Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20
SPORTING NOTES,

Richard Fox offers a purse of S. 900
to be fought Tor by Slade and Mitchell
with hard gloves.
Hart won the six days walking match
which ended on Saturday night, in Balti-
more, making only All miles.
The jersey wheelmeu are going to con-
test in the courts their FiRh' to uae bicy-
cles in the streets of Jersey City.
John l.. Sullivan has msls T. 'l'ri9t
10 visit Europe on spAriiag tow ving
exhibitions in RnriArd, | and aud
Frauee, Stads, It ii ss'di viii travel
witt him
O7ol 500 boy olista are ex ote6 20 be
in ipsit The frat annual meet Of the
Pepnsylsaria division Of Il . L 'ague of
Am ricau Wheulm n, which wi. be held
in Paramount Philadelphia an tie 29th
inst
Manriae Viguaux cables fom Paris
challenging Jacob Schaefer the resent
billiard champion of the r'3 At the
balk line game, to play for Inc champion
| ship No response has yet besn received
from Soba-ier ...
A iio shooting contest al Savannah
Thursday betWeeu ,atl tary tegms of
Charles ~ ard Savannah, for 1ur. OF
| $3.50, Wa wjn hy the Sav4nuAh isan by
| "a riots II was the most exciting
match that over took place in tbs South.
Al Brighton Beach, Friday, Baruum
| Ubn 4 e"liiag rae, one inil", IN las
| tthoAt won a dash Of severn eighths OF .
mite, in 34s. Ida Brown won selling
race, IL miles, in . 029. Barney Aaron
won ioilo dash, in 563. Baliy won a
steeperhGde and King Fan Won dash OF
thres-fcrrths of mile, in l.lS3.
| A well-Goutested swimming match fer
the amateur championship of America took
place in the Harlem river on Saturday.
under the auspices of the New York
Athletic Club Tue 10Oyards race was
won by A. f. Camacho of the Manhattan
Athletic Club; the mile race, very tight
one, hy Robert G. Magee 4: Baltimore.
Mitchell refusing to fight at New
Orleans and Slade refusing to fight any
where else, their fight has been declared
olr aud the referee, Harry Hill, refunded
the stake money Monday. Mitchell,
however, desires to leave 81 900 in Harry
Hills hands to cover the amount pro-
posed by Sheriff. the "Prussian, !" to spar
or fight anywhere within two weeks.
The frat annual meet OF the PeDnsyl-
vania division of the League OF American
Wheemen to be held at Paramount Park
. on the 10Th inst Is exciting much interest
: among Philadelphia bieyclists who are
t uhlsnt over the big boom anticipated
IA noted Friday there is probability
, OF az attendance OF 500 or more wheel
. men The meet will take place in tbs
: mlraiug, and IN The afternoon the Ger
I msptawu and Philadelphia clubs viii
8 hold = inint IAN meeting, a
j, whie there will be- present th
r fastest American srna#ara who viii
II participate II al least three events
& the tlir4s mile national championship
o ana the enc and fye-mie reuusylyGni
STATE championships, Other events vii
be half mile bicycle rico for junior
. under lG one mile bicycle race for thos
n who have never won a first prize; tw
J. mile bicycle handicap, 300 yards Limit
b ons mile tryciole ltau1icaP; slow bioyol
IS race, $50 yards, hsudcsp, IL yards limit
J. Gud single fancy riding. CHARLES N
4 Niter, No. ll2G Walnutttteet, Plfladel
d phia, will furnish on application circu
.e lar 10 information regarding tha msei
y hotel rates to wheeiael, railroad tran
a portatio, a.