The evening world., 1890-06-19
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Sunol's Fast Quarter at Terre
Haute the Talk Of the Day.
That 100000 Purse sttll Up for
jackson and Sullivan.

The fast quarter made by Sunol at Terre
Haute, Ind. ia tho talk Of horaemen to-day.
Ever since Robert Bonner bought the hlly
turfmen have been anticipating some won
derful performance. but that she would do
q quarter iii III l-5 seconds was hardly OK
pected. Mr.. Bonner was accompanied in
his visit to Terre lIaute. where Sunol is in
Charles Marvin's hands for training, by @.
j. llaplin. Hamilton Busby and W.. II.
Allen.
When the FLY was brought out for their
inspection yesterday morning IL was seen
that she was in a fit condition. She was first
given an easy mile, and an hour later
brought ont and logged the reverse way Of
the track. Then she was taken back OF the
half.mile post and headed for home. The
first quarter was an easy one, but at the
three-quarter pole Marvin gave suuol her
head. She came 40 smoothly and with such
frictionless gait that tho spectators did not
suppose 1t would be a very fast quarter.
But faster and faster she came around the
turn, and in q breath almost had dom the
quarter in ~ i-b. or Mt the rate of 9. O4 40
for the mile. Nine watches caught the time.
and all agreed precisely.
WV WI NV hiptN On VI NNN
coming regatta Of the Long Island Rowing
ASSOCIATION will be the .eight-oarod junior
shell race, in which the Dauntlcsa and
Union crews will participate. In the recent
regatta of the Harlein Association these two
crews mot in y hotly contested race, the
Unions coming II. less than . length ahead
OF their rivals. The nauntless boys, how
ever. were, handicapped by a poor start.
owing TO the incompetence Of the manage
ment OF the regatta, and in boating circles
the race was not generally regarded as q fair
] feat ni the mnrita nf the two CraWA. Innar
equal conditions there is very littlo doubt
that a race between these, two eights would
be even more exciting and closely contested
than On the occasion referred TO.
The phenomenal outfeld playing OF little
freshman Murphy was the feature OF tn
Yale-princeton game at Eastern Park
and running catcher saved the day for Yale.
for Stage was punished pretty severely in
tho box by the hard-hitters from New
show ng. Mcbride, YAle's first baseman.
also did remarkably good work at the bat.
aud on two occasions his long liners to the
advantage which Princeton found IL impos-
sihlo to overcome. IL ia very evident. how
ever, that Parson Stngg is not the terror he
once was.
Wheelmen In this vicinity are getting
ready for what will probably be the most i'm
portant run Of the reason on Sunday next.
FIVE Fr"o cIT n will tnT n out n, the EeT York ror and ]
Wheelmen and the Englewood and Bergen
County Wheelmen. They VIII meet at the
house of the Hudson County Wheelmen in
will be made oyer the best roads to pomp-
ton, n. j., r. distance of about twenty-five
miles and return. Arrangements have been
made for 4 big dinner at the Pompton Hotel.
The New Jersey Athletic Club has pre-
pared itself for u big day'r sport on July 4
on It's own grounds at Bergen Point; a
baseball game with the Hackett- Carhart
nine, and games and sports galore, will DO
on the programme Fireworks will be dis
played in the evening.
The National lacrosse championships will
nounced. James L. sullivan is receiving
the entries at the Sporting TIMES Office.
There was q lively ff%teen-rouud glove
letic club, In Oliver street. last night, be-
tween Jack sampson. who formerly held the
amateur lightweight champiopship OF this
was given to Reynolds.
Richard X. Fox has received the following
special from l.. r.. Fulda, Of San francisco:
its offer OF a purse of $50. 900 for 4 contest
with f~our-ounce gloves between Peter jack
son and John l.. Sullivan. Jackson IL
ANXIOUS W leave lot hlbLthllh III no prospects
OF Sullivan agreeing to meet him. Offer
will be open until July /. The prospective
battle, between Young Mitchell and La
Blanche is creating considerable interest.
The former is the fayorite. Both men will
be down 10 weight, 1874 pounds The Cali
the winner and Jack Dempsey. Fitzsim-
mons. who defeated Billy Mccarthy. IL
anxious to meet tho winner OF the La
Blanche and Mitchell contest. The New