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3 jOMMENT ON SPORTS. Nctcs and View* on Current Topics, H£ Amateur and Professional. \ *7he victory of Jay Gould, who is still in his awns, over Bttsta • H. Miles in the challenge a»und for the amateur court tennis tnpion- Aip of Great Britain was the most imoortant happening: in the sporting world last week. jTouns Mr. Gould now has the distinction of holding a double title, as he is also the national champion. His quick rise to fame as a court tennis player baa been little short of remark- E.ble. Hardly more than a year ago be fur- Silshed a surprise by coming up from Lakewrwl md beating the strongest players here, and then went abroad t.. meet defeat at the hands of pUles. This f« he repeat his success in this Dour.tr>-. and has now earned the highest honors tn the sport. Interest la U c match on Saturday In London was heightened by the action of Wiles in deciding at the last moment to defend lls title when he had previously announced that le would scratch Some questioned the sports tnar.shlp of this, and Gould Is reported to have pressed Indignation at his change of front. LA.9 a matter of facr, however, it was far more nportsmanlike to defend hl« title against a wor thy foe. and those ho know Iftilee say it was Lhls that led him to change his mind. The cable {reports of the match say that Miles played at the top of his game, and that Gould was tho better man in fnc hard fought sets. In view of this the honors for the young American player were fc'rc.:. than could otherwise have been tho pase. There will be .-i number of International .•competitions this year in various lines ot sport. md the success of kMild Is a good omt-n ai:d ,*wlll go far toward offsetting defeats which may rome later nt golf lawn tennis, cricket or track and field athletics. I This week will be an Important one ln the sporting world, and there will b« no lack of in teresting fixtures. The Metropolitan Handicap will be decided at the opening of Belmont Park >n Thursday; th. Giant.s will be at home at the 1 010 Grounds every da> : a number of important college ba*.- games are scheduled, while th polfers. lawn tennis players, track and field athletes and oawmen will be busy also. The varsity crews of Yale and Harvard" will be tried put, as Yale will meet Annapolis to-day in t i ir rac« postponed troni Saturday, while Columbia rivlll take Issue with Harvard on the Charle3 lilver in Boston on Saturday. COLLEGE ATHLETICS. With the approach of the intercollegiate track hampionshlps the various dual meets take on •articular significance as a basis for determin ng- the chances of the various colleges in the big onteft. Heavy tracks and raw, cold weather worked against fast time on Saturday, and the ecords made cannot U- considered aa criterions * the ability of the athletes. Pennsylvania >uried Columbia under a big pcnr«. Cornell had lttle difficulty in defeating Princeton, Harvard lad a comparatively easy time with Dartmouth mA Williams defeated Brown handily. Dodga •f Harvard, ran the 220-yard daab ln 22% eec •nds. and E. Bonaack, of Pennsylvania, and *amble, of Princeton, both did th< same di9 ance a fifth of a second slower. T);.-sc are food performances considering the conditions. Is was to be expected, Cornell showed up par lcularly atrong In the distance rune. Magof m, of Cornell, and Eisele, of Princeton, fought l beautiful contest in the two-mil. raco, the ormer winning In 9:55%. Thla was nearly a half nlnute faster than time made in the other dual neeta. Lewis, of Cornell, won the mil* In 4:41%. Cornell finished one. two. three in the half mile, *-b!ch goes to show that Mookley did not show lis full hand at the Pennsylvania relay games, ir.other good performance was ihat of Shaw, <>f Dartmouth, who ran the high hurdles In 15% seconds. There was nothing remarkable done kf any of the colleges in the field events. L. 1. Talbott the young piant from Marcersburg. established r world's record in th.-> Yale Inter- Kbolastic games by heaving the 12-pound ham- Bar 193 feet. His work with the shot was on he same par, for be put the 12-pound sphere 49 eet 9% inches. || PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL. |J The Giants made an enviable record last ■week, md their folk>w< ere jubilant. Th«y not Jy s?on every game played, but took the lead n the championship race, a position which the TanE are hoping they wtH hold tin the last game Is played In October. It begins to look as If the |Oiants and the Chicago Colts would be the ijXeams to Oght it out again this year, bat with a fliffer ' result perhaps, as the N. v. York nine Is better and ati .- .- r to al! appearances, .Tommy Corcoran at s<-cond baw is earning the reputation of being a pinch hitter and is cover <ing his position well. While the mighty "Matty" Is hir.is,-;f ajcali and that means much. Clii iCago is playing good ball, and is equally as strong ays it was jast yeiir. Pitteburg and Philadelphia awe the only other teams which appear t<« have ;a fighting chance, an.l they do not* look particu parly dangerous at this Iting. The Superbas, ,that hi-fstLTi the season with such bright pros paeta. are playing under some rrightful hoodoo. (Their record on Saturday night was one vlc 3.cry and fourteen defei They have n..\v lost ten straight games, and are In ; :;,.. for tho I>ooby prize. Of th< fourteen games lost at Seast cne half might have been turned into vic tories with a little luck. A number of games have been lost by a Hnp!