Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Lewiston defeated Bath 3 to O at polo
Thursday night at Bath
Jonn l.. Madden paid $4,000 for Prince
Wilborne at the Splan sale at Chicago,
Thursday The Price is among the high
est ever paid for horse in the West
The first block of 200 for the pool cham
pi0nship Of the world at st. Louis be-
tween Thomas Hueston of St Louis and
Cowboy Weston of Chicago was won
by the latter. 100 to Hueston's l15. Wes-
ton highest score was II; HueStOn'S, Il.
AT the annual meeting of the American
Autoinobiie Association Thursday at Chi
caGo the following officers We're elected:
President. John NJ. FarSon, Chicago: first
vice president. w. II. Hotchkiss, Buffalo:
second vice president. DR.. Miltanl1 John
son, CaiitOrn'l; treasurer, G. T.. Earring
ton. New Jersey.
on the turf at City park, New Orleans.
wednesday for an alleged attempt To-
Drihc Jockey Il. Smith. The case has been
under Investigation by the stewards for
several days W. Ii. Rudolph ana Gerald
Evans shared the same fate on q charge.
o1 offensive touting and other practices;
contrary to the best interests of the turf.
Inc drivers and promoters of the Ha-
Naht automobile meet have protested
against the local automobile association
S nlAliS me STARTING point of the 200-nile
race on the Havana side of the town of
Aitrlanao, in which the course has two
Shdfp turns. neceSSitating much slowing
10 avoid accidents. 1t is contcnded thar
me start should he beyond Marianao, af
Yer which the entire road is ideal AS
the Grandstand. boxes etc, have been
erected on the city side OF Marianao th,.
Havana Association is unwilling To
change the order.
a cooking main held Thursday near the
Ne% York state line near Hoosick Falls.
N: u, and declared tC be for the cham
pionship Of Vermont, attracted snect,
Tors from 1Ouf states and there was live
iE SHeculltlOn amOng the bettcrS as to th,,
outcome. The birds We're brought from
bennington ana North Bcnninpton nnI
me main was to have been settled on q
paSlS OF five battles out of nine. Only
SIN ilShtS We're necessary, however, Ben
nington winning the first three battles.
losing the fourth, anG winning the fifth
and sixth and the main
for time Thursday William ].
tiotl ller who IS living seriously ill at his
parents home at Wynncwood, Pa. forgot
ms suffering. and his family were over
Joycd by the announcement of the nhy-
scans lins IN attendance that the famous;
:'tEicte would not be lamcd by the in
IuflcS he received Tuesday afternoon
when ne was thrown from his horse. ut
Llinrrch MIR clothier passed a com
Portable day and is resting easily doing
as well rs can be expected under tn.
circumstances, for fractured pelvic
bone-the large bone of the hp-is no
tfiilng nuft.
Harvey Parker, who is looking after
the interests Of Fred Beell. the Wisconsin
wrestler. Is hot on the trail of Clarence
l'ouidin, the Cuban wonder, and saws ne
VIII post forfeit of $1,000 to bind the
match before he leaves Cleveland. q
Saturday. Beell is in splendid condition
ana Parker Is confident ne can beat the
Cuban. The latter is expected in Cleve-
l;tnd next week, and Parker is determined
to force him into meeting WITH Bcell.
'Bouldm has been lodging Beell for a
year or more said Parker, land it is
about time he quit four-flushing and gets
down to business. l will put up the mon
ey. and Bouldin can either cover it or
admit that he is afraid of Beell"
The joint rules committee on the Ma
tlonal Trotting Association, the American
IrottinS Association and the America Il
TrottinG and Register ASSociati ton began
two days session at Chicago Thursday
for the biernial rules revision. one Of
the rules proposed and one that will
probably be favorably acted upon was
the ending OF three e-heat- out -of-five races
with the fifth heat Eastern representa-
tiveS ut the meeting We're especially ia
vOrablc to this rule. which was used on
several tracks last summer. with the re-
suit that il made many of the decisions
more satisfactory. Regulations looking
to more safeguards against ringing"
and tn" punishment of offenders will also
probably be acted upon faVorably. The.
Grand Circuit committee. which meets
Wednesday. presented some recommended
lions that were discussed at great length.