The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-19
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X. Roche Of st. Louis, IL q daily attend.
ant at the Jersey tracks, and whenever
Byron McClelland's horeses start "Dick"
Roche always has his swell bet down OH
them. Lord Peyton's two losing races
have cost Roche between 5000 and
5000.
b. ]. johnson, trainer last year for the
Chicago stable, has one into partner
ship with II. c. Shafer OF the Peytonia
stock fark, near Gallatin. The new firm
will import IA lot OF thoroughbred mares,
and go into breeding on a pretty large
scale.
Francis had the most winning mounts
at Nashville, 10. while Barnes was second
with nine. With the chances he will have
at West Side park this year Francis will
he likely TO STAN first in the list of win.
ming jockeys by the time the records of
the year are made up.
The American Trotting association has
expelled William G.. Cody Of WATERFOWL.
Wis, and the bay geldinR Salverton, alias
Farmer Boy; John Fletcher, .Waverly,
Mo-, and the chestnut Relding Tom Girls
well, and w. Z. Everhart, Maitland, Mo.
and the bay gelding David Crockett.
Moonstone is one Of the most improved
horses now i'm training. At West Side
park last year he could have been bought
Tor a trifie, hut Il is different now. When
he won in n canter Mt Linden Thursday he
was run up to 81 ,405 and bought in by his
owners at that price. Bobby Beach il a
full brother and q better horse.
Instead of coming to his country, as he
had announced he would do, John Rob
erts, jr., the billiard champion OF Eng
land, has sailed for Cape Town, South
Africa, where, at various points, he in
tends giving a series of exhibitions. He
will go as far inland as Johannesburg and
will tarry for a while Mt Kimberley on his
journey toward Johannesburg.
A cablegfam from London to Richard
X. Fox stated that George Steadman, the
champion wrestler, called Mt the Sporting
Life Office and issued n challenge 10
wrestle Jack Carkeek, Evan Lewis, Will
liam Muldoon or any other man I'm Amer
lea for GOO u side and the championship
Of the world at Cumberland, Westmore-
land, catch-as-catcl-can and Greco-
Roman styles, the match to lake place lin
America in August.
The London correspondent Of the Illus
frdted Ne,os sends the following: Charley
Cowd, who recently defeated Jack Will
liams In a 17-round fight at the Gladstone
club, Providence, Is now Del to fight
any man in the world at lis pounds, the
meeting to take place in England or
America, give or take expenses. Billy
Murphy is his preference, and he states
that nothing would suit his better than an
offer a good-sized purse by any prominent
American club.
1.-THE king of Bavaria, at Munich, has
presented William +. Cody buffalo Bill
the American sportsman, with q decora-
ton and n diamond ring. Miss Annie
Oakley, the Police Gazette female cham
pion rife shot, was also presented by his
majesty with a diamond bracelet and a
decoration of honor. The kings mono
gram is on the ring and bracelet. The
shooting OF Buffalo Bill and Miss Oakley
created quite a sensation.
A Police Gasette cablegram says: "The
challenge of Charley Mitchell To fight
Frank Slavin or any maj i'm the world for
$500 or fi,OO0 and the championship has
been accepted by the latter. George W.
Moo has requested the Pelican club to
offer purse Of f1,0O0 for Mitchell and
Slavin to fight under their auspices.
Backcrs of Nunc Wallace will, independ-
ent Of the purse offered for the English
champion 10 fight Dixon. bet f500or f1.0O
On Wallace. Ted Pritchard, middle
weight champion, will go to America IL
Ton Wall or Chesterfield Goode refuses
10 make "A match. Pritcharl is eager to
meet Jack Dempsey"