New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT.
M4YBE4CUP CHALLENGE
5tbIetic Meets Hockey-Fencing
-Cucle Racing.

- = -. Americas Gun An American yachts
mar recently in Glasgow is authority LOT 'He
statement that there is something more 'nah d
- III a.. recent report that a challenge is
..r-frr from the RovaI Clyde Yacht Club, and that
one or more syndicates. including the names Ok 'he
S-s-ks and the Coatses, who were part owners OF
The Thistle when she was the chAilenger are oelns
- j., t-s,5 -,ro or three yachts from which to
.r.l. o. bsuenger for 1904 The Thistle was
Watson boat and ii is more than likely that the
e-,rcl, syndicate Will again select watson as the
5e.r,sr n Al least Of the yachts. II they are
iy1r The challenge from the Scotch syndicate
49, b1lr the Thistle was accepted by the New
z--l Yacht club on March y. 1881, and three races
49, sailed in September q that year. that the
5sfen5ers had only six months in which TO build
-fs volunteer and Try her out against the May
,ouer The Volunteer was launched June 30
paving been built IN ninety days While il is
fsct thar the s-fo0Jers Of to-day are constructed
on a more elaborate scale than sixteen years ago.
II is possible 10 produce up date defender for
The Cup. even II challenge should arrive until
January. George l. Watson has designed more
yachts OF TIE Sl-foor class than any other in
Great Britain. His most successful yacht OF that
class and Of the modern an keel type, is the
Britannia which he designed In 1898 for the Prince
90 Wales. now king Edward In lS94 she won thir-
1y-e.sht races ia forty-two starts She has
races ia British waters than any other Of her
class. having record Of more than one hundred
frsr prizes Her best known race was for the
BrentOn's Reef cup. over course from the Needles
and around The Cherbourg Breakwater U20 miles),
Royal Phelps Carroll The race was sailed under
reefs in half a gale There vas big sea on in
the English Channel. and il Of the pluck
jest closest and most exciting races record.
The Britannias time was 10 hours 81 minutes IS
s-couA that OF the Navahoe being 10 hours 81
minutes G7la seconds The Britannia was declared
ne Nlane5 9y s va. ana 'ne-nalt seconds but Mt
thar The mark boat had been shifted nshore (as it
~ Nsroe Wa declared The winner Of t6e Ts 9
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United ststes. and has remained here since then.
flr The Navahoe belonged 10 The New-York Yacht
club when she won II. and when later on. she was
s-- 49, 81 a. tss--i,S5 81 ~ I'm, " ID; a
ance win the terms Of the deed under which it is
The rerreseutatives Of the Yale hockey team
MADE a poor showing against the Hockey Club Of
NeW-York al The 81 Nicholas Rink Saturday
night The college boys played fairly well in the
first half. allowing the Hockey Club men TO make
only five goals. but in the second half Yale went 10
pieces and before the half ended the local players
had put the rubber thirteen more times in ELS
cage making a total OF IS points. The best the
boys from New-Hayen could do In the entire
game 70 score one goal This made short
Iy before the close Of the game. There were a few
changes 10 The lineup Of Nale's team from that Of
LAST year Miller a man, playing cover point
IL a credtabe manner. The intercollegiate hockey
championship has been by Yale FOR several
years, but il her representatives. do not make
great Improvement over the form they showed in
Saturday nights game the chances Of Yale win
Allg me ei.anaIioHshlp this year seem slim OF
was the first game played his season by the New
Haven boys Al the rink. and that they were op-
posed % one Of The most dangerous teams IN the
amateur Hockey League this season Besides. the
IheD he sam, ls i1 I l p{aeuee BHt
Hockey CIub the nraviolls v-eek T11,st rs r11a- e
nefeq- Il Mas only by the close score Of to that
ne Hockey club Won The Columbia boys out
q ms game. scoring three goals 10 the Hockey
That cycle racing is stiH popular in this city
was clearly demonstrated by the large crowd thar
gathered Madison Square Garden on SATURDAY
evening 10 see the short distance races prelmi-
nary 10 The s.X-day race which started at mid
night last night Spectators began arrive at
he Garden long before the time for the first
race and before the first heat OF the fve-rnile
amateur race. which started the evenings sport
every seat IN the house seemed 70 be occupied and
"a place 10 stand and also could hardly be
-llu4 The Enclosure inside the track was also
---e1. George Leander defeated Jimmy Michael
and there was not the slightest sign OF a huke
about the race. Leauder proved 10 be the
faster from the start 10 the close He Tapped
Michael twice II one Of the interesting
motor races seen al The Garden in some time and
only once in the fifteen miles OF the race did either
rider lose his pace. and each OF these times he
lost u ~ foot only and managed to trail n
lne each time LesH6er tapped Michael FOR ex sew
p tir 15 1ey o roc ek 494 neck INA on the
Leander Is in ne slx-eav race He won tbe rae
-ast year. and expects 70 40 he same ISIS ,aar
Another interesting rider vas Oliver Dsrlou who
o. me season this summer he was novice N
cycle racing, but soon astonished people by his
F'.iHE i-e lost fcW Of the that he
io-k part In Ills year and took the lve-mne race
81 a eleser way on Saturday evening Il his
ts- race as an amateur as he has lust Started IN
ne slN-Gay race
AFTER the six day bicycle race ends on Saturday
rght three hundred loads Of dirt VIII be put down
Immediately after the floor and track have been
removed This dirt viii be for the football tourna-
ral-f r De her and
taat week two games VIII be played between col
lcse and athletic club teams. under the auspices
Of the WATERFOWL Athletic Association. OF Water
town. y. r. James p. Wise president OF the as
a0c4lol. has invested 50 co for determining the
best athletic team in the United States the best
athletic team ia greater NeV-York and the best
interscho-s~tic team IN greater NewYork. For the
athletic Championship. teams from Franklin
Perm, the american School OF Osteo2atay. at
krksv..le No and the Orange Athletic Club viii
csPute the 1Yatertolgn teams claim the cham
pi1HshlG tide On the team from Rirksville are
F-tTick O-yea. Jarea. captain Of the Wisconsin |
football team tve years ago. Vandusen and Pot
lsr' the Two Northwestern stars, and Perry and !
tsn Dom on Tie tenn from Franklin. Penn. win
ne Old Pennsylvania players, Wallace, Teas, /
D-.lasoa. Mco7oskey and Kennedy. and McFar- /
- beris ard HaWley Pierce. OF the Carlisle /
mans On the Orange Athletic Club team will /
.-lE be- sm.ta. the Pennsylvania fullback; /
e- snow. tie Michigan end; Bradley. 81 Prince /
saaElII. ~ Brown ana Miller Weidnger /
--ienaou, u Columbia on the Watertown /
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