Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

Homewood this year. may say tive race
meetings, as there is to be one on Decoration
Day as well as the summer event. Under pres
ept circumstances it is quite an undertaking
on the part Of the park directors to arrange for
two meetings, and they certainly deserve pub.
lie support Homewood track has many inter-
esting "reminiscences associated with It. Inere
have been some great races there, ana tnere -
not a prettier track in the country. It is safe
to say that il all goes well for the summer
meeting there will be some excellent STOCK
here, as Pittsburg is favorite place among
the horsemen. The great drawback during the
last wear or so has been the desire on the part
of some people to prevent pool selling. think
those people, IL they observe events, will be or
ought to be convinced that the prevention OF
pool selling does not at all prevent betting. 1t
only turns the betting into more unreliable
and more irresponsible channel. There is no
less betting to-day than there was when we bad
several pool rooms. but the betting is OF more
questionable character.
McAuIiGe's Chances.
What mean by Joe McAuliffe's chances is
in connection with the talk of his proposed
fight with John l. Sullivan. During the last
day or two there has been much talk regarding
an encounter between these two men; these
two big men, / may say. Before discussing the
tween these two pugilists, it may be well to say
few words about the chances or battle
taking place between them at all. 1t seems to
me that the chances of Sullivan fighting any
extraordinary that as far as money is con-
cerned, the chances are always against his
definitely arranging for battle. There is
apparently reason for this, and it
people connected with him that a very
large sum of money is required to give each a
reasonable share should he win. or course
neither himself or friends ever think of his
shOuld
for $40 900 side 1t will appear strange in view
of the fact that he has dallied SO long with
jackson when more money was Forthcoming.
However, Sullivan and McAulifte may fight,
and they may not. But IL they should, and il tits
for the better man to win. shall have no hesi-
tation in declaring for Sullivan, but with the
proviso that he is in good condition. II he is in
as good condition as when he met Kilrain it
will do for me. l come TO this conclusion on
the form displayed by McAuliffe when he met
jackson. In that encounter the big Cali
fornian didn't by any means display form
to anything like defeat Sullivan. 1 am
told that McAuliffe has improved since
then. grant that he has. but he
must have improved SO much TO be able to hold
his own with Sullivan that doubt very much
whether he has improved sufficiently. But both
men are in the hands OF very shrewd business
managers, and 1t is difficult to say whether
contest will be arranged for receipts only. or for
bona tde stake and thorough struggle for
supremacy.
Kemp's Victory.
Well, Peter Kemp has easily downed the
great young wonder that Edward Hanlan told
us Of the other day. Hanlan never got further
wrong in his life in estimating the ability of q
young sculler than in the case of young Nc
Lean, who was beaten easily on Thursday by
Kemp. According to what Hanlan said Nc
Lean should have had no difficulty in disposing
OF Kemp, but the contrary has turned
out to be the fact. OF course we couldn't
well DO other than defer to what Hanlan said
on the matter, because he has seen and rowed
with both Kemp and Mclean. The race, judg-
ing from the brief accounts, was poor one, as
Kemp completely outrowed the young aspirant
who may turn out to be another exploded won
der like Carr. the young Tyneslder, in England.
But the race gives us an idea that O'Connor has
still good winning chance. as Kemp has
proven himself SO much superior to young
man who many thought was world baater.
l am inclined to think that Kemp has improved
since he last rowed on the Thames, but will
be somewhat surprised il he defeats both
Stansbury and O'Connor. Of course, 1t is diff
cult to Judge Of man at this distance from
him. We must almost entirely rely on public
form and that often is very misleading.
On public form, then, Kemp should be beaten
by Stansbury ana O'Connor, and if Kemp has
improved we cannot tell how much he has i'm
proved, and that is another difficulty. Certain
ly. Mclean did not row on Thursday as Han
Ian told us he could row, or else neither Kemp
or any other man living could have beaten him
easily We are told that the race was for the
championship of the world. 1t couldn't right
fully be for any such thing. If it was, why was
not the kemp-Matterson race for the title?
What more reason was there for Mclean and
Kemp to row for the championship than for
Kemp and Matterson to row for it? / claim
now, as l have done all along that the race
that has any BILE pretension to a cham
pionship contest is the proposed race be-
tween O'Connor and Stansbury. 1t is ridicu-
lous to call Kemp champion when man like
has been claiming it so long.
PRINGLE.