The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-17
HANDICAP
TO Be RUN THURSDAY
Superman, Winner Of Brooklyn,
to Carry Kcene .Colors
Again.
AFTER AFRIcANDER RECORD
Three Year-Olds Entered for
Turf Fixtures at Sleeps
head.
AFTER AFRIcANDER RECORD

| >EN 1Olth, Juno lo.-OVoE uO
beautiful course at Sheepshead Bay
next Thursday will be run the subur-
pan, one of the greatest OF American
turf fixtures. 1t is handicap for
hree-year-olds and upward, one mile
ana quarter, for n purse guaranteed
Ut $zooo0, and a more classy field OF
horses than this years has never boon
entered for the event. or the eighty
tour nominated. 1t Is probable that not
more than eigh teen or twenty will
start and though the race was but
once won by threc-year- in 1903.
Africander, the entrants in this diyi-
sion this year seem to hold It secure
II reckoning based on past performs
ances count for anything. Standing
out prominently in the tfree-year.old
division are James X. Keene's Brook
lyn handicap winner. Superman: Elcc-
tfoneer, who won the future last ysar
and this year ran Peter Pan n good
race In the Standard stakes; Montgom-
cry. the Southern horse that has shown
remarkable speed and gameness In
all his races: Salvdere. last years
champion two year-old and Veil,
sewell, Fountain Bleu and Frank Gill.
Flip. Dandciion. DIR. Gardner. Blandy,
Beacon Light. okenite. Dishabille.
Accountant. oxford. Cottontown CO.
medicine, Ironsides and Running Wn-
ter are the leaders among tho olders
horses.
Truck Meet mt Jamestown.
Chief among tho events OF the week.
will be the track and field champions
ships to be held at the jamestown E1-
position Saturday. A great gathering
OF athletes Is assured. and keen COM
petition is expected. Tho University.
OF Pennsylvania. Princeton. Harvard
and Yale. all have teams entered for
the various contests
On the Golf Links.
Starting tomorrow over the Hoy
Lake Links. near Liverpool. competI-
tion for the open golf championship
of Great Britain VIII begin. Alexander
Smith, the American open champion.
Will represen, the United States In tho.
tournament. To win, Smith will ba
forced TO defeat the highest class OF
professional golfers In Scotland and.
England. The rules OF the tournament
call for seventy-two holes at medal
play. thirtysix holes being played
daily. Smith sailed for Europe some
time ago. and reports received here
concerning his play. say that he Will
prove dangerous competitor.
The American open golf champions
ship will start at Philadelphia next
Thursday. The open always has
been an easy event for the profess
SIGNALS. but this year. with Smith abb
sent the hopes of the amateurs ars
centered on Jerome D. Travers. the
Metropolitan and New Jersey SsAso
champion.
Other Sporting Events.
The annual regatta of the New York
Yacht Club will be held Thursday. and
that of the Sewanhak a Corinthian Club
Friday
Ton little tib and malnsal yachts
of the so-called Sender class, typo
made notable by the races for last
years Roosevelt cup. are assembled in
Marblehead harbor and on Tuesday
will begin a series OF races for the
honor OF representing this country at
Eiel in August for the second inter-
national contest between Germany and
America. for trophy offered by En-
peror William.
The contenders this year, three OF
which will be selected to so to Ger
many. are AUX. owned by a. Fl. Robins.
Corinthian Yacht Club; The Bonediri.
owned by George Abbott. Eastern
Yacht Club: Chcwink VII. owned by
f G. Macomber. Jr.. Corinthian Yacht
Club: CorInthian. owned by B. c.
Tower. Corinthian Yacht Club; Marble
head, owned by w. II. Joyce and Sum
ner II. Foster, Boston Yacht Club;
Maria. owned by Max and r. L. Agas-
siz; Sally VIII, owned by A. P. Lor-
ing, Boston Yacht Club; Spokane /. and
Spokane H., owned by Commodore
F. Lewis Clark, of the Eastern Yacht
Club, and the Windrint Kid. owned by
George Lee, of the Eastern Yacht Club.
The Chewnk VIII, Cornthian. Marbles
head Maria and Spokane II. are the-
new boats In the fleet.