Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
Sporting Notes.

sPoRr-The Jacks and deuces win, OF course
DoM1NIcK McCAFFREY has returned to New
York.
ID. MARrrEw-Your request will be attended
to tomorrow.
SOME good contests are expected at the tourna-
mcnt of the East End Gymnasium on Tuesday
night.
THE Pookmakers' Association have secured the
book privileges OF the louisville Association for
1890. Price said to he $50 600.
JOE BERGAN who is a brother to Martin Ber-
gen, the Jockey engaged TO ride for F. Walpaum
has been engaged by the DIVER Brothers.
J. OH. DENNY, the welI-kn3wE gun shot of
of the merits of the English live bird shots.
THAT 81 900 fine imposed on l.. E. Davies, owner
of Roy Wilkes, at Lexington last fall goes. and
the fast PAGER cannot start again until it is paid
THERE is an offer OF $500 by the proprietors of
the Moonec Valley lAustralial track for any
nauer saws that Maud S could not trot in 2:2O on
that track, and so the enterprsing propretors are
not likely to have to give away the money.
AwELL-KNowN New Orleans sporting man re-
Gently made combination on Blue Rock; Early
Blossom @ and PeIi Neil He got odds of o.
l. and made the largest winning of the kind which
has vet been recorded in the Crescent City.
neIIed William G. Cody. OF Watertown, wis,
and the bay geIding Sslverton, alias Farmer Boy:
n and GerS R
fsnd. Mo-, and the bay gelding David Crockett
SPEAKING Of the statement that Emperor of
Norfolk was to be brought East later In the season.
Bob Thomas, his former trainer. said: II will bet
s5 oOG to $50 that Emperor of Norfolk will never
win another public race, and anotner SlU that he
is never shipped out of California to run in one.'
THE latest odds on the Brooklyn handicap are:
TO Sir Dixon, llS; Badge ia; Ftdes. lO9 10 to
Los Angeles Il6: Diablo. l0l Is to Come to
Taw Ii6 20 to Seadrift, l02; 0ri1amme: l09. 25
TO Eric, 40; Tenny l23. 30 to Reporter, 112
Senorita III: Proctor Knott 11S: Brown Princess
I0i 20 to Blackburn. lo2: Vengeur; 100. so to
Carroll, I07: Bouquet, 81. so to II Buddhist, 1A
A FRIEND writing from Nashville under date
of NAV a saws: ''Since writing You about Proctor
Knott have seen him work and wish to modify
my op nion. He moved like clockwork, and went
strong. He is not in condition to race, but will
be soon His leg does not trouble him in the
least / am inclined to think he will be good by
the lime he reaches the East. EI Rio Rey's wind
is certainly Affected. Recent DEVELOPMENTS have
convinced me of that fact; had hopes of him at
fiag for the last time. Mr. Estill will not talk
about him but am satisfied he thinks IL is ali nm
with the King. don't pretend to know; only
give you my opinion. L think you NAV safely
Riley is great horse, and l don't see how they
can beat him in the Derby. .'-Spirit or the Times
THERE is every probability of an international
wrestling match being arranged for s. 600 and the
championship of the world between George Stead
land style wrestler Of England and William Mul-
doom, Jack Carkeek or Evan Lewis, the Amer
lean champions, at Carlisle. Cum berland, catch
as.catch-can and Gr@co- Roman styles, as
will be seen by the following special cable
terday: George Steadman, the champion
wrestler, called at the Sporting Life office
to-day, and issued a challenge to wrestle Jack
Carkeek Evan Lewis. William Muldoon or any
ship of the world at Cumberland, Westmoreland,
catch-as-catch-can and Gr@co- Roman style, the
match to take place in America in August, the
Police Gazette to be final stakeholder"