New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
COMMENT on SPORTS
S4TING 4 GOOD GAME.
Neers and Fiesrs on Lite Topics
Of the Ddg.

II Is hoped that THE earnest effort made
ey the members Of the football rules cor
-7ittss in SIS ;wo-5ay meeting last week -
h-inS about reform in che great ana virile
game OF football viii bear fruit when their
isbors are completed and satisfy those who
= conducting q crusade against the sport
brought in an indictment which was not
aitogethe- fair and iust e X Hail OF
dartmouth. said 20 me on Saturday night
that in his opinion. a long step had been
taken II the right direction. and that when
che work WAS finished the results would
sE'esk Tor themselves and thai a safer
EsTne would b. evolved. Many OF the saS-
Sestiors which are now being considered
hsve been enlarged on in this column be
fore. bur II seems necessary under the cir
oursstances 20 take tine 70 digest them all
over sSsin. now that there are certain fixed
ones 70 consider. before making any ex-
tended comment L is ny opinion how
ever. that when the rules with The pro
posed changes sre codifed. football Will be
saved tor rnsny prosperous years. and that
Fhe game VIII Tot only - quite as at,-ac-
tive. but SIiI be far safer and freer IRON,
constant attack. Football o. course viii
- On thai. even after the rules are revised.
for one. Two o.. possibly. three years. but
before s jury OF the whole
There sppears 10 b. one cause Tor cri-j-
eis1'. o. Two. from my point 81 Wen. T *
cause 1oT regret tAst the abolition q the
sTa-sht arm II waTJiing of opposing tack
-e1s- WHICH often srlourts % 2 alov- with
We reel OF The hand. was not included q,
ne suggestions for reform. and. lust bv ne
0sE 81 variety. nothing was said about
n1rn oerlns the players. There = s7o-ba-
neeting, however. and I Is FAST rossib1s
Nna' these two points. both vital II them
serves may yst be considered.
4 : hs7d 10 pick 6 flaw in the xo-5 ~
" : Fosbursh. the Official hs,sfca,,s-
O. TIE Jockey Club. in his allotment ~
N'lshts for the Brooklyn. Suburban and
6rlShton hRndicaps. the big mile and
quarter specials 10 De decided during The
corning racing season IN talking with =
LUMBER OF owners. trainers and amateur
handloaP2ers, The weights IL the main met
With general approval Some. OF course
expressed preference for this horse or
that bu; the reasons on .ra v-bor. -,
nor convincing after & careful analvSfS Of
past performances The horses most "A Flzed
~ Se7e Fitz Herbert winner OF the St.b,Ir-
osn Handicap last year. and one q the
great horses q the decade. Olsr7haia
WHICH showed enough last fall 10 indicate
fhat he Is 3 horse OF some class: Waldo
Sweep and Fauntleroy. generally ranked as
the three leading two-year-olds OF last sea
so7- and MaskecTe. which was The queen
q TIE th-ee-yss--Old lilies last year. when
sle mas beaten only once. over a Cupry
rack 81 Aqueduct late in the fall. Fear
vas expressed II some quarters that James
Handicap II 1saS and unbeate~ that year.
might not train OF after his campaign in
England last season. but If Jimmy Rove
brings him hack 20 his true form Re VII
TOT lack fo- followers. even against Fit
Herbert Il both horses go 70 the post n
either the Brooklyn Or Suburban handicap
NJ preference al This writing : Tor r.
= wilson. SIS. Olawbsla. which - a.
toTted lI5 pounds 70 - Tor Fitz Herbert
y the Suburban Ois-bals had FItE Her
cert straight - even weights a. the last
t,-rlons pole in the Lawrence Realization
Sheeqshead Bay last July The great
son % Ethelbe-t won rather c,everIy right
= The finish, o. al least - il seemed
although some horsemsn DID no- hesitate
- express the opinion that Oiambala might
have earned TIE decision with stronger
TS-lL--E On september al mont
! Park. IN the Jerome Handicap. Fitz Her
oe-t took 10 80 pounds. and concedjng zen
pounds 10 Olamhala. von rather easily b.
= length That may have been the true
form o The NO horses. and = Is On that
ace. 70 doubt. that N- ToshUrSl mas
based his handicap ~ difference OF
fourteen pounds. however. aS ! The case
- The coming hau5iczpS. O-amtala- IN NY
opinion would have slight advantage
Wiz the running q IEe Retaliation II
mind
: a. EfIi-s-H SAYS tha, he sold F.tz
Herbert with 4 pEuE OF regret and i Is
H-5,e wonder TIE great son OF Etle- bert
N0r-ausrlc SCI the seal on his greatness
last year 0y nct only showing that he was
a true rs steel uuGer any and al co-di-
tfcrs IN: BY establishing re fact thar he
had s. the qualities that 20 % make up =
great h9rse-s0eed. stamina, courage and
Willingness al al times - give o. his best
L j. pleasure 10 see such = horse race
Il must be 3 greater pleasure 70 own him.
The price pai5-s4a. 91}-was rot u pa~ticu-
AIRY b. one - prices so FOR Sreay horses.
or. r Wa q remarkably good one ia view
o. ths rather unsettled condition ~ he
7-.-s 4. tass state and Hills country. IN
happier times Fitz Herbert would have
been cheap a. double the price. and John
r MADDEN can e. congratulated A. seCur-
ir- vtat he himself saws lie considers The
heet horse 5u the couu-rv. il uoc ~ HE
word.
When jhe farmers III t-.5~ state realize
the economic val1e ~ breeding their cold
bloo3ed mares 70 Il Thoroughbred stallion.
which = now possible 49, = Giou2iua, -,,.
thanks - the work accomplished oy The
E7eesiinc Bureau 81 ttr JOCKEY Club. they
Vii spare no pains az trouble 10 bring about
a ccudi.IC2 wlich xii make Tor great good
zu r5e improvement - E.ue-4l utility stock
Breeding shsrps. VINO nave made 4 close
ssudy u the question are ~ one mind. that
re thorough bred strain brings about great
endurance greater courage and quicker
maturity. whether le le la.I-ored. charger.
r-otrer o. PAGER L WAS Tls infusion OF
Thoroughbred blood Id Tie breed % light
harness horses which made racing them
possible - TWO ard ;hree year olGs. while
- Importance a. The blood IN cavalry re-
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