The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-03

A five-mile foot race has baan ar.
ranged between Daniel CoIey and /
Michael ]. Kelly, OF Trenton.
John Splan is doing tho half-mile |
trucks In Ohio. and Is winning an |
average OF four races Il week..
The junior cricket game between
Germantown AMI Philadelphia yester
day was won by the former by the
score Ut l2l to s..
Homing pigeon rs 3l4a" can be
found BY owner by addressing Halle
Z. McAiey, Masseysburg. Huntington
county, Pa.
Tho unfinished club record cup
match between the Merton and Phila.
delphia cricket teams was brought to
. conclusion at Wissahickon yester.
day, the home tHatn making 90 runs
against Merions 1893.
The Glasgow Herald, In an Brticle
on the yacht races, says that the anx.
Lefty OF the Messrs Gould to race the
Nlgllant on the Clyde is not SO great as
u generally supposed. The Goulds do
not like the course.
II. N, Swank Will start from New ark
Tomorrow AZ o u. m, 20 beat the roc.
ord OF Frank Dampman to Philadel-
phia for the prizs offered by Ii. ID LIE
Cato. The race Will finish on the track
during the meet OF the Quaker City
Wheelnen.
john II. Clark's Il5.pound amateur
boxing tournament. with IA co.npati
tors, takes place tonight at the Amarl-
oan Athletic Club. Ninth and Arch
streets. The competitors will weigh
In between and = D. M, and the tirst
bout will be started at $50 sharp.
New York horsemen are interested
In two proposed match trottinR races.
one between Captain Lyons and the
bay geidtng Cranston for 5000 side,
at Fleetwood Park, August a. Tho
other Is to be for $500 bntween Cap
tain Lyons and the bay horse Soudon.
2.i91.
81 will telegraph my acceptance to
day and will light before the Olympic
Club OF New Orleans. which senms tC
DO tho choice OF the other side. and FOL
any reasonable purse they may offer
! will also post my 9 900, hut | draw
the line at the $3.50 expense business.
In yesterdays 2cO0 metres mattel
race at the volodrome, Houoen, the Bel
CLAN bicy cle Ride heat both 4. A. Zim
herman and Harry Wht eler. the two
Americans in the final. Zimmerm1a
had previously been beaten by tht
1eginn in an exciting race the samt
day at Paris.
Paddy Mcbride called at 9TH
Record" Office last evening and lef
Slt o III support OF a challenge to high
Water Edgerton. better known u
The Kentucky Rosebud for from
$500 to $1,000 side, within six week
after signing articles, at l22 pounds
Mcbride says he would prefer to tigh
in club IL an outside purse can b
secured. but II no purse is offered b
Will light "Ihe Rosebud" to u finish /
private. Edger:on has ona week /
which to cover the forfeit. After tina
the oiror will be open to any !22 poun
man.
Jimmy Mcilala, who acted as Edge
toms manager and trainer from la
February until inst month, says thu
the charge OF uniairness In ilnancli
matters preferred against him by y,
Rertun is very unfair. Mclialo sa!
that Ills arrangements with The But
were equal division of the receipt
that during their two months tr
they ook IN $3.50. OF which sum Il
gorton received $40. Tho eXpena
amounted to $3.50.
". A. Burk Q, puglllst Corbett NJ
York ropres entatiya. received cab
gran iiom Cor bett yesterday statil
thht Notwithstanding his success
England OIL July 18th for New \ or
Dorbelt says he will so after Jacks
and will make hlm declare him solf.
jackson rcfusos to fight In Fiorit
tCoibett will give Etzsimmoms t
fret chance.