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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
THE SPEEDWAY.
Last Brushes of the Summer-Chris-
topher Hackett OutdriUes Son.

Speedway trotters and PAGERS brushed on the up
per stretch yesterday for the last time this sum
mer The work OF resurfscing the famous drive
way will be begun tomorrow. and while it is in
progress there the usual speeding ground between
Washington Bridge and Dyckman-st Will be viz
tually closed W. E Weeks. the superintendent or
the Speedway, says the work viii be completed
within sixty days Fresh earth is TO be noated In
barges to the river edge OF the drive and hoisted
into dump wagons, which will spread II over the
course The huge derricks were in position yester-
day and thing IS in readiness for quick work
Read horses OF the highest class were not many
on the speeding ground yesterday. but the Sunday
crowd some sharp brushes among the lesser
lights OF the trotting world Two PAGERS owned oy
one man furnished the best contests o. the day.
one OF tnes HO1hes q - 'i ~ reL &c rs Helen H
are owned BY Christopher HackeJt- Ny; Hackett
dent purpose Of finding out which was the bstter
horse and which the better driver. Ihsy enansec
senior drove Helen n. while his Grove King
Hem rReI then took the rns over King Tom
and won again. making IT look 20 man up tree
tsae5 rs sen Iaing or two about driving PAGERS.
driyng Heen p but he lest the final when he
was again behind King Tom. The mare ana her
Old West wilkes. 2Isl4: Freeland: 2:17A; and Red
Seorge G5'a' Lg Sspan with a trial OF speed
between Freeland ard Red George. the latter win
f sPs ~ 10 5etP bfe ss In trying to hold his
West wilkes then took hand Inc thfgs IV ,,ys
crossing the finish line with West Wilkes q bare
nose in front Of Red George. and Frseland again
running however less than neck benlnd tneIl..
In the next brush Red George made break haE
a furong from the goal. and FFeeland troJSII-nss
fast and true fought II out 10 the end with West
Wilkes. losing the victory BY short head. LV t
Burke drove the winner, David Goodman was pc
hind Freeland and Reuben Clark. trainer, neio
the reins over Red George 40
Morris Joness angular bay trotter Ed Lock. ~.
was conspicuously successful, showing the way 20
everv horse with which he started among tne
Fast ones he outstriped was z J. Laplaces double
gated fyer Index that has record OF 81 uos-
ting and equally fast mark as pace - m
were DR. Scotts burly trotter Gray shy So %
L Simons black stallion Diregos by Dirsst..lI
5siZ hesa two rrotters measured strides IN tnrse
brushes between themselves. the gray horss ,ta
Ming each time after a hard struggle win 'N
black. a. -oad were
Tyo OF the fastest trUtters on the roa6 49,
psrl Mc(-ormac's Genie l.. 2.lSax. ana CtAus
IngSs Indian Jim. They divided the honosss ~
b-5,shes are mare winning the nrst n hdnusui -
style and the geldIng beating her BACK DeN@-' -
n hrkSk
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SIR THOMAS ENTERTAINS.
Newspaper Hen on the Erin-SouUe-
mir Of Knight Challenger.

On the day that Sir Thomas Liptons Shamrock
III sailed her first trial race against Shamrock
off Sandy Hook Sir Thomas Upton invited all the
newspaper men and photographers who had come
down the bay in their Stapleton. Staten ISL
and to make the trip to Sandy Hook his steam
yacht Erin The invitation was gladly accepted
for nearly all the men had met Sir Thomas in his
previous quests for the Americas Cup. and the trip
down the bay much in the nature of reunion
with their host of former years.
After Shamrock cocktails and the cigars had been
passed around, the party being the Erin's bridge
deck house. Sir Thomas said he would like to have
a picture Of the boys meaning those who had
written about the two former international races
the Reliance and Shamrock III. There were also
five photographers board who had helped to
Theodore K. Hastings had had the presence OF
mind TO bring his camera from the tug.
1t was agreed that the picture would be incom-
plete unless it included ''WuH Fife O. FairIe" the
shamrocks designer. How to get him was the
notoriety was well known to them all.
Won't you please get him, Sir Thomas?" some
Smiling. the shamrock's owner turned to Colonel
Colonel" said he do you think you could get
him." The colonel made tack to starboard. then
yoursef Hu Sir Tho ag sai' "A s'sf 90
And go he did. appearing in a few minutes at the
general Introduction M Fife took a seat at the
sbf nt OF g,E 9 DE Z NeaIe Coio9eI D. F d
Nein sat at the left of Sir Thomas, and at the
behind Sir Thomas In the picture stood Captain
Hank Haf the well known yachting skipper.
Sir Thomas then gave each visitor an aluminium
and a souvenir pin bearing his private sgnai-the
soon after the signatures Of those in the photo
added the picture Of the boys" he aectiOnately
s s tP suhc 10 o6 5 GR the ay BACK their a t
off the Whistling Buoy at the east end Of Gedney
sail in American waters
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kennedy. to | Practlee wLn probabIy result n


