Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
SPORTING.

The late Count de Chambord's stables
annually cost $30,000
GEORGE LAMBERT, owner of Don
Juan, the winner of the English Cesare-
witch, is said to have won $3.50, 900 on
that event.
The brown mare Kate Sprague, record
2:18, by Governor Sprague, has been
bred to the gray stallion Independence,
record 2:214, by Gen. Knox.
AN EngIishwoman, Madame Englo,
has just accomplished the feat Of walk
ing 1900 miles in 1000 hours, and is
said to have finished as fresh as daisy.
Jumping JACK JONES" was paid
81, 900 for the seven games he played
with the Athletic Club, and West Hub
bard) got $500 for three games he
played.
EIIIoTT's hacker is said to have netted
| 81, 600 in money won on the results of
the English sculler's races with Cullen
and Weisberger at Wheeling, W. Va,
last month.
W. q. GEORGE, the English pedes-
trian, recently ran mile against time.
He covered the ground in Am. 25.8s.,
which is 6. is. slower than his best time,
which is the best amateur record.
FRED ARCHER, the English Jockey, up
to October 18th, had won POP races out
of $50 mounts. Wood stood second with
1877 winnings out of SAB mounts, and
FOrdham third with 70 winnings out of
223 mounts
The st. Paul Red Caps won the league
alliance championship in 1877, with the
following team: Gross, catcher; Sails
bury, pitcher; Gault, Miller and Ellick
on the bases; Mcclellan, short; and Ely,
Allison and Birmingham in the outfeld.
WILLIAM BECKWITH, the great aquatic
athlete, has accepted Finny's challenge
to swim mile for $500 side on condi-
ton that Finny will make two other
matches to swim from FIVE to twenty-five
miles, and a six-day match of from six
to fourteen hours per day.
GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID carries her
81 years lightly. She ranks among the
great brood mares of the world. Her
son, Eleetioneer, by Bambletonian, is
the sire of W1ldfower, 2-year- old record
POI; Kinda Rose, 1year-old record
2:361; 3-year-old record 2.193, and of
Bonita, 4-year- old record 2:182, all of
which are the best for the ages named.
Mr.. JAMES T. WILLIAMS, of Louis
vile, states that he has refused an offer
of $4,000 for his fine colt Bob Miles,
by Pat Malloy, dam Dolly Morgan.
The offer came from the Dryer broth
ers, and Williams refused it because
Miles seems to have good thing for
the Kentucky Derby next spring and
many other valuable stakes, amounting
to about 100000.
AN Australian paper, abiding to the
probabilities of Hanlan visiting the far
away colonies of England, says at least
four men might be found to try conclu-
sions with him-LaycOck for FL, 900,
Rush for half the sum, and, should this
pair be beaten, Beach would find friends
to provide the needful for match, while
even Trickett expresses wish 60 re-
trie7e his fortune by another trial with
the apparently invincible Canadian.
The little bay gelding Frank beat the
record In race at New York, on the
18th, with a running mate against Fl. Fl.
Winsh1p and mate. The purse was for
50, 900 and $500 extra to the horse beat
ing the record of 2:104. The time was
as follows: First quarter, 49,; half,
:034; three-quarters, :359; mile, 2:083.
This is the best record, the best prev.
GUS record being that Of Maud s., who
made the mile in 2:104. Frank thus
beats the best record by Il seconds. In
the second heat three false starts were
made before the horses got off, with
Frank at the pole. Winship passed
him at the quarter and led him by three
lengths to the three quarters pole, when
Frank picked up, but did not hold his
ground, Winship shooting ahead and
coming under the wire, winner by
length and half or two lengths. Time,
first quarter, 333; half, 1:044; three
quarters, 1861; mile, 2:104.