The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-08
THE WORLD or SPORT.
Gossip OF the Turf. the Diamond and the
Eing-Ben All Hagein.

The prompt action Of the new board Of con-
trol offers brilliant promises OF straight riding
for the coming racing season. The character
of the men composing the board IS n guaran-
tee that the popular jockeys VIII De dent
with iust as severely as the ordinary ones.
There Will be q tremendous outburst OF lndig-
nation the first time a crack jockey ruled on
the bir tracks. Int If the board sticks 10 ltS
posifion the work cannot fail 20 nave u puIl-
fviug and beneficial effect upon racing IN
every way The plan that It Is proposed 10
ndopt i, similar 10 the one III force IN Eng
land and France. and il the only one that has
been founl 10 be- effective. The four prlnci-
nal rnciDg associations in the East agree allow
mono but Jockeys licensed by the board
10 lido, on their tracks. The board
uses its own judgment in granting
licenses. II does not pretend 10 regulate IN
any WAY. but % can undoubtedly sustain us
claim To- the right 10 issue personal licenses to
sucL Jockeys and trainers as u selects.
Under the guiding hand of the Board Of
Control some alterations III the date OF racing
meetings have been made by the change the
Concv Island spring meeting Will close july
1st. and the Monmouth meeting will begin on
FRIDAY. July 3rd, to continue 10 THURSDAY,
AUGUST 9th The board will now busy IT.
self with licensing Jockeys and trainers. ana
without these licenses no one can ride or tam
horses on the Brooklyn, Coney Island, West
chester or Monmouth tracks
Over one hundred chOlccly bred trottlng
horses bred by J. b. Haggin, OF Rancho del
Paso Monroe. Salisbury and other California
breeders. shipped from Sacramento direct 10
this CITY. Will he sold AZ the American instl-
tutc mex. week.
There il little foundation in fact for the re-
port That Senator EeaIsts son Will continue
March brings with IL deal Of wouiment
for the trainer of ,horouehbreds. Tho open
ing of the Legitimate racing season at tiza-
! beth aud Linden is but slX weeks away, and
ofthat in this State but ten weeks OIL The
| next two months then will see the trainers
! busy with the preparation of their charges
/ for racing AT swampv Elizabeth over the
| charming tracks of Linden. or for the opening
! battles for the big prizes of the turf at BROOK
! lyn. where on the opening day some fortunate
| owner will be the winner of the twentv-thou-
| sand-dollar prize Of the Brooklyn handicap:
! TINS and the suburban are already talked II
| East and West and if winter books are OPEN
| ed will be productive of some heavy specula-
ton. with Tenny the favorite for both events;
| lie Is at Morris Park. where he has wintered
finely under the watchful eye OF Snip Dono-
| van.
The top weight for both of the big events
| doesn't bother him or his owner, who, with
! Salvador ut.Of the way. expects TO have All
| the big handicaps of the year at his mercy
! The small number of declarations from botn
| events must he most satisfactory 10 hfN7i7.
! Mcintyre and Lawrence, whose handicapS
| have been so skillfully made. From the
| Brooklyn the declarations are Kingston, l27
| pounds: Tournament. l25; Clarendon, lOS:
| English Lady, 10S Raymond g., 100; Dun
| BOVINE. 100 Ambulance. 100: Westminster, ~
and Stryke %. From The Suburban those de-
clared are Kingston. 1870: Eon, ll5; Potomac,
| 10: Worth 1906 BolerO. 1913; Wcstchester, 100;
! Tom Vaughan. 100. and Fellowsharn, %.
| That means good field and good class III
| each race rs certainty. 80.
| A new feature in the battinCof 1891 Will he
the record OF runs batted IN by base-hits.
! This Will Introduce a/notable record IN bat
| tinp. which will show how much q batsnan
| does in team work The data of runs batted
| in by base hits and sacrifice hits are the hg-
| u,os III the averages which alone show team
| work in batting. | once saw baisnail-
| first nt the bat-make three three-baggers out
of five times at the bat and each time he was
! left. and he added a single Int another time,
| and vet not a man did he forward on Inc
! bases by his hits or send in single mn. That
| batsman averaged four hits ont OF five times
| at the bat and scored a total OF ten bases, but
for actual teamwork at the bat. the baisman
who by his sacrifice hits forwarded three run
ners and sent IN two men actually dd more
by his batting TO win the game than the three
! Dagger hitting Singer. though the sacrifice
| hitter did not get IN IA single base Int.
| The National leegue seems determined 10
| eXtcrminatc the American Association, and rs
| the lajter's players, or many Of them. are al'-
parcntly willing 10 help the League. II looks
as though it would not be 50 very hard tasA.
! A. g. Spalding is reported rs tOtallydisgusted
with the Association people and their meth
DDS. and i perfectly willnS-aye, anxious
for the benefit of baseball, TO see the Associa-
iion off the earth.
Tommy Danforth. of this city, and Jimmy
Hagan, of Philadelphia. are both doing some
pretty hard training for Their twenty-round
| boxing exhibition which Is TO take place mt the
| KnickerbOcker Athletic CLUB on Monday even
| ing. Marth 9th. They Will spar for purse OF
| $1,000.
The National Cross Country Association will
| hold an open run at Morris Park April 4.
and the senior and junior runs Will take place
April %, when all the clubs in the organiza-
| ton Will be represented.
The much-talked of fight between Jack Ly-
man. OF this city, and Eddie Daily, OF Provi-
dence has been arranged. The men fight
with skin gloves TO finish for $3.50 a side and
| purse Of 500. within six weeks.
The late Ben Ali Haggin's name was the
maiden name OF his fathers mother. Her
father. Iblahim Ben Ali was a Turk, n Janis
ss'y Of rank. and also a Christian. Her
mother was Greek and also a Christian. He
left Turkey TO fight in the war against Russia
I and WAS captured by the Russians and
held captive for some time. He was a
physician. and was able 10 relieve a
hussian princess of dangerous Opthalmlc
disease HIS reward WAS his liberty. When
he returned TO his country his family Were
scattered 10y religious persecution, and he
went 10 England, whence he came - the
United States living for "a time IN Phlladel-
| piha then N Baltimore. In America he mar
ned a lady of English parentase and early IN
this century died of yellow fever. Occasioned
by his unceasing attention upon the afflicted.