Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-28
SPORTING.

MR. FRANCE, of New York, has pur.
chased the black mare Cordeiia, record
2:21}, to mate his trotter, London.
SULLIVAN, the pugilist, received ST..
425 as his share Of the gate receipts for
Louis, on the 18th. - III r.
A CHESS tournament between fifteen
New York experts and the same number
from p hiadelphia ended in q tie. Each
won five games and five were drawn.
ADv1cEs from Melbourne state that
the sporting men in Australia will sub.
scribe $40, 600 for Hanlan, Trlckett and
Laycock to row for on the Paramatta
River. g. .s5. s ..s@ss1:$... r.. :.
HAN1AN will row Austin Stevenson Of
Vallejo, on the Goth. at San Francisco, for
purse of $500, offered BY the Pacific
Rowing Association. Stevenson will re-
oeive 800. 80
AUGUSTA, Ga, is to put . professional
team in the field the coming season.
Overtures have been made 20 Joe Croft
~ and other professionals to sign by the
manager of the club. *ss
TIN imported chestnut colt, two years
old, by Doncaster out Of Scheohallions
by Blair Athol, has been named st.
Leger, and will be placed ct the head Of
the Hazel Hill stud, near Minneapolis.
HosnER, the oarsman, to vary the
monotony Of his rowing work, has is
sued challenge for . ten-mile square
heel-and. toe walk, for $3.50 or $500 q
side, with any man in America, barring
Holske, Meagher and Driscoll.
THz Boston Whist Club, organized
six years ago and having membership
of $50, entertained number Of guests
at . banquet ct their handsomely fur.
nished ten-room club house Of 20 Boyls-
ton Street, Boston, Mass, on the 31st
ult. 5 .=. s* IA Es
SoH2FER and Vignaux are practicing
daily 1t Paris for the champ nship
game, beginning on. the 26th, and con-
tinuing Ave nights. The men are in ex-
cellent form. They viii play . balk-
line game Of 600 points night. The
stake is go, 600. The American bridge
ID forbidden.
TIN official record Of the North estern
Alliance vas: Toledo, IS victories; %
defeats. Saginaw, 81 victories; 80 de-
feats. Peotia, 40 victories; 35 defeats.
Grand Rapids, - vicsories; So defeats.
Springfield, 81 victories; ~ defeats
Bay City, Is victories; - defeats. Fort
Wayne, 84yictoriee; 50 defeats Quincy,
g. victories; 81 defeats. @;s.s
Il oons1aNlf1nr Of thorough breds
from the stud farms sof Pierre Lofril-
lard, j. B. Keene, William Aston and
the Olipsiana Club was recently sold at
auction at the New York American
Horse Exchange. The highest price OBJ
tanned vas 18. 600 for Kanaka, foaled
1880, by Scottish Chief ont Of 8eclu-
sion. He was purchased By J. McCor.
mick. l.s.s
g g I il 2 of Pawnee Oity, Neb., and
W. =. Nally. q 6. Ions ran z foot.
1aoe recently 126 yards md 10 ieet,
scratch start, for 800 side. ZEE
won by 1--we feet Time, III seconds.
Lee Il believed 70: he Arthur McOomb.
| 81 California Another match Tor q spin
l.ok 125 yards between the same paztiesWAl
ARRANGED On the 18th, and viii be runs
kSpnetemens Park On the 26th. The
tstakss viii be 32b0 a8side. &
TIN Hazvalsd College Hcycle Qluf
had 8 hare md ounds lunsO the 10th,
which extended atout eighteen miles,
from Tho coaleges grounds acrOss TIL
1sBrookline rid through 1songNoods 6
IJanDaicA pond, around 0hepnt Hill
.01ta fo riehl charlie
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