Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
SPORTING.
THE yacht Wasp was dismasted at
Chicago on the 9th ult.

Chicago on the 9th ult.
E. P. SAoKETT, Chicago. has pur
chased for $500 the brown gelding
Brown Dick, 1921.
MAUD S. at Charter Oak Park, Hart
ford, Conn, made the first trial to Wagon
she ever made. The first mile was gone
over in 2:233, the second in 2:18, and the
last half mile in LOG
IN the great competitive drill at Nash.
vile, on the Goth, the following prizes
were awarded by Maj. John E. Herman,
United States Army: Infantry drill,
Mobile Rifles, first prize 81, 900; Ores
cent Rifles, second prize 81, 900; Tread
way Rifles, third prize $500.
MASTER CLARENCE ECxHART, q lad of
Ii years, was presented recently with a
handsome silver medal as the champion
young club swinger of the state, by
Fremont Davis, at the Riddle House,
Bellevue, Ohio. 1t is said that young
Eckhart swings seventy-five motions
very gracefully.
Mr.. WILLIAM BLISS, of Boston, has
purchased of Mr.. e. S. Jaffray, of New
York, the steam yacht Vedette, the
amount paid being $35, 1000 The We,
dette is 1913 feet inches over all, 104
feet 3 inches oil water line, Is feet 5
inches beam, 9 feet inches depth of
hold and feet draught of water.
The bicycle tournament closed at Chi
cago on the night of the Goth With the
French woman, Louise Armaindo well
in the lead. The three contestants were
on. the track at the finish, although
Woodside did little steady riding during
the day. At the close the score stood ::
Armaindo, 843; Morgan, 800; Wood
side, 1913.
HE st. Paul horse Leonatus created
decided sensation by winning the
Woodburn stakes at Louisville on the 1st
inst. This makes the fourth race that
he has won this season, the first being
the Blue Ribbon stakes at Lexington.
After winning that race his owners,
Chinn & Morgan, were offered $4,000
for him, which they promptly refused.
WALTER JAMESON, better known in
prize-ripg circles as Sam Collyer, has
thrown down the mittens and developed
into an inventor. Collyer's new idea is
the improved automatic swimmer. 1t
consists OF small screw propellers that
are placed on each foot, and are revolved
by the wearer kicking vigorously. The
old ''vet" claims it will be a success, and
proposes to give exhibitions in a short
time in the Delaware River.
AN extraordinary race from Birming-
ham to Milford Harbor, Conn.,. occurred
recently. One thousand people were
present. The course was the Housa-
tonic River and the road overland.
Shell boats were used on the river and
a bicycle and pedestrians contested on
the land. The distance by water was
fourteen and by land twelve miles. The
race was won by Terrence Allis in one
hour thirty eight and a half minutes.
Robert Swift sailed by river in one hour
fifty three and half minutes. Charles
Nettleton ran the distance in one hour
fifty -seven and half minutes.
The priz IS were awarded on the Goth
to the successful competitors in the re-
cent cushion-carom billiard tournament
at New York. The first prize, a model
of billiard table in silver and 81 200,
went to Maurice DAILY. The second,
third, fourth and fifth prizes, $500,
$500, $500 and 5000, went respectively
to Wallace, Scb8fer, Vlgenaux and Dion.
Scb@fer and Wallace played off tie for
the second prize on the Goth. Wallace
was the victor; score 500 to 1914. Vign-
aux easily won the ''play off" with Dion
for fourth place; score 500 to 4O7.
THE summer running meeting of the
Chicago Driving Park Association will be
held from from June 23d to July 4th, in
elusive. Six hundred and eleven entries
have been made, and the value of the
stakes, purses and added money exceeds
$40, 900. The races will include five
steeplechases and hurdle races. A special
programme of nine races has been ar
ranged for July 4th. summer trotting
meeting of the same association will be
held from July 18th to 21st, inclusive.
There will be eighteen races, for which
there are two hundred and eighty en-
tries. Purses to the amount of $780,
are offered.
THE following table shows the stand
ing of the league clubs at the close of the
games on the LIST inst.