The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-07

Medcaft rode Harper, ana the opinion
prevailed for awhile that he gave the race
away. He certainly did pull on the rib
bons more than he ought to have done.
Harper is not staying horse, and should
not be run in heat races. He is splendid
mile-dash horse.
The trotting races begin at Chester Park
July and continue four days
The runners have already begun to leave
here for st. Louis, where the races COM
mence next Tuesday.
John Harper's Jockey thinks he can beat
Egypt any day in a mile dash, but other
knights of the Turf" don't.
Manager r. e. J. Miles, with his four-in-
hand and new Bonaparte carriage, has been
cutting quite swell. He has undoubtedly
the gayeSt turnout in the city.
+. NJ. Zumstein keeps fine lot of road
sters for hire at his liver and sale stable,
No. rs West Sixth street, aud boards
horses by the day, week OF month.
We met Chicago sport the other dav at
the races, and he seemed to fear that Gin
cinnatans would not back Proteine as they
ought to in the great race at Chicago July
10, with Bonesetter. Well, maybe they
won't.
NdlUlb W., StNtH NtulS blNi' hiit o"liSN
by Mark Wallace, this city, is for sale. She
is by Cash. Clay, Jr., dam Gidaway, and
promises to do well. She is now i'll fine
order, and parties in search of good mare
should give Mark call.
The trotting races begin at Jackson,
Michigan, next week. Proteine, lydia
Bussett, Little Gypsy, Lewinski Sid A.
Kent and Dick Wright, all Cincinnati
horses are entered. Proteine is entered in
the Tree for all" This will bring her in
contact with RaYus, Hopeful, Great East
ern, and other noted nags
Miscellany.
Hazael will compete for the o'Leary belt
in New York next October.
Pittsburg is to have single-scull regatta
in July. Evan Morris, Schartf, Henry Coul-
len and Ellis Ward are expected to COM
pete.
Madam Anderson will commence walk
lug ,1l0 half miles in l, 10 half hours at s
o'clock this evening at Liederkranz Hall,
Louisville, Ky.
The hackers of Wallace Ross propose to
match him to row Charles L. Courtney five
miles, for 81 900 side, on Courtney's re-
turn from England
A change has been made in the Harvard
| University eight. Oils, who rowed No. 5,
has retired. His seat has been filled by
| Francis G. Peabody of Danvers. Mass
The four-oared crew of the University of
| Pennsylvania, who are to row Columbia
College and Princeton on June oath, are
training under the supervision OF Ellis
| Ward.
The Brooklyn Yacht Club have aban-
doned the idea OF having regatta this
season. There are not enough yachts en-
rolled in the Club to warrant the heavy ex.
pcnditures attached to regatta.
A wrestling match for 81 900 a side and
the collar.and championship Of
America, between James Il. Owens, of Fair
field, Vt, and H, N. Dafur, of Marlboro
Mass, is to take place at Boston on June
| 1lth.
| Arrangements are pending for a prize
| fight, for $1,000 and the heavyweight
championship of America, bet yeen Paddy
RYAN and Johnny Dwyer Several sport,
Ing men of Brooklyn politically opposed TO
| the champion have agreed to match Ryan
to fight Dwyer. The pueilIsts were to
meet and sign articles yesterday.
The 15o-mile running match between
James McLeavy, the celebrated Scotch run
ner, and jeremiah White OF iIemont, H.
began yesterday, and iseXciting good dea
Of interest in the Windy City. While il
New York recently, McLeavy was unable tt
arrange match, al hough there were sey
eral noted runners in that city at the time
and the fact that Daniel o Leary has backed
White in the present race to the extent o
$3.50 shows that he must be good man
McLeavv was born at Bonhill, village il
| No, ,h,,r t,t,g tlrtnhnr
1852. His hight is feet AZ inches wei2ht
122 pounds. After running several credit
able races as youth, he went to Londol
and began contcSting with the crack run
, ners of England. His principal winnin!
performances are as follows: With thirty
five yards start, won /, 900 yards handicap
London, March 4, 1872; beat g. ud2ael, fou
, miles challenge cup and E25 "A side (time
10 minutes and - secondsL Lille Bridge
MAY 27, 1872; beaten by q. Hazael, VIII
had ten yards start in tw miles, 4lO
time, 8 minutes and 30l3 seconds
Lille Bridge, August u, 1872; won tn
: six mile champion cup and ElO (tlme, )
: minutes and 2S secondsL Edinburg, Angus
/ 24th, 1872; beat G. Hazael (who had twent
S yards start in two miIes), E5O, Londor
: September 10th, 1872; beat q. Hazael tou
q miles, E25 a side and champion cup, Lor
= QOn, ApTll lllll' lp'oI VIVA ~ v -Ni~h
y wards beat J. S. Ridley and 4. llindle in
! one-mile sweepstakes for challenge Gu
n and f25 each time, Am. 21s.), Gatesheat
/, October 1lth, 1878; won first prize in two
i mile walking race, Glasgow, May 15tl
= 1875; won the first prize in 4i0-yards hu
s die race, same place and day; from scratcl
T. won three mile handicap, same place an
q day; from scratch, won two-mile hand
= cap, Glasgow, August 21st, 1875; beat
) Hazael three miles, for f25 a side tim
lam. 45s. y Glasgow, June 10th, 1876; trol
scratch, won three-mile handicap, Gla
COW, July 1st, 1876 won first prize in
two-mile race at the Milngavie Gal
=, August 26th, 1876; from scratch, won
II three mile handicap (time, Ism. 3ls }, Gla
J. gov, September 9th, 1876; beat A. Clark
q one mile, E25 a side and the char
a pionship (time 4m. 5219s.l Glasgow, n
q vember 4th, 1876; beat James Sande
e son, four miles, EOS side and a champic
e cup, value 65 guineas (time, l9m. SIS. y in
t. snow storm and gale of wind, Glasgo'
d Nov. II, 1876; beat ]. Bailey. who had y
d wards start in ten miles, f10o, Glasgo'
n. Nov. 1S, 1876; beat G. Hazael, five mile
=. 425 side, with $50 added (time, 26m. Is
u Glasgow, March 10, 1877; won ten-mi
it race, f40 and the champion belt Glasso
i'd June 80, 1877 beat G. Hazael, 6 miles, 81
and the championship (time, 32m. l6%s