St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
SPORTING SPRAY.

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the pacing mare Madge Medium.
Madge paced in 2:211a last year.
SPORTING SPRAY.
Notes About Racers. Pugilists and
Jumpers.
From Nantura come glowing reports
of Patton, the four-year-old brother of
Ten Stone, Josie Carter and Valuable,
who was in retirement all last year
through bad treatment for spIint and
shoulder lameness. 1t seems now no
question of his standing training, and,
as handicap horse. 1t is believed he
will make great showing this year.
The famous Quartette now at that eS-
Instrumentation, Valuable, Long
Roll and Lavinia Belle-are now called
the Big Four by the boys on the farm.
Jimmy Mclaughlin has gone to Chi
cago to begin his engagement as the
star jockey of the Chicago stable for
1889. He will 60 to Nashville to begin
the work of exercising the horses and at
the same time gradually reducing to
racing weight. Jimmy is looking ex-
ceedingly well, and evidently has some
superhuOus pounds of healthy flesh to
get rid of before he begins to pilot Eg-
mont. Terra Gotta, Galen, and the other
fast ones in his employers string to
victory.
Pete Donohue, of the New York
World, who saw the Myer-McAuliffe
fight, is of the opinion that Jack Nc
Abilities day as lightweight has gone
down to 1873 pounds and be good and
strong and speedy. He says that Myer
is natural fighter with system of his
own which is very awkward but also
very effective. He intends pitting Billy
Daily, of Bangor, against him for 81 COG
side.
While l think that genuine boxing
with soft gloves is an admirable exer-
else. [ do think that. Skin-glOve boxing
matches are but thinly disguised ring
fights. Prize fighting degrades men to
the low level of human brutes and has
not a single redeeming feature. We
are now in the midst OF q priZe-fighting
era, brought about and supported by
the cOuntenance Of the daily press
Chadwick Sporting Life.
In the days of the big pedestrian
races, when Rowell, Weston, Fltzger-
aid and O'Leary were the stars, each
competitor paid an entrance fee. 1t is
different nowadays, for the manager
pays, OF promises to bay, the pedes-
trians for starting in his affair. The
coming six.day race in San Francisco
is no exception to the rule. James AL
bert says he won't start because MAN.
ager Frank Hall failed to send him ST.
900 as promised.
Pat Sheedy, with his friend Chris
Buckley, of San Francisco, is in Homo
l,ox vi, mill fhn 4,
Pat is firmly of the opinion that Patsy
his life when they meet in Frisco or
April 26. The victor will secure $1,000
and the loser 500, enough to enable
either man to get home in decent
shape.
Charley Mitchell, in letter to Jake
Kilrain, states that he will start for
America on March 6. He does not refer
to his match with Jem Smith. but says
he has posted forfeit for Kilfain to
fight the Englishman next November.
Upon his arrival Mitchell will spar
through the far West with Kilrain.
winding up in time for Kilrain to go in
training for the Sullivan tight.
Tommy Connect and w. T. George,
the English runner, will meet for the
first time in a three-mile scratch race at
Madison Square garden. at the games
of the N. A. A. A., March 2. This race
will be one of the athletic features of
the year, as both men have very nearly
the same records.
T. G. Shearman, Jr.. of Yale college
is one of the best amateur athletes in
the country. He holds the intercolle-
giate record for the running broad
Jump of 81 feet TX inches. He has
cleared feet inches for a running
high Jump, and at the recent Union
games cleared 10 feet 51a inches in pole
vaulting.
While the knowing ones are guessing
as to the winner of the next Kentucky
Derby they should not overlook Hindoo-
craft, by hindoo. He was g0)d two
year-old and will be heard from in the
three-year-old stakes. He has grown
great deal and is now one OF the finest
looking three-year-olds in the country.
A gymnasium is to be fitted up for
ladies and gentlemen at Hamline col
lege. under the supervision of Prof. c.
o. DuplesSiS, of the Minneapolis ath-
letic club, who will also he engaged to
give gymnaStic instructions ON four
afternoons of each week. from to
o'clock. A hand ball court is also to be
provided.
w. Il. Snyder's fine trOtting stallion.
Post Boy, 1923. who broke his leg while
being led to Lexington, was killed Sun
day morning. Post Boy was by Magic,
dam Old Ned. the dam of Clemmie G,
2:1515; Alice Stoner, 2:244; Mystery,
2:1515. He was valued at 5000, and
was to have been sold at Lexington yes.
terday.
An agent for Southern railroad has
written to the parties in charge of the
Sullivan-Kilrain match calling atten-
ton to the advantages offered for an I'M
interrupted fight IN Louisiana. He
says that there are no peace officers
within thirty miles of place which he
can mention.
A bet on the Suburban has been laid
in New York in which one Spectator
takes Belmont's triO-Raceland, Prince
Royal and George Oyster-against Bel
vldere, Gorge, Judge Murray, Marauder,
Montague, Fltzjames, Charles Dreux,
Volunteer, Torchlight and San Simeon.
The record of hand ball games played
so far by members of the Minneapolis
athletic club, for the club championship
is as follows: Jones, won 6; Hench,
won s.; e)strum, won 4: Taylor, won 8,
lost 3; Mclean, lost 4; Wright, lost 3;
DabbS, lost 5.
George Scattergood, of the Gentle
mems Driving park, Philadelphia, has
sold his trotter Oakland Boy for $1,000.
He has record of 2:44. but has done a
trial in 2:20. He vas purchased by
Walter Penrose for an English gentle
man, and he will. be shipped to En-
gland in few dayA
Both Hanlan and O'Connor are ey-
pected to row in the Victoria regatta on
Toronto bay on Queen Victoria's birth
day.