The evening times., 1896-01-15
GENERAL SPORTING CHIT.
Jack DAILY Talks Of Gordon's
Chances With Raedy.
SHOULD WIN WITH EASE
Does Not Think Pat VIII BE Whipped
AS Quickly AS He Was When He Met
McMillan-Bicyclist Sanger Heard
From-winter Fishing-Rowe Sc
cures Jockey Clayton.

Jack Daily took a run up today from
DOC" Rays farm down the Potomac,
where Jersey" Gordon is getting into
shape to meet Pat Raedy tomorrow night
before the Young Mems Athletic Club.
Jack was in town on business, but found
few moments in which to stop in The
Times office and have u little chat.
Take my up," said he, land have a
little bet down on Gordon. He is Il winner
before he ever steps into the ring. This
fellow Raedy does not know how 10 light
Il little bit, and he cannot hit hard enOu gn
to hurt Gordon.
"Raedy Will get into the ring and try
some or MS MONKEY shines, jumping around
Jersey, and the first thing he knows he
will find himself on the hard side Of
Queer street. Gordon is a powerful
puncher, and also has niSshare or cieverness.
II do not expect TO see him win III a
punch, as MCMILLAN did, but that he VIII
whip Raedy IN the end Is as certain as
that | am sitting here. There will be
plenty OF Gordon money at the ringside,
III spite or the ract that haedy Is the favor
ite III The betting.
"A humber OF Gordous friends from
Newark VIII be on hand, and, as Jney have
lots OF confidence ia the jersey boy, there
should be some hot times III the o.d Eureka
Club arena tomorrow night"
''If class is abolished says Sanger,
1.-THE professional rider Will be beneilttd
Many oil the intermediate class VIII be set
men who are professionals TO ali lntents
and purposes, except in name, viii declare
themselves and come over. My only regret
is ,naI did not quit the amateur class Soon
er. Since leaving class B | have made more
money IN one year than i'll three previous
ones. 1 had a rot or diamonds that had
won. According to the value placed upon
them as prizes by race-neet projectors, they
were worth $3.50. 1 sold them some time
ago and realized S2,639-a little over 80
per cent of Their alleged cost This year
1 won ~, ! % III cash. paid ali my own eX-
peDses, including a trainer, ard cleared
professional think have done pretty well.
Next year expect to do better still"
Now is the time of year when most all the
fishing RODS, lines and tackle OF every de-
scripuOn are laid away i'll the attic rapidly
getting into condition which 1t VIII De
impossible for the owner To change, and
III the spring when the good fishing season
opens. The really great trouble with the
ordinary angler is that Just as soon as the
weather begins to grow u little cold and
drcary he tnInks he must lay his L. exile u way
which the anglers think they have stored
away very nicely, VIII have TO be replaced
and not ;uucn II until the season is once
more i'll full blast, and yet, II he only knew it,
this is really one OF the best seasons i'll the
year to 20 out and nave sport with the meIn-
bcrs of the finny tribe. or course, il is a
little chilly, but the genuine fisherman does
not care Tor a little thing like that Moth
lUR like Duu Cdl
thusastic fisherman. He Will brave iI-
mcuse CANNES barking at him as he goes
through the meadows OF some farmer who
has posted notices on every square foot OF
terra fIrma under his control, warning
anglers that they will be shot, and also have
lew other pleasant things like that done
TO them. He will wade a stream when be
knows he Will be laid up the next day with
pneumonia. He VIII tramp i'll the sun until
he gets a hali-iozeu sun-strokes, but you
can't frghten him worth cent. There is
only one thing that Will keep the enthusiast
from going fishing, and that is the fact that
he knows the fish viii not bite.
Dan Stuart is q business bug. He means
providing some run ut the nstic carnival.
tie pow comes out with an offer to match
I. F. Cork against any man in the world
using the shotgun for 81 900 or $1,000 a.
side. Cork is somewhat OF stranger in
the shotgun world, and one would suppose
that Captain Jack Brewer, Fulton or Car
yer would look the matter up. Ii is not Of
ten such a bold def is issued with good
solid money at the back OF il, and II the
crack shots allow the challenge to go by
unoliced they need a spanking. II Is not
unlikely that Stuart viii arrange other
anu sements for the week. II he could get
up a nice game of croquet, wouldn't that be
nice?
1t was stated some time ago that James
Rowe was trying to secure the services OF
A. Clayton, the ecolored jockey, for the Brook
udlt StdDit luis year. tldytcu
signed the contract. and will be on hand
early i'll the spring to assume his duties as
first Jockey for Col. Thompson's racing es-
tablishment. He can ride at about 103
pounds, and is one of the best boys in the
Quite number rofimprovements are either |
under way or completed ut Brookdale. !
Col. Thompson is remodelling his residence, |
d nj a cottage for Rowe is to be built. Some |
OF the old stables have been converted into |
stables, while others have been |
changed for the better accommodation of |
the yearlings and brood mares.
Col. Thompson Will have a large stable |
next season, some thirty odd head. Prepa- |:
rations are already under way to send a !.
detachment on for the spring meeting Il |
|ashington. There are now thirty year.
lngs at Brookdaie. The first or imported |
Juvenars get will be foaled this spring. |
1t is expected that there will be about |
'ourteen of them.
Requital has entirely recovered from his |
year, as ne now stands fifteen hands three |
Ind weighs 1000 pounds. One l Love is |
llso wintering well and is likely to be a |,
good three-year-old this spring.
Jockey Washburn, AL Rehbn, Conroy |
md Elwood Griggs sail today from New
ork for Caracas to attend the races there.
Wash will do the riding for the combination, |
which has taken along the Coon and Con-
est with which they expect to win the |
long green of the South Americans.
Honest John Croker and Jockey Clear
ire edisposingo of a large numbe of the tickets
or tie rattle of the race horse Chillon, which |
axes place in Alexandria on Saturday
light.
All talk of a meeting at Arlington has |
,een given up. 1t would be flying in the
ace of Providence to attempt to give
Meeting there until the Maryland legisla-
ure has adjourned.
The racing associations in the West are
having picnic with the Owners and Train
rs Club, which threatens q boycott unless
he associations stand to its dictation
Mr.. C. NJ Smith, the Western turfman,
,ffered SIT 900 for the services of Sims this
rear, but could not get him. 1t is likely |
hat Cassin, the Western lightweight, will
ide Smiths horses in the East.
If owners do not school jumpers for the
.oming season they will be foolish. There
will be plenty OF hurdle races and steeple-
hases throughout the year. Brooklyn will
~ ,utsomeeventso tsofthatcharacter of on the card.
The circuit for jumpers this year will be
Morris Park, Gravesend, Coney
sland in the spring, and will commence at
,oney Island again in the early fall and wind
Ip at Bennings. There are greater induce
nents than were ever offered before for
horses.
National Dairymen Convene.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Represe natives of