It's Old Home Week on, the Casino Courts at Newport fifty Players Battle On the Casino Courts ?I, Fa-ivorites, Salve Daw son. Come Through to Opening Clashes. IOWLAND EVANS SPRINGS SURPRISE rjritti Defeats Mahan, but Only tftt-r Stubborn Struggle o! I ive Set*. ?;? FRED HAM IHOKNK. S(W. ral aiinua' ?.ournament on the Newport Casino "*" a with an even r the national champion ?-.-?. the Casino ? ? I through? ly no luring the rnev Ktit .. . town the lawn . i by Mau ? -.he great .. William II. J. Griffin, chal onal title in an. champion Iowa to Kvan?. I at out of the i real ; layer an before Row- ' Merion Cricket by a score of result of this - . irpriae of the . gical favorites O, , .-us, 2d, the na ? - itl M'est ..--.. ., reateil run Yale ? ? 3, 6 4, much for . and won / - The '? ??**. match -.-int found the - long l down, was the J. Griffln and '?? ? it 7 ?? Ten i'ork. It was ? e the limit at 8, that Griffin Mahan fought moat to a itand a pleased young nt lost the final netting Gl It v an "Old Home ..n '.he court! irti at the took athran "o vatel I So Match f?.r "Comet." ill .? ? tak 11 ??flflr . 7 ,r"*i*: ashes, he .n h.a recant ? - -itrol of ?: na?t! thl better of ? rVatroua a I two tets, I ... ' fore tk ' i Bidaa of much "pace" that the ? to do a lot of court ? tf< -ver. tha corners with hi had ' ? u -I bo ?' kffi*? had been fin W?Miami sat to ??- ?? hed Griffin -,./ 'ough their rive ? Nbb ? lost many ich of control aa?lin? retuniB * r,J r ' my tunea. Grill,,, |'Ut to , *->,, ?fftir.i", : "truggle ; ng the "fly and ?'?. 8 6. wm v.'iv fast in and u was 'only by eloaa U 'he net that .Mahan , ? tit's 'cross-court h !n,' !f?st set, with the light ???el. Mahaa* tired badly and Gnf fin took the final set at G **, and the match. Alexander made his Ars! tourna* ment appearance in many wr?ks, nnil although he plainly showed his lack of practu-e colled upon his skill si Irving and his COUH generalship to vanquish young Sidney Tlmver. jr.. of Philadelphia, by B score of 6 ?>. <*? 4. 6 1. Nineteen pairs, including Griffin nnd Johnston, are entered In the doubl?e, which begin Wednes? The draw In the doubles nnd the ?ingles summaries to-da) follow: . Invitation doubles, miner half sec? ond round I.vie E. Mohan and GooriV Wightman va C. F. Watson, ir., and 'I. Potter; Nathaniel \V. N'iles and Wol Iocs r. Johnston es Dr. Willism Ro seiibaurn and Frederick T. Fre sen; Theodore R. Pell snd Frederick G [nraan vs. Rowland Evans, .jr., und Sidney Thayer, Firsi round Richard Norris Will? iams, 2rl, and Watson M. Washburn, vs. F. .' fullowsy and <> Colke! Csner; Ward Dswson i.nd t 11. A McKir.ney and D. S. VVstters; R, Pnna and E, Tudor Gross vs. Clarence J, Griffin and William H. Job: Lower half, second rou I.eroy and Charles M. Bull, ir.. \ not of Pana nnd Gi . snd Johnston match; 1. ?.'. Wright and Harry G. Johnston \s, ?;. Cappers and Salm-Hoo !; ,? mond D. Little nnd Frederick B. Ales ander vs. .1. S. Cushmsn snd Wt Pate; Gene Dixon nnd Craig Biddle VS. Stanley Henshaw and B. C. Law. -tr.t round' ? Feal? I 1 ? ? F. Mal t - ? ? ?- s K N rlefeate.1 Iratik il W? ,:>a _. Mealed *>v,:'.iam Rand, S1, f? ' I 1 .1 0 Ti.srn?a ' l y il?f?ult : (.'ralg Blrt t,? defeated P. Glbi .. ' bureen . ? . 1; W. M. , iefuted Ralrh L F?,. Airiatnl?r ? llf I Wa.trr l< Pst?, S?1 I I ?land Evant defeated wa- ? Daieaon * 4. ? frcm I^s-r'.arl Beekrnar - .ar-r . John* '? " : 4 ?'. Salbanlel W v . ti ? Waten lefeated E. T ? I H. Ilcrrrr i?, n froi \ ' I fil '. ?"