Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-14

aggravate Mr.. Vanderbilt into double team
race by publishing 1 challenge of this ma
ture: $500 that Small Hopes and Lady
Mack cannot trot mile over Prospect park
in 2:181155; 1880 that they cannot trot in
2:2O; 1880 that they cannot trot in 2:23,
and 81, 600 even that pair of horses owned
BY one man, and never hitched together, can
beat Mr.. Vanderbilt's team in race Of milo
heats, best three in five.
Mr.. u. V. Bemis. owner of Bonesetter,
has announced his readiness to accept the
proposition for match between his horse
and Proteine, provided the race is trotted over
the Chicago course, he to choose one judge,
the owners of Proteine another, and they
two the other. Mr.. Bemis will be disap-
pointed if Bonesetter does not trot in PIT
or 2:18 this season.
The GLOBE is pleased to acknowledge
the receipt of Walldce's Monthly, an illus
trated magazine devoted to horse and cattle
breeding. The two numbers before Us con-
tain nearly $50 pages Of closely printed mat
ter of interest to breeders and patrons of
the tulf. Mr.. Wallace is q vigorous thinker
and writer. and gets up . magazine that
breeders can i'll afford to be without.
The Milwaukee Driving Park association
has fxsd upon the dates from june to z,
Inclusive, for it's spring meeting.
The Chicago Field says: According to
sEsasntiy Published statistical rsturns, the
total nambsf a horses on the fnos of ~
inhabited eioho il estimated ct bs4usan
forty-five and nifty millions. or these,
1G, l60, 600 are accredited to Russia, $3.50, 600
to Germany, 2,225,00O to Great Britain,
2,748, goo to France, 2,179, 900 to Hungary,
], 1867 900 to the rest of the Austrian empire,
Loco. 900 to Turkey, 598, 900 to Norway and
Sweden, $4,000 to Holland and Belgium,
478,O0O to Italy, 1000 to Denmark.
s, 1904 GOO to the United States, 1000, 900 to
the Argentine Republic, 1854, 900 to Canada,
and 1 GOO, 600 to Uruguay.
President Hayes war-horse, Old Whitley.
died at Fremont, o., recently, aged 20 years.
The old veteran was ridden by the President
in some Of the battles of the rebellion, and
bore several scars from wounds received.
He was inferred with military honors in the
grove near the Presidents house. beside
the late Mr.. Burchard's horse, Old Ned.
Base Ball.
Notwithstanding st. Paul has dropped out
Of the cities supporting professional ball
club, there still remain large number of So
called slunatics'' who closely watch the pro.
gress of the game; and are interested in
everything pertaining to it. Such will be
pleased to learn that Capt. j. w. Miller, of
the old Red Caps, now located at Fort Smell
ing, IN response to urgent requests of the
garrison, is about to organize a military
nine and proposes return games With such
amateur club as shall assume to defend the
credit of St. Paul. Capt. Miller says there
are several very fine players at the fort and
he expects he will have very strong team
Ed. Gault, first baseman of the old Red
Caps. spent the Sabbath in st. Paul. Ed.
had strong bid to play at Detroit, Mich.
this season, but having started in to make
himself practical railroad man, he declined
Ed. now tips the beam at 2OS pounds, ani
physically is as nearly in perfect conlitlo1
as he could we'll be.
I. Arthur Allison, of the old Red Cap nine
has position in the treasury department q
Washington, and is going to stick to it. II,
will, however, take every occasion to see Lit
tie Mack and Joe Ellick handle the sphere
| who play with the Nationals this year, Littl
Mack at short and Ellick on third. Litt]
Mack is reported in prime condition til;
spring, more handy than usual with til
J, ball, and his friends who have heen close]
watching his career, predict that his recor
at the close of the season will not be f.
from the top of the short stops, both j
fielding and batting.
Salisbury and En-. Gross pitch and cate
for the Detroits this season. They are
big pair, provided En-. does not crook b
elbow too often. Ely is spoken of for IL
right field in the same club. Buckalew wi
be change pitcher.
Walker, whose skip of the Red Caps at th
time the Manchesters visited st. Paul i
1876, and for which he was expelled by tt
international association, has been reinstate
and is now in good standing
In making his application for reinstate
ment, Walker freely acknowledge
the wrong he did in violating his agreemer
with the Red Gaps, but claimed in extenus
ton that he had been misled by the mar
ager of the Manohesters, and that havin
been punished for two seasons, he ought I
be forgiven and given an opportunity to sho
that he was square. Some club will get
good general player and big batter.
) The Dubuque nine for this season include
Refs and Lapham of Chicago, Sullivan {
st. Louis, and six of the Peorias of '7S. viz
!. w. Gleason, j. Gleason, LOTUS, Radbour1
Alveretta and Taylor. The Gleasons will I
: remembered here and at Minneapolis.
The league mines will do considerab
travelling this season in playing the cham1
ionship games, the Cincinnatis and Chicag,
: having the greatest distance 700 mil
: each-and the Syracuse Stars the least