The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
.ome daisy cutters 70 put on the track this


some daisy cutters to put on the track this
| year.
The Sandown grand prize; heng the prin-
cipal race OF the spring meeting of the San
down Park Club, was run for IN England.
March 5tli, and was won by Mr.. Jennings
| Rife six years; Lord Rosebery's First
| Spring five years, being second, and T. ].
Cliford's Sir Hugh, aged, third.
Jim Murphy was in the city the other
day and informed us that Edinburg had
entirely recovered from the injuries he re-
ceived last year at Chester Park. Hc also
said Edinburg and Dave Moore were both
in good order for the spring races.
Mattingly's Belle of Nelson will show
clean heels this season. and the b'hoys all
think they can call the turn where the tilly
is entered.
BILLIARDs.
Our statement last week that Schaefcr in
all probability would not play in either of
the forthcoming tournaments, is confirmed
by gentleman who is well qualified TO
speak as to Schaefer's probable move
men's.
Ed. Kendall, ex-champion of Massachu
sets. will go 10 Europe
John Coleman, for seventeen years at the
Union Square Rooms, chiefly in charge of
the pool table is now at Peter Marron,s;
as is also John Swanton, formerly Oh the
Metropolitan Hotel, New York.
w. II. Calender has q fine Newfoundland
dog, which he has named "1ank' Adams.
Lest this shonld lead to confusion, Adams
himself has wisely resolved to furnish
collar for that dog. 1t will not be a Pic
adiliy.
The New York billiard rooms are adopt
ing the 90 cent rate.
At the Sturcvant House, on the 7th
inst, Slosson, DAILY and Foster gave an ex-
hibtion 1t was well attended. Sexton,
who had promised tn attend forgot all
about it. This is the first time, within his
recollection, that lie has failed u be on
hand as agreed upon.
Schaefer and Gallagher are in Chicago.
They gave an exhibition at Milwaukee last
week.
H. W. Calender is coming West.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prof VIM. Miller and Ross are matched
to walk twenty-six hours at Baltimore,
June 9Th, for $500.
Billy Shedman and Oliver James are an
nounced TO walk and run three days, for
$3.50 side, at Wiliamsport, Pa, commenc-
ing April 10TH
Samuel +. Mishler and Henry NJ. Ester
line, of Reading, Penn, have concluded
articles for a h,mdred-mile walk for gold
medal and gate receipts. They will start at
Mennerchor Hail. March 2lst.
At a recent chicken fight near Ironton,
the local sports were ileeced out of $500 or
81, 900 by a couple of bloods supposed TO
have been from Maysville, and the Sheriff
of Lawrence County is moving heaven and
Garth 10 catch them.
jim Irwin, of indianapolis, has matched
his brindlcd-car bulldog, weight thirty-two
pounds, against Graham's dog, of Cham
paign, Ill.,, equal weight, for $500 side.
The fight is to come off at Charlottesville or
Covington, Ind, March 22d.
A number of boxers, says Hartford cor
respondent, comprising Billy and Wary
Edwards, Arthur Chambers, Patsy Shep-
pard, John Cash, Professor Jordan and the
Drohan Brothers, commence a travelling
season" at New Haven, Conn, March 18th.
They are announced at Waterbury 18th,
Birmingham 14th, and Bridgeport 10th.
Archy Stalker is the manager.
James NJ. Farrelly, of San Francisco. Cal,
writes to the effect that he is the hacker Of
Archie McComb. and that the 75-yards
match between the latter and IF. e. Davis
| was bona-lide and run on its merits lie
SAYS that when Davis first visited the Pa
cihc Coast, in April 1873, McCumb WAS
matched against him to run 100 yards, and
was beaten: but they blamed the loss OF the
race upon John w. Cozad, McComb's train
er. Not being ratistied with the result OF
that contest, Macs hackers have challenged
Davis" to run 100 yards for from $500 TO
81 600 He concludes by saying that the
race in April was the first in which Me-
Comb took part, and that he has never been
away from the Coast.
A policeman PANIED Sewell was shot dead
in the street in Liverpool by man named
Carey whom he stopped, and Carey was
tried on the charge of murder, but, under
the rulings made by the Judge, escaped
conviction for a capital offense. and was
held guilty of manslaughter The circum-
| aInnces of The lnnlicile wera these. IAa