The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-06
Louisville Cup by Nashville man at the
odds of rs TO / to win ST, 800.

Mr. J0nn L. BlggS mas DOugnt IIoiu MT.
B. Birney, of Madison. Ind, the fine bay
trotter Lofty for gentleman OF this city.
Price $3.50
Odds on the Derby, Louisville Cup and
Merchants Stakes rule thus with Louis
vile, KY, bookmakers: Kimball is first
! favorite at to for the Derby, with Luke
Black burn next at to /. Bramble is fa-
vorite for the cup at to l, and be and
Checkmate are quoted first favorites for the
Merchants at 5 to each.
The St Louis Jockey Club will offer
So, 800 in premiums at the coming June
| meeting, and at least $4,000 in special
| prizes will be added. sale of member
ship season tickets began Yesterday at the
Secretary's office. They are & ing for $25
each, and large number is being placed.
Out at the cou sc the repairs are being very
thoroughly made, and the stock will be soon
in excel ept condition. The Club have de-
cided to have the fall meeting just before
the fair In June the races will be alto
gether running. but at the latter meet there
will be a good deal of trotting.-lSt Louis
Post-Dispatch.
| A Two THOUSAND DOLLAR RAcE.-Coionel
Rrodhead, of Milwaukee, the owner OF
"Kentucky Wilkes" declines any further
newspaper controversy with ID. b. Hlb-
bard OF Jackson, Mich, the owner OF
"recousha," but we understand that other
parties having secured the service Of ken
tncks Wilkes" they will ace mo late him
with match for the same amouut( - 00O)
over any track in the country, other than
na ional tracks. The reas n of this is be-
cause Hubbard claims that he could not
make the former match on acc 'un of his
horse not being yet reinstated. Some par
ties have sug.es ed the track in this city as
being first-class one for the race. We are
further informed that if Dan. Hibhard will
come t. Janesville his expenses will all he
aid. Here is chance that Hibbard
should avail himself of if he is sanguine
that "Teconsha" is fasta1 than Kentucky
Wilkes p GAINESVILLE Recorder.
Baseball
John Magner, of last years Cincinnati
Stars. is about town, waiting for something
t. turn up. Mag is fine fielder and a
heavy hitter and should be gobbled up by
some enterprising club.
The Riverside Baseball Club enlisted a
new pitcher yesterday. He is Il son OF
Jimmy Carr. the celebra ed one-armed
piteuer, only arrived yesterday, weighing
twelve pounds. He made frst.base in
good order.-[Memphis Appeal.
Spalding's Baseball Guide, the official
handbook of the League, is now in the
printers hands, ana wi be issued in few
days A. G. S,aluing q Brothers, of Ctca.
GO ILL.,, are the publishers. and they prom
ise tnat it will be superior to any previous
edition as regards statistical informati N.
Tom Carey, the new captain of the Ath
etics of San Francisco, Cal, has secured
the services Of Calvin and Dolan as pitcher
ana catcher and w. J. Sweene as an out
felder and change pitcher. Calvin and
Dolan pitched and caught for the Buffalo>
in 1878 when they won the championship
of the International Ass citation.
New Orleans has baseball club called
the Legislature Nine" The Club was
organized last week with James Nolan,
captain and p.; Walter Blessv, treasurer
and C. Wm. Murphy, 1st b.; Edward No
Ian, I'd b.; A. Saucier, 81 b.; Harry Gran.
men, s. s John Stewart r. f.; J. Shaster,
!. f.; John Miller. c. I. All challenges t.
be sent to Room No. AZ, State-house.-[N O.
Picaynne.
A CORRESPONDENT calls our attention te
the extremely rare instance of triple
play ma te by player unaided, which hap
pened in all amateur game at Cleveland
o., on last THANKSGIVING Day. Base-run.
ners occupied he first aud second bases,
when seemingly safe hit to short right
field was captured Oh the fly by the second
baseman, who touched the player running
from first, and then touched the second
base before the occupant thereof could re-
turn to that polnt-[Cl'pper.
| Mjscellaueous
Harry Fellows is in indianapolis.
The English Kennel Club will hold it
next field trial TIE early part of May.
Spring passes, Summer makes it next
Autumn orders it up, and Winter runs ths
game out.
A great many sportsmen are away from
tae cit, enjo ing the duck shooting, whicl
Is now in season.
Kiswick, the pointer recently received
from England by the st. Louis Club, ha
four little puppies.
The wrestler who ught to win by "tak
ing" time By the foreiock" was sent tt
grass by the backlock.
The next bench show of the st. Lnui
Kennel Club will be cid on the 9th, 9th
7th and Sth of October.
The St. Louis Archers are making NOV
: toward securing the next National Archer!
Tournament for that city.
The fourth annual bench show of tn
Westminster ub of New York will be helt
in Gilmore's Garden, April 9th, 2Sth ant
: 18th.
Messrs. Lawton and Mcneil, of San Fran
, cisco, California, are consideringa PROPOSE
ton made bv David Stanton FIR a six x-da.
, bicycle tournament there in May next
. Captain Webb will shortly attempt th
feat of swimming 60 consecutive hours
days and 2 nights--he to be allow ed t.
, leave the water for not more than 30 nhn
' utes in each "a hours.
! Tie cooking main between North Caro-
: lima and Georgia fowls, q to be shown OF
, each side, and the main to be for 81 900, i
, to take place near Charlotte, N. e., MarcI
. 9th, 10th, 1lth, 18th.
The indianapolis News speaking of Har
riman, says: "He has walked in two 0
, three Eastern matches" Shades If the lat
General g.. is it possible the Great Harri
man isn't known am M the Hoosiers.
Bloomfield Moore's Millions.