davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-02-04

6O-YARD DASH: Trials (frst and sec.
ond qualify for semi-hnals.
FIRST HEAT-Won by Ben johnson
o0uHan o6 Hamlton ontsro Se'Ihd third M Kelly
New York A. c.. Time. ga seconds
SECOND HEAT-Won by Gus Hey;
man (Gity colIegs,;, @ second, Tlfl,.! Plfk sell
Az: fourth, John MeManus (Boston ool.
lese. Time. 63 seconds.
THIRD HEAT-Won by Emmett TOD
pno New Orleans; second .,ll iIa Gnres sinres
W.ns.n N.n YH5f S SuEe ? foSfh
rey university Of Pennsylvania. Time
Ca seconds.
FOURTH HEAT-Won by Earl WidmIye5r I.5
SSenM SGerman-A American A. cb; fourth Bill
Bruder Newark A. c.. Time. s.3 seconds.
s5.v RAsh p nTGn FEs1 y 4oppno
man Time 6.4 seconds.
SECOND sEM!-FINA-Won by John.
on scans M:ffn. fns s4 'ass sseonas n'
6o-YARD DASH FINAL,-won b,
nett TOPPING New orleans: third; Ben
JohnsGn ,GoluTSal fourth tecona1 nd1i "'omsef
6o.YARD HIGH HURDLES (winners
qualify for hnaD.
Manhattan; second. Ray McLauehlln
Boston A c.; third. John Fatseas IN. Y.
20 seconds. econ d,5 "a 0' N
SECOND HEAT-Won by James Hatfield
IN Y A. c.: second. Sol Furth New York
Curb Exchanee); third. Harold Hinck
Newark A. c.: fourth. F. B. Smead (Am-
herst. Time. IS seconds.
WANAMAKER MILE-Won by Glenn Cum
ningham University Of Kansas; second,
Gene Venzke University Of Pennsylvanial;
third Glen Dawson (Skiatook. Okla.l
fourth. Frank Crowley tManhattan);
nth. Joe Manean (corneiD. Time. 4 min
RUNNING HIGH JUMP-Tis for hrst
between George Spitz IN. Y. u. and Wal
ter Arty Fresno Calf. state College. 6
feet : inches third Bob Pitkin tColum-
MILE CLUB RELAY-won by N Y.
c. whitney, Jones. Rowland Healyl; sec
ond New York Curb Exchanse; third. Bos-
ton A. Time. 3 minutes 24.3 seconds.
MILE COLLEGE RELAY-won by Holy
Cross tMulready. Norm. Murphy. Rin9)
second. Pittsburgh: third. Marquette:
fourth, Maryland. Time. 3 minutes 24.3
seconds.
MILE COLLEGE RELAY-Won By Yale
Hershey. Dunbar Frank, Warner); see
ord Colsate; third Pennsylvania. Time,
3 minutes 2o.4 seconds.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
LINING Up TALENT
lob FOR GRIFFITH
Battle Of Letters Likely at
BiIoxi-KuheI Among
Strong Bakers.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


~LARK GRIFFITH is head
ing for Biloxi today, four
weeks before the first
~ squad of Nationals is due
TO check in at the training camp
on the Mississippi Coast, but not
for a rest.
Prior to the start of his clubs
conditioning work the Washing
ton president will have many
contractural wrangles to COM
pose, for most of the rank
ing members of the American
League championship band
seem none too pleased with
terms offered for service this
year.
The big boss of the Nationals may
find some time for golf and bridge
before his athletes drift into Shrimp
town. Many of his hours will be
spent IN the Washington club head
quarters at his hotel, however perus-
Ing letters in which disgruntled stars
will waste much ink and debating
replies calculated to soothe the pro-
testing penmen without more cost 10
the club treasury than postage.
The Washington club has an over
size quota of holdouts this year. ana
the souawking done by the baking
band thus far indicates Grlflth may
have to wrestle with several serious
nav problems far into the training
period before arriving at settlements
The swelling of the holdouts' ranks
is only natural this time. with the
bows having inflated ideas OF their
value following the Nationals drive
to the American League pennant last
wear, and the club. hard hit by sim
gates the past two seasons, quite de-
termined to retrench all along the
linAand especially in salaries 10
players.
There'u be much airing of grlev-
ances by the dissatisfied Washington
PLAYERS the next five or six weeks
and probably much moaning by them
for a time thereafter For Grlflth
isn't one to do much losing in con-
tract controversies.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
CAVALIER MITTMEN
EXTENDED BY V.P.I.
Suffer Two Knockouts in 5.to-3
Win-Virginia Frosh Also
Beat Gobblers.

