Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-04
Sporting Notes

An agreement has been entered into
between the Amateur Rowing Associa-
tion of England and the Russion Row
ing Association
The memorial in honor of Capt.
Matthew Webb, the famous Ehgllsh
swimmer, is TO be unveiled May Il,
with the mayor of Dover, Eng per-
forming the ceremony.
The polo ponies belonging to the OF
ficers OF the 21st Lancers, who nave
been ordered TO Egypt, were sold at
auction at Tattersall's Monday They
brought these prices: ESQ, s. "a, 9l0l,
s173. SAP, 9l57, 1892 and G115.
In an international England VS..
Scotland foursome match at Bears
| den, near Glasgow, the other day, j..
Fl. Taylor and Harry Vardon, repre-
senting England, defeated James
! Braid and Alex Herd by 2 to l. In sim
! giles later Vardon won on 20
| Prospects for the Harvard track team
Frightened pcrceptibly Monday after
noon, when three of the cripDlcs re-
| turned to the squad for their first prac-
| tice in some time. These were Jimmy
| Barr, the crack pole vaulter last year.
Jimmie Long, the hurdler, and Guild, the
| half mile crack
| 1t was announced al San Francisco
that Leland S. Scott, captain of the
Stanford University track team, broke
! the worlds pole vault record in the
track meet held Saturday under the
auspices Of the Big c Society of the
University of California. Scott clear
he Ri innhac az.
cOrding to official figures
| TW" small boats. supposed to be
| among The fastest in the world, are the
sonders now ready for launching at
| Bristol, K. l., their owners being Rob-
ert w. Emmons, I'd, and Galen NJ.
| Stone Of Boston. Both boats are of keel
type, though the models vary slight
ly. The sail plans call for large
spread and the designs are such as
should give splendid windward ability.
Tom Collins, middle distance runner
of the Irish American Athletic Club
will leave this country on the Dist, on
the Celtic, for his home in ireland. AS
a sort of a testimonial his friends have
arranged an entertainment and recep-
| ton which will be given Saturday al
| view OIA. w ME dDTOdQ lOIl Will
represent Ireland in the dual meet be-
tween Scotland and Ireland. which will
be held in Dublin next month.
| Radical action came Monday in the
case of the 22d Regiment N. Y. athletes
| VINO refused TO compete in the Military
Athletic League championships last
month, after Melvin Sheppard had been
DISQUALIFIED for using spikes when Col
Walter 3. Hctchkin of the 22d regi-
ment handed down decision suspend
ing 32 athletes for their participation in
the general strike. The action also rec
commended that the Military Athletic
League take the same action.
Il Frank z. Eeaurepaire, the famous
Australian swimmer. who recently ar
rived in England for the British and in
ternational swimming championships
announced that he would return to Aus
tralia via the United States. Beaurn.
paire has already several invitations to
appear in the States. He is now ir
training at Hastings for the English
| championships. Beaurepaire in 1865
won the 22O. 40, $50 yards and one-mile
British championships
| Edward Sockum, although he is near.
1y 90 years Old. a lifelong resident or
a farm near Trinity, Del, is proud OF
II trips he mas made to Philadelphia
each one on fot and the last only re
Gently concluded. 'Che distance is near,
~ $50 miles. Sockum took his first
walk to Philadelphia when he was &
young man and enjoyed the experience
SO we'll that he has taken similar trips
every few years. The last one seemed
in no way to tire him. and he arrived
horne as fresh as if he had inst beer
out for a morning stroll
Although now in his 10th year. e. ]
Webb has just Won, for the third conse,
cutivc time, the Emile A. a. A. walking
championship. establishing a new rec
ord of s. min. 81 sec. for the distance
as against the old record of SO min, q
sec. made by II. Venr in 1873. Mr. Venr
was the first to congratulate Webb up
on his reccrd-breaking performance fol
the championship The British amateur
record. which is also the worlds am
ateur record is 80 min, so As sec, held
by G. F. Larner and made by him in
! 1905. Webb WIS So when he partici
pated i'll his first walking match.
Two new worlds indoor records were
established Monday night at the
games of Dominican Lyceum, New
York. f. A. Frey Of the Irish Ameri'
Ican A. c., in the 90-yard dash covered
the stretch in 9 2-5s. and in the three
legged event at the same distance W.
j. Heating and William Slade of the
Irish-American A. c.. We're clicked at
10 1-5s This is the first time that
these distances have ever been rur
| indoors. Heating, Frey, Archer, Ros-
enberger, Cloughen, Eller and He'll
| land were in the 90-yard dash, Heating
was second and Cloughen third.
| The spring smoker of the Bangor
Yacht Club, marking the opening OF
the season, was held at the clubhouse
at East Hampden, when the flag was
i hoisted on the 75-foOt staff just erect
| ed and numerous other ceremonies per-
| formed. No formal program was un-
| dertaken. The club fleet now numbers
about so craft of all kinds, from Hon
E. H. Blake's 200-ton steam yacht ARA
to power canoes. There are 125 mem