The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
KING GEORGE Y.
CANCELS DATES
Withdraws From All Turf Ag-
grandizement for the
Present Year.
SULLIVAN IS ON HIS
WAY TO NEW YORK
England Is Working Hard to
Secure Fast Polo Team to
Play Americans.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN,
Il Cable 10 The Tribune.

Special Gable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, May 21.-There will be a
note of mournfulness on Derby day this
wear, due to the death of King Edward.
King George, who was never an en-
thusiastic follower of the turf, will not
attend the Derby. and, in fact, he has
withdrawn from all turf engagements
for the balance of the present year.
AS the day Of the great race draws
near it is brought more acutely to the
British mind Just how close the late
king was to his people, Edward always
made it point to attend the EPSON
opening day, except when grave mat
ters compelled his absence.
Two horses are in the minds of turf
ties the world over for this year S
Derbv-which will be worth $S2,50O,
They are Neil Cow, the property of
Mr.. Feirlie. In the = Two Thousand
guineas, which is looked upon as the
real trial for the EPSON classic, Neil
Cow won, and defeat ted Lemberg by a
short head. the surprising thing about
the affair haing that despite this Lem
berg retains his place as favorlte for
the Derby Neil Cow is a close sec.
ond. the nrice obtainable about him be
ing 9 TO while Lemberg has lots of
support 1T TO i.
Several things are responsible for
Iembere's favoritism. The Two Thou
sand was his first chance to carry silk
this wear, and he was short of work,
while Neil Cow had real eye opened
in the Craven Stakes, and was more ad-
vanced than his rival But what is
most in Lemberg's favor is that the
critics think him the real Derby animal,
He has strength and fine shoulder.
which viii help him to come down the
hin 10 Tattenham Corner like a streak.
Old-timers say the horse who runs best
by the bushes always wins the Derby.
John T.. Sullivan, formerly heavy
weight champion of America. who has
completed his music hall engagement in
Great Britain. has sailed for home, and
should arrive in America within a day
or SO, The great John l.. was a good
drawing card mon this side OF the At
lentic. and he tells me that he is going
to report the JefriesJ Johnson fight for
New YORK newspa per.
Sullivan s American plans are to re,
main in New York for two weeks, and
then go to California TO write some
preliminary articles about the fighters
at their training camps.
Britt Trains Mcfarland.
Jimmy Britt has been helping Packy
Mcfarland train for his fight with
Freddy Welsh before the National
Sporting club on the Both. Britt has
abandoned the ring for good, and says
that he will emulate James J. Corbett,
and become an actor. Britt wants TO re
main in England for q bit, and would
like 10 have Sir A. Conan Doyle write
e vaudeville sketch for him, figuring
him as q prize-fghter.
King George has cancelled his, ac-
ceptance of an invitation 10 attend the
athletic sports arranged 10 be held at
Su-biton on the 2Sth by the Surrey Ter
ritorial Athletic association. Queen
Mary had consented to distribute the
prizes. Other arrangements have been
made
The purse of $500 offered by the
National Sporting club for the McFar-
land Welsh fight is the second largest
ever given by that organization. Nc
Farland has been getting in condition