> ' C U ff liefere,I S I' Hr ' s C Wrl.ht .lefeat.,1 i, ' ? -s. : '. Ri. hari I ? - a - reate.1 J. r?. ? :, fr. ro K hein F Torrar, by default W ? . :. e INTEREST IN POLO DIVIDED THIS WEEK Schedule Clash Brings on West chester and Alexandria Bay Matches. Interest in tournament polo this week centres in the games nt the old? est and youngest clubs in thi Association the Westchester, of New? port, and the Thousand Islands, of Al? exandria Hay opening games at bo'h fields being scheduled for to-morrow. F;.cii tournament will last two weeks, with the gold mallet nnd the Thort.e Cup featur?-s nt Newport and the Mid Western ' rcuil and the St. Lawrence River ci: s of special interest at Alex 1 andria Pay. Newport's everts did not fill factorily. and post entry* conditions were substituted, so that except that it is known that H. P. Whitney will captain a Meadow Brook team and t the 1 ers will cro = s Narrngnnsot* Hay for the game, tho advance erhedule is not fully pn At Alexsi dria Bay to mon open the Polo Association's Mid ern Girc-ji; I West? moreland team, of Philadelphia, will ? Thousand : ? I Flies, - iturday the Th team, A. G. Miles, . 1 ?_-.-.r Y, sen. L H Vilas ai d H r, will n:e?-t the Chagrin Valley four, of 01 io, A I?. Norton. R. C. Norton, E. W. Hop ind E. S. Burke, jr. The final be? tween the winners of the two games will be on Tuesday, August 24. Tho schedule St Lawrence River Cup i.-: Saturday, August 28, Thousands Island : Tues -. SI, Thousand Irlands VS. Westmoreland; Thui n ber 2, final between the winners. ?and holds possession of the trophy, is the gift of Peter Dswson, t:? ? nually under the hand ? mi will be the ref?rr< e ??? tournament, snd left New York on Saturday for Alexandria I Kntries will close this week f next tournament of rrt ?? ? be held at the Deal Polo ? : ih grounds, at Oceanport, N .T., bc| on Monday, August 28. 'I; is par* " P ?? paddock and is in excellent con? dition. Squadron A snnouncei Its an . ??iK's for teams ??? handi ooi no' exceed I ils for . mber 6 to 11 at Van Cortlnndl Park. MISS DETROIT SEMS HOMED CLOUD OF SPRA Speed Stair from Mich ?g Clinches Hold on thi Gold Cup. _ BABY SPEED DEMONi MOTOR BREAKS DOW Tech., Jr.. Fails to Hold Viel and Is Beaten by Wide Margin. A new high speed star has arisen tha tno'or boat boriaon a star of i feminin! gender; her nana is Miss I troit. Not satisfied with beating eve thing in eight In Saturday's race for I ge Cup on Miinhasset H .she led her chief rivals yester lay moat from atari to finiah, wtnni from her only formidabli coropetit tha Tech, .11 , inda. Her av? ago apead for thirty miles, which s covered in 48 minutes M aeconda. ? 40.97 knots, or 47.11 statute miles, hour. Her fastest lap was at the n of 43.40 knots, or MO statute milea, hour. With 14 points to her credit, the Mi Detroit has a pretty firm grip on t cup. Her nearest opponents, the Te? Jr., Hnd tha Presto, ha?ra ? points ea< the Baby Spead Demon ??' points and t Baby Reliance i> pointa, so that if t ayi m to-morrow'i ra ii hound to win. ? was a report Hi the end .lack MlHot, tl capable young pilot of the ? ? cour-, fl Pl .--i Point, As so( r? porl reached the judges He man T. Koerner, preaident .>; the Am? Power Boat Association; I. I .. I - '. i. r Sou:, i Motor Boat Asaoc . G. Wa B. they held a meeting, and in live minuti decided ll i Detroit ha.I ? o c,.v?. r : ? she did, ar the buoy in questi in ?va? .