By the Associated Press
ID LACKSBURG. Va. February s.
ID Virginia boxers continued their
string Of victories here tonight
with 5-to-3 triumph over Virginia
Tech in a hard-fought meet.
The Cavalier freshmen also won,
scoring i2-to-212 victory over tn.
Tech yearlings In the preliminary
matches.
The Tech varsity made game
stand against the conference cham
pions and scored two knockouts along
the route.
Varsity summaries:
BANTAMWEIGHT-Arch Hahn. jr.
.virginia). defeated Jener Brandon. De-
FEATHERWEIGHT-Fred Hall tTech)
defeated Lewis Bocher. Knockout in i
minute 3! seconds OF first round.
WELTERWEIGHT = Maynard Womer
LIGHTWEIGHT-Fred Hall TECH
defeated Lewis Bocher Knockout in l
minute 81 seconds of nrst round
nVirsinia). defeated Bausel Technical
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT-Ca Rip
Bussey tIechl defeated Stephen Tegu.
vafIna S.f.s9sd =: HAROLD stuart
LIGHT HEAvYwEiGHT@Iyndon Lee
(Vlrsinial defeated Nick Dillon. Decision
HEAvYWEIGHT-Red Nesri tTech)
defeated Eugene Hourihan. Decision.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
WILL WIN OR QUIT
RING, He DECLARES
Ired Because Foggy Bottom
Fighter lnsinuated He
Was a '-oka.
BY FRANCIS Z. STAN.

NJ IsTER LESTER KEN
w SsRy; Ss1Ss4..t the !. cs!itoreta ags s4a
4 4 actly a blushing violet,
1t seems, when he musters a
honest-to-goodness crouch.
In a snappy relay, Kennedy to
Manager James Erwin to us to
youse, the following is submitted
for what it may be worth:
IT I don't whip Marty GAL
lagher Tuesday then I'm through
with the fight game. I'll hang
up my gloves for keeps"
Most fighters have q tough time
spelling retire" They pronounce 1t
every now and then, but as often as
not manage to absorb q couple Of
busts on the beak for auld lang syne.
According to Erwin, his heavyweight
charge delivered his epic statement
unblushingly, being even now down.
right riled about that little remark
Martin william Gallagher Of Foggy
Bottom made q month or 50 ago. when
he called Lester. in effect, palooka.
when I can't lick guys like
Gallagher" adds Kennedy. ITS time
to quit. II he beats me Tuesday I'm
gonna help train Carnera for his hght
with Louehran and then hang EN-
up."
Evening star., 1934-02-04
NUR feed box listener, Capt. Guilty
Sark Hardboots, reports the


enmity between show horses
and racing steeds is cooling For
some time the former were feeling
shorty about the way runners came
back from Florida with that win
tered in the South" look around the
eye and behaved in very snooty
manner. indeed. about everything
from the patronage to the foliage.
Henry L. Doherty's Miami Bilt-
more horse show has fixed all that
To be renewed again this year Feb
ruary 81 to 25, it will invade Tropical
Park with hunters. saddle horses.
roadsters and military mounts. They
will flash their wares beneath the
palms. noses much too high in the
air to notice any forgotten running
ponies still hanging around the track
stables.
After a cursory glance at the prize
list issued under Ned Kings direc-
ton. it appears successful performers
at the Miami -Biltmore will come
home rich as well as proud. There
are $1,000 and $500 stakes strewn
all over the program. something for
the good ones at the walk. trot, can
ter, rack. harness gaits. hunting or
jumping after the military manner.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
TITLE QUINT TO VISIT
Renaissance Will Oppose 18th
Street "y" February 16.

