Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-14
SPORTING NOTES.

George Hackenschmidt. SO it is an
nounced, will not return TO America
until November, 1906. He then hopes
that there will be developed here some
man worthy of giving him Il tussle.
F. NJ. Ware. secretary Of the New
port Horse Show Association. annOunc-
es that the annual exhibition at the
Casino will take place on Sept. 4. and
6. The prize list is to be issued shortly.
Frank II. WinslOw, one Of the most
prominent promoters Of roller skating,
when the sport was at its hight, died at
10 o'clock Sunday night. at the hotel
Navarro, 455 Columbus avenue. Boston.
He was 65 years old.
The fight arranged for July i'm Salt
Lake City between Robert FitZsimmOns
and Mike Schreck probably will not
take place. The promoters have failed
to deposit their $4,000 forfeit in Chicago
and Fitz. who came in from his train
ing quarters, Monday, has declared the
fight off.
The worlds competition five-mile mo-
tor cycle record has been broken by f.
l.. Hagren of Salt Lake, at Ogden
Utah. The time was $50 3-5, which is
25 As seconds faster than Heagren's
former worlds record made in Salt
Lake City, last June.
After several disappointments the
Americans of London have succeeded
in forming n polo team to compete for
the James Gordon Bennett cup i'm Paris
June II. 1t is composed of Insley Blair
Robert Collier, Frank Mackay and
Craig Wadsworth. French and Spanish
teams have entered and it is probable
that an English team will compete.
An Australian yacht club has con-
trived 10 impart an interesting element
to its racing. In one race it was neces-
sary for the boats to drop a model
of man over the stern into the water
az they crossed the starting line on the
first and second rounds ard pick it up
before proceeding. 1t is reported that
many Of the dummies were very rough
ly handled.
IZettl, 2.13A, the marc that was sold
at the Chicago auction last fall for
$1,000, and that wintere:l in California
is booked by many rs the sensational
trOtter of the coming season. While
Ryder, does not speak Of Eer very en-
Enthusiastically, those who saw her in
California and since she came back are
unanimously of the opinion that she
will be the talk of the trOtting world
before the season closes.
Here goes another Dartmouth foot
ball man to the West. James G.
Vaughan has been engaged as coach
for the football team Of Lake Forest,
taking the place left by Clarence II.
Herschberger, who has accepted the
position Of professor of mathematics in
the school. Vaughan played half-bac ok
on the Dartmouth eleven and is n dis
lance runner. He will have charge of
track athletics and the baseball team
at Lake Forest, in addition to the foot
bah work.
The Vesper Henley crew will have
five rivals in the contest for the Grand
Challenge cup. Three entries are as
sured from the Thames in Leander r.
c.. London K. &. ana The Thames II. -
The foreign entries, besides the Yes
pers are the Nautique Gu Gand, Bel
gum and the Berlincr Ruder Club of
Germany The I.eandcr Club will have
eight tip-top Varsity men in the boat,
four from Oxford and four from CAM
bridge. The Vespers may have to row
three slashins races before reaching
the finals.