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THE REPUBLIC: SUXDA'Y. JUXE 1, 1902.
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NEWS
ATHLETICS.
t'k- nd 4-flt JHraMSKJS
nun school b-f.i w, nine
Names rcalmg f-om left to right, rearr v- Coa. n 1'wr' : i liberal. Rtcker,
OTJear. Smith, Uruough. BaUer, oniun, it pr. Flri.i row I.utlejge
WE8TERH A. A. U. MEET SHOULD
PERFORM fiTHLETIG MISSION.
2Teed of Rnch a Fixture Is Evidenced in This City by Lack of Ilril
liane in Athletic Events the Last Fw Years One Follower of
Athletics Believes This City Has a Lack of Good Field Men
Track Men Already Developed Are of Some Promise.
tTHrmn foe thb sukdat repciiijg
Thf "Wetrn Association of th Amateur
Athletic rnlon will hold Its Krot annnal
handicap meet nt the Christian ftrothers'
College campus Saturday. June It Flvo
athletic eocietle nro already prcjwnted In
the entry Jt and, an the contests will to
open to all amateurs, the meet should prove
a creat attraction.
ParticuKir interest will center In tlie meet
becaure of the fact that It has lieen In
augurated by the ntr'etlc union itwlf. and
iromisei to become a hxture of importanco
In athletic cve3i3-of the est. While vari
ous m-ets of the ort are held by different
. societies hre in the course of the year, a
series of pmr- entirely given over to ath
letre e'iilB nil' undoubtedly prove a strong
attratSixi
Tor Hme reason that cannot be es
clnlnel meets held under any other aus
pices Uian thope of tegular athletic bodies,
even wli'-u conducted with the full sanction
of the A A. U-. have failed to draw the
name number or -las9 of entries In the past
thPt would bt found In meets given over
oit'irelv to sprrts The satne state or at
fstn nrevaiiH in other clues, and a local
uxample may b gi-en lu the case of tue
lorfliT I'aftime Club, which w.ull draw
out In lil of th Ilnc-n athletes in 11'e city,
while morij. under te ousplc." bodies
not uitin.li frn.n up to athltif link d
Forac-:hlng in Usr and entries by tompdri
&on. .
With the meet elcn up entirely to ath-Ji-tlcs.
a representative enirp list Is assured.
,nne one result of th met should be the
development of a high class of athletes In
lbJB cltj. lers of field and track sports
iaive commentejl latel) m the scarcity of
Eoofl men In the open competition and the
lack of development of athletes at some Oi.
tte local coUeses.
One earnest follower of athletics here be
lieves thit thi re never was a perioJ in the
lustory of th city whro thcr was so
maeh gocd athUtlc materia' at present
-whish nrver appears In open meets, while
KpeuktnR of tne sumcct ia weeu ue re
marked th-t. while narly very college In
tlio State ha at least one bmi of promise,
Ibes v.ere aim I limiriaMj expert In trace
tithletics Icav.nc a Ecarcity of good mate
rial for fii Id event. , , .
Up rrm !- - t thTe were few tord
frf-ld nirn m h- ' it; to-day. and liiat while
manv nthlte gave great promise of abil
ity thev- nc vi' developed io such an -x-tent
j in lv tl em a chance lu reallj flrst-cljs--
-1 n j im
Sn- the df vb of Charley Ttebcr cn'l
Mel ul' " lie a'd, ' this city bas S3cn fe
y-Mv fir.f-ri . . meu In uli-rcAind athletics
HehA' w:i n loo'I .lelu man, ard, bes'des'i
lioldii the w"-: J ie"ora lr nroaa jump
inif, j BOdO i-" h'sh Jumpinc;. sprinting
ana at the wi- t events. At present we
liae few mn v " re rsilly sood in the
weialit eveiiia or ' i contefits a-nxn'
"A Etrtklnir ! n irf this wu afforded
v.'hen J'lhn Flan n. rmtexted h"r in th"
open meet -x. t Pii- oiounds last fall
aid at the S: J.mies 1'arlsh (..imes a short
time before..'!! -ill the we'eht ev'n' h'
-was so far miperio'- to tho 'or '1 mm as to
make the handioapiiir-? s vn ridiculous. In
tho hammer throw, for Instance, there was
not a man on the rrotnim" who rcehed
less than fortv Teet al!-anr from Flana
gan. while some received as raui'h as sixty
and seventy feet.
"In the E-iit. rspeolajly, vhere ctli'eticf
have been featured, thl-t handicap would
Jiave been rdured to twentv feet at thi
tmtstde, while in cities like New Torts am!
JJoston Flanina wou'd have had to ci
not more than tn or fifteen fet at lh ut
most to his cotnptltprq. Hare he gavo fiff
icet In handicaps and won easily Tho 5.'.m
appUes to his ?ert"rmcniws in fhol uttinc
and tbxowinc the Of tv -six-pound weight.
"In burh iumnlnc tho athletes of this dtv
ore from four to five i-hes 1 ehlnd the p-r-
formers of other Mae-s of imtmrtancc In
SSr;r L25Lz
3lc.be was developed brr". and snme other
onTbrvo atnle WteSli T'h.? ?"e
nililrte, Tjlu J iU'V. I rtb.r' i
SJilrtc I kn" tn fle!(1
eve-lVS.
