The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
SPORTING ITEMS.
The Latest News from the Raoe-Oourse
Base Ball Field and Sporting Arena.

Lord Murphy has grown into dne-looking
horse.
There are nearly one thousand horses In
training this season.
Milwaukee has selected June8 to II for Its
first trOttinR meeting.
Evansville. Ind, proposes TO organize
jockey club on liberal scale.
Jim Keene will ship Spendthrift and seven
two-year Olds to England during March.
Gillespie, OF the Holyokes, led the batting
of the National Association. last season. with
q record OF AL.
Three hundred and seventeen horses have
records Of q as or better, the number having
increased this year from 252.
All the stock In the Coney Island Jockey
Club has been taken and the books closed.
Work on the new grounds Is progressing
finely.
Longfellow.- 878 seventeen OF this stall
lions get started Ia 81 races, won as, were
second Ii al, third In IL and unplRced In S..
Total winnings, $l6,O15.
Orrin Htckok writes to the managers Of the
Detroit Jockey and Trotttng Club that he will
trot st. julien over It's track. tor the first
time east Of the mountains for $500.
II, and from thence to September the rae
Ing will be continuous. The association will
give more money this season than 1t has ever
done, and much larger number OF races.
The bicycle tournament which Mr.. Thomas
O'Rourke announces for the last week In
March In New York will be for champion
belt and s25OO In money, and promises to at
tract the famous bicycle riders OF the world.
At recent meeting OF the Boston Driving
and Athletic Association the directors were
authorized to offer $1,000 10 prizes for run
ming meeting and $4,000 for trotting meet
ing, to be held early In the summer, lasting
three days each.
Tho RnNFo IL %roo oIy hna roo n, "a rro,1d Of
It's prominence. OF the forty-two records
better than 2 40, ten were made at Buffalo,
nearly one fourth the whole number, and
thirty-seven Of the 2:25, Or better records,
were also acquired there
Harry Wright Is to be associated with F. c.
Bancroft In the management OF q proposed
trip OF eighteen or twenty base ball players
to Australia next season, Harry to attend to
cricketing details and Bancroft to look after
the base ball interest OF the tourists.
The shoes have been taken of st. julien
and he will not attempt beating his record
just before he starts on his Eastern tour.
He will be accompanied by Belle H., and also
Overman, provided stakes are opened for
colts Of his age.
The governors Of the Coney Island Jockey
Club have decided to make the first meeting
urday, June 49, and embracing June %, %, "a,
as and rs, and the sum OF So, 900 was appro-
priated for purses and added money to be run
during the six days.
Special races are proposed for each day of
the July meeting at Chicago. 1t is suggested
that one purse be offered for Bonesetter,
Charley Ford, Wedgewood and Mooser; an
other for Santa Claus, Trinket and Silver
ton; third for Nutwood, Hannis and Bone
setter, and fourthfOr st. Julien and Hopeful.
The London Field says: We hear Of some
notable acceesions to the turf, while Mr.. Lor-
iilard's team Of race horses appears to have
been the advance guard OF q large army Of
American horses, coming to fight us on our
own ground for the richest prizes OF the Eng-
Iish turf. Their enterprise deserves success,
and We hope they may achieve 1t.
lish events are rendered void by the death Of
the Marquis of Angleeey. prominent among
these being Beaudeeert and Prestonpans To