The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.


A final attempt viii be made tomor-
row to hold the trotting races at the
fair grounds track which have been
postponed three times by rain. The
Santa Fe Reuters and the Palace base
ball nine viii also play ball there
The Independence ball team is hg-
uring on a trip to include Junction City
Emporia, Webb City and Joplin.
The entries for Holton's races close
June 20.
Winfield has played good ball for a
couple of seasons and they are going
to try it again this year Their team
is composed Of o. H Bevis, Roy Bevis,
AL Johnson. j. Clarke, c. Vance. E. Hep
Ter, J. Hurtz, NJ. Brown, H. PIaggmann,
J. Denny, S Hoyt, ]. Jordan.
Up at Holton they are expecting that
Joe Jarvis little Peto, 2.16sz viii hover
around the 2.1O mark this year.
The r. a. A. base ball team viii go
against the WamegOs tomorrow after
noon at Athletic park. Burr Lal1in is
chief Of the WamegO braves
The officers Of the Fort Scott Driving
club are going ahead with their prep
arations Tor the fall meeting, August
4, 5 and sand it is expected that a large
string of fine horses viii be in attend
ance.
John C. Harmon. prominent at HOl-
ton. has purchased a green 5-year-old
son Of Hillside Prince, and is working
him over the kite. The horse is
half brother to Sunrise Prince, 2:13, and
is showing quarters in "a and eighths
in H. He viii be campaigned and viii
buck against that coming Topeka stall
lion Wilbur.
AT Salina "A. j. HOlmQuist has fish
pond which he allows people to fish in
for considera ton. 1t is filed with
bass and other varieties. There ought
to be more of these in the state.
1t is pleasing TO note that the horse
show is becoming recognized as an at
traction of the highest class. Now
word comes from Topeka that several
of the most influential citizens of the
capital of the Sunhower state are in
harness as enthusiastic promoters of
the horse show. No more encouraging
note than this could come to the ear Of
the breeder. who has been frightened
and discouraged by the long continued
epression.-Chicago Horseman-
The NIarysville, Kan, PAGER, Kansas.
2.1O1a, that used to train in Topeka, win
be campaigned this year by FoOte Bros.
of Houston, Tex He will show up some
day with a race record better than
2.O6.
The old bent nose that chases the
Kansas circuit, Pauline H, was dis
tanced in 2.24N in the third heat of a
2 "a pace at Celina. o., the other day,
and a horse paper has this to say of
Dad Koran. Ed Koran of Kansas,
who is Familiarity known as Dad had
considerable fun with the boys over his
bay mare Paulina II. He kept them
guessing the name Of the horse for
about a week. When any one wuld ask
him what he called her, Dad would
say: sSheeny Girl. she's a. Jewish lady
from Kansas The remark was very
appropriate, as Paulina H. has a rain
bow nose"
The St. Louis Republic says the fol-
! lowing kind words about Dick Cooley,
in commenting on the left helder's re-
turn to Topeka: His illness is par
ticularly unfortunate. inland is at best
an ordinary substitute for man of
/ Cooley's brilliant qualities as an out
fielder and batter To be sure, Cooley
did not show up so we'll the early part
/ of the championship race of 1896 as he
did the year before. but there was plen-
/ ty of excuse for him. His work was
due partly to the strife and dissatis-
faction rampant in the club which af-
fected all the players to a more or less
degree. and was partly due to illness
All local fans will be sorry to see Cooley
go, and it is sincerely to be hoped that
he viii return to st. Louis shortly en-
! tirely recovered