The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-11
SPORTING sTRA WIS.


Hanlan. the champion orsmsn, will retire
from boat racing.
In the race for the Cssarewitch stakes,
which will come off ut the Newmarket secs
ond October meeting, on October IL, Mr..
Loriilards three year old colt Iroquois is
weighed at III pounds. The top weights
are as follows: Mr. Brewers four year old
bay colt Robert the Devil, 1875 pounds
Lord Alington's four year old chestnut colt
Ben d'Os, 1872 pounds, and Sir j ID Ashley
five year chestnut horse Peter, l31 pounds.
James Oonlan, of New York, ona of the
Oldest and best known sporting men in the
country, died few days ago. He was an
Lrisbmsn by birth, was passionately attached
to the turf and for many years his tall fig
ure has been familiar at the principal race
meetings in the country. On the race track
he was always noticeable for wearing the old
fashioned coat With brass buttons and tall
white beaver hat. Ten years ago he was
known as one of the heaviest betters on race
horses in the country, and he aatonished
American eportngmen by frequently bet
ting $1,000 to 500 on his fayorite horse
where the raee was approaching It's finish.
A telegram from Minneapolis to the Chi,
cago Times, says OF the great balloon excur-
sion, that more than ordinary interest at
tscbes TO this voyage. Such affairs are usu-
ally advertising schemes, but on this occasion
the personal feature will be religously sup,
pressed The party Of voyagers Is nov
complete, and will consist of Professor Sam
uel. A. King, the eronsut, representative
from the Chicago Times; Luther l.. Hol-
man, of the Boston Journals Winslow
Upton, from the scientific department of the
eU0itsd States signal service bureau; James
Creelmsn, of the New York Herald; Charles
M. Fave, Minneapolis Tribune, and n. B
johnson, st. Paul Pioneer Press-seven il
all. Professor King is an @ronaut of thirty
years experience, who has made 226 ts-cen.
siops without serious accident. si,a vel
qu liaed to 8 AXE chars &C Ia expedition
which is to start on Frdav. VI. Holden
has been connected with the Boston press
for many years, for the past ten as dramatic
editor and correspondent Of the Jourual.
He has made twenty.fo-r ascensions with
King and three with Donaldson, on several
ascensions going three, four and five hun-
dred miles. Mr.. Upton Is an astronomer
and scientist, ambitious and plucky. He has
been connected with the observatories al
Cambridge, Cincinnati and Washington for
several years, and Is at present Professor
Abbs's first assistant al Washington. He
has splendid outfit of instruments for
taking observations, and will be one OF the
party who will 20 through to the end. In
his outfit arc two nsroid barome,ors for as
Containing the altitude and atmospheric
pressure, half-dozen Thermometers, among
them wetsbulb for determining
the moisture, minimum.spirit
Thermometer, and Hegnaults apparatus for
moisture, two solar radiators 10 measure the
beat from the suu, m airmetre 10 give tho
virticle speed with which the air ship Is NOV.
ing, naval winavsns for determining the
verticle motion Of the balloon, n sextant and
horizon. He has besides a Dsvy's safety
lsmp and one Of Edison's electric lamps
With which 70 read his instruments by night.
MIR. Upton will take scientific observations q,
frequent intervals during the voyage, hourly
b fer the first eighteen hours, and as often
thereafter as possible. The officers at oil
tie signal stations east of Idaho and az far
south as Virginia will make simultaneous OBJ.
sefvations. The aerial representative of The
bureau 10 directed 10 pay special attention Il
Il Q velocity and direction Of tho air currents
trd tho distribution OF temperature, and tc
axe careful note OF any and oil pho
romenon that may come under the range o.
visicn. The Iesuns ut HE experiments In
mid cir will be awaited with eager curiosi.y
by tho whole scientific world. and upon ,hi,
record he mako, will hesttschrd much Of
the value oil 100 excursion Nesirs Ureel.
msp, Johnston snd Fay have enjoyed the
PLEASURES Of serostl ion In times past. Tn,
hrst named has gone up several times with
P,f,sora King Dons'ds9u, Grimley sut