New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-21
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
RACE ACROSS ATLANTIC
TituS'S Defeat-Tennis at Yorskers
Horse Shoe.

Horse Shoe.
From pure love OF yachting and by the n,,c,xv
sailing o. his yacht. the Thistle IN the ccea,
yAcht races that he himself started this ana las.
season Commodore Robert r. Tod. OF the Atlantic
zach; club. has inspired yachtsmen with a spirit
o. deep water racing that has taken root firmly
his latest propositions race across the Atlantic
from sandy Hook the Needless meeting con
siderable favor among the owners OF large schooner
yachts and 4 would not be at a surprising n s,
& contest should take definite shape the coming
winter
some yschtsrnen recall the famous ocean race
ot thi-ry-seven years ago. when Commodore James
Gordon Benefits schooner Henrietta George and
Franklin CsgoOds F1eetNing and Pierre Lorlards
Nezta started December l. 1850 from Sandy
hook L-sEtship IN race across the Atlantic 1or
IT, splendid stake Of $4,000 The time MADE by
the wiuner-the Henrietta-l3 days. 2 hours and g
E.lltes-astonished the world. for 4 was faster
time uIan some OF the transatlantic steamers made
81 those GAYS. The remarkable feature OF that
race Was ile close finish OF the tlcetwlng and
NCz-l- The former finished only fortv ruinricr
Gheee ot the Nesta. after sailing thr-e thor
snoe then the schooners Cambria and Daunuess
"a leo a T-ls ioT 800 cup from The Head q Kin
three Gays making the passage. IN July. 1870, and
utes The last ocean race was between the Dauni-
less au4 me Coronet. IN March. lsS7 The stakes
- Il hours Ia minutes me So 5 .e ~, -
utes
-ae-e are twelve sailing yachts enrolled in the
Ne0-Yo-k Yacht club large enough and staunch
eno-eh 10 race across the Atlantic az any time Of
tae YEAR ana What more Interesting ana exciting
picture could Doe imagined than the start q such
.aree entry prizes Could he awarded 10 The frst
I've yachts. and smaller ones 10 the other starters
cash or a magnificent silver challenge cup. pre-
seured by some yachtsunan Of prominence or by the
combined YACHT clubs OF the United states. The
available yachts would include the Thistle, the
Eueymicn. The Coronet The Hildegarde, the FleUr
de Tvs. The lugomar The Shenandoah. the Intrepid.
The constellation. the Ramona, the Araone. the
1dier and the Besolute.
Frank Wesley. by IFS decisive victory over c. S.
TITUS the former champion o. the United States.
on Saturday. IN the senior single souls OF the fan
regatta q the Harlem Regatta Association clearly
Demonstrated hts superiority the man who
only q short time ago thought 10 be invinci-
be ONLY once did Titus stand show q
winning the race. and that At the start. But
before the men had gone & length. Wesley had
mace slight lead which Le increased Throughout
Ihe contest. winning by good length and half.
Titus took bis defeat IN manly fashion. lfe
the f-sr 10 pan hs scul alongside OF Neselys. and.
Shaking Ncsely's hand heartily expressed lis con-
CALCULATIONS. Wesley had won on his merit and
rEere was not the slightest huke In the entire
race u the third ume that Wesley had beaten
Titus this year. besides getting second place la
another race in which Titus third. Wesley
seems 10 improve in each race, and as he is young
ana suons p,ssteSSlIs q GOOD strong stroke mere
IS no d"uni Luat ne vii perform great leafs lor
some time. The management ~ the regatta de-
tie races were run Although the start Of the drst
eon,esJ Ts s3 n nor M -5I man ssaeoqeq jle
There WIS only one VeXatious delay, and that
the start Of the last race Cor forty minutes.
This week tennis PLAYERS viii turn toward the
courts of the AmalSassin Tennis club Tonkers.
