The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

YIN. Actor has reeonsidcred HE Intention
TO retire from the turf.
Frank Hiugie, of Racine, Wis, walked ~
milca In 4 hours and minutes.
Stockton. Cal, boasts OF II pedestrian who
runs 100 yards in o. seeonds.
No Americans have yet signiiied their In
tnntion IN enter for the Ashley belt.
It Ia claimed that John A.. Barnes. q pro
gesaional epurt runner, ran. 100 yards Mt
Belloviilc. Canada. In "a seconds.
Al II. Paul. Mimi. James II. Bardwell II re-
ported 70 have walked 10 miles IN In. Ism.
Ola. II true the time ia wonderful.
The score In the 72.hour walking match Mt
Chicago was: Guyon All, nohlcr 325. Cross
land $50, Albert Pierce (coloredl 25O.
Tho suppression of public performances by
female professional pedestrians has been de-
| cidpa upon by the aldermen Of New York city.
The thIrty-s,x hour walk At Kansas City,
Mo, Terminated with the following cores
Won Egidy 1T6 miles (l, West Isl, kassimir
i99.
Tho horse At. Julien can he bought by any
| one willing to nay $50. 900 for his possession.
John A. Shaw la empowered to sell him for
that sum.
i. Ar. Salisbury. the champion long distance
runner 81 Washington, has issued q challenge
10 run any man, Weston preferred, Il &s-hour
race for $500.
Last night, at Tammany Hall, New York.
| Jacob SChaefrr and VIM Sexton played Tor u
| stake Of $1,000 and the billiard championship
at the experts game.
| HayaeI and Rowell have signed articles to
| compete for the Ashley belt. The contest Will
take place at lslington. where OLeary first
won the trophy in April.
emile Regpier recently defeated the eS-
| champion wrestler of England. y. Graham,
In d Greco-R Roman wrestling match ia Lon
| don. winning four falls ont OF 1Ve.
The secretary of tho National Trotting AS
| ISOLATION Is compiling y directory containing
| the names and postoilice addresses OF Hil per
| sons engaged In breeding. training or driving
t%rotters.
The Mace and time of the annual meeting
of the National Base Rall Association has
been changed from Springfield, Mass, Jan
nary u, to Earle's Hotel. New York city,
February Is.
All Smith, O'Leary's hacker. and Mr.. JAS.
| Kelly, the noted turfman, Will hhck ana man,
age Frank Hart, the colored pedestrian, 10 ali
| future contests. Messrs. Smith and Kelly
have a race horse In Hart. and he is the
only pedestrian able to beat Rowell.
Daniel o'Leary, OF Chicago, and Fred, ].
| Envelhar,lt have dissolved the partnership
under which so many first class pedestrians
have been brought to light, and the exhibi-
tions In the future will be given under the
SUPERVISION of Mr.. Engelhardt alone.
The annual international pigeon shooting
tournament at Monaco has begun, and Mas
kens, OF Monte Carlo, secured the priN ouVer-
ture. defeating twenty-four others; Ihe re-
maining sweepstakes we're won or divided by
| Messrs. Jay OF New York, Gaidicini OF Paris,
/ and G. Pencil Of England.
The Turf-"Why is Little Buttercup ike
| Courtney !? One is q bumboat woman and the
| other a bum boatsman." Again: "hanlan
and Courtney are perfect Christians. Ihere II
navar be a row between them-not II they
nav III" Once more: mir. Courtney APP
pears to have crawled into his she'll"
BeTs Life says t.; there I Is every ~ p maIpesbi Gl
enlrsa lar ea0O d side, on February 2, be-
tween Elliott and Boyd. being a rare sporting
affair. and already there rs ssa has Iasal pf fse bs sSme
| of the former being MIR. w. Il. Mckenzie, 81
the Black Bull Inn, while Mir. John Adams
| supported Boyd.
The third contest for the championship peIts
| given by Sir John Ashley, took place az Lily.
bridge Grounds, London. IL. Dickenson ana
VI. Cummings were the contestants. the las-