New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-05
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
BALLOT. Son of Voter. to Arrive
in This Country To-day.
NEW TRACK FOR AMATEURS
Rockaway Hunting Club Build
.ing Course for One Day
Meeting, on April &c.

rallo; the American thoroughbred stall
-, viii return 10 this country from Eng
,,nd this morning on the steamship Min
,nols Of the Atlantic Transport Line.
tic Will be taken in charge by Or. Robert
IT, MoCuly. and pending his shipment to
rsntucky vii. he kept at his stable. No.
a Lexington avenue.
r,llot IS d son OF Noter-Cerito ana was
,.prchased from the estate Of James X.
Eeeue By John L. Madden for 5000.
,nere arc several other breeders who are
,.sociatcd with Nh Madden I'm the own
,rehjp Of the horse and he is 10 stand at
usmburs Place, Lexington, NY.
Thus far Ballot IS practically uutried as
s,allion. although his performances on
,ho track under the Keene silks pro-
,opnced him the best son OF Voter and
ono Of the truly great American race
bo-sss He was campaiGncd in England
.,or season by Mr.. keene and his present
Mn IS the fourth journey he has made
across the Atlantic
The Rock2vay Hunting club. which
twill open the amateur season Of horse
- g.. Long Island. will have new
course this season. The one day Of rae
,,r * 10 bc held on SATURDAY.. April %. at
Yewlet,s Bay Park This j. about two
miles from the old course at Cedarhurst
and was made possible through the court
,sv OF Carlton Macey. The formal an
rolncemcnt from the club follows.
The Rockaway Hunting Club. TO which
las been assigned the opening of the rae
ine season iu this Statc-tnat u. FOR the
amateurs-has a surprise in store Tor its
friends.
s,iuc for many Years il has run Oft a
meeting. has become 80 valuable for resi-
dental PURPOSES that the owners OF The
property have been forced to dispose OF
n and 70 las been cut up into bullulhS
plots This was at first feared 10 mean
fhst the club would be forced 10 leave tho
rrmediatt ueignbOrhOOd and use the Bel
mont Park Terminal course, or OF aOan-
JOning the IDEA Of holding a meeting TINS
spring but fortunately the courtesy OF
carlton Macy PROVIDED what pfOmi> :
10 be an ideal spot for the purposes oil the
club.
II is planned 10 lay out fiat course Of
on, mile as We'll AZ TWO StseplechdSe
courses one of which will be for nunttrs
with post and rail. and the other brush
course of aoOut q mile ana nail. WIN
The horses in plain view the entire diS-
lance.
There will be a few grades 70 the course
but this will add 10 rather than dctrdci
from its merit. Tor IL viii mean Steeple-
chasing in the full sense 81 the NOId.
The soil is sandy throughout with a soou
turf ana All put guarantees d u diH"e
that is desired.
nounced IN a few DAYS VIII lncludc three
steepleChases. TWO OF wnicH VIII Ue lol
hunters" For one of these. the HeWietts
Park Gun. the purse and plate have Oecn
donated by Mr.. Macey.
The Rockaway and the Cedarhurst cups
two timc-honOTed fixtures, VIII DC To-
tanned. $500.
well under way. and when completed
seems 10 mean one more place 20 d Hst
growing larger each season. devoted 20
the development OF racing under Inc most
desired conditions. Inc PROOF OF t.l'5 =.
In the expense anc energy being t'hdtFeu
for just one day IN each year.
Mickey Niles. the JOCKEY. viii leave for
Austria tomorrow to hr his contract TO
ride abroad. as he has done for several
seasons. Willie Shaw. who also has been
rdins in Germany FOR a number Of years
vii sail on March IS.
Johnny King onctine great catcher Of
the cubs and manager Of the Boston
Braves last year. has explained MS denlai
Of the statement that he had signed q
Cincinnati contract.
IN letter TO August Hermann chiei
owner of the Reds. he admits he signed d
contract. but insists he did ii with q dis
rnct understanding with Hermann
a1ont Bob Williams. that tine contract
would not be binding unless King Ioca'
business partner agreed TO ms leaving
Kansas City. This. King stated ms part
ner refused to do. and thus the contract
Iever became effective.
Ivy WinGo. tho clever young catcher
one OF the stubborn "hold-outs' of the 81
Louis Cardinals. has at last signed his
contract with a request that he nc al
lowed TO catch In all games this season.
With one swoop. Colonel Hedges, pres
ileut Of the St Louis Browns. mas
brought down three players VINO nave
been demanding moro money. Ihey are
Bert shot,cn. the fast outflclder; Jimmy
Ausun. the clever third baseman' once
with tho Yankees. and Earl Hamilton
the sensational southpaw. Derril Pratt
the second baseman. now stands alone oil
the former big army OF Brown mold
outs"
Jack Fourier. the biz Frenchman VINO
for the second time is a candidate Tor
place al first base with the Nhlio SOY
is the talk OF tho camp in California Inc
way the big fellow has been sIamHlhs
home runs over the fences has caught the
eye Of Callahan. so that Fournier Is no"
looked on as q rival FOR the job Bortoh
seemed to have cinched. Fournier's two
home runs and triple in Sundays game
al Santa Maria boosted his stock.
Charley Comskcy Is so pleased with the
training camp at Paso Robes that nc
has practically decided 70 take i've