Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 7, 1911, Winnipeg, Manitoba free press Winnipeg Friday. April 7, 1911. Another athletic club buys in baseball situation hounds coming from Ireland Thistle curlers hold banquet cricketers Honor in More hounds purchased by Winnipeg Hunt club b. W. Abbott returns from Ireland where he bought four additional will arrive end of present month when season will puppies born at meeting to be held shortly. S. Abbott honorary set rotary of the Winnipeg Hunt club has returned o Winnipeg after a trip to tin Ohl . Extending Over three months. Or. Abbott visited his native land. Ire and spent some part of the time in England visiting London. He was ail interested Spectator at the Bis Ipp pcs race the grand National one of the most remarkable events Ever run. As Only three horses finish two of which were re mounted. When talking on sport or. Abbott is full of Hunting and in reply to a quest Ion it the Winnipeg pack would he increased As the result of his visit he said yes before i left our worthy master. J. S. Hough and the committee deemed it advisable to strengthen the present pack by the. Purchase of four couple of Well bred Junr hounds. These will arrive in the end of the ii resent month so As Iri be with the others when the Hunting season this will Malce a total pack of eight couples in addition to a family of live puppies which arrived at the kennels a few Days ago. Or. Abbott said it was with the kind assistance of Captain Kennan. Who judged at the Winnipeg horse show in 1908, that he was Able to secure the additional couples he said the Captain was a Host in himself and keeps a line stable of Hunters and bar Ness horses. The annual meeting. Of the Hunt club will be held at an Early Date. It is expected that owing to additional i hounds having been purchased it will i cause an increased membership and even greater enthusiasm among the members. While in Ireland or. Abbott hunted with the wards meat Hes and Kildare All these clubs meeting five Days a week so that he was often in the sad dle. While with the meat Hes the Mas Ter Karl Fingall made enquiries about the development of the Winnipeg Hunt club. Football boots we Are sole Western agents for the celebrated Mcgregor football boots and footballs. We also handle the Well known Cert boots and a cheaper line of the Mcgee Ifor pattern. The Hingston Smith arms co. Limited. 488 main St. Winnipeg. Entries expected Frojm Winnipeg Montreal horse show looking to Ward West for big meet in May. Another athletic club secures permanent Home Twenty eight acres purchased by 90th regiment athletic Assoc located on St. Mary s Road near Elm Park and Cost soldiers re organize and decide to go in for All sports colonel o Grady elected Patron. Here is a live athletic association. The soldiers of the doth regiment met a few ago formed an ath Letic association and yesterday closed a Deal 1 or the Purchase of Twenty eight of land on the St. Mary s Road near film Park. The Price paid Ivas , and. During the coming i summer the land will be surveyed and the ground Laid out. So that the Pursuit i of All sport can be followed. I the land suitably adapts self to an athletic ground. There Are All timbers on the property which will afford shelter from hot summer Bun. A Pavilion n will also be built and it wih be one of the Fin St ground s in the Domin on devoted exclusively to. Sport. It is not expected that at will be utilized until the. Season of the 90th athletic association was formed a few years ago. But last sea ton for some cause or other dropped rut of existence. In football the sol Diers were always prominent and in indoor games e a u As basketball and baseball Uliey to e hard to beat. The fact that cd. O Grady is at the head of the has helped a great Deal As he and Captain Andrews have 1 and their Heads together and chose the site for grounds. Up to the present time it is Only definitely settled that the Julch part in football and baseball leagues and efforts will be made to join the and District league though entries have closed already Many Days Atid the schedule is being prepared. Other such As la Crosse Cricket will be. Followed and a track trim. Will Cora Pete at the Meeson be. Held during the Bummer. The officers Are j. A. Dec. O Grady. X. J. Blacic. Lieut. G. H. Weld Secretary 90th a. A. Andrews. G. H. Weld. The Corn Mittie will be composed of the conveners of tire following sports football Corporal Campbell la Crosse. Sergt. Lot run track bugler Collett baseball., Sergt. Spencer c ticket private Palmer. Elect Morrison As life member Cricket Mogul of the West Honor de at meeting of Winnipeg club last night. At the annual meeting of the Winni Peg Cricket club which was held in the Victoria hotel last night. A. R. Morrison the Cricket Mogul of Ern Canada was elected a life member of the dub. Or. Morrison was not present but had he been it would have done his heart Good to have heard the applause which was accorded film by the enthusiastic gathering of the Pion Eer club. V the chair was occupied by Hon. Hugh John Macdonald. Who has been at the head of the club since its inception and he was again unanimously elected to the position. The officers elected were Strathcona and c. C. Chipman. Hugh John Mac Donald. Stewart w. O. Fares h. G. Wilson w. Bain w. G. I Annawyne and e. L. Drewry. R. Atterbury. Francis Hughes. Bain. S. V. Roberts. Executive messes. Body Skinner Bellhouse Davis Bell. Mer Flint