, 1880-11-13

1.-The folks are home again. .'-Mand s.
Splan and few other turfmen will sooa
journey crHs the mountains with their trot-
ters 20 engage the California equines in battle.
The price Pierre Loriilard is stated 70 have
paid fof the French stallion Mortimer il
SIS, 600 The horse will be brought 10
America
5. ". Kimball. Of New York, has offered
to match an unknown for 500 TO $3.50 aside
against either I. Baner or L. Bibby, or any
man in the world to wrestle, best two in
three falls. Bibby is preferred.
W. NJ Farrov outdid himself in = rife
competition at the Walnut Hill range, Bos-
ton, Mass. on Friday, October Is, making
twenty bulls eyes in succession, and 4 score
OF eighty-one ont Of \ possible eighty-four, at
200 yards, Off-hand.
An important bicycle tournament upon the
popular plan of twelve hours riding daily
for SIX consecutive days was brought to a
close at Middlesborough, England, October
ID. Lees, the winner, made 1907 miles and
seven laps He never left hrs saddle from
the start to the finish OF each day.
Jerry Munroe is ANXIOUS 70 get on match
race for his horse Charley Ford against
any other trotter in the world, barring Maud
s." and "St. Julien" His challenge was
! recently telegraphed TO the Chicago Tribune,
and is as follows; Il, jerry Munroe, will
| trot my horse Charley Ford" against any
! trotter in the world, barring "Naud 5. and
"St. Julien" for $1,000. first Thursday after
Cincinnati meeting. g."-JERRY MrSRoE-
A number of rifemen well known at Vim.
ble.lon engaged in competition-of 800 and
600 yards, fifteen shots per man at each
range near Aldershot, England, September
q. Bells Life calls the score OF Williams,
! who was the winner at ll5 points, with %
shots, the most wonderful performance on
record, " but it hardly equals J. F. Browns
$50 out Of 80 shots at 500 and 900 yards, at
Boston, November IA, 1879, or the the rec
| ords of other marksmen in America
In all probability there will be several of
| the crack Western dogs entered for the East
ern field trials. Should this he so the com
petition between Western and Eastern dogs
will be unusually interesting. The West
minister Kennel Club have entered Champion
| Sensation for the Eastern field trials, which
are to be run On Robin Island next month.
| In the meantime, Mr.. S. ID. Hammond, of
| Springfield, Mass, will give the splendid
fellow plenty OF work in Maryland
An English paper, commenting upon the
successes obtained by the stable ofMr. Jas
| L. Keene in that country, speaks OF him as
a maker of books, which will be news to
many on this side of the ocean. There was
also an impression. now dispelled that the
horses which this enterprising lover OF sport
sent abroad were not a representative lot.
| The truth is that Mr. kecne's stable in Eng
| land contains as fine lot OF thOroughbreds
as this country has produced, and it IS graft
| fyiug 10 learn that they appear TO have
crossed the water in sufficiently good condi-
ton to afford good idea OF the class Of rae
ing horses America is able to produce. 1t
NAV be well for our English cousins TO keep
an eve on the white and blue spots" when
ever they have mount, as there are some
among the keene lot that have not been
heard from-N. T. Graphic.
Prof. Miller, the English boxer. well and
| favorably known In this country, Is now IN
Australia In chatty letter on sporting
matters at the Antipodes, he says: Jim
Mace came out in boat to meet Inc. He is
looking very well, and has large hotel on
Rourke street, being in partnership with
bookmaker named Austin Saqui, and is DO
ing we'll He is thought TO he the most SCI
| entific boxer who has ever visited the colo
uie., and apart from that he IS very well
| liked Mace is not doing much boxing at
present, but is bookmaking- He lives IN
nice house on Robe street, st. kilda. luxurI-
ously furnished, ami Jim takes good care to
live well so Mace has Proftted by his visit
here. 1t is not out Of boxing, but book
making, that he has made his money. There
are no wrestlers here Of any note. The prin-
cipal boxers are Larry Foley, of Sidney, and
Jack Thompson, of Melbourne, the later
being away in England a. the present time
with Trickett The Hanlan-Trickett match
causes great deal of excitement here. They
think No one can tOuch the Australian scull-
er. Christie, who fought Jack Thompson,
is keeping hotel in Adelaide, South Aus
tralia, and Is doing well. The favori,e ath-
letic Vlnes in Australia are cricket ard foot
hall