The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

I him and have a good chance 10 beat
| him and be champion fighter az well as
| champion wrestler? / shall fight first
soma OF the men who claim 10 lee cham
Mons. Then 1 viii challenge Jeffrl,a for
| the championship OF the world"
| The anti-street betting bill has been
taken up by the government now and its
passage Is practically certain. This fact
! is recognized by the sporting press. but
the measure is no whit less objection
able TO that section Of his majesty's
subjects.
Angus" In the Sportsman fairly rep
reSents the prevailing Judgment or rae
ing men anent the measure. He says
Whether the bin be useful or In
iquitous. we have. / am afraid. now 10
face the fact that Il will be transformed
into an act before the members of parlia-
ment separate for their vacation. So long
as the bill was regarded purely as
private effort. Il was not a difficult mat
ter 10 stay It's progress, but once Il Is
taken up otrlcially. the best laid schemes
OF its opponents are OF little avail
I'VE have all along denounced this
miserable bin as a gross piece OF class
legislation, and IL is none the less so
because Il has at last received the
blessing OF the church and the govern
ment. The pity Of Il is that we have no
more champions Of our cause at West
minister. The few have done their best
ana we thank them for their services.
so cheeFfully and ungrudgingly rendered:
but II is to be feared that they will
now speedily see all their labor nullifed
However. the tight is not necessarily
over when the street betting bin be-
comes the street betting act The re-
sources OF civilization are not yet ex-
! hausted."
J. Rein, the american jockey is do
ing some good riding in Ostend. He Is
landing winners with gratifying fire.
quency.
Jabez Wolfe is another swimmer who
is willing 10 admit that the British chan
mel IS rather a difficult bit of water 20
negotiate. He tried Il last week, but
was able 10 make only little more than
half the distance.
Polo is one OF the features Of the
Ostend season. and now that the match
ground laid out IN the center Of the
raCecourse is in good condition. some
hrst-rate teams are providing capital
sport. Captain Miller's team from Eng
| land includes Lord Wodehuuse. Lord
| Harrington. Major Beresford, Sir John
| Dale. Scott Robson, Frank Mackev. Fox
/ han keene. Frank Benevllle. +. b.
Brassey. c. Garland. Aubrey Hastings.
! Walter Buckmaster. y. Hudson. George
Miller,lI Pearce. G. Lockett. and Cecil
/ NickalIs
The King is going % send some Of mis-
shire horses TO the Canadian national
exhibition al Toronto and 20 other great
horse fairs In Canada ard the United
| States. Lord Rothschild is also going
, 10 send some Of the TING stud. Il Is
said at the request Of his majesty.
Thousands OF our friends across the
Atlantic have never seen the BEST of
the shire horse breed. They have not
been able TO get 10 England, and the
best OF the breed has not gone there.
such horses as his majesty and Lord
| Rothschild own are not often found
crossing the sea. The prizes to be won
are Insignificant, and the shows al which
the horses will be exhibited can scarcely
/ be said 10 have an international char
acter. But the fact that American
farmers will see the best OF the breed
/ and realize 10 what perfection they can
/ be bred. cannot fail 10 react favGrab lv
/ on trade. and the smallest breeder of
good shire horses Will feel the benedt in
! enhanced prices and a brisker demand.