Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25

Another case similar to the stealing of
that great 3-year-old Clifford. occurred
az Lexington, Ky. Sunday night. The
bay colt Hyde Park, one of the best =
year-olds out this year. was stolen from
his paddock at the lines farm. near
Lexington. Hyde Park is by Fellow
craft, and is valued at $1,000 A heavy
reward has been offered for the capture
of the thief. IL il believed thar the
colt was stolen by turf outlaws. who
Intend racing him over Colonel PateS
Mexican course this winter.
Drivers often make mistakes G. w
Williams made one at Lexington that
cost him $3.50, 1t was In the 2-yearoll
trot. and after finishing third in the first
Falfa, his fast Allerton FLY. was really
the contendug horse in the second heat.
Wlri nearly to the wire he found he
could not beat Nellie A. out, and sud
denly quit driving. when Orrin llickok
slipped into second place. This peculiar
drive lost the Rush park driver even the
smallest division Of the purse, as Di-
rcctnr's Flower had been second in the
first heat. Had Falfa beaten Expressive
ont the second heat, whic, she could cas-
IL have done. il would have given VIII
liams 500, aud 500 rs owner of her
sire. He appreciated his mistake when
il was too late,
The first step toward preventing the
Alitchell-Corhctt fight taking place in
New Orleans will be n suit to he begun
today hCainst the Olympic club @for
$4,000 taxes. The decision Is consil-
cred 10 be important, as il may stop
even so-called glove contests in that
city.
The Baltimore Cycle club recently had
watermelon run, at which one water
melon was served 10 the hungry horde.
Cycling is said to be making great
progress in Mexico, and there will he Il
big future for the wheel in that country.
Some one has estimated that there are
NJ least million pounds of rubber used
In the bicycle business every year in
this country
Winnings of the crack amateur
rn6ng men this year varied from $1,000
TO. Sl2,OdO-pretty good figures for those
who do not make a profession Of racing
Tommy Ryan is going to. New York In
u day or two to try and arrange lin.
tied round contest with Dick Burge or
some of the other lIO-pound men. Ryan
would like to fight Billy Smith to a
finish for any purse the latter will nc-
cept,
REPORTS from Australia say thar
twenty-five miles on the ronl was GOV.
cred In one hour and one second during
u IttNlA raw lntNfA uitN NOlllE UefifF
than Walters 1OG:1O made az Detroit
in July, and which, Was the worlds rec
ord for the road,
Next year may sec Detroit represented
in the National Baseball league with
such team as II had several years ago
II the many rumors TINT have been Nv
Ing about nre true, Louisville, II Is said.
will be dropped from the league and the
Mace thus made vacant will be taken by
Detroit.
Twenty-Five hundred uoonle Witnessed
the bantam battle At the New Orleans
Olympic club last Tuesday between .Taci
Levy Of England and Jim German Of
New York which resulted in German
knocking out Levy in the eighth round.
Champion James j. Corhett who
wound nm h' theatrical season In FL
mira last Tuesday NIGHT previous TO
going into active training for his COM
ing fight with Charley Mitchell, when
shown the dispatch announcing That Rob
FitZsfmmons wns willing TO fight Cor.
hett' or Mitchell, cNclai'nci Great
He II good fighter hut he takes fits
I honestly believe he could whip Dixon
aud rlimmer in the same ring"
dispatch from ~. Louis says;
TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars has been
received here from New York To cover
5000 alleged to have hcen offered nv
Tom Allen ms weger thnt Mitchell will
whip Corbctt in the coming fight"
], $. johnson, the Minneapolis racer
won l24 prizes during the past season
seymty-two Of which were irsts and
tweuty-siS seconds
The lOO-milc worlds truck record Inns
been lowered to hours ~ minutes and
~ seconds by Arthur Linton, tho Welsh
champion.
4 special from Milwaukee SAYS:
sanger, Milwaukce's fast bicycle rider
has returned horne from his seasons
racing, He md his trainer Culver, have
parted company, and Sanger says he is
negotiating with frst.clnss trainer IN
the Fast TO handle him next year
S1nger SAYS he has earned upward %
5000 in prices. and feels well satisfied
with his work. He denies the report
that he was tired and unfit to enter the
recent RACES in the East"
''Jimmy" Mccormick las signed con.
tract with G. Walhnum to handle tAe
latter's horses after. Nov. L. Lamp
lighter will be turned over 10 him tlen.
walbaum purchased Selma ID. last Sat
urday,
"Billy" Lakeland, acting for Mfessrs
Ke.ne, has bought tie yeariing filly bv
Darbu-Guewn. from his brother "Aifey'
for $1,000. The flly has worked half
a mile in 0:49 IL az Brighton Beach last
Saturday.
Jimmy" McCorinic.'s entire string !.
for sale. Among the tot arc Marguerite,
Zenoela, WesJchester and Autocrat, Old
Firefy Is ups for sale ~ Hny price, a.
his owner intends keeping him so long as
be is satisfied with this world,
The Hawthorne Park Chicago people
have postponed the :. match between
Lamplighter, No Tamhien and Clifford
Is 10 give IampliglIter, who was shipped
yesterday, time q get. over the effects
OF his Journey Tarll hits been engaged
10 ride Iamplighter.
Charley Kelly, the Eastern bantam.
offers to fight, Jimmy Barry of Chicago
az 1OT pounds IN the New Orleans Own.
pic club if the latter will offer $1,000
purse.
Tel prltci.ari las decided 10 visit
AIneric, and accept Dan Creedon's char.
lenge for iigkt AZ catch weights. len
weeks after signing ARTICLES, for he layc.
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