The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
ENGLISH SPORTS
IN brief REVIEW
Superiority OF American Yachts
Duc to Construction,
Not Sailing.
oRBY TO START IN ZIG RACE
Crokcr's Horse Favorite in Great
Racc.-To Swim English
Channel
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LONDON. AuglHsst -'r'isl, yachts
men have been watching The raceseat
Kiel with a very gfeat deal of interest
and 1t may be said with no rotation
OF confidence that amopng them none
has been more deeply INTERCEPTED than
gir Thomas Upton. IT is held here
that the results at KEEL have proven
the contention that the long maintalned
superiority Of the United States In
yachting as evidenced by the repeated
failures to rccapture the America cup,
has been due not so much To the supc-
rior seamanshfp CT the Americans az
10 the fact that their boats have been
built to meet local conditions on better
lines than rave been the challengers.
One authority on Yachting says: III
Sir Thomas Liptcn and nr. watson VIII
recognize fully the fact that the next
cup challenger is to race off Sandy
HooN instead of In British winters. ana
not only will build with this fact In
view, but VIII gend the challenger over
in time for the boat and crew to be-
come thoroughly acclimated and accus-
toned to the water in which the races
are sailed, we will have a good chance
to bring the cup home
am glad to he able to sayf that
Orby, Mr.. Croker's Derby winner, has
fully recovered from his recent indis-
position, and Will fill his engagements
on the English tracks Mr.. Croker
himself is authority for the statement.
Orby's principal English engagement
Is the St Leger, and he Will then have
another chance TO meet "oolwinder,
who ran second to him in the Derby.
Opinion is divided as to which Will
win. The race is practically admitted
M he he hs.
will be on Orby.
L have already spoken of the success
OF Mr.. w. X. Vanderbllfs string Of
youngsters. The American turfman Is
rapidly forging ahead. and while his
stable has not as yet developed another
all-conquerng Maintenon, he has sew
eral youngsters which give grea;
promise and may develop into world
heaters. Among them are Lincoln,
Jldine. Hudson. Northeast and over
night. He VIII win many race with
this quintette.
British Riflcmen Coming.
The British rife team which soon
will start on tolr of Canada and
Australia. and VIII lch may make an In,
vasion into the United Sites before it
reaches home. Will be a thoroughly
representative team. and Will take
lot of beating.
Sergeant Comber scored 81 out of los
for England In the Bisley meeting this
year for the National Challenge trophy.
Fraser shot for Scotland in the Ma
tional Challenge trophy. scoring 81.
A. j. Fulton scored sos in the Kings
prize. In tn National Challenge trophy
his score for England was 81. a. Law
renee finished third in the Kings prize
with 316. j. n. Martin scored 80 for
Scotland in the National Challenge tro-
ply. II. Ormundsen scored 3l3 in the
Kings prize, and shot for Scotland in
the National Challenge trophy. leading
NIL the individuals with l03. Lieu
tenant Parneli got 3i2 in the Kings
prize. and in the National Challenge
trophy he led the English team with
101. II. r. Robinson made a5 for Eng
land in the National Challenge trophy.
Preparing for Olympinn Games.
Work on the Stadium for the Olynlp-
ian games next year is now in fun
progress. 1t will undoubtedly be the
finest athletic arena the world has ever
seen.
The length of the Stadium Will be
1000 feet and the width 700 feet. The
first track will be for cycling, and will
be 35 feet wide and OF two and three
quarters laps to the mile. Inside that.
Will be running track % feet wide
and three laps to the mile.
Then there will be swimming tank
100 metres long. and the remainder in
side Will be turfed for lawn tennis and
numerous other contests. The pro-
gram for next years games has only
been Professionally fixed for each ma
tion is at present considering the addi-
tional form.
4. . & .
The swimming world is interested in
the attempt which will be made next
week.of a team of four city policemen
to swim the British Channel in relay
race.
It will be held under the auspices of
the Channel Club. which was formed
primarily with the object of finding a
swimmer capable of emulating the feat
of the late Captain Webb, who on Au-
gust "a and %, 1876, swan the English
Channel in q hours As minutes, and
also for the purpose Of encouraging
long distance swimming In the open
sea.
For the latter purpose ten-mile
race will be held at Dover next month
for a challenge cup, presented by Mr..
w. Proctor, Of Manchester, and It is
probable that this race will command
large entry, for there are many men
who can easily cover this distance
notable among them being. j. a. Jarvis
who won recent long-distance race
In the Seine, and p, Radmllovic, our
present long-dstance champion.
Then there is Ooms, the Dutch cham
3pion, who finished second to Jarvis, and
Matt. Drake, of the city of London
police.
Other events. the dates of which have
not yet been fixed, are fifteen miles
and twenty-five miles ocean races for
the challenge cups.
Grouse Shooting IN On.
The grouse shonting season Is now
with us, and the , GLORIOUS Twelfth"
was appropriately celebrated with tho
popping of guns9throughout the grouse
country.
Opinions seem rather divided as to
what sort Of grouse shooting season
1T will be. Some say 1t will be quite
up to the average, While others say
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