New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
AUTO SHOPS SUCCESS.
HOcley-Gossip about America's
Cup ChaIlenge-PoIo.

The automobile show al Madison Square Garden
hst week distinctly educating showing as it
cid the great progress that Is steadily being made
n the motor drawn vehicle II large num-
Der OF concerns that had cars on exhibition, and
the question was asked hundreds Of times: Who
buys all these cars to keep so many manufacturers
n busIaessT There IS one certainty. and that Is
that the popularity Of automobiling is Increasing
each Gay. Among the many evidences Of this are
TIE various automobile clubs that being
Fanzed in different cities and towns Of late
The promoters Of last weeks show received their
reward for giving such excellent exhibition.
Tie attendance was by far larger than at any pre-
vious show, and the profits also There was every
sort of motor drawn vehicle 10 be seen. from the
small runabout TO the porderous commercial
trucking cart The runabout was vehicle that
ported doing a good business. and every one CON
nected with the show seemed 10 be satisfied. The
that went on al last week, and will continue for
The remainder Of this week was also well attended
This show viii be enlarged this week BY many o.
Ing their cars to the Herald Square Han a car
was the Richard-Braser vehicle. The 1904 model
feature alone to attract favorable attention. These
Smong the French cars when are winning
much favor Oh the American market The Grand
Paris show 50 horsepower 4-cylinder 1904 Rich
ard-Brasier.
There were two games played IN the Amateur
Hockey League series last week at the St. Nicholas
Club OF New-York and the Wanderers. The latter
won by a goal The Hockey Club showed much
improvement. Its lineup was strengthened.
Jew Of is players who had been i'll returning to
the game The most surprising game was that
between the Crescent and New-YoTk Athletic clubs.
The Winged Foot team put up strong defence. but
2eafsa y b sS0S 81 team 10 yoa hS Svs oeen
easy time in winning. but such was not the case
5oT he aI1o08 team he score might have Been
different He STONED well aimed shots
The Columbia boys in their game with the Wander
shut out ~ Score q to All the taiiyng was
done IN the opening half The Morningsde boys
Intercollegiate series. Van Bernuth's work at
9 T e15 6 ts R9S aaa th s e ss Kept the
Because no direct word IS being received from
the other side regarding new challenge for the
Americas Cup. yachtsmen and others here in
clins5 { believe thai none VIII come IN time to
grange a race for the season Of 1904 It IS said to
be true, nevertheless, that William Fife jr.. who
designed Shamrock III. IS at work a design
FOR Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth challenger. and
that George L. Watson the designer Of Shamrock
Il, Is developing a design for a challenger for
James P. Coats. Both these designers are said 10
10 conform to the new measurement rule adopted
by the New-Iork Yacht Club, in the hope that
the club may accept q challenge for a race 70 be
goyeTned by II Inc new rule vas oT5SiHaay Tor.
Of combination Of opinions Of the leading yacht |
designers ef this and all foreign countries where
framed with the intention OF doing away with the |
LeaA SacHl 10 .sIse eAIehI aiG pLoGuGlns d
racing. and wIthal yacht Of smaller displacement. |
90 that such yachts the Reliance, the Constitution
and the Columbia would be of no service as trial /
horses II challenge is accepted under the new rule
laclisrlen here are much IN favor OF racing Tor |
the Americas cup with yachts OF smaller displaSe,
yachts Of that could be built for the cost OF
OF the mammoth 9e-footers and the trial races
than tie slf5ot races Official notice OF the letter
sent by Sir Thomas Upton 10 the New-4ork Yacht
rHrar -Hl q
said 70 contain re1uest that the next race Tor the
AT-erfos's CI1 fe 5oTerr,ed nv me new measure
fLent rules OF the club.
G. G. Cameron. r., was the star at the games
Of the Mohawk Athletic Club and Company II Of
the 9Th Regiment at the arnory on Saturday
evening. He lowered the armory record for the
II o-mile bicycle race from 500 to 4534-5. The
large
After several weeks Of practice CoumDla-s var
ffty swimming and water polo teams have been
chosen for the coming intercollegiate contests by
c. S Horoyd. the Columbia aquatic coach. The
chief one in which the two teams viii compete viii
Re the intercollegiate championships. IN which Yale.
Harvard and Pennsylvania, wei as Columbia,
10 take part. 81 the natatorium Of the New
York Athletic Club. Columbia the intercol-
legiate championship by defeating Yale and Penn
Eylvaria last year and. with the exception Of Alb
bott. yucca and Rlederer, the team is the same
a-dL OF --D1. ne relay team IS 10 DC composed
this year Of J. ". Spencer an Amateur Athletic
Union champion at several distances; a. r. Camp,
smother veteran: 4. p. Halpin, the sophomore
champion; C. D. Irubenbach. substitute last sea
son ana o. hreSs q new man, who has given
.isns Of unusual promise. For the water polo team
tne coach selection IS as follows: Left guard,
camp; right forward, Spencer; centre Trubenbach:
AalLoack, j. y ShCeufcl. left guard. 7. Thorpe,
% the varsity football team. and right guard, l. p.
Alexander, member Of the team for the last three
years. COlumhia's relay team has already this
ton defeated Yale and Pennsylvania. The water
700 team also has done good work, having been
stieated by the &ew-York Athletic clubs Of
,,,sIaans ty score OF to l. The Mercury foot
- nave volunteered 10 coach Columbia's players
Ial lney are likely still more to improve before
s uihe Tor the Championship games comes.
-ch speculation has been aroused among Co.
0.a Students 10 the football coach Of the
s9 eleven for the coming season. It is not
'"H whether William p Morley. who has
3 Tie 81 ne team for the two years will be
$yi.ere L III ~ de has big interests IN New-Meico
Or 10 - IS and while he has sacrificed these
dC-5-f1 a. t%o years IN the fall II IS considered
rFsfr - mtl-.ter Re would be willing TO do so
81 bf-- I5slher The Columbia authorities would
6irecto~s - 70 Up % the present the graduate
10 actior tis Iounlbla football team have taken
10''oH on this score They probably viii meet |