The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07

that genial, happy, beaming face amid
that , great crowd king yet an anors In
his heart and theirs all beating in time
from one common Joy. Like Lord Cow,
whose Nell Cow was defeated in this
years Derby, the king had won his third
Derby 1t was an event In the history
Of the race, a story which few in the
vast throngs who assemble on the Downs
Although the Derby was not insti-
tuted till the close OF the eighteenth CEN
tury, the downs at EPSON, formerly
called Banstead Downs have been asso
ciated with horse. racing for three CEN
turtles. 1t was King Jamie" while re-
siding st Nonsuch, who held the first
days combined horse races with other
sports, notably pedestrianism, The run
ming "footmen'' were kept In active train
ing by their employers and used as In
reign of George ", prize fights took place
on the course. and "the first gentleman
in Europe" collected his hat coins for the
Every year doubtless, the downs at
Epson attract certain number OF vis-
itors to whom the world Of horse racing
was Herbert Spencer, who was once
, taken to the derby by his friend. Francis
Galton.
Don't Want Johnson.
Followers of fighting. are wondering
| what the chances are for seeing either
| Tommy Burns or Sam Langford In action
in London, Hugh Mcintosh has been try
| Ing to arrange q bout between. Tommy
| Burns and Jack Johnson, to be fought
| before the National Sporting club some
! time next year.
The governors OF the National Sporting
club have made it plain to the Australian
| promoter that johnson will not be al-
| lowed to fight there, Eugene Corri, in
speaking OF this, said.
| ''The light between Jeffries and John
son created such a big stir that the gov
| have
allow Johnson 10 night before the club.
II 1t had not been for the world wide
| agitation against the Jefrries- johnson
moving pictures the case might have
been different. but now If Mcintosh wants
| TO stage a fight in England between
Burns and Champion Johnson he will
skirts OF London. The chances are he
would have TO erect a new arena for 1t.
feature of athletics so far this year
has been the number OF new champions,
| NJ Hill. half" A. 6. Hill, -four miles.
and b. II. Baker. high jump all of whom
give promise OF doing big things, Hill
made all the pace In the four miles and
opds-real good running. Another prom
ising performance at the Stamford bridge
championship meet last month was G. J.
and Il, Voight and A. Anderson's IL
seconds for hurdles on the soddcn turf
He is cultivaling the straight-front LEG
style and viii improve: The mile" pro
nOccu tnc ncSl race OIL the meet. ana u
Noight owed his win to splendid judg-
ment It. j. Baker of Cambridge uni
vcrsity was probably the best miller
OF the field, but he displayed poor judg-
mcnt. Eoight delayed his effort until 20f
yards from homo. and overhauled the
firing Baker on the straight. while Over
Holder was balkod when trying 10 come
through and WAS beaten three yards, The
time was minutes &c 3-5 seconds, prob
ably equal TO minutes % seconds.
Some wag started the report that the
| English prize fighters were going to form
q union. This news was cabled TO the
United States whore II caused a Erea
deal of comment and doubtless a few
smiles,
The committee Of sporting writers
heading the weekly iournel. the Sport
ing Life. Is still trying with und diminished
vigor to have the international boxing
board OF control established.
Some time ago We intimatod to those
sporlsmen who had favored us with thei
opinions Of the proposal to create
board to control international boxing tha
We had presented the whole evidence col
lccted by us 10 the National Sporting
club that We had asked Mr.. RettinsoI
20 kindly bring the matter before hi
committee and that the committee would
consider the matter, Mr.. Rcttinson nov
informs VS. that very representative
committee with the Earl Of Lonsdale N
the chair. discussed the proposal. Mr.
Bettinson further tells us the whole com
| nIitiee were in entire accord with thu
principle OF the hoard.
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