-imply ",liieel ? to guide the boata at ? From a racing point of view thai only two boat! in yesterday's coi test the Ml?? Detroit, owned by a 1?? troit syndicate, and T. Colon Carl G. Iischer irted, hioke down twice, bi ed the course. .Mrs. ?l. S, Blaci ton's Speed Demon II, the preaent hoi,' er of the cup. g the lead I the statt. She crucricl ? cylinder dui i ! of the course. He driver, Bob Edgren, pluckily ?.? but just aft g the third la and that pu ' her out u. t: . m?, i ?'? ?iL.y Ri ? started at all. While the start at 1 ..'clock, ? . plitting aecom] an imi nl of rapi? ' tire exhauata, a .- enough, i was a disappoinfment ??-. to numben ? for only live boat.? crossed the atartim, The* got awav in this order The Baby Speed I?emon II, th? Jr., the i Wink und the Pri The Miss I ?et t the lead nfte rounding the first mark, and sha wai never headed during the race. Th? Tech, Jr.. however, showed that sik : - ? forced to b1 i high ? ? ela. At th? end of lap of fiv at th? second I,;. ne third bv ? urth by 1 ? 2 s, conda, at the fifth bj I mil ? he finish b; Roth bouts travelled steadily in the smooth water, remaining on H tl.J.IM.? - .- I'.l.l, ? 1- M i "1 K-: . MII.US 'I Un m M B II M H ? ( . ? Il I ( ?tll la, , . I ' ? . uni? l'j lai?- Mita I?-' ? ;? i ? ? ? ? A?--?. . al ra-? - ?M.air.i rrriln ?" - WARREN WINS A TITLE Pu' !ic Links Player Captures Chicago Championship. .?--, Aag. I*. Thoma- A. War? ren, of the -- 'ub, a public link? player, won the golf eham ip of t'hi, : i rowdua, 'on, ir. the 3<*-ho!e finals, .' op. The tournament ?tart' ; entrants. 1 I equalled twice during the tournament. Dwing to I board, pr- lay when the course i.' were po?tponed twice dur;:. j tX? '. nient ! M M s II M s . i a ? COAST STARS MATCHED WITH EASTERN TEAM Intersedional Tourney To Be Held in Sep? tember. J. C. Rohlfe, of San Francisco the secretnry of the Pacific Coast Lawn Tennis Association, arranged yester day with Julian S. Myrick, president of the West Side Tennis Club, for the holding of the Pacific ('oast Plast? ern team matches as a return series to the competitions held last month , in California. The United States Na? tional Lawn Tennis Association will issue a sanction for the singlen and doubles to be played on the courts at For It Hills, Long Island, on Friday ! and Saturday, September 10 and 11. following the finals of the national championship 'ournament, which will begin August SO. ' :*,? said that Maurice F. McLoughlin would be left in charge ? f the tram to act as its captain. The ' lelection <>f the four competing play ? r< will be decided bv him on the strength of the showing in the Newport. Southampton and national tourna? ments. He will have Thomas C. Bun <;?.-. William M. Johnston, Ward Dswson ami Clarence J. Griffin to select from for the four men of the team. Myrick said that a committee would be ap? pointed to select the Eastern team, \vh'?-h will probably include R. Norris Williams, 2d, Kaii H. Behr and pos? sibly George M. Church and Wataon M. Wsshburn. Myrick called attention to the fact ?day that on Augu-t 20, the date for closing the entry list for the na? tional tournament, the sale of scats is to I"- thro to everybody at |7 for the to The >."> i ? - nly for ?.:iily subscribers Harr ? Pinker, in charge of the m at his ofl the Foi I -. -> c ind Street : ng, !-.:i.; already reported 76 per cent of 'he ribed for. of arranging the grounds and the elubhi ise .?* I Hills will . willingn? ? ? the use of th?