Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
EVENTS IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
The Programme for the Circuit Races


The Programme for the Circuit Races
The Jockeys Who Make Big Money on
the Track The state Base Ball
League The Holder of the Ashley
Belt, and How He Won it.
William Sheriff, better known as the
Prussian, and Dominick Mccartney have
been matched to fight with hard gloves,
four rounds, Queensberry rules, for 81, 900
a side. If four rounds do not decide the
contest it will be fought to a finish. The
battle ground and referee will be named
ten days before the fight. Arthur Cham
bers is backing Sheriff and Mart Malone
is the hacker of Mccartney.
After months of challenging and cOuH-
ter-challenging, Peter COnley, of Port
land, Me-, and John Teemer, of McKees-
port, Pa, have arranged a single scull
race, according to the conditions which
were made on April %. The race is to be
three miles with turn, for 81, 900 a side,
and will be rowed at Pullman, ILL.,. on
June 80.
The stewards of the Grand Circuit Trot-
ting Association agreed upon the follow
ing programme for the circuit races:
Pittsburg, July Is to July Is. inclusive;
Cleveland, July % to Aug. l. inclusive;
chester, Aug. - to Aug. -, inclusive;
Hartford, Aug. % to Aug. %, inclusive;
Providence, Sept. , to Sept. 3, inclusive;
Albany, Sept. 8 to Sept. u. inclusive. The
classes are as follows: First day-2:20,
trOtting; 2:22, pacing; 2:30, trOtting.
Second day-2:25, trotting; 2:17, pacing;
2:23, trOtting. Third day-2:17, trOttIng;
free for all, pacing. Fourth daY-2:19;
free for all, trOtting, and 2:27, trOtting.
The Stewards of the National Trotting
Association intend to make many changes
in the rules.
The Young OglethOrpe Base Ball Club
are anticipating some lively playing on
their Jacksonville trip.
The first college 6oatrace between Yale
and Harvard was rOwed in eight-oared
barges, August 3, 1852.
Frank Hart, the colored pedestrian, and
William Edwards walk heel-and-toe six
days at Denver on the 18th.
The annual regatta of the Savannah
Yacht Club, on Tuesday, will doubtless
be the event of the season in yachting
circles.
Lord Falmouth's racing stable has been
sold at London. England, the total
amount realized at the sale being 93S, 272,
or $l9l, $3.50.
About 100000 is paid yearly in salaries
to professional baseball players. which
is more than nine times as much as is
paid to the newspaper men who write up
their games.
Meryine Thompson says that he will
not appear at any of Sullivan's exhibit
tons, and it is no use for his friends to
pay expecting to see a Knockout between
himself and Sullivan.
A meeting of the State Base Ball League
Will be held at the EdgertOn Hotel, in
Macon, on the 10Th and 10th instants, to
arrange for a series of championship
games to commence July and close Sep
TENDER 30 to decide the championship of
the State. President Johnson, of the
DlXles, will be the Savannah representa-
tive.
The following are the jockeys who won
the most money for their owners during
1888: Mclaughlin, the King of the Pig
skin, Sl56, l19, won in 90 races; DOnOhue,
$4,000, in 46 races; Murphy, 500, 245, in
81 races; Stoyal, $22, 1865, in 81 races:
Blaylock, $45, 112, in Sc races: Hayward,
So, O65, in p races; Feakes, $I3, 462, in 13
races.
Joshua Ward, of Concord. n. Y. was
the first champion Oarsman OF America.
lie is credited with rowing five miles in
thirty-fve minutes and ten seconds, which
Is the fastest time ever made in a race.
Hanlan has rowed five miles with a turn
in thirty-three minutes and twenty-siX and
a quarter seconds, which was made when
Courtney refused to row him at Mayville,
n. Y, October Is, 1879.
The Ashley belt is now the personal
property of Charles ReweIl. 1t was neces-
sary to win it three times in succession
before it became the personal property of
any one. 1t was won by Charles ROwell in
New York city March 10 to 10, 1879; score,
800 miles, $50 yards. Won the second time
by Charles ROwell at New York city
September % to 27; score, 524 miles. Il
yards. Won for the third time by R0well at
London, Eng, November to 6, 1850; score,
500 miles, 6dyards, and again won by him
at London, Eng, January 20 to %, 1881.
The fight between Duncan Mcdonald OF
Butte City and Pete Mccoy of New York
is to be decided on May 10, within 100
miles Of Butte City. The pugilists are to
fight, according to London prize ring
rules, for $4,000. Mcdonald VIII enter
the ring at 1S2 pounds, and his antagonist
at $50 pounds. Notwithstanding the dis
crepancy in weight, Al Smith, Sullivan's
manager, and Sullivan himself are betting
heavily on Mccoy. Sayannahans who
witnessed the Sullivan entertainment at
the Theatre last month viii remember
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