The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-20

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in looking around for a site struck
upon Tins piece and made him an offer
for IL. which he promptly declined.
Many say the offer was $4,000, and that
the owner IL holding of for $4,000
which may be the case II IL is, be will
yet II. It's also said that he is engaged
10 be married, and that he will then
leave the diamond for good. lie does
not DENY this. and il seems as If the little
fellow whose business il is 10 bring
loving souls together with his little bow
and arrows had made a home run on the
ball PLAYER Or as one OF the BOYS re-
marked. Little Cupid caught Tim oil his
base and put him out at first"
THE AMERICAN SKATER.
Donohuc. the American skater seems
10 have struck his gait in Germany. On
TUESDAY az Hamburg, Doc ran away
from All the German champions. and won
easily the championship of Germany and
the Hamburg cup The cable says thar
he went into the race tired out with his
trim from Vienna, but cut out his pace
and held 10 il 10 the end, winning easily.
There was an immense crowd present,
and az the Newburg boy forged ahead,
leaving his competitors behind,
stroke by stroke, the cheers were
dcafening In the Amsterdam con-
tests last week, he had q bad stroke
of III luck He was skating against the
champion of Russia. Non Panchin, and
in the half-mile and mile races be fell
He won one of the single-milo races and
ia the Others he finished close 10 the
heels of the Russian. II would take "a
very critical Judge 10 say which of the
two was the better skater bat from all
the reports 10 looks as though the odds
were In favor of the American
All the amateur athletes IN town are
talking about funny fight that is going
on between the Manhattan Athletic Club
and J 5 Mitchell, the heavyweight
champion of the club. Mitchell started
the ball rolling in fine. easy style by
boldly stating that the club had not
treated him fairly in the matter of bis
prize won AZ The clubs meet on Deem
her 18th Mitchell. az this meet, broke
The worlds record for throwing the
weight, and claimed
Chat something extra should be
given him for the performance. The
first prize i'm each event was o gold
watch. and he thought that his watch
should Dee extra fine The club people
sent for the matchmaker and ordered %
more expensive timc-piece for the cham
pi0n Then Mitchell b0bbed mp with q
demand that the club procure him 2 posi-
ton. which they did, and because The
salary was not as big as he thought the
champion flty-siX pound weight throwcr
of The world should receive, he is kick
ing. The matter will come up at the next
meeting of the club, and the result prom
ises To be very beneficial 10 the purely
amateur athletic fraternity in more ways
than one.
O'Connor, Americas champion oars
man. seems bound 10 meet Searle the
Australian. 4 few DAYS ago he sent the
latter challenge 10 row him, In either
California or London, for either s. 900
OF $4,000 and the championship OF the
world. O'Conn0r has left Toronto with
his trainer. George Lee. on his way TO
California where le hopes TO meet
searlc: but if the Australian does not
care 90 or cannot find il convenient to
come 10 America then O'COnnor viii 20
10 Australia and try 20 arrange the
match there. and make the race ia Aus
tralian waters. What difference there
Is between the preliminariea of prize
fight and those of rowing race.
One Of the biggest rifle matches ever
shot in this city, or anywhere else for that
matter, l guess, was begun in q gallery
lp town The other night. it will con-
inue every night until midnight Of
February 10, and the entries are un-
limited. Anyone can enter and contest
for the prizes offered which are, by the
way, very good for a public contest Of
his kind. The match Is being en-
by well-knOwn sporting man
and rifle shot, and the amount of shoot
ng done will surprise a great many peo-
bio when the shoot is finished Almost
al of the amateur champions in the city
nave entered, and the chances are that
here will be some fair scores made.
The horse people at Sheepshead Bay,
Monmouth Park, Gravesend, and other
-acing corners in this part Of the c0un-
nv are rather down in the mouth over
he continued spring-like weather We
have been having for the past three
weeks OF month They ere afraid that
he weather will change just about the
line that they are beginning to think
about getting their animals IN shape for
he spring meetings, and il is too early
now for them 10 begin 20 work the
horses, by far Old-time turf
men with whom ! have talked
turing the past week predict very cold,
1lusterv weather for March, and very
wet, nasty weather for April-iust the
very months they are depending on the
most for working time. Not that they
have not taken advantage OF the open
weather TO do some speeding on the
roads, for most of the trainers have been
)ut almost every day, but what they fear
IS that their horses will be in poor con.
liti0n for the seasons runs, and that
hey will not have a chance TO get them
IN form if the weather is as bad as they
anticipate
The Brooklyn Jockey Clubs spring
meeting Is rich in stakes, which stand
good to 20 into the Brooklyn stable,
he Dryers. The Haggin horses viii
not be in shape In time 10 do very good
work in these events, and the Dryers
yill put out their best among them
Hanover, who, BY the way, is looked upon
IS the coming years champion King.
ton, Oregon, Bella B., Sir Dixon, and
Bessie June. Under these circumstances
he man that follows the Dryers mounts
N this meeting is liable 10 make a win
ling, provided no Unforeseen event
should turn up 10 hurt any Of the
dances Of the horses named.
There will be great times az the Madi-
.On Square Garden-the scene OF the
Walking matches, the circus, and many
match with pillOws-when the
Amateur Athletic Association begin
heir games tomorrow afternoon. over
me thousand men are going 10 take part
n the contests, and they come from
lanada, England and all parts OF the
nited States The prizes are worth
many thousands of dollars. The pro.
.ramme is so large that The games VIII
legin al . o'clock in the afternoon IN
rider to get through before midnight. You
AN imagine something of the grandeur OF
he scene when | say that there are no
ess than 118 men entered for the seven
v.fve wards sprint, nearly that number
8. ,to s9o ,.orts run the half-mile the