The Renaissance basket ball team,
boasting the colored world champion
ship. will appear February 16 on the
Howard University court against the
Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A. Big Five.
Last season the Rens won l27 games
and lost Z.
Twelfth Street Y continued its
winning streak last night, handing
the Forster Y Of Harrisburg. Pa, a
5l-26 defeat. its first of the season.
The home team clinched the game in
the third quarter. The Twelfth street
quint goes to Chester, Pa, tonight
to face the Jack Morris aggregation.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

TINE FIRST authentic whtn OF
Spring cross ss-country racing
driited in the other day from,
4 of all places. the bound
ofiices Of the National Steeplechase
and Hunt Association.
In . list savoring strongly OF turf.
brush and timber, but scarcely Q call
to the post despite premature lip
smacking Of the enthusiasts, the as
sociation lists 80 racing days granted
at . recent Executive Committee
meeting.
For those who travel far to see the
horses run and jump. the nrst omen
Of import is written in Aiken Racing
Association, Aiken, s. c., March IT,"
Next in line, Camden and the Caro-
lima Cup are posted for March a.
Then the phalanx In silks and tweeds
takes a long stride toward Washing
ton for the Deep Run Hunt Club meet
at Richmond on April 7. and swings
into short range for Middleburgs two
racing days at Glenwood on Satur-
day, April IA. and Wednesday,
April 18.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
CENTRAL WINS IN TANK
Scores Second Triumph Of Season
Over Calvert Hall.

BALTIMORE. Nd. February s.
Central High School swimmers OF
washington scored their second win
Of the season over the Calvert Hall
School natators, 4o-2s, here this aft
ernoon
Summaries:
2O0-YARD RELAT-won by Calvert
Hall tGaundreau. Cryer. Clifford. croninl.
Time. @:O4
oo-YARD BREAs1srRoKE-won b,
Kundahl Central; second Whiting Gen
tran; third. Krabbe Calvert HALL. Time.
1.o44
5O-YARD FREE SIYLE-Won bv Farber
Calvert HalD; second. Hauser 1Centrah: :
third. MCQUEEN Central. Tine. o:36.4.
Der Calvert Haln: second La Sale Cen
traN third. Flett Central Time. 2.34
100-YARD BACKsrROKE-Won by
Thacker tcentraN: second. White Calvert
Hsll; third. rrankenberser tcentaD
1so.YARD MEDLEY RErAY-won by
Central tThscker. shipley. Brown. Time,
1oo.YARp rRxE srYLE-won b.
Whaler tcentraD; second. Byrne tCenraD,
third, cronin (Calvert HslD. Time. 1:o1.e.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
Nationals Hit by out Epidemic: Kennedy Boasts He'll Beat Gallagher
Brother Teams
= Links Clash Due

"DETE" PARDoE Of the wash.
I ngton Golf and Country
Club hasn't had to wait
very long for an acceptance Of his
challenge at golf on beaalf of him.
self and his three brothers for .
golf match with another quartet
of brothers.
From Beaver Dam comes an &C.
ceptance of the challenge by H. A.
Strong, a member Of the Beaver
Dam Golf Committee who has
three brothers, all Of whom are
good golfers. They are H. A.
Strong, E. r. Strong. G. c. Strong
and j. P. Strong.
All are members OF the Beaver
Dam Club, and H. A. Strong hopes
a home -and-home match may be
arranged at Beaver Dam and
Washington In the Spring between
the clans Of Pardoe and Strong.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
GOLFWOMEN TO ELECT
Will Choose Chairman for D. G.

