The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
LACK Of FUNDS
FOR ATHLETICS
Shortage of Money Is Felt in
Sporting Circles of
England.
KING APPROVES OF CUP
FOR ANNUAL POLO GAMES
W. X. Vanderbilt Is Meeting
With Remarkable Success
on French Turf.
BY RICHARD DAHIGREN.
.iaI Cable to The Tribune.

3slSkA<AGso bkAI11G6NGN.
Special Cable to The Tribune
LONDON. Nov. 12-There is a loud
md prolonged cry of "help!" in Eng
ilsh sporting circles. There seems to
be shortage in money that has affect
cd even one of the richest peers in Eng
and The athletic organizations COM
plain of thin or empty purses every,
where except in fighting circles where
money seems TO be plentiful with
managers and promoters and their pros
perlty seems to be due to the fact that
they give starvation purses to fighters.
some of the men who stand up to be
punched are paid Just enough TO hire
furnished rooms for themselves and in
squalid quarters.
The Duke of Devonshire presided over
aa important meeting of subscribers to
the Derbyshire Cricket club ut Derby.
TO consider the critical situation that
has arisen IN consequence of the loss of
$500 on last season s working, and gen
orally TO determine the future of the
club. The duke read letter from Lord
Curzon in which he said he did not think
there was any reasonable chance of car
ryIng on the club unless they could in
crease the subscription from $3.50 to
tl50O. Lord Scarsdale who wrote ex-
pressing the opinion that the club ought
to be wound up, added that if it were
decided TO carry it on he would continue
his support.
The duke said if $500 were forthcom
ing he would give another slO0 to free
the club from debt, but he thought that
after such a recent appeal to the coun-
Try as whole they ought to confne
any appeal they made to those who
we've first and foremost interested in
cricket
A number OF offers of increased SUP.
port were made, including els a year
for term of years from S. II. Ever
shed and sl0 year from Charles
Wright of Wirksworth. provided that
nInety-pine others did the same. This
offer produced a number of responses
and after further consideration the duke
said there appeared evidence of a sub
sfantlal desire to see the club continued
and the meeting was adjourned TO De-
cember .,
Kings Cup for Polo.
The king has approved of the title
OF the 'king's Coronation Cup given
rs a special polo cup TO be played for
Mt Ranelagh club on July Is, 1911. II
Is t25o challenge cup given by the
hanelagh club, with four souvenir cups
to the winners
1t Will be played for annually and is
open only to the winners of the Inter.
Regimeutal tournament, the Burlington
champion cup, the Ranelagh Opep cup
and approved teams representing India
and the colonies and dominions of the
empire.
The present interest which belongs to
the past season eenters in the extent to
which the influences of the American
invasion and American success of last
t0 lacfinr Of,
on British polo, The lessons TO be
learned from the victory of the Ameri.
cans might probably have been forgot.
ten but for the decision of the Hur.
lingham to challenge for the American
international polo cup as soon as an
English team could be organized. Cap
tain Hardness Lloyd saws he has planned
determined attempt to bring back the
cup across the Atlantic once more next
summer.
One of the most unwise schemes tha.
ever was attempted was the new club
at Newmarket, known as the Counties
club. which has Just closed its doors
AT period when there seemed "A posi-
biIity of cloud succeeding at New.
market the attempt was a failure.
The liquidator has made reference
to the recent death of Cecil Drew and
said that. in the opinion of the direc-
largely due to the lamented decease Of
King Edward He also stated that the
late Mr.. Drew had entered into an
agreement with the company that he
would iud the necessary money until
the debertures were issued but owing
10 his death they were unable TO state
how far such arrangement had any legal
effect.
Vanderbilt Is Successful,
From the time that the American
trainer. William Duke, quilted the coun-
try TO act as his trainer, w. X. Wander
bilt has met with remarka Bile success
on the French turf. and up to date heads
the list Of winning owners with the
splendid aggregate of upwards of f40
600.
This is about 90 per cent more than
is accredited 10 Mr.. Fairie. who is the
largest winner among English owners
his thirteen victories accomplished by
four horses amounting to close on G3l ).
500 Edmond Blanc, who owns one of
the grandest studs, comes next to Mr.
Vanderbilt Both those patrons Of
French racing have had . try for our
Derby. but bad luck has been their
portion. Mr.. Vauderbilt's Seasick IL
having been so upset by the cross
channel trim that he could not run to
l;l. h,v forr, bah;pJ ciopnr,