The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-05-16
SPORTING NOTES.
New York Herald Offers 800 10 The
Manner of Winners.
O'CONNOR's RECEPTION At NELBOuRNR.
The California Athletic Club to Have the
Jackson Contest.


win.
Raceland is now being prepared for
the Suburban.
Cheeney's owner is now John Mullins,
OF Brooklyn, n. Y
Freddie Ciebhard is at his breeding
farm in Lake county. ST. Helena, Cal
+. H. Garrison is again in the pigskin
and doing great work riding winners
Badge will beat more horses in the
Brooklyn Handicap than will beat him
The annual regatta of the Canadian
Association oi Amateur Oarsmen will be,
held in Montreal, on July 20
The Dwyer Brothers have not as vet
shown their teeth. They have a good
stable, and will make the bells ring di-
reetly
Pugilisn is money making business.
Billy Murphy, the Australian has won
since his arrival in California, nearly
$6,00O.
Tie New York Herald is Offering slOl
TO any one who can guess the first three
( horses n they finish in the BROOKLYN
Handicap.
Florence Douahue Of Brighton and
Daniel Scully Of Marlboro, have signed
articles 10 run 22u wards, for $500. at
Cambridge, Mass.
Kitty Van recently ran a mile in l.4l
at san Jose, al This is the fastest
mile run on "A race track this wear, up TO
April ), the day this fleet mar. accom-
plished the feat.
Mike Beatty writes to the Police Ga
ze'te from Plymouth, Pa. that he, would
IKE 10 arrange match with Patrick II
lirifien Oi Philadelphia, for a purse OF
s59G, according 10 Police Gazette"
rules.
PAIN Killer. the California race horse.
10y joe Hooker, recently won the Mil
pltas stakes. half mile heats, at ~. Jose.
IN 49,, ~ and 4g. La th, race SUNDAY
and Carmen ran dead heat for the
place.
The jockies have commenced early 10
pull horses in important races Recent
ly AT the Memphis. Tenn, jockey Club
tIie exeeutivesscommittee ruled off Jockey
Fox Tor pulling Joe Walton in tIe Pea
body Stakes.
No matches have been proposed bv
Frank Z Siavin since his battles Wit,
Bill Goode and his contest with Jem
smith. Probably the Australian is still
spending his honeymoon. and when that
Is over he may throw down the gauntlet
aud challenge all gladi.tors TO meet him
in the arena.
In regard to the proposed match be-
tween Joe McAuliffe and Peter jackson.
i Is the opinion there will be no match
because Charles r. Davies. who has. i'm
with tho ftalifnr.,sa
Club, mortgage on Jackson, will not
allow him TO meet the Frisco Giant until
Jackson meets John l.. sullivan.
VIM. O'Connor, the champion oars
man Of America, and holder oi the s.Po-
lice Gazette" champion challenge cup.
met with grand reception at Melbourne,
Australia, recently. At the Angel lIo-
tel he Was banqueted, and tine Hon.
Daniel O'ConnOr, the Postmaster-Ge GEN
eral, who Is Very popular and a great
lover Of sport. proposed toast 10 the
American champion.
Ii all the racing associations would fol-
low up the action of the Memphis Jockey
Club, 10y ruling off tricky Jockeys al
once, check would be put 10 thickness
II u duty the racing associations owe
TO the public, as II is the latter that pat
ronize the race-tracks and 20 to the
races 10 wager their money with the be-
liei that the races will be run ON their
merits They have no guarantee unless
the officials of the track prevent pulling
horses and other tricks practised on the
turf.
4 well-known amateur. thoroughly
posted in canine contests and on police
Gazette" and dog fighting rules. recently
hlled the position at "A contest between
spot and Barney lie proved the riuht
man IN the right place, for he decided
what dog had won after he had been
knocked down with 'tboot-iack ;, and
when the crowd behind the beaten dog
held revolvers at his head and later on,
shot at him. The referee i'm the Barney
and spot contest was hero in his posi-
ton, and he gave the partisans of The
dog that were bound not to lose lesson.
The sensation in pugilistic circles is
the fact that the California Athletic Club
has decided To put up purse of $40 900
Tor John l.. sullivan, holder of the ''Po-
lice Gazette champion belt, and Peter
Jackson to battle for in September The /
match Will create great sensation, and
fortune at odds of to l will he wa
gered on Sullivan if he faces the scratch
doubt that he will do so. for the purse
he is to contend for is the largest ever
offered for two men to battle for.
The recent glove fight at East Sagi.
nav, Mich, between Gilmore and La
e,ended in a dissati factory manner.
both to Lavine's hackers and to the pub
lie, who witnessed the contest and
backed the Saginaw pugilist The men
had signed a contract to box II rounds I
according to Queensberry rules Lavine 4
had the best OF the battle from start TO
finish. He knocked Gilmore down i'm T
the seventh round, and to all appear
ances fairly won. At the conclusion OF I
the battle the judges awarded the fight /
to Gilmore, claiming he had gained +
nlnety-nine clean hits, while Lavine had I
scored only ninety-four and knock T
down.
About the middle of June Jake Kill
rain will be Tree to again display his
prowess In the ring and demonstrate 4
that his recent defeats have not com. [
pletely crushed his ambition to once
more reach the top rung OF the pugilistic /
ladder. 1t may be possible that he will +
never have another opportunity to trv I
and conquer his conquerors, John L. f
sullivan and James j. Corbett. Sulli- /
van has refused to defend the police
Gazette" champion belt or fight again I
according to the rules which govern that
now famous historical prize ring en-
blem, " bile Kilrain would not meet his /
quondam foe except for the trophy and I
the championship, and according to rules 1
governing the same. 1t was ia fighting [
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