The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-14
SPORTING MAITEkS.

IT is proposed that the next lnterna-
tionsl rifle contest shall take place at
Paris during the time OF the exhibition
The Harvard college club has accep-
ted Yales challenge Tor q race in. eight
cared boats, and chooses New London.
AN immense pike weighing seventeen
ana a-hslt pounds. was caught out OF
the pool near the Castle Nills. Dorklng,
in Ell gland, recently. The fortunate
angler was m cXCuTsiOnlst from London.
TIE receipts NJ the late meeting oil
the Colum bus (Ohio) driving park assc-
citation amounted 10 81 1873 50. and the
expenditures to Sll,377 93, leaving In
the treasury for future expenses the neat
little sum Of 40 cents.
The stable of Lord Falmouth at a re.
cent date, be ore tie close OF the racing
season in England, had won him the
splendid and unprecedented sum OF
Sl72,l65. Lord Falmouth breeds all MS
own horses, and has seldom more than
score IN training.
UNDER the terms of rifle match be-
tween the Oakland Guard, OF San Fran
cisco, and Ro1bury City Guard, of Bos
ton, the team of the latter eight men)
saot Vt Malnul-hill range, near Boston,
on Saturday afternoon, making 273 out
of possible 400.
The Chicago Post estimates the net
losses of different base ball clubs this sea
son rs follows: Chicago, $4,000; st.
Louis, S6,0OG Hartfords, $500; Louis.
viles, $1,000; Bostons. $780, Stars,
$1,000; indianapolis, $4,000; Tecumseh,
$4,000; Milwaukee, $1,000.
The Turf, Field and Farm, says the
reason OF Ten Broe3k's defeat by Parole
WAS because he had been overturned,
and was entirely out of condition. 1t
advises Mr.. Harper to "let him get big
and lusty, rs he should be from his con-
formation, train him properly next
sprinr, and bring him North in June.
The horse which can then defeat him
must indeed be marvel
The list of jockeys who have been most
successful during the present season is
Barrett, who. out of 10 mounts, won "a,
gaining Si0,9iO tor his employers; Bar
bee comes next, with $751; 80, having
won 20 times in SO mounts; Hayward,
who only won times out OF AZ mounts,
gained S23,625, his look in winning the
ten thousand" match at the Jerome
park spring meeting having given him a
strong hoist.
SOME of the members of the defeated
English rifle team are writing to the
papers in regard to their defeat n
Creedmoor. Mr.. Rigby finds some ex.
PLANTATION in climatic differences, such
rs the greater hest and dryness of oar
climate. Major Young sscribes the de-
feat TO want of team training. Major
Leech admits the superiority of Ameri-
can rifles, while also laying great stress
upon the want OF team training.
THERE is good deal of fun in sport
ing circles over the credulity of an elder
is New York gentleman named Trask.
lie has good mare, but who would find
il difficult 10 beat four minutes. But
some ot the boys lave been amusing
themselves by timing her performances
ut such fabulous figures at 2;20, 2:l5,
&c, and at an exhibition of speed at an
agricultural fair the jokers gave hcr the
wonderful time of 2:l2! Mr.. Trask
thinks he has the fastest trotter in the
world; regards all attempts to unde-
ceive him rs the efforts OF designing per-
sons, and would not take $4,000 Tor his
mare.
Mr.. KIssEL, an eminent sportsman OF
Detroit, recently went out to shoot quail.
lie took deg along who knew sIl about
the business and young man who
knew very little about it. TIE young
man drove an innocent rabbit into II
hollow log. Mr.. KissePs soul is usually
above rabbit, but on this occasion he
too, turned aside and interested himself
IN the capture of qaadruped. The
dog took no interest in the proceedings.
The novice prodded the cavity with a
stick ut one end of the lor, while Mr.
Kssel stood at the other. When the
rabbit sprang out vt Dir. Kissel's end of
the log, the novice, highly excited, fired.
Mr. Kissel dropped, and several surgeons
have been busily engaged exploring his
legs for the greater portion OF q pint of
bird shot. The rabbit escaped.