<- run, and the team has auiov.n flashes of pennant-winning ball, but one Joslng came has followed another with <il< couraging monotony and hope has fled. Brook lyn will probably be Ooundering in last place for w(fk* to come, with a team deserving of Letter thinrs. The Highlanders nre making a good fight in the American League They U»st two garnet last week, but are right on the heels of the Chi cago White Sox. wi'i.-ii are leading the van by a narrow margin. The fight Is aure to be closer tn this league than it was last year, as Phila <«Selphia. Detroit. Cleveland and Boston are ehoving strength. The followers of the High landers are well contented with th'-ir ehowing to date, nnd if they come home from their long trip ln the same position th<y hold to-day flr.«t place would be only a question of time. if Jack Chesbro, who has decided to Dlay again, should come back ln anything like his best form, tho fans would consider the pennant as good as won. COLLEGE ROWING. '■ If Annapolis defeat* tii<^ Yalo 'varsity to-day | \Y.q stock of the Navy crew will go up for the I I)ig regatta at PoughWeepsie, where it will row I tor the first time this yeai The Secretary of | the Navy issued forma] orders last week for the I crew to bo to Poughkeepsie. bo that nothing yiow srtands in the way. This regatta will now j{ 'become doubly important, for there Is an inter t cst attached to the athletic competition of both ■the naval and military cadets which not cv* n a KJbig university can arouse. The mlddi<*a have a:"been cutting a wide swath in college rowing g' during the last few years, and have victories jf 'over Yale. Pennsylvania, Columbia and George ff;town to their credit. Therefore there is no 1 reason to fear that they are getting beyond Ik their depth by competing at Poughkeepsie. h ; They have been able io hold their own In every !| branch of athletics in which they have com peted bo far, and are certain not to be dis r. graced at Poughkeepsie. There have been a t good tnzny predictions to the effect that the [liclidies have an even chance to win on tne •iHudscn. There Is really nothing on which to 4 vbase such a belief as this, however. Those who I ; express it fail to consider the great difference fa the conditions at PoughkeepsJe and on the ■ Eevern. where the Annapolis crews row. Tho first handicap which the middles must over come is the greater length of the Poughkeepsie * course. They must row four mile* there and they will f.r.d it totally different from tho ; two-mile spins which they have been accus " toraed io at Annapolis. COLLEGE BASEBALL. 1..- first d the. l>ig games to determine th«i | '. to-ci.lled college championship were played iasi L veok. Corneil aizd Princeton were victorious In I '-'their, contests with Yalo and Pennsylvania, r-"» i rpectlvely. Considering her past record. Cor 9fieS*« victory over Yale was not entirely ur.«=x> } pected. EarM»r in the week the Ithacans vecu >'. defeated by Pennsylvania State, sfter seventeen Btanthgi of play, and on Friday Columbia proved ' a b!s surprise by beatirs Cornell. Casting out t tho Columbia came, the Cornell record stands afoot well in comr>ari«on with any other. Desh r-'on's work last week stamps him one of the ■best college pitchers now in the game, if not tho 'beet. He won his own game against Yale in the ninth inning with a home run. The- score— T r2\ to I—was1 — was the same ono .by whirh Yale > fceat Cornell a year ago. and the game v.-as won ■in the same — by heavy hitting in the last > : snnlrjff. Princeton, as was predicted a areek Sago, L« bow playing ln championship form. r-. J • sylvania vent to pieces in this important £! rame. and was b«-aten \>y tho Tigers by the l.tcore of Zt to I. H«ylnger heli the Quakers to three hJta, and the Philadelphia team helped to t.':\nlng about Its own defeat with seven costly :« errore. l'rlnceton'a victory over Holy Cross Road Drivers' Parade Passing Reviewing Stand ca tfic Speedway Saturday. earlier in the week Bhowed that tho Tigers aro now playing fast ball. The Worcester players made onlj one hit off Drewes. Harvard de feated Holy Cross on Saturday in a ten-Inning game by a score of 1 to 0 and won from Am hersl on Wednesday by the score of - to 0. Tho Crimson team, although not playing brilliant ball. Is steady and reliable, and will win the majority of its games. In the opinion of many follow* of the game, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Harvard rank, thus far, in the order named. There wen two most remarkable games lust week. Cornell whs defeated by Pennsylvania State after seventeen Innings by the score of •"» to 1. Both Deshon, for Cornell, nnd Vorhls, for Pennsylvania State, pitched wonderful ball. The former struck out sixteen men and allowed four hits, while Vorhls fanned fourteen men and sl lowed the same number of hits. markable as this game was, it was overshadowed by a nineteen Inning; contest between Dorchester and Newt- high bchoola in which not a slnglo run was made. Bpauldlng, the Dorch* I pitcher, had twenty-nine strike-outs to his credit, AUTOMOBILINO. Coincident with the growing popularity of the automobile has come the call for a rc-bulldinaf ar.d general Improvement of the highways ln this and other states. It may be readily under stood that the future of the motor car Industry is ndent, to a large extent, upon good roads, and the call should not be In vain. There ap pears to be a growing feeling la. favor of legis lation to this end, and extensive lmprov< can be looked for in the nexl few years. The farm< are beginning to look with favor on motor \ ehii les, and many persons who wcro antagonistic to automoblllsts on general prin ciples are changing their views and joining the big army of those who, now that they have the automobiles, want and demand good road The desired end could be r«aehod quicker if the motorists would only observe the lawe of th.» highway and mako friends Instead of enemies for the pastime. Good roads and tho automo bile Industry must travel hand ii hand, and all thonr interested Bhou'.d help, to the end that tho highways In this country may be as Rood as those In Europe. It begins to look aa if the automobile had creat a ■ land for bettei roads which < ould never have been secured in any other way. Th<» plan and scope committee of the Long Island Motor Parkway !p still holding secret .