Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-26
SPORTING NOTES.

The Hangman, 22SA. full brother
to the worlds champion stallion Cres-
ceus, 202H, has been put to pacing.
Democracy, 2.O7, the former we'll
known Chester, Pa, PAGER. nero OF
many battles, will be raced In the "a
nadian Northwest circuit, this season.
Sullivan and Mitchell are now discus
sing the weight of the gloves TO be
used in their coming boxing match. III
really looks as if they were to do their
boxing with dictionaries.
Princeton's football schedule is still
incomplete awaiting the final settle
ment of the Cornell date. AS far as ar
ranged the team will play II games,
six at home and five away.
The Philadelphia Horse Exchange
will hold high class speed sale. Mon
day, the 18th. when a number of Ken
lucky race horses will be sold. also
high schooled Southern saddle horses.
Among the coming fistic events that
are causing a good deal of interest on
the part of the sports. is the one sched-
uied, between Bob Fitzsimmons and
Mike Schreck, at Salt Lake CITY
July 4.
The Upper Montclair Country Club
has arranged heavy schedule of golf
events. The first competition for the
presidents cup will be played Memo
rial day, while the last is billed for No
vember {.
At a meeting of the members of the
track team held at Wesleyan, Tuesday.
Earl NJ. Benson, '06. West Winfield. N.
r., was elected captain of the track
team for next season. and Olin F. Nc
Cormick, OF, Hartford, CT, captain OF
the relay team.
j. r. Pease, well-knOwn Yorkshire
golfer and familiar figure in the Brit
ish amateur championships. won the
silver cross at the recent spring meet
Ing of the Royal and Ancient Club at
st. Andrews. Mr.. Pease's card was 81.
400. C. c. Wedderburn. new MEM
Der, won the Bombay medal. with 81.
42-79. ]. L. Low was third. with 80.
Robert Maxwell required 50; Horace
Hutchinson. SO; S. Mure-Ferguson, 81.
and L. Balfour- Melville, IS.
Ten members of the Bangor High
school track squad will leave. Friday
noon. for Brunswick where they will
compete, Saturday. in the annual Bow
doin Interscholastic invitation athletic
meet against athletes from nearly all
the prominent preparatory schools in
the State. The following members Of the
squad will make the "Trip: Capt. Ed
ward Toole. E. Crowley, Guy Smith,
Comins. Brimmer Rogan. A. Cook. Alb
bolt, Johnston. Crosby. manager. and
Halves. assistant manager. The boys
did well in the meet at the University
of Maine. Saturday. and hope to make
a good showing against the schools with
which they will be pitted at Brunswick.
Robert G. Leavitt has been chosen
captain of the Williams College track
team for the next year. Leavitt is the
Williams hurdler. He came to Williams
from Mercersburg, where he held the
record in both high and low hurdles.
While he was at Mercersburg he won
the high and low hurdles at the Yale
and Princeton interscholastic meets.
and now holds the American inter-
gone over the flight in Is As seconds.
ne dISO dttcIlucu EActcT <ANduciHy,
where he won his "E." Since coming
to Williams he has never had any
trouble keeping ahead of his man and
has won both hurdles at Worcester
for the last two years. this year, win
ming the low i'm record time.
Fifteen yachts have been entered in
the Dover HeligOland race for the cup
offered by Emperor William, who will
personally present it to the winner. For
this contest, which will take place,
June II. the following American yachts
are included in the entries: The Allsa
of the New York Yacht Club, owned
by Henry s. Redmond; the Thistle Of
the Atlantic Yacht Club, owned by
Robert f. Tod: the Hildegarde of the
Yacht Club. Philadelphia.
owned by Edward r. Coleman; the
Fleur de Lys of the New York Yacht
Club. owned by DR.. Lewis A. Stimson;
and the EIidymion of the Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club, owned by George
Lauder. Jr. The yachts Apache of the
New York Yacht Club, owned by Ed
muEd Randolph :sthe Utowana of the
New York Yacht Club. owned by Alli-
son V. Armour. and the Atlantic Of the
New York Yacht Club. owned by Will
son Marshall, have entered the race
for auxiliaries. All these yachts are now
taking Part in the transatlantic race
for Emperor Williams 5000 cup.