Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27
General Sporting Notes.

DR.. w. G. Grace, most famous of cricket
ers, has taken up golf with great earnest
ness. The grand old man" plays a strong
hard game, and has terrific drive.
Young Corbett" has put himself on rec
ord to the effect that he does not want to
meet Benny Yanger Of Chicago in a TWEEN
ty-round bout.
Yale's swimming team has begun active
work in preparation for the coming inter-
collegiate water polo tournament, in which
Yale. Harvard, Pennsylvania and Columbia
will compete at the New York Athletic Club.
Edward Corrigans new race track venture
at Kansas City will enter the field for pa
tronage by catering for the best class of
horses. The Kansas City Derby which will
be decided on the inaugural day, will be
worth nearly $4,000.
Peter Sinnirud and Philip J. Kearney, the
former Long Island interscholastic cham
pion skater, have been matched for one
Clermont avenue rink, Brooklyn. This will
be Sinniruds last race before he becomes
a professional.
Contrary to Princetons desire the Har-
but one game with the Princeton base ball
team this season. The Tigers were very
anxious to play three contests. but the
Crimson management could not see its
way clear to concur.
Columbia University proposes to emulate
the University Of Pennsylvania, and will
be represented in the American Henley with
a graduate crew. The New Workers. are de-
termined not to be outdone by any of their
intercollegiate rivals. Coach Hanlan will
train the graduate oarsmen.
George Rose. the California bookmaker
who was at one time nearly $50. 600 loser this
winter, has retrieved the greater part Of
this amount. He will go direct to New York
this season. His experience In Chicago last
year cost him $4,000. This sum was taken
out Of his box in safe deposit vault
Since 1885, the first season that the prog
eny of Bend Or. the great English stallion
made their appearance on the turf. they
have won in stakes $S57,912 Bend Or's
death nine days ago leaves the field of sue
cessful stations practically limited to St.
Simon.
santol. considered by many English train
ers as the best long distance horse In Great
Britain in 1901. will enter the stud in Ire
land He defeated w. c. Whitney's XII
marnock II easily in one big event.
Harvar6s list of base ball dates as COM
Cambridge; April. II. at Annapolis: May g
Williams at Cambridge; May a, Andover at
Andover; May g. Brown at Cambridge; May
8, Wesleyan at Cambridge; May %, Prince
dence; June o. Columbia at Cambridge: June
10. Yale at Cambridge; June %, Yale at
New Haven. and June q, Yale at New York
Gin case Of a tie).
Ellis Ward Of the Pennsylvania Univer-
sity expects to have a fair number of grad
uate oarsmen at work on the rowing ma
CHIMES at fTdHklln F1elu within announcer
week training for the American Henley
Ward thinks he can get together q crew
that will carry off the premier honors.
Yale and Harvard make about much
trouble with their simple negotiations for
a new athletic agreement the powers
have done in trying to settle the Venezuela
imbroglfo. They have held two all-day ses-
sions. yet have not been able to accomplish
anything. although they entered and left
the conferences with the best Of feelings.
ALI this confirms the fact that college poll
tics is wonderful thing.
Tommy Burns and c. Kelly had a rough
and-tumble fight in the jockey room of the
Oakland track on Saturday. after the re-
suit of the Lissack handicap. Burns. who
Lord Badge. with foul riding on the first
turn. When BILLY" divers horse was
beaten out head Kelly was so angry that
he industriousiy went to work on Tommy's
face to even up the score To the delight
OF the crowd. he gave Burns good drub-
bling before the attendants could separate
them. The stewards will punish both rid
erS.
Since the middle Of last November, when
the race meetings in the vicinity of San
Francisco began. the California Jockey Club
has distributed $1SO.474 in stakes and purses
to horsemen. Walter Jennings leads all his
rivals with $21.5 The other owners are:
G. B Morris, 9,32o; Burns & Waterhouse.
81 COS: J. D. Mullin, $5-SG0; W. II. Ketche-
MaeDonough, 81. $50; w. r. Magrane, 1886:
c. T. Boots. 1855; E. J. Arnold & Co..
$3.50.
Good Morning. the English thoroughbred
in the string Of L. ". Bell. came to this
country with reputation as fast horse
and imam killer" His temperament was
most mild for month. and the boys in
the stable thought his reputation was built
on British blur but recently they had oc-
casfon to change their Views. While exer-
cising him under the she'd three days ago
Good Morning knocked his boy down. He
lad Just as he did SO one Of the men con-
nected with the stable rushed at him with
a pitchfork and hit him with the handle.
That blow knocked all the fight out Of him.
and the boy managed to scamper out OF
danger.
ssrerkasfe Ia a very law man. said TriD-