Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04

aquatic matters up little. During his ab-
sence Billy East has become champion, aud
now Bubear wants to row East for the title.
| There was a time when Bubear was a much
better sculler than East is, but whether Bu-
bear is still in that form is something
| don't know. East is far below champion.
l ship form as far as the ordinary standard is
| concerned.
Bubear also contemplates bringing a four
cared crew to compete in the Worlds Fair
regatta next year. According to report he
has good crew, and short time ago they
won the English championship in record
time. The time does not amount to very
much on the Thames, as the current of the
river is sometimes very strong and the
races are rowed with the current. But good
judges say that the crew is a good one.
Messrs Hanlan, O'Connor, Gaudaur and
Hosmer are still arranging races, and the
public still believe that these races are
purely of the hippodrome order Until
that belief vanishes there is no hope for
sculling in the United States.
The W onderful Nancy Hanks
Nsncy Hanks is veritable trotting
wonder, and horsemen all over the world
are thoroughly satisfied on that point.
When she reduced the trotting record from
2:0SN to 2:07H there was really sensation,
but few people thought that before month
had elapsed she could chip of two more
seconds from her own new record. That is
just what she has done during the week on
the Independence kite-shaped track, and
the record is now 2:05X. Just think of this
mark We old timers who are left among us
yet and who used to go into ecstacies when
anything like a 2:20 mark was made.
Beyond all question the trottIng record is
2:05Z; that is horse has trotted from end
to end of a level mile in that time. But
the famous mares latest effort was made
under the most advantageous circumstances
that could be arranged. She had the double
advantage of the kite track and the pneu-
matic-tired sulky, and nobody will for
moment deny that these two conditions
were very important factor in the record
making.
Sunol lowered the record of Maud s,
2:0834, on the new kite-shaped track at
Stockton, Cal Many people tried to de-
tract from Sunops effort because of the new
condition. This year Nancy Hanks was
hitched to pneumatic-tlred sulky and low
cred the record of Sunol, 2:08X, on q regu-
lation track. 1t was, therefore, to be e1-
pected that man like Budd Doble would
take advantage of both new kind of track
and new kind OF sulky, and try to still
further lower the record 1t was also to be
expected that Nancy Hanks would succeed
under the double advantage named.
We are fast getting to the 200 mark that
SO many trotting authorities predict. Nancy
Hanks already this season has knocked off
no less than 81 seconds from the record,
and if trotting wonders come very often
like that 200 will soon be the mark.
Few Words about Bias abail
There is not much room this week to talk
about baseball, and there is not much of
Importance to talk about Public interest
is centered in other things to a very great
extent
Locally baseball matters are in a very
satisfactory condition. OF late the team
have been playing excellent ball; in fact
they have been doing so we'll as to fill us
all with feelings of regret 1t is to be re-
gretted that they have lost so many games
through fukes and breakdowns II they
had not the team would to-day have been
wrestling neck and neck with the Cleveland
team. Beyond all question there is a good
team in Pittsburg, the best there has ever
been in this city, and it is satisfactory to
know that the officials of the club are
going the right way to work to make the
team better. Manager Buckenberger de-
serves much of the credit for the teams
good work, and if that man Burns had
acted anything like man of judgment and
common sense the team would have even
been better than they are now All the
officials connected with the club deserve a
good team because they strive their utmost
to get one.
From what hear it is likely that Mark
Baldwin will 60 East with the team, and
that means the recall of his release 1t is
not question between Baldwin and the
club officials, but almost entirely matter
between the patrons of the club and the
pitcher For some time past he has been
the most unlpcky man that ever stepped
into pitchers box, and mostly because of
this cranks have dealt harshly with him.
This is not fair. Baldwin is great pitcher
and willing one.
After tomorrow the team will start on
their last Eastern trip, and their work DUR
ing that time will have almost everything
to do with their standing at the end of the
season. If the pitchers keep all right I
have no fears for them, as they can play
great ball.
The general situation is comparatively
quiet. The race for the pennant is Just as
exciting as anybody could wish to see it.
The Cleveland team have good lead, but
the next five or SIX teams are all neck and
neck, and it is almost impossible to tell how
they will finish. The Clevelands are not to
far away yet to be caught. Their trip East
will go long way toward settling whether
or not they are to have the pennant They
look like getting it. They are PLAYING
great ball aid no mistake. PRINGLE
Nutm egs Good to Sleep On.
L.