New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-06

Msvbe il is pitching which counts in
the National League and batting IN inc
American League.
The victory Of Herman b. Duryea
Durbar II in the English DERBY ma
caused much heartburning ABROAD
Judging from the comment IN nun
Der of English exchanges, but no"
comes a suggestion from one cru
which sounds like the rankest hercsy'
70 saw the least. After Durbar ii ran
third in the Grand Prix he wrote: II ne
General remarks made on the class OF
tho English three-yearo would nav"
made me blush had ever seriously &C
cepted the running of the Epson DerDF
as anything but farcical: On ms own
Ground Durbar showed himself 10 be
what | had suspected that u.s. a gooo'
honest animal of the best second class.
Now 10 the moral of this tale. is 1T not
surely time that the venue Of the three,
vear-old classic race of the year Shout
be reconsidered? Is it reasonable ira
This test of a racehorse's claim to las
ing fame should be carried out under
conditions which enable ANIMALS OF inc
class of Durbar and Aboyeur. only 10
mention the very latest instances, 10
have pretensions TO rank as the nest
of their generation the world over
To this "Rapier." the we'll known
critic of "The illustrated Sporting ara
Dramatic News" remarked: Epson
is admittedly a very bad course, but
tradition and the conservative instincts
of men who go racing would. am sure,
be found to deprecate the change.
Yes. the Derby will be run at EPSON
for wears TO come. as it has been SINCE
tho eighteenth century. 1t is hard for
some persons TO see good in anything
outside of their own country. DurDar
II NAV not be another Flying foX or
another Rock Sand, but any horse whlcn
can win the Derby the way ne did over
a course as fair for one as another Is
we'll deserving of the distinction Whlch
victory in that race brings.
A letter came to my desk last week
which said, in part: 1T seems 10 me
that you did not give Columbia nan
enough credit for beating syracuse
Cornell and others in the creates.
ejght-oared shell race in the history OF
the sport" The Tribune gave ABOUT
six columns OF credit TO Columbia, so
it seems that some persons are nara
10 satisfy. Would that something even
more satisfying could be written. for
truly Jim Rice and his men did as
much for rowing as they dld Tor 90
lumbia in their sterling victory. Penn
svlvania, too. also helped IN arousing
new and livelier interest IN the sport
Five or six Cornell men also take me
10 task for lack of boldness in not
calling their team the unquestioned
champion of the diamond this year.
went 40 far as | dared from a hopeless
muddle Of scores last week in suggest
ing that Cornell, more than any other,
deserved a ranking at the top among
the Eastern teams. But IN all FAIRNESS
no more could be said.
Lawson Robertson, trainer OF the
Irish-American Athletic Club, will be
missed in this country when he goes
TO accept a most lucrative position un-
der a six-yesr contract as athletic d.
rector, so to speak, in Hungary. In
view Of the fact that the Olympic
games of 1920 will be held at Buda-
pest, in that country, the assignment
is particularly good one. Lawson
Robertson is not far behind the late
Mike Murphy as a trainer, IN my opin-
ion, and this country's loss is Hun
pary's gain. Here's wishing him all
.,-nooes ~ HE now venture