The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

Phoebus takes the rich Realization stake.
9-Cornell crew wins at Henley, the lie
ander refusing to start on account of u
misunderstanding.
eSychampoa, S drops dead Cornell mdf'a o1ow
badly beaten by Trinity Hall.
ride. 4m me IN q 1 eas BY &ee q $751;
ers win the Western tennis champion
ship
1i-Attorney General Crane declares he
Will stop the Corhett- Fitzsimmons fight
15-Jimmy Barry defeats Ross in two
rounds, Carr Neel wins the Western sin
gle tennis championship,
1S-O'Connell hangs up new three
quarter of IA mile record of ll2li at La
tonia.
l9-,w. $. Mcdowell defeats the Toronto
crack oarsman.
24-John r. Gentry defeats Joe Patchen
In three straight heats at Freeport.
AUGUST
Joe Patchen defeats Robert j. at
Cleveland,
s--Jockey Sabine killed at st. Louis.
Merlin and Phantom win at the Ra-
cine regatta.
S--Joe patchen defeats Robert j. at Buff
fao.
9-E, c Bald rides a mile in competition
10--Corbctt and Fitzsimmons have bar
room squabble in Philadelphia.
lt-Azote defeats, Fantasy at Buffalo.
l6-Wren and Chace defeat the Neel
brothers at Narragansett.
Bowen Ieigler defeats Stanton Alb
bolt at Baltimore.
g0--Wren and Chace win the National
tennis championship in doubles, defeating
Hobart and Hovey.
22Joe Patchen beats Robert ]. at Wash
ington park. Tommy Council runs three
quarters of a mile in 500 4-a,
2i-Requital wins the rich Futurity.
25--Roby Athletic club arena burns.
i5na 'S Sns p chsmpionshp tart Fa' caa
well engages in fight on the Windsor
race track George Dixon fails to knock
out Johnny Griffin at Boston
as-Joe Walcott whips Dick O'Brien in
one round at Boston.
20-Robert j. wins the free for all at
Fleetwood, Death of the race mare Ma
Si-John V, Crum runs go yards in q 4-5
seconds at Chicago.
SEPTEMBER.
1-lnternstlonal chess match at Hast
ings England, won by Pillsbury. the
johnson defeats Sanger in the match
race at Buffalo. Piper" Donovan runs
100 yards at Brockton, Mass, I'm 3-5 Sec
onds.
Joe Patchen and John r. Gentry en-
gage in an ugly looking race at Philadel-
phia--lasted seven heats.
5--Azote trots in 2.03s4 at Galesburg.
7-Defender wins the first of the inter-
national yacht races.
l0-Valkyrie wins the second internation-
al yacht race through a foul.
1l-Renry of Navarro beats Clifford and
Rey Ell Santa Anita In a match.
l2-Valkyrie quits at the start of the
third international yacht race. Robert J.
beats Joe Patchen and John r, Gentry at
Louisville.
f4-John e. Crum beaten by Wefers in
the sprinting championships at New York.
2l--New York Athletic club defeats the
London Athletic club at Manhattan field.
22-l}ob Kneehs Is expelled by the Amer
lean Trotting association.
OCTOBER.
Trey del Carreres runs remarkably
fast half mile
2-Clevelands win the first Temple cup
s-Governor Culberson signs the anti
prize fight bill and It becomes law. Tom
nv White and Van Heest fight a draw.
Harry Wright, the well known base ball
man. dies at Atlantic City.
Wv. w. p. lowers the wagon record
from 213 to 2,0sh.
events from Cambridge.
sEcleyelands win the Temple cup. Oak
land Baron wins the Kentucky Futurity.
e-Joe Patchen defeats Robert ]. and
John r. Gentry; .,,
1O-Governor Clarke says mo fight at
'' is-Robert j. turns the tables on Joe
Patchen and John II. Gentry.