The evening times., 1895-10-22
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GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.
Martin, the American bicycle rider who
has been in Europe, has won seventy firss
and forty second prizes in Italy and
France, and now he is about to take y
shy ut the Australians.
II. VI. Carter, OF Hyde Park. Mass, is
said to be the old est member of the
League of American Whcclmcn. He is
sixty-ninc, but enjoys Il spin on the wheel
as much rs any young man. and lie takes
one every good day
More than 90 cyclists have been added
To the professional ranks in Germany this
year Several of the spcedier ones Will
visit America next season to try cunclu.
sions With the cracks nero
Next year for the first time. says j cy-
cling publication, honest class men and
honest professionals VIII have Il chance
with the public, as II is pretty evident even
at this early day that class viii cut little
ice in next years racing.
The work OF building the mu,ll-talked-
about wooden track at Point Breeze Park,
Philadelphia, has been commenced. When
completed il is said this viii he the fastest
bicycle course i'll America, and some say in
the world.
Windle and Berlo have had row and
split. Windle announces that he will go to
ChilIicothc. Ohio, TO continue his record
breaking efforts.
Bald has announced that this viii he his
last year racing for medals and paste dia-
monds- He will go into the professional
ranks next season.
If the West Pointers had the time to de-
vote to football that the big colleges have
they would undoubtedly come near landing
In the front rank Uncle Sans boys have
got to get in their practice at 6 O'Clock in
the morning, at which time the college
pigskin chasers are making touch downs
IN their sleep.
The trotting dog Ned. that was killed by
some unknown miscreant ut Lexington the
other night. was undoubtedly the most vahi-
able canine in the world. McCue, his
owner gave So 800 for him. He was OF
the pointer species. He had Il record of
trotting a quarter Of a mile i'll forty five
seconds. and in two years earned more thaD
10000 for his owner
Secretary Pierce, of the new Louisville
Jockey Club. has given out some interesting
data regarding some of the stakes that
closed on the 18th instant. The showing
made is 4 magnificent one. Three stakes
were opened-the Kentucky Derby for 1897,
the Clark stakes, and the Kentucky Oaks.
With California and other remote points
yet to hear from, the Derby has now 159
entries the Clark stakes l3., and the OakS
116.
Arthur Irwin is in New York and il is
rumored. may become manager of the
Giants. When asked about the matter,
President Freedman N declined tosl whether
Irwin would or would not be connected
with the New York team.
Stursess. the English pedestrian. walked
eight miles in London on Sunday i'll 80 min
utes and sc seconds, thus beating all pre-.
vious worlds records.
One of the members OF the famous CiDcin-
natl Red Stockings OF 1S69-TO, organized
and led by the late Harry Wright. all are
still alive except Harry Wright and Pitcher
Asa Brainerd. says an exchange. Allison
Is in Washington, Gould and Waterman i'll
Cincinnati. Sweasey i'll New England.
George Wright in Boston. McVey in Cali
fornia, and Leonard in Newark.
The proposition to make John y. Day
Harry Wright does not seem to be meeting
with much favor. 1t is, in fact, quite prob
able that no one will be appointed chief OF
umpires. as the place is n useless one, be-
slowed on Mr. Wright as a compliment, and
at the same time a living.
The II told you sos are numerous in
town to-day. They are talking about the
big fight being called off. The refusal of
Julian to allow the postponemeut of the
affair at Hot Springs is not hard To see
through and IL the Florida Athletic Club
is as anxious as il professes To be tn bring
off the fight it will get postpUnement
and the fight. too.
FitZsimmons is no doubt after the for
felt the club has put up as guarantee
that the fight will take place October 81
The club can pay that forfeit and ma Ike an
other engagement with Fitzsnmons- On
the face of the thing it looks as though Fitz.
IL he is really anxious to fight. ought tn
agree to the postpoDcmcnt without demand
ing the forfeit. But. on the other hand,
when it is remembered that the Florida
Athletic Club appears to be purely Cor
bett concern. Fitzsimmons can hardly be
blamed for holding 1t strictly to its con-
tract. To make the club come to the
front with their forfeit is like finding
money for FitZsimmons.