The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-01
SPORTING NOTES.
How the World Amuses Itself with Races,
Regattas, Billiards aud Cock Fights.

| The Troy and Buffalo Ease Ball Club have
wiaely concluded 10 stick to the League.
Con. Grant has ahipped a pair of Ethan
Allen trctting staliona to tho Nikado Of ia
pan
Hon simeon Cameron will aeud four of his
mares to Con. Grants Arabian stallion iii the
All ing.
I The track and other property Of the st
4 Louie Jockey aud Truttiug Club will be sold
Oh February ..
So far Sexton has not challenged tho holder
Of the champions medal. Under the rules he
could not challenge until January 25.
| President Hubert says the Chicago Club
have played but one losing season. namely.
| lSf7 This year they will make Slb 900
The Rochester Driving Park Association
made $4,000 net last year. and tor $4,000
hn,sht the grounds, which originally cost
| S225 900.
| The number Of fret elias baae hall players
who are hanging on tho ragged edge of de-
apair without enGaEenenta Indicates that tho
professional market Ia overaloeked.
| Chaa. Price, the EngIiah runner. won a
| twenty five mile race nj Franklin Hall. Bps-
| ton, January "a, time. = "a % L. FsntOn
was second IN , III AZ. j. Noonan third.
Sohaefer has almost positively decided not
to accept the proposition for a Paris match at
straight rail made In behalf of Niannux.
Sehaettr will be prudent In making this de-
clston absolute
| Harry Wright and Soule. OF Rochester.
will take eighteen or twenty b AL players To
Australia next fall. ut tho close Ut tho League
| a"ason, 70 play cricket The trip will be made
via San Francisco.
A racing association has been formed by
residents Of Atlantic city. N j., who have
purchased ground sufficient for their purpose.
and equine contests will this year be added TO
the attractions Of this summer resort.
A cooking main between Troy and Albany
birds WAS fought on the night Of January 81.
Nine battles were contested, the stakes being
800 On each fight and $500 on tho odd battle.
aud Troy won seven out Of the number.
The latest anent the great sculling heroes
Ia to the effect that Il mastodOn race IL 10 take
place on the always quiet waters Of the Pnto-
mac next May. and that Courtney. llanlan
and Riley are TO ply their spruce sweeps In
the sweepstakes.
Frank ". Bancroft at the close OF the COM
ing season. will visit New Orleans. where he
will organize aud manage a Southern league
with headquarters In that city. He expects
to take with him number Of Northern pro-
fessionas to strengthen the local clubs.
Walter Neville In an attempt to cover
twenty mites In three hours on n turnpike
road near HarrowRate, Eng. January 10. failed
by 243 yards, which, considering that thy
road was muddy and covered In places wttA
loose stones. was not bad performance.
The sweepstakes for the champion belt CT
EhRanh, six days, RO-aS- You please, DetWetkl
Blower" Brown. George Hazael and Samu(
Day, Is arranged for decision the first weeal
III February. and the last deposit. I20 from1
each, has to be staked on or before January'
3d. -.Mm=m. m.@-.=
Delegates from at least score Of clubs In
New York ana vicinity, New England and the
lakes, are expected 10 be present at the meet
ing to to held In New York about the latter
part OF February, Tor the purpose OF perma-
nently organizing the National Yachting AS
ISOLATION.
Capt Bogardus offers prizes aggregating
$3.50 Tor tive con estants at single and double
glass ball shooting at the Exposition Build
Ing, Chicago. Ill.,, February 10. 30 and 81. Ga
the closing day he will attempt to break 1000
glass balls In one hour, two traps, fifteen
yards.
Mr.. Kelly. the Chicago man who took the
Chicago Ctub to San Francisco, and lost 5000
thereby, denies tue report that he was crazy
or tri, q t. kill himself at the Palace Hotel, rs
Mex Roberts reported. He admits that his
loss was enough 10 drive him crazy, but he
does not propose TO kill himself for any ball
cluO.
The Springfield Base Ball Association held
q sllmly-attended meeting January a, at
Springfield, Mass. The sentiment Of the