The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-27


as TOO Much johnson" team. Both
firms are confident of victory and great
race Is looked for.
match race between Johnson and Sam
ger has been arranged. the conditions be.
Ing that the match consist of a series OF
three races, one TO occur In the east one
In the west, and the third to be wherever
the trainers of the participants decide.
State Champion John b. Corser, Of
Pottsville, Is about to locate here. He
Will wear the Scranton Bicycle club colors
this season. Corser is the most promising
rider in Pennsylvania, and the Scranton
club are exceedingly fortunate in secur-
Ing such rider to represent them on the
track.
DR.. Carver, the champion marksman of
the world. was a caller at the Green Ridge
club house last Thursday night The doc
tor Is fine talker. and for two hours
entertained those present with accounts Of
ms travels and thrilling experiences while
IN the government service during the In
dian wars In the W est.
The Green Ridge wheelmen will be rep
resented on the track this season by X. A.
Gregory and Robert V. White Gregory,
who Is at present attending school in Phil
adelphia, is expected home about May l..
lie VIII Immediately go in training on his
arrival here. White will commence train
Ing next Monday.
The Following race meets have been Of
hcially announced: Wilkes-Barre, June rs
and 1;Allentown, May 80, July and Sept.
20 and 20; Binghamton, July 4. As will be
seen by this schedule, Wilkes-Barre will
nave one two-day meet, and Allentown
one two-day meet, and two one-day meets,
While Scranton Is not likely to have any at
all. This is not as 1t should be, as we
have two clubs who heretofore have shown
themselves very aggressive, and some
thing should be done in reference to the
national circuit, which wants to meet
here June "a. Wake up, boys!
After two years Of patient waiting,
local turfmen are at last to witness
good, professional trotting and pacing
races in this city. The gentlemen
who recently purchased the Scranton
Driving park have secured charter
under the title of the Scranton Driving
Park and Fair association, and the
work OF renovating the property and
tearing down the old buildings, pre-
paratOry to summer and fall meet
Ing, is progressing rapidly. In June
and September there will be meetings
Of three days each for purses of $500,
the races to be included in the Eastern
Pennsylvania circuit plans for q now
been nrenared .nd tho oantroot ,,aao
for building it. All the old Sheds have
been torn down and in their stead new
stables for forty animals have been
built. The new exhibition building
has been changed into q stable and
contains fftv hoy stalls Tho track ;s
being mi in first-cIass condition The
entire nronertv viii be sncircIed hy
new fencinp
NOTES FROM THE TIRE,
p,oh.ra Cro,,or oor,r,o,,, 30 ~, ,r,,,,
ing weights allotted hia borsas nv the
English handicappers.
The NIinnesota lepisIature has nassed
the anti-pool selling bill and it is now be.
fore the governor for his signature.
Byron McClelland has passed a rule that
Henry of Navarro shall not be shown to
visitors at the stable. They became Sc
numerous that the horse was kept out
nearly an the time.
Crescendo, the California crack, and LIS
sax lhe laVorite Tor the Chicago derpys
ane r,' M l heh.uchy, anu are ] LOOMING wei Wen
ont So,iC',e or jni,,p,, ,p -'o'i @N''' '"" VIVA
r,,,,a ,,., e.,. ,.x
g. -, as 49,, c., Ga 49,
Nil 40 oIa - w.,
I'll. rra,,,n, 49,, nuses. fo,,srht
souarest fght seen berea bouts fo,
s.s.,. ~, a.
oho,,t ,b. oity r,bo ,,,are yer,, sore he
oa,sa tho, ,.,,ssaa 49, ha,tIa Thor.
i''S'u ~ ~, :,
,s -,
Meaiieu ot l,en, WHio, ii ..,
regret all the keener Tor having missee
a real battle for blood. Both OF th'
principals were about yesterday anc
did not show much evidence OF th'
hard punishment they received. There
is talk of another fight between them
Duddy's friends claiming that he wa:
,nare,,, knocked ont by a chance blow
ava ~. for +ha+ ,nfortunata occur
-, ~ ,,,o,,,a I,,,,. ,,,o, This ;s de-
.,,ns 49,, 1,,ss-o,, fr;a,as who ors var,
,..s,, A., ,,;o,,u,, rhay CO,
Juoiiah' oNei u,e
that hau not Juuse peeh o'si
the battle would nave enueu III tii'
fifth round. Judge unquestionabl!
showed good staying powers and wal
in shane for much more fighting aftel
the battle was over. He is a brothel
of James Judge. who entered the pro
fossiona1 r;ng at Camden some tim,
"so'
eoprc.
sfOfIs of ALL
Howard Goulds 2o-rater yacht Niasai'
was given a satisfactory trlai Mohaay ~ !,
stiff sou-wester. She Is saiied py MAI
Herreshoff.
r,. matcb race between the horses DR.
piea and Summons. which was to hav,
been run today, has been declared of
and DR.. Rice will be shipped east for th'