Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-01
CROKER HAS
BAD LUCK
HandicapperS Put too Heavy
Penalty on His Derby
Winner Orby

been Handicapped so heavily since his
great victory that Mr.. Croker does not
feel disposed to ask him > pick up
the weight. Many Irish and Ameri-
cans are inclined to believe that the
! handicappers have not treated Mr..
Croker fairly, and that they have
taken this means to intimate to him
that he is still persona non grata to
the powers that be on the British turf.
l hardly think, however, that this sus-
picion has any foundation in fact.
The theft of the famous Ascot gold
cup at the race track Tuesday has
been the sensation of the week in the
| sporting circle. 1t is feared that the
thief has melted up the cup, and while
1t OF course will be replaced, so far
as the material is concerned there is
no way by which the historic value of
the trophy can be restored. The OPEN
ing Of the Ascot meet was the usual
brilliant social event. Royalty was
well represented and practically all
the Americans now in London were
present on the opening day.
While the Derby is the great ma
tional racing day, there is no doubt
that Ascot opening is society's own.
Interest is felt in the announcement
that the American turfman, Madden,
intends to try to follow up the Irish
American Derby victory with a
straight American victory next year
with his colt, King James. British
racing experts moderated Orby, but
they will keep a close watch on the
American horse when he comes over,
and are not likely to repeat the mis-
take.
The victory Of Baron Rothschild's
Sans Souci II. in the Grand Prix de
Paris was a popular one, both on this
side the channel and in France. Bar
on Rothschild is recognized as
sportsman of the highest type, and
his victories always are popular.
This years Grand Prix de Paris was
worth nearly $4,000, of which SAC, 900
Is added. There were 4S7 entries when
the stakes closed on Sept. 10. 1905.
The weights carried are: Colts, 1913
pounds! FLIES, 125 pounds The win
ner, Sans Souci, II, is a bay colt by
LIE Roi Soleil, out of Sanctimony. The
Grand Prix was won in 1881 by
James r. Keene's American bred Fox
hall, by King Alfonso out of Jamai-
ca. Mr.. Keene's nominations for this
years Grand Prix included Superman,
Cabochon, Grimaldi and Gretna Green.
w. K. Vanderbilt nominted Is colts
and FLIES for the race this year. |
Last year his colt Maintenon was I'M
placed to Spearmint.
There were great many Americans
present to see the race run.
The American tennis invasion is
now on in force, and the work of the
oversee champions will be watched |
with the keenest interest from now
until the championships are settled.
The winning of the Kent championship
by Miss May Sutton is regarded gem
orally as forerunner of her victory
in the greater event
The chances of the Americans for
the Dwight Davis trophy. however. are
not regarded as so favorable. The
fact that only two men comprise the
American team Is looked upon as
somewhat of a handicap and there is
a feeling that Wright and Behr are
not quite up to championship form
this year.
The chances for England to regain
the Grand Challenge cup at Henley
this season are being discussed by
rowing men. For the first time in it's
history the cup left England last year
being won by the Belgian crew. In /
the chances this year Cap
tain Frank Beddington, the we'll
known authority on rowing, says of
the Leander crew which will repre-
sent England:
Although this combination appears
on paper to be most powerful one,
yet it can hardly be considered as an
eight. An exceptionally
speedy and strong crew will be re-
quired to defeat the Belgians. AL
though the Diamond SOULS have been
won by a Dutchman, an American
and Canadian, the Grand Challenge
cup never left England until last year.
Many argue that the BeIgians had
nothing to beat. This is not so! for
although Leander was not represented
on that occasion. Trinity Hall had
previously defeated the Argonauts be-
fore succumbing to the Belgians. The
Argonauts were quite UP to Grand
Challenge form.
There are those in rowing circles
here who regret that Leander does not
put on a crew without robbing the
college clubs OF their best men.
"rhe consequence of this is that the
English have no first-class second
string to fall back on Should the
Belgians defeat Leander the task be-
fore them should be an easy one.
Their victory of last year should give