The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-25

Among his racing projects In the Go,do,
state are new track aud trainin,, |,''''''
at Pleasonion, Cal, where his Wcst.r,
racing string will bee chartered and rceeiv,
| thelr preparations Tor the rich events O
| 1881. George Van Gordon, the manaoer n
the Senator's stable has received orders :,
ship all the horses which are on the rancf
/ AZ san SemeOn, Cal, Ia the grounds al
! PleasOntOn as soon as everything is in rcadi
ness.
All rumors about George !. Gould going
on the turf and buying the Nursery stud
may be set az rest. Mr.. Gould SAYS: II
have a few saddle horses aud a driving
horse or two that am going to keep. but a.
for going into racing, why never dreamed
OF such thing. No race horses for me-"
When IL il generally known that on the
Southwestern trOtting circuit. which only
lasts from August 18th to October oath next,
purses will be given TO trottcrs aggrcgaiing
500 100. some idea OF the present magni.
tude OF the trottng turf can be formed.
Between the 2:0SA OF Maud : the trotter,
and the l:31ll Of Salvador, the runner there
Is margin Of speed that will, Of course,
never Doe bridged.
That reform measures in racing are 20 be
adopted i'm earnest this year Is only the
natural fruit of the constant reminders
IlNen 10y the press 90 Jockey club officials Of
-t@'- ttt' vi AiI ihiAfl -fNAiF liNl'07 w
LOOK asNancC O. suggestions as 81 their
duties coming from the press. but, as a
matter of fact NOT only have press criticisms
ON racing methods been productive OF no h
ing but good, but number Of the most
competent men iu Joke. club official cir
cles are eN-iDurnalists. Frequent meetings
Of late Of the clubs Interested in the reform
m0Nement-the Coney Island, New York
aud Monmouth Associations have about
decided the powers that De 90 license jockeys
this year at all the meetings Of the clubs
named. This is stop forward in the right
direction. II Jockeys know that their
doing7 on other tracks are likely To- affect
their receiving license they ill take
closer heed to their ways. The rcformers
have scored a point, and strong one at
that.
According 10 reports brought by Joe Har-
ris, fine Melbourne bOOk-makcr, Jim Hall,
the Australian champion middle-welsht, is
eager To fight FitzslmmOns. Harris says
that Hall il the greatest middlc-Weight in
the world. and can whip Fitzsimm0ns easier
than FItIsimmOns whipped Dempsey. Hall
i'm the past fourteen months has beaten tour
teen men, including the Queensland giant
Harris has caJled 10 sydney 10 learn if
Hall can leave ON the next steamer, and Is
ready to back him against FitZsimmOns or
any middle-wcight.
George Ro ke, who held the middle
weight CHAMP iOnship at one time. is Out
with "a challenge tO4lob fitzsimmOns. He
said that he would fight the Australian for
tine championship before any club that is
willing 10 offer purse. Rookie says that
Fitz>immons is too tail for Dempsey, and
thinks he would make "A little better show
Ing against MIN. as their height and reach
are about equal. He has been ont of the
arena for some time past, being engaged 10
business at Newburgb. where be resides at
present lie is very anXiOu, % have go
at FitZsimm9n-. and says De can get down
10 the required weight without trouble.
Manager Mufrie. of the New York Club,
is now able 90 make the Official announce
mcnt that they Will not be able To- get Madl-
son square Garden for indoor baseball till
February 2Sth.
Probably stories will continue 20 float
about concerning the Dompsoy-fltzsim-
mons match for another fortnight al least.
The latest one is that Carroll trained the
Australian on what y said 10 De The latest
system for the special work of prize-tght.
ing. He cut Out vegetables from his diet,
and refused absolutely 90 put him through
the course OF hdTl training which is usu-
ally resnrtcl 90. FZsimmOns wa, moi
allowed g. liit a dumb-bol that weighed
over Two pounds, but when De took hold of
the dunn -bolls Doe was iOrccd Go make
them lly like lightning until hc was cN-
hag-ied. The theory was that rapid ever
tiOn was hundred times more Chieaclous
ia Increasing power team extreme effort.
Carroll nD.d ilat putting mp big weight
slowly exhausted muscular strength. viii"
the quick work with light D. DIS bWltu up. ln
a similar way Doe refused t0 have hl, DID 'n
take twruty-mIle walks and ten-ml.e u1s
Instead. Dec llid oil % course of hut litl
over "a quarter OBJ ID Lltc, aud forced titI-
simmons % run DO at the limit of his speed
three tim "a day. lie ran so hard that b
almost gave ont from exhaustion 40 thrend
0l the short trip. Carroll refused io alI0"
hi- man tO 4ct into water, as under the So ~-
frm on which %. worked baths ac believed
Io be weakening. ie rubbed hs hAree
down ctcl} afternoon after DIS 'rr'.n WIGS
done with water which bad lhf chill DlCs
off.
There is DO doubt about the exhaustive
beet &C training Ou fhe system. and many
0i DE hidden ml~uap- which hcilll til.ri
are directly ailr,arttll" 90 tfe heWN
strains which they levy go lneu ehen-ih
when preparing for contests. Toe trouble
D., that athletes. as % rulc,cdnnOt tell Wheih-
er they are "lit' or not. Many man dn-
uouuc,s nria.e o. race That Dee feels a-
though able tO ruu tor bis lac, ana then
a-tOuisre, bis friends aud hackers hy tag
ging along 40 the tail of the procession. II
d. not "a question of preliminary exercise
ana diet 100 every Instance Jack J)Dmp~cN
had trained SO llr inat the day before hs
u.ht with FiiZImmou- De quit 10, and put
himself ou liberal diet. and lounged
around. 81 he bad done thi, week sooner
Doe would have made boxer showing. lie
was Dot md rtrWr,G. as someqi iLt papers
have ass rt"d. bat # anything o'.ruMntd. /
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