"About the only exception to this state- cr extent than most nf the bovs'in the ham-
?rsntiI 'r.1""' "? 0"tan tli; mer throw "fhe li KU1 young In jeaS
crs. Here the Ja-k-mn boys a'O both of and will devlrp latt r
vTnetfi,fJT,mlr asn!J;a5a ,mon' ?? S,KV,' J Smlth AcatVmv'. j.'rospcctii for a good
il0?.7." CV", b"h,"5, lr tllP nr"p 1;,"f track and field t.am next season were n-vcr
at athletics fc- a coople more vear- there i brighter, an at leo.t IWn nt her i,t ,mr,
Is no reason whv thiy hhotild not hold ineir
own In anv cenrpanv At r-resent ail tnree
would have to r celve substantUU hnj'01-
Site. viS.'-v ;.-,. "&, :;:.: -Jg
IF 'Vbt,.,. V fag :-i
t? fr-'-.-e,-. v..f:j
IslBgp.c.'Sag cvt (3) v, & s &'&W
By a ilepubllc Photographer.
BEN GIIAY AM) JACK DALY.
Of the St. LouIb High School baseball squad.
caps to hold tieli own with hlgh-clasi men
In other cities
"There Is plenty of good material here if
It was only developed Lehmanp of tr
Smith Academv for instance, will make a
Pod. all-around athlete in another year
Several o the Ilteh School bos give prom
ise of lmprijvement if the keep at work.
while bf-tn Washmgtoi and the St. Louli
J-'niverKitv have men who shnv well In col
lege fjcitl events and wh'p .uli to worked
up to class with any company. At present
the would tr ike a poor showing ng-iinat
some of the gr'.! perf"emers In other -ities
"in track event-;, th's city h:i alwayi
ttrrned out trooo: performers. althouKh we
nave never had n man here who threatened
the world's record Iiut we hive mor than
our share of good sprinters who could hold
their own fairly well in nns (.ompanv St
Louis University lias three or four, Waa
ii pton has at least one and C U C. has
tvo who show good form throuphout and
who will develop int" t"n-""'iid men If
tt - keep at work O'Flynn of St LouIh
1 : verslty probably can make that mark
ncn if put in llrt-class trim
"Hall of TVanhlnron Univcrs'ty will make
a good distance rui ner if he will devore
his attention to th's branch of the game,
and several local mn are of prnml" In the
Id TSfi and 4'0 To mention a few of thep,
I will eay Oat OTIinn. O'.Nclll Walsh.
Mi Lean, Jlenry Jackson. Lomjlnottl and
fl-- are ,m mg ibe mct promlamg.
"Showing male b the lneai ho-s in track
eent1 nt the St Loul-J University Indoor
i"t 1 i" w'nttr l'-illca!e whst local men
are capable of And I 1-cIIcve thnt we have
as go.d a collection of "printers and run
ners a' most cities. But we are lacking in
field men '
If these remirkp are fnundc'i on ubstan-
uaj grounos. ins mission or a regular an
ai mtiz unier in
r 11ts-t"l4 AAf A nrimA
garlzd body is nppirent. And It eertalnlv
seems as If the Western A A U. meet
should result in a rreat increase of intercut
among athletes generally In both eld and
track events Such a meet will tlr up In-
tercst and draw entries where other meets
have but a Bllm ard And th results
should bo highly beneficial In an athletio
troy
Wblle weather conditions cut down tho
attendance at the lntersejiolastle meet to
a great extent last FriJay no previous con
test of tho sort has ever afforded so close
or Interesting a contest At no stage of tho
meet was the result ecrtnin In matter of
tail points and though High School was
slightly in the lend when the last event, the
relay race, was in progress. It was possible,
for the Grand avcrue institution to loe th
meet had Smith won and Western tlnished
In second place.
At one stage of th" irograrcmo High
School led. at another Smith Acadcmv had
te advantage, while ut yet another West
ern had the greatest number of polntB.
Toward the close the three schooLj drew
together and vIcto-y in the two final eventp
would linv-p vin the meet for cither school
High's ndvantagp In the rammr throw
gavo her a margin of three or four points,
but at that she would have lost the meet
If Smith Acadcmv had won the relay with
Western in second place
Interest n" thus preserved to the last
moment, od It was not until tlm last ten
yards of the relay rac that vlctorj was
assured for High School Grav started on
the last lap at a considerable disadvantage,
Ho'land having n lead of probiblj twelve
cr fifteen yards. The Smith Academy repre
sentative was also ahead of Gray bv a
narrow margin, but he wore Iioth men dovTi
and won in tho last few strides nfter the
mn-' e-wiimTT mntpjt nf the elr.v
Both local Fcnoiis deserve great credit for"
th"ir good showing, ns Eevpral W -f te-n rtn-
resrniPtlven were much more ndian-ed in
vears and development than the local boj3 '
Holland for Instance, was so much lnrger '
hn nnv nf lita rnntnetltfir, thnt hlc tnere
length o'f Eitride cavo him a winning nd- i
vantage from the start. He nnd two or i
three others "f his team ieemed to be closo
ll;'' OI ?. ir not iievonu tnat ncure.
b'' ",rv, rL, iS? f'i TV ?,
p" la their earlv teens Lambert, for In-
rlfe y-.?. jSSSMS
'-e'S th"Bm a?e "
Ab"n ,he on' " " ""UI Holland
!n """tire on the fl"ld was Moll of Smith
Alfflliv who was taller than mot of his
eotnnettmr, c.owl .n- l...n...
vlll be back at the Institution next year.
.m un t.i5 jjrumiFe oi turiner aveiopment.
tho outlook for the ichcx.l L of the bright-
mi il.li
1- a Republl- Pbc.ographe
Daly. Robinson. Gray Secon.. r w Grace.
1 est High School win also have quite a
number to return next season.
fit. Louis tTnlvcrsltv athl"fs are consid
ering the Idea ol linvlnc a Held daj before
the, cloe cf the session and surh an event
may be conducted So manv different ages
i ri-wented nt the college 'hat a Held
da will necessarllj hate to include events
for all aces, but on this verv acount it
appears that a meet would be ex'remely
jionuljr A field day roaj be onduc;td In
the next two weKs
The Christian IJrotliers' Collese will con
duct ltn fle!l meet next Saturday, J-ne 7.
