Telegram-herald., 1888-03-18

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to8. A4l11e al saw "a tne Syracuse N.
T. PoCl toUFa2z2eu-.
Flrzgerzla. tae PEDESTRIAN wAose record
of 6l0 E-l-es wSs oe@ies 0s Albert, = to tF2la
for wzlk nsxt Deoemoer-
Athletz ". J "a Barry. who cane over
frcm ireland 4ad isiAea fas Sew YORK Ath-
ie1ac Cta5. aAs Deen expelled Cor f.llIng 70
pay nis olis.
z DAVIS. of Adelaide. broke TIE austria
Ian mile Bleycls record u a race there JAa-
gaFy :. his tlzle beng "a 80 TIE race
was for The chan soDsLip OF Australia
Waiter GRAY, a Younger 5ecsRer of rhs
forEasF ca24pioa, and 4. Lar a4m are u pa.y
q ser.es e g-Eaes fos the racqIet ch4Dpion-
ship of Eng -zcd, Aps4 - sua Aay2
" G. George hsss aerepsea esausnee
issued by William Cummings. a0a has 40
posted s50 in Lon1on. Eng., tor match at
one Eile for s5oo side snd the cham p-on-
ship, The race 70 taEe place ten weeks after
signing articles
Robert bonner has msde snctaer prese=t
70 his sons. losA-iy He has given - thrn
= square o. land on ElI,A avenue valued at
use the land for the erection of a building
FOR charitable purpose
TIE Manhattan Athletic Club expects TO
welcome L. r. Myers. the cASmpon runner,
O. bis return fr0m Australia n abou; a
month- Myers wiu SAL March H. De has
talsen great interest "a horse racing in Aus
trslia, where be has cuned points from the
army ~ book-n2&ers-
.
Toronto. He Is - years Of age. feet 9
Ia height, and weighs l55 pounds. HIS
measurements are: Chest. ~ inches; BIZ
ceps, Is inches; calf. l6 inches. thigh. q
inches De begnn rowing IN 1852, and frs,
appeared as a professional III ST Paul four
years later.
Henry Peterson, the California sculler,
rowed his first race in a Whitehall boat and
was defeated. his first appearance Ia a
shell sAs a iS53, when Re finished Mrst IN a
field OF six IN the Fourth-of-July regatta
Petersoa's coming race with oConnor is
creating great deal Of excitement al the
Golden Gate.
Champion Albert says: II shall not run
again until my record is beaten, although I
shouldn't wonder il that was done inside of
year. taInk | can get over $50 miles OF
miles vii be covered by somebody inside of
Ave years. It's only matter OF being fit,
striking pace, and keeping it up | think
could do It myself under favorable circum-
stances II l was five years younger"
II seems a foregone conclusion among
those who know that L c. Carter, the
champion Of the New York Athletic Club,
wiz defeatE. L. Conneff, the IRISH champion.
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boy has displayed no wonderful speed since
his arrival, and many are disappointed over
his trials. Carter, on the ether hand, is in
excellent condition, and in practice shows
that he is much faster than he was last
season
In the old palmy days an athlete was
known by his deeds only. Modern ideas
have done away with that. Now to dis
tinguish an athlete ali one has 70 do is 10
glance at his scarf-pin or watchchain. The
jeweler OF to-day is busy manufacturing
ornaments In the shape OF miniature bicy-
cles. racquets, base-bails, dumb-bells, and
hundred and one other fads which, when
worn, show that this or that person is fol-
lower or lover Of that or this sport.
Two brothers, Jean and Batistc lie Feur
(French Canadians), have gone to Brazil
for the purpose Of exploring the Amazon
for tsome three thousand miles up It's
waters. The machine on which they pro-
pose TO make the trip is described as a
quadricle, but can be converted into a tri-
cycle at short notice. The motive power is
gained by a combination Of crank and
lever motion. and whom the legs weary a
"rowing" attachment is at hand.
Captain A. II. Bogardus, champion wing
shot of the world, will not again compete
for championship honors, because of ad-
vancing years and domestic affection For
seventeen years Captain Bogartlus has
been champion OF America, and since iS75
champion of the world. IL was May 25,
1871, that be shot his first match at Fleet
wood Park, this city. Since then he has
twioe visited England. In sixteen matches
shot there be was successful in all but one.
Captain Bogardus placed in the keeping of
the American Field the cup he Won across
tho water, and the cup has now been sue
cessfully defended by Captain eogardus for
the time required, and is now bis property.
" \. Sun.