The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-20
SPORTING NOTES.
Peter jackson Anxious TO Meet
Sullivan.
A RACE AND A FORTUNE wos.
Boxing, Rowing, Running. Wrestling
and Shooting.

Young Mitchell Is in training for his
meeting with lie Blanche tiie 27th inst.
Peter Jackson is impatiently awaiting
the result CT Sullivan's legal cornpliea-
tions.
Small Hopes, whom Vanderbilt plid
$1,000 for, is now pulling an express
wagon.
Edward IIaulan defeated Fred A.
Plaisted ina single scnll race at Little
Rock, Ark, on May 25th.
Tommy Warren, sthe Spider" knocked
down bully because he InsuIted his
dignity by calling him little dude.
At Irondequoit, last week. the two
contending teams with the Umpire. were
arrested for playing baseball on Sunday
August Belmont won $4,000 ON Nav
18th, at the Brooklyn Jockey Club track
by winning the first race with Her IIaJi-
ness.
At Springfield, Mass, on May 30th.
John Joyce defeated john Casey in
Smile race for $500. Time, 20 minutes
40 seconds.
Congressman Scott has quite num-
ber Of z-year-olds who will win with long
prices against them during the New
York Jockey Club meeting.
George lie Blanche, the Marine, has
been doing Boston. One would suppose
ne should be ON the slope training for
his battle with Young Mitchell.
Huntress, owned by the Chicago
-. r al
on the turf In the West she has so far
captured the majority Of the big stakes.
Edward Hanlan, the oarsman. still
continues TO be popular. The sporting
denizens OF Little Rock, Ark, gave him
royal reception during his soiourn
there.
The Southern Athletic Club offers a
purse of 81 600 for Jake kilrain and Joe
McAuliffe 10 battle for. or the same
amount for Ed. smith and Jake Kilrain
to be eontf.nded for in July.
Senator Hearst's $4,000 colt. King
Thomas, ran unplaeed in the Fort Ham
ilton handicap at Gravesend. L. L., on
May %, carrying six pounds less weight
than Judge Morrow, the winner.
Jake kilrain, the well-knoWn pugilist,
arrived in Baltimore, Nd, on May 10Th.
/ He stated he was ENJOYING the best OF
I health, and willing TO meet any pugilist
/ in the world according TO any rules
Adams. the joe key, was suspended at
at the St Louis Jockey Club track, on
Decoration Day for pulling Dutchman
and Mable, two of the fdyorites. The
owners were ruled off and all bets de-
/ clared off.
George Henry and Crock George
/ signed articles Of agreement May 3lst 20
wrestle best 3 in falls. catch-as-catch-
decided at Scranton, Pa, two weeks
I from June 2d.
! The eight cared race between Bowdin
/ College and the Boston Athletic Associa-
+ tion was rowed on May 30th ON the
I Charles River, Boston. The distance
was one mile and seyeH-eights- The
Boston crew won in 10 minutes 4J la
seconds.
In haIf-mile dash at the Brooklyn
Joe key-Club track at Grayesend, l.. L.,
ON MAY 26th, Civil Service and Geraldine
ran dead heat in 4sIs. on heavy
track Father Daily insisted on the race
4 being run off, but Porter Ashe OF Califor-
. MA TElu~H1. anu tltt luuEC~ dCNAtEA tAA4i
Civil Service should receive the purse.
/ The internationa tennis champion
ship match between Thomas Pettift, of
I Boston. and Charles saunders, OF Eng
land, for 81 900 and the championship oi
the world, ended at Dublin, Ireland, on
May 3Oth Pettitt won three sets, max
ing "A total of seven sets. Saunders
scored one set, bringing his total up &c
five. Pettitt is now champion OF the
world.
George lie Blanche, when he fought
Jack Dempsey for the Police Gazette
championship belt and the middle
weight championship of the world me-
with defeat lie Blanche claimed Demp
sey won on ioul blow. Again, whef
lie Blanche conquered Jack Dempsey a
San Francisco, Dempsey made an excuse
that the gloves were too large and tina
lie Blanche committed fouls.
At the New Jersey Athletic games a
Bergen Point, \. J., on May 3th, Will,
ID. Day started in the three mile racs
which was a handle up and Day startes
from the scratch. The other competition
were allowed starts ranging from twent,
seconds to two minutes. At the crack o
the pistol Champion Day was off, ant
the shouts and cheers were deafening
Day ran his first mile in the fast time 0
minutes. So 3-5 seconds, and. the tw,
miles in minutes 50 20 seconds
The most remarkable performance a
the annual shoot of tie Newark Shooting
Society, at Newark, \. j., on May Both
was the feat of William Hayes On tia
ring target he distinguished himself b,
making "A out OF possible 20 points II
three shots, this being the first time thi
score was ever made in the shooting
park and the third time it was made i
this country Bernard Walther, presi
dent OF the Zettler Rifle Club, also mad
the fine total of IS in three shots
On May 10Th. at the California Ath
letic Club, Robert fitzsimmons, of Nes
Zealand, fought his first finish fight i
this country Tor purse OF 81 ,25O an
knocked out Billy Mccarthy, OF Aus
tralia, in rounds. FitzsiInmons avoides
his opponents blows and landed appaE
emily at will upon the Australians hea,
and face until they bled profusely, Will
titsimmons remained unmarked AIe
Carthy was knocked down several time
during the fight, and was unable to n
spond after the ninth round.
Carbine, the Australian racenorss
must be wonder At the Australia
/ Jockey Club he won the Autumn stake:
one and a half miles; the sydney CuE
| ? miles; the All-Aged Stakes, | mile
the Australian j Q. Plate, miles, an
the Cumberland Stakes, miles, all
four days. Carbine is four years ole
and is by Musket-Mersey. As a TIVE
vear-oid he ran times and won eac
race. At three years old he ran /
times, won 8 races, was second thre