Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
General Sporting Notes.

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| first. of course.
THE premium list of the local dog show will be
out in few days.
,CYcLoPs. the strong man. says he can defeat any
| man on the American continent.
TESNY the swayback may surprise the TALENT
once more. So snip Donovan says.
| MALCOLM ". FORD is IN training again, having
recovered entirely from his recent illness.
PIERRE LoRILLAKD Is to sell his breeding estab-
lishment at Jobstone, n. j., and retire from rae
| ing.
THERE will be an important meeting of the Pitts
| burg Cricket Club at George Tann's tomorrow
evening.
WILEY R. BRAsTIELD. the Lexington turfman.
was married to Miss Clara Brecht, at that Blue
Grass city yesterday.
SCARCELY man in America believed that
Mitchell meant to meet Sullivan when their prize
ring match was made. Mitchell there how
ever.
TIE fastest trotters now in England are Harry
Walker III WdS shamrock am T. gss & and Nspper s;a5.
record.
THATCHER in last nights practice game made IG5
match with Jacob Schaefer for the chamnioosb,n is
of tho world.
HARRISON has a small stable. which he intends to
wait until he can show a good trial and sell the
entire lot TO one purchaser.
Iris worthy of note that all challenges issued by
Savin roMitchell are considered bluffs by some
people, while the eifnsons of Corbett Sullivan
and others are deemed true as gospel.
A FOXY (l2 hands. tnches) was recently matched
in England TO trot Is miles in an hour. The little
fellow won with Is seconds to spare and without
making one break in the whole Journey.
JACK NELL. who claims 10 be ..the eight stone
champion of England. has issued challenge ad-
dressed to both Jimmy kennard. the ST. Paul kid
and Tommy Kelly at 1l2 pounds, give or take two
pounds.
SAN FRANCISCO pugilistc opinion is to the effec,
that hemnick Is afraid of Mccain and likely TO
suffer III repute II he fails. as 1t IS thought he will
TO fight the latter at his profer of a 20 at Ii7
pounds.
GkoRGE MILLER and Reilly made match two
in three falls. three styles size hold Greco Rom
and catcb-as-catchcan, for gate receipts and side
bet, 10 be wrested February q al hall to be Sc
Gu later.
q. NJ. IRWIN has taken up John Condon's PAGER
Surpass record 2:214, and will campaign him next
season. Irwin also has Jewel, a promising bay
geding: Problem. 2:1914 Solitaire, 2:35ys; Ronald
sob. by Great Hopes. and the bay horse Common
Sense. by Manchester.
THOMAS LoArEs, the Englisi' Jockey thai was
ruled of at Newmarket and made visit to this
country last summer. has been restored TO his
rights as a jockey by the English jockey (lub II
is understood that he will to America and ride
during the coming season, possibly for J. Z. Nc
Donald.
THIS Mahe-. the irish champion. that the
country Is going crazy over, Is nothing but Sec
ond rate man al the hest. said Charley Mitchell
TO a st Louis Chronicle reporter. III makes me
smile 70 hear Of his challenging John L. sullivan
he isn't as lively on his feet as he ought to be-
A. j. HAws. of Johnstown, Pa. has nnrchased
of Dawson Petty, Frankfort, Ind, Albert and
3-year-old gelding by this sire Albert Is the sire
OF Honest George. record III. the fast Young geld
ing which Dawson Petty brought East and sold
after having campaigned him two years, and then
sought another OF the same blood.