The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17

to England. stable them. AMI have them
trained under the best possible circum-
stances. and enter them for the races
on lavish scale and altogether regard
less OF expense, Tho thirty two
youngsters include seventeen colts.
twelve iillios and three gclIiugs.
II has been usual to have the gold
ings prepon ,lerafe. but the practice for
the first time has been discontinued.
and the change may he all the better.
whitney is wonderful man in his
way. lie is not often in England. Ne
comes in August for Il week n shooting
on the grouse moor,he rented in north
Yorkshire, and a pretty penny 1T costs
him. Then he scurries back In New
York. and will b. here again this VIM
ter for some hunting with crack packs.
One MAY well wonder what fun he gets
out of his costly racing ventures Yet
our turf would sadly miss INN were he
to withdraw now.
With the cnl of the flat racing. sea
son come the usual flood of statistics
more or less interesting. Lord Derby $
position at the head Of the list o.
winning owners WAS practically as
s,rel bv the breakdown of the two
thousand guineas and Derby winner,
Sunstnr. Up to that period j. B; Joel
appearcd to possess us good chance
of being at the top of the list as thc
head Of the house Of STANLEY me
amount of stakes won by Lori DERBY
$2o5 600 odd compares mfavorably
with the colossal sum garnercJ IN by
the Duke OF Portland in lSSN. ilIS
graces winnings that year amounted
to 1869 290. The wears 1883 and lsS"
witnessed the Institution. notably Al
Leicester, Of several mammoth prizes
Many Of these fell TO tlc share OF
Donovan, and ,bus he was able To retire
after TWO wears or the tart win the
immense sun cf $2'5. 100 10 his creH'.
lie was only beaten three tlmeS ana
won eighteen races. inclHcinp the DERBY
ans 81. Leger Since thc days OF
Donovan and AYRSHIRE the Duke of
PorI land has, so far as his turf career
IS concerned. had 20 combat the sings
and arrows OF outrageous fortune with
q vengeance, - His successes. at any
rate. OF Importance, have III late years
been few and far between. Dnring the
last two seasons Lord Derby, who;
BY the way was recently elected lor
mayor of Liverpool. has won something
like $500. 600 in stakes, OF course, ne
maintains large breeding and. racing
stui, aud the uplsecp Of such establish
May Box i'll Private.
An interesting spectator at thc recent
boxing test case WAS Sir -IIaudc
Champion de Crespigny. who has the
reputation of being the most active man
of his age in England, and who has
travelled far and wide in search OF sport
and adventure. At thc age of thirteen
ne entered the navy, only to leave IT
five years later for the sister service.
He acted as war correspondent In the
last Soulan campaign. AMI volunteered
for active service in South Africa when
the Bocr war broke out. three OF his
sons beng at the front AT the same
time. The family of de Crespi2ny is an
exceedingly old one, and Sir Ciaude s
ancestors were champions of the Dnkcs
of Normandy and Brittany,
There is no member in Debrett s
peeragc who enjoys more good luck than
Sir Claude. He is credited with possess
ing moro lives than the average cat. In
the matter Of broken bones alone Inc
holds a record He had Two leg bones
fractured in balloon accident: three
arm bones while hunting; three ribs
bv fall Turing Il stceplechasc. and an
other by more prOsaic cab accident
not to mention various fingers broken
by boxing or from kicks by horses,
Sir Claude isSonc Of the few men
living who have survived the crossing
Of the North sea in a balloon. or to tell
ihc tale of their escape from the coils
OF a pythou. He is tho only European
who has ever swum tho narrow gut of
the frst cataract Of the Nile, He him
self tells bow he did il.
''Somc natives who were cruising
about said that If any European ven
tnrcd to attempt the feat he would
most surely 90 unier and never come up
alive ! argued to myself that they
had no better lungs than 7 had, so in
went. And | came up very much alive,
too.
The decision of the Birmingham
stipcndarv that the proposed contest
between Jim DriscolI and Owen Moran
constitutes prize fight. anil the bind
ing over Of the mon TO keep the peace,
continues TO he kccnly discussed in box
ing circles. The promoter, Gerard
Austin, states: 'fIt is my intention, if
possible. to stage the contest in private,
and demonstrate that with me the
sporting aspect Of il takes precedence
over all other matters. IF 200 sports.
men arc willing 10 subscribe go
apiece | Will guarantee TO stage this
contest in u private club. anil, save Tor
tho press. the subscribers will be the
only people allowed into the building,
Furthermore, no motion pictures Will be
taken