The morning call., 1890-04-06

pronounce 1t the fastest II America.
Cooley Will try 10 break the two-mIe Pacific
Coast record Today, which lie holds himself. lie
expects to make the distance under 1870.
Cassidy and Smith will have set-to on the
next ladies' night at the olympic Club.
Plowden of the Olympics claims 10 have un-
eatthed phenomenal bantam-weight In GOucher.
he Is said 10 have remarkably quick ana heavy
Eight propeller.
Among the coming middle-Weights OF the
Olympic Club is Dan herrel, who, after little
more science, Will he formidable opponent.
Several members OF the Olympic Club are now
being Instructed by Professor Micheling in tug
oi-war pulling. The following have been chosen
to give an exhibition on ladies' night on cleats:
Ninslow, Kob, Belan and Humaley. as against
GTas Cole, Bernhard and Lutgen. The contest
Sill lake place on the 23d inst.
a very tine performance was recently done at
The Christ Church athletic games Of Oxford Uni-
TerSity, England, held on Monday, March 10th
AT these games W. Pollock Hill ran from scratch
In The hait-miie race and won II in l ;57- In re-
gard 10 The performance London Field had the
following:
Strangers, handicap. half miIe-w Pollock Hill.
yards, second; c. H. Mullins kebe, AZ yards. third;
J. King ST. GATHERINGS, 80 yards o: j. T. Rye, Bal
yards, o; q r. Tpeobald. Exeter 80 yards, o: $ r.
Davis, Hertiord AZ yards, U; j. NJ. Mortimer. Bal
lioi, Al yards, D; A. II. James Hartford 40 yards,
o; c. Brooks, oxford HaTriers, 46 yards, o.: II. $.
PerSse, Brasenuse, so yards, 0. The aiding men
Kept their PAGES pretty well for half the journey,
but on rounding the bottom bend Ryo took second
place, and soon afterward assumed command. FIRE.
1ndAttt W cul 10 MN on entering the straight
shorty afterMard the pair werc Joined by Mullins
and Pollock-Hiil. They ran level for a short dist
anee but hundred yards from home Polloca-HiI
drew away, aud having the pace of his opponents,
won by eight yards Frenantle getting home yard
IN advance OF Mullins Time, 81.
Weather permitting, lwenty-eight Sprinters viii
contest this afternoon at Central Park for tile
prize offered by the Foot-racers' Association.
The distance run viii be 1875 yards, and four
sprinlerS will be started in each heat. The win
neTS OF the heats VIII run IN the final dash for
hrst second and Third hOnors The handicap
ping Is very lair, considering That ii is the first
attempt 10 rate the speed OF the contestants,
many OF whom are strangers TO the Handicapped
Ihe local men WHO have entered are placed on
marks Which should bring out first place win
ner from among them. Five or six OF the fastest
runners VIII compete, but they are placed on such
'Nay-back' marks that IL viii be impossible 10
call a winner until The final heat is announced
A good days sport Is promised those who are in
tereSted in footracing
SHEFFIELD EASTER HANDICAP.
Here is list OF the leading twenty-five entries
Tor tile Suef1ield 203yard Easter handicap, to
De run April 9TH and SIh for 600 In prizes, by
which II Will be seen that Americans are nuner-
Gus: q. Grant, Edinburgh, 1914 Il. Hutchens,
D. Ransom, Woodgreen, S112; H. NJ. johnson,
America, 12i j. Il. Bethune, America SIs4
Z. Cutting, Brampton, S2I2 j. Boyle America
S2S4; L. Donovan, America, SO; W. South,
Sheffield. 50; W. Martin Sheffield, SO; j. Col
Inns, America, SO; G. Smith, Pittsburg 83A; j.
Tattersall Cjitheroe, S31a C. Ashton, Newton
Heath, S31a; S. Peet. America, $3.50 j. w.
Flynn, America, 1894 W. n. Dodd- Durham
S414; j. Jackson, Hawick, 8414; W. BrOadbent,
Oldham, S4S4 j. II. Ernest late America So;
So A Patterson, Hawck, SO; w. Mills, Water
Town, America, S514 NJ. Clarkson, Leeds, S5A
): Dickinson, champion tipster is the front man
at the 8S12-yard mark.