Th lmjs at the Pote I5-!lllant instiiutlon
aro lteep'ns "ittadilj at work, as a pripara
tlon for this meet and the A. A. I'. wnt-
fjoisir of tiik iiii:m:s houses.
millus; -trIlijT nt Umpire Trnel.
Lord Ilrlllluut I'inally Jlefc.iteil.
The big ltlllinKi string Is at th Hmilr
track in chi'ae of Seot llcCnv and ait
ant trainer Frark filblion" From mm on
there will be many fa-si workiut up there
Hontas Crooke (2 iC1-.! recntlj Mpped at
Memphl'' in il-ll1. driven l.v hlM owner, and
Is about nt razor (.dec fiiu ies: to rai" the
matinees of the new Matine Club all sea
son It would draw a great cond wn Utile
Hot (J ni'. i, driven l.j Mr Hilling" to
meet Coney C.IC). dri.cn by his own'r.
Judgo Dlunan. at one of these weekly
gatherings of amateur relnsmcn.
Tudor Chlm.-s C 13) Li to be titled for
matinee' racing. He v as u verv close second
to Ba 'star la Meat In 2-f'St whn Ed G--ers
had him. and hU mile separatelj times,
was --"i.
to John A
A E Ferrcn drove him second
McKfrron one heat last fall at
Cleveland in the race for tne tLV Gold
Challenge Cup of the Bostnn Driving Club,
This to wagon and McKerron s time was.
writing from memory. s.llVi
Tiverton liWi), Tudsr Chimes' mate,
when owned bv Fred T Stelnwav showed
a mile in 2 US driven by John Dal, over
the Umpire track He formcrl- had a
habit of carrving his he-d one-skf dlv. but
fixing a tooth sirilghtrned him arid to
day he looks to be one of the best prospects
In the s'oive- classes to be raced.
Ivird B-illlant winner of 4"v prizes at the
horse shows, vent to a decisive defeat nt
I'niiaoeipnia sn the tandem class last Tues
day, Then shown with hW partner. Lord
Golden ag-Urst Ehen P Jordan's cracks.
Hurrah and Elegant"
The latte- are hackney bred and have been
scored, high at other shows Mr Jord n
' mav meet a reversal when bis pntrv metts
Brilliant ringle handed Seldom have the
Doctor Wentz tanilem cracks- been defeated
at a leading horse 'Jiow
t .
Old Mononslone (2 OT'i. one of the fl-,t ".io
paces from Village Farm ls In tdnTnc
again. Geer gave her the reco-d' sev'-n
i venrs ago. so It show. full v-pii how r.-nny
j-imuaiBin uro po"s'oie among the hMter
orta penormers. She Is a vtv hands imi
black mare. uv light and ft keens s.,u.,d
I Breeding counts nearly pvcrv .Imp and
no longer doc one hear the scoffers idly
arguing that any good-falted horse vvi.I do
whethe- of the barnvatd stnpe or from
aristocratic families. It is useless lo aisuc
as. from Goldsmith Maid , daj to the pre
cm. tho best have been the best bred In
the saud books.
I T,iilFlha!Hlk?s,s 3-roar-old filly by Sable
W likes (2:1S). is a fast pacer. Tho dnv
poble drovo Martha Wilkes In " K In a race
It was one race record 1S3J. After she
patsed the zenith of her powers she showed
an Inclination to pic George Starr tried
her. but her feet gave her constant trouble.
o fahe was retired
r.?."? I sh.e ls,bJ' AlO'one. dam bv Clark
Chief, she should have a 2 10 following Al
ways a little SOft nt the rnd rxf l.- h- I
fought heats. It ls a question If her Smie !
" "'" youngsters p-ovt dead gam le -ing
far from a bulldog race h'irc even If
verj sensationally fast jou-ig in life
Jimmy Gatcombe now owns all of Audu
bon Boj (2 05). last Reason s greatest money
winner, laving purchased James Hanlev's
interest. At Columbus. Scott Hudtin. acting
for the then owner, hold the great pacer to
Messrs. Gatcombe and Hanlcy for a re
ported figure $15,X He won the $11005
Park Brew Stake at ITovidence. the tlrst
tlO.OH) stake ever opened to the pacers, and
yjided with about T2i.0OJ to his credit on the
Grand Circuit
,V'3cn,a vcarlmg Peter Djrvea manager
of v ED Stokes's Patchen Wilkes Farm.
Lexington. Kt thoucht sn lltrle r.e A ..,!
l'n Boy as to -3ll him for J35 rather than
destroy the crooked-legged chap He had
ir turu,;u nocits anu was- an cyesuro
.w ...v uhiic, in my sire, a j
A n.t ..hr.
f2le). and was thouirht llnf.te In lr0..e,A
Intending patrons of his sire elsewhere to
mate the!' better marcs. Now all ls for
given, and he may race to a record of 2:0a
or 2:M
When ho and Dan Tatch meet it should
be a bjtHe worth Journeying man miles
to see His dam, FIaxe. produced nlo tho
great pacer, Rojal K Sheldon (2 04.,) At
Glens Falls last season Audubon Boy nnd
Sheldon won th only races on one after
H.?i3's card Sheldon Is by Constantino
(2-124). son of WHkes Bov (2-21'i) the blind
son of George Wilkes. Audubon Bov'b sire
is by Alcvone. son of George Wilkes.
Henr' Titer has refused 2VJ0 for his
Arlon colt that he picked up at one of hrs
employer's J Malcolmn Forbes' auctions
last fall at about JK.0 He has stepped the
youngster an eighth in 17 seconds, a 2.1C
cUp. and not extended either It surely
pays to attend every sale for the offerings
are not all gold bricks, v ou will find.
