter which Capt. Barker
OF the Canadian crew wrote to London. In
Argonauts may be seen on the Royal Henley
course. Interest still centres IN the Ola.
monds and besides formidable batch Of
Britishers the Americans will have an ad-
ditonal opposition of two crack scullers from
r. c., amateur champion of the Netherlands.
and Konrad Hafiner, Berlin \. c. Germany
will be further represented by crews from
the Victoria r. G.. Berlin, and Royal Neither
lands Il: G. in, the stewards Challenge Cup.
by j. j. Blusse. who competed for the Dia-
monds in 1897 and who, 1t will be remembered.
was affected by a sunstroke during the race
and had to stop, rowing. For the Silver
and A. Ehrcnberg. Victoria X. C..Berln. will
What was termed az Oaks" day in London
was celebrated by a women's walking race.
The road-walking craze seems to have no
10 the mattresses Of the different restaurants.
IS its latest phase: Girls employed at the
British Tea Table Company and Peace and
Plenty" principally furnished the COMPETE,
tors The walk was four miles and extended
Arch , by the way Of Queen Victoria street,
the Thames Embankment, Groveenor Car