New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-01
SPORTS
ASs~ "a ~ I'D
DpOREsnek'
In THE WORLD OF SPORTS
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES.
The Vanderbilt Auto" Victories
Norris Woods Skating.

the Deach al OruOlC. Ia. al lEe AOLlu slooo
amazed at the time made ct one. five. ten and fifty
miles II was truly a thrilling performance. and
only those who have ridden in one OF these modern
racing machines realize what a steady nerve is
required to guide car travelling at speed more
than mile minute. straight and clear
q course as that Ormoud is known to be- Mr..
Vanderbilt only established records for the
total distances traversed. but he also made new
ones al twenty. thirty and forty miles Whether
he would have succeeded in sweeping all before him
open question. but. tnasiue from the former per,
undoubtedly have been close. the result, the
perts eeeve. would have heen TN favor OF the more
whose nerve ana handling Of the machine seem 10
ready to believe that even this phenomenally fast
tine viii re beaten az some future race: Such
Of speed that one does not care TO. dispute this
may predict.
Another remarkable performance Of Saturday
was the skating OF Morris Wood youth belonging
10 the Eucl.5 School CT Brooklyn. In the on
Verona Lake. near Moutclair. y J.. he skated
against the best amateurs IN this country and Can
ada and defeated all Of them with comparative
ease. winning the amateur championship. He
won the half mile against ten Others in min
ute a - seconds the mile against twelve IN min
-tes seconds and the five mile against fourteen in
Is minutes 50 seconds. Such work shows that he
must have been In excellent training possessing
Wen en- extraordinary physique. The contestants
skated over circular course. a sixth ot mile in
length 1OUNg woo = % thale lo-QaN II NIe
olympia Field IN special match race against 6.
BellefeuiEe q winnipeg. at various distances the
will be the halfnIle junior and the one-rne senior
championships OF The Amateur skating Association
Relay racing at Madison Square Garden IN Column
bias great ercoegate-interscholastico COM
petitions met the success and enthusiasm ii de-
served Most OF the wei seasoned local athletes
entered in the runanE contests. The races for the
schooIboys proved especially interesting for the
spectators who showed their admiration to- the
/ pluck OF the youngsters by liberal applause. No
With military precision by the competent commit
tees IN charge and Columbia is 20 be congratulated
with en- entry list comprising seven az the lead
ing amateur billiard PLAYERS OF this country the
national Championship tournament will begin to-
night IN the music room OF the Liederkranz Club.
FIfty-eighth-st and Park-ave. These seven players
/ conform absolutely 10 the amateur status % the
] sport. The Canadian champion. Arthur Narcotic.
OF Quebec Is entered. and from this country there
| are J. De Mum Smith. Of St Louis; Charles Conk-
1 In. q Chicago: Ferdinand Poggenberg. OF New
I York; Arthur Townsend. OF Brooklyn. EDWARD, W.
Gardner. OF Passaic. y. J.. and DIT. L. L Mall, OF
the national amateur championship. win be difficult
line. two counts allowed in balz. and Of 800 points
cuiation Edward McLaughlin the protess;ioIlaL Is
United by card OF Invitation only. An amphitAoatre
t6e Ts o sa u.s. from from 'f SO an exoeent View
may be had q The play. Two matches vii be
noon at $50 and in the evening at SIS o'clock.
The offer OF $50 or plate in that value. by IN.
! Westminster Kennel Club for packs OF Eve couples
/ % foxhounds at the annual bench show in the
/ Madison Square Garden February 10 20 % has
brought forth the largest entry list OF packs
seen IN this country. and the Judging. on Friday
afternoon at O'Clock is likely be the chief at
traction Of the exhibition. Eight packs or eighty
dogs, viii &c in the ring. accompanied by the
ter OF foxhounds huntsnen with whippers-in. all
/ in hunting dress. The Montreal Hunt Club will
| have pack. 81 charge OF DR.. Charles McEach-
ron. N. T. II; the Meadow Brook Hunt will send
two packs FoXhall keene being the master % fox
| packs. in charge of J. r Townsend IL F. H and
/ one pack each viii come from the MIdCleseN Hunt
Gcncsee Valley Hunt " A. wadsWorth n F. Il.
r II on satuT6sv the beagle packs viii be i-Ideed
4 at the same hour. and the Round Plains Bcagles.
! Inc windholme Kennels Of Isip. Long Island IL
! T Peters owner viii have packs 20 compete for
Various troubles have combined to make the
1Sev-Yoriz bIiardists and patrons believe that no
match game VIII be arranged between the former
! champion Schaefer and either Cure. Sutton or
vignaux On the other hand st is believed here that
Cure is about ready TO America in order
play Slosson in this city at early date Vignaux
and Sutton. having played their match game
for the worlds championship ls-inch balk line.
two shots in. viii begin practise for their
ond match game March 4 when they play for
shot m sutton now Claiming THIS champonshlp bv
reason Of forfeit by Schaefer. on the ground that
ahoagS csnsd % tBres me s' george nye osso
said last night that while be had not heard from
Cure in direc; way. ne believed that the French
man would accept his challenge recently made and
weeks s,osson has Informed Mr. Troescher. Of the
I Brunswick ia Ike Collenoer Company, that he Is
as soon n as cure accepts and this fact has been
reply IS expected early this week The Brunswick
IA ks-Collender Company viii offer special prize
this match believing that It will help Billiards
I IN America
Mrs Gertrude Hull. Of Chicago. national woman
bowling champion o. the world. has accepted
! challenge from Miss Caroline Moritz. champion OF
/ Ohio. for a series of games be played In Cleve-
land during the national tournament of the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress February 20 l3. Miss
Moriz holds the high record OF the world for
women having recently rolled three games In Cleve
land with an average Of ga Mrs Hull won the
Illinois State championship IN a Chicago tourna-
| ment. defeating all the best bowiers In open
| ney. the list including Mrs.. Gardner and Mrs
| brucker. soon to bowl in a greater New-York tour
| ~ a match game with Mrs Joseph Threm at Toledo
wears short walking skirt and bowling shoes She
Senioi cross 49,; alley , ban with grsat speed and
sne matches after the Cleveland tourney Charley
1ffgTontain the hitherto undefeaed match bowler OF
| SSnNa9kee who won from Kenna. Bril-. Strong
| yeIonK and Peterson. Chicago stars. recently
ountan IS matched Matched 70 rD hoRfS T oe N ch
Tho1nr slsSen games at Cleveland for 500 side
wb Sn gs man Tor ne ndiyiaaal Championships
Our citizen soldiers are to be exceptionally well
,ep'esenieo m the big Joint games Of the Pastims
| A'n.euc Cub and Company X OF the SIN Resi-
| nent 70 be held at the sth Regiment Armory on
nes Of F tss Ia "a Not s 0 S res.nis