New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-10
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Jack Atkin is a wonderful horse. am
not the first one TO discover TINS AaO1
neither is II the first time that / have SO
declared il in this column. The son Va
Sain-El Salado has usurped the place OF
Bitten as the iron horse Of the Amerl-
can turf. 10 say nothing Of being a better
and greater one than the hero Oh 'iie
dsvs OF Gloucester and Gutenberg. Jack
Akin has been racing winter and summer
for five wears. ever since. in fact. he was a
t.vo-vear-old. There have been times Wheh
Barney SchreIboi. has been generous enough
70 give hin, a short rest. but these rests
haze been few and FAR between and gained
chiefly while travelling from track 10 track.
Al ore time il looked as If he was on the
verge Of breaking down, and he was offered
for sale for a mere pittance. considering
his real value but fortunately for Barney
Schneider. nobody wanted him, so he has
gone on making turf history In the coiors
of the Missouri turfma-n. Jack Atkin has
raced TO his greatest fame over sprintns
distances. but his latest triumph was over
a mile and q quarter in the Dominion
Handicap OF $1,000 at Fort Erie last Tues
day. when he defeated Olombala, winner OF
the Suburban, Brighton and Saratoga
handicaps. among other fixtures this year
and covered the distance in the fast time
of 2.o4 Truly a horse of his class, quality
and wonderful vitality must be admired
Women golfers in the East have eX-
dressed their disapproval Of the choice OF
MACE for the national championship in no
uncertain way and the tournament, which
viii begin in Chicago to-day, will be largel"
a sectional struggle Only eight players
have entered from the East, OF wh.ca ore
viii represent the metropolitan district
The United States National Golf Assoc
alton cannot be blamed. perhaps. IN its
effort TO encourage the development OF
the sport among women in all parts Of the
country, and il strikes me that the strong
est players in the East, who have instituted
what amounts almost TO a boycott, are
al fault in not entering more freely. The
fact remains. however, that the Eastern
women are further advanced than those OF
the West. and for that reason are deserv-
ing of more consideration at this time.
II turns out that Byron Bancroft John
son is not the National Commission, even
il he is the American League, as was suS-
sres+ed in this column 8 week ago. In spite
of his loudly expressed statement mat hh-
less Charlie Murphy, owner of the Chicago
Cllbs. wound I'D his schedule beGcre the
appointed time no Sunday game would be
played in the world championship series
with Philadelphia the National Commission
did not bear him out. Weather permitting
the Sunday game will be played in Chi
cago on October %
The New York Yankees have something
TO be proud Of in winding UP the American
League season last week in such q blaze
of glory. They not only went over to Phila-
delphia and won two games from the
champions of the league, bat came back
home on Saturday aud took the Boston
Red Sox into camp in two games. The
team deserves high praise Cor fighting its
,yav into second place. and unless all signs
fail 1t will do even bette next year, with
the experience of this season TO fall back
on.
The growing dread that Matty might not
be in good condition to pitch for the Giants
in the post-season series with the Yankees
because Of a boil on his left arm was dis
neIIed in Brooklyn on Saturday, when big
Six" pitched one of the best games of the
season. even though the Giants suffered
defeat. after he had been sacrificed for
pinch hitter in the tenth inning. The
fans" are now more than ever anxious 10
see Matty and RusselI Ford opposed TO
ach other in the post-season games.
With both men at their best 1t would be
the pitching battle of the decade
HERBERT.