The evening world., 1888-05-19
CURRENT SPORTING TOPICS.

Mike Ciesry, the weli-known pugilist, who has
been cooperating In New York for some months,
thence to Louisville, KY, near which city he win
train for the coming contest with Peter J. Nolan,
Of Cincinnati Dick Toner accompanied him.
THE EvrsINo WORLD sporting column discussed
now heard Of changes in the trotting this year.
ting to saddle aSsinf lot Of new records could
be created and there would be lots OF interest.
tfotttinS record in America~i 9s~whica was low
cred gradually until Dexter made 1t 211h, when
he beat Ben Butler on the old Fashion course. Inc
biggest attendance ever drawn to the Pittsourg
Trotting Track was when the last trotting race in
which q saddle was used took place in 1881. The
Char C,ar,ey Ford tS%d" to Names, was won in three straight
heats by Charley Ford. Hopeful won the nrst and
second heats, but lost the last three.
mind seeing human beings out TO ribbons, say that
canine contests are brutal The recent Cribb-
Mailer battle has stirred up q discussion of late. A
70 no mistake about it-dog lights are nasty, brutal
encounters az they are now conducted. NO, l
dont think dogs cutting each o'aeI up are any
thing. but you don't see one man biting, kicking
or striking his opponent while helpiess on the
30 weak as to be unable to peck the handler Of the
stronger one begins TO 'count.' The rules Of the
d dos PIT sss ou fai,e % 4. % m S%sao IN a C certain 4 number Of
minutes they be taken to the corners witnon!
waiting for O sturn.' Then, II the one tnat laheu
| to mouth could not scratch I: at the expiration OF
thirty seconds, the dog that 10 fighting should win.
| / tell you, ! don't believe in the encouragement &c
brutality that O dog-nght under existing rulea
| givea I've seen plenty Of handlers mistake cruelty
Tor cunning. Why, Just think OF o man trying to
wear out q strong dog that has his own dog down.
| and biting and tearing him ~
..wny 10 II, = asked q prominent uptown GENT e.
man Of the sporting man Of TIE EVENING WoRLI
the other night, 80 that two AQueduct laborers q
two almost unframed young country pugilists WI
inc men Of The times4 Do tney hit harder. or 1. =
simply because they don't guards" ION, no. Nc
uupracticed fighter can hit with anything ike tnt
severity Of very ordinary professional pugil,sts, enG
he don't throw all. iceas OF guarding TO the wins
either. les the way he eghta Especiauy
since Sullivan began his wonderfully successin
career everybody wants TO win quick, DID you Sc,
the glove contest between Dempsey and MoCat
freyf Well, that illustrates perfectly what 1 wan
to see. I don't suppose the Nonpareil used hl
right half O dozen times in the whole ter rounds
He knew better. He let McCanrey SWING IN nj
right all he wanted 10, while by keeping well Z
the Pittsburger's right side he was away ont Q
danger, and could POKE In his left with additions
severity. II Dempsey had been less clever, or ma
he tried to use his right, the ring would nave pee
Q slaughter-house. as Jere Dunn said, ana noood
could tell which might have CHANGED to land
knockout. These bloody prize-nghts you res
about are all the result Of trying to win quick. J
one man tries TO cross-counter the other With HI
tight, and his opponent attempts TO do the sam
trick, each u left open to frightfu1 visitataonA"