Will Choose Chairman for D. c.
Association Committees.
Members of the Executive Commit
tee of the District Women's Golf As
sociation will gather at the home OF
Mrs. C. K. Wing. treasurer of the
association. 3317 Cleveland avenue, at
2:3o o'clock Tuesday afternoon. to
choose chairmen Of the committees
that will serve during the coming
season.
The choice for the important office
appears to lie between Mrs. Howard
Simons of Manor and Mrs. James w.
Beller Of Columbia and Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
SETTER PUPPY SCORES.

ALBANY. Ga. February lPl.-A
classy little white and black setter,
Bonfire. owned by Roy Persons Of
Monticello, Ga. won the puppy stake
Of the Southern amateur field trials
today TO give the breed its only first
place in three stakes.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
MICHIGAN FOUR FAST.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, February 8
P.-Michigans mile relay team did
the distance In 323 tonight to de-
feat quartets from Ohio State and
Illinois in the feature race Of the
Michigan A. A. U. track carnival in
Yost Field House.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
MINES TO ORGANIZE
Departmental Loop Meeting to Be
Held Friday.

Held Friday.
A meeting of managers interested
in entering teams in the Depart
mental Base Ball League will be held
Friday in the green room of the
Government Printing Office.
Lem Owen of Treasury, Charles
Holland Of Commerce and the Naval
Hospital have announced intentions
Of entering teams All other parties
interested are requested to attend.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
PLAN FOR BASE BALL.

Plans for the coming diamond sea-
son will be discussed at a meeting Of
the Departmental Base Ball League
Friday night at 73o o'clock. in the
green room at the Government Print
ing ONCE.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
SIMONS TAKE GAME.

Sinnons Stadium A. c. licked Bo
Bregmans All-Stsrs in one-game
bowling match. 499452, last night at
the Arcadia. Matte Miller rolled high
game, ia. Joe Morrosi led the losers
with 106.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
TARHEELS BEAT DUKE.

CHAPEL HILL. N. c., February 3
P,.-Playing steady and often bril-
liant ball and staving of their op-
ponents late rally. North Cardinals
White Phantoms defeated Duke to-
night. 25-21. in one Of the fastest
basket ball games seen here in years.
Summary:
Evening star., 1934-02-04
SEEKS BASKET FOES.

Clarendon basketers are after
games to be played in the Washing
ton Lee High School gym at Ballston.
Call either Clarendon 1041 or Walnut
S506.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
BROWN BESTS BIRKIE
Capital Heavy's Superior Boxing
Tells in New York Bout.

Tells in New York Bout.
NEW YORK, February 3 (P.-
Matte Brown, Washington, D. c.,
heavyweight, outpointed Hans Birkie
Of New York in a 10-round bout at
the Ridgewood Grove S. c. tonight.
The fight was close all the way
With Brown gaining the edge with his
superior boxing He weighed 1917
pounds; Birkie 1873.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
TAKE ROLLER RACES
Doris Leizear, Stewart Set Pace
in Silver Spring Events.

0PIfIS IV c11
Doris Leizear and Charles Stewart
triumphed in the two 1-nlile roller
skating races held at the Silver
Spring Armory rink last night.
Miss Leizear won from field of
10 rivals in the women's race. with
Eva Guide second. The winners time
was minutes 30 seconds Stewart
was clocked at minutes IS seconds
in the mems dash. Peter Durlan fin
ished in second place.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
SOCCER GAMES OFF.

Because Of the snow. all soccer
games scheduled hereabout today have
been called of.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
Court Results
Marty Gallagher,
Local Teams.

