Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27

side.
g., Ed R HANLAN, the e1-chsmpiOn sculler, win be
Ii the city this week.
RAIN spoiled the opening ofthe Brushton cricket
| krouhos Yesterday.
AN Eastern middIe-weight may be secured to
OoA nHrry N1kirk ten rounds shortly.
,d ED; D. HAELAN says that the Duluth regatta viii
Oe 0he Vi Ihe greatest ever held in this country.
| THE packers of Paddy Mcbride willing
| stake. "'s NAi n0OAiD' -0- s
CAPTAIN 8; 8. Browns race horse. Troubs-
eve and Inng aS Deen dangerously IN with PINK;
'ne cnances Tor MS recovery are hattering.
IaERE Is a hitch in the GaIlagher-McCarthy
forfeit that he will weigh Isl pounds on the EVEN
Ing of the battle. Gallagher refuses to do this.
STARTER CALDWELL has suspended Jockeys J.
den for tS nSc FRENCH, Jones and j. Cr1tten-
son until June 1. and hurtha for the balance OF
AMONG the great jockeys who will snort silk as
the Nashville meeting may be mentioned Barnes
Hollis Magee, Winchell, Overton GodSrev Good.
ale Francis, Williams, DE Long, ste1pe and
ROBERT NELSON HILL, who styles himself tbs,
champion OF Queen Victoria, and who lives at
Sullivan to meet him in the hstic arena Mn Ia a
nephew Of Tom Savers, the famous fighter. and
any other slugger.
A MATCH which will excite more than local In
t terest Is talked about between the bay stallion
Norwood. ST. and the gray geding Ciarley GiSyr ~
son, 2:2lH. The track and conditions have NOT
YET been decided upon but it is understood that
the Cleon party would prefer Waverly Park.
THE annual election of the Independeut Rod
and Gun Club was held last Thursday evening
President; A. j. Rckert Vice President; Prett,,
Maxwell, Secretary; William j.. Maxwell, Treas
Bossmeyer, Trustees.
In the Brooklyn handicap Badge and Eric bava
been backed consequent on their Elizabeth form,
and Sir Dixon and Hanover have also been sup
ported. Kingston has gone back In the betting,
as the impression gains ground that he will be an
absentee on the 18th of the next month. Long
streets price has also been raised but Los Ange-
les has been lowered consequent on the certainty
that she is on her way East.
WILLIAM GABIG, the pug Hist who WAS arrested
at Philadelphia on Wednesday night for ASSAULT
ing bartender who refused to sell him drink,
was yesterday sentenced by Magistrate Pole to six
months in the House of Correction. The male in
mates OF that reformatory are obliged to work in
the magistrate in passing sentence remarked thss
work In the quarry would be excellent discipline
for the pugilist.
CONSIDERABLE Indignation is manifested among
sportsmen at Rushville, Ind. concerning the work
OF pot fish hunters in Crooked creek in SCHUYLER
creek, a prolific stream. traverses these Ihree
counties and high waters have brought consider
able game fish into the stream. Unscrupulous
fellows have been seinlng secretly taking out
many of the best fish. In some claces box trans
are placed to catch the largest fish, Detectives
offenders
LON MEYERS was telling the tribulations he ex-
Perlenced with his stable boys. Everybody who
knows him can testify to his generous, sunny dis
position. Sometimes he discharges all hands,
1nds them around the stable next day, and hires
them back. Recently he was dissatisfied with the
condition Of one Of his help, and said: 'sHere,
you'll have to go. don't want you any more.''
Much to his surprise the lad refused point blank
to vaeate the premises. Whats the use. ~ ar
gued Myers. 'of NV having you around, You're
drunk all the time. - swell - responded the
help, ''what do you give me so much money for;
you must expect me to get drunk He remains
In Lon Meyers employ.-SportsmGu.
RoBEsPIERRE's rs uccess in the Tennessee Derby
on Saturday last at Memphis will serve to make
him In some demand for the Kentucky Derby
The bad performance of Blarneystone Jr. was
too bad to be true and the race so Indifferent,
however, that RObespierre will have to have
stronger credentials to make him a favorite. That
Robespierre Is pretty good colt, however, there
Is no doubt. He cost a 900 Il yearlng, and was
bought by the Chicago stable on the strength
OF the form shown by his full brother Jacobiu.
His dam, Agnes, by Gilroy. has proved one of the
best mares in Kentucky, as she has already foaled
Jacobin and Macbeth H. the Kentucky Derby
winner Of 1888. Robespierre, what we sa W OF him
last season, Impressed US as a colt likely to i'm
prove with age. He was a fine strider, and ran
close to the ground, throwing nothing away al
though he was not the quickest of starters. Yea
he will have to improve Saturdays race to
take q high rank.