The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-02
SPORTING.


Dexter Park, Chicago, will have Two o nee'-
.ngs in July. Aggregate purses S22 OOO =,
Carolina Park, at Charlotte, \. =, VIII
have three days running meeting, May ~
70 and Il. =,
Almont, a bay stallion, was recently pur-
chased by General Withers, ofLexlngton' n.y.
for $4,000 -. r,~o.
Of Philadelphia, is said to rival Goldsmitn
Maid in speed.
Cambridge City dndiana) Driving s pa1k
Association offers purses amounting 10 Sio'-
900 at their June meeting.
Tha Clinton Driving Association announces
the snr;np meeting June l, and 3, with ten
rae % and $500 premium.
The we'll. known driver Of Judge Fullerton,
Grin Hickox, recently made SIZE, 900 in one
week in winning stock, in California.
Hughes & Gay. Lexington, Kentucky, have
aold to John Rush, of Girard, Ohio, the five
Year old trottag gelding Snowflake, for $500
Budd Doble, few days since, bought the
Chicago mare, Clementine, paying Sl5,OOO
for her. She went East with Occident and
st. James.
Smuppler is the name of Massachusetts
wonder who has won his first race in 2 20!!.
He il expected to beat the record of Gold.
smith Maid this season.
The June races at Denver will commence
on the 23d and end on the 26.h Of the month,
during which time premiums to the amount
OF $1,000 will be distributed.
The trotting stallion Jack Sheppard, by
Rysdyk's HambletoHian, dam Laura Keene,
by American Star, has been sold for $1,000.
Jack was never trained for the turf. but
trotted on the ice the winter Of % in 2:25.
The preparations for the inaugural meeting
Of the Louisville Jockey Club, which meeting
commences May II, are nearly completed
Four new ten-stall stables, and eight stables
If six stalls each have Just been finished; the
water from the city has been extended to the
course, and is accessible for use to the club
house, grand stand and stables. The track
has been widened seventeen feet at the
quarter POLE and the inner circle OF the track
1raded and sown in blue grass. About fifty
horses are now in training at the course.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Martin, the great slow pitcher, will proba-
blv pitch for the Atlantics this season, as
Roseman has failed to meet the expectations
entertained Of his abilities.
The difficulty between the Athletic and
y ,stou clubs has been amicably settled by
the latters withdrawal of their demands on
the Athletics.
The Mutuals have been practicing every
afternoon the weather would permit, and are
now in pretty good trim. Gerhardt will
doubtless play third base in frst-class style,
and, in the way Of responsibility, Is the
greatest acquisition to the Mutual ranks that
has been witnessed for some time.
The Flyaways announce the following
nine: Purroy, pitcher; Chandler, catcher;
Moore, first base; Loughlin, second base;
Treacy, third base; G. Fallon, short stop; T..
Buck, right field.
The Concord Club, of Brooklyn, have re-
Gently moved into new club rooms on Fulton
avenue, opposite Ormond place.
The Nameless, of Brooklyn, will play the
following nine: Crosby, catcher; Smith,
first base; Martin, second base; Grierson,
third base; Coleman, short stop; Valentine
left third base; Coleman, short stop; valen'
tine, left field Pringle, center field, and Mel
son. right field.
President Shea, of the New Jersey State
Amateur Association. announces the follow
ing appointments Committee on Rules
s. Ellis, of Trenton, chairman; E. Ross, W.
Cain. E. Pearson and r. Fitzgerald. Com
mi,tee on Nominations-C. A. Shrope, T.
Ross and NJ West Judiciary Committee
Col. E. L. Price, of Newark, chairman
Committee on Printing!. F. Desheimer
chairman.
THE NASHVILLE BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.
NASHVILLE Tenn, April 27.-The spring
meeting of the Nashville Blood Horse Asso
citation commences Tuesday next, May 4
The prospects are fine for interesting races
There will be 100 of the fleetest horses from
kentucky and other States present. IN
track is in splendid condition. The entire
for all the races are fuller than at any prevlou
meeting.
TRorTING AT DEERFOOT PARK.
The first trot of the season came of q
g3eerfoot Park, Parkville, Long Island, o.
April 26. but it only attracted small attend
ance. as the horses were unknown. The cor
testants were black gelding called Har
Coal and bay gelding named Skipper Boy
The former proved the victor after tive heat
JEROME PARK RACES.
."he programmes for the Spring Meeting {
th. American Jockey Club, Jerome Park, al
now published. The races commence
Saturday, June S, and continue 8, ~, II. i
u and 10, seven days altogether. There Al
thirty-three races on the programme OF til
meeting. to which the Jockey Club give s22
$50 in added money to purses and stakes.
BASE BALL ITEMS.
In umpiring the Mutual practice game
last week Mr.. Chadwick counted every ba
= ..ball" not sent in over the base and at I'll
height called for, and every third such ba
be called in consecutive" order. He ali
counted the first ball pitched, and called
strike il the first ball pitched happened to
over the base, and at the right height an
was not struck at. He also decided base rul
ners, running to first base, mot out If u
ball was held on the base at the same time Il
,runner reached it. These decisions we're
strict accordance with the new rules. Havli
10 keep the details of a full score viii
umpirinp, he, of course, made errors of jud
,nent at times.
The Philadelphia nine defeated t
Gloucester city team on April by II TO
and they beat the Cregars by IL to on u
18th.
The Centenuials whipped field nine
Philadelphia on April 10 by IL to 8.
The Western of Keokuk beat the Minstl
Line at that city by Is to 2 on April 7.
The Mutuals opened play April 10th again
! field nine on the Capitoline grounds. al
Won by 10 to only. Umpire, MIR. Cha
wick.
On Saturday. the New Haven nine played
match game of seven innings with pick
mine which reSultad in a victory for the n,