The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-01
ENGLISH STAKE
HOPE ON NOIR'S
HITTING POWER
Burns Can't Cope With
Artillery Mans Weight,
They Say.

LONDON, Nov. $3.50 ce-iain are the
English sports that Gunner NOR will
administer a decisive beating TO Tommy
Burns. the American champion, when
the two meet before the National Sport
ing Club on Tuesday night next, that
already they are beginning TO figure on
the big artilleryman's chances with
Jenries.
II Is fully recognized here that Burns
Is only the champion on suffrance. and
10 get a clear tide to the real cham
pionsnip It viii be necessary for Moir
TO fight the real heavyweight cham
pion-
According to the English view, there
is nothing 70 II but NOR in next week 5
fight They have watched Burns train,
and while they are willing - admit that
he Is a good deal Of a fighter. they
say the advantage in weight and hitting
power possessed by the English cham
pion IS too much for so-smau q man as
Burns 10 overcome.
American Confident.
In the meantime Tommy Is. T. use an
Americanism saving wood and saying
nothing" From his smiling face when
the chances OF his being beGten are dis
cussed, It Is evident. however, that he
Is not very seriously concerned as to
the outcome Of the little AFFAIR at the
National Sporting Club, and is confident
that ne will return home with MOir's
scalp at his belt
A great deal of money Is being waged
on the result, with Moir at the long
end. The American contingent is in
clined TO gambling on Burns chances,
II the odds are satisfactory.
May Meet Jettries.
It Is the best Impression here that IN
the event NOR does win with any de-
gree OF ease, that it will not be difficult
10 get a match on with Jeffries- II IS
understood that q challenge already has
been received from hackers Of Johnson,
the American negro heavyweight, TO
night the winner Whether or not IL
would be accepted, II IS impossible &c
say. II Il is, the fight viii have 70 take
place in America, as the National Sport
ing Club. the only place in England
where the night could possibly be held
has put itself OF record against match
ing a white man against a negro.
New York will not see Danny Maher
this winter. The famous Jockey has
decided not 10 make MS usual trip to
his native country. lie will remain in
England. according to his present plan,
until sometime in January, when he,
with 'Skeets'' Martin, will proceed 70
Switzerland, where they VIII spend the
winter. Danny Is something Of a
skater. and has come 10 the conclusion
that he can keep down to weight In the
famous little European republic BY en-
gaging IN skating. tobogganing, and
other winter sports there. rnoge easily
than he can in the ueighborhcod OF New
York or New Haven.
He has given UP the idea Of retiring
from the turf for the present He has
had so many fattering offers to ride
next season, and his emoluments viii
reach so great a figure that he does not
feel justified in letting it 20 by.
NJ CailIauIt heads the list OF winning
owners Of the French turf for the past
season. his total winnings foot UP 6Z7,-
749 francs. which IN American money
would be $125.55O. approximately. While
this IS a long ways from the winnings
OF the leader % AlAE <AAAANAANdAA NAA = Va
100000, or more, credited TO James r
Keene. It Is regarded as a reasonably
good figure.
The stable Of W. K. Vanderbilt. which
headed the list OF winners last year,
does nos appear among the high figures
Of the present season. J. LEX Is second
on the list with $50. 1876 francs; Baron
Eduard de Rotkchild comes n,sAt with
546. $50 francs: EDMOND Veil Picard fol-
lows with $50, 456; Maurice Ephrussi with
So. 574 R. de Monbel with 1854; Ed
mond Blanc, 1880; Duce de Gramont
293. sos; Jean Prat, 254.13O, anG NJ. Au-
mont with "a. 100 francs.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is hopeful that next
season his stable viii again place him
UP among the leaders. as he has a
number OF promising youngsters, which
look as though they ought to develop
into stake horses