The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-01
THE SPORTING WORLD.
The Turf.
NASHVILLE RACEA

ID Z. lIoiu HhuIpHyi NY rat mdlloy, uaiH
Wenonah; W. NJ. johnson & Co.'s b. f.
Marchioness, by Monarchist, dam Hello
trope; J. NJ Arnold & Co. s b. (. Beatitude,
by Bonnie Scotland, dam Mariposa; VIM.
CottrelPs b. c. Monopole, by War Dance,
dam Monomania; and Cree q Thiel's b. f.
Mary Walton, by John Morgan, dam Etfie
Creatham,
The second race will be an Association
purse, dash of one mile. The starters will
be Edwards & Co.'s ch. C. Ben. Harde,
Grigsby, Wandir, Matagorda and Joe
Rhodes
The third race will be a handicap dash of
one mile and quarter. The starters, with
weights, are as follows Stella, 95 pounds;
Edna b., IS pounds; Omega, SS pounds d.
F. kenner, 105 pounds; Tolema, 95 pounds;
Clemmie G., los pounds. The purse is 5000,
$50 to be given to second horse.
Baseball.
| AT CHICAGO TO-DAY.
| CHICAGO, May 1.-The weather is mngnii-
cent for the opening League games of base
ball between the Syracuse and Chicago
Mines, which begins on Lake Front at
p. III. There is large attendance.
| Shooting.
cREEDMooR MATCHES
New York, May 1.-The Range and Prize
Committees of the National Rifle Associa-
tion have adopted programme of matches
to be shot at Creedmoor during May. 1t
includes popular competitions for every
Wednesday and Saturday in the month.
PedestrianiSm.
THE LADIES AND THEIR LAPS.
RATTrMOpF Nav In tho lalieoi twan.
tysix hour walking match which closed
last night Miss Rogerson made 67 miles,
and Miss Marston 55 miles and II laps. The |
twenty-five mile contest between Mackey |
and Pierce was won by the former, Pierce |
only making 16 miles.
TWENTY-FIVE MILES FOR $500.
New YoRK, May IA twenty-five mile |
walking match for $780, between W. L. |
Harding and +. G. Holske, takes place at |
Gilmore's Garden Saturday night. Holske
is the favorite.
Ring.
PRIzE-FIGHT NEXT THURSDAY.
New York, May IA prize-ight be-
tween Dwyer and Elliott, for $1,000 and |
the championship, will take place near |
Port Dover, Canada next Thursday.
Aquatic.
hANLhN AM ThhDoN fhAlIltlNi.
LONDON, May 1.-Hanlon and IIawdon |
are practicing on the Tyne. Yesterday |
Hanlan with Plaisted rowed four mile at |
good pace, sculling well all the way showing |
he has fully recovered Canadians offer six |
to four, but the Hawdontes want seven to |
four. Wallace Ross is now at New Castle. |
He has challenged Hanlan, and wants a |
match with Nicholson.
BicycuIar.
sEvENTY-Two HOUR TOURNAMENT.
New YoRK, May IA seventy two hour
bicycle tournament will take place in the |
American Institute, beginning May 14th. |
Denyille Mcclellan, Messenger, Harding
and others are entered.
Notes.
Game called at 3 p. IN. to-day.
Look out for some heavy batting to-day.
The Builalos play the Dostons this after
noon at Buffalo.
The Star Grounds are about ready, and
the boys are out practicing daily.
The Syracuse Team are in Chicago, and
will play the Chicagos this afternoon.
In the baseball combination at the pool.
rooms the Cincinnatis, Bostons and Chi
Cages are the favorites.
This afternoon the Reds cross bats with
the Troy team strong club, and one that
VIII make things interesting for our bows.
Whoop 'em up.
Cleveland, Rochester and other E,storr
associations, with the exception of Buffalo
have barred Proteine out of the 2:1S class
This is abominable. At least Kelley 9nd
Woltsten think so.
The pool rooms have been doing con, mar i
stively nothing all week, but henceforth a
business will be rushing" This afternoon G
The rooms are crowded with eager men {
iWaltlng the innings as they come in by [
telegraph.
The Cleveland Leader SAYS the bows ore a
'inging "Oh, Just Before the Battle" We {
hlnk they will lose some of their energy t
)eiOre another sun sets. They play their
opening League game with the Providence il
cam this afternoon. /
The Reds opened the season of 1873 inst !,
me year ago to-day in a match game WITH o.
he Milwaukees in this city, and won by ~
core OF SIX to four. They also won their :;
ext five games Two with the Milwau
ees, six to two and four to one, and three
With the Chicagos, by the following scores: !,
oCr to three, nine to one, and four to one. y
Nashville American: Before the races r,
the Nashville track, yesterday, the fol. N
owing stock, the property of Mr. George
'. Darden, was sold: Bay mare Calomel
y imp. Carwell, dam Dora by Australian,
18th bay colt by John Morgan, sold to G.
V. SCooggins for $l40 Chestnut colt. r.
oaIed in 1877, by John Morgan, dam Cal n
mel No. !, sold to John LEVEL for 500. y.
lay colt foaled in 1878, by Bonnie Scot IL
md dam Boquette by Bulletin, sold to b,
OIL W. fl. Johnson for $lO5. Mr.. John W
IN also bought John Morgan colt for II
1875. al
The London Times speaking of Paroles W W
rst victory, says; "The Newmarket Hand
,ap witnessed the triumph of the colors of n,
lr. I. LoriIlard, the American gentleman ra
'ho has brought over stud of horses to y,
~ comparisons with our home produce, h,
nd to-day, on the occasion OF his first run w
) well as his first win he tried conclusions
18th horse who was thought last year to
c about the best three-year-old in England
When lsonomy won the Cambridge ro
hire in the style he did, such was ie
ne opinion expressed; and to-day,
arrying the steadier of sst. lib
e was warm favorite in the Newmarket
handicap Parole met him at Slb,, and it
i'll be sufficient to say here that he gave
'onomy quite a 5lb. beating-a bringing
,gether of American and English horses
hich will give racing men food for reaec-
on. u
Lima made the running with a clear nd
'ntage OF Drumhead, The Dean, and Pa
'le, Rylstone and lsonomy lying off. They
e in this order to the turn of the lands
here Rylstone dropped away into the ay