Local Teams.
Georgetown, So: Bucknell. 36.
Gallaudet, %; American Univer-
sity. %.
Navy, 4s; Maryland. 81.
Maryland Frosh. Al; Georgetown
Frosh, 33.
Episcopal High, a; Virginia Eps-
copal, rs.
st. Johns (Annapolis), 3s; Wash
ineton College. 35.
Western Maryland. 4s; Loyola
(Baltimore), 80.
Glenville, 81; West Liberty, 20.
Fordham, 35 Colgate, 81.
Muhlenberg, 80; Franklin and Mar
shall, 81
New York u. 81: Manhattan. 26.
Lebanon Valley. "a; Ursinus. 81.
Marshall, 10; Ohio Wesleyan, ls
(overtime).
west Virginia. 2s; West Virginia
Wesleyan, 25.
Westminster, ST: Duquesne, "a.
Pennsylvania IS; Yale, %.
Pittsburgh 60; Washington and
Jefferson 36.
West Chester. IS: Lehigh. Is.
Lock Haven Teachers, SO; Ship
pensburg Teachers. 35.
Millerville Teachers, 81; Blooms
burg Teachers. 27.
st. Johns brooklyn. 81; Villa
nova, 90
Lowell Textile, %; Harvard %,
Army. "A: U. S. Coast Guard. "a.
Rider. "A; Cooper Union. %.
Rensselaer, Poly. 3e; Stevens, IS.
Canisius, IS; st. Bonaventure, l9.
South.
Union University. 81; T. P. l., 20.
Florida. Al Georgia, 81.
Alabama, SO: Georgia Tech. Is.
VP.I., %: v. NJ. l.. 10.
Richmond, 27; William and Mary,
"a
Hampden Sydney, As; Virginia
Medical, "a.
Virginia Frosh. 2e; st. Christie
piers. II.
North Carolina. 25; Duke, al.
v. P. I. Freshmen, 20; v. M. I.
Freshmen. %.
Union College. 80; University Of
Louisville. 49,
Randolph Macon, 80; Guilford, %.
Texas Christian, "A; Texas Ag-
gies. 36.
BAYLOR 81. Arkansas. 20
Mississippi, 20; Mississippi State, %,
Tennessee. 81: Milligan. 2s
Kentucky Wesleyan, %; Georgetown
(Ky), 81.
Middle West.
Nebraska, So; Kansas State, 81.
Hamline, %: ST. Olaf, "a.
Iowa, 43; Bradley Tech. IS.
Oklahoma. 35: Missouri, 81.
Kansas. 81; Washburn. %.
Notre Dame, 36; Detroit, II.
Michigan State, So; Loyola (Chi-
cago), Is.
Western State Teachers, 80; Frank
lin College. %
St. Mary's, 80; ST. Thomas, 26.
North Dakota. 81; Morningside. %.
M7rquette. 80; Chicago. 25.
Minnesota. Al; Ohio State, SO (over-
timeD.
Pittsburgh Teachers, 81; South
western. 25.
Fort Hays State, %; Bethel Col
lege. II.
Oakland City. 80; Hanover. 81.
Wooster. 80: Mount Union, 80.
Kent, 80: Hiram. 30.
Case, 36 Oberlin. "a.
Allegheny. Al: Fem. 81.
Akron. AZ: Heidelberg. 27.
Toledo u. 43; John Carroll, 35.
Cincinnati 35; Miami, 30.
Wittenberg, 43, DAYTON. 2l.
Muskingum. 80: Ohio Northern. %
Bowling Green. 35: Otterbein. II.
Earlham. 44 Alfred Holbrook. 13.
Butler. %; Drake. 1s.
Iowa State Teachers, 20; Simpson
27.
Superior Teachers. 30; Stout, rs.
St. Norbert's, %; whitewater
Teachers. %.
Milwaukee Teachers, "a; Concor-
dia II.
Knox, 27; Coe, 1s.
Evening star., 1934-02-04

