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TT ? r“*““3 v.~ z > | 4uX jf w., •■...•• ' • r~ii in (( tH "• 11 11 IL ii=d 'hZi r— -I ■ Silk Hat Harry's SLl° Mt A \ t r. . c ,, i OP7HAT CWCK£N' | I WilU-SOV \ ( M/NCEHT GOO D Ffci-LOW J I /^— -■ I Z ■ y 'st- ■' 'v . a>L , £ •*' /- • / -r J?fe • Vv ' i I F /hZ i p • . ;j. ________ ' ~* Lbuisvilk Race Meet Opens With Kentucky Derby i LOUISVILLE. !<¥.. JI ay 11.- Ti ■ Louisville race meeting opens today, with the Kentucky Derby the feature of a fine card. Major T. <'. McDowell is brimmin with confidence over the prosy. t of The Manager winning the dm-by. N Dowell, speaking of the unexp»■■••■■<l. T ness of the colt after bring : ip; to Lexington, had this to say: “Do not be uneasy about Tiw Mrnm ger. The little turn did not affect him at all. It was just like a mar who might lose, a little sleep incident ,<> ''.w change of climate and feeding condi tions. and the next morning di does riot seem as well‘as usual. V 1 The Manager it was a. change of sure. m,cl ings. water and feeding tint brought >n the trouble. He'll win today.” No rumor or any amount of w cm is grdng to displace Wori'i as the fa vorite, with The Manager the second choice and Sonada close up. The work of Free Lance is still < . us ing comment. His speed shown h - trials was of such high order ..nd h improvement so startling that i “ • caused many of the spe< n iter- to : a long chance and play him in ’ Winter book. . The colt is in eh-; hands, and his owner. George 1.--: being a member of the st it< commission and. a turfman of promi nence, there can not he any doubt a. to the sincerity of Mr. Long in Loijo-w ■ that he has a good chance to tnnk his third win of the Kentucky I>■ ri>y. He won t!i< much sought honm- with Azra and Sir Huron, and al.-o bred the winner of the derby of lxf'O, Mama i, which he sold to A. H. and D. Morris shortly before the r:ic ■. McFarland and bronson TO BOX EVE-OF AUTO RACE .INDIANAPOLIS, IND., .'.lav 11.- 'r rungemenis have bean prai-tii-.My c< m pleted-for a ten-round fight hotw<- n Packey McFarland, of Uhic.i-m. and Ray Bronson, the Indiana fv.it in r weight, at Washington )uik May If. the night before the 500-miie Ir mo tional Sweepstakes rai ■■ at the Mo ■. Speedway. The Indianapolis Athletic club. v. Meh will promote tin tight, ha - <-on;r:i.t< ■ for the use of the nark. Rn-iw agrees to weigh in at 118 pounds at noon. This is four pounds below tie welterweight limit, McFarlard, -Mr.- natural weight is around i:’S pout, wilj come in at catch weight AVIATOR TO DROP BALL TO LOOKOUT BACKSTOP I’HATTANOOGA, TENm. V-y 11.— Robert C. Eowler, the eo.tsf-m aviator, will make a ttight this .-.it, r noon from the brow of Iz-okoi.t . c tain to Missionary Ridge. he p. ■ . over the local ball patk he will drop a ball from an altitude of •Mu f, t v w Eddie,Noyes, the Lookout b.u•!:. op, v\ ill attempt to catch, a feat ■ i.i. it if < ; onr wiil exceed that of Gabby Sir. .-t at the Wa.-Mugton monument. WELIS, BRITISH FIGHTER. SETS SAIL FOR AMERICA LIVERPOOL. May 11. Bomiridi'-' Wells, the British in w \ c- i.y t. who proposed bout wi:h .1m i. ■ - ■:> but killed boxing in Englanil -• ’ i.. • ago. sailed for New Y-wk tM ■ on ■ .Mauretania. Wells siid he would seek matches with all the Atnerii pnotciiers in the heavyva jght div: -'- :i CATCHER APPL- FOR HEMPHiLL’S TEAM Catcher Appleby, the .juwdb ..i o - just released by the New York f -m • - runs, will no,I conn- to At’ inta. top that he had been th. ers to the contrary mjtwiths'.nn pi;.-. Manager Hemphill • .-.t N Orleans: “1 have nev, r n ■ ■ • r for Appleby." MERMAID A, the ■ diviz g V>- n ’ —next week at the Bijou—sea is will be scarce—follow tiie crov w. Trrhifp r*itv T > sirl r "Mcvm n--,-.-- ]|wi . . He . ' W(J : ; | De ‘A ; ■j" - \ ■ , T:-.. r- is no v.-t- ' b .“• ?n . Z • - , in g .; < . in tlu . will box six rotn r provided, of coib.-i, ; i i Spi-L rt ilri; i • . • i 2 .. : ' wUd 6 LHf i -cZ -V . ... ... I (juy al i* rm>on i•>»»k h.i• ■' ■ ? i i Stabh ” > ;■<■!•; ;>■ <: a;■ ; ■... . Voss .lit mr.- I;. th>.- t:iiuv\ vv : ; ■ liuhurt b-;nw.u .<ii Si ♦ < , ’ the squee'/.t ; Sioi.tn v n; . r first, and t ; t.;ho!cr ;■ ' •< • . . i McLean \em ui. the ninth r i\r i; st t; . ... • e piaj .Li .!b t :,,h i. I wei’e exira r.. : : .. ? , • 1 >n thl ■. ■ • ■ anti tlidS sj.oii -i.i . V ;.. i socrin.-. j ! !l >Ol ■ vadwC me V. .... • arm sila. 1. .-m e . . .I ' Z-e'illv"'' T \. ! ''” . . ’ Jmh .l“. a '. :L ' ■pAVY GV-’T TO ANNAFOUS. - : , though liyiii c> is ( ) I.!:- a« i the (vc >f' H ; :si • Middh s this u.Jh- s- . ■ - line-up of the tv, e< < » ■ / s. [ Ruprecht .t; X- . ■ .s ■ ' f- ! < ring; : Averacs ■ < e>u. : ’w'K : T • m. -' : was ' | riant rai. itu- - IdOBBSJjGEG Lheh. ' D L~.. L ‘ OC. {defeats, Dobbs sent [.:• t> un w bal ? i ;• and they defeated t? : .>ur 'w. Hub. ■ • i i t