The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-06
with diiiiculty been pTeye1ed RON m ngn1ng;;
walking 1000 quarter miles ID 5000 quarter

IN the contest for the Ashley belt IN Eng
ond both Brown and the winner Weston beat
the best time on record, Oh the following
shows At 2G hours from the start, the record
stood: Weston, 127 miles; Brown, 12e miles,
record OF April a. Brown had been leading
iii day, and only lost this lead by sleeping
while Weston was walking during Monday
night. When fairly ct work On tuesday ne
soon repassed Weston, and ct ~ hours from %
previous records, with 9 score Of a7 miles Ii1s
against 2O5 miles, the best performances NTH
srto recorded. At "a hours both men
had beaten the records. Brown, Sls
miles Weston, a1s = miles: 1 former
passed Brown, and never again lost the lead,
the score being: Brown and Weston, 80
miles: previous records, 344 miles. At 80
hours, Weston $50 miles; previous record, w
miles. Here Weston rested long enough 90
800 miles: previous records, 40s miles,. At
ito hours, Weston 42s miles; previous
records, An. AT 100 hours, Weston Alb miles;
previous records 480 miles. At lsl hours,
Weston 49s miles, previous ~ records. Coy m1les
records, 537 miles. AT l4O hours 10 minutes
he had Just equaled the best previous record
81 542 sic miles, LII 140 hours ~ minutes 20
seconds; and, going on, made $50 miles In
141 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds.
HORSE NOTES.
Chas. j. Foster, OF the Sportsman, thinks
Spendthrift "a race horse Of ten Thousand
The most successful Western jockey this
season is Isaac Murphy, colored h eoy; ,,ho
beat Parole for the Chester cup, Is credited
with winning $4,000 on that race.
Il Id stated that $1s, 500 has lately been re-
fused for the stallion Of Hambletonian Nam
in the months o April and May Mr.. Fred
Archer, the noted English jockey, had a47
mount and won 49, Constable came next with
on mount and 20 wins.
The highest price ever paid for horse n
Smith, Of the Fashion Stud, to M. Welsh, Of
Chestnut Hill, for the famous mare Lady
ThOrne.
EToETERA.
Wallace Ross has decided to row Hanlan
again.
Hanlan's winnings in England amount tc
S32, 900.
John Allen, on wager OF els TO g20, rode
eighteen miles on bicycle in som. Dos, which
Is wonderful time, considering that the track
was muddy, and wind and rain were agains'
the performer. .,.-a
upon lesser people should present their bills
The story runs that the twain recently gave
an exhibition at French club-rOOrn, anG
Vignaux desired much to win the game II
order to continue himself In the good graeet
of the members. As GARNER had favored
Vignaux before In matters Of this kind, the
latter counted upon his favOring him again
Unfortunately for Vignaux and his dnoat,
pr0pre, Albert beat him In presence OF his pc,
club. Wherefore the reputed dlsslmilarity be-
tween these players.
One OF the gentlemen who were the hackers
ID the Sexton Dion $4,000 match in New Or.
leans has expressed himself ready TO make
abe biggest match on record His project ID
to back Slosson against Schaefer at the regu.
lar game ifor $4,000 a side, and be himself
viii take all of the stake that Slosson does
not want. The gentleman has not seen SlossoI
play the regular game In many months; bu1
he has seen him ply cushion caTons, and nc
expressed himself satisfied that o man who
could play that game SO we'll as George Is do
ing ought to be able to beat schaefer at any
game.
The diamond trophy was competed for O.
Creedmoor, u. l., June 25, the number OF en-
tries being 1876. I'd. Dolan won, with Q scoTe
of "A, A. B. Van Heusen following with 43; j
Al; j. r.. Grohman, FL. Donaldson and !. I
Price. 40 each. On the same day the members
of the Amateur Club shot for q French clock
at 800, 800 and 1000 yards, fifteen rounds 9
each distance with this result: X. Rathbone
2n points. The Twelfth Regiment Rible Clul
b. Van Heusen, with Al out of d possible SO.
On the twenty-third ultimo Slosson began
testing his new 51O table. On the following
day he called run OF 500 at the outset OF OIL
inning, his opponent being Eugene Carter
He kept 1t up until he had made 613: On thu
next day he called run OF 500 against Car
ter again, and this time did not stop until h!
had got up to 993, the balls having frozen
mt g82. We Saw this run, which was con
| tinuous rail- after the tenth shot, and sucl
close nursing that the circuit OF the table wa
mot made three times 1t surpasses Slos
sons next highest run, also made in q public
room, by 125 points. Had this Performance
| OF the twenty-tifth been seen by the gentle
man who had offered to back him for $4,000
there Id no telling what proposition he woul
have made to insure q big match.