Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1906 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Keene Will Invade England. There will be another Keene Invasion of the English turf unless James R. Keene changes his mind. Peter Pan, Court Dress and four others to be selected will lie shipped to England to race next season. The ambition of Mr. Keene’s life In turf affairs is to win an English Derby Peter Pan is entered in the Derby and Court Dress in the Oaks. Both have several other Important engagements. Bearing the “white and blue spots,”

Disguise won the Jockey Club stakes of £IO,OOO, while Cap and llells captured the Oaks. If their owner can add the greatest classic of nil to his wreath of laurels he.will rest satisfied. The horses will he In charge of an English trainer. With August Relmont’s contingent of eighteen yearlings at New Market, America will lie well represented on the English turf next season. Mr. V underlines tremendous success in France last season has given a decided boom to racing abroad, and many wealthy men are now desirous of owning stables over there. Money in Tills Football Team. Heirs whose aggregate inheritance will he $8.1,000,000 lined up for the practice at Chicago recently on a single football team. Every player on the eleven, which represented the fashionable Alcott school at Lake Forest, Is the son of a millionaire. The average age of the players Is eleven years, and their average weight Is seventy-seven pounds. It is the only team ever organized composed exclusively of millionaires’ sous. 0 Here in the unique lineup, giving the name of the young players and their fathers and how much each father Is reputed to.be worth: Louis F. Swift, son of L. F. Swift, worth $50,000,000. Gordon McCormick, son of Cyrus McCormick, $12,000,000. John V. Farwell 3d, son of John V, Farwell, Jr., worth $7,000,000. Graham Aldls, son of Arthur Aldls, worth $3,000,000. Carl Stevens, son of Frederick Stevens, worth $3,000,000. Carter Fltzhugh, Jr., son of Carter Fltxhugh, worth $2,000,000. Matthew Dick, son ot A. B. Dick, worth $1,000,000. ' Marvin Frost, son of Charles B. Frost, worth $1,000,000. Lathorpe Moss, son of Jesse L. Moss, worth $1,000,000. Wilkie Hubbard, son of Henry Hubbard, worth $1,000,000. Harold and Edward Samuels, sons of E. M. Samuels, worth $1,000,000.

JAMES R. KEENE.