Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-29
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Ives insists that Slosson is trying to
wriggle out of a match with him.
Harry Hamlin, of Buffalo, has sold
the phenomenal PAGER, Hal Pointer, to a
Montana syndicate for $4,000
The English Kennel Clubs 35th show
will be held next month. Over 300 classes
are provided and the prizes amount TO
60, 900
The national regatta of amateur oars
men will be held at Washington, ID. g.,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, August is
and Is.
The total receipts of the horse show
at Madison Square Garden were above
80, 200, which goes to show that horses
draw more than men.
Tom McInerny and J. c. Comstock
wrestled 4 hour and 20 minutes draw
at KenoShe, H., Wednesday. They di-
vided $3.50 gate receipts.
Teemer says he will accept O'Conner's
challenge, but he first wants to row
against Hanlon, to whom he issued a
challenge about week ago.
The contract for the erection of the
Searle memorial was awarded last
month, the work to be completed in
August. The cost of the work will be
e20O.
Indoor cricket has nouriShed il Chi
cago this winter. j. G.. Davis is credit
ed with 946 runs, although he did not
run out hits and the boundaries were
liberal.
Duncan Ross, who IS now in New
Zealand, won the wrestling champion
ship of that colony recently, and he was
presented with a gold medal emblematlc
of that title.
Eight days before the race the Oxford
eight-oared crew rowed a trial over the
Thames course and covered the distance
in 1917, beating all records for the trip
between Putney bridge and the Ship at
Mortlake.
There is some probability OF the Buf-
falo Driving Park opening a 81, 900 purse
for free-for-all PAGERS which is intended
to catch Johnston, Roy Wilkes, Hal
Pointer, Cricket, AdoniS, Dallas, Brown
Hall and b. Il.
Charles NJ. Murphy, the Kings Coun-
ty Wheelmen's fast man on the road and
path, who won so many championships
and other prizes last year, has sailed Tor
Brazil for pleasure trip which will last
till the end of may.
Brown Hal is going faster and faster
in the minds OF of the Tennesseans, they
say now that 2:05 will not stop him the
coming season. Brown Hal is very
fast horse, but the difference between
5:l2Is and 2:O5 is considerable.
Al Hamm is now living in a little
town Just outside of Halifax, waiting
patiently for the rowing season to open.
In letter to friend here he said that
he was broke, and for that reason could
not take his shell from Blakey.
A sensational hurdle performance was
recently achieved at the Emanuel Col
lege sports, Cambridge, England, by II.
lie Fleming. He was penaized 10 yards
behind scratch, and was only beaten one
ward for first place in the fast time OF
Il 3.5 seconds: he showed form equal to
about Il Is seconds for the regular
100 yards.
J. a. Brandon. Akron, ONO, Chains
to have on his farm the handsomeSt
Shetland pony mare in America. She
has double name, average length %
inches, a fore-lock Is inches, and her
tail drags several inches on the ground.
He also claims to own the only East
India pony in America.
E.. C. Crowhurst says the American
cricketers' visit to England was retarded
by the International match committee.
This body, he declares, composed OF
few old players, who like to be thought
the rulers Of the game in this country.
1t was through these worthy gentlemen
that the English team did not visit these
shores last season, every obstacle and
barrier being Shrown in its path.