The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-10
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Canadian Yacht club decided that the
trial races for the selection OF tho
Canada's cup challenger from the
three candidates -Temeraire and 20
raya of Toronto and Naniwa of Ham
ilton--will be held at Toronto. II also
was decided to change the shippers
of the two Toronto boats in the pre-
liminary trials of this week In order
to settle the question of the challen-
ger
Grandma Jefferson, p, 2;l31a, rec
ord made at Denver, Colo, is the fast
est 4-year-old pacing filly of the sea-
son, and likewise holds the best rec
ord by 4.year-old of any sex or gait
so far. She is an own sister of Nettie
Jefferson, D.. 2:l0i5. being by Jeffer-
son. the son of Charles Caffery: DAM
Confidence Game dam of Nettie JEFF
ferson, p, 2:101a), pedigree untraced.
A full sister. year youngster IL
owned by c. NJ. Darling OF Lyndon
Vile, VT
C. X G. Billings. owner of Lou Dill
lon and Major Delmar, announced
| that the king and queen of trotters
! would make their first appearance OF
| the season during the Grand Circuit
meeting at Cleveland, which will be
held from July 81 to August a. He
| said that the announcement that they
would start in Detroit at the Grand
Circuit meeting was erroneous, adding
that their present condition will not
warrant either of them starting before
the Cleveland race meet.
The greatest athletic event In tho
history of the Northwest will be the A.
A. IT, national championship games at
Portland, Ore. Aug. 4 and 8. A great
deal of interest is being manifested
throughout the country In the games
and large entry lists have been re-
ceived from the leading amateur ath-
letic clubs in the United States.
Teams from New York. Chicago and
| Milwaukee are expected in Portland to
compete in these championship games
and elaborate preparations are being
made to receive all visiting teams.
Herman Hultgren of Chicago took
the first time prize in the Milwaukee,
Waukesha road race July 16. John
Dietz of Milwaukee took second place,
Hultgren's time was 1921, and Dietz's
SO: o. The ROADS were In such con
dition that the record was never in
danger. The winner of the race was
Joseph DietZ. four-minute man, who
came in away ahead of all the others.
Ewald Porch. an eight-minute man,
was second, and Charles Welch, with
seven and onehalf minutes handicap,
third. Both are from Milwaukee.
For the sake of science In the prize
ring IL might be well to wish that no
such perfect man physically as Jef'
ries will ever step into the ring again.
The ideal weight In the heavyweight
division would no doubt be about 17b
TO possibly 1870 pounds. Unless the
man in this case were by nature awK-
ward IL would not prevent him in
showing stiffness in the ring, when
is a delight to the average spectator.
The spectators do not care so much 10
see one win on brute strength alone
They want some action for Their
money, and for this reason II is no
wonder that some promoters can
afford to offer $4,000 purses to Tight
ers in the lighter divisions Chicago
Record Herald.
Abe Attell is to sail for England th'
latter part of this month, accompanied
by Fred Ashe, a New York sportsman
who SAYS Attell will visit Ireland
Scotland, Wales, Germany, ant
France. His main purpose Is to sc
on a bout with Joe Bowker, the III
glish bantam champion. 81 underslan
that he is coming to America, san
W Attell II am going TO anticipate M
% visit and find out exactly how ! stan
DE- In the way of a match. | have bee
as irving to locate this Briton for son
'h' time. But, strange to say, he has
- far given me the cold shoulder. 81
ar he can't crawl when I corrai him {
in his own ground. If Bowker refuses
or do business with me will try 10 50
m. what can do with some Of the 9th
men in my class
no The ranks of the sons OF GeoTi
on wilkes, 1922, are gradually depleun
of The latest to join the great major
lie. is Erie Wilkes, really one of the lea
zoo successful of the get of his noted 81
oI- as a progenitor of speed. He is ere
ho tied with only four standard perfori
at ers. the fastest being Polar Wilkes,
ant 2:11&, and Turco, p, PIP. But ~
of his sons have sired speed, and ~
J.. of his daughters have each produc
VIC one. It was not exactly lack OF opp
~ tunity. either. which accounts for !
20 moor showing, for he was memb
SUI of the Jewett farm stallio
=" for a number of years. He was
an wears old. George Wilkes was
snt years old when he got Erie wiki
y" old age did not avail much in Il
case.
Announcement has been made
EST the dates for the elimination trials
lie' the Vanderbilt cup race and of
au' date of the main event. Robert L
men Morrell chairman of the A. A. A. r
ON ing board, has applied for the use
lrst the newly selected racing course
Try. I ono Island for Sent % as the d;