The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-08

he is placed ON an equality with Come-to- Taw,
King Eric. kenwOOd. Banquet. Santiago,
Trenton, English Lady, Her Highness and
Clarendon, not one of which be could not
defeat last year at any rate or distance. In
the Suburban he is treated according TO his
merits and if he starts in that event Will have
TO carry lis pounds.
In the Suburban Mr.. Lawrence gives King
ston the post Of honor with 100 pounds. two
more than he allots to Tenny. The perform.
ances of the two horses during the year would
hardly seem To warrant this; still Kingston;
right and fit. can give any horse in the world
q race even with 1870 pounds up. Iourna,
ment. by his grand performances, secured
Mr.. Lawrence's attention, and gels 10
pounds. while Raceland comes next with ~,
followed by Firenzi, 49, Prince Royal. 10;
Riley. 1l9; Judge Morrow, ll9. and Burning
ton. H. :.
After the Brooklyn and Suburban handi7.
caps the Maturity handicap. for four-year-
olds will probably furnish one OF the most IN
teresting contests of the early spring meet
ings
Riley and Burlington have been assigned 70
the posts Of honor with 122 pounds each,
while Demuth and Judge Marrow follow with
100 pounds each. Chaos and Clarendon are
the next best in the handicapper's opinion,
while the great middle-class contests Of Ban
auet, King Eric. Kenwood, Leighton.
Her Highness. English Lady. Santiago,
Worth. Sir John. Isaac Lewis, Magnate, Take
Notice, Miss Belle. Uncle Bob, Prince James,
Can-Can. FOxmede. TormentOr, Prince How,
ard. King Thomas, St James. Masterlode, and
Stryke. With this even distribution of weights
there is every indication that the race VIII
prove decided success. and Will open the
way for more four-year old stalk events.
Senorta's serious attack of pneumonia Will
probably dispose Of any lingering idea that
She had chance in the Suburban. some
people have even gone so tar as 10 claim tnat
the handsome daughter of Prince Charley
was raced last summer and fall with view TO
another 1roubadOur coup by deceiViag the
hqndicappers How unjust such statement
was to Captain Brown, all who know the &C.
NAL Pittsburger fully realize, Tor II there was
one animal in his stable that he thought more
of than another il was SenOrita. She suffered
most of last year from a variety of causes. and
was never at her best after the early summer.
Judging from the impression kllrain made
on his arrival in California. he VIII be heavy
favorite in his coming match with Godfrey,
and he should gallop in.
In the race for the single scull champion
ship of the world between Peter Kemp and
John Mclean. on December 18th. over Par
amatta course, Mclean won by six lengths,
nearly five hundred feet. in twenty-five MIN
utes and thirteen second. At the close OF the
contest Kemp claimed foul. John Black
man. the referee said: Kemp. You had plenty
Of room TO get through, and ! disallow 1t.
George La Blanche is steadily training for
his battle with young Mitchell. at San Fran
cisco He expects to defeat his opponent with
ont any trouble. La Blanche has found n
warm admirer in T. J. Steele, OF Alameda,
who intends 10 bet from II 900 70 $1,000 on
the Marine if the latter on the day on the con-
test. believes he can win.
1t was reported that young Mitchell had an
attack Of malaria, but that IS now denied. In
the betting young Mitchell has the call at sllO
10 SIS.
Smith. the owner Of Al Farrow, is going
back 10 San Francisco. He will leave the
horse behind and return with several other
horses. Sporting men here will not miss
Smith or Al Farrow either, for he has cost the
betting talent a big sum.
Sir Henry Parker, the premier OF Australia,
was recently petitioned to put a stop to hnlsh
glove fights.
At the Melbourne Athletic Club on Deem.
Der 18th Tom White. the champion jumper OF
Australia did some excellent jumping. First
he covered within an ace of thirty-siX feet IN
three standing jumps with weights, then
within two inches of seventy-seven feet IN
seven standing jumps without weights. His
back jumping, too, was something marvellous.
f.. A. Swigert. well-known Kentucky turf
man. thinks he has a second Salvador in a two
year-old colt called Carlsbad. by Cleansing out
of Lady Maynard. He says that the colt Il as
fine "a locker as was Salvador no the same age.
Mr. Swieert's father bred Salvador.