•-. ssion but me announc4 msnt cai he looked for after the next meeting. M (torlsts have ex pressed the fear thai all was not going smoothly, but this is hardly probable, in view of the many statements that part of the parkway at least would be ready for thft Vanderbilt C\jp race in the fall. Charles T. Terry, chairman of the legislative committee of tho American Automobile Associa tion. say.« that there is little chance that any t>f the automobile, bills before the State -' • pislature ■will be passed. This means that the same law which has heen satisfactory to motorists for the last two years will be in force. All hop< ha* been abandoned of obtaining nioro nient toui lr.g , iltlona in New Jersey, as tho Legislature has adjourned until June. Mr. Terry believes that uniform automobile laws In the various states an only a question of time. Motorists are hoping that the time will be hort. LAWN TENNIS THIS WEEK. Miss Sut ton to Play Charles Sands at St. Nicholas Rink. Button, the »-: ; r i lai expert, baa . d a muti i; wu'.i < inarle c na tional ex-champion at court tennis, it waa the eagerness with which x),o young Ameri tan, ■ twe-nty years old, seeks t<i jn. "t worthy opponents on the la." a t* r,nis courts tr.a: brought about the contest v. Ich la b> heduled t > i» played at Bt. las J;ii.k !-.<-xt U. Inesday afternoon will j : the last mat< b which M:-t* Button will play In tdi« country before *i:> Bails foi land aboard it-- Cedric rn-xi Friday to compete for ti.-- British national ti:!- at Wlml ;• - don and other el amplonsl ips. Blnce :■••! nnlval :ti this city from California Ml.'-s Si:t!.,n h;u> »ou«iit matches with a number f.f tho ranking men players. The majority have given ■'* 'ii: excuse for not ■ the girl nr. the net that they were i".> busily engaged In bu or something of a Bimilar nature. Hm thono well • • that it is th.-lr fear of lot the kl rl . who hit« !.',•■ ball so powerfully and iw bo Ive. that has r< ally cause d many ■ ig her def< M i of ■ ard In former b' :l- Ulsa Button will continue to play in tho infnrm.-n mixed doubli and to-morrow, and practise against Theodore R*os*sv<*'t Pell !•• Kln^:.-v for the m'.-tii^' i\it!i the former • ".irt tennis champion. MILES EXPLAINS DEFEAT. Praises Jaij Gould— -S aus He Lost Because of Wait. Ix>r.iion, May 6.— Eustace H. M!lo.=, who lopt the • tennis championship to jay Oould yesterday, practically fittrihiit"!" his defeat to having to wait while Mr. GouM was suffering from cramps in tho wrist. In a signed article In "The Daily Graph! " this morning Mr. Kllei It was th<r oiosf-st match, but ont , I over played. Gould deserved to win and I nev< r folt less regret at being beaten. With reference to getting out of his swing- and cold while his opponent s arm was being massaged he says: • It is on<» of my weaknesses that when I have stooped ar.d grov«.:< cold I can hardly ever recover my form. I made every effort, but I had lost my swing. Miles admits cne grievous weakness, that he starts clow; he can last well, but cannot begin welL He says he was fit for another set or two when Gould was dor,« fcr. He thinks Gould's only dan ger is ln overtaxing: his strength by such feats of endurance, but says GouM 13 a master of nearly th'- whole mechanism of tenni3. "It is tru«s his back-hand stroke 15 still rather insecure and hia tendency is to hit an easy service Into thr- n^t, but 111 ran are trivial faulte for one of his years." ' YALE OARSMEN LEAVE ANNAPOLIS. ' fßy Telegraph io TSe Tribune. 1 Annapolis, May 6.— There is great disappointment at the Naval Academy over Yal<s cancelling the boat rac» with the Navy, originally eet for Sat urday, but postponed on account, of the winds until to-morrow morning. Th« Yale management 6ia;»-d that they received a peremptory order from the faculty to return to Now Haven, but it is t'tit that the visitors were not so anxious for i\» race a« were the midshipmen. Th« Yal* oarsmen, under Coach Kennedy and Manager Geymour. left Annapclis this afternoon It Is believed that t^ere ■ i.l be no more races on tha Severn tween Yale and tho Navy. The Naval Academy contingent were partlcul-irly anxious thst this season'! race should be rowed as the serie3 stands four to four. ' HARTMAN'S SWIMMING CHALLENGE. A challrr.uf h;:s been issued by Charles Hartman. eighteen years old. of No. liX'i First avenue, to ewlm any amateur of hia ege a distance i>t from one to ten miles. Hartman fa a uiemt>er of tlie United States Volunteer ULwa.vinit Cuil>«* NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. MAY 6. 1007. W .JFKMYX DRIVING KINO Who n c<:\; ,1 Orst \ luc : I ON THE GOLF LINKS. Several Tournaments Offer Rival Attractions This Week. T: !s ■ In local ::.'-ever: :.' ever i • , to be ■ Then there is the annual tournament of thn l*rod uce Exchange Gc!