-ir lockers for competitors anil many have removed their belongings tempi The grounds Will be turned over to R. D. Wr< un, . i ? ? ???, and the national :. ? ? ? ? reek. PURCELL MEETS MATCH Falls Before Lang* in Van Oort landt Title Play. Walt? r !?' Purcell, twice holder of the I tie, ira in the first match d for the Vim Cortlandt Park championship over the week end bv John Lang, a clubmate. The margin l and 2. Sri close was the competition in other matches that three nairs found . it necessary to go to the home green. In one of these, Paul Haber, of the .'i Coif Club, found In - work eul out for hit M. 1?. Cliff summery follows: ? w ; t ? M't'rrr x. A 4 ? i | ' ' ' ?\ s ? bapn - ? ? ? -. ? ... ? . NEW YORK CLUB ON LINKS Members Hold Mixed Four? somes at Van Cortlandt Park. Mixed foursoaaoa were in order among th.mberi st the New fork (lolf f'luh nt Van Cortlandt 1'ark over the week end. and Harry A. I.inton and Mr?. Perney were returned the winners sv.th B score of ?."I 77'J 67, three strokes better than their neareat com? pra. The scores follow: fir.-.? If. ?p tttt Harrt A lint** ?ml Mr? Vm.ry . M Mi lla.ilism u.,| Mr. UulMf. !"i M 7' w r ? .... 9T :? I? Il M -i ?..,..'.??;! ind Mr? *.' 1 ! tlaai-n 94 ?I I* ? .? i M .. \ ,. .,.- ? i ? '1 X ?I ? . , Mr Bl'a ?tal Worth Mr Bl 111?, ?: d Ulli Ij. a- I ?? Mr I-..".?-? a I SI?. Haoulanboi? ?-..,. ? tt J. P. I ? ??!?. DlTldMI I''? Ml h?-t at ?nil Mr?. l-..-?n i II Mi i mi ? I M?, B II : ? J. Lu k? ?i I Mn I- ' -?? 74 si Ml Mr j ! ?|r? W> -man. . ..Ill r li I? ? ii ?i st-, I....Ill x\ T ll Han u i Mr? Sortis i - 14 ?l B. K. Abbott, chairman of the com? mittee in charge of the annual tourna . ment of the New York Golf Club, which will begin to-morrow over the public l.nks at Van Cortlandt Park, has re . ceived more than the usual number of entries. In fact, there is talk of an additional sixteen. Among those who are entered are 1 Percy G. Platt, the brilliant golfer of *the home club, who carried Walter J. Travis to extra holes in the metropoli? tan amateur championrhip; Roger I!. Taft, champion of the North Jersey Country Hub; Walter F. Purcell, twice the winner of the Van Cortlandt i championship; Harn A Linton,runner up la.-t year; .1. s. Wood. If, ?'. Cramer I and Alfred P. Roth. J. II. Huckbee, jr.. who won the chief cup last year, will ' not be able to take part. He is out ? of town. CORNELL LEADS FIELD, BUT GETS INTO DEADLOCK Newspaper Golfers Have Laugh on Pope ?n Monthly Tourney. H. W. Cornell's handicap of 2d guv? him the privilege of leading the field ? qualifying round for the monthly iment of the New York (jolt Club at Van Cortlandt Park, but the club rule counting as ties all score-? of 70 or less threw him into a deadlock with Prank T. Pope, o? "The Journal m nierce." Pope was the first man to finish and had a ? ? 16 70. He had the --ni:,, all set for the reception of a tine bag, which was the prise offered ? l'or th,? bast net score. As Be was about ;. into .1 cur he called back,"Bring that bag downtown forme, Harry, will you?" Then Cornell finished with 9'? M. A play-off will be necessary, and g? 1 at the convenience of ? he two invoh ed. Fol ' convenience, the club officia to have the field qual? ify in three flight-* of eight each and ?''!>'. The .summary follows: ? rtVlp NVf Il \\ Cornell. World i v, ?? a t? :i ? -? It. K. 1 -1 74 11 11 7? ? II ? I" II l. [I.il-fcr 1.? a S I' it ?all 7'? \ ? ? ' , \ , \ , ~ : ' a . ., ?IK ? ( i II raw for match play follows: 1 r?. Murray ?a. Hatl?. r i'p? The Tribune Racing Chart SARATOGA SPRINGS, MONDAY, AUGUST 16. V V IT' ' ' ' ' ? t half fui ? 11 . II i ?? . ? ? long ' - ? ' ..It;? to ? . J I.ai t ? |? < ? ? ' ? ? 