New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-04
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
THO RACING STARTERS.
Suggestion That the Jockey Club
4dOpt This System.


=, ,bs turf department Of The Tribune for num-
Der OF seasons II suggested that the highest In
erests Of racing might be promoted by the appoint
noeut OF two starters the courses in the East
which are under the jurisdiction OF the Jockey
Club The experiment has been tried With success on
Western tracks. Now it is generally expected thal
81 Will be taken up the opening of the sport In
Ney-Yorl in the spring or ii may be entered upon
eve, EARLIER An official starter bears SO heavy
weight OF anxietiess responsibilities ana worries
that he cannot be expected TO keep up MS io1ues'
standard Of accomplishment throughout the year
without rest or change or alienation. Almost as
well require a grand opera tenor or soprano 10
sing without invieorating times or leisure anu
recreation Tor many n, months "a non f'to out
reCe every propriety OF classic Latin in the twist
Telopment Ct racing in the United States from
the Passamaouoddy to the Gul5 OF oait I 4o
region OF The Alamo agree Gn the mpfessye
speed Under the palladium Of Uncle sam. Racing
Is going ahead ike radium rays they declare;
Many the millions Of dollars wifa are en 6oq Inc
hosts OF Americans who get living out OF itwsGIe
az grasshoppers or focks OF locusts for multitude.
a ana and eonct of Re runners and the tro
tiers largely dependent upon the gooa WCrh 0s
wei as upon the talents and fidelity Of trainers.
riders and drivers AND is me o s 10 Of pots Of
gold at each end Of the rainbow
Just ended has been IN many respeCls
notable ore for records in various lines OF sports
beinF broken. The Tribune Almanac for 1894, now
on sale gives full information OF these new records
and hence the book is indispensable to every sports
man It contains a complete record OF the baseball
league percentages and the averages OF the play
ers. II also gives the innings Of the eight games
between the Boston American team and the Pitts
burg National nine for the championship. The
football results that the season Of 1903 ended
with more consistent record than did those Of
some seasons past. Princeton earned a clear title
10 the intercollegiate championship. having Won all
her preliminary games and beaten Yale. which
was the only TO score against her eleven
A fun account Of the championship tournaments
in lawn tennis for both men and women is given,
and the winners for the championships for court
tennis, racquets and squash. In the golf amateur
championship Tor held at the Nassau Country
Club, Long Island the frts week OF September. the
conditions were different from those OF previous
years. ali OF The tournaments being decided on
match play, with qualifying round. The polo
and lacrosse championships are given, and the
cricket department contains summary Of the
games played by the English team which visited
here last summer and met the Philadelphia team in
number OF contests. The rifle and revolver shoot
3ng department contains complete results ot the In
ternational match for the Palma trophy in England
last year which won by the American team.
A table showing the records accepted by the ANA
Athletic League in running from 90 yards TO
100 miles. and in walking from 20 yards 100 miles;
IN hurdle racing from % yards 40 yards and IN
the various classes OF jumping and throwing
weights is given. The national championships are
summarized in fun detail, is the intercollegiate
championship. which was won - ale. Arthur F.
Duffy's performance abroad. where he won the
Scotch record and equa--eu the British record for
nutomo6ie records fun list OF the time for various
distances O. Easolene, steam, electric and motor
cycle Vehic4es is given. The table shows that Old
field holds the American track records from
mile 10 fifteen miles for gasolene machines weigh
ing over lsS pounds and henri Page for vehicles
results o. the principal horse races. with the records
A9r1,st me tofc by fgt erS x,eIe h l1 an
.A.sst Ss4oNss t--eS LelOiCS !" ere " oheIi
one-hals furlonEs, one and one-sixteenth miles and
one and one-quarter miles. The year will always
lie memorable one for trotting and pacing because
"a both classes many new records were made. Lou
IRE table shows that Lou Dillon lowered the mile
ling 10 wagon 10 900. She aso smashed Maud s.
90 higA su,ky mark which mad d, stood for years
worlds record for mile to 1854. The doings and
:nents are given ana The records OF the game The
s S @g G5 mar 9g Is gya f fS%
e ef q9ER To&5g and baR6 come PS2 f in or
Sgs IN v9t1i1 rrIes ial1 49, VIII tba ne ne
suits OF the international races. with a full record
az the former international races. is printed,
efn soTtbern sn5 NorfbWes Sic States giyinF the
open season in which game may be shot
The Physical Culture Show ended its weeks ex-
hbition at Madison Square Garden on Saturday
night. It not wei attended expect
&c. SO far as the athletic programme OF the show
was concerned. notable performance resulted.
The best sprlnter contesting was Arthur Duffey,
VINO. Il was announced. would attempt to break
The record for the hfty-Yard dash. He failed Go
his and, besides, went down 10 defeat in the semi
finals OF the race. SO far the three days go-as-
F9u-please race was concerned, there little
interest manifested its outcome. Races Of this
sort have long passed the stage of being popular in
This city. They may be all right for Philadelphia.
i will be a most notable athletic meeting that
Columbia viii present at the Madison Square Gar
den on January 80. Besides the intercollegiate
lays az one and TWO miles in which Harvard, Yale
Princeton, University OF Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Columbia VIII take part, there nine other
lays. The National Guard. the private and public
schools both high and elementary. the Indian
League the Young Mems Christian Association.
Tie athletic clubs. each has fits special relay while
mere Is a match relay between Columbia
Law school and the College of Physicians and
surgeons The different classes at Columbia will
also nghf II out 10 finish in q mile relay. These
.ays alone would be sufficient 10 make the meet a
success, but. not content with these and satisfy
.he athietes who devote themselves TO other con-
lests than the relays. O. T. Kirby, the graduate
manager, has obtained permission the sixty
.eIo ana two-mile championships OF the American
At2leuc Union. He also placed on the programme a
sAty-yaTd run, handicap; 690-yard run, handicap:
one-fnie run. handicap; high jump, handicap with
q sx-nch limit: sixteen pound shot. handicap with
six-foot limit, and pole vault. handicap, with a