The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04
SPORTING NEWS.
Fun for the Pedestrians, 0arsmen, Base
Balers and Racing Men.

Colt stakes for 1881, 1882, and 1883 have been
opened In California.
The Oxford and Cambridge University boat
race has been set for March 90
The Spirit Of the Times fixes the date Of the
Hanlan- Courtney race as February30.
Kate Hall, the fast Blue Bull mare has
been sold to New York parties for $4,000.
The stockholders Of the Troy club still re-
main undecided whether or not to remain In
the league another year.
And now 1t Is rumored that q movement lis
J being conducted secretly In New York city to
organize professional team.
Sllvio, the Derby winner, Is to be assigned
the position of Lord OF the Harem In the
Heath House stud the coming season.
George SIosson says he won't leave New
York this winter. From this 1t is inferred that
he will not visit st. Louis or play In the New
Orleans tournament.
The Canadians are agitatng the subject Of
sending Il long range team to CreedmOor next
summer The Dominion will not be repre-
scented ut Wimbledon.
| A new method OF tanning vicious horses has
| been found. 1t consists in the application OF
electricity through wire running along the
reins to the bit, and is said to work to perfec-
| ton
| fancy bet OF $500. even ND, was made In
| London recently on Ben dor, Beaudesert,
| Preston Pans. Robert the Devil and Brother
hood against the field In the race for the Ep-
som Derby OF 1880.
The one-mle English championship at rum
ming was recently won by Edgar Dickerson,
| In minutes 20 As seconds. The quarter mile
was made In So seconds. the half Ia minutes
seconds, and three-quarters In minutes Is
| seconds.
A hunting match between the two cele-
brated setter dogs, Gladstone, owned by z.
| II. Bryson, of Memphis, Tenn, and Joe, Jr,
by Mr. Campbell, Of Columbia, cams off last
week, and resulted In victory for Joe, Jr.,
by nine points.
The Yale crew for next year has already
been selected. They have seventeen men In
| constant training, and are determined to pre-
sent crew for the regatta next season that
will make the Haryards pull every pound
they are worth.
The great match between Sexton and
| Sehaefer, under the new rules, for the cham
pionship, the Collender badge aud $1,000 In
money, is the main topic of conversation In
billiard circles. The game will be played In
Tammany Hall on January 10.
The following are among the prominent
sales OF thoroughbreds for the year: Fall
setto, $4,000; spendthrift, $4,000; Lord MUIR
phy, $4,000. Wallensteln, $4,000; Sly Dance,
S8o0O and Mistake, $1,000, besides many trans
fers ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
Gen. Buford's stable next season will III
clude Goodnight. Lloyd Harris. Rambeau,
Rodney, Getaway, Little Phil, Basque Belle
and Agnes Mckee all by Enquirer Gen. Al
bert Pike by Longfellow, and Falconbridge
by McWhirter. out OF q sister Of Goodnight.
In the record OF fast heats trotted, Buffalo
stands credited with ten better than 2:20 and
81 better than 2:25 In the grand circuit OF
1879 the other tracks rank In the following or
der for records Of 2:25 or better: Utica 28,
} Hartford Is, Cleveland and Rochester Il each.
base ball club has been formed at Yoko-
hama, Japan, composed OF Americana doing
business in that far-away section. There is
also q club in Toxic, to which natives belong.
| lam hot
played, and the next thing to look out for Is a
Japan base ball league.
The most notable newcomers to the :25
list are: Santa Claus, 2:t8; Trlnket, 2:19A ;
fnson, 2:2o14 Charlie Ford, 1921; Chance,
2:20H, and Casteton, 2:2i. All OF these ami
; malls with these very fast records, had done
nothing worthy Of note prior to 1879
The Cincinnati Enquirer has published full
: history Of the Cincinnati Chicago California
@ trip, by which 1t appears that the total loss Of
/ the two ventures was over $1,000. The ex
penses Of the Chicago Club are represented
: az being S7333 55, receipts S26l2 30, gross loss
q S4776 o.. The expenses OF the Cincinnati
! Club are placed at S70G5 93, receipts $500 IS,
n gross loss S3566 l5.
The O'Leary belt and the championship 81
:, America is held at present by Nicholas Muir
y ply of Haverstraw, New York. He has beer
4 challenged by Blower Brown, Of London
y who deposited his forfeit stake Of 500 on thf
. tenth OF October, 1879. There are also two
other challenges, one Of which was issued By
T Harry Howard Of Glen Glove, Rhode Island
II on the thirteenth OF October, and the othe
a by Peter Mcintyre, San Francisco, Califor
nia October "a, 1879.
Il The Spirit of The Times 10 authorized :
10 state that a gentleman OF New YORK VII
:, match an American sprint runner against
= Hutchens, OF Pntney Eng, for $4,000 to $40,
0O0 and In turn for Hutehens' concession G
coming to this country. will allow him TO Sc
ar lect time place and track, and permit him
te name all officials. Hutchens has record
In 100 yards In 1917 seconds, and Is Obliged .
It agree to handicaps In order to get on matches
B. He Ia considered the fastest sprinter In Eng
K land