advance to the former ratings
Rockaway needs serious and steady practice to
bring the team up to its old time form, as was
seen in the recent annual tournament. Probably
the desire to tone up the regular has had
something do with J. E Cowdins withdrawal
from the Westchester Country Clubs and
return his original club at Rockaway. Mr..
CoWdin will play for Westminster, if necessary in
club matches, but he now prefers to be rated as a
RoCkaWay member. With Rene La Montague, jr.,
he may be able TO instil snap into the younger
Rockaway men,
Squadron A VIII continue to practise all summer
at Van Cortlandt Park. Last year, the practice
games two or three times week were abandoned
in August, but this year the players themselves
have shown a preference to keep at the game all
summer, and the committee he's granted their re-
quest. The squadron is gradually building up polo
material that in a short time viii be able meet
many Of the newer teams terms. The
squadron has recently had the services of pro-
iessional polo coach, who has coached some of
the leading club players around Boston.
FoXhall P. Keene, who has been playing abroad,
IS due to arrive on the Cedric next Saturday. He
may play in some of the Newport games later in
the month, but the Meadowbrook Club from which
he is now rated. has not yet been authorized to
enter him in any of the coming tournaments.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Will he in the Newport
games on the field Of the Westchester club. but he
Is not entered for the Point Judith games this and
the following week.
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said not only to be the Oldest road rider, but TO De
able to remember the time when FultOL. invented
the steam ferryboat- He had handicap of twenty
minutes. spill about fifteen miles from home
when the scratch riders were punched put nearly
all of them out Of the contest. G A sherwood and
{. Z. Burch were somewhat badly hurt in the spill.
The was great success. and thousands
turned out TO see the men In their efforts 1t was
race in which hot pace was kept up from the
start and 1t was not until the race was half
traversed that the riders from scratch caught
the handicap Out Of the hundred entered
eighty started.
F. Poole who had gained the lead about two hun
dred yards from the finish, followed closely by
Boyden, lost il about ten yards from the finish
when Boyden sprung 10 the front and won by half
a wheel. Poole, besides winning the prize for sec
ond place. also won second time prize. Z. Sndle
who started from the scratch, the Iirst time
prize covering the distance in 2S5:Oo7s. W. a. Boy
den was the winner of the third time prize. the
twenty-fifth mile H c. Cook, o. Nelson, W. A.
Boyden and G. F. Gackenhad were among the lead
ers. The first twelve men finished in the following
order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03

CENTURY ROAD CLUES RUN.

The Century Road Club OF America held cen
1pry run over the Long Island course yesterday
IRE fast division was started from Bedford Hest
ar $50 a m and the route taken was ny way or
Coney Island. Valley Stream. AassapeQuAs A.eNs-
- 80 40 Massapequa and to return 20 Bed
ford Rest
7-hsre was race for the fast division from Mas
saneoua TO Bedford Rest. distance OF Twenty-Five
niles II was won BY Charles MOCK In In TIE
.a-t from, Afassapequa was al 3:5o p m The arst
-, men finished as fellows: Charles Mock. at
~. n Van den Dries. 45t1S; o. Johnson.
80. O. KOspky ass; Thomas ShOrtell. $685. VI,
Saiter 5se4; G. Perten 0:oos Ray FULLER o0ls and
Charles s. Schne1. 5.l.
Henry Welt was captain OF the run and e A
TSb-ftfer Judge. =. A Dyer was referee al the
finish The paeemaksrs were Frsderiek Mommer.
al IL Armstrong William G Meister. George Sea
ward and G. f. Wylander. The roads were in fair
condition only a tribe dusty, There were 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
CYCLING.
Larson Again Comes in ahead of
Kramer-Races at Hillside Track.

