The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

rally, and the Philadelphia went down
| writing from left on the body and right
on the jaw. He tried to get up, but was
counted out before he could scramble to his
feet. The referee gave the decision to Zim-
pher.
At the recent open indoor meet of the Suf-
folk and Worcester Athletic clubs, at Wor-
cester, the great event of the night was the
mile handicap run, with Tommy" Connect,
Observation-Disclosures ecOrdhOlder,
on scratch against big field and limit OF
$50 yards. The little Irish 'demOn" ia in
training for the ten-mile championship at
Madison Square Garden February ! next,
and did not feel like exerting himself par
ticularly to win, especially on fourteen-lap
track, which did not have raised corners.
There were a dozen runners on the track,
some of whom had over lap on Conneff.
The champion got a bad start through his
own fault, but he made itup very quickly. 1t
took him about three laps to get the measure
of the track. Then he began to show the
speed which was in him. He ran in perfect
style and with the greatest Judgment. 1t
was wonderful how he picked his way past
his opponents, all the time running in fault
less style and seemingly easy.
One by one he cut his field down, leaving
only Sherry and McQueeny in the lead. He
disposed OF the first named, who weakened,
but it was question in the minds of many
whether he would be able to beat Sherry
out. The crowd became wild with excite
ment, and encouraged both with yells and
cheers to do their best. On the last lap
Sherry still led, but lie was pretty shaky on
his feet, while Conneff was seemingly as
fresh as when he started. Connect knew
his business, and he scorched home In the
very short stretch and won by a couple of
yards. The crowd went well nigh crazy over
1t, notwithstanding that the local man was
whipped.
The time of 4 minutes 81 SO seconds was
announced as being many seconds faster
than the distance had ever been done in
the rink.
While Young Grirfo was waiting to wind
zip with Frank Erne at the latters testimo-
NAL In Buffalo last Friday night the man
ager OF the music hall where the testimonial
was being held told Billy Newman, jim
Kennedy and Young Critic that Pader-
ewski, who was to appear In the music hail
the Following night, had had an advance
sale of $1,000 worth Of tickets. Critic,
looking astonished, said: why know that
fellow Padsrewski. He is the Irish wrestler,
and II he can make that amount OF money
in one night l will give up boxing and he a
wrestler"
While at tue annual dinner of the Gin
crack Club, founded in England l29 years
ago, the Marquis OF Londonderry spoke at
length upon horse racing ana betting On
the subject of betting his words were dccid-
eddy apropos concerning the situation here.
After referring TO previous speech, In
which he had declared himself not opposed
to betting, he said:
He held these views because he consid-
cred it was the right of every independent
Englishnmn to spend the money he had TO
spare as he pleased. He was by no means an
advocate OF indiscriniinate betting, by which
he meant betting when a man could not
afford to bet, or on the principle that heads
they won and tails they could not lose. He
did not approve of a man betting who, by
doing SO. was the means Of bringing ruin on
himself or those who were dependent upon
him. and he deprecated still more that class
OF man who betted when he knew that he
might win but who. when he lost. was ab>o-
luteiy unable to pay. As he had said. he did
not object 10 betting for two reasons In
the first place, he considered IL was the right
OF every free man to do what he liked with
his money. and nobody else. Secondly, lie
thought il would be absolutely impOssihleror
Parliament to lcgislatc as TO who should be
able to bet and who should not be able to bet.
One further remark he would make on this
subject, and that was that he'could not but
think that those people who no doubt, meant
rightly but must still he regarded as fad
dists-those people who opposed their great
national pastinIe and ba scd their opposition
on the practice of betting-would render far
more good 10 the community If they were to
use their energies and zeal in endeavoring to |
persuade people that Were betting merely |
because they hoped to win, but could not |
afford to lose, that they were guilty OF gross |
dishonesty" |
An emphatic denial comes from Lexing- |
ton today of the canard that Milton Young, |
president of the Turf Congress, aud one OF |
the largest breeder OF thoronshbreds in |
the country, was killing his most worth |
less horses In preference to keeping them |
through the winter. Each winter il appears |
the labor Of some gossip TO circulate such |
q story. Last winter Eugene Leigh. owner |
of La Belle stud, was accused of slaughter |
ing dccrepit animals. The proprietor of |
Magrathiana Stud declares that there is |
absolutely no truth in the yarn. Many of |
Mr.. YouDg's horses have died of disease |
and injuries. it is true, but none was killed |
because he was unfit to DE kept through the |
winter. 4 tobacco grower who saw Mr.. |
Young's men removing the hides from |
dead horses started the story but now adj |
mits his error.
Malt HOus,, Burned.
Wcedsport, n. Y. Dec. 24.-Firc totally |
fastroypl the large malt hOuEp oWup1 nv |