The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
SPORTING BRIEFS.

CLOCK tnlS morning the twenty | touring car and thirteen little cars en tered in the contests for the Glidden and flower trophies respectively. got away from the Headquarters of the Au- | tomobile club of Buffalo for the long HOO mile run through six states and over five mountain ranges. Thousands of Bunalonlans turned out to see the sight and the sidewalks on Main street were blocked with spectal- ors. There wasn't a hitch in the pro- ceedngs. Teddy Dye got away just AS the clocks were striking the hour. Ev- cry minute after car followed until all were gone. Everything went with the precision of military maneuvers
 Mrs. Newton Cuneo of New York city was cheered as she drove up to be checked cut for the log trip. She Ia the only woman driver and was accompanl- ed by Mrs F. Berwick also of New York. Mrs Berwick is taking a small black kitten with her for luck, and an! enormous can of extra gasoline was strapped to the running board of the machine.
 Some of the contestants carried blocks and tackle with them. Others were equipped as if merely for a two | or three days jaunt through a we'll settled country and over good roads | Every man in the race expects 10 win and while this is an endurance con- l test it was admitted that some squirting would be done on the road. The special | Red Cross cars, carrying nurses anl hospital supplies, may be needed sev- eral times before Saratoga is reached.
 ogden, Utah. July 9.-Parley Giles. of Salt Lake City, last night clipped six
 teen seconds of tho worlds amateur bicycle record of i;25 for two miles
 unpaced against time. riding the ds-
 tance in 4.09.
 Bsley, July 9.-Dull weather with a
 treacherous wind threatened carly this
 morning 10 interfere with the opening
 of the Olympic rife shooting contests
 By noontlme. however, the weather
 had improved and some good scoring
 was recorded in the 300-meter team
 competition and in the individual single
 and double-shot matches. with running
 deer as n target. The United States
 was not represented In the team compe-
 tltion, but in the individual matches
 Walter Winans appeared for America.
 Winans scored 2l in the sngle-shol
 competition at a running deer. Tho event was won by Schwann of Sweden,
 with score of 25, while Randkin anl
 Rogers of England tied for second place
 with 2i. The highest possible score Is
 40. In the double shot competition. WI mans tied with Randkin at i6, and the
 tie will be shot off tomorrow.
 In the 1.o00-yard individual match Colonel Mlllner of England won the . gold medal with 9S out of a possible 100, Captain Casey of America, for.
 merly inspector of rifle practice of the Seventy first reigment, N. G. N. Y. was second with 93, and Blood, of Ireland third with 92.
 The camp was full of visitors and bright with bunting the cosmmopolltan l character of this gathering of the , worlds arksmen being shown by the . l nf a,t ratt ta.ss
 floating from fagstaffs planted In a cir clo outside the administrative office of the National Rife association These i flags represent the countries partcipat-
 ing in the contests, and they are thus ,, placed 10 avoid all discussion regarding seniority.
 Among the passengers on the Cunard I line steamship tmbria, which arrived yesterday in New York. was Charles A. keath, who holds one of the American , Rhodes scholarships al Oxford unvers :
 ty. Keath hastened to Philadelphia to join the St. Louis baseball team of tho , American league with which he makes
 his bow as league player tomorrow,
 He has put in one year at Oxford and
 has two more ahead of him.
 Keath is about twenty-five years old and is south paw pitcher. He first 9 appeared as baseball player at tho University of Arkansas, and later pitch , ed for the Southern league team of Lit . tic Rock Ark. He said the only prac-
 tce he could get at oxford had been
 with other American Rhodes men, . New York, July 9.-Brighton entries ; for to-day:
 , First race for three year olds, maid ' ems, and upward, mile and sixteenth / Monocle no, Shadow Glance, Count l. Reinferd, Montrose Rosario, Coat ot
 Arms, Gramsar Golconda, Chapet 107
 May Rose, Jig Music, Florence II. l05.
 Second race, steeplechase handicap ! for four year olds and upward, ful I course, about two miles and hilf . Thistledale 164 Economy 1b2, Delcantc [ dy creeker ld) Robador l3+, Harplst II
 133, queen of Knight -S0
 Third race, for fllies and geldings
 two year olds, five and a( half furlongs ] Watervleit, Arondack, Helen Harvey , l09. Harlem Maid, Cotytto, Weymouth sniff queen of Trent, Merry Gift, Guer. ara, Mariana, Merse, Secret Service <; Catherine simpson a9.
 Fourth race, handicap, for three yea, 7 olds and upward, mileand a sixteenth
 Sir Lynewood 1l9, Fountainblaine II ? l, Dolly Spanker 107 Ienap lO5, Moon D shine 94, Kllllcrankle 92, Sailor Girl 90
 Campaigner &C.,
 Fifth race for two year olds, selling , five and q half furongs: Takahira III . Dandy Dixon lO9, Eschau Enfield Xii licreen 117, Merry Widow, Mystify :, Chaperon 1O6, Mobility 104 Dearly Bel 7 9o
 e sixth race, for three year olds ant . upward, selling, mile and a quarter Juggler l12, Red Friar, Bartender, Lal
 ly 109, Beaucleere 106, Earl c. 104 St | Joseph 10l Crackshot 94, Trash 9S.