New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
TIMELY BITS OF 81
Warning Boxers Fail to Aqu. !.
Place for Big Bout. 1a |
TALKS ON STARTING Gan
Leopold de Rothschild Makes y
Radical Suggestions at The
Gimcrack Dinner.

he had decided TO pack his bag and -
for Chicago, rs, 80 far as h. cou1A.
there was no possible chance for hts
talked-of bout with Abe AtteIL Th4 -
ayers Of the two boys split over the -
for holding the bout Attell stood sre ;,
The National Sporting Club OF Ansr.
whereas Mcfarland was under azr4sn
TO box before the Fairrnont Athletfc o.
As they were unable to meet on Comm
ground the bout was declared OF "a
intents and purposes. and in all probaas
no meeting will be arranged for tn. r..
future.
According TO Tom O. Rourke, Goodman
some other clever boxer. will face Att.l
Friday, the original date for the o.s-
bout. and Billy Gibson Is trying to y
suade Mcfarland to stay IN New u,
long enough TO meet some other boy ase,
Fairmont Athletic Club this week n
Chicago. /
eaors |
The attention OF Thoroughbred o~a-
and trainers Is called TO the fart ts,s
entries will close on December 81 for s~1
eraI rich stakes 20 be run under the di-sl
ton Of the westchester Racing Assoc}
alton at Belmont Park next year and :
1872 The stakes announced include ~
Juvenile. Of $500 for tvo-year-olds, az n
fur1ongs; the Ladies', of $500. for tnr.]
year-old dllies. at one mile; the Belmont
5000. for three-year-olds. ar one mile a,4
three furlongs, and the Matron, Of s.a
for each OF two divisions-one for tr.}
year-old colts and xeIdings and on. "a
fillies-at six fur1ongs. The four Ia1
named are produce stakes. and wir is-
their first closing for 1912 at the sans In,
According 20 London exchanges az s.,1
Leopold de RothschiId did nor rnaxs On
radical suggestions on the subject ce fa-<
ing at the famous Gfncrack dinner .-(
ten days ago. Baron Rothschilds P..r{
won the Gimcrack Stakes last fall, vhsr1
made him the speaker OF the evening, r
cording TO a long established custom
The starting gate, handicspping an
Jockeys we're ths leading topics erntodri
in his remarks. On the starting sx
Baron RothschfId said:
All can say Is that I think thoss ~
are for the starting gate perhaps are tsi
jealous in advocacy of II, while Ihcse Vt &
are not critIcise IL perhaps too strongly Az
yet ! should like 10 make one or two SIG s
geStionS. /
All starters are most anxious and al
the greatest pains TO notice that -aH -
horses start properly, but IL very oftsf
happens that one or two horses Rave
great aversion TO the gate They yeoG
temper and upset the whole feld~- IT
stewards of the Jockey Club have issue
recommendations 20 stewards Of HreeetnE{
70 see that the starts should not be in an !
way spoiled by the behavior OF these Dad
trained horses, and starters have cnz
tinually done their best to follow this n
1t IS very natural that the starter shou}
wish every horse 10 start on equal terms
II he did not do SO one Of the best horsa
ample, II was always said that Flying F.
would have been victim il starters h1f
let the horses go without taking notte .
But I would like every starter 70 rer.r
tween letting a bad horse upset the ts {
anu letting a bad horse get the advanras3
We have every confidence in the starters
yer tho public would like 70 impress g
them tnat while wishing The bad Ie1n5sr
nurse TO be well looked after il should u
have any advantage at the start
He pointed out that in 80 handic.1, u
cided during the season The TOP Ta,xt1
won 129, the midd;eveignrs 5s1 and 4
fshtveishts - He urged more var;s1
programmes and advocated vsItervsit4
handicaps and tho old fashioned trs3
stakes He paid a high tribute y, Darrj
Maher, the American jockey, and Woo,sz3a
but expressed the opinion that the croucl
ing, short-stirruped American seat rescn{
against the average Jockey using his Il
strength He suggested that II sonic ot 4
riders would 1engthen their stirrUp stra1
they would get better results =s7s-
Jack Johnson may box six rounds-s
fore some club in Fittsburg within the nj
two weeks He Is Guored as saying
IT am not afraid to step into tbs RI I
with any OF them tomorrow over the "a
round route. Just let them give me- enous@
money TO make it worth while, and v
sign articles next week My short hoE
with Monahan have convinced me that |
will take Iittls work to fit me 20 go SIX fas(
rounds with any one the club selects"
Johnson will go 10 Pittsburg on Tuss1
day 10 act as second for his sparring pzr \
ner, Walter Mona han, in a bout with %Ns /
Cotton
Word comes by way OF Chica go that n
National 7, I,eag1JN will usrSin0 Rob Eusfs