Bu-ie J f2 10M cost Mr Forbes $8 025 at
Lexington In Febraurv. nnd recent! v re
peated In wrapF over the Beadville track In
itlTU- Good Judges sav she could have
stepped the mile in 2:15 Just as easily.
Ed Geers worked The Jeweler In 2:12. but
sent him to Village Farm to be "held
over. Hovv many breeders can afford to
keep so much speed In resorve' Very few
Geers may race him later after soma he
has have trained oft a little Ho has twen-ty-ono
at Cleveland, but will weed out not
a few, as thre Is too much work and
worry taking o many through the Grand
Circuit, and the better ones have all the
engagements.
Ei,JS5?n'TaB0 G"rs raced one Btrliur
and Chart o Lyons had another on the
Western circuit. In ISM Alonzo McDonald
raced the Northern .New York circuit,
G.e,?fthf ?rafa" "IV1 a ttIn "ring raced
out West. It It a difficult thing to handle
sp many account! and make racing pay
the owners, and so Messrs. Hamlin & on
abandoned th idea.
Go any time to vri'ir, ii- t.,.i .
you find good old John Bradcurn hard nt it
I working the recruits, assisted by George
tvglZL H2. OInora- All told. Village Farm
i!. SeJSiii-. Tr " ID exclusively, and
so. doubtjesj. everj- member of GeWs
staWs to be raced has shown him capacity
ract? SaM ' fast m th8 c"9
Ilefornu la Chlcngo.
Chlcaro. Msv i "rnt ... ..
'tl denleV of thT Un Vt'e'd slaves?
LHLOLySS
onPBJnSVtn t,hPOrt of the dimnSteS
on alucatlon at the notrrentlvn .v.. ..-
' TtV.6 ?.S:blFi'!0 Seventeen hundred fanu
i... bave ioiaea th church In tba paat
CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL
DERBY ROUNDING INTO FORM
Bennett Ptill lias Hopes for Abe Frank Heno Is Liked by Eastern
Turfmen on II is Itace in the Brooklyn Handicap Cruza
dos Ls Working Well at Washington Park
Other Lik'-ly Competitors.
LT! I lll.Ii- srnciAL.
i hi an i. May CL The Il3t of ninety-seven
...u Ji i. -es for tho American Derby may
te reduced to thlrtj-llve poHElbllltles and
tl.es tblrtj-flve may ba further reduced to
&i, it t nty probabilities. There are over
u u' in the list of possibilities that in
i r ,nn imarters are regarded ni likely
r tlmjilv because they have been
t . kd In the future books and on tho
i hcorj that their owners are so far In that
t'. mui well take the balance of the
r- vrr
(.((." c Brnnett's Ale Frank mar be
wii as the most "liksly protahle los-
It ' This of Hanover has ruled
fuv r f all winter anil the weight of mone
t. ii has been Intrusted to him will keej
h m a" sh. rt figures until the raco is run,
tven though h- has done nbolutely nothing
li. his 3- ear-old form to juntlfj a second
thought
Mr Dennett finds h'melf In the popltion
ol a man drawing to an inutile straight. His
outFpoken (.onfldvncn In Abe Frank in the
w Inter and the commissions h placed on
him In the future book were a potent fac
tor in the establishment of Abe Frank's
favoritism
.still Hoping- for Abe Frank.
V.'Ith the public Abe Frank has no ex
cuses left. Hi" alibi has been torn asunder,
ail that remains of it is the fact that he
has not vet hit a hard, fast track in an
Important race. The Montgomery I"ark
t-rack vras deep a.jfl cuppv when iou "Woods
get fo cln" to him In the Tenne?" e Iwrby.
and mud prevailed at Cumrr.and i'ark
when lie was beaten in mediocre companv
He struck another sott track In the Ken
tucky Iierbv ni d thi footing was not to
hid likinc in the I. ltonia Iierbv
Abe Frank's iln.iKe for soft going was
never urged during th winter While h-
v. as being lacked at 10 to 1 and therea
bouts he was regarded a- a horse that
liked one kind of a track ac well as an
other Being a son of Hanover and out of
a mare whose otrer produce were never
wont to sicken at the sight of mud. moit
gjir.ff was indeed upiiosed to lie his forte.
Hut he has shorn that he do's not like a
heavv track He will st-.rt in thf I)erby
uiikjjs hi break" devvn flatlj mcintim'
Mr Bennett Ins so much In the p0t thnt
h will stay even if he has to draw live
can.s
Among the other probable possibilities nre
Am nal. Belle's Commoner, Cruzado, IH
lellne Heno Homestead Hvpsen. io-.!
Quex. McChesnej Old diglard. Oom I'aui.
Ow"ntrn. IVnttcost, South Trimble, Igniter
and The Giv"r
Among trese that a-e not out of the race.
ai'hough thrv mav be consiuercd at the
prsent writing out of the running.
crmis Indian II .1 . Kirbv I.ncl-n An
Kirbv
nlebv. Allle Vlrgie and Otis Thev have all
i 1 en backed In the future books, and in
c. mm auarters an still rated as having a
J chance. I
Heno la n firnnil Colt.
O the first-rl st houses r hich comto"'
the possible field Clarence H. Micka s
FRANK HAS NO
TO WIN ST.
O'Lenry. Favorite for the National Event. Is Not Deemrd Worthy of
a Look In at Ht. Louis Flora I'omoiia Gone Lame Wninnmoi-
nen a Sure StartT lli-tory of the (J rent Lo -;:1 Turf Classic.
