New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
Racing Once More Takes Place
1t Held So Long.
GIANTS NOW ON THE JUMP
John Paul Jones a Marvel in the
Athletic World-Schmldt
a Wonder on Links.
By Herbert.

recall time when SO many important
fixtures Of compelling interest have been
crowded so closely together. It is noccs-
sary 10 Jump from ono before il can be
fully appreciated and digested TO another
which tastes quite as good. Tho Opening
Of the racing season on Friday and the
intercollegiate games at Cambridge on
SATURDAY stood out only slightly in a
very delugc Of sports which included
baseball. golf. yachting and all the rest.
The appetite is now whetted for the feast
TO come in the way Of the international
matches in lawn tennis and polo, to say
nothing Of the amateur meeting OF tu'
Piping Rock Racing Association. when
will add an extra touch for those VINO
have a particular fOndnCsS for turf anc
field. This month Of juno. then. VIII Dc
long remembered. for en- addition 20 the
fixtures mentioned the most important
games Of the college baseball season must
be decided and the intercollegiate re-
gettas al POughkecpSie and New London
rowed.
Twenty-Five thousand persons or more
wrote a brief for thoroughbred racing
AZ Belmont Park on Memorial Day that
was quite as encouraging as it was con-
vincing. Such a whole-hearted express
he misunderstood. The size OF the
crowd. the quality Of the crowd, the
spontaneous roar on the first call Of the
bugle. the continued cheering. spoke an
approval for the sport and sounded a
rebuke for those who in shooting at pub
lie bookmaking almost killed racing. u
is little wonder that August Belmont
and his associates in the Jockey Cluo
feel that their efforts to reha bilitate the
hill 4 .f.a.. ~ IL
stantial foundation have met with that
enCoura cement so necessary I'm carTyin;
on the work. There is urgent and com
polling need for a continuation of that
cooperation so freely given on Friday
and Saturday. Men must wager. II would
seem but If they will contine themselves
while at the track 10 the orai method.
which. according 10 the courts. Is not
illegal. the directors Of the various as
sociations will be able 10 establish IN
time that racing can live without pubnc
oookmaking. which brought u TO SucnI
an evil pass All good sportsmen VIII
Join in The hope that long continuance
will follow this revival
II the associations which are conduct
ing the meeting AT Belmont Park carry
out the proposed plan to open the inteld
free on June q. which Is done on occd-
sions in England. il will do much 10
make racing even more democratic The
only danger will arise from the difficulty
Of properly policing such a big place.
II took the Giants TO stop the flying
Phlllies. and AT time when the situation
was critical to a degree. Charley Doom
and his men have been riding roughshod
over all the other clubs in the league. and
arrived al the Polo Grounds last Thurs
day full of confidence and so far in front
that there was good reason for the fans
70 feel anxious. The Giants had been 60
ing none too well. but rose 20 the occa-
sion In q way TO prove their class. and
by winning four straight games brought
the Philies back 20 the field. so to speak,
and improved materially their own stand
Ing They can now carry tho fight
through the Western circuit without the
depressing feeling Of an almost hopeless
stern chase. which would have been the
case il they had not brought the house
Of Doom up with round turn.
John Paul Jones, the brilliant runner
Of Cornell University. commands the ad-
miration OF all IN the athletic world. His
performance on Saturday at the intercol-
legiate games. on the eve OF his gradu-
alton. was the browning feature Of re-
markable career on the cinder path and
across country. He has now set the
worlds amateur record for one mile at
414e-5 a mark which will be hard TO dis
place. Abel Kiviat IS about the only man
uho has even an outside chance TO wipe
his name off the books. and in all proba
bilitv the record will be enduring Jones
has done much for the glory Of himself
and Cornell.
The athletes Of the University OF Penn
svlvanla have once more proved their
speed, strength and agility even without
the guiding hand Of Mike Murphy, or at
least his close personal supervision. Their
victory on Saturday was well deserved
and much credit also must 90 10 Harvard
for the way its team finished on the heels
Of the Quahe~s.
". Heinrich Schmidt, the Young golfer
~ Worcester. Mass. has made an inn
preston on the links Of two countries
which will be lasting in fighting his way
TO the sixth round OF the amateur cham
pionship tournament Of Great Britain. and
carving Harold II. Hilton, z player Of
rare skill ard long experience, who event
usllv won the title for the fourth time
20 the nineteenth green OF bitterly
fought match II was no nuhe. either.
According 10 reports, Schmidt played
sound golf. and II took 25-foot put 70
hiring about his defeat. lie must he
warmly congratulated for so ably repre-
sentlng this country on the links abroad
and in commanding so much comment IN
England for his skill. courage and good
craftsmanship There is homer even in
losing.
The first OF the preliminary matches
FOR the Dwight r. Davis lawn tennis cup
between teams representing this country
and Australia will be PLAYED on the West
Side club courts on Friday. Much de-
rends on the outcome The winners VIII
60 ON TO England in quest Of the trophy
en- coveted i'm the lawn tennis world and
there is high nope here that this trophy
nil he returned 20 the country from
which II sprung. The Australians must be
beaten, Of course, As q means 10 TINS emu
and Judging by their practice matches
in this country this will provo no easy
,..k There rs no Wilding or Brooks on
the team. but tho players Uho have tray
oliod from the other side Of the world are
mighty well equipped. The advantage. II
anv naturally lies with our own men,
Uho will be playing on HON" courts ana
under conditions With which they arc
familiar Apart from this. the team
looks ouite strong enough 10 beat the Wis
,tors al their best and this happy condi-
ton is confidently anticipated.