Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-19
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NoNh SPINS dt AlItTtt, near LlVerpOnl.
They are J. Temple Gwathmey ard Fox
hall P. Keene. This is 4 new record. but
is not unusual for a New Yorker to
have horses in training on the fat AMI
in England simultaneously. August Bel
mont, James r. kcene ard H. p. Whit
ney have each one or more candidates
undergoing their early preparation ir
England for the classic British turf rrizes
in addition to their horses being trained
at American race courses.
An international fencing competition
between the best sworismen in England
and the United States will be held this
year, probably about the middle of June,
in London, according to an announcement
made Saturday. Four Americans have
been selected to make the team. They
are Charles Eatham. one of the best duel
ing swordsmen in this country. and the
national champion in 1901, 1902 and 100:
w. Scott O'COnnOr, the present duelin-
sword champion and an old-time holder
of the championships in foils; Lieut.. F.
w. Huneycutt, who just before his grad
uation was the intercollegiate champion,
and Fitzhugh Townsend. who was cham
pon in fois in 1900 and 1900
The dual gymnastic exhibition between
Harvard and Pennsylvania Saturday was
won by Harvard, 81 points to II. The ex-
hibition was held in the Hemenway GYM
nasium at Cambridge in the afternoon be-
fore small crowd. Harvard took five
first places and two seconds. while Penn
sylvania took only one first, Krauss win
ming on the parallel bars. and four second
places. Evans CT Harvard won two firstS,
in the horizontal bar and side horse
events. Woodbury. of Harvard got a first
and a second, and Krauss of Pennsy q
first and second. Only two men were
allowed III each event In the single
tumbling and club-swinging events Penn
sylvanis; was represented by only one
man.
Steeplcchase Jockey E. Miller fur
nished excitement at City Park in New
Orleans yesterday. He had the mount
on Judge Nolan in the second race,
and, to many spectators, seemed to
keep the horse from finishing in the
money. Judge Nolan was ridden to
the extreme outside at every jump,
and was finally pulled in behind the
leaders. Before the numbers went up,
bowling mob was after the jockey,
who took refuge in the paddock under
the protection Of the police. The
stewards at once ruled Miller off the
turf and as soon as the excitement
had quoted down he was Struggled out
Of the grounds. escaping a small but
determined knot of men who awaited
him in the customary exits
vIa h.,
divisions brounght the second annual
spring golf tournament at Pinehurst.
\. c.. to a close Saturday The match
of the day was between J. d. Foot of
Arawamis and {. l. Becker of Wood
land. MIR. Foot winning on the 18th
hole. three up and one to play l. d.
Pierce of Woodland, Mass, took the
first division consolation, defeating
Allan Lard Of Columbia by the liberal
margin of nine to eight. J. d. Cline
of the Euclid Club, Cleveland, took
the second division. and II. NJ. Red
path of the Royal Club, Montreal, the
consolation; T.. NJ. Barnes of Engle-
wood. the third, and Frank Presbrey
ot Garden City. the consolation; G. w.
Daw of the Island Club. Troy, the 4th
and NJ. +. Johnson of Euclid, the CON-
ISOLATION.
The annual open tournament of the
Thomasville Golf Club came to an
end at Thomasville, Ga, Saturday af-
ter three days of play. In class A.
Andrew II. Manson of Darien. cham
pion of the Southern Golf Association.
W on, two up and one TO play, from
Hamilton Jose, amateur champion of
Wisconsin. In class Il. Leslie of
ID. c., won from r. G.
Mays of Thomasville by default. In
class c. J. S. Bailey of Boston won
from j. ii. Cunning of New York.
Zip and 3 to play. In class a for la
c1es, Mrs. Leon Wolttaars of ManiStee,
Mich. won from Miss Evelyn Eosc of
one up. 10 holes. In class
b. Miss Belcher of Boston won from
Miss Prinsle of Thomasville, one up.
Another wrestling match was held at
Sanford Saturday evening. the partic-
'pants being George GowaE, Il Sanford
who tipped the scales at 203
and Wilfrcd Barrett of Mont
real. the middleweight champion of
Canada, who the other night wrcstleJ
here with Jack Rush.on. The rules
we're best three in Eve. catch-as-catch- |
AN. three second pin falls. with no fly
ing throws. The first fall was made by |
Barrett in IL minutes, the second was
also made by him in Az minutes and the |
third was made by GOwan in six min
ltes. Barrett made the fourth fall in
our minutes. 1t was case Of the
up against the professional |
md Gowan made good showing under
he conditions. Next Fridy evening
Barrett will wrestle Ben Written of |
l-awrarcc Mass, at 145 pounds. for n |
side bet of $50 and a purse of 800. |
lack Rushton. who received q broken |
lib in the match the other night, will |
+" three or four weeks wrestle with |
James Grocus of Lowell, Mass. at 166 |
pounds