New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
RACING SCENE SHIFTS.
Ne7rs and Vicacs on Current Topics
1m0teur and Professional.

Cf fret interest in the sporting world on sat
ID, more the football games between Harvard
and the Navy and Yale and West Point Inc
government schools We're anxious TO learn the
strength Of their football eleVens' "hlIe inc Us
-olleoes needed these games to test their teams
,,,,aer fire Both the soldiers and the sailors
r1lave6 great football, and there will be bllter
came when they meet in their annual contest at
Philadelphia. But the work on the gTlalron is
discussed in more detail elsewhere on this page
Belmont Park closed its gates for the season on
Saturday. and the racing scene shifts TO ia
v1afca to-day Nealon, the winner of the sub
urban Handicap. showed his ability on saturday
20 go a distance by winning the two and quar-
ser mile Belmont Park Weight-for-Age Race III
9.52 as AGAINST 3: 572k by St Bellane. which con-
stltuted the old track record. made in lso9. me
winner could have done even better.
Yale showed that she has strong team ny
winning the intercollegiate golf championship at
the Nassau Country Club for the second u'he,
Besides Ellis Knowles captured the lndlNlduii
bonors for the Blue. Jerome j. Travers seems
70 he fY1provina despite his constant playing
On Saturday he won the invitation tournament
et the Raltusrol Golf Club, and incidentally
equaled the amateur competitive record lot 1ile
course There will be the usual club tournaments
and championships up for decision this week
The lawn tennis season Is nearly over, and there
gre no fixtures scheduled this week. WITHIN
few weeks the indoor game viii be on IN earnest
The 9TH Regiment has already arranged an eIao-
crate schedule. Although there are few fixtures
to be decided It viii be busy week IN the sport
ing world with the countless football games
thoroughbred racing, golf. association footoaH
and other sports.
The eighth annual show Of the Automobile
C1ut, Of America VIII open on Thursday at the
Grand Central Palace. 1t will last a week;
then comes the show Of the Licensed Association
at Madison Square Garden. Autoists have a
busy month before them, and viii have an op-
in ha o.
bile trade world.
The intercollegiate Association Of Amateur
Athletes made a wise move when Il took over
the cross-country association last week. The
new. management should be Of great benefit 10
the sport in the colleges, where it is fast gain
ing favor.
Already the college teams are preparing for
the basketball season. Columbia has announced
a long schedule.
The indoor athletic championships to be de-
cided at Madison Square Garden on Friday and
Saturday nights viii bring together ell the best
athletes IN the metropolitan district. This meet
begins the long winter indoor season.
Some fine racing is in store for those who at
tend the meeting Of the United Hunts Associa-
ton in Queens on wednesday, October %, and
Saturday. November .. The programme con-
tains steeplechases, hurdle races and contests on
the fiat.
Rowing seems to have come TO Princeton to
stay Mn and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie have sent
word that they viii be present at the fall re-
gatta on Lake Carnegie.
Motor boats o9 al types and description Will
be on exhibition at the Grand Central Palace
during the week Of December IA
The fall track and field games at Yale and
Cornell Saturday each brought out q future
track team star At New Haven, Forest c.
Smithson, formerly Of the University Of Notre
Dame distinguished himself in five events. while
: Lee Talbot. the Mercersburg giant, broke the
IA Cornell record with the hammer. Neither will
Vi be available for the track team this year, how
ever. because Of the one-year rule.