( Club, to be hyld. as U3ual. on th« link* of i^.e. Knollwood Country Club Thurs day, May !«. A large entry haa already bn-n r«> calved, and int. -rent i% especially keen becau«fl of the expected rivalry between the members repr©> S4>nt!iitf the old departments c;f the exchange and Bniuu of tho new members, who havo t><'»ii recently elected Among the- latter are Kolfirs who plan to lriuk^ a strong bid fur th* prizek. Tho trophies will conntiit ut a championship cup, BtToud niid third prizes f'*r Class A. and flrai, n>c ond and third prizt-H for Class I>. In addition tlier* will Ikj cuj>b for four ball foursome* und so-called •'kickers' " "-ups. Tne committee in chiirc" con sists of Walter Moore, Frank M. Wilson and C. K. Halsted. Gottinn further away, ther* is the open tournn ment <>f the Chevy Cliast- Club of Washington ">n Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while up Boston way th<> annual open tournament of ttie Wollimton Golf Club will t;iU<? i>luce un the ki.iii.i dnt.-p. I.ii... to-morrow nrnl lasting four days, t!if champi tournament <>f the Ladl.-rV Golf l"nlon of Great Britain will be played over tho Newcastle links in Ireland. America will be well represented by Miss Harriet Cunis and Mi Mar garet Curl o? Boston. The former tvoii tho nn tlonal title at J:r:.i\ Hum last fall und li<;r sister iia<» b< en runner-up on two ocasions. General interest ■- f>-lt hero ius to the- probable showliiK of the two American players. To succeed on th<> County Dow.-] link* straight play Is ii ne cessity. Pooi shots, especially from tln< tee, arti costly, nr.i In many Sr.staiiceH it in practically im poeeibla to recover. The Hold that gathers will be a. Etrong one. nnd «ri-at things ur« »»x[ie< ti-ii of Miss May Hezlet, who will be on her Jioiim links. The unusual auceea which has marked tho efforts of Fred Herreshoff in open tournaments this a»»:L son has K«t tlie golfers talking everywhere. After •ninniiiK ot Plnehurst on tlie sand, tlio Mew Yorker moved to Virginia Hot rings- and again went Fuccesfully through his field. Tlie greens there were covered with thick turf and si >>w. It was Just the o;ii>o.s!to ut Lakewood, but for all that tlw (iimltii City representative found a way to eopo with the different conditions. He not only led tho Itt-iii In tlw uuallfyin« round, but won the tourriunifiit as well. At Atlantic City last week Herreehoft continued 1 he same cnlibro of play. He also proven himself a master at plaj out of trouble. The sliced Bhot from tho bunker to the ereer; goliiK to ti. ■• seventh hole while playing In th* nn;il round on Saturday wae pronounced by many pen ns in tlie gallery as the greatest they had ever Heen. Herreshoff himself declared aftei ward tliat ho considered it tho best fhot ho ever made. The defeat of Jerome D fraver;* was in a measure unexpected, following- so closely us It did his success in the qualifying round Hut by close observers it coul : be Be*»n that the Metropolitan Golf Association champion was not at hU best, lie frequently neglected chances to save strokes. Throuf the tournament th»ro was a lack of proper timing In hla drives, while bi.s mashie ap proaches lacked their usual accuracy. A week's play with Alec Fmith at Nassau Just now would probably do Travere a world of good. Several of t!;-- foremost professionals in the coun try have entered for the open championship tourna ment of Massachusetts, to l»> held at Urae Hum on May 23 and 24. They Include Alec Floss, the title holder; Gilbert Nlcholls, Alec Campbell and Donald Floss. Entries of the leading amateurs of, the .state are alno anticipated. Tho programme will bc>i-v enty-two hol< thlrty-slx on each dny. Four prizes have been announced, VI - $-10, tio and $10. The Myopii Hunt Club has announced its open golf tournament fixtures for tho ason. On Thurs day, May 80, there will be a Class A medal play scratch competition at thirty-six holes and a Class B handicap at eighteen holes. There win be a rrlzi* for the scratch contest and a best net prize fn the handicap. Entries must be marked Class A or B and any one may elect which class he wishes to entei This same arrangement will ba repeated on Saturday, September 28. ENTRIES FOR THE BERMUDA RACE. Tho oommittee havii charge of tho race to Bermuda for Balling yachts under the flags of tha Brooklyn, New Roo.lielle and Royal Bermuda Yacht clubs havo accepted the following enures: FIRST class. Xlme Racing allow l»rgtn. a nee. Tarht, rl«r ar.d firrr.fr Feet. X M. E«r\-l»;i. ■OBOOBcr, H. A. Mire* 83 Aliens. Eulirah, schoor.^r. Henry poseh'r -.. hi 0:45 Axidtomad*. Bchoontr, F.. W. D'.xon 7:» 4.30 Ta.-nmany. »ehoon»r. W. C. T-ivreu 71 : i5 Wist, »ehoon«r, Harold Blnney 66 14:15 Hayon&ja, sloop. ITrederl S. lAfond »*4 IS^.T Z'.r.lta, *lot->p Tl>-:nan Cohen <M 21:»3 Iio: . iloop, William E lUrer <J2 17:15 BEi OND CLIAS3. Hyserlon. yawj. Frank Malcr 4-5 Allorra] Uli, yawl, Riihart D. PI • ■•■! 40 0:(O Ze:;a. (loop, D. K. \V. Burrowi 2l) 9.,^ The Dervlah Is entered from tl.e Corinthian Yacht Club of Itarblehead, the 2uhrah and Hy perion from tne New Rochello. the Tammany the Ula and the Zlnlta from the Brooklyn, the Sayo nara from the Jamaica Bay, th«» Isolt from the St Oeorge a.nd the Zena from tlie Koyal H^i-Hiudii. Ynchl rriub. The committee of tho New Roohelle Yacht Club having charge of the Marblehead race have re celved the entry of seven boats; the Irene the EUId«. the Whew, th« Hopaleng, the ArK», the Ted-o-San. nnd th« Sis. Four of the?« are n«»w craft built espedally / for the race. The Whew and the Pis wer" in last year's rare. »A>KBAI.L, Polo OroiUMU. T.