The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-09
THE SPORTING FIELD.
SECOND ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF
THE TEXAS sPORTsMEN's
ASSOCIATION.
Result Of the First Two Days shooting
The Prizes and their winners.
Especial To The Dsmocrat.J

tA0At VI tAJ A1AtNo ppol hop'Ss@"oh
met Wednesday morning. The gun clubs
present were from Galveston, Houston, Nc.
Kinney, .Denison and Marshall; the latham
and Waco clubs. of Waco, participating.
The first contest was sweepstakes, single
trap, ten single birds, twenty y-one yards rise
twenty-six entries, S5 each. Thompson Nc
Culloch and Almond, Of Waco, and Yokum
and Hershey, Of Denison, made clean score
The tie was shot off, Almond and Hershey
winning.
The second contest was for fifteen glass
balls, eighteen yards rise, first prize $50 cash,
donated by Chas. A. Whitney, Of New Or
leans. s. B. DaPonte won tho first prize,
Ezra Mccall. Of Waco. the second prize.
The association met last night and adopted q
constitution and bylaws. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are: President, q. A.
Foote, Of Mckinney; W. M. Thompson, OF
Waco secretary; w. T.. Hughes, of Dallas,
treasurer.
The next annual meeting ID to be held at
Dallas In June. 1880. A committee OF five
were appointed to secure the enactment OF
laws for the protectiun Of game and fish.
81 h. DaPonte is debarred from the matches
on the ground that he is professional.
The shooting to-day was good. The first
contest was o sweepstakes, ten single BIRDS
The first prize, gold medal, was won by O..
Hershey; the second, q pitcher donated by
the Waco Waterworks, was won by T.. Fuller
Of Denison; the third by II s. Brown, OF st.
Louis; the fourth by Ell. NJ. Thompson, OF
Waco.
The second contest was for twenty glass
balls. There were twenty-three entries. The
first prize, q hunting buggy, was won by
Watson, Of Houston; the second, the ex-
sminer's prize, BY Almond. Of Waco; the
third by Campbell, Of Mckinney.
Watson, Of Houston, won the State medal
In o twenty-ball match with twenty entries.
The tournament continues two days longer
EXAMINER.
PAROLE WINS THE CHESHIRE STAKES IN A
CANTER. 4
LONDON, May 8.-The betting on the Han
dicap stakes race at the start was ) to
to against Sir Joseph. The race was closely
contested until near the finish, when Parole
went rapidly to the front and won in q canter
three lengths ahead OF Refer, with Sir Jo-
seph third. Time 2:12. Distance nearly
"a miles.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF PAROLES VICTORY
HIS FUTURE RACES.
LONDON, May 8.--Those OF the American
colony who were brOksn-hearted yesterday
at Chester. over Paroles defeat for the Ches-
ter cup, had ample satisfaction to-day, for
notwithstanding the extreme penalty Of
fourteen pounds for his Epson successes
making his weight total Of 134 pounds, he
won the Newgate Cheshire handicap dash Of
nearly mile and quarter with compare
live ease. The cup winner, Lord DuppIin's
Refer, was second, and In getting this place
ne showed how much advantage he had over
pounds more than for the cup. Parole
carried twenty-seven pounds more weight
than Refer in yesterdays race, and to-day
but sixteen pounds more. He ran mag
nificent race, the finish between him and
Refer causing the greatest excitement. With
his race to-day 1t may be said that the
spring campaign is over and he will return to
Newmarket the most successful horse in
training there. He will probably next be
seen at Epson on Friday, May, 30, In the race
Derby course, 9 mile and half, when
he will meet some Of the best horses
In England, including Lord Roseberry's
Touchet, Count LagraDge's Clementine and
1nsulaire,, Lord Hartington's Belphoce, Duke
Of Hamilton's Greenback, Mr.. GFuton's
lsonomy, and some dozen others. Some OF
the English authorities assume that Parole
will win this race, as he will receive an allow
ance OF ten pounds as foreignborn horse,
which, with his three pounds allowance al a
geidng, Will bring his weight down 10 125
pounds. After Epson comes Ascot, where
Parole will run.
PAROLES DEFEAT AT CHESTER.
LONDON, May 8.-The Sportsman says: No
excuse is made for Paroles defeat yesterday
AS the horses came streaming around the cas-
tie pole turn, Parole came with such O dash
that the race seemed entirely at his mercy,
but to the establishment of all, especially his
rider, he suddenly stopped as though shot,
and began to reel all over the track like a
drunken man.
1t is palpabIy fortunate for Parole that the
match between him and Isonomy was not
concluded, as the latter would assuredly have
beaten him. The inference deduced from to-
lays running being that speed, not stamina,
s his forte. In consequence Of his speed. he
expected to make a bold bid for the great
Cheshire handicap.
THE ENGLISH CRICKETEEs AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, May s.-Ghe new English
ericketers were yesterday favored with de-
ightful weather for the opening of their match
clubs Of New York and Philadelphia. The
grounds Of the st. George Club at Hoboken,
+, where the match was played, were in
excellent order.
THE WALKING MATCH AT GILMORE'S GARDEN.
NEW YORK, May s. In the pedestrian
tournament at Gilmore's Garden at II m.
he score stood: Gei0er BOG miles, Krohne
s94, Faber 286, Campana 26s. Curran 263.
NINE. ANDERSON AND CAPT BoYToE
CINCINNATI, May 8.-Madame Anderson
completed her 694th mile at 5 o'clock this
,vening. Besides doing the walking required
q her undertaking she has several times left
he track to walk four or five blocks to the
Of her manager, and given
lirn the scoring, returning In time to COM
olete her mile and half. She finished her
ask at 10 o'clock Sunday night.
Captain Paul Boyton is spending week
n the city, giving aquatic exhibitions at the
Zoo, which are witnessed by large crowds.
THE DWYER-ELLIoTT PRIZE FIGHT.
ERIE, Pa, May 8.-The prize fighters and
)arty of friends left here at O'Clock this
morning for the battle ground. No one in
own seems to know where the fight is to take
,lace, although 1T is surmised that Long
Point is the spot agreed upon. An evening,
oaper says the party sailed under sealed
,rders. They had the small steamer Frost,
;arrying 300 persons; the rest OF the party
vent in small boats. Consequently the IN
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