Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-24
SnOrtIng Notes.

Arrangements are now substantially
perfected for the invasion of Great Britain
by team of American amateur athletes.
Edward Hanlan sailed Feb. II on the
steamship City of Sydney, from San Fran
cisco, Cal, for Sydney, New South Wales.
The last advices by mail are to the effect
that Weston has covered 3, $50 miles, and
that the enthusiasm over his walk is
growing. Crowds gather to see him pass
and to cheer him.
The next annual meeting and tourna-
ment of the Missouri State SpOrtsmen's
Association will be held at Kansas CITY.
commencing May 10 and continuing
through the week.
The Dixie Base Ball Club will hold
their first meeting for the base ball sea-
son of 1884 on Thursday evening, Feb. %
whel they will organize for the SUMMER
campaign: They Will also have an cleo
ton for officers
John 1eemer and Albert Hamm are
now talking race. The former is willing
to row Hamm hve-mlle race early
next season. Nothing further has been
done in regard to the Teemer-COnley pro-
posed race. Evidently Teemer regards
COnley as better sculler than Hamm.
Jacob Schaefer, the champion billiard
player, will leave Paris for America Feb
ruary %. In several private encounters
with NJ. VignauX since the public contest
Schaefer has been victorious. His play
has improved with his French practice.
He intends to return to Paris, having re-
newed his challenge to VignauX.
Wallace Ross, the oarsman, writing to
friend in st. John IN. 5. }, from London,
says there will be some lively rowing for
the first mile in his race with Bubear. He
believes that Bubear is the besl Oarsman
in England, but has no doubt that he
(ROss) will be able to make up ten sec
Onds' start in the first mile. He thinks
there are dozen American scullers who
could defeat Bubear starting level.
Two fine trOtting races are announced
to take place on Ten Brock track on
Wednesday, the 9th. The first race will
be three minutes, for sweepstakes of $50.
The following entries have been made
S. G. Little Dick, by S. A. Hughes; b. Q.
Little Ned, by w. I. Birch; b. e. Joe c.,
by j. COsman. The second race will be a
match for 500 between - br. m. Belle
b., by w. L. Burch, and s. z. Dick, by s.
A. Hughes.
The first of March will be an important
day for owners of horses from the fact
that there will close on that Gay q large
number of stakes of six of the most prOmi-
nent racing associations of the country.
The Monmouth Park Association offer
twenty-four events for the three meetings
in 1884. The American Jockey Club offer
five, the Saratoga Association twenty. the
Maryland Jockey Club five, the National
Jockey Club eight, and the Chicago
Driving Park twenty-five.
The resolution of the intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, which has been
adopted by the Harvard faculty, puts an
end to the Yale VS.. Harvard annual eight
cared race, unless Yale comes into the
scheme and adopts the following rules:
ReSOLUed, That no professional athlete
oarsman or ball player shall be employed
either for instruction or for practice in
preparation for any intercollegiate con.
test.
ReSOlred, That no intercollegiate boat
race should be for longer distance than
three miles