The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-27
SPORTING NOTES.
New, of Interest From the Turf, the Dia-
mond and the Field.

mond and the Field.
The Players League j, contcntcd and
doe, not care or fear the National League.
The National League is cou,cntcd and does
not fear tine Players League. I'm the mean
time, 10 il the public that really docs not
care either way. The people have been care
fully educated i'm baseball, and VIII go
wherever they can see the best ball-play.
The convention Of tae Amateur Athletic
Union. at Washington to Dee held in sep
tomher-Wil have 10 consider the subject
of "boltors." and pass some regulations 10
prevent the large clubs gobbling zap the
smaller ones. The Berkeieys, who have
suffered somewhat from this cause. viii
offer "A resolution with this result in view.
For some time there has been talk ot "a
new race course at saratoga. II Is reported
that the Mount McGrcgor Railroad Com
pany. of which W. j. Arkcll is president.
ha. determined to lay out track that VIII
combine all the more desirable features 81
Morris and Monmouth Parks. Plans of the
course and buildings have been completed
IL ]. said. and negotiations for tine purchase
Of tn necessary land are well under way.
The baseball campaign is now IN iul
blast i'm England. and baseball cranks who
wish 10 De quite English can bet ON the re-
suits of this first season Oi baseball M
"Ncrrv England" Derby is the fayOrltc,
and is in better practice tfan the other
Cube. The established price for admission
to ,cr baseball game has been placed at
six pence. seat in tho pavilion costs "a
shilling extra.
The question of supremacy IN the four
year-Old class still undecided after the
great match between Salvador and Teuuy
is at present the most notable feature of the
LA
most extraordinary almost ludicrOus-
di.-imilarity between tie "crack-.' sal
yator is the ideal Of high-class race horse,
almost. il not quite. flultless in symmetry,
"a .ight for sore ewes, indeed, muscular.
graceful. with the graudly sweeping acton,
endorsed with perfect rNthm, Which one
never sees out of such an animal. Kenny,
ON the other hand, is perfect example 81
fine ODD saving among turimen. That they
race all shapes. lie il possessed oi numerous
go1d points. undoubtedly: but they appear
80 badly strung together that the general
effect j, utterly unplelsing 10 the eye. lie
ha, enormous propclluG power. a. his great
quarters. swelling with muscle, testify.
Ills room for heart and lungs is tremendous
-0 that hc can stay for lonS distance; his
forehead is GOOD. though coarse. but the
greatest cycsOre is his back.-hls olt-quotcd
-sway-back." "A defect which has bcon
seen in other good race horses (notably III
Glencoe. but which is usually fatal. In
action he Is irregular and awkward
throws himself down by changing his legs;
VET this mgainly creature is such a race
horse that he il nearly, If not quite, the
equal of the superb son Of Prince Charley
and Saiina.
Tcnnv. the "hollow-backed runt" as he
is termed. cost Only $40 as a yearling ana
was considered dear nj that lby Trainer
Donovan When Puisiier sent the little
sway-backed yearling 10 Donovan 10 tram.
the latter asked him what he expected 10 40
witha iack-rabbit likethat; and when he SAID
he meant 10 race him, Donovan told HIM thai
ne had better give him away. But ihat
fall Donovan said 10 Pulsiier that the Jack
rabbit showed a little speed. and the next
spring he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS appearances
were often deceptive. BY l'ayon Dor, oul
If Belle Of haywood, Tenny is Is Well-brcd
as any horse i'm the world. As IA tWO-year-
old. Tenny started seventeen times, but
only succeeded in securing two We
tories. and these were small purse
events at I.atOnia. rs a three-year-
old, Tenny was much more successful.
for he ran i'm eighteen races and won ten
of them, including Fort Hamilton, Nolun-
tcer and Pelham Bay handicap; also the
Passaic EatOntOwn Choice, an Nest and
10 y
has developed most wonderfully, winning
everything re was entered in until lac met
his Waterloo al Sheepshead Bay IN com
petition with salvador and Cassius, and
his defeat for that race was followed by the
great match recently.
The disappointment over the Monmouth
meeting is very general. The track Is I'M
dOubtedly the greatest one 10 the world, ana
that is the principal reason for It's failure.
There is no doubt that a track can be too
biz. The authorities have given in To GER
tain extent TO popular opinion 10y running
as much "a possible on the circular track
but the big record-breakIng contests arr
still ON the straightaway courses. Beside
the physical mistakes which have been
made i'm LAYING out the Monmouth course,
II must be said there is lack Of enterprise
and snap about the management. IL
begins TO look rs though very few
of The crack stables will be repre-
scented AT Saratoga. The suggestions
given 10 the Monmouth authorities, have
been numerous, the best of them calling for
race between SenOrita and FirenZi, and
another with Tenny, Salvador and kingston
as the starters. The latter race would call
ont a tremendous crowd There is no reason
why the live horses should not appear in a
handicap event, which might prove historic,
considering the fast quality of the new
track. The trouble seems 10 De that though
the managers succeeded in getting beyond
all traditions in LAYING out the track, they
still insist upon remaining within cDnyen-
tional lines in making up their racing cards
and arranging the details OF the sport.