The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-30
SPORTING NOTES.

The Saratoga stake book, which was
issued this week. shows that Nc
Chesney, Irish Lad, Waterboy, Afri-
cander. Hermis Savable and Golden
Maxim are all eligible for the Sara
toga handicap. If all of these should
face the starter it would make the
best race seen in many a day. If only
The Pickett could be added the very
cream of the thoroughbreds would be
pitted against each other and the
winner would have the unquestioned
right to the blue ribbon of the Ameri-
can turf.
The Brighton Beach meeting, which
closed last Saturday, was one of the
most successful ever held on that
track, both from the standpoint of
sport and finances.
Horesefnen are of the opinion that
Jockey Redfern has lost his nerve, as
a result of his fall at Aqueduct
His riding at Brighton was far below
his old time form.
Michael F. Dwyer has retired from
the turf and his horses have been
transferred to his son, Charles F.
'DHNsIs OMUeT Oh OlQ
racegoers will remember the time a
quarter of a century ago, when Mike
| and Phil Dwyer were the most sensa-
tional figures on the Eastern turf.
With a succession of such grand race
horses as Luke Blackburn, Hindoo,
Hanover, fremont and Kingston they
| had the big stake events at their
| mercy.
Carroll Reed announces that The
| Pickett winner of the American Der
| by, will start in the Travers stake at
| Saratoga unless something goes wrong
The Falsetto colt is now at the track,
and stood the 1.200-mile journey in
splendid shape. He win probably meet
| Whorler Reliable, Fire Eater and one
or two others in the Travers which
will be run Aug. 8.
S. C. Harris, Terry McGovern's man
ager, says the former champion will do
no more fighting until late in the fall.
! He will put in his time between now
and then playing baseball.
Chicago Jack DAILY and Kid Fred
ericks are matched to fight at Lewis
| ton, Mont. Aug. 6.
Martin Flaherty of Lowell, Mass,
has announced that he will challenge
Young Corbett to spar at any weight
| any number OF rounds.
One of the most exciting races now
under way in the Southern arena to-
day is the fight between Montgomery
and Birmingham.
President Dreyfus of the Pittsburg
| team of the National Baseball League
announces that If Pittsburg wins the
| National League pennant the winner
of the American League pennant will
be challenged for series of eleven
| games to decide the championship of
the world. the conditions being that
the winner receive rs per cent. of the
| gate receipts and the loser % per cent.
| the winner also to visit the West and
the coast as the worlds champion, the
| losers to remain at home.
Jasper T. Goodwin, the stroke and
| captain of the four-oared Columbia
crew that won the Visitors Challenge
cup at the Henley regatta twenty-five
years ago, will undoubtedly coach the
blue and white oarsmen next season.
While he has not yet received a for
NAL offer to coach the crew, the di-
| rectors of the Columbia University
Rowing Association have practically
agreed upon him as the proper man
to take the place of Ned Hanlon.
Manager Frank has taken a hitch in
his baseball knickerbockers, and is
wading into Col. Abner Powell and
his tourists with a vim. The Crackers
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