X y where an Invitation tournament viii be
held that viii begin this afternoon and continue
throughout the week. While IL is held on the
courts Of the Amakassin club. it viii be in the
-F-.E. -f~-r- all he rs
who connected In the recent championship tourna-
neut Of tho Hudson River Association are ex-
rected 10 participate. in all. five contests are 10
De PLAYED. including mems singles and doubles
vzomen's singles and doubles. and mixed doubles.
u is more thar- likely that in both the women s
and mems singles consolation series Viii be
PLAYED Among the men who have signhed their
seeerrarre 81 the Invitations 10 compete are Harry
T Allen Of the Belmont Cricket Club, Phladel-
-tla. Theodore Roosevelt Pen West Side Tennis
Cas. Frederick o. Anderson. KINGS county Ten
MS club. Brooklyn. Harry W Mollenhauer. kings
C..--r Tennis club. =. @. Miller Columbia Uni
lfT taILE l.5 .--Ilt. S,.55.t- / smith Iler-
&C. P.Irt Tennis club and Louis v L lpoq5A,
Il Is ez-ee-ed t'lat 1I.se Elizabeth II. Moore he
national champion. viii compete eio - ~
Is I59-t ~ ne Eueiewood Field club and
N-s So. d. Pouch. 90 The foNe.ioh o'''i'Us 'i--'
r,ss---e The general feeling that Harvard Univtr-
shy has --s t-terc-I. s-ate cl2ir o7ship Nl1i'l1
her grasp .oar cf the colleges have ceteI i.ieI ~
send team. -r rle tournament flai VIII ot--A ca
C--- ma -Ir, courts 81 tle Merton cricket o-ub'
ar p-ve-fr~s near TrIade.rhia. Harvard Aa4e'
Princeton and Columbia VIII .orl f.t5Is l.- -
r-.rr con. .r
e-s -..r- ..o dr Isaac D. 'Ioth-sr- HlINsics
-. -.- .-'---ea p = Prentice. LaErr s. Leonard
end N..'.rU b. 'l.il-..
-r. 7--...ree.er Morse show which IS 20 pc
h,rs -. +- --r-e ~it1 raef FROM September % to
. p -.--...ta- with tEe tau NEE, ot tie Empire
C.--. r.a--.-r club. PROMISE to Pc one ~ ll7
sr--.-se-r tr The history 90 the association. A'e
fe---+4-- Thomas A Maitland. has received a'' ,4-
--iee .-s a -srrssa1tatiye list OF horses mas 'eei
-s-os ,- each az tho ffty-are classes. Many
to-ss show exhibitors e prominence have naue-
horses The trottiuE matinees "hicH are ~
he'd each -rre-uoor during tho show nnoef '-e
-.... I'D. go. ..-+-f-e club VIII result in some
eH-rl.tt SPORT III fe are .--.,,,-sIs,- Se7ferlbor
..,-r-- a. lower rI- performance - y rSe-se,
when he tr0t-ed mile in '.s "il1 ID
1-eI Lou DlI0us great eIoi|
70 r-ers C1i.b o. Norris-own. \ J.. VIII 'io'u
IS animal horse show or Ottooer p ana -o =
va-.-5 --.ze list has been prepared CONSISTING %
classes far rosdsters harness horses tanaelns lo''
ir-h1rse ponies. saddle horses ana Nli'l'lS -
Jumpers In addition there are sefeiai Sl.e--1-
eve--s she conditions OF which require amateurs
10 drive The show is open Only 20 amateur owl
ers of horses over $3.50 is offered u pIlSes 10 -
arst a-s second III each contest Tie entries Ciose
O.. so--e--bsr IS with C. ". Throckmorton' secIe-
tarv ID the Field cab. Morristovr y ,. re
g-e- members ~ the npIs 70 t3-s-iev Or Leslie
u Warz c-l--rr.r i, cromwell C. D. "a -
John - shaw. l)e y ltt g Elal.aea44' TK-o~f1eirn
a-d ~ s Biz. assistant secretary
The executive committee Of the National F E'''I