The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
SPORTING EOlNGS ABROAD
American Brrd Coiumbus shows Good
Form In England.


Woodford startled the talent by win.
ming the rich Derby cup Al mile and
| thre.-luarters last Friday. The race was
| a great or. and really should have been
| won by Merry Task. who has come on pounds
the tai! end OF the season. but Belmont
son Of Octagon was severely bumped near
the 1ni-h. and Columbus came through
and in n desperate finish won by a short head
! from Merry Task. who was three-1iarters
OF length in front Of Accurate. who nm
iShed third. This was Columbus's fourth
success this season. the handsome chestnut
colt having already placed to its credIt
81 100 in stakes, In the Derby cup he was
! ridden by Joey Plant. the clever hide
! Jockey who wa, almost killed few month .
ago. and ~ was Plants first success since
ms recovery This Plant IL a very popular
Lad. and his victory received quite an ova-
| tinn
| French racing on the fat has Jusr ended
and X Vanderbilt heads tho list Of
/ winning owners with ,OlS 49, sranCs which
| worHs O'!t to s,u1. ECO NJ LdmonlI Blanc
j. NEXT ga tn" list with tl-I .oJ1 and Nine
hrremetaff thanks chiefly to Nuage's VIC
tory IN the Grand PriZ. of Paris. which
yielded 200. takes third place. 40
, other owner has w"r half million nj francs
The list OF breeders j. headed by VI
sImoni. with y. $50 francs VI CASTOR
Dreyfu- coming newt with II SEQ the only
others to attain Ave figures being NJ Edmond
Blanc. 1850 " X Vanderbilt ia. son
Baron de ~cheCht"r. r. 500. and VI. J
de Bremond. lO7jO. III. American. D'Neill
stands a. the bad Of the Jockeys with iiI
winning rides Tor 7IS mounts excluding hls
two races won on courses ou'-ita fh. ifnTuc-
diair Ju-is lection 81 the French .iocEcv
club G"orr" Stern j. second. with ~ wins
ont 81 ar1 attempts. and u comparison %
the figures Will show that tho Tsru"n - gs
Of winners WORKS out pretty much the same
IN each case The hest results 80 far d. 'h,
other Jockeys are concerned. nav" fallen
tr & htld~ 80 mounts. - winners Karat
ass mounts. - winners. and ! Jennings
al mounts. GT winners In" most -ucrasa.
ful Gentlemen riders IN France during m,
season just ended have been \ L. ,our Too,
4. lie Fourna-. ~ Bri--on and SImorurf!,
with -, -. . and winning mounts re-
sppctiv"iv
Ky the way ~ 81 cloud on "Wednesday
an incident showed IN" beauties Of tho race
lottery VI BnrrAri whose LOYALTY AMI
r.,fi-udn ar. beyond the, shadow Of a -rs.
pIcinn. has recently changed trainers H.
horses. under the car" 81 Arthur Carr.~ at
hantiiiv. W"r" transferred Nv common
accord tn Mai~nns- lailltt" and could.! To-
. Rarill"r through som" stupid rtstak"
on the part 81 tho-. who were rnrril-'n,
with Va" transfer III the horses from ono
stabl" - ia" other IN" lot got MIXED M
and inpri n a three vsar-old daughter nf
coleman AMI 'hs'at". was mistaken for
h"r wo-y"ar-old sister Cigale ' The
former hai run very ndiferpnily AMI VI
Bernard gave orders for her ro no entered
in IN" selling rae" the priV d" NillHiu-r AZ
~. Cloud In the removal CIcal. ' had
become Capri ! and vice versa. 20 thai the
real taprl wa- sent uIr to fulfl tn" engage
menr ~ her elder sister heating by three
=. 81.
she had go meet. but on returning 20 weigh
in tn. false capri n was identified by her
former trainer ~ n" two-vcar-oli Cigale Y
There was no 'hars" III any Kind brought
against owner ~ trainer. The explana- ,
lions gwen wcr" proofs that an error had
boon committed. and the stewards after
h.a ring III" statement OF Arthur Carter
n veterinary examination OF the
winner. which was conclusive n to age
! hev dsrtded that the winner was really
CI,aIc V and gave the race 10 the fayorite
Tunfun Mile. who had finished second
! h" error has not now been made for tho ,
first time ia Franc" consequent on a change 2
81 -tabl" and trainer. The an air has how
ever been deferred TO III" SoCI,.t. a In !
courn cement. supreme arhiter in all matters /.
with racing. but possibly merely !
pro !orrua The winner under the name OF |
capri / was claimed after the race nv |
Baron 81. Iad"UC"''" for 81 20. giving 500 !
