The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

more's Fan" Frohman has also contracted
TO produce The Lost Paradise" early next
season. and has sold the English and Austria
liam rights in tho American play Men and
Women" at large figure.
Tho Derby. which will be run on next We'd
nesday. Is regarded as an open rnce. although
La Flecho still maintains her pos ton as first
favorite Tho bookmakers. how ever. are Ill
ways ready to make the odds as ainst the mare.
and this steady opposition is dlsauieting to
many srortsmcn who would otherwise back
her freely. Many good judges are backing
BonaSista. and It Is certain that he will make
an honest effort TO land the stake. IIo GER
tainly has stamina to last the course. and his
heart is good. though some object to his
build as being unsuitable to the EPSON course.
Bonavista's stable companion. St Damien. is
still backed by his owner. who believes him
superior to Bonnvista. but the public are
scarcely Of the same mind. and prefer public
form to private trials. The Frenchmen arc
back ne NJ. Camille Branches colt Bucentaure.
who ran fourth in the French Two Thousand.
He !ias never proved himself horse OF the
FIRST class. and Frenchm, are probably back
ing him more from sentiment than from any
conviction that his chances for the great Eng
lsh race are reasonably good. Some money
has been invested on Llanthony this
week. and tho Col North party have
been plunging on FL Dorado. whose chances
arc not regarded favorably generally. ON
the other hand. Iiyaway and The Lover have
been struck out this week. their respective
owners realizing the hopelessness OF their
chances Tho latest betting quotations to-
light are to 1 against La Fleche. to l
against Bonavista. & to l against st. Damien.
10 to against Thessalian and Llanthony. 100
to q against FL Diablo and St. Angelo. 25 to l
against Bucentaure and 80 to l against Sir
Hugo
1t Is interesting to note that great interest is
being taken by the English press and public
in the condition OF Baron llirsch. who is lying
seriously i'll with bronchitis Mt his home 10
Paris. not because he is q philanthropist and
many millionaire. but because he Is owner Of
In Fleche. the Derby favorite. and she will be
struck from tho list OF starters according to
the law OF the English turf. II her owner dies
before the race.
Preparations are complete for the fight be-
tween Slavin and Jackson at the National
Sporting Club on Monday night. This little
affair will be about as expensive for the spec
tators as any prizo fight in the history Of tho
ring. Tho members OF the club who desire to
have sents reserved for them havo subscribed
anywhere between Ave and hundred eu.neas
for this privilege. and members who Introduce
the guest pay twenty-five guineas for each
one. Nevertheless. the club will be crowded
and the audience n distinguished one from
sporting. financial and social point Of Wow.
Both SlGvin and Jack son are in fine condition.
though the very hot weather OF the last few
days has affected the former considerably.
Jackson has | cen swimming great deal In
fresh water and looks thin In neck and face.
which gave rise to rumors that he was sick
Ak-kl I, 4 L.
Is sure to last twelve or fourteen rounds. no
matter how hot the fight. George Pieesc. sla-
WINS hacker. o.day made two waGers OF
f1.OOO even that the fight would NOT last four
rounds. The betting tonight Is g tt, 1 In favor
OF Savin.
The only element OF discord In ,nnection
with the fight is found in the decision OF the
directors Of tho National Sportir b 10 re-
fuse to allow Charley Mitthel~to enter the
club. either MS one OF Slavin's seconds or as q
spectator. This is due to the circumstance
thai Mitchell ono night got drunk In the club
and was with difficulty restrained from thrash.
ing percentage Of Its membership. and that
in another inebriatcd moment he assaulted
George riesse. who. aside from being slavins
hacker. is an Influential n member OF tho clubs
committee. slavin still hopes to have Mitchell
behind him in the ring but it Is almost i'm
possible that the committee vii! allow him to
enter the e ub. although 70 has rendered many
apologies and his tather-in-law Pony Moore,
has offered large sums OF money to wire out
the sffront.
An English admirer OF pugllisrn has offered
to add $1,000 to any stake that may be offered
for a match to be made between the winner OF
the SlavIn Jackson fight and the Sullivan Cor
bett fight. the smuggling to be done in Europe
Kelley. the drunkard renovator. is in Lon
don for the purpose OF establishing O shop
hero. With this end in view. he cons ulted that
well-known philanthropist. Col. Tom Ochil-
tree. who advised him to prove tho efficacy Of
his cure to Henry Labouchere. NJ p. editor Of
Truth before bringing tho matter before tho
British public. rs Truth Is the most powerful
newspaper in England either TO champion n
good cause or to down sham. Keeley called
on I.abouchere yesterday. and agreed. as tend
ing to prove the quality OF the bichorido OF
gold system. to cure any six drunkards La
bouclere might produce. Labouchere has
agreed to meet Kceloy's demand. and tho ex-
will he made at once.
Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln wife OF the United
stat"s Minister. will sail for America next
week
Gen. George A. Sheridan. the well-known Re-
publican campaign orator. was tonight hon
or"d with u farewell dinner. previous to smiling
TO Vow York on the Etruria on next Wodnes-
da:. josiah Caldwell Of Boston gave he din
nos. a which many Americans were present
Gen. Sheridan has been in Europe for several
months studying the effect OF the Mckinley
tariff upon the manufacturers and people Of
England. Germany. and France. He intends
10 utilize the information he has obtained for |
campaign purposes.
Minister Lincoln has announced reward OF |
$500 for the capture of Tom OBrien, who |
escaped from the French police at Havre. after |
doing the Same service for the authorities OF |
Clinton prison. O'Brien's description has been |
sent to Scotland Yard and all the newspapers.
and 1t is almost impossible that he can land at |
any English port without being arrested.
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