The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
Another Invasion of Americans
Into England to Compete
for HOnOrs.
ALREADY HOLD TITLES FOR
POLO, YACHTING, AVIATION
Date Set for the Golf Match Is
Next Wednesday; Who viii
Captain Teams.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN
ecial Cable TO The Tribune.

4 p"''' Sd'Ht racing ana AVIATION, now
comes another invasion next week whom
team OF Yankee professional golfers
VIII meet team Of resident professionals
upon course near London. The date set
for the match was February l6. j. II.
Taylor has been named to captain the
| English team and Alecls Smith the Amer
| lean. There has been some question ever
since the Americans arrived here whether
| they could be called, strictly speaking.
real representative team OF the United
States. Among them are Gil Nichols,
| Isaac MacSie. James Maiden. David Hun
ter, Peter Robertson, II. II. Barker and
one or two others. There is no question
that Barker and Smith are the best play
ers in the party. but as expert as theE
are, II is hardly likely that they VIII
rank with Taylor and James Braid. As
an amateur here Barker showed up
mighty well. Four years ago he won
the Irish open championship at Portrush
N fine form. He tried for the British
amateur championship, but nerves" were
his undolnG and he lost to Guy Campbell.
years ago he took part In our open
championship at Holylake and finished
twenty-ffth. But, as the players came
over here for holiday. as understand
II. II would scarcely be Just to saw they
represent the United States. Gilbert
Nichols would doubtless get his place on
a. HdllDudl team. lot ne Was SF'hlll III
the United states open championships
two years ago He is n native OF Folk
stone. and his brother. Bernard Nichols
was the only man 90 bear Harry Vardon
on level terms. II is oGd that America
has been so slow In producing first-class
professionals. ! should attribute ii TO the
queer American courses.
Betting on tho Derby.
Betting has already started upon the
Derby. although that event Is far away
a nd Dr f,fV, &c In
or two London layers have been offering
the crampcd rate Of 10 l against Lem
berg. but although $50 to 80 has been
laid on at least two occasions during the
past week. 4 10 ! was always obtainablc
OF the other candidates talked about
Neil Cow DANNY Maher's mount) is
nTominelly to I chance, Admiral
quite a number OF takers, although no
extremely large bets have been laid
Tressady is by far the longest OF the
four hrst favorltes. being sold now at
The Derby will be run at EPSON Downs
on June |, but even AT this early date
the firm of Topping g. Splndler in Flush
the probable winner. The only adyan-
tage in wagering al this time lies in Sc
curing better odds.
Self Crowned Champions
Manager Vienne Of the Wonderland
Boxing club Of Paris and Victor Breyer
posed board Of control Questions calling
for tne existence OF such board are arls-
Ing constantly. The latest question under
discussion by French sportsmen Is the
one that deals with self-crowned worlds
champions. As things are at present the
holders OF such titles. II Is felt, have not
beaten a representative boxer of nations
coming within the Jurisdiction of the
proposed boards control In France
there does not yet exist champions good
enough to cope with candidates for the
vsnr I'll IA l,.1,
eventually come, for many French lads.
especially In the bantam. feather and
lightweight divisions. are fast qualifying
for future high honors. In England
champions at standard weights are now
sprlngiug into official recognition. IT is
feasible to expect that each division will
champion who. as holder of Lord Ions
dale's championship belt. must be defeat
ed before any foreign boxer can lay claim
TO the world tltle This step II appears
may shortly be followed In France. II
Australia and America will do likewise
then things Will take a practical footing
and the veXed question OF supreme title
holders be finally settled.
Negotiating for Fights.
p. II Goodwin, one of the promoters
Of the Mountain Ash Pavilion and Skat-
ing Rink company. Is entering the boxing
field and is negotiating for number of
Mountain Ash Pavilion will he run In
opposition 10 the National Sporting club
and with the added competition will
sport Mr., Goodwin is incidentally offer
Ing some very big purses. For instance |
he told Freddy Welsh that he would give |
4 s25 900 purse for fight between Welsh !
and Nelson. He offered Mcfarland $I0.- !
300 purse and likewise he made the same |
offer TO Thomas
Don't Like New Method.
British sporting writer's nre finding |
ault with the new method OF publishing !
Weights FOR races several months before
which win he run at Epson Downs In
he spring. have already been published.
much 10 the chagrin of several writer's
EN- which is oustIne British methods"
rs writer I'm Truth says: sit would
lare been full time TO bring out the Ep
om weights on March II. after the race
or the Lincolnshire handicap. and they
night very well have been deferred until
week later as the race is not run un
" April 20 There Is no object what
landicap so .preposterously early, and the /
'ity and Suburban is now merely a post
'etting race or course with sub
cription handicap there is the more
Weights arc brought out long before the
ace Is run, and | suppose this is the
cal reason why the managers OF the Ep-
ON and other meetings persist in the
arrangement. although II is now alto
ether obsolete"
Weights for Handicap.
The weights for the Kcmpton Park
uhIlee handicap have also been pub
shed. the race being run on May Z
sast spring Dark Ronald would have won
he Lincolnshire. the City and Suburban.
he Ncvbury Spring cup and the Kemp
on Park Jubilee handicap II ne had
cen trained for those races After this
scape. surely II might have been de-
ided not again TO run the risk OF
thrown In horse clearing the board OF
he spring handicaps. Dark Ronald was
L off with approximately 100 pounds in
he Newbury Spring cup. He would no
oubt. have been given the same weight
I Lincoln, EPSON and Kempton Park
nd all three handicaps would have been
t his mercy. There Is not now par
.cle OF interest In the spring haudIcaps.
s they are all on precisely the same lines J
nd usually most indifferent productions.
ne chester authorities have again very {
iisely postponed the closing OF the Ches-
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