New-York tribune., 1912-02-22
.nNELY BITS OF SPORT
mates Assigned for Sixteen ANA
teur Race Meetings.
MICH INTEREST IN SPORT
,oc0enburg Will Seek More
billiard Honors in Big
Tourney Abroad.

Tourney Abroad.
80. have been assigned by the hunts
,...a Of the National Steeplechase
"a Hunt Association for sixteen amateur
'n- meetings for the coming season. Ap-
.,ons for three or four others may be
ps. apd acted upon later. The Rockaway
1t,Dg Club. at Cedarhurst will open
L'',,,, saason as usual, the meeting being set
.,r,l q. The list ends with the races
.ha Meadow Brook Steeplechase Asso-
r,ation on November O. 49,,
o., far the most ambitious meetings VIII
- hsn by the United Hunts Racing AS
s,,at,on at Belmont Park Terminal. Dates
80 besn assigned for two days in the
-,nz an June 6 and June 8, and for three
80 In the fall, on October q, october %
"a November 2. Indications point to some
-o.r,ant sport, as these amateur meetings
hsve been growing in favor. The dates
IN full follow:
anil 27-Rockaway Hunting Club, at
csdarhurst, Long Island.
NV 4-Meadow Brook Steeplechase AS
.oS,afion. at Belmont Park Terminal
QHeellSIi QTeV IilLWatchung Hunt Club, at Plain
ng.I, Nav 'iiS-Ramapo steeplechase Association
Of Hohokus, n. j. -. ,,,,,+,,,
Nav q and 2-Rose Tree toH luhIiHs
CiSo, Mov a q 90 and June Maryland United
hTrlee' T,,na and S-United Hunts Racing Asso-
eistion. 1t Belmont Park TermlnaL ,h ..
I,ne Il II and 22-The Country Clup' al
Brookline, Mass. -. c.,.h
June l9-The MiddleseX Hunt I" oou'n
Lincoln, Mass. o--...,,. . ,Sor1,,and
VIlseb Vnctober white Marsh Valley Hunt. at
1c.ober 10 and prose Tree Fox Hunt
ing Club, at Media, Penn. ~. 1Yo-.o
october 10, is and 19-Piptng ROCK fIorse
SHOW Association, at Locust Valley Long
itlsliob toctober "a, Is and November 2zUnited
Hunts Racing Association at fei'ioi''
FstM FsNtdIsIober 2-Great Neck Racing Associa-
+,6r st Great Neck, Long island -.
Toven1ber meadow Brook Steepiecnase
Association. at Belmont Park Terminai'
The delegates appointed by the masters
~ recognized hunts as members OF the
hunts committee for 1912 follow:
Now England, Joseph W. Burden; New
York. Fletcher Harper; New Jersey. charles
DAzer: Pennsylvania, William NJ. Kerr;
MARYLAND, Charles K. Harrison, jr.; Nir-
ginia. James W. Graves.
The three members Of the committee ap-
pointed by the stewards of the National
steeplechase and Hunt Association are: A.
Henry Higginson, Harry s. PagN and Jo-
reph F. widener.
Charles K Harrison, jr. was elected
chairman for the year 1912 while Fletcher
Harper was elected vice-chairman.
The following gentlemen riders have been
approved: c. L. Appleton, August Belmont,
tr.; Alfred Borden, John Bosley, j. S.
Casey. l.. c. Cowdin, I'd; G. Bernard Fen
wick: Rufus c. Finch, Charles X. Harrison,
ir.; F. B. Hussey, Sidney Josephthal. B. B.
Lewis. Joseph Mckee Madden. ]. Edward
Madden Lieutenant c. K. Rockwell. Philip
Stevenson, Bayard Tuckerman, jr.. and w.
H. Wiliey.
J. ferdinand Poggenburg, winner of the
International billiard tournament after the
play-of Of a tie with Conklin on Tuesday,
decided yesterday to go after more honors.
He Will sail for France on Tuesday or
Thursday Of next week and play in the
tournament which begins in Paris on
March t5 a tournament which is open to
the world. It will be the first time that an
American amateur player has competed in
big tourney abroad.
William 4. Larned, the national lawn
tennis champion, arrived here yesterday
from Australia by the way of San Fran
cisco All he would say on the defeat in
the Davis cup matches was: '"The better
team won"
No news came from the training camp
Of the Giants at Marlin Springs, Tex, last
night, because of the storm which raised
havoc with the telegraph wires.
Ty Cobb tried his hand at ice yachting
and broad jumping on skates at Detroit
yesterday with disastrous results. In try
ing to jump crack in the ice he got a
cold bath, while the ice yacht capsiZed and
sent him sprawling He said later that
baseball was good enough for him.
In addition to the triangular regatta on
Carnegie Lake in which Princeton, Colum-
bia and Pennsylvania crews will take
part, the Tigers have arranged race
with Cornell. Princeton's second crew
will be entered in the American Henley
regatta, at Philadelphia, on May 25, while
two races for the freshmen will be held.
Rowing is on the boom at Princeton.
Abe Attell. the featherweight champion
Of the world, is the favorite at 10 to for
his twenty-round bout with Johnny Kilbane
az Los Angeles to-day.
At meeting Of the Athletic Council Of
Syracuse University on Tuesday evening
q rule prohibiting the competing of fresh
men in track athletics was adopted. Syra-
cuse FIVE years ago prohibited the competi-
ton Of first year students in any other
sport
The Greek Ambassador TO America, Ly-
Emachos CaftanZoglu, will act as director
Of the Creek-American Athletic Club games
az the 22d Regiment Armory, tonight He
has Informed the officials that he will be
present and that he hopes the meeting viii
be great success.
After the games the ambassador will pre-
sent the prizes to the successful athleteE
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