The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
SPORTING GOSSIP.


into life at Columbia college. The latest
thing 10 attract the interest OF the students
Is the game OF cricket.
The Kentucky Derby this year Is looked
upon By the majority of turf followers asa
very open race and should prove the med
ium Of much speculation.
Alfred Estill, manager Of Theodore
| Winters stable, say that b 2-year,old
son of Norfolk and Marion. Rey del hey'
will not come east before July.
Last summer Lady Agnes was as poor .
ically appeared upon the turf. Now she
II about as good as she was h bad.
Jack Bradley, the Brooklyn Spider, who
Is at present at Railway, is out with q
challenge TO any 11s or 10 pound maj OF
New York, New Jersey or pennsylvania.
Chicago il TO nave n new athletic asso-
citation. II has been suggested to make
the building after the form OF the cluts OF
the same character In New York n
Boston.
The business of raising n superior class
of horses by crossing European thorough
bred stations with American and Cana
dian mares has attained large proper
ions.
The pending bill in the Kentucky lcgis-
laturc making the running OF pool rooms
a felony is not likely to become n law.
The sentiment throughout that state IL
against II.
Charles Olmstead, Of Grafton, New
Brunswick, wants to fight Jem Carney,
Jack McAulifYe, Billy Mycr or Jimmy Car
roll for $1,000 or $500 a side and the
championship.
The great Derby winner, Rowdy Rod,
the son of the famous English setter, Rod
erigo-Juno A., has been purchased by
the Elmwood kennels, of Fort Wayne,
Ind. for $500,
Mr.. Pickwick and August Bclmont's 81.
Blaise are The only SONS of the great Eng
lish race horse and sire Hermit that are
doing stud duty in America, and both are
a success.
Mr.: j. f.. Caldwell has purchased the
race horse Laggard from NJ. DAILY. Lag
gard was the first horse To show Hanover
the way home. Mr.. Caldwell will send
the horse to Kentucky.
Mrs. John NJ. Clay, widow OF Henry
Clay's last SOIL, has just issued her first
catalogue Of the stud Of thoroughbreds
founded by the great commoner. II Is a
peculiar book OF the kind.
Chicago patrons of baseball insist that
hereafter professional club arrangements
i'm that city give the brilliant local talent
ttAD W " rs Ssf'
professional ranks.
Stations should he fed well and
groomed well. Good oats and hay should
be the main food, but wheat bran Is good
TO mix with the oats, n three or o
ears Of corn each day is desirable.
Boston will have two fine California
catchers, one in each club, this season
hardie, who will show up mt the League
grounds, and Sweet, who will don his
,,,tf~rn, nj tl,n IlrosInElnnrl .,n
The horses in training belonging TO j.
X. Megibben d Co., are now In Harrison
county in charge OF James Rodegap, who
prepared Spokane for his great Derby vic
tories last yea
j. Is. Haggin, the California turfman, will
give the Dryers New Jersey track the go
by aud start his horses at the Linden park
meeting. The horses will be removed
thence to W~cstchestcr.
Dick Roche probably had more money
| mp on the McAliifc-Carro glove contest
than any other sporting II is said
hat he wagcred upward of $4,000 on the
Eastern district "A Il
Lady Blackburn, the winner of the
Pickwick club stakes, is "a very blood-like
and r~acy-looking bay lilly, by that wonder
among race horses, Luke Blackburn, her
dam being Secret, by imp. Australian.
The nlly has the smooth, machine-like
| ~tireless action OF the Benny Scotlands,
though she shows something of the Aus
tralian conformation i'm a certain angu-
larity Of outline. She has been racing
considerably since she was brought here
herself a game and speedy iilly..
George Mckenzie, OF Waterloo, who
weighs Ing pounds, undertook to STOP
young Griffa, feather-weight champion of
Australia. in Is rounds. Instead of knock.
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almost went out himself, as every time
Mckenzie would rush Grille would STOP
him with a beautiful left-hander straight
in the mouth. Grille also landed about
three blows To the one of his opponent,
| and was declared the winner at the end
of Is rounds. Mckenzie having failed to
knock him out.
The reports OF co%wardicc and unfair
tactics ascribed To Billy Murphy in his re.
ccnt fight with Tommy Warren are con
tradicted by trustworthy authorities, says
the New York Illustrated Ners. Murphy
is coming East on n sightseeing tour with
"a bank account OF $500, the fruit of his
give exhibitions with Murphy on his way
here. Murphy says he will fight Ike Wei
either In Boston or New York IL sufficient
inducemcnt is offered.
An American visiting in Rome writes
Il witnessed two teams composed OF
monks, and, what was more surprising
they played the game well and according
to the rules OF lsss. using the league bal
aud the best Of bats, masks and breast
protectors. The monks were attircd In
their official robe. long flowing black
gown, a broad red ribbon tied around the
waist and hanging down on one side, and
black, broad-brimmcd felt hats. Such al
outfit is not very well adapted for a base
ball uniform. still the monks played q
fairly good game. The catching wa,