The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-16
SPORTING GOSSIP.

In - years Dwyer brothers nave won
81 ,2i6,OD.
The American association champion
ship season will begin April IL.
The s.olored Jockey, Hollis, ha. been
All of the eastern hall tossers who have
city.
year-old trotter, Harry Noble. 2:I7H, was
sold recently for $4,000.
Al one time "a 2:aD trotter was OF some
account, but to-day such n horse il COM
paratively vaiueIess on the turf.
David Bonnie Is driving Mambrino
Startle.. brother Of Majolica, 2:15 ON the
road. He is "a good single or double horse.
Prince Wilkes, s:l4N, formerly owned
by Ss ss.rson A. in s Sn.sS m wrn sisl H. h the
mile was 2:15A.
The american Field will offer u cup val
ned at 500. to be known as the Gordon
club tn compete for.
The celebrated stallion Arcadian, be-
longing To Webb x Laboef, of Chippewa
Falls, Wis, has been sold toa minneapolis
syndicate of hOrscmen for $1,000.
New aspirants to turf honors in France
are the three colts brought from Ken
lucky last November for u gentleman
formerly entirely devoted to Russian
stock.
1t is Thought that Budd Doble will come
down the line of the grand circuit next
summer with Maud s., Axtel, Jack, Lady
Bullion, Amy Lee, Faustina, Veritas and
Ed AMMAN.
The relative merits Of George Wilkes
and Electioneer as sircs are being freely
self interest the lever that sway and warp
mems Judgments.
Another old campaigner has passed the
scenes of the track. Will Cody, 2:19E.
in 1878 and was one of the best of Blue
Bulls public performers.
Tommy Kelly, the Harlem Spider. is
not as careful as he should bc in his
other night he could lick Moran without
training. There's confidence.
Alfred PARTON. the English lightweight
prize fighter, is under arrest ON the charge
OF burglary, to which he has pleaded
guilty. Parton has u brother i'm England
under sentence OF death for poisoning N
man.
ID. $. Hammond, president of the Gem
tlemen's Driving park, New York., and
proprietor of the hurry Hill hotel, is
driving Fredericka, 2:2lE, and Ruby 2:25,
dill double team.
In speaking Of the stallion Ansel. 2:3O,
recently purchased by Robert bonner of
his action, his head and his breeding,
there can he no such thing as failure when
he In bred to ffrst-class mares"
Samuel Baxter. English champion Of
weight champion of Wales. fought with
light gloves To u finish in London last
week. Both men weighed us pounds.
The battle was of the gaIniest character.
The famous old track at Saugus. the
franklin Park Boston,. oh which Flora
Temple and George II. Patchen trotted
their then wonderful race In three straight
heats almost n generation away back
i'm 1853, was sold u few day ago at mort
gaRee's sale for 81 $50.
Pike barnes heads the list of winning
jockeys for 1889, with "a score of 40 vie
tories (; Marty Bergen got first past the
post la times; Taylor. scored LIB wins;
Hamilton lib; DE Long, 1O6,and Gerhardy,
topped the century.
Beautiful Bells has proved such a re-
markable nick for the blood of Hamble-
there can bc no doubt Alcazar would prove
a grand hit for any breeding establish
ment that has the hambletonian blood
strongly predominant I'm it's mares.
Dr. NJ. =. Cryer. i, Philadelphia, Pa,
lover of the pug breed of dogs. will offer
am additional special prize for the coming
New York show, tn he known as the Pug
breeders Challenge Cup, open to ali
America. including Canadian bred pug
STEERS. Here's N chance for some of the
'hit 'em i'm de neck" fraternity.
Merrill Tappan, stable superintendent
for Beerman brothers of Berlin, Ger
many on Friday bought four young blood
been purchasing in the west, among the
string %acquired being Little Thorn.
md aaS !a R,nGr G a.; a;I' ;na K s,s e., s's"H'
sthhtb Nssht ss.h&s wv shtAhcth
Slavin, the Australian pugilist, was
horn on January "a, 1853, at Maitland,
New South Wales, Australia. He stands
6 feet 1 inch i'm his stockings. and in con-
dition scales Il stones 3 pounds or II
stones o pounds. Slavin served his time
or apprenticeship to N coach builder and
blacksmith and first came out AS u pedes-
trian.
Ed Crane, the pitcher, when asked the
other day about making a long throw.
long distance while pitching.
yards has never been beaten. Al that
time, under favorable circumstances, 1
am sure ! could have thrown IL hall LII
yards"
Charley Johnston called ~ecently at the
Police Ga scffe office for the picture of
John l.. Sullivan. which he war to receive
IL Sullivan conquered KilrAin. Mr.. Fox
offered him u picture which is SAID tn he
worth $500, hut Johnson would not take
IT,. He claimed that il was the big picture.
valued at $1,000. that he had won. He did
not get IL.
Senator Sanford thinks the trotting req
ord will never he reduced below : D or
ar 2 :U3. Abiding to Sunol he said: ri
think she will do tho mile i'm = .O4 II she
winters well. Sunol would have lowered
her present record before this, but l may
tell you what is generally not known. that
she had the distemper i'm the early part of
the summer, from which she did not fully
recover until nearly the end of the sea-
son."
Secretary Hart of the Boston brother
hood club, gave out some interesting i'm.