The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-11
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An association Of amateur oarsmen of
Canada is being organized.
Boston 10 to inaugurate ten miles running
championship.
New York will have bicycle match the
latter part Of this month.
A Fredonia IN. Y. man, named Hall, offers
to jump one single jump against any man In
the world for $1,000 to $4,000 side.
The Providence Base Ball Club claims to
have o salary list of $4,000, probably the
largest OF any club In the country.
Jacob Schaefer and William Sexton have
agreed upon Tammany Hall as the place and
April % as the date of the next contest at the
champions game
The Engliah jockey, jeffrey. who rode Pa
role for the Liverpool cup, has been engaged
by Mr.. Pierre Lorillard to ride for his estab.
lishment at Newmarket, when bis weight will
permit him to accept the mounts.
The entries for the spring running meeting
OF the National Fair Association at WASH
ington, to be held In May, number 14f. and
the prizes amount to $4,000. The trottlng
meeting also promises to be a success.
W. K. Vanderbilt intends establishing an
American horse exchange In New York, after
ready purchased for the purpose land on
Broadway, Flftieth street and Seventh Ave.
nue. valued at 100000.
The May trotting circuit has been organ
lied, comprising the New Hunting Park.
Philadelphia, May to purses, 1880: suf-
$A700; Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, May
Is to q, purses, S47O0; Belmont Park, Phila-
adeDhia, May rs to 20, purses, $500, and Ma
tional Fair Association, Washington, D, G..
May 81 to June 8, purses, $1,000. Entries for
New Hunting Park close April 81: for the
other tracks, Mays
The following bench shows and field trials
will take place In the order named: Vest
Minister Kennel Clubs fourth annual show.
Gilmore'5 Garden, New York, April 81, % and
30; entries close April 10; Charles Lincoln,
superintendent. st. Louis Kennel Club, St.
Louis, Mo-, October 5, g. 7 and 8. English
Kennel Club field trials, first week In May.
1880. Eastern Field Trials Clubs second an
nual trials, Robins Islsnd, Peconic Bay. L, l.,
November 30 1880. National American Ken
mel Clubs second annual field trials, third
week In November 1880.
=, The Americans are In Ill luck In England
this season. Mr.. James Gordon Benefits re-
cent purchase, Latchkey, was beaten only a
head for the chief steeplechase prizs at Croy-
don. Wallenstein dsgraced himself at Lin
coin, after having the bride pulled off by the
Handicapped. Parole lost the Liverpool Cup
by q foul, and the last report Is that Musca-
din, another member Of Mr.. Benefits team,
who recently won the Vale OF Belvoir Hunt
Cup, at Nottingham, has been protested for
Insufficient description In entering him, and
tle maCtef, al laSL accounts, was undecided
In the hands Of the stewards.
Trickett, the Australian seuller, recently
cabled Hanlan: "Will go to England II you
will meet me there in July. Answer" Han
Ian answered: Cannot; will WRITE" This
matter has been referred to before, on the
occasion OF Hanlan receiving letter from
Irlckett q few weeks ago to the same pur-
then stated why the champion finds 1t i'm
possible to accommodate his Australian rival
until late In the fall or during next winter.
Those reasons remain the same now as they
were then, and consequently there is no
chance of Hanlan and Trickett coming to.
gether the ensuing summer
The running horse In this country Is not so
valuable as the trotter. Pierre Lorillard paid
$4,000 for the famous runner Falsetto, three
Years old, recently sent to Eogland. Mr..
Keene paid $4,000 for Spendthrift. When we
come to trotters we find the prices up Mr..
for Rarus, $4,000 for Dexter, $40, 900 for
Startle $4,000 for Edwin Forrest and SIS, 900
for Grafton. Mr.. Smith, of New York, paid
$s5, 900 for Goldsmith Maid, $4,000 for Jay
Gould, $4,000 for Lady Thorne, sal, 900 for
Lucy and $4,000 for Tattler. Mr.. Vanderbilt
paid $4,000 for Maud s. and $4,000 for Ly-
sander Boy. The largest sum ever paid In
England, where they have but few trotters,
was close on to $72, 900, paid for Doncaster by
the Duke Of Westminster.
Capt. A. II. BOgarduS and his son Eugene
recently gave the most wonderful perform
ance with the shotgun and rife ever seen In
Missouri. The st. Joseph Gazette thus speaks
of the young rifleman's skill: Erred Erb
brought out silver quarter, which he handed
to the Captain. who gave 1t toss, when, with
astonishing dexterity, the force of the rifle
ball sent 1t whizztng through the tops OF the
trees fifty. yards away. Another disap-
peared with the same ease, when 1t began
to show an unnecessary expenditure OF
money on the part Of those who were con-
tributing, when a nickel was thrown Into the
air. Another ball from Eugene's Winchester
sent 1t to no ons knew where. The Goddess
OF Liberty on silver dime was shot clear
over to the Kansas side OF the river by the
force of another ball from the boys rifle. 1t
would hardly be believed, but a small marble,
not much larger than pea, wnen thrown
into the air disappeared simultaneously with
the crack OF the rifle IN the hands OF the young
champion. This, no doubt, 10 one of the most
feats ever performed by any one,
and the cheering of the audience yesterday
evinced their appreciation OF his SKILL
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