The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-14
SPORTING NOTES.
Tho Gun, tho Rink, Tho Cne, tho Oar the
Turf Outdoor Sports Generally.

Tho retging billiard king VIM. Sexton.
The Creedmoor rIlo butts are boIng ro-
| paired nj II cost OF $1,000.
| Cor,rtnoys finest aquatic performance IL
| backing water.
| Senator Rnyard IL mn athlete. and Ia famous
| aa n pedestrian and boxer.
Tho annual meeting of the National RlHo
Association will be- held January 10. 1880.
St Juien's attempt TO beat his record has
nRnin heen postponed.
James Gordon Bonuetts now steam yacht
will cost Sl6G0no
The Portland Rowing Association n new
organisation. will hold q grand open regatta
next seaaon ut Portland
VIM HI. Vanderbilt says TINT IN Small
TIopes and Lysandor Boy no has tho fastest
pair Of horses In the world
r. II. Armstrong; time for as miles walk
Ing. Ih, am o.. is stlll the fastest amateur
time on record IN this country.
The trainer OF the mare Sn-So, by George
Wilkes, predicts TINT she will trot In 2 ~ or
better another year.
Hngardna. the champion wing shot Of
America, ofTara To wager $1,000 against $4,000
that he can break $500 glass balls In 40 min
utes.
Dol. j H. Mclaughlin has retired from the
wrestling arena. He wrestled ten times for
tho oellar-and- elbow championship and re-
tired victorious.
Two base ball clubs composed fdeaf mutes
have been orsnnized In ONO 1t Is sad % soe
tho defeated club abusing the umpre with
theIr thimba md fingers.
Tho Now York SPIRIT OF The Times not m
aptly styles Courtney the aquatic Charlie
Ross" The whole affair leaves "a bitter"
I'm the mouth.
David Bonner recently took 5000 ard ak
horace from hts brother Robert for tho four
year old marc Hasy Darling. by kentucky
Prince. dam by Stridcway
The hlaet stallion Thomas IefnrR"n, IT.,
once Thought to bn "a coming horse" now
eight years old, fell under the ham Fnor for
$3.50 nj Hartford, recently.
Kuwiars are current that Bonner socks tho
purchase o. the wonderful trotter. St julien,
and that the owners Of that horse will part
with him for not less than S60.0GU,
The purses of tho Chicago Jockey Club for
thcir running ana troitinR races next season
amount To nearly " 900. 10 this amount will
bo added theeEtrancr stakes of the race Rloet-
ing.
Although tho location OF the next annual
regatta OF the National Association OF mn-
tour 0arsmen has not yet been decided on.
the races Will occur, probably. Mt Saratoga.
and Ia August instead Of July, as heretofore.
Cant. Webb, having failed 10 accept Paul
Royton's late challenge the ruhber man now
Offers TO give Webb three miles start IN race
from tho Battery New York, around Scotland
lightship and back.
Jacob Schaefer the ex-champion billiard
player, says Great empires rise and fall"
He has posted $3.50 and challenges VIM. Sex
ton to play for the trophy recently won by
Sexton Ia the tournament and tho champion
ship.
An American IL NODDED In England to win
the Ashley belt. Rawel has decided that the
next race for the tcophy will take place u
England and he will not no n competitor for
IL hp 10 ~ "a
VINO will prefer to race for IN America.
Next season will he q notable one on the
English TURF. Lord Falmouth has u splendid
lot Of tive ytar-ulds. The French stables will
he well represented and the aited States Will
make some strong bids for some OF the lead
ing events
pr Carver Is gaining laureig wherever he
goes in England. His marvellous perform
ances with the rifle sre the theme of universal
admiration. while his modest beaeing and up-
assuming demeanor are duly appreciated by
English sportsman OF all grades.
The competition for the bicycle champion
ship of France took place on the ninth in
slant. The contestants were III. Ierront and
n. Hommey and the distance was tive miles,
which was Travelled over by Nj. Hommey In
17m sos, with NJ Terront second, IL ism
l5s.. and III. Mamie third, In Ism. ass.
II Il reported that In game of billiards, at
Sing Sing. n. T.. a few evenings Gince be-
WYNN ntllNUlHH IltlStL hul baSO6 GGllAtt5I.
under the new balk-ine rules, Heiser won In
two innings. making four points In the first
and POS In the seeond--the latter being the !
largest run yet made In the new game. |
Isonomy.s performances on the English |
turf this season In winning the Queens vase |
1t Ascot the gold cup at the same meeting, |
he Goodwood cup, the Brighton cup and the
Doncaster cup, have never In the history of |
he turf been paralleied, and yet Parole, In
he Newmarket handicap last spring, was
'qual to the task Of defeating this equine
prodigy.
In the first OF the siX-day bicycle contests
between the great English team and we'll