-duy 4 F. M. Oiwxu ts. Brooklyn. Adm., 60c» •• * 8U FINE JtA(MG EXPECTED. Many Entries Received for Harlem River Ratting Regatta. Not since training for th<^ Memorial Day rc paft.i on the Harlem Rlvi r I egan have the nnrs men had a better day than that furnished yes terday by Old S"n!. After a long time of \v;Utlng [fed 1 heir 1. avj i ■ i r>?r.-i l ■•:: with a seal It was an Ideal day for rowing, and the river waa ;t!i\o with craft of every desert] Entries for the s>lr»:;.-> scull race furntehed the chief ■ iplo for discussion imrt speculation. In this race there will be more than a half dozen of tho best oarsmen In local waters. If all the entries aro found at th > start on Memorial Day It will undoubtedly be one of the greatest races ever seen on ti!>-. Speedway course. Among thoso who have Kent In their entries are Orlando Miller, of tlio Now York Athli Club; Fred Shepheard, of the Seawanhaka Boat Club; Fred Fueesel. of the Metropolitan Rowing Club; Frank Budrlel. the Mrs l Bohemian Boat Club, nnd Mehn.fi', of the Nassau lio.it Club. Jack Nagle, of the Harlem Rowing Club, eived a letter yesterday from Frank B. Greer, of Bos ton, saying that he would compel o In this race. Greer'a entry haa not yet been recei •••■:. how ever. V>'lth Prai A. Ammon, of the Mutual Row ind Club of Uuffalo; Clement Muller, of tho Nas sau Rowing Clui>; Harry B. Campl ell, of the tame club, and Martin Monahan, of tho Albany Hi'\\ Ing club, as the competitors In the race for veterans, an Interesting contest i.s bure to de velop. Five crews Rt least will rat-,- in the- event for junior eights. They nre Columbia University, New York University, Atalanta Boat lub, F!r.^: Bohemian Jioat Club and the Nonpareil How ing dub. This Is expected to furnish one of tho Quest races on the programme. Coach Ri<:e Of Columbia has a fine eight, but the «-olU»«e boya will have to row to the \Ur.it t.» beat the representatives of tho Atulanta club. If no more entries aro received the race will be rowed in one i.eat. Capttln Nagle of tb" Harlem Rowing Club has cut down his B<-h<">lboy K^uad* unt'l n.«w ho nan only sixteen boyi each fron »•■ Witt Clinton and tho Hi^h School of Commenv. Tho boys are now training In shells. Several <'!iai)««-s wt-ro made lasi week In these crews. V.y the •■■nil of this we.-k the final selection Will have been made. I >•■ Witt Clinton.' In the opinion of many, has developed faster thnn the other cr»ws. .fuck Mulcahy, who has been conehltijc the young oarsmen from Htuyvesant High School, Is much pleased with th« ir rapid devel opment, and will put the boys in .shells this u? ttrno'.n. The candidates from Townsonfl Har ris and Morris }ll«h aro t,'..in< in «.><«! -style. These five crews should furnish a pretty race on May 80. Announcement was made yesterday that the New Rochellc Rowing Club will have a. lunlor four and a Junior double in tho Memorial Day races. The Atalanta Boat Club celebrated yesterday Its sixtieth birthday. This la tho oldest boat club on th< river. Wterana of past years gathered at the club nnd told of their work In former years. Tho annual meeting of '.-■ Middle Star.-s rte jratta Association will he hold at the Harlem Casino a '••. • >\i. from to-night, < ':!!■■■ -i-m will bo elected and a place for ttie Labor Day regatta will bo selected. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago Loses and Is Now Only One Game in the I Add. AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY. New York at Philadelphia. « l.nui .1! Chlraca. Uelruil ut f<t. I.»ul». jtiiMon ut \V:ihliinstun. RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. Oi-vrlumJ. 4; CnlraffO, 1. St. Ix>uN-I>#trott (rain). AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. w. i.. p. ,-. : w i.. Prp r .Til"a*f> I - II .<•.'•.: ; ( lowland .. . l» s «•»', New Yo.k 11 •'■ .847 Boston ;. H 10 444 T'hilarifljitila ...1" V .BSK I Washington .. . n ii 3is Detroit B B ., r .2!>.Ht. Uiuii B 13 .-'is Chicago was th« ■ • tre of interest In professional baseball yesterday" us both teams representing the city in tho major lea^ui . played tliere. A bunch- Ing of hits and battery errors • -..;... for the Chicago American nine's defeat by Cleveland The Chicago team has played one more me thaii tha New York American nln»», and leads the Yan k.-eH now >>y tin- nmall margin of only one game in the rhamplor.ehlp race. The St. Louis and !>«•■ trolt game, tt»<> onl) other ore scheduled, waa post poned on account of rnln. < '!.KVIJ,.\M >. 4. CHICACW -. 1. At 'hlcago: k. h. E Cleveland 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 1 0- i » ■• Chicago .100 o i» 0 0 0 o—i .-, a Batteries— Cleveland. Joss nnd • •'.:■: ChicaßO AHrr.ck and McFurUnd. I'mpires— O'LoughHn and Stafford. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago Defeats Pittsburg and Is Tied with Giants. NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY. Brooklyn at New York. ( liiruicu at Plttsbure. __ I'alladelphU at Boston. RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY. Chicago, 3; Plitsburjr, 1. Cincinnati, 11; St. I.ouii, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. W. L. P. c.l W v P c New York l."> 3 .*W»lRo«on 7 9 \ia r-hica*o 15 8 I Cincinnati ...... R io 'Si Ptttsbur* ft R .64StFt. I.ouls s 1« j^a Philadelphia ... 0 6 .eo6| Brooklyn i a 4 m(i67 Chicago, by defeating Pittsburg yesterday In tho National League, 19 now tied with the Giants for ilrst place In th* championship race. Cincinnati defeated St. Louis in the only other scheduled game In the league. CHICAGO, S; PITTSBURO. i. At Chicago: J ':.