The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-27
SPORTING FEATURES
Amateur Billiard Tournament
Most Prominent for This
Week.
AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Horse Racing Shifts to Jamaica on
Wednesdoy-Golf Mt Gar
den City.

New York, April 26.--Whlle there
VIII not be a surfelt of events for
the sport loving world this week, there
VIII be several features that promise
Keen competition, Chief Of these Is
the amateur championship billiard
tournament, which will begin at the
lAederkranz club, New York, Tuesday
and run through the week, The
tournament this year becomes inter-
national IN character from the partic-
ipation OF Lucien Re Role, tho
French amateur champion, who Is
considered to be one of the best anna,
teur players IN tho world. The other
entrants are Calvin II. Demarest Of
Chicago the national amateur cham
plon Of two years standing; Charles
a. Conklin Chicago. Edward w.
Gardner of New Jersey, a former
American champion, ana j. Ferdinand
poggenburg of New York, who also
has held tho natona, title The play
will be at 1872 balk line, the first time
the amateur championship will have
been decided under these conditions.
Golf at Garden City.
The Country club at Garden City.
l.. J.. will hold the most attractive Of
tho several golf tournaments Of the
week. Play will begin Thursday with
q large entry list. Among the COM
petitors will be Findlay s. Douglas
winner of the Lakewood event last
week and Frederick Herreshoff, the
runner up in that event.
International Polo Contests.
Tho polo players have begun their
practice work and are fast putting
themselves in shape for the various
contests Of the season. on all sides
the changes made last week In the
rules are approved. Correspondence
Is still being carried on between
Chairman Herbert of the American
polo association. and Secretary Hazard
OF the British Polo association in an
endeavor TO arrange a series OF inter-
national contests IN the United States
this season. 1t is said the probablli-
ties are in favor of the Englishmen
sending over a team.
Brooklyn Horse Show.
The first horse show of the season
will be held beginning Tuesday Of
this week in Brooklyn under the aus
pices of the Brooklyn Riding and
Driving club. Some OF the best
known tanbark fayortes Of the east
and west are entered.
Looks Like Savannah.
Harvey Granger of Savannah. Ga,
Is IN New York and tomorrow he will
meet the commission having in charge
the arrangements for the automobile
race for the Vanderbilt cup race,
which will be, run in the fall. Savan-
nah has already definitely made APP
plcation for the privilege Of holding
the race. Although there have been
reports that Connecticut and Missouri
will bid for the race, no word has
been received by the commission from
either state.
Horse Racing at Jamaica.
Horse racing will shift from Aque-
duct to Jamaica on Wednesday. The
Excelsior handicap will be the feature
at the opening of the latter track and
many of the best horses in training
will compete
Ocean Racing Dates.
That ocean racing each year Is be-
coming more popular with yachtsmen
and power boat enthusiasts Is evil
dent from the schedule of events al
ready prepared, At least four races
for sailing craft and three for the mo
tor boats are certain to be held. These
are: For sailing yachts, June 3, Mar
blehead to ermuda, 675 miles; July 4,
Upton cup race from Iravesend Bay
to Cape May and return, 1926 miles;
July II, New York Athletic clubs run
to Block Island and return, 101 miles;
August 10, Brooklyn Yacht clubs
run to Montauk Point and around
Cape May lightship. For power boats
juno g.. New York to Bermuda; July
II, Marblehead to New Rochelle, and
August 90 Boston to Shelburne, n. s.
Conditions for an ocean race for
the Thomas Fleming Day cup are be-
ing drawn up by the Fall River Yacht
club.