The Washington times., 1905-10-29
EUROPEAN SPORTS
OF DIVERS SORTS
Upton Still Has the
Cup Bee.
FooTBALLIsTs NUMBERED
Scheme Great Help to Spectators.
Spender-Clay After Big Game.
Spanish King Good Hunter.

habit has been too strong for Sir
formed the Irish baronet has decided
cnoe more to send a Shamrock across
ihe Atlantic to make a fourth attempt
to lift the Americas Cup.
The challenge will be for a race in
1907. so there will be ample time to get
ready for the final struggle. Sir Thomas
is not ready yet to say anything about
the matter, and it was. in fact, his in
tention to keep the whole matter under
cover for the time being
Recently IL was stated on high au-
thorfty that he had concluded to give
UP sll hope of bringing the cup home,
but he is a man who hates 10 give up
beaten, and hence has concluded to
make one more try.
An innovation in Rugby football,
which was so well received that 1t will
doubtless be generally introduced. was
tried II a recent game between Middle
sex ard the New Zealand team. Each
player was numbered, and his number
was worn so conspiculiously that the
spectators were able TO identify each
player without difficulty.
The New Zealand team. by the way.
has been a revelation to the English
players OF Rugby. 1t has an unbroken
string of victories, and is rarely scored
against. The Antipodeans play a fast.
clean game, with machine-like team
work, which is irresistible
1 hear that Capt. Spender-Clay. who
married Miss Pauline Astor, is con-
templating an American trip before long.
1t is his purpose TO go to tine Northwest
TO try for big game. Capt. Spender-Clay
is somewhat of an enthusiast ir this
direction. and should he carry out his
present intention will probably go into
British Columbia. and may have try
at the polar bears in the Yukon country,
going across to Siberia and coming home
overland. 1t is said there is fine sport in
some parts of Manchuria and Siberia.
The young King of Spain has devel-
oped great fondness for out-of-door
sports He has long been an enthusi-
astic automobilist and is an expert
chauffeur. He has now taken up noun
tain climbing and shooting. He COM
bines the two with pleasure and success.
He is a deadly shot at birds. with the
shotgun, and has attained also much
his sports and is the most popular mon
arch with the mass OF the Spanish .peo-
pie Of which recent history has any
record
The annual exodus of yachts and
yachtsmen has begun. L understand that
several parties are bound for India 10
be present for the reception there to the
Prince and Princess of Wales, The
most notable among these is the Earl
of Crawford. who takes a party to the
Pacific on the Yahalla.
Danny Maher, the American Jockey,
has not been as fortunate as usual of
late. Wheatly has largely increased his
lead of winning mounts. and Madden
now has passed the American. Maher
however. is still largely ahead in per-
centage
The dean of the university oarsmen c.
NJ Walls. is dead. at the ripe age of
eighty-siX. He str0ked the Cambridge
crew in 1S40 and 1871. winning both races.
He was an enthusiastic hunter and rode
to the hounds four days a week during
the season up TO six years ago
William Easton. the weil-known Amer
ican horse auctioneer. has sufficiently
recovered from the recent operation he
underwent TO sail for home in order to
be present at the sale OF the Haggin
Rancho del Paso stud. in New York a
week from Monday.
Interest in France has never been so
great in aeronGutics as it Is now The
unqualified success OF the recent race
under the auspices of the Aero Club, OF
Paris. and the successful experiments
with Lebaudy's dirigible airship are re-
sponsible for the renewed interest. Ex-
Icrts have no hesitation in declaring
that the practicable airship Is already
In sight. and that another decade will
see IL in general use.
The French authorities have solved
the problem of permitting owners and
plungers TO bet on credit. They have
commissioned reliable men 10 take bets
in the weighing inclosure. They use
their own money in placing the -=s9Ts
= in the mutuels. and are permitted TO
charge commission. One of the main
objections of the owners 10 the prohibi-
tion of book betting was that IL entailed
too much inconyenience 10 get their
waSers down.