Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16
SPORTING VIEWS.


Tho Wilmington letter carriers have
arranged for their return match with the
Reading post-oflice team ON July 4th
at Wnwaset Park. In addition there will
be other events, including running and
jumping contests. The entries to date arc
rs follows
lO0yards dash for gold medal and the
championship OF the post-oilice-,Louis
Schen Frank Croney and John Il. Syl-
yantis.
One-mile run-Thomas Finn. Theodore
Hopkins; Al. Oliver and Asbury Sterling
lOOyards dash-joseph Duffy, John
Simonson, Louis Wilcox and Milton
Bowers.
Running broad jump-Joseph Duffy,
Ashury sterling, Theodore Hopkins and
William Moreland.
Running high iump--John Simonsou,
Harvey Foulk, Edward Speak man, John
Mason and Walter Glasgow.
Theteamsthat Will play ball are as follows
Reading-souder,. c., Hook, r.; James, 1b
knabb, 2b; Diehl, 3b Rutter, S.. Pottin-
ger, IT,; Morrison, CT: Fisher ri. Viii
nington--Iurner, q; Simmons, p.
Feaster, lib; scheu, 2b; Lloyd. Oh; Croney
S.; Oliver, IT,; Foulk, CT; McGaryey, RI.
i is reported that a professional base
ball game championship is arranged tn
be played at Rivcryew. Wednesday next,
between the Elmira, n. v, and Athletic,
Philadelphia, clubs OF the Eastern League
The Warren Athletic Club and the
Brownson Library Association baseball
clubs will play at tho Front ami Union
streets grounds on Saturday afternoon.
Everson and Murray will be the Warren
battery.
Saturday next, June 18th, the great Sub.
urban handicap, one mile and 4 quarter,
Will be run at the Coney Island Jockey
clubs track. Sheepshead Bay. pessara
the Metropolitan handicap winner, and
some 10 or "a dozen other great runners
have been entered for this event. among
which are His Highness, last ycurs Futu-
rity winner; kaceland and Bermuda. On
sunday bermuda was sent over the Sub
urban distance in 2.lOl and held hard. On
Monday His Highness, pilotcd by Riley,
covered the same ground III 200 Murphy
Will ride him next Saturday and if the
pound or two overweight, his mpost being
III pounds, is not ton much for this son of
Princess and The Ill Used, lie will come
out of the ordeal with flying colors.
There is great deal of interest through
out the city in the opening racing events
at the great kite track AT KirkWood on
July 4th. Numbers of Wilmingtonians
viii attend, and there will be a great gath
erlng Of horsemen from all over Delaware
present on that day. The prospects seem
good for the appearance Of some of the
leading horses in the country being there.
PRESIDENT Cooper of the Maple Valley
lrottlng Association is doing his level best
to make the day success There are all
sorts of rumors in the air: one refers to the
removal, Wholesale, Of one OF the biggest
eastern stables to kirkwood. II is re-
ported also that Philadelphia and New
York trotting men, and breeders have
their eyes on Kirkwood, aud that some.
thing substantial will be the outcome.
Frank Waller, of the Acme bicycle
Club. Of Oakland, Cal, saturday last. rode
3b3 miles l,5sU yards on Il bicycle in q
hours, breaking the worlds record of 36l
miles $40 yards held by NJ. A, IIolbein
He started at o o'clock Friday evening on
the Alameda Bicycle Clubs track and rode
continuously until q O'Clock last evening.
lie rode the first 10 miles ia 30 minutes
l64 seconds, and 10 miles 500 yards in the
first hour.
Az the London county grounds, Hernt
Hall, England, saturday, Arthur A. Zim
norman, the American bicyclist, won thu
open mile race in ga l-5.