Flett Gilbert. Representatives to sri. Wilson and Hughes. The Only matter of importance taken up was the proposed change in the bylaw regarding the playing of teams 11 the league which will come before he annual meeting of the association. At the fall meeting of the club or. 3ain took up the question of proposed changes in the rules and regulations of the Winnipeg Cricket association with a sub committee of that association and submitted the following Reso Lution As the result of the conference Neld Between himself and the commit tee no club shall be allowed to enter More than two teams in the same division of the league except they possess More than one suitable pitch. In the event of a club having More than one team in the same division of the league it will be compulsory for that club to state which of the two teams shall be considered to be the strongest or senior team and it will be permissible for that club to pro Mote any member from the second team to the first but it shall Only Rele Gate two members of the senior to the second in any one there can be no doubt but that the Resolution will be passed at the annual meeting and on the nation of messes. Money and Atterbury it bras unanimously decided to enter the league. Votes of thanks were extended to the retiring officers and to or. Sprado for the use of the room. Montreal april Are expected from As far As Winnipeg for the Montreal horse show this year among the Cla Seei that stand out out prominently at Montreal s annual hone show is that for the governor general s Prue and the in loins of this feat re is considered one of the great est honors of the Many competitions. The cup which his excellency has donated annually Means a. Great Deal to the Winner for it is the Emblem of Merit in the attainment of something More than Ordinary in line of Breeding horses for military service. We. Of mile and has been a frequent Wirrer of this class for the simple reason that he was Breeding along Good lines but last year he had to Bow to the superiority of or. James r ill s entry. More entries coming. Litle entries have been limited in the class heretofore there is now every reason to believe that the future will not have this drawback for with the footballers should save heart burning considerable doubt seems to exist at present As to the stand ing of a player who was a professional in the old country and the secretaries of the Var Are All waiting for word from Winnipeg Western baseball clubs agitated Over inactivity of Eastern threaten to secure Maroon franchise and put live Organiza Tion in this still and Edmonton secure Good players. Iowa clubs will do Well to have All such players apply for re instatement to the . Be fore the season starts thus do ing away with All Chance of pro tests under the head of professionalism. this Pur pose May be had from the Secretary of he ., j. Coates Brown at the . And a Little time and Money spent now will save much trouble and heart burning when the season is under Way. Easter suits and Over Coats cordially invite your inspection of hand tailored garments. Everything is Here that fashion has do proved in frock Coati Ami Viii morning coat and voits wonted Trouse rings sack fancy vests newest designs in Spring the variety is the styles Are the creations of the famous fit Reform and the fabrics Are the choicest effects of the leading Mills of Scotland and Ireland. Our time is and you Are always Welcome. Burns company evils ave. Next Manitoba Hall. Widespread interest that is now being taken in the province in the thorough bred there should be candidates in plenty. The of thu class Call for mares and geldings three years and not exceeding seven years bred in the province of Quebec suit Able for Saddle or cavalry purposes and sired by a thoroughbred stallion. Latter condition has been some what of a stumbling Block in he Way of numerous s entries in the past owing to the Scarcity of thoroughbred sires and the Little interest Tomt was taken in him. But time has wrought changes conditions Are now such with the numerous stallions that have been placed throughout the province by those interested in Breeding Good types of serviceable horses that within a very Short period there will be no Lack of the class called for. Earl Grey is one of those who has recognized the value of the thorough bred Cross in the begetting of army re Ruo Unte and he has done a lot to encourage mils line of Breeding not Only by his donation of cups and prizes to horse shows but by his patronage of what August Beun Orrt. Has termed the Crucible of the the race track. The dates fixed for the Montreal horse show this year Are May 9 to 13. Thirteen clubs in mercantile league number of teams to fight for football championship two divisions. Calgary. Alta. April agitation is Manifest Here Over the apparent inactivity of the Eastern in t be circuit. Talk even went so far As to the formation of u Syndicate to secure a Winnipeg franchise and put a team in the league. Tho Winnipeg franchise is considered the most valuable in the league and it be a Good investment even if Money wore lost this year. Winnipeg owes the league Deposit now that was due on april 1. And the other is due april 15. In Case this is not put the franchise would be put on the Market. The local moguls received an offer from Cash and three. Trousers tailored from the finest imported English worsted by skilled workmen Host of the patterns Are exclusive stylish and effective in ;