The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-20
SPORTING S
Stray Notes About the Boxers and Mis-
cellaneous Sports.

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winner Of the a:s purse at Buffalo in a:i5,
HIM and 2:15, have refused an case offer
of s6S.OO for their horse.
On To and including September > the at
tendance at the championship games
played by the New Works at Jersey tity.
Staten island and the new Polo ar"""''s'
was estimated tn bc 1's,sS3.
Work has been begun on new hall
grounds at ~. Augustine, Fla. Arrange
ments will bc made and liberal induce
mentso offered tn leading professional clubs
to visit that city daring tho winter.
The Philasiclphias aud Chicagos played
two games for one admission. September
largest ever ON the grounds. TIE. actual
paying spectators numbering ii.Isl.
Anhins; by So,mg B"ifs. rocSra I:i1; has
for $4,000. and il is understood that her
new OWNER is Major =. \. Dickenson uf
stable.
Peter Jackson. says u c~ablcgram, last
week. dine.i, by special invitation, with
Lord De Clifford. SIR John Ashley and Sow
eral other aristocratic sports ina London
England. The color line il not distin-
guishablc i'm Great Britain's metropolis.
President Won der Abe of the 81. Louis
Is very anxious To get some of the Ath.
ietic players. including WEIGH, Lyons and
I Il,Thnr a Md i h,, ! For ri Ix" ",sr and Wri.h.
and wanted to purchase the release OF Me-
Aahon
&. L. Ingham. the Michigan horse
breeder, who recently sold Star Lily, win
ncr of the $1,000 stake at Rochester. has
purchased the thrre-year.old bay lilly
Helen Goohson, 10y Gooslson. n son of
smuggler, 2:i5E. dam Nellie Chrichton.
The price was but 500.
Miss Bell. the two-year-old hiiy by
Prince Charlie, out of Linnct. was last
week sold by A. &. Newsum d Co., to
Trainer Matt Allen, for Senate George
+. Hearst, for S5.UGD. The fliy may serve
pursued the Senator's stable all the
season.
An intimate friend of Horace Phillips.
club, saw him at Mcrchantsvillc. ". j., u
few days ago, and was surprised AT his ra-
convcrses intellectually and does n6t
show any hut the most favorable signs of
permanent improvements.
The Golden Gate Athletic club of San
francisco, CAL, offers n purse of $1,000 for
Jack Hopper and Billy Daccy to fight for
at their rooms. Daccy, who has been i'm
Willingness tn fight Jack, and as soon as
the latter consents tn make the trip the
money To pay his expenses will be for
Denny Kellehcr, the conqucror of doe
Ellingsworth, and Billy Mccarthy. the
Australian middleweight, have been
matched tai light with nlittt.ns at the rooms
OF the California Athletic club, in san
francisco, for IA purse of S1.SU. of which
EOO is to go to the loser. They are tai
weigh 1A pounds. give or take two pounds.
the Qucensberry rules will govern the
contest, and tine event is set down for No
The Pelican club of London. il il stated,
has offered IA purse Of SiyOUO for am eight
round glove contest betwcen Jim Smith
and Peter jackson. the winner to receive
&5,OOO and the loser the remainder. The
cable states that Jackson has agreed tn
Engage IN such !. contest, but in view OF
Slavin To fight for the championship, IL il
doubtful IL tho Englishmal will agree tn
meet the dusky boxer AT present.
Manager Mutric has written to the Bos-
tone club officials for the purpose al AR
ranging "a series of exhibition games bs--
tween the New York and Boston teams
after tire championship season CLOSES. He
says that the two teams will bc idle he
tween October B and Is. and that six
games can be three In this city,
and three i'm Boston, and, IL the seventh is
necessary, IL can be played on neutral
as yet Ina the matter.
Recent advices from abroad state that
at last "A match has been entered into i~.-
and Frank +. Slavin, who claims the.
championship Of Australia. IL claim that
is disputed by Pete jackson, who are Ia
championship stake Of $1,000 IA side and
the title held ny Smith. The Londoner
wanted To make the stake higher. hut TIN.
Australian refused tai put up more OH "a
fight i'm the old style.
Unquestionably the horse with most
speed crAmmed into his pedigree iseNomi
nee, u horss. stationed in Massachusetts
His sire was Strange and his dam was
Sapphire, neither known to fame. Yet
RNrsAltkeT n III IA NrDlttStblltn Nlillu, s.IA,
and his sire was Gen. Washington, ~ SOL
of Lady Thornc, 2:lsL. Sapphirs. was
sired by Jay Gould, 2:aiL,. and her dan,
was Lucy, lisa. Thus ia Nominee Gold
smith Maid, Lady Thornc and Lucy, tn,
three queens Of their time, all meet.
Efforts are being made 10y parties in
New York city to- induce. the California;
Athletic club to hang up IA good sized
purse for IA glove light between Gcorg,
LaBlanche and Jimmy Carroll. The
latter has friends i'm New York who will
furnish $50 or So i'm order to bring about
such "a meeting, but il is doubtful il the
Marine will care tO engage in "a battle
with anyone while the big boosllc he made
out of the fight with Dempsey keeps linn
well supplied with the comforts OF life.
The Cleveland Club directors have writ
ten President Brush, declining to enter
the proposed Interstate championship,
series between the Indianapolis, Clev..
land, Columbus and Cincinnati, AT the
close of the National league and American
posed that each Of the clubs named con
tribute $40 towards IA purse of 81 900. To d.
played for i'm "A series Of six games at HON,
and as many abroad. the winner tai r..
ceive $50 and "A banner eunblenatic of tlr
Interstate championship. and the s.con,
club S2O. The Cleveland directors Il.
clined the proposition on the ground tina
IL would not bc a paying venture.
Bill Hayward IL the oldest jockey on tia
turf. His experiences would I'LL "a boob
show does il feel to ride al "a rss.or
pace ?' repeated he to IA question askes