Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15
Sporting Notes.

THERE are over 200 ladies in New York who ride
bicycles.
THE Buffalo wheelmen have postponed their
century run for two weeks on account of bad
roads.
PETER JACKSON is becoming restless. If Sui
livan does not ra:ify match jackson intends
leaving for Australia.
NEARLY all the New Jersey ministers have COM
bined in appeal to the Governor OF the State to
veto the norse-racfng BILL which legalizes pool
selling, etc.
Of y OoC for finish glove contest according to
Police Gazette rules, between Jake kilrain and
Ed Smith, of Denver. The battle to take place in
September.
JOHNSTON. 2:O64, will remain in Budd Doble,s
string this season. when his recent purchaser, E.
e. Long, o ofst Paul proposes to az retire the won.
him with comfortable home as long as he lives.
LAST week while Howard Conklin was exercis-
Ing j Y over the Village Farm track. near
complete somersault, taking with him driver and
sulky, without injury. The horse WAS started up
BERT SCHILLER, champion athlete of the
Northwest, now in Elmfra, has issued challenge
to box Jake Kilrain eight ten rounds, with two
place four weeks from the date of signing articles
scheller has deposited 500 to bind the match.
=, For several days past quite number of forged
tickets nave been 'rung in'' on the bookies at
Westchester. and the mutual poolbo1 has also
suffered to some extent. Pinkerton's men sue
ceeded in capturing Harry Cohen and j. Il.
Barker, who are supposed to be the miscreants.
CAPTAIN PYEsHKoFF, the young Cossack Off
Ger who rode one horse from Eastern liberia, ar
cred 6. 600 miles. He received a. great ovation in
the Russian capital from all classes of people and
was made social lion. The animal that carried
him was little shaggy pony.
FANNY SwoPE, that trotted at Albany recently
and made Goldsmith send Dawson spinning to
Mr.. George H. Leavitt came on from Boston dur
ing the Belmont Park meeting to match against
Andy Melch's fast 4-yearcold: The Bostonian
sent to Albany.
THE English Jockey Club declines to license any
new race course which has not straight mile as
courses, then only very few could ouaiirv
Newmarket Heats Is plentifully supplied with
splendid mile, though WITH but little to spare re- at
Ene Enss emo. the other best known tracks
straight mile is not to be had.
1T is more than probable than Ed Corrigan's
Riley, with lis pounds up, will be one OF the
Wet Side track y on june m a5 s. sne ecsgo &
Burch, 1oS; Lewis Clark 1O7; Harry Kuhl, 9S In
Ormie los; Woodcraff. los and Corticelio. ss, are
among those likely to start II seems probable that
the mile and quarter journey Is reached.
ONE of natures strange freaks may be seen at
the farm of zones Stanford, four miles nor tn of
Flora, Mo- It is colt not unlike other colts.
except lark in its face. Beginning a line
with the lower part of the nostrils and extending
to point Just below the eyes Is perfect outline
iy formed. On its tail seven rattles and a button
may be distinctly seen. and stranger STILL the
outline of the snake is raised being about as large
as a lead pencil and not a hair on 1t.
SAiNFoIN. the winner of the Derby, was bred
by the Queen at the royal paddocks in Hampton
Court, and was sold as a yearling for ], 500 gum
eas. Prior to the Derby he had run three races
and won all of them. This year he won the Esher
and the Dee States. Last year he won the Ashley
stake. He is owned by Sir James Miller, who
bought him several weeks ago for E4, OOO from
Porter. the Kingsclerc trainer, who thought he
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would-be racing man. Sir James Miller. the pur-
chaser. is ready to stand the victim Of several
more jokes ofjust that order. Watt, the rider of
Sainfoin in the Derby, was presented with $500 BY
Mr.. Miller.