The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30
PORTING NOTES.

SPORTING NOTES.
Professor Igar, the accomplished finger
and thumb billtardist, ID In o precarous state
of health.
A meeting Of the board Of review Of thu
National TrottinR Association viii be held al
che Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Oh Tues
day, December Q.
Mil. Z. Moller, Jr., OF New York, has pur.
chased from Mr.. Louis Lorilhrd the fact bay
mare Forest Girl. The price was about $l70o
Mr.. Moller will use her on the road.
It has been Officially" decided that tht
recently al Buffalo, N. X. does not bar out
side clubs from bringing any chosen players
nnd entering the league
IA challenge has been forwarded by Joseph
Udell, the owner Of Sleepy Tom, tho blind
PAGER boastinR record or 2124, to tho
between these two equine celebrities. thai
shall come or either this fall or next spring
John III. Graham, of Erie, pa, celebrated
his twentieth birthday on November II by m
exhibition VI hts ekii la Carver. The feat
was 1000 glass balls. 80 ealibre Remington
rifle and though the wind was strong and
Nusty he broke 9S6. His last 500 was smashed
without miss.
ii Col uonley having declined to continue the
y management Or the Chicago Jockey and 'Trot-
ss
tirmed the appointment VI Mr.. D. u, Hin, Of
Kansas City, a. superintendent. Mr. j. II.
Haverly has snb-let the clubhouse to Mr..
Albert Longley.
The French stable ruled over by Count La
NrHDKe has been In very bad odor on the
English turf throughout the past season.
Their horses have frequently performed In q
manner that, had d little man been the owner
1 would have brought him into unpleasant re-
latiunB with that august body, the Jockey
Club.
AT the national archery tournament, held
last August In Chicago. quito a number Of
4 fine English made yew bows went to pieces Ia
their owners hands. Al the yew bows which
Rre imported to this country, range In price
from vas to $50 aud yet often bloak before
they have been in use month 1t Ia difficult
10 see Of what the English superiority con-
Hiets, unless IL be the price.
The horses az the Msssrs. Dwyer Brothers.
Brambla, WarHeld, Lawrence, Rhadaman.
thus, Luke Blackburn, Mpllie Mckinley,
Charles dorham and the two-year-oid by
King Alfonso, have arrived safe md sound ut
Nashville. 1t 10 probable that other stables
will follow the example Of the Messrs Dryer,
and that larger number OF horses than ever
will keep this winter at the capitol OF Ton
nessee.
The Americans challenging for the Ashley
belt the next contest for which will come OFF
lii the Agricultural Hall, Isltngton. London,
are Peter I. Phanchot and Daniel O'Leary
far % OF present decided, Faher. Merritt, Wes-
ton, Guyon, Krohne and Murphy. Hazael and
Rowell will doubtless DO assisted BY another
half dozen or go VI their countrymen LII their
endeavors TO retain the belt
The recent Ashley belt iifty-miles' competi-
ton In England proved q perfect farce. There
were but three competitors. two Of whom
soon ran themselves to a standStill. Mason,
after leading for the first seventeen miles, fell
All 10 pieces and left the track. Then Her.
47S
Ina when he had travelled twenty nine miles,
and he had to retire This left only Bailey,
the holder OF the belt, In the race. and when
ne had covered thirty miles In hours IL
minutes and ~ seconds he was told he might
stop.
The third annual winter meeting of the
Kniokerboeker Club ts announced for the
evening af December and q. ut the Madison
Square Garden, New York. Ont the first even
Inv there will he a Twenty-Five milo walk, the
third annual contest for the amateur cham
pionship VI America. On the sixth there will
Ia q seventy five yard running handicap, a
quarter mile run handicap. half mile handi-
cap, one mile handicap two hundred and
twenty yard run handicap, one mile walk
handicap, three mile walk handicap, one mile
bicycle race and one hour racr, go-as- you
please. Here Ia an opportunity for amateurs
To distinguish themselves.
Davis, the heaviest professional better Of
the English ring, who has for years been lead
Va
at Brighton. died there recently. An idea of
the magnitude of his transactions may ba
Gathered from the mention OF the bet he laid
D'Orsay Clark Of $50o,00Oto $500 against Van |
dermelin for the Derby. Davis was thorough |
IN honest In all his transactions. His last
words showed that, though b. had long since
cut hia connection with the turf, he still re-
4Rrtied all mundane affairs from u race course
point OF view. The night before he died he
1nsfinctively knew that the end was at hand. |
ssT'he event comes off tonight William" said |
the aratwhile leviathan better, as his servant
babe him good night. On going to awake
him Iii the morning his faithful attendant
found that during the night he had peace
fully "handed In his checks
Rae. the Canadian. who was one Of the
competitors 10 the q Leary go.as-yon- please
defiance all hitherto accepted trainers rules,
Tor speaking of his eccentric conduct a local
Journal says. .He came here on Monday last
nm entire stranger, and he leaves with the
reputation, at least, OF being the champion
,taD-as-you- please walker In the country. Dur
Ing the week he had no trainer or attendant.
and did just exactly what he PLEASED. He
walked when he felt like 1t, and went OF the
track whenever he pleased. In fact, he VIC
lated all the rules heretofore laid down by
physicians md trainers Of pedestrians In re-
yard to eating drinking and smoking. When
ever he felt like taklhg his glass Of lager he
quit the track and made for the nearest
saloon without coat or hat. He smoked his
niua eat whatever his fancy dictated, and vet
kent la excellent condition, booking at the
close about as fresh as when he started"
The first prize WAS carried oH by A.. Harr-
man, OF HavefhilI, Mass, who covered $40
miles Ian, while Rae, the remarkable, flush
ed fourth, with sos miles 10 laps to his credit.
The club Questtea Again.
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