The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-06

John l.. sullivan II puo'eu .AP''S.
ing himself rs follows: IL think the fatal
fight at the Golden Gate Athletic ciub,
San Francisco, is largely responsible for
the reaction against prize fights. Nearly
every state in the union has something To
saw on the subject now. and the ministers
have commenced 10 preach against il. In
view OF the recent developments ] think
am safe in saying that il would be next la
impossible To successfully bring oil a
prize fight for some time time To come. j
shall not fight again unless l am g,iaran-
teed there will he 10 interference by Tue
law. l would like 10 meet Jackson. and
have aid that would do so. IL would he
impossible TO bring the battle oil in Cali.
fornia without getting into trouble. ana
Jackson's refusal to fight anywhere else
makes our meeting extremely doubtful
The new Monmouth Park course was
opened on the ith. About 2O.OD people
were present. just after noon torrents
fell and turned the track into mud. ow-
ing 20 this the card. originally a small one,
was further scratched. Salvador was
taken out Of the ocean stakes. leaving
Tenny alone. and all were scratched in
the second race except S~luggard and Re
porter. Tenny's walk-ovcr was "A great
disappointment Ia the crowd, who had
hoped to see a repetition of the great
match race at Sh~ecpshead. In scratch
ing aviator in his race MIR. Haggin
again demonstrated that his abilities as a
general on the turf are not subor1in-
ate To his well known business ability.
Salvador has already met defeated
Tenny twice this season, The combined
distance in which the great son of Prince
Charlie had the Dryer colt at the finish
il both races did not exceed three feet.
This was too close to he comfortable. hut
enough 10 win the big stakes. Mr.. Hag-
gin is confident his horse Is "a match for
Tenny, but he has matters nov as he
wishes them. and evidently don't propose
20 run any unnecessary risk OF having his
pet defeated. III Dryer Bros. wish to
match Tenny against Salvador for an
other big purse they may doubtless be
given a chance To do So, but Salvador is
not To he allowed To sink an iota OF his
splendid reputation as a racer in n muddy
track, for n purse that would not he SUI
ficieut Ia pay "A days ages 81 the colored
artist who rides nm. Aud this is where
Mr.. Haggin shows his wisdom.
Speaking 81 long-distance running re-
minds one that there were some note
worthy facts in connection with the race
last Wednesday at Washington Park. In
the first place the weather was good and
the track fast. Five of the finest aud
most likely ~ihoroughbreds in the country
WITH y III Nv 'bNtN'TNs Al"fnait's
the great Montana horse. as "A three-year-
old, won "a couple of milc-and-a-l,alf
races and several over "A mile in length.
He always showed up well at the
finish. and Ibis fact strengthened
the belief that he could stand
Hamlet was another slayer, and had Of
ten done his mile and a half with ease.
Hypocrite had never done much at "A long
distance, but was well bred. Outbound
had often covered a mile aud a half. Spo-
kane had the call with the betters, and IL
certainly looked as IL IL should have been
an easy race for him. He is Of the right
kin OF bald for such IA race. his breath
ing propensities being wonderful. He Is
broad chestcd, and in running gets right
down TO the ground aud works easy.
But he didn't win the race, and
In a race that was won in
ga seconds slower than the record. Out
bound won the race, Hypocrite second
and Spokane third, as announced in
Thursday mornings STANDARD. The
outcome Of his race shows two things
which readers of these columns all OBJ
serve. The time in Wednesdays race
was 3::AI. The record belongs to Ten
Brock aud was made 10y him as a 5-ycar-
old al Louisville, May -, ls77, carrying
10 pounds, which is lighter than any of
the horses carried on Wednesday, and
the distance was covered in 3:27k. Either
the weights carried made a difference in
the lime or there is a wonderful diifer-
ence between the racing qualities of the
turf this year and that in Isl.
Another thing, Wednesdays race. in
which Spokane showed Ia poor adyan-
tage, attests the truth If the assertion
made i'm last sundays STANDARD that
Spokane is not in shape. this season Ia he
ON the turf. He has not won a race this
year and II not likely 10 in his present
condition. Mr.. Armstrong is running
Spokane's valuable reputation.
The boat race between William OJon-
nor, champion scullcr of Canada, and
S~tansburry, champion of Australia, for the
championship of the world was not salts
factory To O'Connor, who was beaten by
S~tansburry on June %. D'Connor claimed
he was foulcd aud demanded that the
race be rowed over again. To this STAINS.
bury aud his hackers consented, and last
Monday IL was rowed over again. with the
result that OConnor was beaten. This
was no surprise To anyone who watched
the progress Of events. The Australian
sports did not propose Ia allow Otonnor
30 win at any hazard, and they did not.
But little sympathy Is felt in his
country for the Canadian. lie was
warned that he would get the worst
OF IL IL he e TO Australia and every
thing goes To show that lac did. Had
Otonnor beaten Stansburry he would
have won nothing since the sure-thiug
men of the Antipades would in that ease
insisted that Kemp not Stansburry held
the championship Of the world and To WIN
the championship D'Connor would re-
quire Ia beat Kemp. The New York and
London newspapers severely commented
upon the unsportsmanlikc manner in
which O'Connor would lac treated in
Australia, and some went SO far as la
advise him to have nothing more To do
with the colonials. A gentleman who is
well known in Boston sporting and COM
mercial circles recently returned Ia the
Hub city and said To a reporter ] hardly