-■' r, h. c. Chicago 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—3 6 1 Pittsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l 6 l Batteries— Chicago. Overall and Kttng; Pittsburg Phillppl and Phelps. Umpire, O'Day. CINCINNATI, 11; ST. LOUIS, 2. At Cincinnati: r. h. E. Cincinnati 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 x— 6 2 St. Ixjuia .....0 10010000— 3 io 2 Butteries— Cincinnati, Leary, Coaktey and SchhM; St. I.iouiH. Brown, Hostettef and Noonan. Umpires Curpeuter und Johnston. O.\ THE SPEEDWAY. Ida Highxcood Loses and Wins in Brushes icith a Team. An unexpectedly clos« contest between Ida Hlßh- WOOd, 2.-00 U. In single harness, and Klngmond. 2^!9. and A. J. D.. S4H4, hooked to pole, was the feature of yesterday's eport on the Speedway. The team was driven by Claus Bohlinsr. who recently bought A. J. D. to mate his old horse Klngmond. and It was the first real brush In which the pair had started. No or.<\ not even their owner, had dreamed that they could hold their own in double harness with co fast a trottor as Nathan Strauss Speedway champion, and horsemen were accordingly aston ished when Ute three flyers hove In sight with the pnlr on even terms with tho mare. Mr. Straus had underrated the team, and had twice taken Id* Highwood back to wait for thrm. when A. J. I>. made a break nt tho utart. but he was driving her with all his skill as thoy Beared the tlntsh, after ho had come to realize that sho could not shake them off. The clip grew faster and the contest waxed closer and harder, until iliiHlly the mare broke wildly when fifty feet from the finish, un able longer to stand the strain. In the return trial Mr. Straus drovo Ida Hißhwood from end to end. For three furlongs or.rnoro the team trotted stride for strldo with tho queen of tho road In aa pretty a race ns ever was seen. Then, with one of h«»r characteristic rushes, the mr»r<» liegui to forge ahead t.y inches until she was leading by a neck or more as they swept past the haJi'-nille post, trotting at a 2:10 clip or faster. After the brushes were over Mr. Straus snld he had never seen a i»air that could trot llku A. J. D. bnd Klncarond. A. 11. Coeden, secretary of the Road Drivers' As •ocladon, w.i* out behind another new Speedway team, the chestnut trotters Georne M. 2:14 V;. and Crown Prince, 2:l7V*. recently purchased by him In Pennsylvania. Hoth horses gained their records last lies son on half-mile tracks. They were not started in any of tho brushes. Don Derby. 2:04>.«. the champion of Speedway pacers since IW4, was back on lli" road after a year's absence, James A. Murphy, of Chicago, .Irlvln* him. W. .1. lark, of Tonkers, drove a nr\v trotter of extreme Pi>«>ed. having last week sold hia bay stallion Th» Banker for export to Holland and replaced him by the purchase "f Aline, a handsome bay mare, by Eaial O. In h< r flr=t brunh fhe def*-atpil I>r. Joseph Bemon'a Macs pactng mnr« Pace Estrella, and later oattrotted Dr 11. D. (Mil's First Demand In pthi r brushes Andrew Phllllps's Grand Circuit trotter Norrl*, .' f.'\. defea Dick M. three times In succession; X \V. Boynton'i bay trotter Crimson Clover, 2:W<. won from William Scott's Kitty Wilkes. 2 lov*. and al^o from Oeorgc 11. Huber's brown pacer Bessie Pandit; Kitty wllkes In turn took the measure of Harry Henman's brown pacer fchorty: }'■ >«<;|« Pandit tit sit Andrew ("rrnrTord'a Etfl« Shannon in the cioneat finish of th«« dny; th» latter won easily in a latT brush with Mr. Huber's bay pacer Lvthorn, and Wck M. defeated E. Dotel do ■ brown trotter Ida. BIG RACE THIS WEEK. Ttcenty Horses May Go to the Post in Metropolitan Handicap. Th» Metropolitan Handicap will be run and won on Thursday. Th»- sixteenth running of th!s hl» torio fixture will mark the opening day of tha first s;irlnsr meeting of th» West si Racing A.«»o ciation at Bebnont Park. The sport baa boon K°od at Aqueduct and Jamaica, but racegoers will wf-1 coir.o tho changa to the so-called Newmarket of America, whero the commercial end of racing is made subsori'kct. so fur as appearaaeea go, to ep irt for sport's «ak.;. The parkllke lnclosure, the sumptuous clubhodsa, tho largo and commodious grandstand, the broad Btretches. the well kept in f.fld, tha picturesque eurro'indings -all tfnd to ln creasa the r! < 'a-*"'r<» of a day's outing u:id lend a glamour to the rf.rlng itself. There waa a lime, and not *o long ago, that t'i<> snrtnjc meeting of tie Weetchester Hacfnt: Assocla t'frn marked the r«*nl ening of .the racing season to hundreds of p«rson«. This is hardly the ca«*« ni a, aa Aqutduct and Jamaica provide sport i*f th.j host: "nut the opening of BHmor.t Park and th.i runnlntc of the DOlltan still mark a turning rwiint nnd ar« welcomed by raring folk. Borne ■ ! t:.e best horses In trailers have been r*-»-*r\ - ed for the rkh stake* to b« decided, and from now on the Fturs of »h* thoroi!Shbr*-d world will <I'> battle. Tht) Metropolitan Handicup of tw.OOO ta at one mile, and eighty-four horses art tlisiMe for t*l» ili'h prize, or this number twenty ore likely to X') t" the post, BS ti!.- irel| hav«' be»-n so . l#verly adjusted hv W. B Vusburgh. the etßeiul handl capp«r. that at least twenty owners and aa mur.y trsiln«rs bellere they hnve l-.orses capabl* if earn inic »h.-« distinction which victory will brln*. The pl'i>t,a'. . starters .try as follows: Hcne. Af". \v«:*ht. , O*r.cr I«osa**.n »> . l .'■♦ :-. c. Jofcn*on l>r. <;<»r.l(i«r * iao — r. I>. PuUivaa PiimieMon 5 11» F. H. t^lfc^..