Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-19
SPORTING.

SPORTING.
AT sale of greyhounds In London,
Eng, on November 18th, a puppy by
Misterton, out of Hilda, was sold for 135
guineas.
Gro. I'll. HosMER, the oarsman, de-
teated Gilmore at Boston on the 9th, IN
ten-nile beel-and-toe walking match
for $500 side.
WHEN Scb8fer returns TO this country
ne intends visiting New Orleans for the
purpose of inaugurating a series of bill
lizard contests in that city.
HANLAN offers to row Stevenson for
any amount, or to row in a race open to
scullers of the Pacific coast, three-mile
straight-away course for $1,000.
GEO. z. ANDREWS, Of Cleveland, who
played part of last season with the
Toledo Club at third base, has been
signed by Harry Wright for next sea-
sons Philadelphia League Club.
S. W. WEAVER, pitcher of last sea-
sons Eclipse Club, of Louisville, to-
gether with Fergy Malone, Mccormick,
Kennel and Geer, have signed to play
next season with the Keystone Club.
P. LoRILARD has offered Hughes,
the jockey who rode last year for Com
moaore Kittscn, Sc, 900 per annum to
don the cherry jacket for "a, and TO
ride the young Mortemus, Slocomb and
Fellowplay.
THE schooner yacht Fortuna, belong
ing to Henry S. Hovey, of the Eastern
and New York clubs, and commanded
by Capt. Newcome, arrived at Bermuda
on the 1st inst. from Gloucester, Mass.
The Fortuna is bound to the Mediterra-
mean.
HARRY WRIGHT now has sixteen play
els signed for next seasons Philadelphia
club, including RIngo, Reilly and Dan
iels as catchers, and Coleman. Fergu-
son and Knight as pitchers. Philadel-
pnia may treat the league to a greater
surprise in 1884 than Boston did this
year.
JOHN MURPHY wished to learn how
fast his running mate horse j. o. Nay
could draw a sulky; so he drove him in
2:011, the first quarter IN 81 seconds,
half III :01, three-quarters in 1 :3lI. He
had to swing wide on last turn, or felt
confident that the mile would have been
200 or even better.
OARsMAN CHARLES E. COURTNEY, at
Oswego recently said: Z" A race will occur
between Wallace Ross and myself in all
probability at the Point of Pines, near
Boston, on May 30th." When asked
about how he felt about meeting Han
Ian, he stated that he had no objections
to meeting him any time on some good
course, without a cent mp.
n. STRAUSS, of New York, has a phe-
nomeDaI mare in Majolica Maid, sister
to the well-known Maiolica. In less
than a months work she has dropped
from 800 to a 2:22 gait. In her last
trial, driven by Johnny Murphy, she
showed mile In 2:49, a repeat in 1881,
after which she was immediately sent q
quarter in 35B seconds.
THE Minneapolis Base Ball Club has
ratified lease of ten acres of ground al
the corner of NlcOllet Avenue and Lake
Street for term of five years, and will
enclose the grounds with a sixteen-foot
fence. Architect Burlington proposes a
covered building capable OF seating 3,
900 people, with seats outside the build
ing 10 accommodate 3, 900 more.
DUNCAN Ross has issued a challenge
70 Donald Dinnie for from 81 900 10
CsOOOs OACAAAES w S5ANC I'LL Ella 4ACACc
I'D the heavy shot and hammer tests and
$3.50 for expenses for a match at CIeve-
land. The Pacific Life guarantees the
genuineness of Dinnie's recent perform
ances, and a meeting between the men
will be of world wide Importance.
The Chicago Driving Park has an
nounced the following dates for meet
ings during 1884: Spring trotting, June
Sd to 7tb; first summer running, June
Goth to 2S5b; summer trotting, July 4th
to 18th; second summer running, July
18th to August l9th-three days III each
week; fall trotting, October 4th to 18th.
A large number of stakes viii be opened
for the running meetings.
DE-. J. H. ZUoKERToRT, the cham
pion chess. player of the world, was de.
feated at Baltimore on the 18th IN g
game of chess by A. G. Sellman, cham.
pion Of that city. The game which was
begun at o'clock and finished at 9:45
was won by Mr.. Sellman on the forty
first move, when DR.. Zuckertort re-
signed his queen. An immense audi
ence witnessed the contest. This is the
first game ever lost by DIR. Zuckertor
In America. Another contest will take
place on the 18th.
THE Harlan & Holliugsworth Com
pany, Of Wilmington, Del, are'about tt
begin the construction of another large
steam yacht for member of the New