New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Jumpers at Marlboro Meeting
May Face Being 0utIawed.
RACING AT PIPING ROCK
Plans Announced for Rich and
Novel Sweepstakes, with
$4,000 in Balance.

tho Southern Maryland Fair Association
will incur official displeasurc theS
carry out their present programme Va
racing at the Marlboro track without nrSt
obtaining permission from the Nauohdi
! S;oeplechasc and Hunt Association.
This association is the central governing
bodv for All cross country races in dis
trict that takes in the Marlboro course.
No application has been made for a sane
ton. and the stewards adopted res|lu-
ton Yesterday that threatens To ou'ia"
the owners. trainers and horses in races
through the field at the Maryland track
for the last six days Of the meeting.
The resolution follows:
"Rcsolvcd That the secretary be and -
hereby instructed to send a letter to the
Southern MARYLAND Fair Association In
the following form. TO wit:
THAT the schedule Of events as ialr
association. including racing calls Tor inc
altering Of fair premiums for only IN"
FIRST four DAYS out of the ten days advor-
tised during which racing is to be held.
- am further instructed to- inform yon
that any steeplechascs conducted durinE
tho last six DAYS - the proposed meeting
viii be- in violation of the rules "t rae
ing Of the National St"opl"chase and hunt
Association. Part .. Section . IN. 80 ana
! these six dnyS will necessarily J." treated
as part of an unr"coguiz"d meeting
Tho committee I'm charge Of tho sub
scrip,iou race for two-yoar-olds. which
/ will Ice one of tho features of IN" Sprlhg
meeting of the Piping Rock Racing As
ISOLATION on June =. , and ., nav" ar
ranged the details for what VIII be truly
sporting fixtures I'm every sens" OF III"
word The race grew out OF the one last
/ fall ONLY thoroughbrcds have been subStI-
} tutcd FOR range ponies.
! \ generous response came 10 tho sus-
/ gestion. aud no fewer than niiy subsc'lp-
} iions of $1,000 were made. out OF ms
/ total warnings were purchased by a rep
/ re,crtati,c ~ the association at a cos
of close To- Seo.Vo. and these were distrib-
utod among tn. subscribers by lot.
/ This left Soopp To be- distributed in
/ purses. and tho committee announced yes
tcrday that "a series Of three races woulI
/ boz run at tho spring mecting-two on the
] first d1v as elimination trials, the three
placed hors"s IN each To meet IN tn" de-
/ Gliding race on the closing day for purse
of $1,000. Tho prize, for the Elimination
T races viii be- $50.
Tn. rest Of IN" money will hc held over
10 the fall meeting. when the same horses
+ viii hc -ligihl. for race at six iurlongs
/ fpr $3.50" and 80 race ~ ON" mile FOR sd"
/ This will keep alive interest through the
summer and lend added zcst 10 what
probably BE- tine richest and most move!
private ewocpstskrs ever arranged.
Among the subscribers wer" Harry
PAYNE whitney. T. Ambrose clark ".
Hurting Cocks. IT. X. Knapp. Paul d.
D Crs,vath. Harvey : Gadcw Mortimer l..
Schin f. e. Hitchcock. Charles J.. Apple
ton. August Belmont Mrs. j. T.. Davis.
/ Clarence ~ Mackay. W Il. Coo. Tyler
I Morse. Fred johnson. e. *. g. Billings
and W T. Grace.
Charles ~ Ebbets president Of the
Brooklyn club Of the National League
WAS back al his desk yesterday NJ Ebbets
Field after q short vacation in trip BY
water 10 New Orleans tie said that he
/ folt refreshed ard invGorated and Vas
now ready for the rush and hustle which
viii come in what amounts 10 double
dedication of the new home Of the Su-
. pcrhas on Arril . with the Yankees and
I ON April with the Thllies
Tho baseball team of the eth Regiment.
which will play IN the Amateur Baseball
League for the first time this season VIII
play It's opening game against the Man
/ haitian College nine at LcuoX oval 18TH
street and LcnoN avenue. this afternoon.
\ game between Morris High School and
! Manhattan Prep. will he a curtain raiser.
/ Radomcro Acosta. the siNtccn-year-oid
! Cuban who H. getting trial With TIE
/ Washington Senators. Is being heraldcd
rs "A second Ty Cobb. Born To base
/ bali is the way one critic puts il. while
another good Judge saws: This lad Is
sure t. develop into one of the greatest
! PLAYERS IN the history of tho game. lie
| thinks fast. acts fast. throws hard and
bats hard" This Acosta must he watched.
T.. j. Noonan. coach Of the Wesleyan
| baseball team. arrived at Middlotown on
/ Wednesday 10 take up his work I'm build
ing a nine He SAYS Bacon. the football
/ star and tanning. southpaw from chi
cago. are likely To- earn fame In the col
/ lcge world rs pitchers, and that IN" out
/ look is bright Nine of last years squad
/ are back. which makes a strong nucleus.
/ The first game of the season Is with Yale,
/ on April T..
I. was ton cold for baseball ANYWAY
said the fans last night and this morn
ing. We'll. twelve days Is not 80 long TO
wait.
| WOMEN Tn H0I n C0llRTS