The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-28
engaged to train and

AnN0noO
Swigert. III. .rd
dsv 10 get the grounds and track at Sleeps
head ready for the spring meeting, ana IN re-
coonition of his services the CLUB presented
him with the best gold tlmepiece that coulu
be secured. ,e,.
The sudden departure for Europe Of slayin
and Mitchell was great surprise 10 the sPoI~
ing fraternity IN general.
There is considerable guessing ut present a.
T. which is the better man. Slayin or SuDlVah
While the general impression ~ that Johh y.
is still the king Of pugilists, there are nlaHy
BIC betting men who are lot quite 80 sure oi
that and stand ready % put their money on
The Australian whom they think IS as @oou as
Sullivan was in MS best days. be that as ~
NAV Slavin is undoubtedly the best man That
Sullivan could possibly be brought IN coht"ct
with and if they fight 1t will be the greatest
battle OF the age. A..Ar5
Wakeley had put up their $1,000 IN bdtor
Iumlev's hands 40 the illustrated News las.
FRIDAY and that Slayin was aware OF thaI lacI
before he LETT the country.
II the board of control VIII pass rule re-
nuirine bookmakers TO bunch two or moro
Horses belonging 20 the same stable IN the
betting ring it viii have JUSTIFIED us existence.
Such rule is in a force in the West and gives
complete satisfaction.
Bookmakers at Sheepshead Bay are iubi-
liant over the fact that they no longer nave 10
nav for accommodations that ~ the past have
cost them from three dollars 10 five dollars
a day each When they pay their $1,000
for the privilege of dong business one day
they have paid for everything.
A prominent bo0kmaker in conversation
with a party of friends, said that the ring was
ahead from 100000 TO S3OO,OOO on the
Sheepshcad Bay meeting, and that since June
eighty bO0knakers had won over Sl,OOO,OOO
a., cold coeb
The Brighton Beach Racing Association
will throw open its gates on July and run
continuously for thirty days This Is the
carving out OF the war which the beach
combers have initiated against the Olonmouth
Park Racing Association, because tho latter
cObbled pthe former dates. The unfair way
the Brighton people were treated Will BRING
them lots OF friends.
Walcott has offered 10 match Pessara for
$4,000 side against any horse that ran III
the Derby. but supulates Tor a. dry track.
Green H. Morris will not match StTathmeath,
preferring to run him in his engagements.
Walcott had two tickets on his entry-one
$1,000 TO $1,000 straight the other $4,000 TO
81 900 for place.
Some idea Of the extent TO which betting
has obtained root in Franco may be formed
by the returns of the Paris Mutuel at Long
champs The total amount Of the bets regis
tered came TO within q trltie OF G12O, 900. Of
which amount half was on the race for the
Grand Prix. Perhaps the most significant
fact connected with these statistics Is that
100000 was staked by the humble classes on
the course who only paw one franc gate
money These figures are. OF course. en-
tirely independent OF the transactions Of the
bOOkmakers in and out Of the ring.
The Chicago Derby winner Strathmeaths
next appearance Will tie IN the Realization
stakes at Sneepshead Bay on July lst If he
wins this bis owner could well afford TO retire
the geding for the rest Of the season. The
Realization stakes will be worth S3S00O or
thereabOuts.
The White Star steamer Nomadic from Iiv-
erpool brought fOrty-twO stations and brood
mares. Six Of them were consigned 10 W. h.
Vanderbilt. four 70 S. +. Quincy of Ellwood,
H., and thirty-two 10 q. 0. Hefner of Chi
cago The Nomadc also brought 200 South
down sheep and lot of hares and English
poultry for Shefer d Burbeck, of Marion ILL.,
Tennis is rapidly becoming a very popular
outdoor amusement with the American pub
lie. and each year finds the ranks sweled 10
almost double what they had been the year
previous.
The winner of the prize for the best ladies'
wheel in line at the brooklyn line Is Miss
Bonner of No. 254 Clinton street. Brooklyn.
The wheel was tandem. and Miss Bouners
sister occupied one OF the seats. The decora-
tons consisted of very handsome floral
piece. surmounted by white dove, from the
beak of which streamers of red. white and
blue ribbons connected with the handle bars
Of the machine.