The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

DOtlcaee Landing, near POughheepsie
over a straighi-away Two and a half mile
course and return The starters were
three Of the quickest runners on the river
the Ranger, b. W. Van NoOrlin and
North Star They got away evenly.
The Ranger pulled ahead at the start and
the Others chung close to the flying yacht 8
stern.
There was a good breeze blowing, and
the boats skipped over the frozen river
with lightning speed. To people on
shore they looked like three streaks OF
indistinct light flashing along the ice.
The Ranger is lantecn, and got every
breath o. wind there was, and kept the
lead very comfortably The time. while
not the quickest that has been made over
the same course, under moro favorable
circumstances, was good. The five miles
being run by the Ranger IN ! minutes and
~ seconds
EXCITING RACE BETWEEN A BOAT AND
Az INGINE.
The engineer Of the New York Gem
lral railroads lightning express has
now. if he never had before, some con
eeption OF the speed that can be attained
0v an ice boat The Centrals tracks run
beside ihc river for miles. just as the
Ranger turned The stake on the home
stretch. the express train came thunder
ing along 81 mile-a-minuie stroke.
and as the Ranger got fairly
clear of the stake, the boat and
train were directly i'm line. instinciiYeiy
every one knew it would be a race.
Black smoke rolled out of the engines
sm0kc-siack the Ranger lOosed her
sheets. and everything went faster than
before. IL was great scene. and great
race, this big. heavy. ponderous piece of
mechanism and the lrail, light and sim
pie mixture of wood steel and canvas.
In the two and q half mile run the yacht
won by about a quarter of a mile.
GREAT WEEK FOR sroRTs
Saturday. February 10, 3 A. M-This
has been a great night for sports in New
York. and al this time there are eighteen
or twenty sporting men and newspaper
correspondents YEARLY waiting for
mornings early dawn so they can es-
tablish their identity and get released
from the strong grip of The law
TOMMY KELLY AND TOMMY RUSSELL.
Early last evening. fifty well-known
men about town. sports and newspaper
men, gathered in the rooms of the Crib
Club. Ia west One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street 90 see "a "4o' between
Tommy Kelly. the Harlem Spider and
Tommy Russell with small gloves The
men entered the ring az ten o'clock. and
began what promised 90 bea5 ine show
of good fighting as has been seen 10
many DAYS
Kelly WAS The better man, and ham,
mered Russell ali over. taking q great
deal OF punishment IN return. They
had fought eight rounds, and were stand
ing for the ninth when there was a
crash. the door flew off It's hinges and
Police Captain Westeryelt at the head
Of squad Of police rushed into the
room
Those Who have never been at a night
when the police made q raid cannot bee
Gin 90 imagine the scenes that follow.
Everybody makes "a break for some hide
lights are put out, and pande-
mOnium reigu- Last night was no cx-
ccption 10 Inc rule Nevertheless the
whole crowd were cOrTalicd and taken Ca
the police-slation Captain Wcstcryelt
himself oscOriing the newspaper men.
We supposed that, according % custom.
That those of us who could establish our
identity would be released
but the Captain said he had orders 10
hold everybody who could not get bail
Then the sCuITy for messengers and
l1nd-men began in. i.e NelteWas ON
deck 80 take bail amt 80 .l .-.. .......
of the crowd which ma nberod rff
we're free and On still hun f0I their
friends Personal acquaintance with
.hc Judge secured my parole until thi,
morning. when / viii assemble with the
rest of the WOrsLipcrs at the shrine OF
Festus, and take my place among
he mOurncrs in the police court
[ am now going out t0 wake
PIP some eminent, wealthy, and God
fearing bankers. politicians. and church
leacOns, and try 90 impress upon them
The Importance of dressing and going up
10 Harlem to give bail for the rest of tine
newspaper men who are writing lugid
specials iu The Captain room.
As one OF The Gagged gladiaiOIs re-
marked. A good tight is meat and
rink, but % raid is dyspepsia
Maurice DAILY has got Bis mad up on
the billiard question and tonight he
sent 10 the sporting editor of the UolH
This letter
In answer TO Mr. Jacob SchaBers
5oMbastic challenge which be is con-
stantiy hurting al ue, w0nld say that l
viii play him u match game as cushion
,ar0ms, 500 points for $500 side, win
per TO pay and take everything. Game
10 De played in New York city
Schailer has l0r a long time been chal-
enging DAILY 10 all sorts Of games, and
bis latest offer, made ON Tuesday OF this
week, was as fair as any that could be
made lie offered go play Dalya ll-inch
Jack-line game for any amount. and give
lim 900 points ont Of 5000. Now DAILY
wants something else At this rate bill
lard playing will soon become as bad as
Prize lighting CHALLIERE.