St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-22
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
The Saturday Night Tournament
at WasIiinst ton Rink.

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The all-arOund sporting tournament to be
given in the Washington rink on Saturday
night will eclipse, in point OF diversity as
well as in point Of eXcellency, anything of
the kind ever attempted in the Northwest
Among the events will be a One-half
mile hurdle race, one-eighth mile fOOt-race
scientific sparring and GTieco-Roman
wrestling between some of the pupils of
the Athletic clubs gymnasium. club swing
ing and juggling by Prof. G.. q. DupleSSiS.
the brother and cOntOrtiOn act by two OF
tine smallest gymnastS in the city, aged
respectively and Z years; five-mile bicycle
race between William NJ. WOOdside, Albert
Schock and L. w. Eek, two-mile amateur
bicycle race, barrel and potato races for
boys, tug of war between five policemen
from North Minneapolis and five from the
central station, three-mile roller race in
which Snowden, BOYst, Gamble, Bromley,
Skinner champion fiye-mile man of the
wOrldl, will start; One-mile bicycle race
between boys who ride less than a forty
inch wheel. trick riding by r. IL. Spear of
the Armory hall school and Mile. Armaindo
and Eek one-mile handicap. This bill,
which is the largest ever given in this city,
cannot fail to draw, and even SchOck and
the house.
SPORTING NOTES,
Judge Csrruth will return ut once to Crook
stou. His friends urge that when the Judge
has had the necessary experience he will give
any man in the world all he cares to do in a
long-distance race. He was quite unfortu-
nate in the last race. Pair after pair of
skates were broken in the race, delaying him
SO that he had TO take fourth place. He
made more miles than any during the actual
time he worked.
One of the events of this week will be
fve-mile race between Snowden, Bost and
Skinner on Thursday night. Skinner has
been for n long time reputed the swiftest
1ive-mile skater of the world, but the honor
is disputed by the others. This race will
settle the question. Skinner is not long
distance skater, aud had To retire before the
completion OF the six-day race.
W. Parker has u fine string OF horses, which
he viii train for tue summer campaign. They
include Gen. Hancock, and Fred ID, a
green PAGER of wonderful promise. He has
just received two DARK horses destined TO
make track matters interesting. He has Just
sold the famous horse Dick Garrett.
Jack Collins suggests that in the pool tOurn-
ament TO occur this week. each contestant
put up $50, the winner 10 take all. This will
be in addition to the purse OF $3.50 to be di-
vided between the four first players. In case
this is not satisfactory, he is willing to divide
the purse composed of the $50 each.
John ;. Prince has deposited 500 with the
Police Gazette for "A twenty-mile race for the
American championship and the Gazette
medal with W. VI. Woodside, I. W. Eek and
Nelson OF Boston. Eek and woodside viii
accept, as will probably Nelson, as he is very
fast in short distances.
Patsy Cardiff says he is anxious to meet
just one more man before he retires from the
arena tt q. man Is Frank Glover, the OBJ
streperous Chicagoan.
Prof. George has opened an athletic school
in the Warner block. where is taught scien-
tific sparring, club swinging and dumb-bell
manipulating.
The winners Of the Minneapolis gymnasium
Greco-Roman medal will contest at the rink
Saturday night.
Louise Armaindo thinks she can defeat Eek
in the handicap race Saturday night.
All the great skaters will remain over in
Minneapolis this week.