The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

In the Boston newspaper offices they
keep line standing Both Boston Clubs
Lost"
Vincent Daily, with the Clevelands last
year, has been signed bv Elmira to play in
the Outfield.
Sam Bryant says that horses trained in
Louisville are more backward this year
than at any other time in his twenty
three years experience on that track.
The Pennbrook Hunt of Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia, sold IT'S pack OF native
hounds TO FOrepaugh's circus, having pur-
chased pack OF barriers in England.
An English clergyman advertises in an
American paper that he is prepared to ex-
anime and report upon any dog that any
person abroad may desire to purchase.
Senator Stanford ought TO be satisfied
with his success last year. SunOl trotted
the fastest nile OF the year, 2:l0l. Racine
ran the fastest mile in a race, :39i, and
palo Alto trotted the fastest mile in a race,
2:l3.
The president OF the Lowell Mass
base ball club has rendered his resignation
on account OF newspaper duties. He lift
the club with 500 in the treasury The
mil lennium must be near at hand. No
sane bgse ball reporter would leave a club
with 500.
Tom Lovett, the Brooklyn pitcher, has
acted like a ruflian lately. Recently,
while practicing at the Polo grounds, he
took particular pains to fire the ball at a
particular newspaper man who did not
suit his bullying taste. until he finally
succeeded in hitting him.
Is it true that the entries of Canadian
puppies were refused at the Chicago dog
show because they were Canadian bred?
The cry OF a few disailected exhibitors
across the line is for refusal in prohibiting
United States bred puppies from compet-
ing at Toronto and elsewhere.
J. X. Emmett has sold his old dog Pin
limmon, we'll known to all who have seen
Fritz. to T.. II. Moore OF Merose, Mass.
The price is announced through the press
at 5000, but il is well known that the
dog was on offer at about 81 600. Pin
limmon is nearly eight years old, but his
name is still drawing card to any ken
mel.
Count Ennatsky journeyed from Sa-
mora, Russia, To Paris, France, behind
three Cossack horses in a trolka. The trip
was the result of a wager of $4,000 that
the count could not accomplish the dis
lance (4.039 miles in eighty DAYS in the
manner above mentioned. The feat was
accomplished three days inside the time
limit; the horses finished in almost per-
feet condition after doing an average of
fifty miles per day for nearly eighty days.
j. S. Hartman, the lonc-distance pedes-
trian, has been backed by Chicago sports,
to the extent of 5000. to beat by 400
miles the famous 1869 record of T.. p
Weston, who covered AGO miles in thirty
two days j. c. Palmer of Cleveland, who
represents a pool, has posted $4,000
against the performance Of the feat Har-
riman must cover practically the came
ground gone over by Weston. He must
walk from West Superior TO Portland, Me-,
via Chicago. He will start Aug. l.
c. H. Nelson of Waterville offers to
wager $4,000 that his great stallion, Mel
son, can beat any trotting horse in the
world, and there are lots of men ia Maine
VINO would like to take part of that bet
or make another one just like il. Ii is con-
fidently expected by eastern horsemen
that Nelson viii be reinstated by the Ma
tional association, but whether he is or
not everybody looks for n considerable
lowering of the great stallion record this
summer. Mr.. Nelson is anxious FOR his
horse TO get below 2:1O, being trile nerv.
Gus over the close approach OF StaInboul.