The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS.
Shrubs Great Ten Miles-Sturgess Dis.
qualified In walking Match.

The English athletic season was officially
opened at Northampton on Saturday. April
rs. with the ten-mile running and seven-mile
walking championships OF the Amateur
Athletic Association. The track. which Is a
new one. was not in the very best shape for
fast going, but neither was 1t very bad con-
sidering the season OF the year and other
conditions Shrubb Of the South London
Harriers accounted for the ten miles in the
grand time of 81 minutes SIS As seconds. Yet
he had no personal ex pectatOn or no special
preparation of coming 80 near the lons-stand-
ing record of W. G.. George. The time ac-
compshed by George, 81 minutes 30 seconds.
Is still the top-notch figure on the amateur
record books. but the professional record Is
81 minutes 3-5 seconds. With fair show
1t Is thought both these veteran marks to be
within the prowess OF Shrubb 1t IL asserted
that he could have knocked several seconds
OF his own performance had he not started
out at too fast a pace His time for the first
mile was 4 minutes As seconds gait which
was entirely too speedy for ten-mile spin.
Shrubbs feet bothered him too and were
badly blstered when he finished Some time
ago the South Londoner ran eleven miles
on the sun-baked roads around st. Cloud
and his soles have notRot over the burning
they received 1t is said that Shrubb intends
to undergo a special preparation for the ten
miles before the present season passes over
and expects to wipe all previous records of
the slate.
The seven miles walk was decided on the
same track and among the starters were
". J. Sturgess. several times champion. and
". Butler who had shattered all sorts OF
records at roadwalking during the past year.
Sturgess led for the first and second miles.
but when he attempted to put on n little pace
he wns twice cautioned. All this time Butler
wns sticking to the champion closely and
moving with exceptional fairness. How
ever the next time Sturgess sprnted he was
promptly asked to retire and he did without
saying a word. Butler finally won in slow
time.
According to the English papers. Dick
Cavill the Australian swimmer. added an
other championship title to his list on March
49, At the Bowoodaben Baths he won the
half-mie championship OF Australia. Other
contestants were Galley, Honeyman, Blacke,
CrAaQ Hetherngton and Hal-ilton. At the
end Of the eighteenth lap Cavill and Galley
we're swimming stroke for stroke. but after
that Cavill began to draw away. and in the
twenty second lap was ten yards ahead.
Cavll continued in the lead and eventually
won by twenty yards from Galley in IL min
utes AL. seconds Gailey's Zine was IS min
utes I2ia seconds.
One of the greatest aquatic carnvals ever
held in Europe will be held at Lyons on July
% 1t Is an international meeting, open to
the world, at which prizes to the amount OF
10000 francs are offered to amateurs and
professionals One OF the principal events
is n team race. open to the world, the first
prize to be valued at 800, Tho Belgian
s Swimming Association has invited team OF
water polo players Of the English association
for Il match at Brussels. The EnglishInen
are willing and the match will take place
early in June.
The betting market continues to be about
the same for the Derby. with Rock Sand easily
IN pride Of place, odds of 100 20 80 being
offered and taken. while to has been the
figure recorded OF Flotsam Mead. King
Edwar DIS candidate. and Rabelais have
been quoted about to and 100 to 20 has been
taken on Vinicius. the French champion.
About month ago NJ Edmond Blanc an
noun ced that yinicivs would run, in the Chan
tilly Derby, fixed for the Sunday previous
to the English Derby. and it was considered
z. foolish proeeedihE as good Judge, ~ th INK
Epson event. But NJ. Blanc has rescnde ed
for the Derby. Blanc's training quarters
near Longchamps. so that the crack can be
guieter and nearer to his work: In the Poule
d Essai Stakes. which he won. Vinicius showed
he will bring the English classic TO France.
a thing that has not happened since 1885,
when Gladatte " Won Tiov =, tho French Jockey
Club toward American Jockeys and trainers
the Paris correspondent OF the Sportsman
''"iHad Il not been for the policy followed
by the French Jockey club racing would have
been transformed a FAmcrtcOine. jockeys
would have been able to command unheard-
and the percentage to the trainer, would have
been compelled TO fnessc more and more
The question OF the trainer has even yet