Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-23
General Sporting Notes.

Parson Davies. manager for Kid Broad.
has posted forfeit for a 20-round bout
between Broad and Terry McGovern, Young
Corbett or Dave Sullivan.
In response to Harvards call for base
ball candidates more than 100 men reported
to Head Coach Wendell. Chesbro Of the
New Yorhs was on hand to look over the
material.
The Metropolitan Jockey Club, whose race
course at Jamaica Is nearing completion.
Is considering the question as to whether
It Is advisable to place some hurdle races
on it's program.
The New England Automobile Associa
ton will include starting and stopping trials
and other exhibitions with its automobile
show, which opens February 16 at Me-
chanics' Hall. Boston.
It Is reported that Capt. s. 8. Brown, the
Pittsburg turfman, offered SIS. 900 for Ard
Patrick. winner OF last years -s,, EPSON
All Hasan Of Aligarhia Is considered tne
best fast-medium bowler In India. A Few
weeks ago he took Z wickets for o. runs
Patsy Freeman. one of the American
Jockeys who has been successful In France.
will leave for that country in few days,
where he will resume riding for a promi-
nent French turfman, M. Darten, who
owns about forty race horses.
Mr.. C.. Oliver Iselin Will not say that the
name of the new cup defender viii be Re-
public or Eagle The crew VIII report TOT
will be launched a few days after April
20 and make her trial trip in Narragansett
bay about May 8.
California Is to have an automobile en-
around the bay, through San Jose to San
Francisco. Each stop for any cause Will
be penalized and timers each twenty-five
miles will regulate the speed to not over
twenty miles an hour. e. Courtney Ford
has presented cup which WIN be AWARDED
the winner.
The winter golf tournament for the Flor
ida East Coast Golf Clubs handsome cups
will be played at the different resorts on
the following dates: Nassau February %,
~. %: Miami, March s. 6. Z; Palm BEACH,
March L. .13, IA: Ormonde: March 10. 20.
81; St Augustine. March %. "a. %. Win
ter championship tournaments Will be
played on the links at st. Augustine on
March 20. ~ and
Bob Fitzsimmons VIA make trip to Eu-
rope and take In the principal cities. The
two fighters intend to leave for the other
side next May. The plan Of the combina-
countries how the Americans box. The
first country visited will be England, then
Scotland. Ireland, Wales and France. Ger
many, Russia, Italy and Sweden are also
Cold weather or even an occasional block
of ice In the Thames has no terrors for the
English college crews. The Oxford oars
men are training for the Internationally
boat races, which take place Thursday,
April 2, and are not to be deferred by any
ordinary difficulties. In the Oxford boat
are two American lads. who are studying
at the English university. They are ]. B.
and D. Mifburn. sons of the man IN whose
house President Mckinley passed away In
Buffalo.
/ Horse owners. Jockeys and employees at
the Queen City (CincinnatD race track
were placed In serious predicament by
the suspension of the meeting. most of
them being without funds or homes. Horses
valued at $500 were being offered at SIS
and $50 but found no buyers, and some
owners disposed of blankets and other
equipment for almost nothing. In despera-
ton some finally appealed to 4..anager Fow-
ler who arranged. to give board and lodg-
ing taking the horses as security. and as
sured them that the meeting would be re-
sumed In two weeks.