New-York tribune., 1907-08-26
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
FIJTURITY THIS @ WEEk.
Ne5cs and Tie1cs on Current Topics,
amateur and Professional.

most interest this week 20 the running OF the
rich Futurity, OF the greatest races of the
year at Sheepshead Bay Saturday. Toward
this race. which carries with IL much honor and
money owners and trainers have been directing
their efforts for months. The public loves TO
the running OF the Futurity. On Thursday
the yearly meeting at the historic Saratoga
course comes to q close. The following day
Empire City VIII close its gates. after eighteen
days Of racing. Racegoers Will then journey TO
Sheepshead Boy on Saturday. Newport still
holds attractions for the followers Of lawn ten
MS. The final rounds in the national champion
ship singles may be played early this week.
Yacltsnen viii enjoy the annual fan regatta Of
the Seawanhaka COrinthian Yacht Club on Sat
urday. On the golf links local experts will COM
pete in the greater New York championship. TO
he decided at Van Cortiandt Park on Thursday.
Friday and Saturday There Will also be a
fhree-day tournament the links OF the Lake
Placid Golf Club. The baseball fans will jour
,ey TO either the Polo Grounds or Washington
Park where the Giants and Brooklyns respect
sveiy hold sway
Last week was filed with keen competition in
al sporting de 3aTtments. In the thoroughbred
world the most important events were the VIC
tories Of Running Water in the Merchants ana
Citizens Handicap and the Saratoga Cup;
Frank FaFrelrs Jim Gaffney in the Albany
Handicap and James r Keene's Restigouche
fa the United States Hotel Stakes. At Newport
Richard II. Palmer forged TO the frfnt as a pos
sfbie contender in the finals for the national
lawn tennis championship. The Giants played
e-ratic ball all the week. being badly beaten by
pistsburg in one OF the games. and trouncing
Chicago in another The Yankees had their
troubles on their Western trip while Brooklyn
wor the majority Of the games at washington
Park. Athletes from the Irish-Amertcan Ath-
retic Club won the Metropolitan championship
~ Travers Island. The New York Athletic Club
being a poor second. J. Rogers MaXwelIs
schooner Queen defeated the Ingomar in the
American Yacht Club regatta Robert Abbott
n Yale student and representative or the
p,a,nneId Country Club. won the chief cup on
she links Of the Deal Golf and Country Club.
LAWN TENNIS.
The national lawn tennis championship
.1anent st Newport the feature OF the
week and was a distinctly eventful affair. II
is more than likely that the tournament is the
last In which the champion will simply be called
srpon TO defend his title from man tired out
by the strain OF fighting his way through the
all comers' tournament and the rule OF playing
through adhered 10 in golf, is expected 10 De
sr1 force when the experts gather AT Newport
next year
Several surprises marked the first days of
the meeting. Karl Behr. hnalist last year ana
expected 20 be a strong contender Tor the risht
80 challenge William J. Clothfer- was defeated
sn The first days play by r. H Palmer. Of the
Ridgesvood Golf Club. the darkest OF dark
horses This young player has since defeated
clarence Pell and Nathaniel ". Niles. and Is a
formidable contender. although w A Larned Is |
looked upon the most likely winner A win
sn the all coners' will give him permanent pos
owing TO an injury 70 his leg, viii be unable 10 |
defend hfs title
raals q Wright the interna tionalist and !
former champion. was expected to oe a worthy |
rival for Larned but failed 20 appear to play IN
zna first round The tournament officials gave /
him every possible chance TO play. putting ms |
match over a day, but he absented mnseIT until
T,-idav when he visited the courts. giving no |
exclamation of his default His course aroused |
much criticism and his default. with the failure
of RAYMOND d. Little and others OF hlgh clasS
10 plaH took away much Of interest from llS |
tournament. This was made up IN part, now
0,-er txy the excellent work of several clever |
members of the younger division VINO nave dls-
r,lsved fine form all week. Palmer w r Johh-
son Robert Leroy and H l. NeSuah ndNe uoIie
much TO make the absence OF some OF the vet |
ersns less disappointing and of the older men |
Iarasd and Clarence Hobart have done We'll
CRICKET.
A letter 70 the writer Of this column asks him
% advocate q meeting at some early date be- /
,zveen the Staten Island team. champions o. the
Metropolitan District Cricket League anu lIie
West Indian team. Such a meeting would prop
4hlv result in an interesting game, although
oiose observers would probably anticipate moth
sng but a victory for the Staten Islanders put
she writer OF this letter has a mistaken luea
.s TO the championship OF the league lie says
,ba- fhe Staten Island team styles Itself cham
-, .r1 .hY,s seeks to give the impression that
:. IS the best team hereabouts- As a matter OF
fact the eleven from Staten Island has clearly
earned the championship OF the metropolitan
District League and there Is little chahce ol d
change sr the standing this year
rrta Staten Island team is exceptionally
,,.sl balanced side, with batsmen of excellent {
ealsbre in Laurie, Hurditch. Cobb. Steinthal ana
one or two Others and with capable bowlers III p
Cobb Kelly and Laurie 1t is hardly up 10 the
,ee. teams of the Philadelphia section, but IL
can always do well and II is worthy OF any com +
,,lirrent that may be paid TO ii representative
of fine METROPOLITAN district The writer OF the
letter .n question gives the impression that the
Staten Island club has avoided q meeting WIN
the West Indians. which seems hardly credible
However. the prompt consent OF the staten
Islanders 20 fill a vacant date with the West /
Indians would settle all possible question
AUToMoBLING. 3
..rhe Field of London is making another
plea for the elimination Of the necessity or
cranklng up automobiles. It says that there is
some hope Of a change in these conditions. and
expects 10 see a better fate than that which the
French makers met for the next organized
movement 10 adopt a labor saving method.
In England there is a distinct movement in
favor Of front wheel brakes. and several manu-
facturers have adopted them for 1908 models.
Shedding II is said, is eliminated. and there can
he no doubt that this is Of the most fertile
sources of danger the automobiist- The
rear wheel brakes are, of course, not affected
b. any addition that may be made 10 the brake
equipment
The Importers Automobile Salon has pro-
posed the American Motor Car Manufactur-
ers' Association, the Association of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers and the Automobile
Club OF America the formation OF joint trade
and contest committee for the Standardization
OF automobile contests. There is no doubt of
the Importance of this matter and the combined
action of these bodies should be able to solve
without difficulty the problems involved.