St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
SPORTING MISCELLANY.
Many Kinds Of Sports Covered in
Few Lines.

rev Lines.
The work of lengthening the Gutten-
burg track to mile is in progress.
James Miller recently refused an offer
of S12, 500 for half interest in the bay
stallion Bourbon Wilkes.
"Pendragon," of the London Referee.
refers to the Sullivan-Mitchell battle as
the ''great lodging match"
d. A. Honig has bought Carnegie
from L. A. Legg, for $1,000. He proved
good serviceable Splinter last year.
j. /. Case is stated to have recently
refused an offer of $4,000 for Phallas
from Kentucky stock farm company.
Little EN-, the PAGER, by Billy Green,
has been sold by George Grimes, Of
Rockville, Ind, to W. r. McKeen, for
$4,000.
The Canadian stallion Star, by Penny
pack, has been sold to J. B. Hill, of
Farmersville, Ont. by S. l. Boyd, of
Prescott, for $4,000.
George E. johnson, of New Paltz, N.
Y, has purchased of William E.
Bartlett the yearling bay colt by BARGE
low, dam Chosrose, recently for $1,000.
The Nottingham spring handicap was
run for at Nottingham, Eng, March n,
and was won by Leigh's Veracity, with
Tom Tittlemouse second, and RipOn
third.
John Madden, of Lexington, KY, re-
Gently sold to P. B. Conn, of Steuben-
vile, o.. three-year-old roam colt, by
Egbert, dam by Mambrino Patchen, for
$500.
Nick Becker's colt, Glenfsher, is re-
ported to have grown to be one OF the
grandeSt looking horses in training,
ri r.. of lyc of
the year.
Tom Lees. the middle-weight cham
pion of Australia, now in Englan has
challenged Toff Wall to meet him for
5000 and the middle-Weight champion
ship of England.
Woodside, the professional bicyclist,
has S125,0OO. His father, who died four
months ago at Coleraine, Ireland, left
Woody all his wealth, and his estate is
valued at that amount.
Silverene, the siX-year-old trotting
mare, by Alcyone, dam by MambrinO
Time, has been sold by Percy Talbot,
of Lexington, KY, to S. Gamble, of San
Francisco, Cal, for $4,000.
p. II. Pulver, of Glens Falls, N. Y,
offers to match his black gelding lingo
against any trotter in the world for
81 600 a side, the race to be mile heats,
best three in five in harness.
Heavyweights Denny Kelliher and
Mike Boden have been matched to
fight to finish with small gloves for
$500 a side. The battle is to occur near
New York within two weeks.
Lord Hastings retireS from the posi-
ton of steward of the English Jockey
club on April s, when his three years
term of office expires. The Duke of
Portland is eXpe cted to succeed him.
Kilrain and Mitchell are expected
over here about May 1. They will prob
ably bri ng Rowell. and witness the start
of the SiX-dayS gO-aS-yOu-pleaSe race at
Madison Square garden early in May.
Capt. Paul Boyton is now in Wheel
ing preparing for a voyage down the
Ohio river. He will paddle about 800
miles in order to get himself in condi-
ton before joining Barnum on the 1stof
May.
A. J. Alexander, of the WOODBURY.
stud, Spring Station, KY. has pur-
chased the trotting mare Julia, by
Happy Medium, dam Lady jenkins,
from Edward Pyle, of Humboldt, Neb.,
for $1,000.
Axel Paulsen, the ten-mile champion
skater of the world was beaten on March
q, near CnrlStldna, by Harold dagdn.
Hagan skated the ten miles in 80 min.
26 Sec, beating Paulsen 25 sec. Paul
sen lowered his New York record by
four minutes.
Jerry Casey,a South Boston oarsman,
challenged Pat Dempsey, of Philadel-
phia, to row him a two or three mile
race for from $3.50 to $500 side. Casey
says he will meet Dempsey at any time
within the next two weeks in New York
to ratify the match.
John 81. Clark's boxing academy was
crowded last night. Black Pearl and
Ed Harris, of st. Paul, known as Ken
lucky Rosebud, fought four exciting
sional boxers made very interesting set
tos. John H. Clark and James Griffin
appeared in the wind-up.