Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1909 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

Notter to Ride Abroad. Unless all plans fail Joe Notter, who led the Jockeys In winning mounts In the east the past season, will ride in Germany next year. He recently signed a contract to pilot the horses of M. Weinberg & Co. on the Ger

man tracks. Notter rode the Keene horses to victory in many big stakes the past two years. He is without doubt one of the best Jockeys devel oped in recent 'years. At present he is riding in California. Plan Mexican Race Circuit. Propositions to race American horses in Mexico have been made recently to Colonel Matt J. Winn of Louisville, Ky.. who is president of the American Turf association. Within a few weeks Colonel Winn, accompanied by Algernon Daingerfield, secretary of the Eastern Jockey club, and Lyman Davis, secretary of the Louisville Jockey club, will go to Mexico to look over the field. If the plans develop as expected the work of establishing American racing in Mexico will continue, and the first season will open in Jan nary, 1010, with the running of the $25,000 Mexican Derby as the opening event.

It is proposed to have a circuit of five cities. Besides the City of Mexl co, it is practically certain that Monte rey and Juarez will be in this circuit. The Mexican government has agreed to give the jockey club $25,000 a year for ten years. It provides the ground on which the plant at the City of Mexico will be built and concedes the racing privileges for twenty years to the jockey club. •* Spreckels Quits Racing Game. Rudolph Spreckels, millionaire sugar, railroad, newspaper and general enterprise man, made good his threat to retire from racing by the sale recently In the Arcadia paddock. California, of his horses in training. The animals were sent to the Baldwin track in charge of Trainer W. Covington and were raced at the present meeting to give horsemen a line upon them. For years Rudolph Spreckels has raced under the title of the Sobra Vista stable. His breeding farm, stallions. mares, yearlings, stake engagements, etc., represent, an Investment of about $300,000. Everything will be sold out In due time. Among the horses sold were El Tremor. St Elmwood, Sap Alviso, Milpitas. Sachet, Dictator, I’rovendure and eleven year lings. The Spreckels horses in training were anything but top notchera.

Sweden May Hold Olympiad In 1912. James Lightbody, winner of the half mile nt the Athens Octuple games tn 1900, Is in Berlin In behalf of the German Athletic union endeavoring to ascertain the feeling as to the holding of the Olympic games in Berlin In 1912.

He told a correspondent recently that it was not probable the games would be held In Berlin. He thought It more likely that they would be held in Stockholm, where there ts less class spirit, especially among the army officers. in regard to sports. He also said that there was a greater willingness In Sweden to provide the necessary funds.

1908 Our Greatest Golf Season. The 1908 season of golf was the best known since the game.secured a foothold on this side of the water fifteen years ago Aside from the almost continuous string of open and Invitation tournaments this year, the various championships proved to be memorable affairs. The first of the national events, the open at Myopia the latter part of August, resulting in a tie between Fred McLeod and Will Braith at the end of the seventy-two boles of medal play, was a notable performance. ’ Michigan to Have Crow. The University of Michigan is to have a crew for the first time in its history. The city of Ann Arbor is building a new dam which will back up waters of the Huron river and give room for rowing. Plans for a boathouse along with a request for a coach and equipment for the 'boathouse, shells,' etc., will be submitted tb the board of regents at their next meeting.

JOCKEY JOE NOTIME.