The herald., 1894-10-05
AMONG THE SPORTING CLASS,
The Fight Between the Feath-
erweights Tonight.
Something About the Coming Cycling
Events.
A Fine String OF Race Horses ut AEri-
cultural Park-Who VIII Coms
pete at tho Fall
Msetings

The interest in local sports is centered
in the glove contest to take place at the
Los Angeles Athletic club tonight be-
tween Joe Welch and Sam Howard,
featherweights Of recognized ability. 1t
will be the first of a series OF boxing
tournaments to be given by the directors
OF the club.
Welch claims that he has never been
defeated. He has met and bested the
more prominent men OF his class on the
coast, and thinks he mas an easy contest
with Howard.
Howard says little, but thinks he can
knock out his opponent without any
great exertion. He is scarcely known in
this section, but is recognized as a cham
pion featherweight in the metropolis,
where he recently fought o l9-round
draw with Kid Burne.
DoINGs IN CYCLING.
The Los Angeles wheelmen held .
meeting Wednesday evening, at which
arrangements were completed for q run
to be given next Sunday. The boys
will take spin to Monrovia and Santa
Anita, taking lunch at the Oakwood
hotel. About 20 members OF the club
will participate.
There is probability that bicycling
event will be given in connection with
the fall race meeting. which will open
at Agricultural park October 10Th. The
race will be a 10-mile handicap, and will
be run about the middle of the week.
All of the local swii:e will enter.
The Spier 25 mile handicap race to be
given at Agricultural park on the 9th
inst, the local cyclists are laboring to
make it the star event of the season.
Zeigler, the American champion, Foster,
Wells and Edwards will be in attend
ance from the north, and it will be prac-
tically O test of championship between
the north and south. Southern Califor-
mia will enter McAleer, coast %. mile
champion; Jenkins, Hall, Allen, Burke,
Uhlbricht, Long, Washburn, Kitchin,
Castleman, Shoemaker, Cowan, Fox aud
others. The following prizes will be
given: First time, 5000 Sohmer piano
second time, Union racing bicycle; third
time, $100 gold stop watch; first place,
Rambler 80 pound bicycle; second place,
500 gold stop watch; third place, $50
fine hunting outfit.
In addition IL place prizes will be
given.
Arrangements are being made to have
O day of sports on November 9th, at
Athletic park, to be given under the
auspices OF the Los Angeles Athletic
club.
Louis Fox, the swift Riverside wheel
man. has decided to give up racing for
the present. He has purchased the
Fowler cycling agency, and will devote
his time TO business.
Frank Fowler OF Chicago, manager of
the wheel company by that name. will
depart today for the esst. after lengthy
soiourn iu Southern California.
BASEBALL LEAGUE.
The Los Angeles Ball league held its
weekly meeting Tuesday evening and
considerable business OF Importance
was transacted regarding umpires,
game schedules, players signed. etc.
The games for Sunday Will be as fol-
lows: Telegraios vs.. Boyle Heights
Stars: second game, Francis Wilson's vs.
Maier & Zobeleins. The Keatings will
do the recreating for next Sunday.
The new schedule calls for 40 games,
and no doubt the Jana will see some in
teresting sport before the season is
played out.
HORSE GOSSIP.
A glance at the horses now at the
Agricultural park track shows that they
constitute the best lot that has ever
been seen in this part of the state. Be-
sides those already here, there will be
manv from the Santa Ana races. Sew
la ha
track yesterday.
the track:
Durfse's sta table-Ketchum, Leon ore,
Harry Mo-, Ben Butler, Ocita, Gazslle,
Eta Weeks and an unnamed filly bv
Slkwood.
Sanford's stsble-Gray Jim, Sir Gird,
Nellie l., Bette Gentry and Gumber-
man.
Conneliy's stable-Irene Crother, Nell
lie w ;, Rory O'More, Thera and Lompoo.
Walter Maben's stable-Regina, Bet
Madison, La Belle. Peter W., Andy,
General Wiles, AL Ki. Coal Dust. Los
Angeles, runners; Wsif, Red Head,
Juan Bernard and Texas Charley.
Bridges stable-Ida Glenn and Bessie
Brings.
Vance's stable-Soudan, Altadena,
Pasadena, Belle and Dogsstan.
Heating & Ottinger-Ottinger. Edith,
Lady H., Silver Bee, Joe Cotton. Way
land w. and Katie Emmett.
Thornquest's rtable-Vendome, Ad-
jutant and 2-year-old by Nc Kinney.
S.imson stsbe-Miss Jeasie, LARGO
and Lady Agnes.
Snodgrass' stable-Alma J.
Wise's stable-Adslaide Simmons.
Adelaide McGregor aud Laura NJ
Burton Bros.-Dsl Norte and Paloma
Prince.
These horses showed themselves to be
6rst-clsss horses up north, and with
those that were not in the northern cir
cult there ought to be the best field of
horses that Los Angeles has ever seen.