National Republican., 1886-12-28
SPORTING ITEMS.

The cream of Ed, Corrlgap's 2.year-olds arc
King Dan, out OF Puzzle, War Reel, Aureola,
and Miss Graves
Jake Kilrain claims to be anxious to meet
Sullivan in a twelve.round battle. Itwouldn't
last that long Jake.
been sold by Green Norris to ID. J. swigert, OF
the Elmendorf stud, for 5000. He will be sent
to the stud in the spring.
For the seventh consecutive year Jimmy Nc.
Laughlin leads the winning American Jockeys.
During the last five years Mclaughlin has
ridden In 149S races, OF which he was the
winner in 5l5.
The Warrington club has cometo terms with
Manager Cusbman, of Toronto, and has re-
leased Decker. Toronto needs the unreliable
and tricky catcher, and that fact alone saved
Decker from punishment for his double con-
tract business.
Boston scorers say that they do not intend to
lay down rules that will run tho country next
season, but they do intend to use system that
will be satisfactory to themselves, aud II other
scorers want 10 use the system they can. Tho
Boston scorer Is becoming tiresome.
Dominlck McCafirey was presented with
handsome gold stop watch and chain on
Christmas day by his Philadelphia admirers.
Tho inside case of the watch bears this in-
CaGfey 10y few of his Philadelphia admirers
for his gentlemunly qualities and excellent
boxing ability, Dec. %, 1886" Domlnick is
very prouu OF nls ptesenl'
schaefer has been trying for year past to
introduce a new balk-line game. He divides
the table into four parts, drawing q line
through the center from the ends and Sides
But one shot Will be permitted In each COM
partment. This, 1t win be seen, will be a dlf.
fcult game, requiring sc cd nursing and gen
eral allround Billiards. This, the champion
says, will test the skill Of any player and will
put an end TO big runs
The great bicycle race nj Minneapolis closed
at 1905 Saturday night, and all previous rec
oTds for long distances were broken. schock
left the track at l0O5p. m having, ridden l,405
miles In l42 hours. The best previous record
was ,40i miles and laps In IA hours. Nor
gan quit Glter completing LILO miles. Mile.
ArmOindo quit at the same time rs Schock,
with a record of 1850 miles beating Princes
record of ,0i2 in the same rink.
Last sp:.ng, II will be. remembered, a bill
was introduced In the House OF Re oresenta :
| tves to stop public betting in the L. tlct OF
| Columbia. The bill came up before the Dis
| tgiet committee OF the House last Tuesday.
and IL is considered very probable that the
| measure will finally pass 10 the extent OF pro-
| hlbiting pool selling or bookmaking. except
| on the race course at Ivy City on race days
| only.
| The advertised list of stakes of the Brook
| lyn Jockey Club, of which organization H. ID.
| Mcintyre (seCretary Of the National Jockey
| Clue Of this city, Is secretary, has aroused
| considerable attention among horsemen, aud
L
| course, the club will be Handicapped by the
iact that its meeting takes place so early Ia the
season that many OF the, great stables cannot
| get their and 3-year-olds ready but IN spite
| OF that the array Of aspiring talent entered
| for the classic events of this entcrprlsing club
| will not only be good, but thoroughly repre-
| sentative IN character.
The nine club problem of the National
League remains unsOlved and Is still the
| Ihtme for much discussion. John l. Roger'
| end others ofthe League who ought to know
say that II Is a settled fact that Kansas City Is
| togo ont. The officers Of the Cowboy team
however, are very emphatic In their denial o
this statement and say further that II there 4
n National League IN 1857 one OF its clubs will
hail from Kansas City, Mr. Rogers stated u
ihe lImCs that the League did not wish 70 Grip
Die the Kansas Cily Cinb IN any way, and fol
that reason the club was allowed TO reserve III
playeTs and had the privilege Of dsposng o.
ihein 10 the highest bidder. The fact that the
Kansas City officials have since refused seyeraa
good offers for the pick OF their team--notabll
for Whituey-scems to give color to the state
meut that they intend to make fight for rep
leSCntaiiOn IN the League In 1881 no matte
WhUt It Philadelphia Times,