The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-23
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Good Judges In thu East are Of the
opinion that Hanover racing days are
numbered.
John Thornton, with Jim Williams
string last season, las been engaged tn
handle Maj. J. M. womack's this year.
u, Ths , r. nor. That inr .h Gaf GxS.r h I'D hs ;Ss
coming season Inns not yet bcen verified.
The Rochester Driving park win repeat
the Flour City G~unrantee stake OF $1,000
ditions the samea as last year. q
Los Angeles, according tn ~ California
writer, can trot a mile any day in three
could do a:sO with a little training.
The absence of the Hagxin horses from
the BROOKLYN meeting will ~emP,hasixe the
breach between the Messrs: hngein and
the meeting.
George Trs,adway. he heavy-hittine
out-aeider OF the Denver club. is winter
would like to sign will one of the players
league clubs.
KNAPP Mccarthy has tn look. after 132
norJiiS1,h mssh,; ai nr"" nS IL ~ t" Wis,, .ne
He reports his horses i'm raining as look
ing in superb condition.
Sallie Ha9an is fast recovering from
the injuries that she recently received at
New Orleans, though il Ii hardly possible
that she will bc ready tn race before the
Nashville spring meeting.
New Orleans r%cccntl II h had only
lone that at the West-side track ON one or
two occasions what "a lot OF money she
would have saved the boys!
Bob Good offers to match Billy Boicy
against any colorcd f~eatherweight i'm Illi-
nois for the state championship and a
stake. IL Mr.. GoOde will post a forfeit
his talk will become business-like.
McGinty Wilkes is the name that a Troy
man has given to u son OF Victor Wilkes.
This will simplify the writing Of head,
McGinty" will he as popular as ever.
Guy Heckcr has an idea that his league
team i'm Pittsburg will knock out the
SmoEy citS in one Pound. SMebbe 70, a%'
then gin, mebbe not."-Ne,r York Herald.
Martin Dempsey of Brooklyn offers to
Mrestie any man ~ Amer,ca, coii n nn.I
falls, Dempsey to ccnfinc himself to 115
pounds and to concede his opponent ten
pounds.
Gorge, the fleet daughter of Economy, is
the prime ~favorite for the suburban hand
leap. Her distinction i'm this case seems
To he u matter of sentiment with the high
hiers of the colder coast.
The warnkes. who made . snug little
enough like Reclare to he her sister, though
not related to her. She is said to he very
fast and even more promising than was
Reclarc at her age.
Teams winning the Eastern and the
Western amateur base hall championships
will he called upon to compete Tor the
United States at such dates and places in
| September or October, 1880, rs may he
hereafter
A statement Is going the rounds to the
effect that Isaac Murphy recently said
that he could ride at ia pounds ut "A
hours notice. It's dollars TO doughnuts
that he will never he able to get down as
low as that at any time next season.
Considerable excitement has been
| aroused i'm Polo cir.les by the announce
ment that tine Hartford and New Briatain
polo teams are to play n series OF FIVE
polo games for u wager of $1,000. The
first game will Inc played April 16 and tire
following ones as soon as practicable.
Dave C;ideon's French Park il said to he
standing up exceliently through this try
r inT wS SnM. and i Il t isss " viii stand :" n som n.i
good fast gallops he should be "a great
handicap horse this coming season, for
brilliant.
The proposition to seriously consider
both Buddhist and Eric as dangerous
quantities in the Suburban handicap must
from those bookmakers who would like Ia
gather i'm the shekles of enthusiastic hut
misguided r~ace-gocrs.
This bit of advice was given 10y one oi
the speakers at "a scattering OF trottina
stake has been won by inferior colts be.
cause the owner of the better one was
timid was afraid of being beaten in short,
gentlemen, you must exhibit more of
il called 'sand."
4. j. Hamlin does not feel disposed Ia
accept George Middleton's proposition fol-
"a race between Belle Hanlliu and Jack
through the Grand circuit i'm the free-for
sounds like business to those who have
horses in their stables able to go one race
a week in their class.
The well knowai Stallion Pcll Nell, b,
SounR1Nlclbournc out of Makeshift, dice
at his quarters - Mauton house. MARI
borough. Eng. recently. The horse
created something like "a sensation II
1872. when. making his first appearance
on tho turf, he started mt sd tn 1 for tn,
Derby and ran Cremornc. the winner. to
head.
William T.. Weeks, who not long ag>
went to France tn show the Frcnchmei
how tn ride u trottinH horse, writes that h
did not find the French capital n very i'm
viting field for his labor. and that he ha'
crossed to London and was preparing (
return home. Weeks is ~ great favorit
al the Grand circuit, and will be sccI
there again.
The Melbourne cup of 1850 will hav
SO.OOO added money. the greatest amour
of money ever added to u stake i'm the his
tory of racing. Ii is run for at the Me-
bourne spring meeting, which begins TN
first week OF November. Ii is a and
at two miles and has been run ever sine
1861. A few years z he added none
was $500. In 1sss IL was $4,000, and &
1889 il was $2o.OOo.