Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-21
Ring, Field and Track.

Ring, Field and Track.
Treilittjc circles in California, and
they have been widely extended within
the last few months, will be stirred to
their depths should the proposed jack
son-Kilrain fight become fait accompH.
Now that Kilrain has signed articles with
the only John L., the prospects for a
match between the Police Gazette cham
pion and the dusky Australian are some-
what dimmed, albeit Kilrain has, through
his backer, signified his intention of ac-
ceptipg the offer made by President
Fuda on behalf of the California Athletic
Club.
1t is hardly probable tha Kilrain under
engagement to meet man who is in the
opinion of most people with fixed but
extremely hazy notions of the prize ring,
cham pion of the world, will take chances
of defeat at the hands Of the colored
Hercules. In the first place should Kill
rain fall before the dusky Australian, his
backer would think twice before going on
with his match with Sullivan; neither
would Sullivan himself care to risk de-
feat at the hands of a defeated man.
Should. On the contrary, Kilrain defeat
Jackson, and in my humble opinion this
is very improbable eventuality, l have
very little confidence in Sullivan or his
hacker caring to proceed with their por-
ton of the bargain.
As a matter of fact, at the present mo-
ment Jackson is the center around whom
revolve the hopes and fears of the prize
ring of the American continent, and
singular to relate, no two men, and I
speak now of those competent to form
an opinion, have the same idea of his
capabilities. That he is an exceedingly
clever sparrer they all allow, but whilst
one authority will swear that he is game
to the backbone and strikes with the
power of threshing machine, another
will tell you that he has as
yet afforded no evidence of being
able to stand punishment, and that
his blows lack the vim which his splen-
did physique would lead one to expect
Perhaps these doubling heretics will
alter their views after his next battle be-
fore San Francisco audience. At any
rate, and | base my views upon the opin-
ions of one for whose judgment in ring
matters l have great respect, Tommy
Warren, the feather weight champion,
1 think that Jackson is a nut that the
best amongst American fighters will fail
to crack.
The coming fight between Nixon and
Ward will create Juror in Los Angeles
sporting circles, and the privileged few
who will be admitted to the ring side
may expect to witness hard contest, as
both men are in the best possible condi-
tion and unless Dame Rumor is wrong,
are very equally matched.
THoRoUGHBREDs AND TRoTTERs.
Ihope at an early date to give a full
list aud records of the trotters and PAGERS
wintering at the Agricultural Park, but
as their number is very large, the sub
ject deserves and will receive special at
tention. Thomas Galgo has arrived in
order to prepare for the two and quar-
ter miles match race to be run at the
Park on Washington's Birthday. Denni-
son will bring Dave Douglass down at an
early date, and as Four Aces is undoubt-
edly q slayer of the first water, an excit-
ing contest may be expected.
If we are to Judge by the enterprise
displayed by horsemen in the Argentine
Republic, South America will soon be-
come an important factor in the
racing world, they are evidently deter
mined to obtain the best possible strains
of blood, regardless Of cost. The follow
ing clippings from the London Field give
some idea of their efforts to obtain good
and famous sires:
Sat the sale of Plaisanterie last Friday
M. Pierre Donon, the owner of the Haras
de Lonray, asked me wether could rec
ommend him any English company do
ing business of this description, and he
told me that he had the day before re-
fused an offer OF 600, 900 francs for Stuart.
This represents 924, 900 in English money
and the offer was bona fde one, having
been made by the same agents from
Buenos Ayres who, as l see it stated this
week, are about to purchase Ormade for
Ell, ,O00"
The story in circulation that Ormonde
has been purchased by MIR. J. A. Morris,
Throggs' Neck. Westchester county. New
York, for Ell 900 has not been denied
but, according to previous arrange
ment, this son of Bend Or will serve
mares at Newmarket next spring prior
to crossing the Atlantic.