The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
SPORT ING N E w o.
The Athletes of Old England.
O'Leary Suffering, but Leads Them ALI.

National Associated Press to the Star
LONDON, March 23-12 MAJ noon to-
day O'Leary had accomplished 4S9 miles,
Vaughan 46S, and Brown 442. OLeary
still suffers much from the stifening of his
leg.
LONDON, March 23-3 P. NAT 2:30 P. M.
O'Leary scored 400 miles, and Vaughan ATS
Agricultural Hall is crowded and the wild
est excitement prevails.
LONDON, March $3.50 P. MAJ 4:15
p. m. O'Leary had covered sos miles, and
Vaughan 482 O'Leary has walked contn-
uously since O. clock this morning.
ROWING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON, March 23.-John Higgins, the
champion oarsman, and VIM. Elliott of
Newcastle, have signed articles to row
single scull race in the "best and best of
boats for G20O aside and the championship
of England. The race is to take place on
the Thames, from Putney to Mortlake, on
June 7th. Elliott recently defeated VIM.
Nicholson on the Tyne, and is looked for
ward to as the coming champion. Elliotts
style of rowing is likely to suit the smooth
water of the Thames He is such an un-
doubted stayer that be will be found very
hard to beat, even by the champion him
self, and both the cup and championship
are likely to be brought back to Newcastle.
ELLIOTT Is ALSO MATCHED
to row Thomas on April 9th, and leading
boating men of Newcastle are backing him
heavily to win both events.
OTHER PEDESTRIAN CONTESTS.
VIM. Howse, the winner of the recent in
ternational twenty-six hours walking
match, in which he walked one hundred
and twenty-nine miles in twenty-four hours
eight minutes and twenty-five seconds, has
issued a challenge to walk the winner of the
present six days tournament for $500 or
FL 900 side. 1t is rumored that Sir John
Ashley is his baeker. 1t is said O Leary, the
American, whether he wins or loses the
present contest, will be matched against
him. Albert Smith has announced he will
match O'Leary to walk any man in this
country from twenty-six to one hundred
and forty-four hours for f5, 900 a side and
upwards, or he will wager $1,000 against
81 500 that O'Leary can walk one hundred
and thirty miles in twenty-four hours or
five hundred and twenty-five miles i'll forty
four hours.
THE UNIVERSITY REGATTA.
A difficulty has arisen in selecting ref
cree for the coming eight-oared race be-
tween Oxford and Cambridge Universities
Oxford is determined to have new referee
this year. Cambridge objects, and don't
like throwing Phelps over after so many
years of service. The OXonians are deter
mined on the subject, as a resolution to that
effect was carried at recent meeting
Cambridge will, no doubt give in. Mr..
Farlie, the gentleman who will most proba-
bly, be invited to act in Phclp lps' place, was
Judge at the last Henley Regatta A rumor
is prevalent here that the press-boat is to be
suppressed this year. and that the Universi-
ties are each to have five tickets for news
paper purposes.
The American Sporting Boys.
THE PRIZE RING.
New YORK, March 23.-In the quiet vii
lage of Greenwich a battle was fought on
Wednesday evening, between Tom Allen
and Jack Glennan, in the presence of fifty
spectators. It lasted forty-five minutes
Thirty rounds were had before Allen cried
enough Jack McAndrew and Walter
Sampson stepped into the ring and fought
out an old grudge in one round The whole
affair was conducted with such secrecy that
the authorities knew nothing of it until
yesterday morning, and most of the inhab-
itants of the village have heard only rumors
of it. The quarrel between Allen and
Glennan is of some weeks standing
1t originated in Aliens stigmatizing the
guests at party attended by Glennan as a
drunken crowd. On Friday evening the
two men met near the railroad station, and
from words reached to blows They fought
few minutes and were separated, as
Glenan was getting the better of his antag
onist. 1t was then decided that they
should meet Wednesday evening on the
little triangular grass plat near the Union
burying ground and close to the boundary
wall of the Tweed place and settle the diff
Guilty according to prize ring rules, with
John Boles, of the Linwood House, as
referee. The laws of Connecticut impose a
penalty of Imprisonment for not more than
five years upon the principals in any prize
fight, and of not more than two years upon
any alder, abettor or spectator thereof. The
local authorities propose to take immediate
action in the case.
INTERNATIONAL RIFLE SHOOTING.
New York, March 23.-The Irish Rifle
Team decline to accept the invitation chal-
lenge received from the National Rifle AS
sociation of the United States to compete for
the 'Palma" in the long range international
rifle contest of 1873. Rigby, on behalf of
the team says: "Our team and the Scotch
team, singly, and the Irish, Scotch and En-
glsh teams combined, have competed fruit
lessly at Creedmoor." This confession, that
the American Team are unconquerable
upon their own ground, ought to induce a
that the American rihemen may SO hedge
in their trophy by persistently seeking the
shelter of home ranges, and selected one
at that, that foreign ritiemen may cease to
interest themselves in the matter of its pos
session, and by establishing more friendly
interchange between themselves may qui-
etly ignore it altogether.
BOGARDUs MAKES A FAILURE.
New YORK, March 23-Six hundred
sporting men and enthusiasts in pigeon
boo uopt 10 naarfont Darl,