TETmA
Bay colt. 2 Bermuda Catherine of Navarre,
r irma win prooaniy ne tne i&vcrnp in tn
WP.ITT3N Foil THE RtTNDAT ItCPUIlLIC
Wain-a-MoIncn's victorj" In the Kentucltj'
Oaks assures another certain starter in
this year's St. Luls Derby Waln-a-Moinen
is one of the quartet of stake fillies which
promise to cut an Important figure In the
Derby The other three aro Flora Pomona,
Colonial Girl and Laerimac ,AU of these
fillies have displayed Etake-hojse form this
yetr
In addition to winning the Kentucky Oaks.
Waln-a-Moinen distinguished herself by
running third to Flora Pomona and Marque
In the Tennessee Derby. Wain-a-MoInen
belongs to Talbot Bros, of Kentuckj Tal
bot Bros won the Club Members' Handicap
in 132S with John Bright. Waln-a-Molnen
Is bj The Commoner Matilda. Her sire
was a hlgh-clars race horse and has proven
an Immensk success In the stud. Besides
getting Waln-a-Moinen. ho also sired Fred
Cook's great filly Bessie Spahr. Waln-a-Moinen
won the Debutante Stakes as a
2-year-old at the Fair Grounds, defeating
Flora Pomona. Helen Print. Barouche and
other good ones.
Flora Pomona did not start in the Ken
tucky Oaks. She ls said to have showed
signs of lameness after her lost race and
Johnny Schorr who has been handling the
filly since George Walker went East with
tho cream of the Schorr string thought it
best to let up on her for a few weeks.
ColonlaJ Girl ls receiving a special prepa
ration for tho Si. Louis Derby. This maro
proved that she could negotiate a distance
of ground when she rap second to Muresca
In this year's California. Oaks. The raco was
S:n over a heavy track at Oakland. Both
uresca and Colonial Girl carried 112
pounds. Murenca won by four lengths,
while Colonial Girl beat the third hors
clx lengths. The prevailing .impression at
the tuns was that Colonial Girl would h&v
surely won the stake had the race been
ruft on tht dry. W. M. Rogers expected to
rM Tdnnln OCozrnor on Colonial Girl In
the Oaks, but he failed to get Feathorstone'
crack Jockey and was Compelled to substi
tute Bedfem for O Connor at the last minute-Abe
Frank Has JCn. Chance.
Abe Frank's poor showlnr in tho Latoala
Derby has demonstrated concluslrely that
the fast son of Hanover Imp. Chesestrav!
Is nothing but a sprinter. Lou Woods, a
cheap solflng plater, came -within a head of
defeating Abe Frank-in tbo Tennessee Der
by, and all the' horss'B races since tnen
demonstrate beyond a shadow of doubt that
he has no chance whatever to beat a real
good harsw over a. distance of ground, How
ever, G. C Bennett haa ot&tr colt brides
colt Heno looms Into prominence. The ma
jority of wise judges in the Bast, whera
he has been running, have selected him as
the very best of this year's crtp of 3-year-olda.
His prestige can easily bo estab
lished by taking a line through his race
with Advance Guard and the latter a per
formance In the Braoklvn Handicap
Anv 3-eir-old that can make up two
lengths on Advance Guard in a run through
the stretch In the shape Advance Guard
now Is must be a great colt Mr. Mackay
Is c-edlted with hiving ct hl heart on
winning th American Lierl v He fur
nished one of the ihciccs last year in His
Emlnenee. and Is out not only for tbo .honor
and tht mone but for revenge It. T.
W'l-on, J', v.tn furnished lat year's par
ticular disappointment in The Parader has
.. sure-enough Derbj hors- In Dlxiellne
This colt's qualitv was proven In his races
with Heno and Advance Guard Mr Wil
son like Mr. Mackay. U out for revenge.-
Oreen IS Morris's hand has been strength
ened bj Old England s grund tucp in the
Preakness Stakes at Gravesend on Tuesday.
Olu England carried lis pounds an 1 ran if
mile and reven'j vard In 1 t." 4-3 on a
Ioppj track, beating Major Dacgerfiell,
who v.as lr at ll pounds b-r a head. The
onlv other horse in the race that carried
11.5 pounds was Namtor and he finished a
very Lad third, with nothing behind him.
Besides Old Engl -ml Mr Morris lias Som
brero. Cunard ard Homesteid in the DerOy.
The last lamed ha not v . t been shown up
in his true, coiois. Calif ornianF who are
familiar with Morris's horses in their early
".-star-old foim regard Homestead as more
of a Uerbv colt than anv of the others W.
J Spier" who Is handling Baldwin's cun- I
didate. Cmzadns thinks that of ail the
candidates with whieh he is familiar that
h h3s to beat Homestead Is the most for
midable Cruzniltis Dors A ell In Ills AVcirUs.
Cruzados has tak' n kmdl to his work at
Washington -Park and is holdirg his own
in pi pular estimation He wean well with
the public and those who havt barked him
at a short price aro keeping a tight hold
on their tickets.
McChesnev continues to be the puzzle and
Is the ubj-ct of many cor-tradi-tory re
ports Noborlv has -.it seen h'tn extended,
but tli'e-e v ho have looked over him In his
stall and In his walking exercise pronounce
him a magnificent thnro jghhreil v 'thcut a
s;iot or pimp.e on him McChesnev has
now an und rstudv tiiat will bear a bt of
v.t.t(hing This is Lord Quex v bo Sim
Hllrin th rectntlv bought from Albert Sf
mon Iyjrd tluex was seen for the second
timn undi r HI'dreth colors in an overnight
rac( at Hawthorne oi Tueila. He won
afti r a. giimi ctrHggIe bv a neck from J
A Klrb; . who 1-. 'more than a useful fi-yrar-old
at a mile and unuer The race was
a m le Han it In en a furlong firth, r Lord
Quex would have won easily, as h was
I going avvaj at th" end Lord Quex is a
good colt in goon nanus
Captain S 6 Brown of Pittsburg vho has
returned to rftcinr; in tampst. vrir make a
bid for D.-rr Inmir" with Hjphen in
whom h" h a p' n 'Id t-venr-old Hvi hen
v. in n good race at .. m 1p and a sixteenth
at GryvesrTf ri Iardiv
sil u..po II K
of Kermis nr9 Iyo" ra Lorlng who aro
also in the "Derbv
CHANCE
LOUIS DERBY.
