Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-01

The PAGER johnson WAS sold yesterday
week at Chicago to Commodore Kittson OF
St. Paul for $40, 900.
signed articles to fight four rounds,
Marquis Of Queensbsrry rules, for
silver trophy valued at 1900, the contest
to take place on November 18th. Both
men have gous into training.
Pugilist James RyAn, who recently
purchased Michael Cleary's saloon, at
S15 Vine street, Philadelphia, Was
arrested yesterday week on the charge Of
assault and battery upon IAN old imam.
Ryan was held In $500 bail for trial.
Jem Goode, an English boxer, who
arrived in this country recently, and
John Kilrain, well-known pugilist of
Somerville, had 6vs-round glove fight,
Marquis Of Queensberry rules, in q pri-
vate room at Boston on Saturday night.
The men were very evenly matched, and
the fight was declared draw.
Hanlan, in q private latter to gentle
man of Boston, says that the stake OF
1000 which he won in the race with
Ross at ogdsnsburg is still at the office OF
the Turf, Field and Farm, and that he
will leave the money there to bind
match for %, 1000 with any oarsman in
the world, the race to take place on his
return from Australia or he will wager
IS 900 that he will beat Hosm9r's best
recorded time.
Articles OF agreement we're entered into
Friday, between NJ Mapon OF Lyons,
France, and Edwin Bibbey of Jersey
oity. N. to wrestle Gr@ 80. Roman style,
beet two in three falls, for $3.50 q side
and the championship Of America. The
contest to take place in New York be.
tween November 9th and 18th, and the
winner to receive two-thirds and the
loser one third of ths gate money after
expenses are paid.
The fourth annual exhibition of tie
Bed Star Pigeon Club, opened in the
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Tues
day. There are about $50 pairs exhibited,
and many Of them have excellent records,
Five birds participated In race yester-
| day in " hioh the best time made WAS l,08l
yards per minute. A sweepstakes match,
| from Pottstown to Philadelphia, was
arranged for this morning for which 100
birds we're entered.
Billy Edwards, the boxer, WAS tripping
across Chambers street, New York, Satur-
day afternoon, when q pass sing truck
nearly ran over him To the merriment O.
the driver of the latter, Billy spoke
rather sharply and the driver stopped
his team aud got down to make Billy
shut up" The boxer took of his kid
gloves, handed his gold headed cane to a
boy and astonished the driver by knock
ing him down four times in succession.
II don't want any more," said the broken
mp truckman as he rose from the fourth
fall and wiped the blood from his face
and hands.
At Pimlico Park, Baltimore, Friday,
Miss Woodtord won the Pimlioo stakes
L. miles, allowances for age and sex,
George Kinney second, Iroquois third.
Time 2.57. Hartford won the selling
race of II miles for all ages, Col. Sprague
second, Mark third. Time, 2.l44. Pizarrc
won the mile heat race for 3-yesr-olds
Time, 1.46t, LAC. In the frsi
heat Trafalgar was second, Sover.
eign Pat third. In the second heat
Sovereign Pat was second, Trafalgar
third. The bidding in the pools for tn,
races to day was very spirited last nigh
and large throng was in attendance
For the first, selling race of i miles, foi
all ages, Wandering was favorite, at $50
with Mark second choice, at 1886 Fare
we'll, s35; Homespun, $26, and the field
$2S, including Corsair, Chioksdee. Green
land and Palmetto. For the Vesta
stakes, for three-y year old -fllies- Bessie
$40; Heel and Toe, $50, and vintas,
and Caramel, &35 each. For the three
quarters Of mile, for two-year- olds-
Mittie b., $40; Bob Miles, $40; Tolu, $3l
Huron, $i3, and Rataplsn, o. For tn
handicap, IA mile heats, for all ages, n,
pools were sold. The probable starter
will be Nettle, War Eagle, Greenland
Aranza and Hilarity. No pools wer
sold on the steepleohsse, but Gath, Range
and Abraham are named to start.
The first race on Saturday, L
miles, for all ages, was dead hea
between Wandering and Farewell. Ii
!, the run.of, which occurred after tn
' fourth race, Wandering won by thre
lengths, in l59. The Vestal stakes TO
I FLIES, 3-years-old, II miles, was won b.
= Heel-aud Toe time, 4,44a. A mil
i dash for yesr-olds WAS won by 30
Miles, in l.l8 the handicap for all ages
= l 4 mile heats. was won by Hiiarity in tn
/, second and third heats Nettie second
Aranza third time, 159, 1,59, 2 OF
/, Aranza won the first heat. The hand
: cap steeplechase was won by Gath time
8 237.
3 The winners at Pimlioo Tuesday were
Hartford, handicsp, purse for all horse
= that have run during the mseting, on
q mile and five furlongs, 3.02t Aranzs
3 one mile, for all ages, 1.494; Heel. and
. Toe, selling race Tor fur year. an
8 upward, "A miles, 2 00t; Wooster, steple
- chase sweepstakes, IL miles, 3.16. N
e o'Brian, the owner of Ingonar, made a
3 assault on Abs Scott, the jockey of tn,
horse in the steeplechase on Saturday ,fC
A which he was ruled off the track.