20 the fund. Not n dear purchase for a !
two-vear-old carrying i:p pounds and |
giving Older horses a thTcc-lcngth beatin, :
over ten iurlongS
Naturally angry remarks were made 10y
'hos" " ho are always prom" 'o iud 81 others
ry their own measure. but I.''rf''d o,lt when
hos" who had backed the false Capri II !
vrr' paid trim" over 10 '" for tl'i-
nv"- n-ut. III" Total-at"T- has tutro-
iuG.g the system ~ nr~' past the po-f
80 mat Nv" stewards ON this occasion W"r.
.rmp-'llrd to rpOrt tn H1 .tlr iO The tu'LUri-
- Tu,. system OF h"ftIng will ~ NAV
be- remarked. pp-n tn" door for NOR than
pus. clever man Uhu 'ir"~ not ear "a di'n.
for Nh" stakes n b" can ""ntinu" to enjoy
ih, rae. lottery when III" rcd DIX aVi~ar-
lf..N,. fh,. scales room showing that fh.
y min Jockey had w"ich"d ouI corrg'ly :
Ac,DTCIHr - a letter that app"anf u
r., ~ppr'iDG IF'. written by ON" Alfred
Duv.. ~ Msrlnw-on-TLn III" four 81 ih-
NriHi Rowing club AZ Bnlfim"r" Will nrf ,
ras" chanc" Ia coInp"t" AZ III" H"nlrv
regatta this year. Mr.. DAVIS points put
hat under the rules 81 the iI"nl"y r.iatt1
~" I ult"d Kingdom except from clubs
affiliated to a union or federation having
ic states that ths National Association ~
\ nusri,a has u" such agreement. and crews
- cDmr''c NJ ll"nl"y II IN" Minnip's
our won the Stnwnrds''up ~ ii''nlrF ihi-
'"IT how FAR that suC""-- Hos~ ." prohibit
h.. entry 81 other AT"rsCnn ohr-m"n can
lof b.."a-tly calculated hut there - HOtiDUbt
I1r N Ia- Lad - Influence
Tb.. ridiculous ease with Which lin Sull-
van d-f.ut..' Tnru Thomas for tho Ions
ial.. i"' and nIGils'N"Ight champion ship
n England has proved 'O all and -Indry
nat Thomas VAS about m" cheapest cham
non that ever wore title. and hl- n'In-
,uvlrf hpHzftur. - a d"-Irt' tO meet k"tcLrl
md rapkH when they we're th"uHand- II
utl,.- AWAY Ia h"rOWe the. iDkr ~ th'. season.
sullivan made Thomas lOpk lik" u novice.
.lthuugh h. Wa ~ before h. entered the
ing ard Wa " addition suffering from
. -r.srrIy IN ur'sd lrtt hand
NJ an ~" boxing shows ~ tho week the
warrant Officers and men ~ ~" United
'fn,'.- oath" fleet which - now IN these
n'sT~ haN" been prominent. Johnny
iurr," ut the Ni-s, l@lpp' ha- h"''n ulnt' h"d
- meet tho best byhtEelish' ~ she FnRti-h
.rNy ar D.'N IIurg.''- club GA newt Satur- .
'Pv Might and 'hr contest u Ov"r%hadyw-
~ everything now before the public. !
som bNdt"r Wells rs knocking ont SEAMAN
'ar-ou- m ~" first round. at the Kings
iIl lis' "Wednesday uigh' has atrrngfh- !
ned ~ claim, tO the championship ~
~ Rlaud but 10 further enforce n Hugh
, Nc Into-h. who ha- Wells under his con- ,
Tpl. Intends 70 give "A heavyweight com |
'=tt'tOr for the hest eight men ~ ihe cOun- l
~. from shIch ~ - expected that Wells ,
"a come triumphant should that bs a.
ysiis viii ." matched With Ball Lang. who