TTRMA
owned b Ab Calm cf St- Louis
St. Louis Dcrbj . wblch will be run June H.
Abe Frank In the St Louis Derby, which
he has his heart "et on winning
Little Scout i thought to le a sure start
er In the stakr from the Bvnnett stable.
Tills colt ls a son cf the great Lamplighter.
Little Sccut is alreadj a Derbv winner hav
ing annexed b Preliminary Derby at New
Orleans last winter He won this race in
the mud. defeating, among others, Sam. H1I
dreth's recent purchase. Lord Quex. win
ner of this year's Crescent City Derby
Aladdin ls bv St George Merry Wise This
colt finished fourth In the Cumberland Der
bv at Nashville this spring He Is a horso
of size and substance and Is probably the
best 2-j ear-old In the Bennett stable when
It comes to running a derby route.
Blcnnonworth is by Prince of Monaco
Mlddlemarch He is a high-clnss colt In
soft going Bennett will probably have two
starters in the St Louis Drhy Cobum
and Helgprson, who are both under contract
to the stable will do the riding Cobum
has already won two derbies tbis vear He
rode Abe Frank to victory in the Tennessee
Derbj- and had tho mcunt onHarry New,
winner of tho Latonls. Derby
Doctor Burns Is a Good-Looker.
W. C. Christy, who ls training Doctor
Burns, has been giving the colt long gal
lops ell spring. Doctor Burns is one of the
handsomest 3-year-olds ever seen at the
Talr Grounds. He stands 1W and ls built In
proportion. This colt ls by Onanway Safe
Home- He only started twice in his 2-jear-old
form and was returned a winner both
tunes. Doctor Burns ls also a candidate for
tne big American uerliy, to be run at Wash
ington Park. If his race hero Justifies It.
Mr. Christy will send the colt to Chicago to
run In the Washington Park event.
Corrisan started for the first time last
week. This colt Is also In both the St.
Louis and American derbies. He is the
best S-j ear-old for his size ever seen In
this part of the country since Ben Brush's
day. Harry P.lddlc. who trains the colt for
Bums and Waterhouse. .says that no
gamer hone than Corrlgan ever looked
through a bridle. PJddlo makes no secret
of the fact that Corrlgan should havewon
both the $10.j0 Burns Handicap and Cali
fornia Darby at San Francisco last winter.
Jockey Itansch spoilt Corrigan's chances
of winning the Burns by making too much
uso of the colt, after getting him practical
ly left nt the post." said the clever trainer
of tho Burns & Waterhouse racing estab
lishment. "Ronsch got away last with
Corrlgan In that stake and then rushed the
colt to tho front before the field had passed
the grand stand, sending him the first
quarter In S3- and a fraction in the mud.
This was enough to take the starch out of
any horse, but Corrlgan was a contender
In the race to the finish, being third to
Eonlc and Nonoa. Sombrero beat him In
the California. Derby, but I thlnfc the re-
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ru!t wnulil have been last "he opposite had
the rece ben run on the il i "
St. Louis Ilerbr ortli S1.-,(I00.
This ear's Herby which is to be run
at the I air Grounrs Saturday, June 14. will
be tl.a most valuable 3-year-old stake de-cld.-l
on the American tarf this season,
with the exception of the Lawrence Ileall
zatlon and the American Derby. The Law
rence BeallzatlGn. which Is run at Conev
Island, is worth about SSOtT'i while the
American Derbv. which is run at Washing
ton I'ark. has ISlftirt ad.led The St Louis
Derbi will be worth about SU.IML This
ro-nes It more valuable than either tho
Bn oklj n or Suburban handicaps. The St
Louis Derby is a tirae-honorecl classic with
Tear Winner Owner.
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ATTELL-YOUNG CORBETT FIGHT
PROBABLY WILL RESULT IN DRAW.
Chances Feem Good for a Tie Decision B-Mng Handed Down in the
Pout of Next Friday at Denver Champion Can Hit a Harder
Blow Than Attell, but the Latter Should Be Able to Out
point Kothwell Easily Fitzsimuvms and Jeffries Are
Xoav in Training for Their Championship Battle.
WKITTC FOR THE SCXDAT KEPimLIC.
Abe Attell and Youn; Corbett will meet
at Denver next Friday evening la a ten
round contest, and It ls extremely likely
that the bout will be a draw. While local
prejudice will operate in favor of Tounz
Ccrle tt It appears as if Attell should out
Iolnt him to such on extent as to earn the
decision in a short fight, which will 1
equivalent to his getting a draw In th"
champion's home town.
Weight and locality will favor Toung
Corbett In the conditions, sparring ability
will favor Attell Should Young Corbett - i
able f make connections with Attell In the
early stages of the fight it looks as If Ab- s
end would lie swift: but there is no reinn
to believe that Corbett can reach Atteh
any more than his opponents In previous f
lights.