BeuaviIle n. J.. Aug. ? (SpeciaD.--Iver Lawson
again defeated Frank Kramer In the one-third mile
and ten mile races at the Hillside bicycle track
In RelievilIe yesterday afternoon In the former
Lawson trailed Kramer's rear wheel 70 the stretch
and was beaten by Fem by a wheels length, a
result Of his OveranN!eJy to deIeat kramer Law
son was four inches ahead Of Kramer.
In the ten mile the riders from scratch rode eight
miles before they overcane the handicap men, and
then not few OF the handicap men gut TE-y
rode buuched until the bell lap, when the scratch
men set a terrific pace. LAWSON hanging on to
Kramer's rear wheel. Ia the stretch Bardgett
made q irlrnp and finished q wheels length ahead
Of lawson Kramer trying hard for second money.
The summaries:
one-thlrd mile nevtee-won by z J. Hill Brooklyn;
E Lang Newark. second; T. Arnold Paterson. third
Time 0:4S. W. -, 49,. -,,,,,-
ton, Vasburg: Oscar Goerke. NeV-NorA secoEos u J.
C5iue Bayoune third Time, laos.
one-thlrt mile lprofessional ePen][y%o11 ny w. ;
Penn waterbury Iver Lawson salt LAKE CITY second
Frank kramer Orange. third Floyd krehs Newark
reu-rniie professonal-won by Waiter Bardgett Bpf-
Fso Cs9O vnrds; Iver lawson, salt Lake CITY tscrae
second PRANK Kramer East Orange scratch third
John Re6e Iynbrook, Long Island 80 yards) Eour'h
Time - 1896. ., NJ, - 49,, 7-oglsr
Nevryorl- s0 vards); J. guile, Bayonne 80 Tardsl
sacon5. Jarnes Zanes Newark GO Earo) mira OSc@r
George Brookiyn tscratch) fourth Time Sass
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POLO
yvs.+cbester Ratings To Be Advanced, and
Rockaway Reduced.

Although the chairman OF the polo asSocla ION,
/ Herbert, IS now absent IN Europe. Ine ne"
-+,-ss from the May list have been carsIulIy gone
rati'ss - tbe last month, much Of the work
over done previous to NJ Herberts sailing and
ne new handicaps will be sent ou. 'i.-S sra
yUboe the changes are not numerous 0
.s5tcs, enough 20 call for comment -
Most conspicuous in these changes appear p,,, 5e
yyestehester Country and the Kockawa 80 a@-
W :, the ZVestchester club have been az
Toul While seven Rockaway p.ayeTs Water
Ea55lSe5 1TTe Westchester men are . ". - <.
rec from 10 s. J C. Cooley 2r' ron rom
II = isrokaw from 10 T. ana T. 5 =; with his
20 Lawrence Waterbury ana o@t az III
PRONE r6a other three westminster men are d
kteie: of the clubs celebrated second Ieah "11G
Iss,ed some Of the most Qistlns l4seo ~
ms ms seasoa The fourth mar VINO le rensves The
tutS So15srd OF g IS J. / Blair Coo4ey IeceiESH -
old stahos 5t,noTion of all his club men but his
gIsaseee from to is thoroughly JusIlnaois -. +b
II has another story 70 zen anu a. tie
zee tss list appears ". A Hazard the CAPTAIN
Lepbs team and secretary OF the Foto
o. dhe eoes down from TO The other tsouct
HIso p Dixon 3 to q II. d. BaoSock, ". . 70 =
are. NIsEaaSsrrtrv fr 20 2; Daniel Chauncey, Jr,
y - ~ .. IeGrand L Benedict. to l. McFherson
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THE SARATOGA TODAY.
BIG CROWD At SPRINGS.
Rain Viii FaUOr Aficander aud
H6nO.


