The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-15

The Interstate relay which will prove of the
main attractions at the coming fair is proving to be
source OF much interest to horse lovers throughout this
section. In Spokane many entries have already been
made and 1T is expected that by the time the starts
the numbers will have increased to such proportions
to render the coming event the biggest affair of its kind
ever held here.
This will not be open to any but men, has been
deemed best by the management not to have the ladies
enter The ladies' race will be pulled off separately The
winner of the mems relay will receive $780, second
$780, third, $3.50, and fourth $780, making in all purse
of $1,000 offered for that event No entrance money is
asked The is to be purely amateur professional
horses allowed The regular western saddle with the min
mum weight of 25 pounds will be required The laps of
each relay will be onehalf mile. Each contestant must
change his saddle although he will be allowed
one to hold his horse while making the change
The winner of the will be the making the best
total time for the six days. riding covering distance Of
II miles. During the past few days the chamber of
merce has been deuged with inquiries regarding the
event.
Spokane will be represented in the North Pacific Inter
national Tennis tournament to be held on the Mutnomah
Club grounds connection with the Lewis Clark expo
ston beginning next Monday, by w. A. McBu1ney and
&c. c. Walker.
The two left for Portland yesterday. They will
represent the Spokane Country Club both the single and
the double events.
George H. Tyre, driving 16horse power car led the
contestants in the 1000 mile tour from New York to the
White mountains and return when the party arrived at
Brettonwoods, yesterday.
The is half over the last of the 80 contestants
having reached Brettonwoods at $50 o'clock last night
The trophy for the event offered by Charles j.
Gldden of New York.
The American tennis players Ward and Wright, won
the semi-fnal match by defeating Gurmo and Dacurgis,
of France on the Queens Club courts yesterday
| The Americans played with ease and showed much
better form than in previous matches.
Dunlap and Brooks, of Australia also an easy vic
tory from the Austrians, Won Wesley and KinseI.
Next week the Americans and Australians will meet in
the finals for the championship. {,
serious accident occurred in the first race at Brighton
yesterday when Dersion fell throwing Jockey W. Rob
bins with great violence to the track The jockey was
conscious for time. Robbins sustained a compound
fracture of the right and broken collar bone.
Derision broke his neck.
Seattle defeated San Francisco in the game on the home
grounds yesterday by of to 6. Kane Hart and
Stickney the game by pokng out hits in the last
spasm. Frisco could not find Doctah Shield effectively
at any time during the contest.
Whalen substituted for Williams in the fifth inning
Gray blew up in yesterdays game between Oakland and
Los Angeles with the result that the Commuters walked
off with the honors by a of to 2.
Tacoma shut Portland out at that place yesterday win
ming by of to 0. Thomas pitched great game
innings.