Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-16
TURF NOTES,


and is in excellent condition.
MONROE CHIEF (2:184) and the old
gray PAGER Lucy (2:I4) are now at New
York, to be shaped for the summer
campaign.
AT Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, last
week, Ike Schultz took the race in the
2:40 class. Keno won the 2:23 class
race: time 2;263, 2:26, 2:27, 2:273, 2;281,
2:30.
A MARSHALL, Mich, dispatch says:
M. Y. Wagner has bought for S., 900 the
stallion "Black Cloud" record 2:171,
the fastest stallion time except Snug
gler's (2;151). He viii be campaigned
this year.
In the first of the Fair Associations
races at Louisville recently, Joe
Bunker won in the 2:19 class. in Pop,
2:211, 1927, 2:23. lothian won the
2:30 class race; time in each of three
heats, 1921.
JOHNNY MURPHY, Robert Bonner's
driver, drove Pickard mile in 2,164,
over the track of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Association, New York, on the 9Th
INST. Mr.. Bonner's sporting friends had
assured him on several occasions that
Pickard was able to travel III at least
1923, and on the date named Mr.. Bonner
told Johnny Murphy to test him, with
the above result Mr.. Bonner made
Murphy present of a handsome sum of
money.
The weather was wet and disagreed
BILE at Lexington, KY, on the 18th, and
there was small attendance in conse-
quence. In the mile race for purse of
$175, for all ages, Sadie McNairy was
first, Newsboy second, Greyhound third;
time; l :57I. In the Straus stakes, for
all ages, mile and a sixteenth, Rufus L.
was first, Long Knight second, Renob
third; no time taken. In the selling
race for purse of $3.50, one mile and a
quarter, Silvo was first, Lutestring Sec
ond, Bubbler third; time 2:20.
AQUATIC.
The sixth annual regatta of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Amateur Rowing Asso-
citation will be held at Pullman, ILL.,,
July 9th and 28th. The aggregate
value of the medals and prizes is over
1000.
The Halifax Rowing Association has
agreed to accept Hanlan and Lees
proposition for four mile race with
double SOULS August 18th, with Homma
and Conlev Of Halifax, the place of the
race to be hereafter named. Amended
articles will be forwarded to the New
York Turf, Field and Farm, where $500
has already been placed by each crew.
BRITISH yachtsmen are leveling cOvet-
Gus eyes at the queens cup, so long
held by America. Two large cutters
just launched on the Clyde, were built,
it is said for the purpose of crossing the
Atlantic to wrest the prize from Arneri-
can yachtsmen. One is composite 10
ton cutter named the Marjorie. She is
IS feet long and IA feet inches wide.
The other is called the Atlanta. She is
90 feet inches long and measures 125
tons. The Atlanta is built of steel.
The two cutters are heavily ballasted
with lead.
The final arrangements for the boat
race between Hanlan and Kennedy were
completed on the 8th inst. The first ar
ticles of agreement were entered on De-
cember IA, 1882, when it was decided to
row scull race of three miles and one
turn for So, 500 a side. One thousand
dollars were placed then with Hamilton
Busby and another 81, 900 was put up on
the 9Th. The final deposit of $500 will
be made on May 10Th. It has been
agreed to row on May 30th on Point of
Pines, Revere Beach, Boston. Ii either
of the contestants becomes Ill or is unable
to row according to the agreement OF the
race, he Will lose his deposit.
GENERAL NOTES.
The close of the horse VS.. bicycle
race in Boston was witnessed by 1000
people. The score stood: Horses 921
miles; bicycles, 500.
In the Gr@co-R Roman wrestling at
Kansas City for $500 aside, between
Cannon, the English champion, and
Clarence Whistler, the match was de-
cIared draw.
A ROLLER SKATING race, three miles,
at the Michigan Avenue Rink, Chicago,
was won by Scott N II m. 1S4 s.; Foster
second, Hogarty third and Becker
fourth.
WIN. CUMMINGS, of Paisley, Scotland,
and who has run one mile level faster
than any man living a min., Is 10 Sec,
May IA, 1881, at Preston, England, will
shortly arrive in this country. He will
run at st. Louis on July 4th.
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