The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07

Peter Grassland, the English pedestrian |
and Dooler, who recently defeated Gnyon ID q
ssventy-fys hGur contest at Chicago are TO
he matched to WALK seventy-five hours for
$500 q siGs.
Although Da't's team Of English ertcketers
will arrive in this country in about three
weeks, the gentlemen Interested In the New
York games have not as yet selected their /
representatives.
At Hendon England, the amateur swim |
ming championship Of Great Britain vas won |
by Horace Davenport. Els swain one mile
against ten competitors AND covered the dis |
lance In 81 minutes seconds. Davenport |
now holds th3 i've and one mile cham pfof-
ship
It is cabEed that Parole has been backed to
win over $4,000 In the race for the Cam
nridgeshire stakes. This ongnt to settle II.
Probably no will go the weights now, and
down will go the horse. The weights are not
due until September 4.
Capt w. Fl jackson, OF Boston, made re-
rnarkabs record in 81 congestion for the
spirit of The Times trophy, at Walnut Hill,
near Boston, recently. There were seven con
testarlts and each flied fifteen shots at 800.
900 and 1000 yards, and although Jaekson's
total was but 2f7 out ri 8 possible 2z5, he hit
the bull S-eye at every shot ut 800 and 1000
yards, which Is q feat that has never before
been accomplished by any rifienian.
The Chicago Tribs1oe says: "ft Ia a. pretty
we'll known fact that during the past two
weeks the aggregation Of base bail talent va
riously known as the Cuicagos, the White
Stockings, the Six Stockings, Anson's Gang,
Hulbert's Hired Men, etc, have been bringing
disgrace upon this city and excavations upon
their own heads by the extraordinary capable
manner in which they have allowed them |
selves to be beaten BY clubs which, Few
weeks ago, they would have scorned to &C
knowledge mad any snow Of defeating them.
FsoweiI, the English pedestrian, when he
talks about the coming contest for the Ashley |
belt, his eyes flash with determination, but he |
INDUCES in no idle boasting. He feels, how
ever that the only man who stant.5 between
him and success Is Weston. Or tie American
representatives outside OF Weston, Panchot Is
looked upon as the most formidable, although
Ennis, Guyon, Krohne, Taylor. jackson,
butcher, Merritt Hart or the Indian from
California may prove the dark horse OF the
race.
SIosson (ehaIlenger} and Schaefer champion
for the championship of America. La the last
| contest between these experts, Ia a l0O9-potnt
game, Schaefer run 69J, won bhe game and
averaged $685.. Schaefer'S run and average
still stands the best ON record. S osson's
| best run, previous to Schaefef's, was 464. and
| was tbs best on record. LIZ these experts meet
the game will be interesting. Many think
Schaefer can defeata player In the world In
| a game OF 1900 points, while Siossons friends
| think him Schaefer's equal In a 6a0-point
| game.
Regarding the proposed race between Han
Ian and Courtney, Wallace Rose, the famous
oarsrnan, bluntiy says: II rather guess that
| Hanlan is shy of Courtney. That Lachine
pull was q hard one, as hard as the mile he
| pulled against him before upset on tire Ken
| nsbeccasis. He feels that ne risks his honor
| In rowing against Courtney, and he il not the
man to do that without there Is good big
| purse mp. II the Yanks put up $4,000 for the
| winner and 1t would pay several places to
| give that much for match between Hanlan
aad CourtGey~Hanian would row him and,
/ k,t1f rGtI in
advance"
/ At England, recently, Warburton, the IA
nous runner, accomplished D great perform
ancs. He attempted to beat the fastest six
mile running time. The Sporting Chronicle
says: "fne first three miles took Warnurt1n
Is rs to cover, and the next three Is :461laa-
81 .I21a, That Is to say, he mode an average
for three miles Of So, and OF 5:15lla for the
| last half Of the journey. 1t is quite evident
/ from these figures that the five ule record
| OF rs :13 must nave been beaten as well on this
occasion, for, adding the average time OF the
| miles after the third, accomplished In Is 26,
the total for five miles s Is 81. It should be-
borne In mind that the previous best on rec
| ord performances at these distances were ac-
| eonplished by Glib over Stamford Bridge
I OATH a vastly superior ground to that at
Haywood and thereby the merit Of Warbur-
tons feat on Saturday becomes more con-
| spicuous.
Boyton and Webb are to swim another
match. The conditions are for Boyton to
| float and paddle 12la miles while Webb swims
without artificial aid 10 miles. The race is TO
take place at Boston, September 4. and the
stakes are $500. Recently Webb foolishly un-
dertook to swim 20 miles while Boyton
should paddle % miles Ia his rubber suit.
Webb was, for the first time In his life, at
tackled by cram pS and forced to give up the
contest, He had been from the start steadily
falling behind his handicap. aid had evident
j ly, through overestimate OF mis- own powers,
or failure to appreciate the possibilities OF
the Boyton suit, set himself an impossible
task. This fact was patent to all, and Boyton
could have won the match by several miles.
the record shows that the first half mile was
covered by Boyton In 9m., and Webb In 16m
3Os. The mile score Was, foyton 23Ga., Web5
38m. As the swimmer would surely tire be-
fore the paddler, this may be correctly taken
as fair test Of the comparative speed OF the
competitors, and would show that Boyton
should give Webb one mile in three, instead
Of one mile in five.
The OLeary belt contest has over sixty en-
tries, including Blower Brown an Of Eogland,
/ Those VINO have paid in the full amount of Sl0o
are J. Donneliy. NJ NJ. Costello e. Davis and
} E Lomax-four In all-aad all others are no
titled that the balance OF the 800 due must
be In the hands OF the stakeholder on Or before
September u, while those who may yet think
2 of sending in their names will nave TO Go 81
. not later than Saturday, September 49, OF
, which date the entry list will close. The se
lection OF Lne twenty-five InrH VINO VIII hc oil
) lowed to take part IN the com petition will no
3 be made until after SEPTEMBER %. 20 unit
that time it will not be possible to tell who ar
: the genuine entries. After this list has beer
made Out, on September %, the prizes wnici
it Is proposed to give for another six-tlay con-
test, open only to those VINO had regularly
Z entered and were left out OF the first race, vii
b. announced. Those who wish can start II
this race, and to those who do not care to az
so their 500 will be returned. To provide
against the possible failure, on account. o
;. sickness or other cause, ofsome OF the selected
competitors to start, five substitutes Will %
chosen who will fill up the broken ranks. Iht
: management will furnish for the use OF eacf
competitor dressing-roon, bed5tead anf
bedding a cook-stove and necessary furniture
heat and light, and nothing more, the com
petitors providing their own food, cloth1ns
aud attendance.