Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-10
Sporting Notes.

LET nave peace ana peace with nOnor.
THE hacker of Tom Hammond. the sprinter, is
inclined to match him against balarkey in
sprint race
TIE leading daily paper; thFSoughOqt the coqn,
Z. l.. ana n. l.. should consolidate.
ST. SIMON, England's fashionable Thoroughbred
sire has his book full for 1890 and 1891 at the high
figures of 81, $50.
THE forests of Perry county. Pennsylvania, are
said TO be alive with wild turkeys, and sportsn en-
are in high feather.
BUDD DoBLE has turned over to Crit Davis the
gray gelding Jack, by Pilot Medium, dam Carrie
Russell, by Magma Charta.
JACK HAzELToN, the racing man of the Century
Wheelmen, has been called before the L. a. w.
Racing Board to answer charges of professional
ism.
CAL MCCARTHY wishes those Boston fellows
would wake up and attend TO their end of the
proposed match between himself and George
THE Brooklyn Police Commissioner has issued
order TO the police captains to the effect that
the ordinances against cycnsts riding on the city
sidewalks and not carrying lights at night must
be enforced.
THE 4-year-old English colt FL Dorado that beat
Donovan in the Prince of Wales stakes and ran
third to Donovan and Miguel in last yea.'s Derby
was sold to the Hungarian Government for 3 500
Euineas few weeks ago, but died in shipment to
Hungary.
1T is said that Senator Stanford and Charles
Marvin are making careful canvass of the year
lings at Palo Alto, with a view of selecting one
capable Of restoring to that famous establishment
San MateO's Freedom, 2:29a
A. B. MAHLoK, who plays center rush on the
American Athletic Club football team, has dis
tingushed himself as cross-country runner. He
exhibits the same spirit of determination on the
try. He runs fast for heavy man.
SAMUEL TooMEY. Canal Dover, o.. has lost by
nr. Talmage, 4 4O7, by Onward. dam Minnie L, BY
Cuyler; second dam by Clark Chief. Many of his
st He Tas Oh 0ens
AT jerome Park Marcus DAILY has several high
priced yearlings and "a 2-year-old that he pur-
chased abroad for stiff figures: said to be s5S CO.,
The vearlings by Springfield, Hampton. and
Bend or, and the 2-year-old by Cymbal. W. H.
Barrett has them in charge until their Shipment
TO Montana.
THE well-known driver, George W. Ingraham,
Dixon. H.. has lost the entire use of his limbs
the trouble coming from a paralytic stroke. In
his day he gave James 6 200; Cleo, 2:2I: Strath-
Ian. 2:214; Nellie "; 2;2oA, their records. and
Ella e., by George Wilkes.
THE Prince of Wales has been exceedingly un-
has in fact lost great deal Of money; s4 go went
Al Goodwood alone, and it is not obscurely hlnted
that the favor bestowed on Baron de Hirsch has
a more substantial consideration than mere
friendship for the Jewish baron.
ANDY Mcdowell. the excellent California
Saiisbnry and this year came East with pirecs
Margaret s., Cricket and others, has been engaged
conda, Mont. and has left California to take
charge of the choicely-bred stock on Mr.. DaIy's
Bitter Root Valley ranch. Andy was born in
Canada and has many warm friends among the
horsemen of the United States, especially in Cali
fornia which place he regretted much to leave,
hut man usually feels impelled to go where his
services will bring him the largest reward.
JOE THOMPSON, the wealthy Australian turf
man and bookmaker, who has just arrived in this
country, says that McAuiffe is too big to be pu-
gilistic champion. and thinks he was overtrained.
His blows were not delivered from the shoulder
and were not half effective Slavin's. He
saws that the blow that settled the contest was
riGht-hander that burst McAuliffe's left ear.
Neither his brother Barney nor himself believe
jackson to be the great pugilist many suppose.
He is too long in the waist. He believes that
Slavin can easily beat jackson or any man in the
world.
On the return of PATROLS jockey to weigh in
after that horse had won the All-aged Maiden
could not draw the weight even with the addition
of the birdie. The same deficiency in weight was
rode in It the race The acting stewards Of the
meeting, George Graham and Bernard Gilpin,
were S an1 an inspection & Of the scales
creant had attached piece of lead to the weight
side of the scales. When this was removed each
of the jockeys brought down the beam, and thus
what might have proved a disagreeable incident
was avoided. A similar incident occurred in En-
gland in 1883 when Catch 'em Alive won the Cam
bridgeshire, but fortunately the trick was dis
covered before the result was announced. and the
scoundrelly perpetrators were thwarted in their
plans.
THE Sun says that Mr.. Pierre Lorillard set him
self herculean task when he set out TO reform
hard to elevate, but Mr.. Lorillard should. by all
means, let the great public know the outcome Of
his dinner at the Union Club few evenings since,
when many of the great minds in the American
racing world unburdened themselves on the
abuses OF the turf and the best and speediest
remedy for the determination Of existing evils
Unhappiy Mr.. Lorlllard and all his guests are as
uncommunicatiYe as Sphinxes, and the poor pub
neriod to learn the result of HE Deliberations of
the magnates of the turf. This suspense is weary
ing. The gentlemen invited by. Mr.. Lorillard
things in general higher tone, but, as remarked
| above, the task is great one.