Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26
SPORTING NOTES.

Fred Vanderbilt having obtained fast
record (22I on Nickel has retired him
from racing, and will use him IS a road
ster.
John P. MoFsdden, = member of the
leg recently In suddenly checking him
self while running to field ball. |
George scattergood drove James
Cooper's double team, Frank P. and |
mate, half mile on the dentlemens |
Driving Course, Philadelphia, yesterday, |
in 1.lSt, without break.
Johnson, the phenomenal PAGER, has |
no pacing blood in his veins, unless re-
mote, being by Bashaw Golddust, son |
Of GREEN'S Bashaw, out of \ mare by
Golddust. Johnson's dam was by Ned
Forrest.
George A. Singerly Friday drove his
b m Lady Wilkes mile to road wagon,
over the Gentlemep's Driving Course
(half mile track, Philadelphia, without
skip or break, in 2 33l. This is the
fastest mile ever tr0tted to road wagon
over that course.
Arrangements have been completed for
sullivan and Slade to spar four rounds,
| Marquis Of Qneeusbefry rules, for IS and
IS per cent. of the gate receipts respec
| lively, on August 9th, at some place to
he hereafter agreed upon.
Arthur Chambers, on behalf of William
Sheriff, the champion English middle
weight pugilist, will challenge any of the
heavy weights of the country (Slade or
Paddy Ryan preferred) to four.round
glove contest, Marquis of Queensberry
rules, unless Sherifi's fighting challenge
is answered this week.
The provincisl-bred trotting gelding
Crown Prince, who is now in his 2lst
year, and obtained his record Of 225
nearly ten years ago at Fleetwood Park,
is still in the land of the living, being
owned by r livery stable keeper named
George Nj. Webb at Winnipeg, Manitoba,
who says the old fellow can carry 2.3O
gait to the half in strong style.
C.. A. G. Smith (colored) and Harry
Woodson, alias the Black Diamond, had
three rounds with gloves, Marquis OF
Queensberry rules, at Troy, N. Y, on
Tuesday week. Smith had all the best
of the contest, getting three or four good
to every one of Woodson's. L. was an
nounced for Mr.. Fox that he was ready
to back Smith against Sullivan or to fight
Slsde for 1000.
A brutal dog fight took place on Thurs
day at Pottsville, Pa, between Watch
Eye Jack, an English bulldog from
Trenton, N. j., and Brindle Dick from
New York. Tho latter is as an Irish bull
dog imported from Dublin about three
months ago. The betting was in favor Of
the latter dog. The match, which was
for 1925 side, was won by the Trenton
dog. The Irish dog showed great pluck,
and though almost dead insietsd on fight
ing until taken off by his hackers. Thir-
teen rounds were fought.
W. B, Fasig, secretary Of the Cleveland
Driving Park Association, has been there
, for SOME days, and Thursday he arranged
a free for all race, for "a, 600, between st.
, Julien, Edwin Thorne, Trinket and
Fanny Witherspoon, TO be trotted during
the meeting at Cleveland in August. He
, had also nearly concluded q match race
, of 81 900 a side, with $4,000 added by
the association, between Majolica and
Jay-Eye-See, but it is said the former Is
showing signs Of lameness and the proba
bility is that he will not be in condition
to trot.
=. The utter collegiate rowing season
. closed July h, and the roster of aquatic
=, ranks shows many changes from last
year. Harvard beat Columbia twice AND
# Yale once; Columbia beat University o
Pennsylvania Cornell bsat Univ ersity
il Of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yves
d ieyan University of Pennsylvania bea
0 prineetou twice and Wesleyan onoe, ant
3 Princeton beat Columbia and Yves
o leyan. Princeton and Wesleyan failet
g to win race, while neither Harvard mol
Is Cornell have been beaten. In opaI
II amateur regattas against non-collegiat
:. crews Columbia beat Metropolitan Row
!, ing Club twice and New York Athlete
/, club ones, and were beaten by Nonpareil
ii Union and Albany. University of Penn
: aylvania beat Metropolitan, New York
IL Crescent and West Philadelphia, an,
c we're beaten by Malta three times and b,
g Crescent and Peunsylvauis. Cornell bea
ia klmira and Syracuse. Princeton bea
y Eureka, Argonsuta, Union, Nonpareil
d Metropolitan, Pali5ads and Albauy, an,
Il were beaten hy Mutual and Albany.