The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-03


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 Horse Show.
 New York, June 2.--Contests of all kinds afeld, afloat and aerial will ab- sorb the attention of the sport loving world this week. Three events in Eng land during the next few days will hold American interests. especially in view of the participation of representatives of this country, both men and women against foreign competitors. These are the English Derby, the great English racing prize, to be run at Epson Downs on Wednesday; the interna- tional horse show at the Olympia in London, beginning Friday and running through to Thursday of next week, and the Northern championships lawn ten- his tournament in which Miss May Sutton, of California, will compete. Play in this latter event will begin at Manchester tomorrow
 Blue Ribbon Event.
 The Derby which the turf world re- gards as the blue ribbon event of all countries, is for foals of 1904, and over a course of one and a half miles. The purse is $32,5OO, and a great contest is anticipated. Captain Greer's Sieve Gallion is the to 1 favorite in the future books with the French horse Ouadi Halfa, Edmond Blanc's candi- date, a second choice. This, however, is due to the reported indisposition of the latter horse. Galvani, with which w. Major .Eustice Loder hopes to re- peat his victory of last year when he won the Derby with Spearmint, is at to 1.
 Heavy Wagering on Orby.
 There has beeen heavy wagering on Richard Croker's Orby, which is quot ed at 10 to and even. Johnny Reiff, the well known American jockey will have the leg up on Orby and he like MT. Croker has strong hopes of win ming the race. Two other horses that are attracting much attention are Lord Rosebery's Benzonian, and Wool Winder, from the stable of Col. E. W. Baird.
 American Horsemen at Olympia,
 American horsemen will play prom inent part in the first annual exhibi- ton of the horse show association to be held at Olympia, London, June to 1S. The show is under the patronage of King Edward Queen Alexandra and the Prince and Princess of Wales. The chief American exhibitor Is Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who has twenty-six hor- ses entered. Other American entries are: Armour and company, c. w. Wat son, Mrs. Frances Francis, Albert B. Mackay, E. H. Wetherbee, Geo. B. Hulme, Richard P. Mac Gram and J. c. Clausen. Canada will be represent ed by an extensive string owned by Adam Beck. A number of handsome cups are offered and the prizes gen. orally are of exceptional value. The total prize list aggregates $4O,000.
 Balloon Race at PittsfieId.
 With favorable weather conditions distance race for balloons will be start ed on Monday from Aero park at Pitts field, Mass. The entries are Heinrich Tenders Wilhelm der Crosse, with a capacity of 23,O0O cubic feet, to be pilot ed by it's owner; Lee Stevens Mercury, an envelope with a capacity of 5S,OOO cubic feet, also to be piloted by it's owner, and the Orient, holding 3S,0O0 cubic feet of gas, which is to be man. aged by Charles Walsh, of Mount Yer non Each vessel will carry, in addi- tion to pilot, at least one passenger.
 Race for Maier Cup.
 Six schooners, four sloops and four yawls will start Wednesday morning from Gravesend Bay for seven hun- dred mile rice to St. David's Head, Bermuda, for the rear commodore Frank Maier cup and other trophies. The boats will race under the flag of the Brooklyn, New Rochelle and Royal Bermuda Yacht clubs On Saturday. starting from the anchorage of the mo- tor boat club of America in the Hudson river off 10Sth street, two staunch mo- tor boats will begin a 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 50 feet long, while the Idaho measures ten feet more. The trophy is handsome silver cup do- mated by James Gordon Bennett
 SteepIechase Handicap.
 The Grand National Steeplechase handicap, to be run at Belmont Park Wednesday and the Westminster han dicap at Gravesend on Thursday, are the features of the eastern turf for the week.
 Tennis Sport of the Week.
 The week promises some fine sport on the tennis courts. The finals in the Felipe cup singles will be played on the New York Lawn Tennis club grounds, and the Metropolitan singles champion ships will be decided on the courts of the Westside Tennis club. Fifty en- trants, among them being the best players of the Metropolitan district, will compete in the latter event. On