The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-21

| lTleHus, anu the manner IN which ne ndS
managed the walking match at the Belle
vue House is satisfactory, and proved sue
cessful, financially, beyond his anticipa-
tion. The match in Indianapolis is to COM
mence March 1st and win be a seventy
two hour go-as-you-please, twelve hours
each day. under the same rules the match
here was conducted. 1t will take place in
| the Exposition Building, and many of the
pedestrians now walking here will partici-
pate in the race.
Turf Talk.
Leadville has two tracks
The sum of 81, 900, 576 stakes were won
IN Great Gritain last year.
Manbouquet, the celebrated French
steeplechaser, was sold recently for 81, 0OO.
Spring and fall meetings will be given
this year. at Leadville, with $4,000 in
purses -
More horses are said to be in training
for this years races than was ever be-
fore known.
Parole is the favorite in the betting on
the Lincolnshire Handicap, to be run at
Lincoln, England, on St. Fatrick's Day.
American horses bred north of the Rio
Grande ran in l 1888 races during the year
1879 This includes races run in other
countries than the United States.
1t is said that Ed Smith, of Milwaukee,
Wis, contemplates the purchase of Mat,
tie Hunter, the famous PAGER He offered
$500 forher, but the owner asks $1,000.
Parole is holding his own, while Fasetto
is improving in England. Peter, by the
Hermit, the formidable English four-year-
old, is looked upon by turfmen to hurry up
the American colts.
The St. Louis Jockey Clubs spring meet
ing six days. The six stakes aggregate
81, 300, and eleven purses reach a total of
"a, 100. The stakes close March 18th.
The Board of Directors of the St. Louis
Jockey Club on Feb. 18th elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Jamea NJ. Har-
vey; Vice President, Adolphus Busch; Sec.
retary and Treasurer David Clarkson.
Lorillard's acceptances for the spring
handicaps in England were announced Feb.
ruary Sd, and the cable informs us that they
include Parole, Falsetto, Mistake Wallen-
stein, Sly Dance, Pappoose, Geraldine, Ner-
cid and Boreas.
A'iSOuSio, oWh hCIo, Utdihcso anu uTIVeTS Vi
trotting horses should send their names
and addresses to Thomas J. Vail, Secretary
of the National trotting Association, for
insertion in the very useful turfmen's di-
rectory which he is engaged in compiling.
The prospects for the spring meeting of
the Nashville Blood Horse Association are
extremely tattering There are at present
more than fifty thoroughbreds quartered
at the course, and every week brings more
arrivals. The Southern delegation from
Louisiana Alabama, the Caiolinas and
Georgia are all booked for the meeting,
which commences April Oath and contin-
ues five days.
The Spring Meeting of the Milwaukee
Driving Park Association will begin June
Sth and continue to June l1th. The
amount of the purses to be offered is not
yet fixed, but will be either So, 900 or $1O,-
600. The famous trotters Hopeful and St.
Julien are among the trotters expected to
be entered, also the celebrated PAGERS Mat
tie Hunter, Rowdy Boy, Sleepy Tom and
Lucy. The association had made tender
of the use of the grounds for the soldiers
reunion, but it was not accepted, and the
track will therefore be put in first-class
shape for the meeting. E. Fl. Brodhead
declines the position rendered him by the
National Trotting Association, that of
member of the Western District of Review.
milwaukee Signal.
The Rockaway Beach Improvement Com
pany is going to establish another race
course at Rockaway, few miles east of
Coney Island. They are investing S., ,OO0,-
900 in their great general Improvements, of
which the race course is to be one feature.
The vastness of their undertaking can be
realized, as it includes new railroad from
New York City to the beach, nearly COM
pleted; hotel with a frontage of ], ,O24
feet and depth of 400 feet, accommodating
1000 people; gas-works, water-works, ferry
to Coney Island, railroad along the beach,
race course, rifle range, boulevard three
miles long and 100 feet wide, electric sys-
tenn of illumination and an ADEQUATE
police force-an entire section of nearly
eight hundred acres being occupied for
these purposes.
Miscellaneous
Prizes to the amount of 81, 500 are offered
for a long distance bicycle competition to
take place at Agricultural Hall, New York,
the second or third week in March.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is to shoot at
fifty pigeons, twenty-eight yards rise,
against Mr.. Shellbrook, of the Hurlingham
Gun Club, for $4,000 side early in April.
This evening a large number of the best
amateur bycyclists of the country will
compete for valuable cup, promoted by
David Stanton, emblematc Of the anna
teur championship of America, at the
American Institute building New York
City.