The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-30
WORLD OF SPORT.
Latest Features Of the Gymnasium and
the Turf.

the Turf.
The meeting arranged by the $ /. A. c. to
take place at Nadison-Square Garden on
the evenings of December llth, 18th, and
18th promise to be the most successful ever
geld there. The meeting Will be opened on
the 18th with q special match, seventy
yard run. in which Champion John owen.
Of Detroit; l.. Ii. Carey. Of the VI. A. c..
and Frederick Wrestling have been invited
10 compete. There will be 22J yards bur
| die handicap, with ten hurdles, each two
feet six inches deep; $50 yards handicap
run, three mile bicycle race and mile
.iesplechase. There will also be boxing,
wrestling. lawn tennis, and fencing.
ON the 18th there will be athletic exer-
cises In crosse aud football, and on Satur-
DAY, December 1871. there will be football
games between Yale, Harvard, Princeton,
Cornell University, Amherst, aud the Uni
yersity of Pennsy lyanie teams.
The competitions are open only TO anna
teurs in good standing, and will be given
under the rules OF the A. a. L. Handsome
gold. silver and bronze medals Will be given
| 10 arst, second and third men respectively
| in each VI the running walking, bicycle,
iumpiug, boxing and wrestling contests.
Gold watches will be presented % each men,
| her Of the winning football and la cross
teams.
Tnere seems to be very good reason 10
| believe that ne y result OF the recent action
Of the Coney Island Jockey Club OF the
| huturity for next year Will amount 20 $780,
900. Ii will be a magnificent stake 10 win,
| and IL easily holds its place AT the head Of
| the great prizes. The decision y give prizes
of 81 600, 81, 800 and 81 900 respectively to the
breeders OF the first, second and third horse
adds TO the interest of the stake. These.
IN 1. egfw tylafhap fha hraaIar.
have any ownership in the horses Il the
time OF the race or not.
Word has been received from California
that the mighty Salvador mas arrived al Nj.
Haggin's Rancho del Paso, where the Cali
fornia experts have inspected him and pro-
nOsnced him TO De everything that could be
desired in the way OF sire as well IS a sire.
He will be made the premier stallion on this
great farm, IL 10 probable, and be given
bstter chance than D2rebin, whose failure
| 10 get Eo0d racers has prejudicsd Mr.. Hag-
/ gin against him. Darebin's get are, how
ever. expected 10 do better as they age.
But until they show some real merit, sir
| Madrid will be Salvatore only rival. as he
has already don well. With Salvador il
| Fresno, whs 10 also to be put into the stud.
| The train that took the pair TO the ranch
| also carried Bella b., Bessie June, Pink
! Cottage, Rossette, Flora Ban, Dalnshire
Il LAS. ana inc lcu lhitusNtU iNi ni
\ Hagsin At the Fernclifie sale. Out OF that
| lot. bred to tue sires he has, Mr. Haggin
ought certainly 10 get some splendid racers.
] Charles Lauer, OF DemmelsdOrf, Ger
MANY. has shipped his stud of thorough
breds 70 Lexington, Ky. Ii includes the
noted sire Galriel. Mr.. Lauer will buy &
farm In this country and breed horses for
the turf. one Of his yearllngs. Ed. Eshle.
bey. ran trial quarter yesterday in 231f
ssconds, finishing strong. Lauer5 partner
a. Mr.. Strauss, and the new venture OF the
| wealthy German brce Ter will be watched
With interest by American turlmen.
| Another ministerial racing owner appears
In the person Of Rev. Father Barry, OF
lChurchtown, County Cork, Ireland, who
nominated victorious one Of the Cambridge
shire fayorites In the late race at New
market.
Australians have been raising their
high jumping record. but they are not IN IL
| with us so far. Al the Royal Agricultural
show in Victoria last month, horse called
| Spondulix, the property OF Dir. james
| Iompkins, cleared SIX feet six and one-hsll
| inches, but fortunately for the owner, only
after he had failed to get over the bars IN
actual competition. lie was put AT the
lump, aud swerving, clearing the wing
which was accurate ymeasured 10 the above
height. IN the competition 4. NJ. Rowe's
Cedric and X. Harris Highlander, the latter
standing under fifteen hands, tied at elk
! fsst three inches.