New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Piping Rock Club Means Boom
for Amateur Racing.
HARB0R HILL CUP REVIVED
Three Players from the Brown
Baseball Nine Join the Pro-
fessional Ranks.

Baseball Nine Join the Pro-
fessional Ranks.
The approval by the State Racing Com
mission OF the certificate Of incorporation
Of the Piping Rock Racing Association
few days ago means that an important
step has been taken in the further develop
ment Of amateur racing. The association
has been organized with the following d.
rectors: Major Henry 7. Allen, U. 5. Al
August Belmont, Henry w. Bull, JOSEF"
+. Davis, w. r. Grace, Frank H. HITCH
cock, Thomas Hitchcock, Clarence II
Mackay. Bradley Martin, jr., Edwin H.
Morgan, II. c. Phpps. Phillips b. Ihomp-
son and Harry Payne Whitney.
officers have been named as foiloWs'
President Joseph r. Davis; vice-presldents'
Edwin d. Morgan and II. c. Phipps; treas
urer. Henry w. Bull; secretary, Phillips b.
Thompson.
A race meeting will be held next faIi at
which the purses will exceed 5000, not In
Guiding the one OF IS, 600 for the Piping ROCK
Subscription Ponies, over which so huch
interest has been aroused. In addition 10
the purses a number Of cups VIII be put
up. including the following:
The Harbor Hill Cup, offered by car
cnce II. Mackay, the race for which VIII De
. revival OF the Harbor Hill Cup steepie-
chase. which for several years was an at
traction at Belmont Park; the Wheatley
Hills CUP, offered 10y Harry Payne WHIT
nov: the Dosors Cup, offered by Percy
Cbubb and the Piping Rock Cup, offered by
Paul y. Cravath.
Tho OPPORTUNITIES for racing at Piping
Rock are exceptional. There is one-mile
turf track, 1OD feet wide, with provision
for both fiat racing and hurdle racing, ana
an extension OF half mile over punt
ing country for the longer steeplechases.
There will be no grandstand. but 70 take It's
place there will be portable boxes stained
green, so as to TT in the background Oh
trees. In the main the spectators VIII oc-
cupy the lawn 80 track in this country
and few abroad offer a setting more at
tractive than the one at Piping Rock
Frank j. Bryan has been appointed racing
secretary. and It is expected that before
July 1 the preliminary announcement OF the
races for next falls meeting will be made.
A sanction for two days of racing on Oc-
tober 6 and 10 has been granted by the
hunts committee OF tho National Steeple-
chase and Hunts Association.
The call OF professional baseball has been
heard by a number OF college men this
year, and the announcement came yester-
day that Brown will supply no less than
81, f1 Lao oil ha a N
Kenneth j.. Nash, of South Weymouth,
Mass. who has played a steady and at
times brilliant game as shortstop this year.
has signed a contract with the Cleveland
club of the American League. while the
two star pitchers. Joseph II. Councilman, Of
Bristol, Conn, and Edward i. Warner. of
Fitchburg Mass, will get a trial with the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Harry Davis, the new manager Of the
Cleveland team, r. following in the foot
steps OF Connie Mack by trying out college
men. In addition TO Nash, Of Brown. he
has Just signed an Indian named Tarbell,
who has been pitching for the st. Michaefs
College team near Burlington. VT, In the
hope OF getting another Bender. Both Tar
bell and Nash will join the Maps within a
few days.
Everett G. Brown Of Chicago. former
president Of tho Amateur Athletic Union,
arrived In this city yesterday and will sail
tomorrow for Stockholm, Sweden, where
he will act as one OF the officials at the
Olympic games. He said. in commenting
on the American team:
II think this country is represented hy
tho strongest team in its athletic history.
Unless the unexpected happens. the boys
arc sure TO uphold the honors won at St
Louis, Athens and London In fact II IL
only n question OF their standing the voy-
axe we'll and not losing their form in the
new climate TO carry of the majority OF
points In the track and field events"
Word comes from San Francisco that
Al Wolgast. the lightweight champion Of
the world. and Abe Attell. the former
champion, have becn
matched to meet at 1873 pounds in that city
some time in August. Billy Nolan. mana
ger OF Attell. says he stands ready TO post
a side bet Of $1,000
Al Palzer and Bombardier Wells. who
meet in the Garden week from tonight.
are I'm strict training Pazer is working
on staten Island with n corps Of husky
sparrng partners, and says he will weigh
go pounds when he strips for action. Wells
is at Rye. y. Y, and already in fine CON
dltion. He will tip the beam at 1876 pounds
lust before he enters the ring. The Eng
Iishman Is confident. but Palzer is the
favoritc The prices for admittance to the
bout will run from 81 to $40.
The Pastime Athletic Club will continue
its members games on Sunday with an at
tractive card.
The Mayor has had the question under
for the last month and after
a thorough investigation by the captain OF
the precinct and the Commissioner of Po-
lice" and ascertaining that no violation
lad been committed" he has notified the
club that IT may continue running the
games as heretofore. without interference.
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