Montgomery County have become
known as the jumping twins, because
Of their frequent exhibitions Of pair
jumping during the hunts Fred
Hughes. jr.. is schooling six young
thoroughbreds for the coming show
season . On his familys place at
Pcolesville he has the only son of Zev
we've ever heard about as a hunt
er and filly named Lady Kiluna
which is half sister to Mrs. John Hay
Whitney's famed Green Cheese 4.
Another flly, Carrie knight, claims
Audley Farms noted Bright Knight
as sire the recently organized
Annandale (Va) Riding and Hunt
Club has selected as its officers for
the coming year w. T. Carrico, hon.
orary president and master: o. L.
Warrington. active president; Irwin D.
Reid. vice president; Margaret T. War
rington. secretary; Richard Water
man. treasurer Mildred Lafitte
huntsman. and Raymond L. Dean
whip.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
\ IEARBY hunt meetings this week:

n IEARBY hunt meetings this week:
~ Riding and Hunt Club Hounds,
on Wednesday, 7th. at 2 pm.
Falls and Scotland roads; Saturday,
10th. at pm. followed by hunt tea
by invitation Of Maj Wilfrid NJ.
Blunt. NJ. F. H. All territory in Mont
gomery County. Nd.
Redland Hunt. on Tuesday. 6th. at
I pm. Mr.. H. H Fraley's: Saturday,
10th. at pm, Mr. Arthur Cashells.
Territory also in Montgomery County,
Md Thomas r Mott. NJ. ?. H.
Warrenton Hunt. on Monday. 5th,
at IL noon, Waterloo; Wednesday, 7th.
at II am. Balls Cross Roads: Satur-
day, 10th, at II an, st. Leonard s
gate. Amory s. Carhart, M. F. H.
Country near Warenton, Va.
Casanova Hunt. on Tuesday at
Creedmoor gate, Thursday at Meetze
and Saturday at Turkey Run Church.
Call Warrenton 292 or 73-F-4 for time
OF meets. Harry Lee Smith. M. F. H.
Country near Warrenton and Cas-
anova, Va.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
1QN1AABARK"'7u q
EEMBERS Of the Riding and
Nl Hunt Club foxhunt will meet
February IL to consider the

EEMBEKS Of the Riding and
Nl Hunt Club foxhunt will meet
February Il to consider the
future Of their sport also to send
up few trial balloons on the subject
Of hunter trials this year after
the tremendous success of the first
venture last Spring. 1t would seem .
shame to abandon the trials here
or to end the potent combination Of
forces with the Thrift Shop, which
profited more than $1,000 (to the
hunts $3) . the hunt probably
will seek q better share Of the gate
this year, and deserves 1t Incl
dentally the next club show will be
held February % at the Twenty
second and P street ring. complete
with loud speaker, we trust VIII
ton ]. Lambert will be chairman a
fact conducive to great glee among
saddle horse people, who appreciate
his interest in their side of horsedom.
THK Mddleburs hunter trials will
be held February % at the race
course on Daniel c. Sands
cStdtc hOOuJ LIle S4lnc tlIIlc SdIIl"
den will be celebrating with hunter
trials one day and a race meet the
next Douglas Laing, just back
from the South. tells us Carroll Bas-
sett has brought Passive, the mare
which won more steeplechase races
than any other horse last season. to
Camden with eight or nine others he
is to ride and train that the
horsey crowd is gathering as the Car
olina Cup looms nearer . that Ray
Woolfe also has some horses at the
resort for training ;. and Noel Laing
is trying a former Bradley runner
named Brackadale, stabbed with II
others he is prepping at Southern
Pines Bernard Brosius and o.
w. Anderson Of the Redland Hunt in
Evening star., 1934-02-04
FIRST MINSTREL :
IS DERBY CHOICE
Colt Surprising Pick for Ken.
lucky Turf Classic h
Winter Book.

