The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-07

trainer; W. G. Foster, San Francisco;
Otto Zsigler, San Jose; William Terrill,
San Francisco; r. L. Long, San Fran
cisco; William Haley, San Francisco;
G. s. Wells, San Francisco.
Zeigler holds the championship OF
Californis, and the other Californian
members all have made fact miles.
Drnberger and Bliss each has made
world records. The former is the cham
pion ''standing-sts racer. He holds
all records from q 100-yard dash to
two-mile race.
GREAT CYCLING EVENT.
The greatest cycling event of the year
in Europe will be the Grand Prix, to be
decided in Paris in August. Its value to
the winner will be 100000 francs. This
is the same amount Of money given for
the blue ribbon of the French turf of the
same name. The Grand Prix for cyclists
iH new fixture, and, it is expected, will
attract the best cyclists of the world to
Paris. so that the winner. in addition to
pocketing the handsome sum mentioned,
will receive the championship as we'll.
The money is given by the municipal
authorities OF Paris and the distance ia
five miles. Wheeler, Zimmerman and
other Americans will enter the contest.
Harry Wheeler, the American profess
sionRl cyclist who 10 now in France,
is entered in an italian road race be-
tween Milan and Turin, defiance Of
500 kilometers, to take place on May
10th. A prize Of $4,000 is offered to the
winner. Wheeler is also entered in the
Italian championship races.
PUGILISrIC NOTES.
The officers of the Olympic club of
New Orleans are preparing to give
great fstic carnival. Among the con-
tests promised is one between Joe
Choyneki and Bob Fitzsimmons. A
liberal purse for the event ia promised,
and as both men are said to be on their
"uppers," there is no doubt they will
accept.
George La Blanche, the Marine, was
locked up in the city prison at Chicago
q few days ago for beating his wife. 1t
seems that at last the fakir has struck
somebody he can whip.
Jimmy Carroll, the lightweight pugi-
list, at one time instructor of boxing la
the California Athletic club, ia now in
the City of Mexico, where he has organ
ICED an athletic club that is receiving
the substantial support OF the first citi-
Gems of the gay capital.
BASE BALL CHAT.
A feature of the third successive game
lost by the New Yorks at Baltimore was
the singing of The Bowery by the boys
on the bleachers.
Tredwsy is tearing off three-cus hion
shots for Baltimore this season, just as
he used to for Les Angeles few seasons
back.
Jerry Hurley, an old California favor
lite. has been released by the Detroit
club to Quincy, Ill.
The Chicagos are losing with such
regularity that Arson contemplates re-
turning to frat base.
The New York Herald says that the
Bostons are playing as if they wintered
we'll in California.
The Rosedales defeated the Temple
Streets yesterday in an thinning game
by score of IL to IL. The features OF
the game were the battery work OF Da-
vies and Allen and the playing of Nell
son on first base.
HORSE GOSSIP.
There are quite a number of racers
booked at present at Agricultural park,
this city, among them being Walter
Msben's and Charles Duriee's strings.
which are doiag daily work preparatory
to the opening of the northern circuit
later in the season.
1t was recently announced that Dur
fee would send his crack stallion Nc
Kinney. 2:1l14, and Gossipsr, 2;1434, to
Pleasanton to stand this year, but ow-
ing to the death of his vile he changed
his plans and will lot his horaes remain
at Agricultural park.
Besides Gossiper and Mckinney there
are 20 other horses In Durfee's stable at
present. There ia the 3-year-old mare
Gazelle, by Goesiper. with q record OF
2:28A Leonore. bay mare by Dash
wood, with 2 IA record; Warspite, by
.Steinway, S-ysar-old. and several
ether YaunpHtara. anH1a of which are