Saratoga. N Y. Aug with the arrival early
this evening OF the racing special from New-York
Saratoga jubiantly abandoned itself TO It's annual
equine madness. The special came in two big
sections made Up entirely OF PuIInans and when
they had unlOaded themselves into the hitherto al
most empty hotels and cottages. the population was
increased by some four thousand temporary tnhab-
itants.
The announcement made Saturday that the
Western champion. 01cChesney, had been with
drawn from the Saratoga Handicap has had
tho effect It feared 81 might have In keeping
thousands away, who had planned 20 come 20 the
Springs in the hope OF seeing the Snathers horse
and J. B. Higgins WaterbOy meet on equal terms.
Nor has the withdrawal Of McChesRey materially
simplifed the task OF thousands. who are attempt
ing tonight 10 forecast the result OF tO-morrows
handicap The list OF probable starters sin nun
bers eleven. but X the track remains fast as u
was to-day II IS safe 20 assume that the het
viii be decreased by at least one. possibly two
II the wishes for rain sent Up by the owners o.
the great threeyearold colt Afrcander are granted
the winner OF the Belmont, the Suburban and the
Realization will be a factor in tO-TnorTow's con
test, otherwise Re viii undoubtedly be withdrawn
Mr.. Falshave's HsnO also prefers slow. soft
track. and unless this IS vouchsafed he too may be
absentee.
OF the East II Is all certain that the public
VIII make him a favOrite IN the speculation Gold
smith and Gunfre, ". C. Whitney's entry. which.
OF course. will be coupled in the betting, have the
Springs. has been working brilliantly as she
raced last spring. Goldsmith has been doing mys-
tsrioUs things IN the OF morning ganops. Burns
Will ride the colt and Redfern the ally. IN all prob
ability. and freely have the tales OF the pairs
work been disseminated that they ara bound 70
have q tremendous following.
Some told Jack" Joyner tonight that ths
Whitney entry would have the call IN the betting.
and be smiled with unfeigned satisfaction Mr..
Joyner trains Waterboy. Mr.. Rogers set at rest
tonight the story all day that either Gun
fire Goldsmith would be withdrawn "If It's a
post"
On the theory that Caughnawaga must have given
satisfactory evidence Of his ability his
would not have left him in the list the fOur-year-
old son Of Clifford Is looked to 20 furnish the pos
sible surprise He is IN with 1O9 pounds. and viii
probably be ridden by Hicks With Reliance and
Stalwart IN the Flash Mr.. Whitney is also thought
20 have an excellent chance OF winning both biz
stakes Of the opening day.
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81 SPORTS AuDA(I71
R81RECPEATIONa7{Tzz55EzIy,]|

continue her daily spins until IT is time to go into
the Erie BASIN orydock. there 10 he measured with
her rival Shamrock III, few hours prior to the
first race
owing TO the many postponed cricket matches of
The championship series O. the Metropolitan League
it has been decided TO cancel the two games ar
ranged TO he played with Philadelphia and the fol
lowing games have been added to the schedule;
August s-EateIson vs. Brooklyn at Paterson
September 5-Manhattan Us. New-JerSey at Prospect
Park - ~ 1920
september IPaterson Kings County. at Paterson
NeW-jersey vs.. Manhattan. at Toboken
september l9--Fsters9n Manhattan al Patterson
September @8-Ne"-j Jersey vs. Brooklyn, Hoboken
The Nev-Jorsey Cricket Club still leads the clubs
competing for the pennart Of the Metropolitan
League. while Branch Brook and Columbia Oval
are having a stiff battle in the association. There
is possibility Of the game last Saturday between
the West Indians and Branch Brook being thrown
out and ordered replayed owing TO the protest CT
the West Indians of unfair treatment at the hands
Of the Newark umpire The records:
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03

The baseball season is fast coming to a close and
the chances for the Giants getting first place grow
ualy more attenuated For the last few weeks the
local nine has done little 70 encourage the homes of
their supporters. save on Saturday when they mat
The Boston team at Boston Then thew succeeded
10 winning two games. possibly 10 their own sur
prise II seemed more Ike a dream than reality
s--s--s = Oh tAeL dozen previous games TO those
il'eIesteo n me welfare OF the team and when the
local ians We're convinced that the victories were
real the bad games were soon forgotten and new,
Lgiss were GeIGSc u the mines welfare Nc
SlIlly Iltehed IN both games on Saturday That
iron man" proved how untrue was the r1g1or tEat
ne vas o1t o. coRolton and would be able TO
L-tSA l.lLl III nc era OF the season. His work
vas OF ne highest eroer, and If he had performed
- jesve the PcYo croySr5J 5 nave been allowed
guaranteed certificate Of a third interest IN the
Thar the team is in need Q few good pitchers
sas been plainly SHOWN. Muggsy'' McGraw has
beer doing al the work Tayor beco s via nave ave
Cronin and Miller is discouraging.
The Invaders have made 3 great brace In their
playing n the last few games and IF they continue
there VIII be big crowds soon going 10 American
League Park The superbas lost two games last
saturday. II Manager HanLon can stand this he
cannot and that Washington Park vii ook de-
serted before long when the team plays there.
There are only fifteen working days left IN which
the challenging yacht. Shamrock III. and the de-
fender. Reliance. are to make their final prepara-
tons for the great international struggle on Sandy
Hook for the possession OF that time honored
trophy. the Americas Cup. No tine has been lost
by those in charge Of either yacht in tuning them
Up In the last six weeks Hardly & day has passed
excepting Sundays. when the Reliance or Shamrock
III has not had either a a san stretching
Epin. and still there are many details to be at
tended 10 before the yachts may be said 10 be abb
soutely 'ht' for tins great marine battle While
the utmost confidence is placed By American
yachtsmen IN the ability Of the Reliance 10 defend
the Cup successfully, they realize at the same time
that Shamrock III is speedy craft, with ad-
vantage over her predecessors OF having been
directly under the eye and personal management or
William Fife. her designer. who is recognized
among yachtsmen as a clever helngman. as well as
the designer Of the fastest small cutters the
other side. The Reliance Is stil at Bristol in the
hands Of her builders, who are putting the
finishing touches. 10 speak by strengthening any
weak spots that may he found IN the hull The
yacht IS expected her former nOorlngs. off New
sssEsIiss q fsR 1Gxk tT9E EataA Rs % ala NIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
SM4THERS BUYS SWIFT.
John T. CockeriU Sells His Fast
Trotter to Western HOrSenan.

