The evening world., 1888-08-29
BRIGHT SPORTING GOSSIP.
BITS OF NEWS TO INTEREST ALL OUT.oF.
DOOR ENTHUSIASTS

n Launching sport VINO was an Admtrnpty
Cool Prcvaricator-An Albany baggage
man Whose hay Mare Will Make q
Record-Jockey McLauEhlin's Parting
with the Dryer Brothers General Notes.
A lot of bloods were cheated of q laugh at
the lunch set in the clubhouse of the Rock
away Steeplechase Association at C~edarhurst
on Saturday, and o ~well-known sport got
himself ~cleverly out of a pretty mess. The
cup of coffee set beside his plate of chicken
and potato salad seemed rather small and
looked very weak, but he decided to taste it
before complaining. To the busy waiter
passing that way at the moment. the sport
had to speak loudly enough for every one in
the room to hear as he said Pass me the
sugar."
All eyes watched ns the waiter started to
reach for the dish of sweet cubes, then drew
back.
Yes. I said the sugar" repeated the ex-
pectant sport. and the watching eyes doubled
in number and in interest. The waiter slut
tered and changed color before the intent
gazes and then mumbled in French " C'est
bouiUon."
1t was the sports turn to look confused
and stammer a II excuse, but he didn't. With
scarcely q perceptible. clearing of the throat
he said, in a loud voice " l always sweeten
mine" Everybody talked at once and two
Knockers across the table dropped their eyes
before the steadfast look which accompanied
the ready equiyocation.
A nice, cool $25, 900 in added money will
reward the lucky horse owners at the three
days meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club,
which begins this afternoon.
Jack Boylan. the clever lightweight who
gave Jack Dempsey one of his earliest battles
,,rlar Vn,,1n,, rf1ao &c tan1tnD 1ar Nhto ANN
mer at Charles Jaeger's White House, Rock
away Beach. There will be a sack race from
this hotel tomorrow afternoon, open to all,
and there are two prizes, u handsome silver
cup to first and q silk flag to second. 1t is
proposed to give q prize hurdle race next
week.
Canadian lacrosse men are endeavoring to
organize another club in Brooklyn. Those
interested are invited to attend q meeting to
be held at 443 Fifth street, near Washington
Park, South Brooklyn, at 8 o'clock to-mor-
row night.
The amateur champion distance runner, E.
c.. Carter, denies that he is or intends becom-
ing a professional.
The Executive Board of the new Amateur
Union refused to accept the report of the
committee appointed on the Cahill case. The
reconsideration. Hickey's and Simpsons
cases are now in the hands of this committee.
Sampson, it will be remembered. is the anna
teur boxer who fought a professional. He
alleges it was not for money, but q case of
spite.
Billy Edwards, the famous ex-champion OF
of light-weights, is back from his Saratoga
vacation to his Hoffman House duties. Billy
says the Belfast Spider was brought to the
Springs to meet q local celebrity by Tom
Early, the Boston sport, but that he backed
out when he got there. Another Boston
lightweight was at once sent for and some
kind of a match will take place, in private,
on Thursday or Friday.
M. J.. Slingerland, a baggageman of the
New York Central Railroad, stationed at Al.
bany, is the fortunate owner of a valuable
trotting mare who, on July IS, in a winning
race at Pittsburg, Pa, made o record Of
2. 27A. In O recent race at Cleveland sht
trotted the last half of the fourth mile il
/. 90 and the last quarter in "a seconds-a III
clip. Beauty Bright, as the mare is called, ii
O handsome bay, sired by John Bright by
Volunteer, dam by Pacolet, thoroughbred.
The Orange Athletl Club, East Orange
N. j., will hold: its games on Oct. 6. insteat