•"« •< <:!"'ner B iiv» . . J. V. McCortnl.k T».-.ya ... I 11m . Hiiry Pnyn* Whitney 1.-lshHMlla 3 IJU ■;••■; Tnkalon tt 113 .. J. W. rtdlsr Whlmaloal 4 11* swum. Htabls • "alrr-itorm 0 . ...Hi. SyOan I'a«pt Oxford a 111 j. M I.au«hlln BUnfly 6 11l August l(«:mont W H. Qut| 4. . . 110 .... n. F. ilirman Tim - r»n:!i:m ...4 |0S . J. \V. FulJ*«r I'.'ti JUcja i l.«| Auin.st Itxlmont t»o ManJ 3..... .104 1". J. Kali:<>y Superman s 108...... j»i,,.., R. X— P^w^ll 8 100 BrowßMcb I"«rlc St. <>k<-n!t« 8. . . W> ..August Utlmont rhlUader S M> Junta It K^.-r.o J ' CbT« 8 .Si N»t»,-84»tl» Stable fe<ier»troii.« 3 h» It. W. Nelson Accountant, the biggest money winner last y»ar, will hardly fnce the atarter. Ho Is at top weight, with I£B inda from whal th« ralibirds cay. ha la not roudy for ft hard race aa yet. Of the proba blo utarttrs. Dandelion hi the only one which has not had a puK.lc trial for the race. The others with i.r..> or two exceptions, have qualtned for the great Btruggla in a -.\^.. convincing enough to In sure each urn« ■. Ing .1 following. Rosel .-:i the hero of tho Carter tumdlcap. in sptte of th*' fact that he wua beat»«n by lilorinor, has been careful pointed to the Metropolitan since then and his w.,rk lins boen tlrelj satisfactory. The holder of the American records for six and seven furlongs will probably begone of the choices althouch tha dtatsnea Is sllshtly itnsi him. He'workeda mile at f*rave«e I I last Thursday In 1:41 easily and this indicates that he t>- <r;iu- ready Frank Weir, who U alng Iteeebeu, is alaa handling Dr Gardner, winnei of the fcxcelstor Handicap nnd Montacue Btakes, for T D. illlvan und Imsical for the Btwanoy Stabie The last nuuied. which had Iwo victories t.> her credit over Accountant last year looked well enough last week but ran i k lluU race in ncr Brat start. Dr. r.ardner will be In strong demand ir h». goes as th» dis tanco is exactly to his liking, and he Is as tit as hands can make him. He will have to take up c «ht pound*, however, over his original Impost or 1-, pounds snd Mr. Sulllvnn '« conadertes the ad vi«abUlty of navinc him for the Brooklyn Handicap. Bewell ran a brUltant race In defeating Tan^ 1., m week, and he will bo ono of the choices on rnurwflay, wnnilw nnil may Bhlire tl> po»t of favoritism with Rosebcn. J. C. Coro has w.irk.'d a fast six rurlongs since his *tart In tho Excelsior Handicap und will bear watching, whilo Tanya, V. H. Carey t.lorlflor nnd Superman ar« dangerous factors D* Murul might win if he breaks In front but he la in dlsKrace ai present. In a big field alow begin ners, like T ' k ■'''"'■ Dlshabnie. First Premium and PhUander. will be at a «ilsa.ivantago but with a llttlo luck might be tlphtlnir m the van at tho "nc? The spring meeting of tho Metropolitan Jookey Club nt Jamaica will coitw to nn end on Wednes day. It has been the best meeting in tho history of the club in spite of the fact that the starting has been below the standard and Miller and Radtke were injured by faUa Much has been written and ■aid about the sum of the track and th" man? turns, but It mnat be said in all fairness tha? the two rails last weekwer* purely accidental and the track wae In no way to blame. It would b* well If it could bo : ilarged. however, and there ia a good chance that It may be. '* a MATCHES FOE THE DAVIS CUP. An offlcial notice from O. R. Mewburn. hon orable secretary Of tho English Lawn Tennis As soctation, was received In this country yesterday relative to the International challenge matches for the Dwisht F. Davis cup. It officially states that arrangements have been made to play the prelim inary tie between America and Australasia at Wim bledon on July 13. 15 ,-ir.d IS. and the challenge tla with the winning nation against the English hold ♦* r a July «.' ' , J4ft1 1 ( 1 -i*i . It also includes a statement that Norman E Brookes and A F. Wilding, the Australasians, have Issued a provisional challenge to meet a British Isles team, whatever the result of the Davis cud competition mi^ht be. The teams for this match may b» Increased to six players for each side. WISCONSIN MAY AEOLISH ATHLETICS. f By Telegraph to Th© Tribune. 1 Madison. Wis.. May s.— Athletics Is Ulrely to be entirely abolished at the University of Wisconsin. A committee appointed by the regents Is Investi gating a plan to forbid all Intercollegiate contests at the beginning of the next school year, and it Is said that the committee Is practically unanimous against athletics. It was Intended to take the preliminary s:ens secretly, but it beoame known that such an lnvestl gation waa under way and the university circles are greatly stirred. The next meeting of the board of regents will receive a report on the subject of athletics from this committee. GIANTS BEAT ALBANY STATE TEAM. Albany, May s —The New York National easily defeated the Albany State League, team here to day by the score of 4 to 0. The score follows: New York 00810000 0-^ Albany oftoo 00 0 0 0— 0 7 9 Butteries— Qalaskt. Reed and Millerlcke- Tavlor" Ferguson, Bresnahan tuid FlUgerald. HOTELS AND RESTACRANTaL WHERE TO OINE. TBAVJOXEHS* CO.. SO EAST 30TH «t Telephone 3100 Mad. gq >T Ale. A la Carte. Tdh , Table d'hote din. j^. j.^aojj CAFE MARTIN 26TH ST. AND STH AYE. LEADING FRENCH RESTACKAXT OF XEW Ynwir DINNER $1.50. c TO » P. 31. , Telephone 1260 Madison Bquir«. FINEST ORCHESTRA. lOcho w 7^ 103 to 114 EAST 14TH ST. (Tel. Oramercv > FAMOUS GKRM.VV KESTACRANT. A LA CARTE AND TABLE D'HOTE. Muale by THE VIENNA ARTIST ORCHESTRA. Cafe Lafayette Culfilne Francalaa. Old Hotel Mart In. J Also s«rvic« a la carte. University PI. anfl Oth St. « Music by Amalo Orch. BURNS' , Sixth Ay», 44th and 45th Sts. f flf#» P|i|i|p< Srrond At*, and Tenth St. Vale DOUIeV arU Hungarian MusJc and Spoclaltlsi. music. CAVANAGH'S ala carte! 