Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-31
SPORTING.

DENNY is the only member of the,
Providence nine who has signed for
next year thus far
ROBINSON, the English bicycIist, has.
won over ST 900 in prizes since he came
to this country three months ago.
OF the men composing the Boston
team, i've were born in Massachusetts,
four In New York, and one each in Con-
necticut and Ohio.
GEORGE FAULKNER, the bow of the
successful Shawmut four. has been en-
gagged to train the Queen City four of
Buffalo next spring.
In the athletic contests at New York
on the 22d. John Keen won two out of
three heats IN the one mile race, bicycIe
VS.. horse; time, BOIL, 3:O1 3-5.
The Aleghenys, of Pittsburg, owe
$4,000 to President Knight. The total
expenses during the past season were
S3l, 900, and the receipts $4,000.
THE Battle Greek, Mich, Bicycle Club
intends building a concrete track next
spring, and will give some big races
there during the summer open to all
amateurs.
HE silver cup emblematicaI of the
worlds championship for amateur row.
ers, and valued at $3.50, was stolen last
week from James PiIkington, the anna
teur champion.
The hundred-mile bicycle race at
Washington was won by Midgley, in 7
hours, 25 minutes and 521 seconds.
Foster, his only competitor, made 80
miles in the same time.
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challenged John s. Prince to ten-miIe
bicycle race for the championship of
America and $3.50 a side. James is one
Of England's fastest professionals.
The published list of entries for the
inaugural running meeting of the Wash
ingtOn Club, at Chicago, next July.
shows total of 1872, comprising repre-.
sentatives from the finest stables of the
east and west. The prices offered ag-
gregate $4,000.
Mr.. PIERRE LoRILLARD has agreed to
pay s., 900 for Miss Woodford to Dwyer
Brothers, her owners, when the racing
season is finished next year. The Dryer
Brothers, by the way, will have a great
trio of cup horses next season in George
Kinney, Barnes and Miss Woodford.
hON6O OECh With Will SW1m
twenty miles In the Thames, from West
minister to Richmond, and back to Ted
dingtOn; also five miles in the Thames
with her hands and legs tied. Her
brother Willie has a match on with
Finny, of Oldham, to swim one mile for
81, 600 for the championship of England.
The closing yacht race Of the season
was sailed on the 25th, near New York,
between the sloops Oracle and Fanny
over an ocean course, twenty miles to
the windward and return, for a cup
valued at $1,000, the Fanny winning
easily. The ocean tug Luckenbach car
ried the judges, referee and guests over
the course.
THE Buffalos have a balance on the
right side of the ledger, their share of
the Boston games netting them 50, 500.
Thirteen men have been secured for
1884, as follows: Calvin and Hagan,
pitchers; Rowe and Myers port Huron),
catchers; Brouthers, Richardson and
White, basemen; Force, short stop;
O'Rourk, Foley, Shaffer, Lille and
Eggler, felders.
JAY-EYE-SEE made two futile attempts
to lower the record of 2:104 at Chicago,
on the 23d; time, 2:27, 2:184. John
son paced three heats against his time,
2:10, with the following results: 2:14,
2:151, 2:15&. Considering the day and
track this performance is one Of the best
records. The free for-all was won by
Monroe Chief, with Wilson second and
Witherspoon third; time, 2:234, 2:234,
2:22, 2:271, 2:241.
The full record of TIE series of con-
test between League and American teams
is as follows: