The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
EVENTS OF INTEREST ON THE
TURF AND DIAMOND.

Great Bicycle Meefibgs-The Canadian
Foot Ball Team Charley smith VS..
Matt. Mccarthy.
Bicycle races will be held Mt the Interna-
tional Fair at Trenton, on September - and
~ and October /.
The Boston +. l.. Club claims to be $4,000
ahead this season.
The horse on which the Russian Peschi-
kcff made his famous ride across the conti-
merit. has been sold for $4,000 $4,000
roubles).
W. Van Wagner, OF the Rhode Island
wheelmen, is Arranging for a three, live and
twenty-five mile road race, to be held on
July 10. The races are open to residents OF
Rhode Island only.
The smallest thoroughbred horse in ex-
isience is full grown mare named Nora,
which has been dwarfed by nature. She is
owned by John ID. Creighton, OF Omaha. and
is only twenty-scyen and half inches in
height. weighs twenty-seyen pounds, and is
three months old.
The great bicycle race meetings for this
year will be as follows: August 18th and
18th, l.. A. W., at Niagara Falls; septom-
her LIST and ID, Hartford Wheel Clubs
tournament. at Charter Oak Park; septem-
Der LIST and I'd, New York State Division
meet at Syracuse; September 18th and 18th,
Peoria race meet The Philadelphia two
DAYS tournament will be held about the
9Th and 9th of September.
The Canadian football team will prOba-
bly, come 10 New York during the latter
part of September, and play an information
al match on grounds which are we'll adapt
ed for such a contest To make the game
more interesting. a cup will be put up as a
prize. valued at about 500. One-tlfth of
this sum has been guaranteed by Mr..
Wentworth, Of Newark, and il is proposed
To raise the balance by popular subscrip-
ton. Mr. q. Jamison, the president Of the
American Football Association. has nOti-
fled the Eastern branch-that is the Fall
River, Pawtucket. and other New England
teams. who will consider the matter at their
next meeting.
Governor Oden Bowie and Edgar VI.
johnson have resigned as stewards Of the
Saratoga Association because of the rein
tatement OF the horse Ballsten without
their approval.
It is reported that Miller and Silbey re-
Gently declined $4,000 for yearing colt
by 1t. Bel.
The three-year-old flly Princess Lenir, by
Prince Charley. has been sold TO Jim Will
liams for $1,000 The report that Electric
Bell has been sold for $4,000 is not true.
Marvin is anxious to keep his colt, as he
considers him the greatest son Of his illus
triOus dam, and believes at some time he
will sell for more money than any trotting
horse has yet been sold for, not excepting
even AXtell.
All arrangements have been made for n
glove fight between Charley Smith, who
claims 10 be the ll6-pOund champion Of
England, and Matt Mccarthy, Of Phila-
dephia, feaiher-weight, who has
been defeated, but is good man.
There is to be a purse Of $1,000.
The match will be- with skin gloves to
finish. and will take place inside Of four
weeks within 100 miles Of Philadelphia.
smith. who has friends in that city. will
leave New York in day or two to train for
the contest. John Leary will look after
him. Harry Walton will probably. prepare
Mccarthy for the contest. II all reports are
true of Smiths fighting abilities. he should
come pretty near winning, although, after
hard fight that Mccarthy gave George
Dixon. it should be a clOsely-cOntested
affair.
The fight between La Blanche'and young
Mitchell. in California, is OF.
1t is denied that Senator Hearst is about
To sell his racing stud and quit the turf.
The Senator is too enthusiastic a sportsman
10 give up because Of i'll luck, and his late
absence from the course was due to sudden
Illness that confined him to his hotel.
Miss Roosevelt, the tennis champion
among ladies, goes through regular train
ing like college Oarsman.
Peter Cannon. the great scotch runner,
who has arrived in this country, will take
part in several CALIFORNIAN games this sum-
mer. He has beaten George. the English
runner, and made two miles in 9:l2H,
which is only one second behind the best
record.
The worlds fifty-miIe ordinary bicycle
road record was recently broken by X. }.
Ilsey, Of the North Road {, {. Of England.
The distance was accomplished in hours
~ minutes 81 seconds, which is one minute
one second faster than c.. *. Whites
record in 1888,
Owners Of fast hOming pigeons are Just
now putting forth their best efforts in COM
petition for prize offered by George W.
Childs, of Philadelphia, for the fastest bird
Of the year.
Mr.. William Young. the Clyde football
club. arrived in New York, in advance OF a
international football team that will ar
rive here next August. The team he repre-
sents holds the championship OF the Old
champions are now coming here 10 try and
win the championship Of the new world. 1t
is for the purpose Of making the Necessary
arrangements that Mr.. Dung has come 10
New York.
The idea is to have the Scotch team meet
the best teams of this country, and play
match game Tor the international champion
ship. Labor day is the dav on which il Is
proposed to play the game for the champion
ship Of the world.
All of the prominent canoe clubs in this
vicinity are holding their annual regattas,
or series of regattas in preparation to
choosing their best canoests TO send TO the
annual meeting Of the American Canoe AS
sOciaiion. which Will meet this year about
the middle OF August, OF Shelter Island.
This meeting will last two weeks, during
which large number of races viii be con-
tested, and all the leading clubs and crack
canoelsts in the country viii be represented.
Salvador. az a yearling, cost Mr.. j. Il.
IIaggin 400, the purchase being made on
account of the form shown IN private by
I}aldwin's older brother 10 the colt Prince
Charlie. He only ran once, at Nashville IN
1883. and died in California the following
winter. Selma, the dam OF Salvador, was
one of the best racc-mares Of her day, and
his sire. Prince Charlie, although not
stager. was unbeatable oyer the L, !. L.
Oh English courses with light-welghts.
Salvador, as q two-yearold. was started but
six times. ami met with nut Two defeats
winning in turn the Maple, Tuckahoe, IL
tan and Flatbush stakes. As three-year-
old Salvador ran eight races, and won
all except one, winning such events as the
Tidal. Realization, L0rillard. and septem-
her stakes; also the jersey handicap, one
sweepstakes. and purse race. His only
defeat was in the Omnibus stakes. by Long
street and Proctor Knott. This brings him
up to this season, when he started but once,
then winning the great suburban, which
Justly gave him the title OF King Of the
Turf.
ROBERT &. LEE.
The Estimate of the southern Leader by
Canadian.
A.. AZ, tl.. fol