New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Timely BITS OF SPORT
Good Mounts for Army Officers
at international Show.
spoRTsMEN TO THE RESCUE
Jimmy McAleer Says Team That
Beats the Giants Will Win
the Pennant.

r-r,,ed States army Will be strongly
-.s.nted for the first time in the mill
,srv classes for chargers at the interna-
,,onaI horse show in London next June.
several public spirited men interested in
the horse including Walter p. Bliss. John
:, Coydin. Robert A. Fairbairn. Joseph w.
Hartman. William II. Moore. Rufus il"
Patterson and Alfred c. Vanderbilt. Of this
city. and John A. Spcor OF Chicago, have
purchased nine of the best hunters and
jumpers that could be found. regardless OF
cost. and have presented them 10 the army.
A committee made up OF John T. Cowdin,
Elliott C. Cowdin. James T. Hyde and
Major Henry T. Allen picked out and pur-
chased the following horses: Justine, Duke
OF Ashleigh, Timberlost. Tampico, Tony
Lass. Chiswell, Quandry. Knight OF El"ay
and ST. Nicholas II.
All OF these horses have been winners In
the show ring or in the field. The first five
were bought in Virginia. the others in New
York and vicinity. Duke OF Ashleigh
Chiswell and ST. Nicholas ii Will make
ideal chargers. As well as being clever
hunters, Justine. Timberlost, Tony Lass
and Tampico are brilliant jumpers. Knight
of Elway has won many steeplechases and
Quandry will be hard to beat in the high
jumping competitions.
All these horses are now at Fort Myer,
Virginia. where they will be sohooled over
Jumps built and laid out over a course
similar TO that at Olympia. 1t is hoped
and believed that with these mounts the
United States army will return with many
blue ribbons
Major General Leonard Wood, chief OF
staff. has shown great interest in the com
ing show and will select the best officers
10 ride in the several competitions. y let
ter Of invitation has been officially sent by
the English government TO Washington
asking that United States cavalry officers
may bo allowed TO compete The officers
going Will be guests OF the International
horse show during their stay in England.
Jimmy McAleer. the clever manager OF
the Washington club OF the American
League, is out with a prediction. Ie says
the team that beats the Giants viii win
the National League pennant. McAleer
saw the Giants play in Atlanta and Is
quoted as saying:
The Giants are to-day a month ahead OF
any team that ! have seen this spring. 1
Tapid pace when l looked them over lew
days ago. hut they aren't anything IKE
as far advanced as the Giants. Ihey zen
Of clubs being in mid-seasOn form at this
time of the year. but this is the hrst time
! have ever seen one.
II looks very much 10 me as though Nc
Graw has stolen march on the rest OF
the league end put one over that will make
it mighty hard for the rest TO keep within
hailing distance of him. BY going 10
Texas. into the real warm weather. weeks
before any of the other teams thought of
going into training McGraw got start on
The field that is likely 70 put him so tar
ahead in the first month or so that the
Giants will have walkoyer.
Sounds good to the fans" here who are
roofing for a pennant.
The cycle racing season will open next
Sunday at Newark. A new track has been
built, at a cost Of s3o000 and a big pro-
sramme has been provided for the opening
day. Five races are on the card-a five
mile open and one-mile handicap for the
pros" and a three-nnile open, half-mie
handicap and onc-Tnile novice for the anna
teurs.
The outstanding feature will be the one
mile professional race known as the Easter
Handicap This is a classic in cycling ana
Is worth more 10 the winner than any other
race Of the season. Frank Kramer the
champion. and mis- great rival Jackie
Clarke, will start from scratch in this race
Floyd mcfarland and Iyer Lawson will
make their temperance at Newark. after
ar absence of two years. They will PROB
sbly be together on the 2o-yard mark, next
10 the scratch men. Other riders Of inter
rational reputation who will be seen arc
Joe Fogler. of Brooklyn; Paddy O'Sullivan
Hebir. the Irish-Australian; Alfred Goul-
iete. "Pedlar' Palmer and Jumbo Wells
Magistrate Murphy. IN the West Side
Court. YESTERDAY refused the application of
Captain McNally for warrants for the ar
rest Of Abe Attell and Frank Burns, the
principals in boxing bout AZ the National
Sporting Club in tho New Amsterds sm
Opera House last night. Captain McNsliy
also requested warrants for the arrest OF
the referee, tinekeepers. manager and door
keepers. He admitted he had not seen any
tickets sold and did not Of his own knowl-
edge know that an admission fee was
charged. Then 7 cannot give YOU any rc-
lief" said the magistrate.
Anton Lasraye made n poor showing
against 40 Wolgast. the lightweight cham.
pion. in their twenty-round fight at san
Francisco late on Friday evening Lsgrave
vas little more than q punching bsg from
The start and his seconds did wei 20 toss
ND the sponse in tho 6fth round The
champion, after picking I'D some easy
money on the Coast b. disposing of George
Mensic and LaCrave. viii start Fast 10 fill
t,eo or three engagements that will furnish
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