The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-05

Ar. Sc 1NDA 4, OCTOBER I
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London, Eng. september 9 and won Y
All Dbl
for sa, a has II vi II. stephen, n D., septen
L Dor 10.
The championship Mt e. h W. ,, Enc n I'
wrestling wts snntethed fpl ~ 1an,,l,na w IN
aud Richard Pike ut Exets tha sy VIM se \
tambsr G. BAKER .wns declared s'e "sase' I"
The end Of the thirteenth round. ,a., -,
half.niin foot race WIS run at h i',.,,,
September II. between live Indians b. = .a
to the Iaerosse clubs who played tn. :. , nv
and four white men. IL was won by Il 80
ronWea. tho weli.known Indian runner, h.
| minutes aud III seconds.
/ A astythour wink between Peter Grassland
md John Dobler took place In Howard Hal,
Providence. II. J.. September "a, %, "a and
was won by Grassland. whuae score was
stated TO he ao6 milns 30 laps, against Dober's
2n2 miles laps. The winner ID stated 10 have
been oil the track about two hours, while
i Dnbler was awayn much longer period. taking
tho aggregate of time used UP In stoppages.
AT Wsstport NJ Y, September ~, eighteen
men ran 900 yards 10 hydrant. laying 300 feet
sssult: Raltaf Hase PattshnfT. first, b7is
seconds; Weathebea HOSE. Pt Hanfy. N. Y.
aeeond, minutes bfs seconds. independent
Hoss, IT. Henry. third, | sniuanta, 10 seconds,
minute l2'',. seconds. fills was d dry race.
track dewtthili.
At st. Jphnsbury. VT, September II. The
Caledonia County Fair give purses Tor hose
company dry raee. to draw 4n1.pounh enrts,
!! 300 yurds, to hydrant. lny 200 feet oil hose,
screw on pipe, eighteen men to do oil tho
| work. Centennial Hose Company, 81. Johns
bury. won iifst pri4s In | minute seconds;
Island Hose, St, Johnsbury, was next. IN
luinute . seeonds blake Hose third, IN
| mituts T''s seepnds
A fifty-mile. go-as- yol-pleaah rnes took
place ut the shutting riIk Milwaukee, Wis,
septsmber 81. The contestants we're II. ).
Horn, Wankegan; Il. l.. st. untt. Winne-
meta. Raelhe: and young stranger, who on
tered ut tho last inou,snt and stated that he
had Valked from IoWn searching for q Job,
aud ghve his maine as 4. Hamilton. His
his pluck was Of The bout. At "a 40 Il. In.
time was called. Damtners having finished
hts fifty miles, taking ttrat money $50: Horn
seeoud, s2o; Hamilton third, Sib.
Tn SATURDAY. evening, September 49, n ten
mile run. for Stoo side, bstween u. Il. Hunt
and j. i. Parker, took piaes Mt Minneapolis,
MINI. Hunt led FROM the start and won easily
by three miles, malsing Tho diatunee In | hour,
minutes nni 30 seuonds. which, II correct,
was certainly u very good performance,
especially as ii was done ia il hull. truck
measuring Twenty-Five lnps to the mile, which,
IL sta ad TO have fairly measured 24n feet In
circumference. Ton, ksan, late 81 thu Paeitle
comet, Ind charge Of FL unit, WHO, KaHn thinks, |
will make u Iitst-elnss runner with proper
trtining. u. IL. Murphy, Of Augusta. Me-, OIL !
tho same hight walked three miles, square
hee-and Toe, III 36 minutes 10 seconds.
Tho first annual fall gatnes Of the Ravens
wood Athletic Club, onen 70 amateuts. will be
hold On their grounds, Vernon Avenue, Ra- |
venawood. l. L, on Saturday. October IL. com
msneng ut =. III. Tho following games will |
be contested: Qunrtermile run, handicap,