New-York tribune., 1904-09-26
m THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
,,fArErp AND PROFESSIONAL.

AMATEUR AND PROF ESSiD4N
yyhiio = GOOD deal o< the Interest was taken from
,sA autoracie races held at the Empire City trace
y, SATURDAY through the accidents that kept the
r,,.s,, ra1-horsepewer machine and the Fisher
.-rr,et from attempts on tIle. Joseph Tracys new
soorss e. the S0-horsepower ltenault of " Gould
rsrokav- pleased shat large portion OF the crowd TO
-, = worlds record even though IN some re-
st,c1ea c,sss is a glorious thing see The handi-
camping in the hye miie race caused good deal OF
,,rfo.o-abie comment rs Some Of the good cars
were unplacce in ;he final heat. fiandicarping
automobiles has 50 far proved 10 easy task The
largest crowd that ever ATTENDED an 9etomonie a1,
race at the track was = eVluei.ee l.u eAceiIe',
rrccautions were taken by The manaGeTaent 10 Keep
rack No Repetition OF the accideaI al St. Louis
few weeks ago. when Barney Olciieid ran INTO
the fer 'e and killed two byStandefa vas otsi:eo;
Ropes W're slIlHs yioI6 5i ,t-a ~, ba-,d 20 Sc
fence. an several pocencn MeIe on on h@G - 10 tt- t
sccTt5r sad - watering il and rolling 81 several
times before the race.
Athletes from this city followed up their ex-
cellent performance at the recent Olympic games
by winning about everything in sight at the Ca
madam Amateur Athletic Union championships. al
Montreal. on Saturday. Every first place went 10
a New-Yorker p J. Walsh, the former national
champion. showed that ne Is still possessed 81
speed b., winning the 100 and 90 yard dashes. NJ
J Sheridan. did more than had been expected
tbroVT-nG Of the discus II was great day for the
ecy-York Athletic Club meB who neat tle ,IIee IeIIe-
sentatiV,s II the Greater NewYori, Irish Athletic
Association trophy BY one point
The playing OF the Giants last week was Z dis
snpontIneut and the rlen seemed hit To lacil the
interest shown before This may be because he
sbsunr!onshp is already held safe, hut the record
NJ games won is stiIl be broken. and the teams
own record is Yet more important. on Friday
Arars wus taken oU of the box II the final inning.
when Pnsburg had a safe lead. and although there
were several good pitchers take his place, Bow
sr,an the catcher. taken from his position
and sent in 70 relieve him. Bowerman was hit Tor
four rlsEs and the spectators left the grounds IN
co1fse 10 hold FRS place bv a small margin The
members Of The team are gazing fast ball hut the
pionsh:p o. The American League stiu hangs in the
balanc-
Bert Holcomb and Laurence Dufie Of Hartford.
are again after the Chicago-New-Iork record.
which they held for nearly year but were finally
obliged 10 surrender 10 Jerome Ellis and A G.
schmi, who. in August. set a new mark for the
run over his route Holc2mb and DufiIe are as
sisted by Eddie Cannon Bald Il. L Haroun, OF
Chicago: Harry Sendall. Of Nen-1ork, and D. &
Lull OF HARTFORD Conn Hoc3inR ana D4= 1aT@dt TSis
will drive from Chicago 20 CleEeland; Dune. Balo
Hoicomb viii again take the car and, accompa-
MED by sendsr. finish the run
Contrary 10 what appears 10 ne 4 general i'm
preston long distance records over American roads
OF the average sort have never been made by con-
Etanty pushing car 10 the limit Of its speed This
is proved by the several notable failures that in
the last season have been made Of attempts beat
the time made by Eolcoub and Dufde over mis-
route last fall. a carefully prepared schedule
Rad steady pace day and night. with the car at
al times under full control insures the best result
II is more q question Of knowledge Of the route
supplies and comfort Of the men tlan Of furious
driving The itinerary Of the present run has re-
ceived the most careful attention and with good
weather, Il Is expected each point on the route will
Journey accomplished il sixty hours. without vio-
lation Of speed laws or inperilling the safety OF
caT IS shoTsepoTer coGbS az and T is operators
are al men Of factory experience.
The last aquatic carnival Of the outdoor season
viii be held at Steeplechase Park. Coney Island
on Saturday evening. The fne programme consists
OF racing, diving. fancy swimming and water polo
Ine swimming races VIII be d lOl-yard handicap
hfty-ysrd novice. a match race between C. NJ
Daniels and L. J. Goodwin. both of the New-York
..aA atheuc nc Cub, and q fouE-men open relay race.
ssch 70 swlis nifty yards in the latter contest the
composed Of Handley. Goodwin Daniels and
tSgady, vii take part The l0O-yard handicap will
Goodwin and T. 4. H-enck.
ne motor boat races on the Hudson for the
American Power Boat Associations gold challenge
cup, that ended Saturday with 4 victory for
fhe Ningt-et-Cn, were the most successful Of the
many competitions attempted IN the season soon 70
close Il must be with considerable satisfaction
mat the owners and nufacturers Of some Of the
series OF races; al the same time there is a note
OF warning 10 them in tho fact that with few ex-
oePuohs not boat started IN the races that did
hoI nreak down. either from some arrangement OF
me machinery or from inability Of she craft to live
~, tSesA NaleE II small boats be raced and
70 10 y mat me manufacturers supply them with
,93oats seaEorthy and equipped with safe and re-
Ilaole engines well IS speedy ones Another
oIIce ot trouble. and of danger TO the crew.
~SoS Hn "a inc case OF the Aacarori. is fire. which
~ G'ouo never occur x proper precautions taken
ha npra1 fifrsc raT-y In
mere nay &c IN accident that viii compel the law
- SEP N ard Insist hat those who race motor
rsce ''''" sac 'e'oFe starting III
co.umaias football game on Saturday. while
disappointing 70 The Morningside admirers. need
NOT discourage them. The smaller colleges, play
ing important games early on her schedules, plen
% put strong lineup into the ield III once.
.alhes tnan 70 develop a championship team late
y tho season Hard ana consistent work is neces-
TMs5y however. z tho wearers % the Blue and
h M arc 10 iulhl the high hopes that annually
leafs judiciousy administered viii show tho need
co,s5s sinsht aho prevent the danger or over
,olll1ehce mat has wrecked so mans promising
.ssms Columbia has good material this year but
more aggressive work must be seen than thar
i..h is.s.h last saturday Team play should come OF
''Ash as the season advances
fe1's5 u sr,as narrow escape froza defeat should
haAed VITA delight IN Philadelphia where
season OF late years has begun with
,4a1lpaonship - paper that fades away as
saEaes sre played With a clean aih-
OIL Of health. rs IS promised and
, Us and judicious training the Quakers might
Ae good this year. Princeton. Yale and Har-
io yet TO play rlsi- opening games, are working
Iu ior the seasons campaign. on paper. the
.eis have combination hard TO beat. At Yale.
,NeRer, team of strength in attack ana relis-
paTsB,1 % n defence seems certain Harvard has ap-
perbsS Siests are apt 10 discourage Crimson teams