1 rt ? \ - . ? I - - . - J 1 I' ? t *-. FM ' - ? ' 11 ' ? ' ' lI 1 l . : ?. ' ? ' ' '??Sjart I . ? I II . :l?i roule aTIFTH ? ' 11 ?? . ' i ? ? ' I . ? I ' i 1 I J t, , sixth Ran i : . ? i . S . . ? ? LINDENTHAL SET BACK AND THE GRADER GOES UP Disqualification and Run Up Add to Interest in Selling Race. BONNIE TESS WINS BY OUTGAMING FEMINIST One Step Steals Big Lea_ and the Mile Handicap at Saratoga Springs. n '.rf riph to Til? Trl'mn?. ] Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. 18.-? tretch-longduel Bonnie Tess. from Quincy Stable, just beat homo Gilford A. Cochran's good tilly Femin? ist in the Kentucky Selling Stakes, at* five and a half furlongs, here this af? ternoon. It was the feature race of an, il ?? 1*1 til t card that had been prepared by the issoeistion. The second disqualification of the ime in the running of the mile and a furlong for selling platers I ai the fifth number. It. ? John \V. Schorr's Lindenthal, after havin-* J. T. I.ooney's The Grader beaten in the stretch, swerved over on him at the sixteenth pole and almost knocked him down. It was a palpable foul but one that could only bo blamed on the home, for Kedens, wh?* ! rode Lindenthal, used every endeavor j to avert the collision. The untoward happenings in the race did not end with the foul, for, af? ter the finish, The Grader was run up to $1,40<) and sold to J K. McGinnis. J. N. famden's One Step was winner of probably ?he best race of the day when she look down the mile handicap from D. J. I.eary's Icoly and H. H. 11.'i Coy Lnd. In this running r, who had the leg up on One stole away to a lead of tea I in the early stage?, and it was nt to see her safely home, . at the end Roly was catching her i.t every stride, ai.d he finished his nose at her tail. Thomas Hitchcock's Swish won his . race through the field of the meeting who* he took the measure of *' Daly's Garter. This furnished an? other exciting finish, and Tighe, wh?> tl e winner, almost to?se?i off the victory. He had caught and beaten Sandy, the ; and after being safely in front over the last he took up th.? Hitchcock horse. This is always a ?iangerous proceed in?;, for ir :?? h a i ? horse go? ing again after he ha? been eased at 1 of a race. O'Connor, on Gar ,me with a mighty rush on the end, anil from what should have been a comfortable victory Tighe was forced ? e Swish out furiously to mako the score certain. Richard T. Wilson took down a purs> with bis selling plater Sarsenet, and at the end of the progr?malo Jefferson Living liah colt Flouro Isated ?riough to beat a big field of maiden juveniles. A race for gentlemen riders has next SatUI I the mils d i : w'th th-? me will make it a ? Da*ri 1 Gideon, the ptipular New Yorlc turfman, a*.*? .. Ho appears to 1 recovered from his recent . :on. Memphis, who Orlean so in the Men : ? . . arrived in town early thi*. moniin,; Mr. bennett arrived just in time to : g of his .i. n iMshui rit had been given his ??;-.' ea eaped from an attendant and, running ?.if, went et igh a f? largi- splinter of which ian into I * intly. d by Mr. Bennett ?j the ; him SO en tered .It stakes ? sd at Bamb i ight. Mr Mad? f the f iten in a ra?.?'. rec n her ci - buried in ? ?. and ray at ' 1 l|i!"/ '.m. ? Hamburg ..inry ' ? Glen rsented at . Ed? .'heel? . ros ??'ntrics for To-day at Saratoga Springs ?>? i r? t ??? . , : 4 i ? .. a: ut toa ? ? -i I- ) . i ' *? aa4S ?p. ??T?n fur Iftf * ... 1.1 lit I 11 ?MO? AI* ?-?# Ill ... Ill . Ill . a- I BBMSrtl ... Ill ' i Ma i.mif ........... l"l"\lar? ? ' a a r MS ? . ? Ja&ffl