The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
SPORTING.

Mr.. FRANCE, of New York, has pur.
chased the black mare Cordelia, record
2:2lt to mate his trOtter, London.
SULLIVAN. the puRiIist, received ST.
425 as his share Of the gate receipts for
pitching in a game of base ball at st.
Louis, on the 4th.
A CHESS tournament between fifteen
New York experts and the same number
from Philadelphia ended in tie. Each
won five games and five were drawn.
ADvICEs from Melbourne state that
the sporting men in Australia will sub
scribe $40, 000 for Hanlan, Trlckett and
Laycock to row for on the Paramatta
River.
HASLAN will row Austin Stevenson Of
Vallejo, on the 29th, at San Francisco, for
purse of $500, offered by the Pacific
Rowing Association. Stevenson will re-
ceive 800.
AUGUSTA, Ga, is to put a professional
team IN the field the coming season.
Oyertures have been made TO Joe Crot-
ty and other professionals to sign by the
manager OF the club.
W. G.. GEORGE, the English pedes-
He covered the ground IN An. 25. 8s.,
which Is g. As. slower than his best time,
which Is the best amateur record.
The imported chestnut colt, two years
old, by Doncaster out of Schechallions
by Blair Athol, has been named st.
Leger, and Will be placed at the head Of
the Hazel Hui stud, Dear Minneapolis.
HosMER, the oarsman, to vary the
m0notonY Of his rowing work, has is
sued a challenge for a ten mile square
heel-and toe walk, for $3.50 or $500 a
side, with any man in America, barring
Holske, Meagher and Driscoll.
THE Boston Whist Club, organized
six years ago and having a membership
of 130, entertained a number of guests
at banquet at their handsomely fur
nished ten-room club house at 10 Boyls-
ton Street, Boston, Mass, on the 3lst
ult
SCHEFER aud Vignaux are practicing
daily at Paris for the championship
game, beginning on the 26sh, and con-
tinuing five nights. The men are IN ex-
eellent form. They viii play balk-
line game of 500 points night. The
stake is f2,OO0. The American bridge
is forbidden.
THE official record of the Northwestern
Alliance was: Toledo, So victories; %
defeats. Saginaw, "a victories; 30 de-
feats. Peoria, 49 victories; 80 defeats.
Grand Rapids, 48 victories; SO defeats.
Springfield, 81 victories; At defeats
Bay City, % victories; 40 defeats. Fort
Wayne, 81 victories; 80 defeats. Quincy,
. victories; 81 defeats.
A CONSIGNMENT of thoroughbreds
from the stud farms of Pierre Lorril-
lard, J. r. keeue, William Astor and
the Clipsiana Club was recently sold at
auction at the New York American
Horse Exchange. The highest price OBJ
tanned was 81, 900 for Kanaka, foaied
1880, bv Scottish Chief out of Seclu-
sion. He was purchased by ]. McCor-
mick.
LEE" of Paxnee City, Neb., and
W. r. Nally, of st. Louis, ran foot
race recently, 125 yards and Is feet,
acratch start, for 800 a side. Lee
won by five feet. Time, 124 seconds.
Lee is believed to be Arthur McComb,
of California Another match for a spin
of 125 yards between the same parties was
arranged on the 14th, and viii be run at
Sportemen's Park on the 26th. The
stakes will be $3.50 side.
The Harvard College Bicycle Clut
had hare-and-hounds run on the 10th,
which extended about eighteen miles