The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

at Hampstead Heath AID is as mt as
fiddle.
Two American Gllics have introduced
themselves favorahly to English con
sidcration in the recent Newmarket
Craven meeting. Leopold de Roths-
child IS st. Anton. a fine big st. Fruss-
quin colt, of which much was expected,
was the favorite in the tIt2wllllam
stakes, but when il came to the run
ming II. p Whitney's flly by Hamburg
Lady Frivoles slipped of in front and
setting a tremendous pace for very
heavy track, led all the way and we won
lv bred filly, Alster Cress, by Water
cress. Hamburg Belle, got off in the. rear
but ran to such purpose that she finished
second, with st. Anton third
Polo Outlook,
The success of the coming polo sea
son hinges upon the contingent tnat
such another experience as last year
may be avoided. The best possible or
ganization, the most alluring of pro
grammes, and the brightest of outlooks
NAV bc shattered by persistent rainy
weather. AS late as July last year
grounds were flooded. tournaments were
abandoned, and it was only after sew.
eral postponements that the second of
the important international test
matches could be brought off.
Just now the organization of the
England challenge team for America is
entering largely into the birmingham
season That club is equipping the eN-
pedition. and the details of selection
must be settled so that the chosen play
ers will naturally be found laying there
together and gaining experience of each
other and of their ponies. Some lndlca-
ton Of this is afforded by the appor.
tionment OF four dates on which the
likely English team under Hardness
Lloyd S captaincy, Will play agalnst
strong sides. One OF the latter will be
Ireland, June is, In the annual match
for the patriotic cup. England s first
preliminary contest, however was on
May IL, the opposing team being
known as the Rest Of England. 1t is
probable that these games were ar
ranged in order to provide data as to
the form of the players and their
order TO provide data as TO the form
of the players and their adaptability to
PLAYING without the otfside rule at
Hurlingham on June so. while there
are to be two others at Roehampton on
June Is.
While the international horse show
will open as usual on June o, 1T Will
not be the success il would have been
had King Edward lived to grace It with
his presence. Also many members OF
the royalty and nobility will be absent.
The King Edward challenge cup will
be competed for under the same con.
ditioDs as last year. Among the Amer.
leans who will have exhibits are Paul
Sorg, A. G.. Vanderbilt, Walter Winans,
Judge Moore, Edward Morris and
Messrs. Watson and Stotesbury.
Nat Gartmell, the Yankee runner,
who is well known on this side, having
competed here and who is at present,
I believe. training the track team OF
the University OF North Carolina in
the United States, writes a letter TO
England saying he will never run an
other professional race except he can
get a match and hacker in England,
and the man that backs him can have
all Nat wins for him. He also makes
known the fact that he is willing to
run Donaldson. the South African
sprinter, a 440-yard match with or
without a side bet, but it is to be in.
ferred that the South African would
have TO come 10 England for the match.
Whether Donaldson would be willing
TO take a sporting chance is not known
but most likely he will land in Eng
land. Nobody cares to tackle him on
mis- native heath, nor does Postle or
Holway want 10 try him again. 1t is
apparent that Cartmell does not speak
of having a try at Donaldson for any
of the popular sprinting distances and
the American is not 10 be blamed much
when it is remembered that Donaldson
has done a shade better than 9la sec
ouds for the 100 yards. The only thing
left for the South African is to have
a crack at the professional handicaps.