The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-23

Ionai committee In campaign work,
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ENGLISH -DERBY
AZ -GREAT,EVENT-
New York. June 22.-rhe running
OF h English Derby, under the som
sational incidents which marked the
recent race 1t Epson Downs. aeain
calls attention to what Is without
DOUBT the Greatest individual sporting
event Of the year. in point Of interna.
tional importance. Estabiished In
1880 by the Earl Of Derby it is ante.
dated By but few turf fixtures and has
gradually surpassed In worldwide in
tetest AL other races Of similar char.
aoter. The, outcome Of no other con.
test Is awaited the world round with
the interest. that is manifested in ths
running Of the Derby.
mental reasons, however, since war
srins on the result is a part Of the
Briton's- education. No matter In.
what part Of the globe he NAV bai
CHARTERED the Englishmau and his
orotner OF The colonies must have
something down ON the Derby either
IN the FORM OF q straight wager or
= pool selection. statisticians hays
endeavored many times to estimate tia
aggregate amount at stake in this
race and have invariably given I'M
the task in despair. That the total
sum runs into millions Of. dollars ia
not questioned.
It is customary for the employees of
every Dig mercantile plant, factory and
sllaiiar 6 to organize a pool
months before the running Of the
the British regiments stationed In ali.
parts OF the world follow suit. Sailors
OF al degrees under the Union JACK
also have their pools. In Canada.
south Africa, Australasia, India and'
all the other British settlements ana
possessions wagering and pools on the
DerDy continue almost the year round.
scarcely has n race entered turf
history before the. next IL beinr con.
Mdered by the holders Of winning and
losing tickets alike.
Since the winning Of a sum Of the
magnitude represented by some of
the Derby speols u the event OF q Sife-
1t Is easily understood why@fhe
holders Of tickets on the favoritss
naCnt the telegraph ana cable ofices
! nah parts OF tho world on Derby day.
3 ne flashing Of the winners name ire
J AAV&A46 q 6uuI IuuulnK INFO
thousands for the lucgy ticket owner,
IN h case of the 1913. Derby gloom;
followed Joy for the victory Of the 3
70 2 favorite Craganour had hardly
'peen announced before there came a
correction stating that .Craganour had
oeen disqualified for. fouling and the
Leroy to Aboyeur. a 100 to
That the prosed National 1nter.cho.
!astic Athletic association will be.
appears probable. The matter was
fully discussed at the recent national
championships held under the au-
spices OF the New York Athletic club
at TraverJ Island. It was the unan-.
mous opinion that the athletes, Of the
preparatory. and high schools Of this
country had reached q stage Of ath-
fare demanded. a. national Koyernins.
'body. IN all parts Of the states there
areschoolboy track and field perform
err, whose records a few years back
would have considered unbelievable
ny the average follower Of amateur
turf md ctnder competition. The sys-
tenn OF training from virtually child
hood under direction Of skilled train
markAole progress and the constantly
Increasing opportunities for trying out
IN meets 10 also an important factor.
At, the present time there is nobody.
whose duty It IL to see that suitabla
eli81nl1ty rules. govern the various
games in all parts Of the country or
to. put the seal Of authenticity upon
he startling times and distances cred
tied to these schoolboy phenomenons.
santzatton which is being formed at
present. A tentative. constitution. BY
laws and game regulations are ,Seins
drawn up and when completed viii
% forwarded to the athletic associa.
uon OF every college in the country.
These organizations will be asked To-
pass upon the same and return with
support. When this stage has been
reached the National Interscholastic
A. A.. will be incorporated and
launched to cover q fleld not now oc..
cupteds by either the Massachusetts
q. a. 4. 4. or the Amateur Athletic
Following the defeat Of the English
polo cup challenging team by. the
American Tour In the opening game of
since their ARRIVAL in this country they
lad bsen unable to obtain continuous
practice against fast players. hiSh
calibred tours. This statement was
true, but the fault lay not with either
polo association or any Of it, indivtd-
val members; but the game itself.
parstivsly recent. origin ana polo
players capable Of trying out the Ene-
iish four to the limit, are few ana far
between Whereas Thousands rlav
the game In England ana the v1rious
British possessions there are but few