Denver referees have not j et attained the
prominence of Sar. Francico and La-, e-n
olficials, nor have the secured the unsa
vi.rv reputation of the Chicago produi t as
vi i Their failure in the list respect may
b from lack of opportunity howev.r a
a counts of the Kit! Broad-Young Cxrb-tt
contest seem to indicate that the refp o
of that event favoreu the champion strong
ly through local prejudice
A chiraso referee couhl do no more th n
this In faet. th' verv quality mak'- tie
reputation of a tight official In Chuag
No doubt certain othclaK of tne ring i i
nit. .... ..... I.I n .... .. rl ... nt.n.. .1... .m
. .0- rt.ftrt.s. bv the hanil uiMin readinc nf tlL-
deetlon. and ionged to call mm trlemi or .
brother There is no reason whj omg
Corbett should ever be defeated if he always
lights in Denver, anv more than the. t .
anv reason for Benn danger Iomg .. de
cision In his manegp-'s cluo anu will his
manager's referee
To come down to mere abilitv, how eve.
meaning by this the ablhtv to ex' nang
telling blows as well as to box the ham
pion has Attell in a tight place Atteil n
one of the clcvp'-pst men In the ring to-dav.
but he has never vet shown that lie can
class with Young Corbett in hitting power
Attell got the decision over Kid H- ad ty
rvadmg the Cleveland fighters bn.ws, ..'- ,
though he did not succe'd In. damaging
I road mch himseir loung Ctrbett has
th.ice fotnjht hard battles with Hroad. wan
is admlttedlv one of the haroest hltiers'of ,
his v.e ght In the ring ( orbett has mixed
It up with Brojd in their last two boutw
nnd exchanged blows to a standstill. At
tell kenr earpfullv uvvav on both meetings
To sum the mat'er up, At.pli thoulil easily I
I outpolrt Corbett in a ten-round fight rnr- i
j t.cuiarly as thy will meet in a twenty-four
' foot ring where his speec can be used to the '
, fullest advatiiag. If Corbett can get to ;
him. huwver or can get him cornered si
1 as to land effectively on him. Attell un-
dcuhtedlj will get the worst of It On the
-c-faco. it appears n If Attell should be
I able to stay awaj and jab the champion
It tn frenzy as he has done with his previous
opponents
; As th s will not win for him In the cham-
plc n s home town, however. It appear as
1 if the bout should certainly ! a draw, bar
. accident Under the head of accident mignt
be classed the securing of a referee who
t would give the decision on Its merits.
i Now that Jeffries and Fltzsimmons are
i dulv installed in their training quarters and
i the date for their meeting is definitely set
I for the latter part of Julv. pome certainty
msv te felt that the men will come together.
I Fltzsimmons made a new record for himself
I while on the coast bv creating not more
than ten days of unpleasantness and hard
feeling before signing articles .for the bout.
This shows that Fltz's disposition is grad
ually sweetening
fmp refmrt which nromisps well for the
) condition of both men In the ring Is the
j announcement that tney will do a great
lart of their training out of doors. Both
Jeff and Fitz have settled In localities where
thev can roam about the mountains and
spend part of their dav In hunting thus
giving them the healthiest exercise in the
open air Fltzsimmons ha3 selected train
ing quarters near a hot spring where he can
bjtl-e dailv in the i-teamlrg waters
This alwav s has been a specialty of Fitz's
and It will be recalled that when he was
training for his fight wl'h Corbett in Ne
vada he snent a "portion of his timo re
ducing weight in the neighborhood of a hot
spring, where he bathed after completing
work To his course of outdoor training
on that occasion, manv of his followers at
tribute his perfect condition when he fought
Corbett
No roan, unless keyed up to the most
perfect form and state of health, could
have withstood tho pounding which Cor
bett administered for thirteen and a half
rounds, and that Fitz took this terrific
beating Is a strong testimony for outdoor
work. Although the writer has always be
lieved that Corbett's defeat on that occa
sion was due to carelessness on his part it
cannot be denied that the then champisn
win, In no manner eo well prepared for the
fight as was Fitzsimmcns
This was not due to lack of work on Cor
bett's part, but rather to overwork. His
Q4ssssssssssssssi
daat: stjlltvak,
"Who ls now trvdng to get on a match, with.
Young Corbett.
friends and trainers often cautioned hhn
against expessive playing of handhall and
bcxlng while preparing for the bout, and
advised him to take more work in the outer
air. Corbett spent a large portion of his
time preparing in a gymnasium attached to
his training quarters, when J"ltzsImmons
was taking runs across the plains, and the
difference was apparent before tbe cloe of
the fight. Toward the end Corbett showed
more signs of fatigue than did Fitz. al
thongh Corbett had been giving the pun
ishment and Fltzsimmons taking it.
It ls claimed that FUxsImmons did com
paratively little outdoor work before his
championship battle with Jeffries. It ls
nsC-tssssdsssssH
on cxceedlrgly interest tS r -rorv It was
establ.shed n ISsJ the ( , i e prcsenC
I - - Grounds trrJc v, i- -ow n it to tho
public It. c. Ivte's li-n gi ju won tho
hrst St. Lotus Deeby. whi -as worth,
only 13X. to the v IT" In ' the stako
vas aioli5iel. but :r. li .t v s revived
aain un ler a d'ff-rent uo."e t .g known
as the N.itiora! Ierby. It- L.ef won,
the stake In 1S9S. It had a caa-n"ed valuo
of Oi.C- that vear In 'W ac stake wast
reahristenefl the rjt. Lotus Den I- wast
worth 5K" and was crptarej bj Oma-
Qlt
History of the St. Louis Derby,
A record ol tlie event wn: ba found beJ
low:
Wt. Time JckiTr. VsJcn.
lr i A3 tv,ker . -. J 1 17
110 t OH. Stcna! .
ISt D 14 C Scltrg . &S
lis -' 42 liirtin ....-. !.
