The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30

Handles will get loose. do what you will.
and some time OF another they viii part
COMPANY with the bar. Forty ways to
cement them on have been exploited as
many different times in the columns of the
wheel papers, bat the average sticker-un
uf handles makes the mistake of smearing
the cement over the handle bar instead of
placing it inside the handle. the conse
quence being that the handle when forced
On pushes up the cement. which forms in
an unsigntly ring round the end OF the han
die. The proper way is to melt little
cement. pour il into the mouth Of the handle
while the latter is being revulved. So as to
make il run round: warm the end OF the
handle bar. but not sufficiently to injure
the cork OF celulUid. and push the handle
on. The handle bar Will thus tend to carry
the cement further in. and there viii be
none visible round the outside.
The nominations for the English Grand
National are without doubt the best that
have been issued Tor many years, for with
the exception of one or two. there is not
smart steeplechaser in training absent from
the long list of entries. An exceedingly i'm
portant element is introduced into the com
petition for the highest cross-country hon
ors this time. by reason Of the imported
Australian champion steepleChaser Nor
ton, who has been located for some months
at Mr.. rthur Gates -well-kDown establish
ment in Hampshire. where the great Clois-
ter was trained. Norton, who was bred
in New Zealand. is a fine outstanding chest
nut horse, and. according to the critics.
fully sustains his Anupodean reputation
as being real. good chaser. for Il finer
fencer never looked tn rough bride.
When he is throughly wound up he Will
indeed be worthy to rank with the very best
who have ever competed for the cross
country Blue Ribbon over the famous Aim
tree course. near Liverpool.
1t will he interesting to sec how the handi-
capper Will deal with Norton. but il is to
be hoped that he will not be crushed out of
il by having an overwhelming burden al
lotted to him. as his owner, Mr.. S. II. Col
Ian. who has made himself extremely popu-
lar and is a rare. coed, all-rouud sportsman.
reserves every credit for his pluck and en-
terprise in taking his great horse such an
immense distance in order to tackle the Eng
lish horses on their own ground.
A discerning critic makes the following
on the Corhett episode at Phila
ielphia: ''Corbett's row with Il fireman in
a Philadelphia theater is Il pretty fair in
lication of the character of the man. There
is no :Eeaner man than the pugilist who
employs his strength and skill in attack
ing a smaller man. Such pugiist is de-
spsed even by his fellows in the ring.
-orhett is a very wicked. n very bad man
when he thinks his way to victory is easy.
When he believes that he has no more than
an even chance with the man before him
here is no more cautious or more cold
FLOODED. Had COrbett yearned for fight |
with Fitzsinimons and possessed the lin |
which he had with him when |
le met the Philadelphia fireman the Cor |
fight would have been |
,een a matter of history. But he has sluggcd |
he fireman and RETAINED from meeting !
Sam Fitzpatrick cabled Tuesday to |
he National Sporting Club, London, &C. |
'epting their offer of 1890 purse for a
.wenty found fight between Dick Burge /
md Kid Lavigne. Fitzpatrick said he |
would not refuse match on this side for |
.avigne prior to their trip to Europe, if
arrangements could be made.
J. Miller of Philadelphia and John Bon
Ter of Pleasant Hill will spar near Mahanoy
,ity, Pa, February 22. for purse of 800.
Bright PhOebus Outruns Crescendo.
San Francisco, Jan. 30.-J. Maggie Burke's
,rescendo. the game son Of Flambeau-
Janet. was forced To lower his colOrs 10
Walter Hobart's Bright PhOebus in the
Sagle stakes for seven furlongs at Bay |
District yesterday, being virtually handt
apped out " the race. Crescendo, although