The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-04
MANY EVENTS ON
FOR THIS week
Next Few Days Will Be Active
One Big Affairs Are to
Take Place.

New York, June 4.-Contests of all
kinds, field; aflOat and serial, will abb
sorb the attention of the sport-loving
world this week. While Americans
very naturally give preference to feats
of endurance on their own soil, three
events in England during the next
few days will hold their interest, es-
pectally in view of the participation
of representatives of this country
both men and wOmen-against for
eign competitors. These are the Eng
lish derby, the great English racing
event, to be run at Epson Downs on
Wednesday,; the International Horse
show at the Olympia in London, be-
ginning Friday and running through
to- Thursday of next, week, and the
Northern championship lawn tennis
tournament in which Miss May Sutton
Of California, will compete. Pay in
this latter event will begin at Man.
chester tomorrow. "
The derby. which the turf world
regards as the blue ribbon event of
all countries is for foals of 1904, and
over the course of one and half miles.
Captain Greers' Sieve Gallon is the
2 to 1 favorite. The French horse,
Ouadi Halle, Edmond Blanc's candi-
date. Is highly thought of, but has
been reported suffering from a cold.
Galvania, with which Major Eustace
Loder hopes to repeat his victory of
last year, when he won the derby with
Spearmint, is at to l.
There has been heavy wagering on
Richard Cookers Orby, which is quot
ed at 10 to Z and even. John Reiff,
the American jockey, will have the
leg upon Orby and he. like Mr.. Gro
ker, has strong hopes of winning the
race. Two other horses that are at
tracing much attention are Lord
Roseberry's Bazonian and Woolwind-
er. from the stable of Col. E. w.
Baerd.
American horsemen will play a
prominent part in the first annual ex-
hibition of the International Horse
Show association to be held at Olym-
pia, London. June to Is. The show
is under the patronage of King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandria and the
Prince and Princess of Wales. The
chief American exhibitor is Alfred G..
Vanderbilt, who has entered &c horses.
Other American entrants are Armour
& Co.. Watson, Mrs. Francis Francis,
Albert B. Mackay, E: H. Wetherbee;
Geo. B. Hume, Richard P. MacGrann
and j. c. Clusen. Canada will be
represented by an extensive string
owned by Adam Beck.
With favorable weather conditions
distance race fors balloons will be
started on Monday from Aero park at
Pittsffeld, Mass. The entries are Helm
rich Hendler's Wilhelm die Gross
with capacity of $4,000 cubic feet to
be piloted by its owner; Leo Stevens
Mercury with a capacity of $4,000 Gu
bic feet, also to be piloted by its
owner and the Orient, $4,000 cubic
feet, which is to be managed by
Charles Walsh of Mount Vernon. Each
vessel will carry, in addition to a
pilot, at least one passenger.
Six schooners, four sloops and four
yawls will start Wednesday morning
from Gravesend Bay on a 700 mile
race to st. Davids Head, Bermuda,
for the Frank Maer cup and other
trophies.
The boats will race under the flags
Of the Brooklyn, New Rochelle and
y AsOSoA ASSl AuOu ydSut CLUBS. VII Odl.
urday, starting from the anchorage
of the mctorboat club of America in
the Hudson river off 1OSth street, two
staunch motorbcats will begin race
to Bermuda. These are the Ailsa
Craig, owned by James Craig, and
Eben Stevens of this city, and the
Idaho. belonging to Peter Shields, OF
Philadelphia. Both are fine specimens
of the boat builders art. The Ailsa
Craig is fifty feet long, while the
Idaho measures 10 feet more. The
race is under the auspices of the mo-
torbcat club of America and the Royal
Bermuda yacht club. The trophy is
silver cup dedicated by James Cor
don Bennett. n
The grand national steeple chase
handicap, to be run at Belmont park
Wednesday and the Westminster
handicap at Gravesend on Thursday
are the features of the eastern turf
for the week. In the former all good
timber toppers in training are entered.
Accountant is> to carry top weight,
26 pounds in the latter event with
Gobetween one pound lighter.
The'week promises some fine sport
on the tennis courts. Many games are