, 1888-07-31
ALL ROUND ATHLETICS.

Donald Dinnfe, the noted Scotch athlete,
has been posing as a model to a Melbourne
sculptor. The sculptor has a commission to
produce a statue of Wallace, the hero of
Scotland, for the Botanical gardens of the
City of Ballarat, and the stalwart Donald is
the model.
Gus Guerrero, the long distance pedestrian,
is passing the heated term at Tom Kearns'
Ocean house, adjoining the Brighton hotel,
Coney Island, and proposes to take enough
exercise to keep him in fairly good condition
for anything that may turn up. He is open
TO run any man in the world from twenty
FIVE to fifty miles, either for entire gate re-
ceipts or 10 per cent. to the winner and 80
per cent. to the loser. He makes the gate
money proposition for the reason that he has
not been able to secure a match for stakes.
John Purcell, the famous Irish athlete, ar
rived in San Francisco a few days ago.
The Olympic club, Of California, intend to
send Schifferstein, its champion sprinter and
jumper, east in the fall.
The various athletic clubs of Boston are
trying hard to make a rule forbidding anna
teur athletes of that city from taking part in
picnic games.
The New York, Manhattan and Pastime
athletic clubs each have a phenomenal racer.
41SJ an oh0A al oAOo BAtab 5pl Y ~
the former; Tommy" Connect, champion of
the Old World, with the second, and Gun
n~ingham, the wonder from the Rolling Mills,
Pa, with the latter.
Professor jackson, the colored pugilist OF
Australia, has gone into training at San
Francisco for his fight with Godfrey, OF Bos-
ton. The battle will take place In August.
The California Athletic club will give a
purse Of 81 800 to the winner. Jackson is six
feet high and fights at 100 pounds and Is re-
garded as a good man.
The definition of an amateur, published in
the 1888 edition of the constitution of the
National Association of Amateur Athletes Of
America, includes this clause: "An amateur
is any person who has never competed at an
athletic meeting where a professional contest
is given"
Dominick Mccartney has leased the Casino
at Atlantic City, and he has a notion of run
ming a show there.
Herman Brown, champion amateur short
distance nm OF America, is beating all
his previous performances in practice. This
year he says he will be able TO beat the rec
ords at his distance.
Another match between ConneR and Car
ter has been arranged TO take place in Dublin
AhA5 haOhlni ~ ulsIanco 70 ~ HNo LlleS ana
the prize a forty guinea gold medal. Both
American teams will visit Dublin about the
same time, when it is proposed to hold an in
~ternationnl contest and an all round cham
pionship.
A Chicago man has challenged George
Smith, of Pittsburg, to run 100 yards for any
amount He represents an unknown, sup
posed to be Harry Gent, who has disappeared
from bis old haunts and is not entered In any
of the big English handicaps.
Recently at Parkhill, Ontario, Quirk, OF
Brantford, the Canadian sprinter, is said to
have beaten the worlds record for fifty yards
by running his last three trials In five sec
onds. The record of fvo and a quarter sec
onds Is held by H. NJ. johnson, and was
msde Mt New York. Nov. %, 1884.
Edward Ftanlan recently informed the
backer Of Peter Kemp, at Sydney, New South
Wales, that he was authorized 70 match
Teemer to row any man IN Australia for
from 81 900 TO 5000. but Kemp's party IL
not likely to move until directly communi.
Gated with.