The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-22
SPORTING


Preston Ware, the famous chess player,
aged 90, is dead.
August belmont will have a new 2i-stall
stable erected at Wcstchcstcr.
IL il to he hoped that Snapper Garrison
gets "a mount i'm the English derby.
Hereafter the Pimlico track at Balti-
more will bc exclusively "a trotting track.
I'm "a years the Dwycr Brothers have
were SlGS,11T.
Mr.. j. Beaver Webb is designing n
steam yacht, 40 feet on the water line, for
MIR. Edward NJ. Fulton.
Eph S~ncieckcr has a fine yearling in
the sister OF kingston, and Mr.. Pulsifer
one called Sir George.
a friend of Won der Ahc insists that he
Is IL wealthy man and owes hut little of his
prosperity tai base ball.
A ycarling Of which reports speaks high
~ ia Charles l.ittleficld's Hiuyar filly.
which is said tn hc IN r cal corn cracker"
The Australian cricket team visiting
ing match mt Si,ciiieii Park on May I. ..
ami 10.
James Duryca. C~incinnati's ramon hall
pitcher, has signed I Brooklyn brother
hoosi contract. He is tai receive "a salary
Captain Brown has . filly by Himyar
that can "jlst n.y." so they say, and a big
colt by Richmond. dam Mayiield, which
is ~ good one.
Billy Murphy and Tommy Warren have
bcs.n matched to fight at San Francisco
ON March 4. for a purse of Sl,5Oo and a.
side. bet of 81, 900 each.
The Preakncss stable has "a grand year
ling in Flavilla. IA chestnut lilly 10y Mac
duff. dam Vintage. and a. chestnut colt by
Falsctto, dam CLEAN.
Martin Bergan. the jockey. has signed
with the Bcverwyck stable. giving its
owner second call an his services. He will
receive S2,5OO for the year.
Barnie has signed Pitcher Shaw of last
.s... SsA ulsnrlipan a.lpth a. ptt htS
first experience with the Baltimory club.
as he pitched for il in isss.
w. =. Campbell, the crack bicycle rider
of the Berkeley Athletic club. has chaI-
lcI9s-d Arthur T.. Lumsdcn az Chicago to
ride three races for ~ trophy.
w. Scoggin. the owner al Proctor
Knott. says tit, great g'.id,ng Is as fine as
Whenever hc comes under the wire.
Captain Cn,niskey. Of the Chicago play
crs' club. has left ,hat city for D%Ib,iuuc.
remain there until the LIST of March.
IL looks AS though theirs, would he "a new
college leagc formed. with the University
of Pennsylvania, Lafayette. Princeton,
Cornell and Columbia mines AS IucUbsrs.
There will be ~, reserved seats in the
grand stand on the New York players
league grounds. The bleaching boards
will accommodate upward az ten thous-
and.
The Saratoga Racing association stakes
will close March I for the coming season.
Races will bs. closed on the same plan as
last year. Freeman 4. Mutt will bc prrsi-
dent.
The Manhattan Athletic club of New
York il compelled To secure new grounds,
II portion of the Eighty-siNth street prop
erty having been sold for building pur-
poses.
Kingston. tls. Dwysr champion. enjoys
the distinction of being the top weight in
the S,irb,iri,an, Sfi.s1pshcad bay, Bay
Ridge Brooklyn. Brookdal,. and Tnl,ox-
gan Slide haniicaps.
A hct of StOO to $50 was made in New
York Saturday that Slosson will beat
Ives i'm the coming. tournament. Si"-son
says lac expects to do il. and will try his
hest tai beat Schacfcr, too.
William OI,onuor says lac is willing Ia
row Edward Haulun amy distance from
1UD yards Ia 1OO miles, and will bet linn
S1O.oUO Ia 5000 ar amy amount at two tai
one, that he can beat him.
The English trottiug horse, Steel Gray.
that has trotteti 10 miles in - minutes 81.
seconds. sliutiicd or this mortal coil at the
the Residence, of his owner. MIR. Richard
Gold, near Birmingham. Eng.
IL is whispered that King Wilkes. a:2lIt,
will have a. star performer ia Minnie
Wilkes. s:csE. Her owner believes that
raid ON the record of Oliver X. a:i6ti.
The Iroquois stud. Lexington. KY, lost
ON january =. from the effects of slipping
1855. by Dudley. dam W.hiawaI. by John
4. Breckenbridge: second dam Adele, by
imported Albion.
In the New Jersey Legislature at rrcn-
ton, recently. Mfr. kalish. of Essex. intro
duced N bill limiting horse racing i'm New
Jersey to the period between June I and
October 1. and combining the sport ~ 10
days duration ON any track.
A. q. SpaldipY. manager of the Chicago
base ball club. has closed a lease of the
new base ball park in ~. Augustine. fla,
from February ! To April I. Harry Wright,
manager of the Philadelphia club, will
probably lease the Jacksonville grounds
for tho same period.
All lovers of Rugby foo, ball. says the
London Daily Nsars. will be- glad tn hear
that there Is the prospect of n speedy ter
mination of the unfortunate dispute
which has existed between England ON
one hand and Scotland. Ireland and
Wales ON the other for nearly three years.