255-2 CO W, Bd. Restaurant. Orlll. Banquet Rooran Ilinirll niAIIIft 12»th St. «n<l 7th Aye. HARLEM CASING SVKDBOrSKY .^u njifiLLlii UHUIIIU Metropolitan «P«a House Orchestra Miss \l I" \ YOIO, Contralto Prtma Donna. Dinner with wine. >1.00. A la Carte at all hours. r uiiiifiufvi Brut TMt STAHDAaD FCR MAHPAGNE QUALITY. « BF.rORE THE R.VIM PREAKFAST AT THE POP^T-AR EVERETT HOUSE UNION SwI'ARE AND '7TH ST. AFTER THE RACES ENJOY A TABI.K d'HOTE OINNEK. *i.OO. with m»— Jllanlnfl nfAOnlnulUnto 30 E. 30th. Restaurant foi m.-n and women. Ale. A Tdh. Luncheon ar dinner. Music t . THE NEW fiRAN'H Broadway Ala Carte. * I«C I>C>> Ul\/inU and 31st St. Herald Sqoarc Hotel, Bwar. a h c«rt«, pvr.pi » C (HUP HOUSE- 6th At. * 83th St. »-« i^l— • <J T'> remain open until Jur.« Ist. Harltsorcttgii Hitteliiiler " m n .V",Sg.,.iiir' CAFE DES AMBASSADEURS 88th St.. near nrondway. Music. Dinner, $1 50. rulsln.< ala Francalso. A 'a Carte. FINEST nOVTSTOXVS. 1* to 1» PARK PLACE. Ju.-l off Broadway, near City HaU. Orcr.l Orchestra, noon and evenlnc Slil » CD'C B'w«y * ParTt PI. s*-x CAFE mlLbCll O and H.UII>KtI I.tK. A ha < art*. MOTOR car runs. Daltghtful drivps from town. recommead«<J. Rn-1 m«ps <t2). Autom Tours"; nearly 100 drives (Illustrated 1 : luc. Booklets (irratts). Travellers* Co.. 30 Eait 80th st. Tel. 510« Mad. 84. nni!Rl 1? liiynU 12m - >"«h Shore L!«!» Keek UUUlaLflOfilAßUnia.'l B a> - Besntlfol pri.ata park. nnnnlopfnn I I " r ' r al! year. Td Ale. LUJgldSlun, L. I. Hotel Aseeaamodatleaa Booklet. Tho Fl TflM ttll y- S3 m - "Most attracttv* hotel Ilia CLIUfI !n titrw England." B^st natural route to W»»«-rbury. B?rk!>hir»s. also Sjm aNSIi route to Conn. Hartford and all New England point*. * SHORE HOUSE SSt-K l^! OLD FASHION BHORJB DINNERS. innry liiy on hii»son. artsth St. n •waata. ay fIODLI Infl A la Cane. TiMUMM Cuisine. ATLANTIC HIM sTVSS^;. SAS Ai e .GHaHTGITY BAY VIEW HOTEL . :?: ?^ ;nw^ .^ lc City Islatid Blossom Heath Inn, *C%r ß^/sJLsrchinent BKKTTO.v Map Saw York to Whir* iloantains. WOOI>S Anderson * Prlr». Bretton Hal.. N. T. City. HATER'S ISUND INN, > WBaaaa*iUu l W'l t HOTEL WINDSOR *££*^^Sfantio City Pedeflous rjgr^^^s puihfieid. k. j. rn:"vt I Infl Oatral et. Ntn t «r.,i } Ravenhall o J l^ l i!^ €OsmxtiLAXO ♦iTAlir'H'^ CONEY VM». High f!asa Olnuwu tJ » R.-tauran'. A la. Carte. Music "where TO STOP." Hotel* ttntl Resort* rrvnmmentletl by TRAVEILKRS 1 (o. SO K»-.t 38th St., >". T. NEW YORK .n^,rs, WALDORF-ASTOmi Hsw Orleans i'/T^Kew St. Charles Hots! DAQI <id Iltl - I>e *'ln«vers. LVL V ! X Ht: *R t UHwIbU Alow corrrsponJir.r with lUti Hotala. fiQlk'nCl WAI n iiotk L SfHOE»TEIJ«. F»m. Hon,L lsn!nlJLi.if fli-'J E.i B . .v Araer. Patrona Ptns.fr.*. IIITERI AIfFSI *■ ** et. «4 itl I CnLfltlUil Upp. Jung'.-au. de». Aip*H. LllfEßPOOL'iir^c, w r^.r i i. ss^L"«a- St. George LIVERPOOL #.?i!iT n S»aXZZ Htl. St. George ROSEBUD A lilt. ll \MK BECB in bottles only JS&W JACOB RUPPERT 3s«? At flrSt class hotels, liquor dealers' ar.J Rrocers'. AUTOMOBILE CLUB RUNS YESTERDAY Sunday automobile club runs seem to be grow inw popular. Two were held yesterday. More thai ■ dozen cars started in tho outlufr of the Lon» Island Automobile Club from in front ef the club house. No. 2.0 Cumberland street. Brooklyn, at IJ o'clock in tha morning. The rua was to the Cort landt'Housa ut Day Shore, where luncheon wu aet*ed. a r.v.mber of cars started In the run of the recently orgnnraed City and Country Motor CTt^. which opened Its clubhouse at N\>. SOI West lODiri strret on May 1. The run was. io Lake Mahopae. New York, where the organization has a country clubhouse. JAMAICA ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. FIRST RACE— Selling: for tnatJens two yOWI o!J: JTOO added. Itvi furlongs. Name. \vt | Nune. wt rivorcas io» Atracadabrm W •?»nator Bfckham ... 104lTlr.ker B»U ..." .90 Enlist ... 102; pension P3 Ped! B re« i*> •Tllekllas M tnak*i«roo<J *» • Helen B fri Marbles , 9t> Art Critic . &* Emma Carus WV •B«a Rosa M Daljy Shine e»! SECOND BACH ffanasCOj: fOr thr*»-v«ir-oVs and up ward; JSOO ad Jed Fly* aad a half fur losis Inquisitor 124:t>r. Hollis. . . " \M Robin Hood 130 Berkaley 102 suckala r^::::::::::::::lig! Juilth ila^Br.di' '...'.. .XOO THIRD RACE— Handicap, for thra^-yaar-^Us an! u» ward; $800 added. On* and ona-slxte« B th n>.£» W. H. Car «y 121 Athlata W Flip Flap 113 <3ood Luck Whimsical 110; Superman 10* Tommy Wadde'.l 108 Samson .. . .'.". ICO FOURTH RACE— THE WTLLIAMSBURO HANT3ICAP: for three-ya»r-o!ds; $i..v>o add»l gt x f\j^n*s Horac* E 112jA!etheuo . T.....104 Ora-ulnm lio' Re-.»moa-t ' . '.'. ' 100 Sar»ein«»ca 110 Ampe<*o . ' "'n» Geor*» 8. Davis 106!Eusrblo "..'.. * ' . VT Btrktley MtiOsllam Dan... l 1... 93 FIFTH RACD— Selllnjt: for two-year-cMs- 1700 a»li*S Five furlongs. " * BoB ou dlns Elk 109 -tvilliam n. Lycn V 9 Heedless 103!Tlnker 8*11..T7. » rwsh •• 102iCu«rnaraca ... » P»u> Pnr 9A 'Hand Ue Down.. M SIXTH RACE— For maider.a thpe * years old. $700 adJ*i- Six furlongs. Vestaballa ". 107:Broml B a 101 Golden VI eat 101 Yankee 8eu0... 101 Mary Hall 101»Anna C . . i» MEVF.NTH RACE— For maidens three \ears cli. SIU fu^- Msga iI!T% U2|CoM3nder -1» HtKh Olasß miTratnp V» ,, Irnoch«1 rnoch « - 1121 Herman 1*» il"-''' 1 10»!Ttro »- 100 Mtllston^ Claude Duval 109 Dan Bubrs 1W MamU Uori — *>• •A*pr«nJl>;a allowance.