Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-31
Snorting Notes.

ed. AND A READER-rhe eagle is not the head
side and A loses.
PHI, DwYER says that he will spend 500, 900 for
horses before spring,
THE largest bet August Belmont ever put on
race is said to be s, 90.
MUTRIE's indoor games at Madison Square Gar
den will not begin for at least ten days.
JOSEPH J. BURKE has been engaged as presid-
ing Judge at Nashville for next springs meeting.
IT is said that Riley will be given a special prep
aration by Green Morris for the Brooklyn hdnui-
cap.
LAST year at this time lots of aspiring baseball
magnatcs thought they could easily become Spai-
dingS. They haven't.
SENATOR HEARsT's horses at Sheep shead Bay
doing well, except Rhono. Tournament an
Yosemite are turned out.
IF the young men who wanted to bet 500 on
FitzsimmOns will leave the money at this Office
they may he accoDmodat d.
WELL, A. G. Spading has scored another good
victory by his Chicago deal The players ought
to make him New Years present.
WALLACE Ross says that Gaudaur WAS the best
rover in America last season. Ross further states
that OrConnor never was good rover as
Hanlan was i'll his bcs: days.
HARRY b. ANDERSON. a local colored pugilist,
states that he will light any man in the country at
lS5 pounds, rOugh>or tumble or London prize ring
rules, Tor a stake or purse.
SPECIAL Pullman car will leave San Francis
for the Dempsey -Fitzsimmons fight JaIiu-
airy over the Union Pacific road. The Chicago
sports Will leave on January 10.
ii. T. WHITE has matched his horse Scotsman
2:.l. to trOt against J. q. Sherman Nirginius.
2:211i for 500 a side at the next meeting of the
Northwestern Breeders Association.
HUMANE AGENT O'BREN had batch of local
chicken fighters arrested yesterday. They were
taken before Alderman Donovan and all gave
false names. The usual fines were imposed.
A NUMBER of local sporting men are going TO
Monongahela City Tomorrow to wit ness the foot
race between Tom Hammond and +. Nichols. The
betting on the event is lively. Nichols receives
four yards start in 100.
THE Christmas number of Ctdrk'S Horse Reuie,o
has been received At this Office. 1t is a great pro-
duction. IL is full of the most interesting in
formation concerning trotters and trotting. In
all respects ii is hrst-clasS.
JOHN DIXON and J. Beardshaw met at this
Office last evening and made good their $50 bet
TO the effect that Dixon will not kill s out of 10
pigeons at q yards rise 70 all with l OF shot on
Saturday next At Homewood Park.
THE attorneys of the consolidated New York
Club are wrestling with the problem in which
State TO incorporate the organization New York
New Jersey. The National League end favors
the latter, while the Players League faction
SAYS: Hang the expense
SPR!NTER-(D Harry Hutchens, best time for
j 1919 wards was Il IS seconds. He made This re-
cord in the final heat of Sheffield handicap de-
featlng 4. LiddIe, of Blaydon, by six inches
February IL 1882. (a) Liddle was in RECENT of 0i
yards start from Hutchens.
JOE SHEEHY. the heavy weight, ha. posted a
sUO forfeit that he can knock out Pat Killen in
six rounds. Sheehy got all the money at the late
20 with killen who won on foul by agreement
Sheehy is now worked up over hillen' S talk since
the night, anu the mill will be exciting one if 1t
takes place.
&. ID. SHERRow of this city has been making
considerable noise recently about being ''chaIn-
piOn checker player of Pittsburg. - Thomas
Boyle, of the Southside wants to play him for SIOO
side and has forfeit up with the chec editor of
this paper. Mr. Sherrow lis not ready, Like
many more he is champion in Imagination only
He certainly has no claim to any such title and
probably never will have. Real champions secure
titles by merit, not wind.