Swift, 2:15s4 the fast trotter who defeated z. E.
Smatherss Ida Highwood at the Empire City track
on Saturday. going a mile in 2:O834, and making a
record for meetings of the New-York Driving Club,
was sold yesterday by John F. Cockeriu to Mr..
Smathers AS the geding's former owner said.
after Saturdays race that he would not sell him
for less than $4,000. it is supposed that Nj.
Smathers paid well for this addition to his
string.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03

Much interest is being taken in the coming revival
Of the Taitin games the 2950th celebration OF
which the Greater New-York Irish Athletic Asso-
citation will hold September at Celtic Park
There has been much scepticism among the Irish
Americans concerning the prowess of their fathers
in athletics, and this is a great chance for the
fathers make good" Among the special sports
are hurting. Gaelic football. archery, rising and
striking hurting ball throwing the javelin, put
ting the 42-pound stone, singing the 56-pound
weight with hand, throwing 56-pound weight
with hand, throwing 16pound sledge. old style;
three standing jumps and running hop step and
jump
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vANoERsILTs DAY DREAM FIFTH.

Paris. Aug. AT the Maison LATTE course TO
day W K vanderbft's bay Ally Day Dream RAJ
fifth IN the Prix d Essai des PouIches. His bay
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METROPOLITAN LEAGUE.
NEW-ToRK CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

batting averages, with $780, A. 6. Laurie. of New
Jersey, is second with 3133. J. Poyer of Brook
Ign, third. with S125. In the association J. Elan
merry, Of Brooklyn. is still first with 81 A. Hoskings.
Of Columbia Oval, is second, with $3.50: J. E Back
US, Of Newark, third with 25.4, and J. Adam, of
the Thistles fourth, with A.28
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THE RECORDS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Providence, r. l., Aug. 2.-The New-York Ma
tionals defeated the Providence Eastern League
club at Rocky Point to-day with ease. Taylor was
a puzzle and Miller pitched strongly for the last
three innings Errors by the Providence tnfelders
proved costly. The score:
Y SczEs5s. .....ta 80 ! 3 . III II !
Batteres-Taylor, Miller ana Bowerman; viau and
Attendance-5,1O0.
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EASTERN LEAGUE.

NEWARK 3. MONTREAL J
v4,o,-, the pitcher purchased by Newark from
@5 nltcted his first game as an Eastern
aaeI'er Yesterday against Montreal and won it
The score; r H z
Newark. ............ d
Mont1eai. walsh and sptesTnan Whaler and McCauley
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GAMES TODAY.

NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
Eew-York at Boston. Brooklyn Philadephi
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at New-York Chicago at St Louis.
Boston Washington.
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GIANTS ovERwHELM PROVIDENCE
Taylor Puzzles the Rhode Islanders, Who's
Infelders Make Costly Errors.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago. 5; Cincinnati o. Pittsburg 49, st. Louis 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 2; Cleveland 0 st Louis. g. Detroit l.
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eoypEN WINS FIFTY-mILE HANDICAP.

William A Boyden won the nrty-rniIe handicap
,,ca bsId under the auspices OF the Century Road
Club Association yesterday at Staten Island. The
race was held on the Boulevard course. ana was
e., se,h TSaaeh 10 TottenVfIis and return II was
"a asaok xhaa Ia AxsS az Liza Et1e<x zAs AiA< tsa