The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

in the same manner. Taking into account
the light weight of this young man the per-
Torrance is certainly astonishing
John Hicks ran ten miles in one hour and
twelve minutes on twenty-three-lap-tot the
mile track on Frankfort avenue, PhIladel-
phia, Saturday last, June q beating William
Black Philip and ]. Chester.
In the annual feld-day sports of the SYRIA
cuse University, Syracuse, N. Y, Harry M.
Marvin, class OF 80 made the best score on
record in the high kick. He scored feet
inches. His hight is feet inches
Bryan Jordan, of Cardiff, Wales, is pusilist
of note, and is said 10 be the coming cham
pion. He stands five feet and eleven inches
and weighs 100 pounds. He recently beat
three men at one time at contest at Jaynes
Colliery, and two of them required medical
aid.
Another big I'm is now in Boston anxious
to fight Sullivan. He is Pat O'Donnell, an
Irish Canadian, standing six feet and weigh
ing 225 pounds. Joe Acton, the Little
Demon" has posted a forfeit of $50 with
Richard k. Fox to wrestle any man in the
world, catch as catch can, for $1,000 side.
Kennedy's defeat by Hanlan has suggested
race between the beaten sculler and Han
lan's partner, Leo The latter has not yet
issued a challenge but it is his intention to
challenge Kennedy to three-mile with
turn race for 81 900 a side, at either Washing
ton, D. c., on the st. Charles river, Boston, or
at Point of Pines
The second match between Miss Annie
Oakley and Jack Oates to shoot at fifty glass
balls thrown in the air and shot at with
twenty-two-calibre rifle, took place at the
Buckingham Theater Nashville, Tenn, on
Feb. II, resulting in a victory for Miss Oak
ley, who broke forty-six balls to Oates's forty
four. Considerable money was bet on the
result.
Hanlan's astonishing record at Point of
Pines, nineteen minutes four seconds for
three miles with turn. has been doubted,
and the assertion has been made that the
course was short. 1t has been since sur
veyed and found to be correct 1t is evident
that Hanlan could have beaten nineteen
minutes if he had been pushed on the last
mile and half
William H. Vanderbilt was seen in New
York, on Thursday, driving Maud S. and
Aldine. Capable horsemen say they detected
slight lameness in Maud's gait, 1t was said
that she was gone in the off fore leg. A re-
porter questioned Mr. Vanderbilt concerning
the mares lameness, and inquired why he
had discharged Mr.. Bair, but he declined to
talk, saying it was nobody's business. The
true reason of BARS discharge was learned
from other sources. Upon Mr. Vanderbilts
return from his trip abroad he learned of the
trial of Maud S. at Hartford, where she did
remarkably fast performance. Instead Of
being pleased, he was angry, and called Bair
home. When the celebrated trainer arrived,
he was taxed with having exceeded his in
structions, and also with having strained the
mare, so that the veterinary surgeon has
since been obliged to visit her at least once
day. Bair, it is said, had already had an
offer from Mr.. Allie Bonner to take charge of
Leesburg and another from Mr.. Brenneman
to take charge of Magnet. and he made bold
to speak up to Mr.. Vanderbilt and say that
he understood his own business. This raised
the ire of the owner of the only 500 900
trotter in the world, and he gave Mr.. Bair
notice to quit. 1t is understood Mr.. Wander
bilt has engaged Dan Mace as his trainer.