The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09
General sporting GsssIps.
LACROSSE.

The Ravenswood Club of New York will go
to Montreal On the twenty Fourth of May aud
play game or games with the Shamrock
Club and Caughnawaga Indians. The Ravens
woods are present champions of the United
States, and are determined to leave no stone
unturned to keep the honor. The New York
Lacrosse Club and one other organization in
the great metropolis will dispute the title on
the field with the present holders.
Arrangements are being made on an extern
sive scale by the Westminster Polo Club Of
New York for grand international lacrosse
tournament in that city abut the first of J une
Efforts will be made to get the leading clubs
OF Canada to participate In the games as well
as the clubs In the States. The prizes will be
we'll worth contending for.
Those who know say that the material in
the Union Athletic Club this year. from which
to select a lacrosse team, is excellent, and
with work and good management they can
bring the championship to Boston The club
will lose one its best members however, in
Mr.. j. Il. Flannery, who will probably locate
iii New York this spring.
BICYCLING.
One hundred entries are expected for the
bicycle tournament in New york, beginning
May 10. The register, to date, shows the fol-
York; Robert Armitage, Rochester, n. Y;
W. i. Harding New York; Henry Matthews,
Baltimore; Stephen Pattison, Portsmouth |;
A. 7. Messenger, Troy, n. Y; James A. Me
LeOd, Buffalo; W. j. Britton, Pittsburg Penn. ;
Robert RI. Courtney, Rosburg Mass Ste
nington, VT; Charles A. Wagner Worcester;
William De Nolle New York Thomas Walsh,
New York; Robert A. Moody, St Louis: Hen
ry Babcock, Chicago; r. A. Richardson. Pc
trola Pa.
Several gentlemen in New York propose Or
ganizing bicycle club this week.
COOKING MAIN.
The follovvin p1plyino rnoiDc ro announced
New York and Albany, at Troy, on March II,
each side to produce twpnty-one birds, and
fight all that weigh in for 500 each battle and
$1,000 for the odd fight, according to New
York rules; New York and Connecticut,
March 8, weights not to exceed four pounds
twelve ounces; New York and Boston, March
z, to be fought according to the New York
rules, each side to show twenty-One, fight all
that weigh In for $50 each battle and $1,000
the odd fight; Connecticut and Nassachu-
setts VS.. New York and New Jersey, each
side to show twenty-one birds, 800 each bat
tie and $1,000 the odd fight.
TRAP SHOOTING.
The challenge recently issued by Abe Klein
man, OF Chicago, to shoot match for $3.50 or
500 side, at 100 pigeons or balls, fifty single
and twenty-five double rises, has been ac-
cepted by Fred. Erb, Of st. Joseph, Mo, for
500 side, to be shot in St. Louis, No, March
10, 1879. Erb has placed $3.50 as forfeit.
TURF ECHOES.
The racehorse Bacchus was recently bought
in Ireland for $500 by Mr.. Dunlop, and has
been sent to EPSON.
The 12-year-old brood mare Alice Ward. by
Lexington, dam by imported Glencoe, has
been bought for Sl40O BY vi. H. Sanford of
Lexington, KY.
handicap race is being agitated In Cali
fornfa between Rarus and the California
horse Col. Lewis. The latter has already
beaten Occidental and Judge Fullerton; aIlel
heats, three In five. he to 30 In harnAaa whit
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