The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14
mount the belt, and his share Of the gate

amount the belt, and his share OF the gate
money.
Cornell University promises to put on the
water this year better crew than ever be-
fore. The ithaca students have already chal-
Ienued Columbia and Wesleyan to four
cared race, either on Lake George or sara.
to0a. Columbia won last seasons race at
Lake George The race WAS rowed early 10
the morning, and New York man accounted
young fellows from New York braced up on
cocktails while their competitors lacked the
matutinal stimulant.
Sandwich Islands. The Honolulu Advertiser
Of January II says: ave learn that some re-
puted fast nags having recently been import
cd here from San Francisco their owners are
DESTROYS Of trying them with some ,a o. our
island stock. Accordingly. match has been
made between ii. G.. Agnew's black mare
Baby and William Lewis bay horse Sam. to
come Off at Kapiolani Park on Wednesday
next, at .. M. for $3.50 side. mile heats,
best three In five"
N. Y. over the death OF Hoag, from the effects
OF the walking match there recently, In which
he took part. It is said that the pedestrians
were treated inhunanly to keep them on the
and SO abused that they had to be carried
away on stretchers when the match was over
The owners Of the two halls ln the town have
agreed to have no more matches OIL the kind,
the persons who got uD some recent contests.
The n-nile match made between Mr.. BEL
mont Purdy and Mr.. Peel, for $500 q side,.
came off March Q. over Mr.. Pierre Lorillard's
private track ut Rancocas. Mr.. Purdy1 rode
the chestnut geldinR l.. ", by haywood, out
Brown (for w. l. Higgins) six years, by Pat
Malloy. out Of Yellow Bird. The weights
were 1G0 pounds each. AS might have been
expected, the contest turned out to be one OF
r.r11vy and ri khn Dat
Malov WAS the winner. not only winner,
but one by full three quarters Of a mile, for
the haywood came down to trot In spite OF
Mr.. Purdy's efforts to persuade him to 20 on.
The time WIS 26.18.
Spirit of the Times Old Father Time must
feel sadly discouraged by the successive and
almost continuous beatings which he suffers
from six-day pedestrians. The history OF the
past six years Is series OF constant sur
prises. stairway q records mounting
43i miles. Then O'Leary moved the pegs
successfully to sol, 519 and $40 miles. Corkey,
the English antelope OF our Vint and Modem.
reached SCI, BLOWER" Brown jumped TO 542,
Weston scored $50, and now the Blower
comes again to the front with the magnificent
record OF 553 miles, In 1875 nobody believed
500 miles lin 1880 no one doubts $50. and the
end Is not yet. 1t is quite possible that the
winner Of the coming race for the OLeary
belt may surpBs "Blower" Browns wonder
full performance, and retire with an even score
OF $50 miles.
The New York Clipper has the following:
While Maurice DAILY WAS In New Orleans, /.
J. Gallagher indirectly sent him challenge
to play the champions game in st. Louis for
500 aaide. The idea OF this challenge was
that the st. Louis tournament, which was to
hold Schaefer, Sexton, DAILY and Gallagher,
having resolved Itself into the air, Gallagher
desired to get into the Chicago tournament,
which was originally designed to hold
Schaefer, DAILY. Sexton and Carter. By pos
sibly beating DAILY, Gallagher would have q
strong claim to q place Ia the Chicago tour
nament, to the exclusion OF Carter, whom
Thomas loveth not 1t was not convenient
for Daily to 90 to st. Louis merely to play for
500, and Gallagher may console himself with
the reflection that 1t has never been q sure
thing that there would be q tourney In CHI
cago, since even the little one for st. Louis
has fallen through.