The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-24

at wonid trouble a trotter," recently
remarked William H. Vanderbilt, ITO
throw three hundred miles behind him in
three days There never was, and never
will be, Q tretter in this world able to do
it," II wish to inform Mr.. Vanderbilt" |"
writes Mr.. C. Lossie. of St. Hyaeinth, CAM
to the Sun, shat if he wishes to lay down
in any trustworthy hands the sum of 81
000 or any larger sum, / will find him a
Canadian horse that is q trotter and will
make the three hundred miles in three
consecutive days aud perhaps better.
Now is the time for the millionaire to back
his opinion, and, If he wishes, after the
tros, to secure for himself the best horse
in the world"
THE RACES AT NASHVILLE TODAY
The spring running races begin at Nash
vile this afternoon and continue five days.
Four runs are on the programme, enc
being match run between Silver Bill and
Mandrake over two miles. The first rsgu-
lar run will be dash OF enc and one
eighth miles with the following
starters: Quito, Boulevard, Ballen-
keel. Moderator. Boswell, Brooklyn.
Sim Malone, Recorder, Frix, Big Medicine
and Duke Of Kent
Second race. one and one-eighth miles,
Bramble, Bsatitude, Shaker, Largentine,
Plinipo.
Third race one and one-quarter miles
Irish King, Omega, Luriins, Jerieo and
Long Jaw, --.....
Pool-selling OF the peol-room this morn
ing was rather light. In the second race
Bramble for $f0s Largentine So, Beatitude
IS and Shaker and Phuipo in the field
for s. ''''
Cincinnati Athletic Club.
The annual spsing meeting of the Gin
cinnati Athletic Club will be held OF the
Cincinnati Baseball Park June 9Th. The
following will be the programme Of sport:
Putting the shot 16 lbs throwing the
hammer, l6 lbs. running. 100 yards; rum
ming, 440 yards one mile run; three mile
run; hurdle run, l20 wards, 10 hurdles, 8
feet 10 inches high; walking one mile; run
ming high jump; pole leapine; bicycle con-
test, miles, in 5. The headquarters OF
the Club are at the Gymnasium. E. w.
Murphy is Captain. t.. i"
Miscellaneous
The Manhattan Cricket Club open the
season ia New York to-day
Charles Collins "The Cast-iron Man." is
teaching sparring in the Nelson Building
Peekskill, N. Y.
k In the billiard match at Paris, sort of
gp-as- you please arrangement. either the
table or Slosson's head wasn't level. We
knew all along Vignanx would not be the
under dog in the soiree.
r. J. Edwards and histrainer, Harry Eel
lows left Thursday for Philadelphia to rep
resent Cincinnati in the six days go-as-you-
please pedestrian tournament, which COIN
mences Monday. Edwards is backed by
Mark Simonton.
Should Rowell and Blower Brown ac-
cept Dan. O'Leary's challenge, the appear
ance on the track Of these two Bnglis,, rep
resentatives in q trial of endurance with
Hart and Dobler would crowd Madison
Square Garden as it has never been crowd
ed before.
James NJ. Shaffer of Madison, Wis, and
John Forbes, of Rockford Ill, have made
match to fight main of cocks at the lat
ter place April 9th. They are to show
nine cocks on each side, weighing from
lbs 10 ozs to 8 lbs 10 ozs, and fight all that
fall in for S20 ba. tie and $3.50 the main.
The steamer Arizona, of the Williams q
|
on the 18th, had on board four dogs, des-
tined for the New York Bench Show They
were black-and-tan setter bitch, Belle,
the property of VIM. Graham, Belfast Ire
\ land; black-and- tan terrier bitch; an Irish
terrier, and collie dog, the latter import
ed by James Lindsay, Of Jersey City.
Daniel O'Leary will give six-day
(twelve hours each day. fair heel-and- toe
walk at Mccormick Hall, Chicago. about
the middle Of next month for the following
prizes; The OLeary champion medal and
$500 to the first man; $3.50 to second man;
$125 to third man; 800 to fourth man.
In addition to the contest for the medal and
prizes. Hart (who wou the recent six-day
contest in New York, making 565 miles
.O'Leary and Dobler will give exhibition
| walks
| The entries for the bench show of dogs
which is 10 commence at Madison Square
Garden, New York City, on puesday, April
9th, under the auspices Of the Westminster
Kennel Club and the superintendence Of
CHARLES Lincoln. closed last week. The list
numbers ever 1.400 animals, including
nearly 600 well-bred sporting dogs, the
numbered specimens being classified into
q mastiffs, 80 st. Bernards, 26 HewfonndI
lands, q Ulmhounds, rs grayhounds I
deerhounds, 143 pointers, 446 settlers, 4a
spaniels 9foxhounds. Is beagies, 8 dash
hounds, 65 fox terriers, 81 collies,
20 bulldogs, SO bull terriers. 1e
[Skye terriers, SO pugs 8 Scotch
terriers, 8 black-and-tan terriers, 6 Dandy
Dnmont terriers, rs Yorkshire terriers, IL
toy terriers, Japanese spaniels, 10 Italian
grayhounds, 40 miscellaneous, fancy ter
riers-total, LII. This is, we understand
the greatest number of entries ever received
for dog show anywhere, while in quality
ako the exhibit is far superior to that mad.
by foreign shows in past years-[C Clipper.
T The New Coal Ordinance.
The new ordinances regarding the sale o
coal is now in force at the principal yards
Interviews with the largest dealers shoy
that there is no disposition other than