The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-17
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

Wheelmen from all over the country are
invited to a bicycle tournament at Junction
City, Kan, on Sept. q and 23-
The largest stake ever offered to two year
olds Is the 95, 600 to be added the Whitsuntide
plate at Manchester, England, next spring.
Sanders Sellers, of Preston, Eng. the well
known bicycle amateur, who was the first in
the world to make the mile inside of two
minutes forty seconds, will participate in the
American tournaments.
The trotter Judge Davis, by Joe Brown dam
by Millman's Bellfounder, has been sold to
Charles Nolan, Of Philadelphia, for Sc, 6,OOO.
A member of the Viennese Bicycle club,
Herr Fortner, has just accomplished a journey
from Vienna to Paris on q bicycle In eleven
days and two hours. This beats Lieut..
Zubowitz famous record of fourteen days
from Vienna to Paris on horseback.
It is charged that Ross is trying to take
Gaudaur's place as Americas representative
in the race with Beach for the worlds champ
ship; but Mr.. st. John says he will not sue
ceed.
Hanlan succeeded in beating all previous
records on Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester,
when he rowed three miles with a turn in
nineteen minutes and twenty three seconds
Joseph Murrow challenges Dennis Butler
(now champion Of the world) or w. b. John
son, champion OF England, to swim him
twenty five or fifty miles in the Delaware for
500. Butler will probably accept.
John 8. Campbell, the Momence Qll) turf
man. has purchased Of James Gray a. Co, in
Chicago, the 3-year-old bay colt Jim Gray.
The price was 80 900.
Brown Hal, by Dalton, is one of the easiest
going PAGERS OH the turf. John Bostwick,
the humorous Tennessean, holds the ribbons
behind him in a careless way, and seems just
a. unconcerned when going a 2:lS clip as
when jogging along.
Henry A. Atcheson, of Boston, the cham
piOn deaf mute runner of the world, now
holds the best record of 100, 100, 40 and SOC
yards He recently defeated some celebrated
runners in this country. His record at 1OC
yards is nine and three-quarter seconds. He
will attempt to lower the records this fall
The Boston Bicycle clubs annual l00-mile
bicycle road race Will be run Sept. 81, at II
a m, over a course of fifty miles. There
will be two classes amateurs and promateurs
and the race will lie run under the A. G. u.
rules First and second prizes will be given.
Entries should be sent, with 81, to X. j.
Tombs, captain :G St James avenue, on OF
before Sept. Is, at noon,
H. NJ johnson, judging by his performances
this season, is evidently the fastest man in
America at 100 yards. One thing is certain
johnson is ready to run any man in the
world SO, IS or 1OO yards for 81 900 to s. ,OOt
q side, and few, il any, of the flyers appear
ready to sign contract.
The following is the new definition recently
adopted by the Amateur Athletic association
AN amateur is any person who has never
engaged in nor assisted in nor taught any
recognized athletic exercise for money, oI
who has never, either in public or in private
raced or exhib'e ID his skill for public or q
private stake, other remuneration, or for q
purse or for gate money, and never backed Oh
allowed himself to he backed either in pub
lie or private race. ce."-Philadelphia Press.
George Smith, of lfttsburg, broke the pro
fessional $50 yards running record of fifteen
seconds at Youngstown, o., Aug. Z, in q
race with Fred Vokes, whom he beat by two
yards. Time IA 2-5 second The match wa:
for $500 side. The fifteen seconds record
was made by &. Westhafl, at Manchester
England, in ls5l.-Phiadelphia Times.