The evening world., 1889-06-29
WHAT THE FIGHTERS THINK.
SULLIVAN CONFIDENT, WHILE KILRAIN
ANTICIPATES A PICNIC"
DHcV and Delaney to start on n nusincss
TriP-PreparinE for the DaHforth-Lyneh
Fight Athletic Events To-day - Tho
SewRnhnka-C Orinthian Clubs Annual
Cruise.

In view Of the fact Of their great coming
passage-at.arms. the private opinion enter
tanned by Sullivan Of Kilrain and Kilrain's
innermost thoughts regarding Sullivan are
very interesting. II is n fact that Sullivan
holds n very light opinion OF kilrain's fight
ing abilities. He firmly believes that he is
to meet the same man whom he de-
feated in a three-round boxing contest
Mt Boston a few years ago. He
takes no stock in the reports Of Kill
rains alleged great improvement since
believes he is going to have the veriest kind
of n picnic in besting the erstwhile "great"
John L.-for he no longer considers him ut
all formidable. He sincerely believes lie is
going up" against a broker down man,
who cannot possibly have recovered even a
small part of his former magnificent
physique that once made him 30 formidable.
There IL no doubt that both famous pugil-
lists will be disagreeably disappointed when
they face each other in the twenty -four foot
ring. For. they are, unquestionably, the two
finest specimens of the genus pugilist that
have ever met to prove which Is the better"
man.
Billy Dncey and Jack Delaney leave
Monday for San Francisco. These two
plucky light-weights intend to combine
business with pleasure. They expect to go
on a pleasure trip throughout the Golden
State, meantime looking for chances of
getting on matches with some of the many
boxers who have of late made California the
Mecca of their pugilistic aspirations.
The Danforth- Lynch fight is the next i'm
portant battle on the cards. Most of the bet
ting Is even. II ought TO be a great go. for
both men are game and well trained.
Charley Mitchell will make a flying visit to
New York on Monday to make a few final
purchases for Kilrain's welfare.
The Orange Athletic Club opens its grounds
at Grove street. East Orange. this afternoon,
with appropriate ceremonies and games.
The regular Saturday games of the Adelphi
Athletic Club occur this afternoon at the
Manhattan Athletic Club grounds.
To-day promises to be n lively dry for the
Staten Island Athletic CLUB: the regatta of
the CorinthiRn Mosquito Fleet. near Lorch-
mont the Oyster Bay Yacht Club, and the
Yonkers Corinthian Yacht Club are among
the fixtures.
Admirers of the great English game will
flock TO Prospect Park this afternoon to see
the cricket match between the Brooklyn
cricket Clu ana the Manhattan.
July 4 Monmouth Park will awake from its
torpor. The opening day presents a fine
field of racers. The stakes for the entire
meeting are very large and have attracted the
attention of the first stables in the country.
The half-mile race between Dohm. of
Princeton. and Downes, of Harvard, at
Washington Park, will surely attract a large
attendance this afternoon. The race will
occur during al interlude in the bicycle rae
ing of the Kings County Wheelmen. Downes
has ten yards start. s.,. , .
If Ted Pritchard. the English middle
weight, will come to America IL is probable
he can be accommodated with q defeat at the
hands of some one of our many c'ever boxers
have much chance against the American
boxers.
On Monday next the Seawanhaka- Corin-
THAN Yacht Club start on their annua cruise.
take part are the feet Sea Fox. the metamor-
phosed Mayflower, Cavalier and Medusa.
The most prominent sloops are the Bedouin,
Titania, Mischief, Kathleen, Banshee and
Oracle.
The Police Gazette special train for New
Orleans will leave New York by Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad depot foot Liberty
street, at $50 A. NJ, Thursday, July 4. ar
irving in New Orleans at IL A. NJ. III Saturday.
The rate, exclusive of sleeping car, will be
S3l. 80 for the round trip. The number of
tickets have been limited and are good until