The evening world., 1889-02-06
JAKES FIGHT WITH JEM.
IT'S BEING PLANNED JUST AS If THERE
WERE NO SULLIVAN.

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Brothers' stables Prospects for Big
Racing Stakes-General Gossip In SPORT
Ing and Athletic Circles.
Arrangements are now making TO match
Jake kilrain aud Jem Smith, of England,
again. Tn first steps towards this end were
made last week by Smith and were cabled to
this country. Kilrain has taken up the mat
ter readily, and yesterday Richard X. Fox
received n letter from him in which Jake said
that he stands willing to meet Smith at any
time, and will try and have the la.tle result
differently from that which ended in a 1O6-
round draw. kilrain says he is still of the
opinion that John L. Sullivan will not meet
him in the prize-ring July 8. He is there
fore incl ned to let his match with Sullivan
make no difference with his making arrange
ments to fight Smith; but he adds that as he
has entered into an agreement with Sui
livan. he will not consent to fight Smith
before July 8 unless Sullivan declares
himself to be unable to fight. If Jake and
John J.. are to meet, Jake does not want to
be handicapped with bad hands or sore flesh.
In the mean time Smith is to box twelve
rounds with Charley Mitchell. and if Mitchell
fulfils his promises to return to this country
in March to stay and also to train Kilrain,
Jake will be pretty well posted on Smiths
weak points as revealed to slrewd Mitchell,
besides having the advantage of Mitchell's
experience with Sullivan. Everybody is in
terestel to know what kind of an animal will
eventually come out of this pugilistic wood
pile, anyway.
w. A. Orgain. a wild Westerner, living at
Mingusville, Non, has offered to bet Richard
X. Fox $4,000 that Sullivan will whip Kil-
rain in less than fifteen rounds, If Ki!rain
shows up in July. He writes that he, has de-
posted $500 with the Stock Growers Bank,
of Miles City, Mon, and awaits Mr.. Fox's
reply. Mr.. Fox has written to the Stock
Growers Bank to know if the deposited
money is there, and says that he thinks the
bet will he taken. if the Montana man means
business and has S15, 900 to lose. Perhaps
Louis B. Allen will make the bet. Who
knows?
The Sire Brothers have not yet decided to
part with their famous t~rotters-Harrv
Wilkes @. l3lG) and RosNlind Wilkes t2.l4&D
although an Australian syndicate wants to
is $40, 900 and on his rival for trottlng honors
$50, 900. 1t is their present intention to
keep the horses to use the coming season. to-
gether with the rest of their string. They
are remodeling tl,eir stables in West Fifty
eighth street. and will soon have stables as
good as the finest in the city. They will con-
tain a dozen verv large box stalls, and in
them will he kept the horses which the Sire
Brothers use in their city driving, including
Oracle B.
David Harrington. manager of the Pough-
keepsIe Race Track. has been in the city and
brought the good news to t%rutting horse
owners that his association will give two
stake races of $4,000 each for 2. 10 and 2. 80
horses. The prospects arr that the %trotting
stakes of the grand circuit will be more val
liable this year than ever before.
Fleetwood Park will claim for its dates the
last week in May and the first week in June.
The Gentleman's Driving Club will probably
give two stake races of ) 5000 each.
Charles Dickerman. the well-known driver,
leaves for Berlin and Paris in a few days, to
resume his work driving foreign horses.
Wallace Ross, the oarsman, will train
Harvard's crew this season.
John Larkgan, ex-champion sculler of
England. is recovering from the effects of his
accident in Coliseum Rink, One Hundred
and Seventh street and Seventh avenue,
which happened last week. He fell from his
rond- sculler while practising and was severely
injured. Larkgan and Wallace Ross CON-
pete on their road-scullers against three
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you-please men-at the State Far Grounds,
| Philadelphia, Feb. 10. The total score of
miles will count for each side.
Archie Sinclair, William O'Brien's assistant,
has acted minor parts on the stage of the
Royal Court Theatre. London. under Nine.
Modjeska. Wilson Barrett and other leading
lights of the tn atrical profession; and his
wife. now in London. makes dresses for Miss
Ellen Terry. Archie holds a good many
walking and running records, and will soon
try to break the American walking record for
fifty miles for a prize of 300.
Happy Jack Smith will referee q twenty