1ZI 23i r. Halt . C73i
lis : V I Hu-tT . - CTTJ
111 2 U'j h mil' a .. .. 4 Ci
TU. I-9iJ Uul.k ;.(B.v
va :t"4 a' er. . j (M
ia !'J K.- rrs
ur ;jm pe-ti-9 .. ... ... t "x
tt : T Ciat i . .. 1 CO)
'2l - Mortli MTI
vr, zv f -iirt ...... ......... tS3n
m : j 2 i r mi . .. ties
rz z -c j. wccis t,an
t
said that his wlfa was lirgely respcssIU
.or his training at all, as he wa3 so hugely
f-rif-confident and so inordinately vain of,
his own ability that he believed he could
whip Jeffries without conditioning at nil,
Mrs. Fltzsimmons, It ls said, used to drive
at a rapid trot down one of the sea front
drives with Fitz Jogging- along behind the
rig, and it Is repo-td that this constituted
the greater p-rt of Fitz s training
The Australian has made the most of this,
of course and ha3 always claimed that ha
could beat Jeffries when In trim. Tbe.fight
loving puHIc will have an opportunity to
test hip statements some time In July.
Rub Fe-ns s easv defdnt nf Owpn T-.t.r
j le- mav n- mav nor Indicate that the Kan-
sas product 1 ge'ttne back to form met
ier has not shown the mosc brilliant form
TOMST SfLLTv-AN.
Who defeated Edjie Santry at the WesJ
End Club last Thursday evening.
of late but at that ho was considered a
likely opponent for Ferns on the latter'a
late bout Ferns at least possesses a knock
ot.t punch, as was evidenced by his dls-
Tiosal of Zlegler
Terns'? career In the last six months in
dicates clearly the ups and downs of a
fighter's lire Lan fall he was considered,
the coming welter-weight champion with
m!ddle-w ight possit ties as soon as ha
took on more weight. And Tommy Ryan
undoubtedly was anxious to avoid a meet
ing with him. Before his match with Wal
cott ho was touted as a wonder, and was
almost at equal terms with th Barbadoest
neg-o in getting on the contest.
His good fight against Walcott boomed
his stock considerably, and. though de
feated, he did not lose prestige by the bat
tle And then came the beginning of tho
end. Hfs condition went steadily back
ward, nnd he ended up by flghtltur "has
bens" on the Pacific Coast, Tracy among;
tbe number, only to secure draws" ox to ba
defeated He had Jack Hanley who refer
eed the Hill City Club bout recently, wlti
him o3 manager. When they reached tho
coast Hanly found troublS In getting hlmt
bouts at alL '
So far did Ferns go backward that a re
port was current Just before his fight with
xiegler teat ne intended to take up mmmjr
as a trade and drop the fighting game for
good. Sine- defeating the Savannah boxer,
howevfr. he may take a start upward la
the gamo again.
In the Chicago Chronicle of last Tuesday
tho following account appeared of the Yan-ger-Rlce
light which does not Indicate that
Yanger had such an overwhelming advant
age over tbe Eastern fighter as the decision
would lead one to believe:
Benny Yanger got the decision over Autln.
Rice at the American Athletic Club last
night In the main event of tho first boxing;
show given there In several weeks. Bat tho
verdict of Referee Slier was far from being
a popular one as more than a majorlrr oC
the large crowd In the haU thought Rica '
was easily entitled to rs good as a draw.
The bout went tbe full six rounds and was
not an Interesting contest. There was llttlo
clan hitting nnd the rounds were full oS
clinching. It was apparent from the way
the referee pulled Rice away and .kept cau-
tlonlng him that ho adjudged that Austin
was to blame for an of the holding; bur.
Yarger his a trick of holding up his anu
In token apparently of a wmtngness break; '
Vn 4a V.i rlm no sfal ttiAS-w tn
mill iv 1. burr eiiu L14.1C7 i uv;iiuv;tuLU cw
clinch and bold as anything could be. While- j
he ls holding out his r ms In this fashion
he Is leaning on his ruin, who then finds'
It impossible to break unless he uses main M
forco with which to rush off his man. "
Rice showed remarkable ability at block-
leg. but at best he la a light bitter. He Is
clean wltb h's punches an dfast, but he la
not a panlsher by any manner of means.
and In this respect Yanger had a long shada
the better of him. But. on the other hand,
Yangpr found It difficult to land with any
effect on Rice, whose plippery head was
under his arm and away in a majorltr ot
the leads Yanger made at him. YacgT '
tried continually with hie left and once in
awhile, brought around the right for a try
at tho Jaw. but Rice was usually there.
with a counter as good as he received and. ,
gene-ally evened matters. j
Yanger rtarted out nggrcssTvelv as usual, 1
but Rice sparred nicely In the first round- '
no got in a number or iicks mat greatly
nleew1 the rtmtirf nntt-Yatiinr prmtln-retir
that Is always present when tbe Italian J.
fights But it was uennys rouna nil right.
Eo was the second and then Yanger appareS
to be gaming a steady advantage. But Rica
took a strong brace In the third nnd onca
sent Ben spinning acros3 the ring to the.
great delight or th dollar boys who alwayst
want to ate a local man whipped. Yanger
peemed a trifle tired and was not fighting'
so fast as in the earlier rounds.
Yanger missed often In the fourth and rha
round was distinguished bv long and tight
clinches. There was enough rough work lo
create excitement. The round was an even,
thing and was by far the best of. tho con
test. The action continued m the same manne?
tr tho end. but there were few effectrvo
punches struck, and when Slier held ut
Yanger's arm there were many hlss3 and
groans and cries for Rice. One critic ex
pressed himself by saying that Rice's 2lmra
were not effective, but they landed. Awhile
Yanger's were more effective, although
they did not land. These words about tin .
h& .., the ewntMf .
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