New-York tribune., 1905-02-13

CITY PARk
TO have his bail team excel musicians well as
ball players. The story goes thus: President
Brush has given q commission TO of the fore
most song writers OF the metropolis TO write num-
her OF ballads and humorous parodies for new or
eanization 70 be known as the Champion Giant
g TO accompany the Giants their Southern trip.
The side Line coaching done by the home team at
the Polo Grounds this year should be marked by
unWonted melody.
Lovers Of hockey are being treated TO the best
sport OF the popular Canadian pastime IN the his
tory OF the game IN New-York- More evenly
matched teams. enthusiastic and larger
crowds and more brilliant play than before
have marked the contests Of this season The
games Of last week watched by packed
houses. In Saturday nights game between Yale
and Princeton there not standing room,
and every seat had been taken two weeks in ad-
vance. Such numbers fully Indicate the growing
popularity of the fast game OF hockey. Yales de-
feat Of Princeton now puts the New-Haven team
on an equal footing with Harvard eacn with a
clean record Of victories. They meet on Saturday
great struggle viii result. as they are considered
Exceptionally evenly matched. This contest will
series. and should Harvard win the Ceballos Cup
FL oe Lhelfs, as aley ,d ii ,Ei ,,;c9or T Vii
make them permanent holders OF the cup Yale has
men a hard fight, as their attack is much faster
and their team work more perfect but they are not
fore the call OF time.
The defeat Of the Wanderers Tuesday night
last by the Hockey Club OF New-York puts the
champions Of lS03-04 out OF the running this year.
FOR they have already been defeated three times.
whereas the Hockey Club has lost only one game.
and that TO the Crescent Athletic Club. and the
latter club has suffered reverses These teams
face each other Tuesday night at the St. Nicho-
las Rink and the Hockey Club will have its oppor-
tunity Of tying the New Noon men IN the struggle
for honors in the amateur league. They have IL
former he
son. only 10 pieces later. but this year they
desperate effort to win from the Brooklyn seven
In the & last contest between the he two the Crescent
- ookey Club Will have the advantage OF playing
aoS SIDE s @n VI" The Of HooReR nRe eEf caS wo oo
rom the Wanderers chiefly owing 10 their speedier
n tack and are much more accurate shooters on
have slightly stronger defence Two referees will
& leok after the gaEae-E1ugh Bunen, OF the New
yesk aAthletie Club and buster Heyward. of the
a1i ManaereTs aoS1ey Club i should be pretty,
more proficient IN tTs resrt ~ tiS 1 POINT ane are
tsur League.
N According 20 late news received from yachtsmen
sb-oad' Sir Thomas Upton predicted In The
Tribune some time ago, has decided to challenge
Tor the Americas Cup for the fourth time the race
70 be sailed in the summer Of 1906 probably in NAV
or June Of that year. That his fourth effort will
be more determined than the preceding ones seems
apparent, from the report that he intends TO have
three new yachts built, each from the plans of q
eores 9se a Myine Linton Hope and
completed, before his death, the lines Of e new
Cup challenger which can easily be completed by
risbsS sr Tbo,ss dihTon % HOPE It IS said has fur
tnsI may or may not like lawson Independence
associate Of watsons has been 'ost snccsfI sI
with racing yachts of the smaller classes and the
20 Sow a vessel Of remarkably powerful and
Yechtsmen here believe that the report that Sir
Thomas is contemplating the building Of three
yachts. one Of which is 70 be chosen as the chal-
tenEer. aTter series Of trials is significant They
say that Il means challenging with a smaller Yacht
than ususi-perhaps 7o-footer like our Rainbow,
Yankee. Virginia Mineola-for IL he intended to
try for the Cup with s0-footer as usual he
would surely use Shamrock III. now laid up in
BROOKLYN IN the Erie Basin. She is the best pos
EIDE trisl horse he could have, in the large class
class could Be tried out against several OF known
des By chaehn 9F & Fitss ds5n n0T STs soSt S Bs Be
The NeyV-YOTk Yacht Club on the defensive. for the
them eild they would be compelled to build at
general type and dimensions as the challenger.
c % ans 1Ge esaFS o. or c9STTs W. that ehsr
Cough e00a nSS tg I q sd bos t1e E01q R Prove & fds
Jnent Of uncertainty. which makes all racing so
lsselnsing viii always exist until the final race is
sailed and the Cup is won OF lost
Edward s. Esty. Of Brookline. eleven years and
one month old. grandson OF the late Edward S.
lsty. OF Ithaca, has received license TO operate
an automobile from the Massachusetts Highway
Commission and ranks as the youngest automo-
bile driver n. England II not in the United
States. a severe test OF hours length given
the lad by the Massachusetts Highway Commission.
The boy driving A-horsepower touring car. The
infancy, following the steam roller by the hour
from the time be could fod6e. and has a good nm
cerstanoing OF the mechanical electrical work.
ings OF the automobile He is larger than the
being fest ss[ inches in height p'D''OS ana
No polo team officially representing the Huriing-
ham Club VIII 10 America this year but
there IS for players on this side OF the ocean
7 % look hopefully for visit from some of the
British experts. They Will be eagerly welconn ei
and generously treated.
The nne trotting animals which have been
Knocked Gown 20 the highest bidders at Madison
Square Garden In the last horse sale have earned
tbs approval Of expert judges Of the choicest
strains Since the days OF Robert Bonner OF Gov
ernor Stanford OF California Of the sensational
sale OF Arion for enormous price. there has
been falling off in the esgerness 10 pay huge
totals for superb animals that, harnessed to a
sulky, make smezingly fast miles and when
properly trained ard handled can achieve amazing
deeds. Remarkable indeed has been the progress
made by fast horSsiesh IN many parts of the ma
7iou. There have been important improvements
n the laying OF racecourses in various parts
of country, and the thoroughbred has enlisted
she affections and the admiration OF those fond OF
sport ia many divisions Of the United States When
tie paid over IN America for a
frottfng horse transferred in Massachusetts,
{or A-ion bold investor anxious
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