Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
spORTfNG NOTES.

Catcher CANCEL has again been signed
by Boston.
The New York Yacht Club now has
membership of over 1000.
II is claimed that Azote, 2.004, has not
made break this season.
Online now holds the 4-year-old pac-
ing record Of the world, viz 2.0Tt.
The Princeton football men will do
their preliminary training at lnogue, LII.
The fight arranged for Monday be.
tween Stanton Abbott and Jimmy Mel.
son has been declared off.
Speaking of Saturdays Vigilant.
Britannia contest, Lord Dunrayen stated
it was square and fair race. Both
boats had been sailed exceilently.
Frank Mckee has presented the New
York players with milk-whte flag,
with the following inscription in red
letters on it, ITO victory, New York,
1884"
Tho Delaware County Driving and
Bicycle Association has selected site
for half.mile track at Moore, compris-
ing Al acres. The capital stock of the
association is $4,000.
Elmer 9. Davis of the Baltimore Cycle
Club, rode II miles on his wheel at Bal
timore on Wednesday in 8 minutes 20
seconds. The best previous road record
was minutes 80 seconds.
A. A. Zimmerman, the American
| champion bicyclist, won the Tur-
| vile prize at Paris Sunday, over q
1000 metre course (about 1t miles,)
beating Louvet, the French champion.
President Nick Young of the National
League, announced last night week that
Umpire John McQuaid had resigned on
account Of ill-health, and that Tim
Keefe had been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Solly Smith and Jack Flaherty, two
feather. weight pugilists, were given
their choice on Thursday in Chicago OF
paying $50 fine for vagrancy or leaving
the town within "a hours. They chose
the latter.
A. A. Zimmerman, the worlds cham
| pion bicycle racer, is firing OF life
abroad, and has written to friends in
this country that he would like to come
home, but Is kept in Europe by the big
money inducement.
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old race horse Burlington died Wednes.
day night as the result of injuries re.
ceiyed in his stall two weeks ago. He
was second for the Princess of Wales
stakes of 10000 sovereigns at Newman
ket on July 9th.
The alterations to the Vigilant a
Greenock were merely TO reduce hel
rating, and consisted of shortening he
topmast 4 feet inches, shortening he
bowsprit 8 feet, and the reduction o
her spinnaker boom feet in length anc
considerably in diameter.
Jimmy Carroll, who is matched Il
fight Andy Bowen at 1873 pounds, OF
August Sth, before the Auditorium Club
at New Orleans, arrived in that city
Wednesday night from the City o
Mexico He will complete his trainin!
at the Young Mems Gymnastic Club.
George Dixon does not consider Jerry
Marshall In his class and thinks that ;
big enough purse would not be given BY
any of the sporting clubs. He says tina
if Marshall meets any Of the bette
known feather-weights, such as Eddie
Pierce, Johnny Griffin or young Griffc
and wins, he will then talk business
with him.
An effort is being made to arrange {
finish contest between George Dawson
the welter.weight champion of Aus
tralia, and Tommy" Ryan, who re
Gently defeated Billy Smith. Dawson
says he is willing to meet the American
and claims he can get backing TO
$4,000. Ryan has not yet been near
from in the matter.