St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-28
Snortine Gossin.

| A well-known Birmingham sportsman
named Charley Woolley, who is 60 years of
age, matched himself a few days ago to
complete a mile inside of six minutes, the
stake at issue being $100. Woolley, not
withstanding his advanced years, went into
active training, and when the match took
| place he appeared in good mettle The
sporting men, however, did not appear to
think Woolley fit for the task. as at the
start slime" was installed favorite, odds of
six to four being laid on. Woolley, how
ever, eventually completed the mile in SIN.
SIS, thus having three seconds to spare.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. %, will occur
| the third annual hare and hounds chase un-
der the auspices of the Chicago Bi.club. On
| this occasion each of the city clubs will be
invited to appoint one or two men to repre-
sent them as hares and the entire club to
participate as hounds. The course will be
twenty-five miles, and will be from the club
house to South Chicago and return. Com
municati0ns sent to Capt. w. &. e. Peirce,
199 Michigan avenue, will receive atten-
| ton.
| 1t is understood that Mr.. Edward Bur-
| CESS some three weeks ago had the schooner
yacht Halcyon drawn into dry dock, took
| her measure and her lines, going over every
! portion Of the hull. 1t is surmised that he
| intends to build schooner On her plan.
The Halcyon is fleet boat. She was a
SloOp when brought on from New York
She now belongs to Gen. Paine
Both William Sexton and George F. Slos-
son expect to play in New York the cush-
| ion-carom match, during the coming au-
tumn, which was made by their hackers,
Charles Davis for SloSson and Henry Sted-
eker for Sexton. There is a forfeit of S1OO
side still pending between the hackers of
| the men to secure the match.
Edward Nikirk of Pittsburg Pa, has
challenged McQuiggan or Little of Boston,
or Peter Golden of New York to run half
mile for $3.50 or $500 side; will give or
take expenses. AS an earnest of this chal-
lenge he has deposited a forfeit of $50 with
the editor of the Pittsburg Sportsman.
The New England Polo league the COM
ing season will contain the following teams:
Boston, Woburn. Salem, Peabody, Somer-
vile, Waltham and Cambridge. How many,
if any, more will be in it is not yet def
| nitely settled.
The Canadian champion heavyweight,
ScholeS, issues card in which he dares
Paddy Ryan, Jake Kilrain or any other
heavyweight in America, except Sullivan,
to meet him in four-round glove fight in
| Toronto.
The employment of bicyclists as scouts
| for the intelligence department of the Aus
| trian army, in military movements, is said
to have proved great success, as the
wheelmen surpassed horsemen in endur-
| ance.
Jack Dempsey recently gave Billy Man
ming, local pugilist of Los Angeles, Cal,
a terrible pounding. Manning had chal-
| lenged any 40 pound pugilist IN the state,
and Dempsey accepted, with the above re-
| suit.
! Alex Snowden of Boston slated mile on
Saturday at the Boston institute rink in
1856. This is ten seconds faster than Skin
ner's first mile in the Berry-SKinner race
this spring, which is the record
Hanlan says if Beach, the Australian
oarsman, visits England, he will go over
and arrange match to row over the Thames
course for 50. 500 side and the champion
ship of the world.
John Teemer says he is willing to row
| Courtney three, four or five mile race for
$500 to $1,000 side, and will probably
cover any deposit made by the Union
| Springs sculler.
| Efforts are being made to arrange match
between Gaudaur and Hamm for $500 a
side, the former to give Hamm five seconds
start