The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-24

II cost him s3s to raise colt at Rancho d.
Paso. lie has sold 100 Of them in seaso
at an average price of nearly $1,000. iii
plant at Rancho del Paso represents an II
vcstment Of 81 100000.
Buffalo and Cleveland are the poores
base running teams in tee Players League
and Pittsburg IL not much better. Tn
, three teams combined have not stolen a
many bases as either Boston or Br00kly
singiy.
Il In speaking Of the best English wome
tennis players. Deane Miller says that Mis-
l.. DOdd or Mrs. Hillard could give our hes
women players fifteen and then win easily
This opinion il confirmed, too, by the FAC
that Miss Cahill, who is now ranked as GU
best woman representative, was neve
ranked very high on the other side before sh
| came here.
The stage baby is "A troublesome person
| He il apt to he awake when he should b'
asleep, and asleep when his mother expects
to make an impression with him. Further
more he bawls IN the wrong places. II 8
real baby cannot he found. the roll of wad
ding that represents an infant is obviously
wadding 10 the audience. A shrewd Lon
don manager has invented a stuffed baby
| that wells by phOnograph, the screams OF a
| real infant being recorded on a roller in III
stomach.
During no year'in the history Of the Amer.
lean running turf have so many records
been beaten as during the present racing
season. From seven-eighths Of mile to
One-and-One-half miles all former perform
ances have been cast in the shade by the
equine heroes and herOines Of 1890.
Tremendous offers have been received OF
late for English throughbreds from Europe.
The Duke Of Portland recently refused
500. 900 for Donovan. ~. Gatien has been
sold 10 the German stud for $4,000; $4,000
was also offered for Barcaldine by the Hun
garian Government. who asked that a price
he set on Bend Or, but these offers were also
declined. Melton was sold recently TO Aus
traian parties for $4,000.
\ new feature will be introduced i'm the
ring at the next boxing exhibition held at
the California Athletic Club. There will be
no more bare floors, and the ring will be
padded and covered with cloth similar to a
wrcstler's mat. so that no one NAV be in
iured in a knOck-dOwn. and the gloves will
be Of sufficient size To avoid serious injury.
a foreign exchange says that in Rome
the lion of the day is a newly-dlscOvered
and phenomenal vocalist, Fra COllini, a
Franciscan friar. lie has "A magnificent
tenor voice, and would make fortune on
the stage. Immediately the news Of his
wonderful voice got bruited about he was
,
him tempting offers, but intelligence of this
having been sent To the Pope, the latter
offered him a respectable sum 10 give up
all idea Of an operate career. The result
is Fra Collini remains true 10 mis-
order, and is now singing at the
Church dele Steinmate, which is crowded
To suflOcatiOn by persons anxious to hear
him. Father COllni was born at Lucca. He
has not boon in Rome more than two years,
and it is only since then that he learned
music. lie is built like a Hercules. and is
thi-ty-hye years old. When the liquidatOrs
took possession Of the monastery of Ara
Coeli, he found home with Cardinal Al
fieri. The new Rubini can always take the
high c with ease, and when in voice goes
up to ID fiat. lean de Rezke is, therefore,
10y half tone.
Charles Reed, proprietor Of Fairyiew
stud, near Galantin, Texas, has received
by lightning express from that city his
Exile. by imprted Mortemer French
Park, by imported King Ban; Viking. by
fletcher. out Of ThOra. 10y Longiellow; and
Timothy, by Forester, ont of British Beau
ty, Exile and King Ban are his recent pur-
chases, and Mr.. Reed paid $1,000 for the
two. Viking and Timothy were raised by
Reed and both have broken down, and will
be- placed in the stud at Fairyiew Four
lilies were also in the cOnsignment-Pe
Niolanta, Grentna and Nina |
They have also broken down, and will swell |
the long list Of brood mares on Mr.. Reeds |
farm. They will he bred next season. All |
the horses arrived in good condition and |
were walked out to the farm at once.