Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-04
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES

The American trotting mare Polly
won $50 in English money in Euro
pean trotting races this season.
Jack Carkeek is ready TO meet Evan
Lewis. Carkeek says that Tom Corners
is champion catch-aS-catch-can waestler
by reason of his PittSburg victory.
Tom McInerney, the Cincinnati wres-
tier, has returned from the Pacific
coast. reapy to meet any man in Amer
lea (save Evan Lewis catch-as-catch-
can.
Charley Mitchell is betting every
night at the Washington Music Hall,
BattereSa. that Gus Lambert can throw
ANYBODY catch-as-catch-ca style inside
of 80 minutes nobody barred).
Fred Wing, an ottawa Qll.) cycliSt
rode half mile on the ice in $50 sec
ends. Hk was mounted on a sOlid-tired
Speedwell safety, weight about IS
pounds. He made the last quarter in 20
seconds.
II. Severance, of Boston, at Walnut
Hill range Wednesday, equalled the
worlds pistol record at 80 yards, with
his score of % OUT of possible 100,
which also beats the best Walnut Hill
range record.
A South African farmer, who had
failed to rid his property of jackets by
LAYING poison for them, invited friend
who owned several fox terriers TO visit
him. The terriers caught and killed
\ five full grown iackalS and nine young
ones.
A wrestling match in five styles be-
tween Duncan Ross and Ii. Dunn, the
/ Australian champions took place at
Dunedin. New Zealand, last month.
Ross won the Grace Roman and catch
as-catch-can bouts, while Dunn was the
victor in the side hold, collar and elbow
and Cornish styles
No one knows why an owners entries
should be void because of his death. IL
i one of the traditions Of the turf which
doubtless had good reason for its exist
ence in England, but there is absolutely
no reason for it in America The loss
10 the Belmont's estate by this rule was
fully $4,000.
The coming meeting of the League OF
American Wheelmen. the Amateur
Union and the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen is of great impor-
tance TO amateur athletics of the coun'
trv The great question will hinge on
the payment of expenses by clubs to
men competing under their coorS.
Yank Adams challenges any one "a
nlav him for 81 600 a side an exhibition
of finger billiards, fancy shots, nifty IN
number. Accuracy, complication and
general execution TO decide the Supre-
macy. Play to take place in Chicago
inside of 30 days. winner to take all,
loser to pay all Six gentlemen shall be
selected from the audience, the cham
Mon Jake Schafer, to act as the seventh
man forming a committee.
The Marquis of Queensberry and as.
sociates who decided the heavyweight
lifting contest in London are in quite a
prediciment. Sandow has notified the
stakeholder that he will hold him per-
sonally responsible for $1,000. Sandow
stands TO lose 500, 900 unless the judges
decision can be upset, and il it comes &c
ouestion OF experts the Marquis OF
Oueensberry and his associates will pose
in ANYTHING but 4 pleasant light, for Nc
Cam was outpointed all around.
Louis Cyr, the champion strong man,
gave an exhibition of his great strength
at Fulton. y. y, for the benefit of st.
Louis Church. Cyr not only broke his
record of lifting 1887 but he eclipsed
all previous featS of lifting without har-
ness with his hands and feet. In the
first attempt he lifted 1858 pounds. In
the second effort the modern Samson
lifted 10 men on platform, and the as-
gate was 1898 pounds. Cyr is going TO
New York City and will proceed to
England. where he will be backed
against Sandow, Hercules or any man
in the world.