New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-03

choices for the rich ana historic HNtuIe'
Such an excellent judge as "Rapier said
Of the good three ear-old, after he had
defeated White Star. the winter favorite
for the Derby. and others in the Two Thou
sand Guineas: IF Sweeper II can stay
and there is a doubt about American bred
animals in this respeCt-it looks as II he
and Lomond would fight it out in the
Derby" Previously "Rapier'' had picked
Sweeper II 10 win the Two Thousand
Guineas, which he did in commanding
style.
'.Rapiers" reference to Sweeper II and
Lomond was made in The illustrated
Sporting and Dramatic News on May T.
and since then Lomond failed dismally in
his first public appearance of the year
providing quite a shock TO those who had
been placing implicit faith in the colt. lie
was beaten by a horse named Cylsad'
son of Cylenc which because of that VIC
tory is now being mentioned with Sweeper
IL and Hall Cross as u Derby possibility
For the moment White Star and Lomond
eppear TO have lost friends No doubt
'Rapier" has sor1e reason to say that
doubt exists about American bred horses
going the distance. Nut personally | see no
reason why Sweeper III should be lacking
in stamina If blood lines count for any
thing. as he comes from sturdy stock his
sire. Broomstick. being a son of the great
Ben Brush
If by any chance Sweeper II should carry
off the highest honors Of the turf world II
would mean much 10 the turf here, when
is sadly in need of general stimulation due
10 legislation which, as l have said be-
fore. was aimed at public bookmaklnS ana
hit with telling effect an invgorating ana
delightful sport. Mr.. Duryea is well known
TO lovers Of racing in this country, as ne
Campaigned a stable of horses on the tracks
here before being driven abroad TO seek
pleasures denied to him on this side or the
Atlantic For that reason he has the pest
wishes of thousands of racing folk for
success on Thursday at Epson.
Speaking of Broomstick recalls to mind
that the stout little son of Ben Brush beat
the mighty Irish Lad head in the BrlGh-
ton Handicap of 1904 and established an
American record. or. for that matter
worlds record, on a circular dirt tack, OF
2.O2 40 for a mile and quarter Inc pl'-
Ter struggle through the stretch' In that
brilliant and sensational race is implanted
I'm NV mind in a way that can never De
eefaced never saw a greater battle be-
tween thoroughbreds, and / nave watched
rnanv close and stirring finish. irish Lad
was a favorite of mine. which may account
for the fact that / was so impressed with
the race. but the fact remains that Broom
stick made turf history in covering the dis-
lance in such fast time, while Irish Lad
was robbed Of the honor because or the
fact that he broke down few strides be-
fore the finish, but fought on with cour-
age that bespeaks the great horse. He
pulled up. practically. on three legs, which
made the performance the more remark
able. AS il happened. Irish Lad ran in the
name and colors Of Herman b. Duryea on
that July 9, 1904. and now Mr.. Duryea Is
ptnning his hopes in the Derby to son
Of the horse which robbed him on that
day OF one of his cherished ambitiOns-the
winning of one of the big spring handi-
caps.
All in all, the intercollegiate champion
ship games at Philadelphia on Saturday
were far and away the finest In the
long history Of the association. Penn
sylvania won a deserved victory, and
should receive the highest commenda-
+ion. for success came after a series
If discm,rag1ng setbacks AS predicted
q week ago. an unusual NUMBER OIL
new intercollegiate records were made.
The greatest performance was the vault of
r A. Gardner, the Yale captain, who set
the worlds mark in the pole vault at 10
feet inch. The members of the olympic
committee present were pleased when they
saw him vault, for ne showed clearly he
was entitled TO place on the American
team. C. d. Reidpath. Of Syracuse, is
without a peer in the quarter mile at the
present time. He would be a valuable man
10 the team, for any athlete who can run
furlong in q % seconds, one-fifth OF a sec
ond behind the record, following the fast
est quarter in years, would be sure TO swell
the American total at Stockholm. John
Paul Jones. of Cornell, is faster than ever,
as he clearly showed in the half mile, when
he made new intercollegiate record OF
@-5-this after a hard mile an hour
earlier There is no doubt that he would
have run the mile in close TO his American
record If he had been attending to his own
work and not been handicapped by coach
ing his teammates I'm an effort TO get addi-
tional points for Cornell.
Jones has a place on the American team
assured. Putnam, his teammate, will I'M
douhtedly be considered by the Olympic
committee. for he Is one of the fastest
American half-milers and ranks close to
ZONES. Although Captain Wilmington, Of
Harvard. won a clean-cut victory in the
two-poile race in record time, L think Tel
Rerna is his superior and Will beat him
If they meet In the trials at Cambridge on
saturday. The 1thacan star was beaten
man before he started in the longer race
at philadelphia. He went out OF his class
IN HELM Cornell in the mile run and ran a
GRITTY race. which killed him off for the
.,ont I'm which he was considered sure
winner The times in the other track
events were good, but hardly fast enough
for the winners to find places on the Olym-
pic team.
II. L. Beatty's put OF 4S feet 10Z inches
with the shot places him In the front rank
of the country's best weight men. He Is
now a close rival Of Ralph Rose and Pat
Mcdonald, although this country Is par
ticularly strong in shot-putters. Beatty
seems 10 have earned a place among the
leaders. Roy Mercer, OF Pennsylvania, who
leaned e feet 101a inches In the broad jump
and ran a great race In the furlong, de-
serves the greatest praise All In all. 1t
was a wonderful exhibition by the college
men, and one long TO be remembered.
Pennsylvania deserved her grand victory
Z after a series of discoursging early season
hsrdships.
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