The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-26
SPORTING GOSSIP.

With Clarkson back in his place the
Bostons will hustle all OF them.
Ed Crane is batting terriflcally. He
once led the Northwestern league with the
stick.
The Toledos have been playing great
ball ever since George Tebeau joined
them.
Delehanty has at last returned the ad.
vance money given him last spring by the
Phillies.
DAILY of Boston, Knell of Philadelphia
and Van Haltren of Brooklyn are the win
ming Players league pitchers to date.
The Jersey Citys are the poorest paid
players In the Atlantic association, but
they are doing great work for all that.
French Park Is a hopeless cripple. Dave
Gideon refuses to disfigure him by firing,
and he will, therefore, be retired to the
stud.
pronounced out of danger by the veterin-
arian who has had him in charge. but il is
settled that he will not be raced this year,
because of his inability to stand the neces-
sary preparation.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is authority for
this: Arson is looking for a second base
man; Dunlap is on the market, but An
son doesn't q any old-time stock. He
is looking for IA young blood full OF ginger
and horseradish.
Captain Ewing says: WE are satisfied
with our crowds, but it's pretty tough
when the other fellows can't get together
900 people with all the paper they have
out. Curiosity leads a Few people to the
National league games now but h public
is bound to recognize that the expert play
ers are with u.s."
The following are the latest odds offered
by the bookmakers ON the Suburban
Tenny 9; Firensi, Tea Tray and Long.
street, 10; Raceland, Proctor Knott and
Prince Royal, u; Favorable colt, Repor-
vinia Belle INT Loantaka, %; Fides,
Fresno, Gorge and Los Angeles, 30; the
rest from 40 to 800 to 1.
The great ~three-year-old nlly Flyaway
has broken Town in her work at the Louis
vile Jockey club grounds, and will be re-
tired from the turf. The mishap Is O very
severe blow to her owners, West d CO.,
as the finy is engaged in $4,000 worth Of
stakes this year, over half OF which are
exclusively for %fllies, and in the opinion
of horsemen she held these at her mercy.
Pittsbure Phil won a large sum on Gray
Rock; His owner, Bookmaker Walbaum:
laid the young P~ittsburger the u bet of
$500 to 800. After the race Walbaum
was hot. He had taken the opinion of his
trainer, Roller, that his colt could not win
n not only failed to back him, but laid
heavily against him. Then Roller had to
llsten 10 "a tDlIiK % Two ITDIn tnt lFdte
owner, delivered in plain race course par
lance
Gray horses are SO comparatively rare
on the turf that the victories of two of this
color at Gravesend elected a great deal Of
comment. A few years ago IL was con
sidered remarkable for a gray race horse
to ever be of much account, and about the
best i'm the last ten years was old Gabriel,
whose youngsters occasionally crop up on
the Western turf. Gabriel's nine-furlong
heat race at Sheepshead Bay Is still RE-
membered by old race-goers.
The public has hardly ceased talking
about the Brooklyn handicap before spec
ulation OH the suburban has begun.
Within the last few days Salvador has
been strongly tipped and a great deal of
money has gone into the future books on
this grand colt. The Dryers Longstreet
has also been heavily backed. He has
been cut i'm the betting from 10 to ! down
20 10 to I. Some money has been put on
Favorable colt. Come-to-Taw has been
played and so has Reporter. Billy Lake.
lands Tea Tray is said TO be in grand
form and he is being strongly tipped.