By the Associated Press.
7 OUISVILLE, KY, February
3.-Forgetting the fllies
/ and eQuating the ratings
- Of various handicappers,
the colt considered most likely
to be post-time favorite in the
Kentucky Derby at Churchill
Downs May S is Mrs. Payne
Whitney's First Minstrel.
This Is rather surprising choice on
the part of the big pencn-and-paper
men who have been trying to pull .
Derby prospect out Of the hat for
flyer in the Winter books, considering
that First Minstrel won only 35,s4s
as 2-year.old and was not even
among the first IS OF last years
juvenile money-winners
Close to First Minstrel in the colt
ratings Is Mrs. J. H. Whitney's Sing
ing Wood, winner Of the Belmont Tu-
turity and $s2.s5o. which gave him
honors as the leading 2-year-old
money-winner last year Both First
Minstrel and Singing Wood are by The
same sire, Royal Minstrel.
TIRST MINSTREL is given the
r edge over Singing Wood because
Of the form he revealed in win
ming the junior championship stakes
and the Sanford Handicap, and his
staying qualities evidenced In other
races last year in which he was de-
feated. Both, however, are quoted At
20 to l in the early Winter books.
Third in the handicap consensus
Of colts Is Chicstraw, George D.
Widener's winner Of the Pimlico
Handicap. Close up in the ratings are
High Quest and Cavalcade, both own
ed by the Brookmeade Stable.
A. B. Gordon's Sir Thomas, q maid
en- which barely missed recording q
startling upset by beating Singing
Wood in the Belmont Futurity at long
odds. is the sleeper among the rank
ing colts That remarkable stretch
drive in the Belmont stamps him As a
serious threat in distance races If he
reaches his top form by Derby day.
Other colts ranked among the first
eight Of that sex in Derby forecasts
are Discovery. owned by Adolphe Pons.
and Black Buddy, another Of Mrs.
Payne Whitney's prospective color
bearers.
Nominations for this years Derby.
which will carry an added purse Of
$50 900. will close Wednesday. Nomina-
tions postmarked as late as midnight
February 7 will be accepted.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
WHETHER you seek speed, color,

" OaSN. stamina, skill or WAat-
not as a spectator of equine
sports. it will be difficult to find
more brilliant combination OF all
those attributes than the Fort Myer
riding exhibitions, staged at the Vir-
ginia Army post every Friday.
Addicts of steeplechasing should
see to believe that the tandem riders
jump one horse OF another's hooks:
fanciers Of clever show ring riding
might watch the troopers remove
saddles and brides while actually
jumping; polo fans observe the per-
feet coordination in pattern drills:
rodeo rooters recall if any cowboy
surpassee the rough riding work of
the monkey drill" teams. and per-
sons whose hearts double rpm when
soldiers march by with bands blar-
ing and flags flying. Will need strong
men to hold them during that splen-
did, spectacular entrance drill of the
mounted troops.
Only three more exhibitions remain
this season, on February g. is and
%. The Society Circus. which COM
bines some of the best Sd Cavalry
and 18th Field Artillery stunts with
performances by local debutanes and
other handsome ladies. will take
place April l3 and IA.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
5000 AT RUGBY GAME.

CC,OOU III NU00 O12"0'
EDINBURGH, Scotland, February
3 R.-Playing before crowd Of
$4,000, Wales today defeated Scotland,
1876, in an international rugby match
Evening star., 1934-02-04

Maryland amateur racing dates
have not been assigned, but accord
ing to tradition My Lady's Manor
should be held in the Free State on
April IA. the Little Grand National
on the Emerson place the following
Saturday and the week after that
the greatest Of them all, the Mary
land Hunt Cup. is due in Worthing-
ton Valley on April %.
Before turning North to White
marsh. Radnor and Rosetree in
Pennsylvania. and the meetings Of
Rockaway (Cedarhurst, Long Island,
May 12) and United Hunts (Ros-
lyn, Long Island. May 19 and 23)
the timber toppers will take a shot
at ore Of the most coveted Southern
trophies when the Virginia Gold Cup
Association presents its four annual
race near Warrenton May S.
Evening star., 1934-02-04

Totals % al Totals 20 .:.5
Polack. Carolina-None.