Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1904 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Wood’s Sensational Skating. Morris Wood, the amateur skating champion, is a native of Long Branch, N. J. His recent record breaking exploits have given him worldwide fame. In lowering one of the records of Johnny Nilsson, professional champion, Wood accomplished what was hitherto considered impossible. Wood is a member of the Euclid school skating team of Brooklyn. His

associates on the team are Hugh Palliser, Allen Taylor and Gug Stolz. This quartet have captured a majority of the principal races in the east this season. At the national championship meet recently held at Verona lake, Montclair, N. J., Wood finished first in every event, defeating Canadian as well as American stars. Therefore he now holds the half mile, mile and five mile championship titles as well as the half, one and five mile indoor championships. Africander a Gold Mine. Turf followers are looking forward with considerable interest to the performances of the noted Africander in his three-year-old form. Africander headed the list of winners at the close of last season. That he will again •hlne this year is a foregone conclusion. Had there been no Africander the name of Hampton stable would have been a long way from the top of the list of winning owners for 1903 instead of being fourth, as it was by the record. But the son of Star Ruby and Afric Queen proved unexpectedly to be the bright star of his year, the first three-year-old to win a Suburban, and his eight victories, that netted nearly $70,000 for his owners, were all well earned. The season of 1903 was one that was marked by many sensationnl finishes, but there was noue that could excel in closeness the final battle between Africander and Herbert in one of the most memorable Suburbans ever run. The young colt and the old horse booked up at the turn into the home stretch, and in the desperation of their struggle they went to the far outside of the track, finishing just under the noses of the Judges, where the verdict was given to Africander by the narrow margin of a short head.

Alaskan Big Game. During a recent conversation with Dr. T„ S. Palmer, the assistant chief of the biological survey office at Washington, he Informed the writer that there seemed to be a somewhat confused Idea In the minds of English sportsmen as to the correct mode of applying for permits to ship out trophies of big game from Alaska. It is absolutely necessary to obtain these permits before proceeding to Alaska. It is Impossible to get trophies out of the country without them, as the game laws are now being strictly enforced there. The proper mode of procedure is to apply direct to the secretary of agriculture, department of agriculture, Washington. Tbe applicant should state tbe number of each kind of big game required, not to exceed the numbers allowed by the game laws of Alaska. AatomobU* Beatlx. Automobile boat enthusiasts look with a great deal of favor upon tbe proposed formation of an automobile

MORRIS WOOD, AMATEUR SKATING CHAMPION.