The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-23

Dixon, the colored Bostonian, and his
wrist, which he spraincd during the fight,
is entirely well.
with their thoroughbreds. A letter just
received from Lexington states that there
are now $50 horses actively at work there
and at least 50 more are at work at La
tonia,
Twelve million pounds OF salmon is an
immense amount from one stream, yet
that was the actual catch the past season
In the Karluk river, Western Alaska.
The fish averaged 10 pounds each and
were taken mainly in seincs.
A grand testimonial benefit to Jack
hanly and Billy Myer, the liRht-weights,
will probably he given in n lew days.
Both the boys are very popular, u an
entertainment In their favor would not
fail to attract a large attendance.
Louis Shaw, the fancy shot player and
fluQer ~billiardist, has issued the following:
world 10 "A match at finger billiards for
either $500 or 81 900 n side. j should pre-
fer 'Yank' Adams to any other player"
Jacob Schaefcr and Professor McClcery,
of San Francisco. have been matched to
play a straigh. game OF 5000 points for
$500 q side in San Francisco during he
first week in May, Schaeferconceding he
ofItS - ~ fiStotii w w olSliottSft
Gilbert Halstead, the well known pitcher
of the old Dauntiess Rase Ball Club, of
Brooklyn, can handle the wooden ball ON
the alley as well as he can the base ball
on the diamond. He is one of the most
reliable bowlers on the Produce En-
change team.
The brotherhood has knocked the value
of base ball club franchises into a cookies
hat. Franchises that would have been
gIatAn Mt mn an Nanf a. would moi
bring one-tenth of that amount now. III
the brotherhood fails league franchises
will go back To their old values.
The Williamsburg Athletic Club has APP
piled for admission to membership in the
Amateur Athletic Union Although or
ganized but "a few months the club has
over onc hundred members, including
some clever boxers, speedy runners and
general all around athletes.
Frank McHugh. the Western bantam
weight, is in New York City and has an
nounced his intention of acccpting George
Dixon's challenge. He will meet Dixon
with skin gloves for $1,000 and will he
ready Ia fight six weeks after signing arti-
cles.
Next fall efforts will he made To orga-
nize "A strong inter military base ball as
sociation, to he composed of a number of
picked regiments In New York and Brook
lyn. The success attending the Thir-
tenth regiment experiment has caused a
wonderful lot Of activity among the regi-
mental base ball enthusiasts.
The South American flyers are as fol-
lows: Prince Wilkes, 2:l4A; Tempest,
2:l9; Spoiford. 2:lsA; J. O., 2:lth; Gov.
crnor Hill, l:isA; Gladys, 2:23; Pat Demp-
sey, 2:29A; Banner Boy, 2:25; Sentry. 2:25
Pickwick, 2:2sL; Georgetown 'paccrl,
2:26; Hector, 2:23; Endymion, 2:23H;
Little Walter, 2:29N.
Inspector b.. is not to be put in training
until the summer is well on. McCabe
will try To get Hanover and Sir Dixon
| into shape by June IL he can. He is not
sanguine as yet in the ease Of Sir Dixon.
In a few weeks the work of testing the
2-year-old horses will be begun, n then
the merits of the f~inely-bred lot will be
better known.
Mr.. Fred Vanderbilt, who comes by his
love of speedy horse flesh legitimatcly
enough, has received some flattcring Of
fers for the offspring Of Aldinc n Early
Rose, the holders of the team record.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is the sum
| that will he paid for the foals IL each is "a
hlly,S $1,000 il one is n iilly IN $4,000 is
the value of the sucklings il they are
colts.
Mr.. Michael Dwyer recently inspected
Terra Gotta, n here is what he aid of
him: ~ took a look al Terra Gotta, and l
never saw him when he appeared in bet
ter condition. There, | think, is u of
the greatest horses in this country, and
those people who think he will not yet win
great races will be badly. disappointed
when he comes to start" Mr.. Dwyer says
Garrison, Murphy and Barnes will proba-
bly, ride for the Brooklyn stable; That
Kingston is In line fettcr; that he m his
brother have some forty horses i'm train
ing, and will open the season April II at
Elizabeth.