The Washington times., 1907-09-15
AMERICANS HAVE
CHANCE To WIN
ENGLISH DERBY
More Confident of Get
ting Square Deal.
Foreign Sports:

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE news from
the States that Clarence II. Mackay In
tends to try for the Derby next year is
in line with what vas said last week
Of the revival Of interest among Amer
leans in English racing by the success
Of Mr.. Cookers Orby. It had come to
be believed that st was useless for
Americans TO Try for the great race. but
now It is felt they have. there is rea-
son TO believe more American horses
Than ever before viii be seen IN the big
English stakes.
u is said Sam Darling is to train for
Mr.. Msckay. lie would find It hard 10
get better one. Daring now has two
Derby winners &c his credit in Cattle
More and Ard Patrick, and he viii
come as near fitting Mr.. Mackay horses
for winning as any man who could Do
found. He trains now for the Duke OF
Devonshire, Captain Greer (owner Of
Sieve Galfon) Lord Dalmeny (son II
LORD Rosebery), the Earl OF LonsdaIe.
and others.
There are now ia England six year
lings owned by August Belmont 30 be
raced here IT. due time. These are en-
tered in the Derby and Oaks Of 1909
James r. Keene and J. =. Madden have
also made nominations IL the Derby
AID Oaks OF 1905.
The report Of a quarrel between
Danny Maher. the great American
jockey, and Sol Joel. the South African
diamond and gold magnats, who has
che or the most successful racing
stables OF the season, IS without foun-
dalton. Maher, II is true, has declined
10 ride for Mr.. Joel, but simply because
his other engagements would not per
NIT.
The remarkable shooting OF the Amsr4-
can rife team for the Palma trophy At
AltaFva and the comparatively poor
showing Of the British team has given
rise to considerable comment. The Post
says the score Of the Americans not
only easily constitutes a worlds record,
hut for all similar contests. The gen
eraI impression is that the record wiz
stand for a long time.
Another wrestling champion has come
out of Russia and is after the scalp
OF the great Hackenschmidt. He is Ivan
Fadonburg. is thirty-eight years old.
and weighs 1SS pounds in condition. He
has won the worlds championship with
Hack out for three years, and Is con-
fdent he can win IL with Hack in. At
all events he has issued q challenge 20
the Russian lion, which may be ac-
eepted.
Comte de Dree, OF Paris. who is repre-
senting the French Amateur Billiard As
ISOLATION in an endeavor 10 bring about
a great international tournament Of
amateur biiBardists. is thoroughly salts
fed with the outlook. He has received
assurances sufficient 70 warrant the as
sertion that the tournament certainly
viii be held Time and place have not
yet been settled. but the probability is
that New York VIII be selected as the
placs and next April as the time.
The sailing OF the English Cricket
team 70 America under the captaincy OF
Hesketh Pritchard. was an event in the
cricket world. Besides the invasion OF
expert cricketers on the American
mainland a tour OF the West Indies is
being planned by a team from Ireland.
The team has not yet been completed.
but IL is understood that Sir T. c.
O,Brien will be one Of the party. He is
in the veteran class now. but retains all
Of mis- Old-time ability as q fast run
getter. an6 will doubtless be the star
Of the tourists from the Emerald Isle.
The South African cricket team added
another notch 70 its stick by giving a
combined eleven OF South Wales
sound drubbing. The game was played
at Cardiff, and the Cape cricSetsrs
scored $50 in one innings. while the
Welshmen could only get 80 and 1sl in
two sessions. This was the twenty-sev-
enth game for the men from the Trans
vaal. They won nineteen Of these with
but three defeats Zone again All Eng
land. and I'VE drawn.
While it IS yet TOO early TO form any
definite idea as 10 the Olympic games
next year. the number of athletes who
have signihed their intention Of COM
peting makes it certain that the games
will be the greatest ever held. Great
Britain naturally viii head the list SO
far as the number Of entrants IS con-
cerned.
Then In he order named. probably
win come america, Germany. and Bel
GUM. Sweden is already making In
quiries for the accommodation OF sew
enty competitors. and il may surprise
many 10 learn that the Argentine Re
public viii be very strongly represented,
especially in the pole vault II has
been suggested by several countries
that there should be road motorcycles
race, finishing IN the stadium. but this
would mean the holding up OF tFa.fic
for a distance OF several miles. and I
am sure the commissioner OF police
would not entertain such a proposal
for a moment