The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-11

Jan. 13-At- Larchmont. N. Y, ]. K
Palmer killed IS out Of 100 birds, becoming
amateur champion shot.
Jan. 25-At Redbank, N. j., Olan Rudd
skated two miles in SAP 3-5.
Jan. 26-At Red Bank, N. J., John g.
Johnson skated 100 yds. (standing START in
9 is sec.
Feb. 15-At Hamilton, Ont, Clara K.
lowered five-mile ice trotting record to
Mar. 1s-At Danville, KY. in hop. skip
and jump Thomas A Hendricks made 30
Apr. Se-At Syracuse. n. Y. Michael
Dernberg lowered two-mile bicycle record
to 3:51 40. Chicago bicycle road race,
l9I miles. won by Homer Fairmon in 81 :36.
Jun From Buenos Ayres to Chicago,
II. 1000 miles, walked by Louis Budinich and
Anton Benz. having started Aug. Z, 1892:
Jun. 3-Frank Sheldon walked from Chi
cago to New York in % DIS.
Jun. RELAY race between New York
and Chicago. on bicycle, in IS hrs; 50 min.
Jun, 17-At FL Paso. Tex, ]. S. Prince. on
bicycle, beat relay of three horses in ten
Jun. Sat New London. Conn, Yale won
varsity four-mile race, ten lengths ahead
Jun. 2S-At Chicago. Lee Richardson
o bicycle backward mile in 4:04 2-5.
paced mile in 2:03.
Jul. N-George Wolfe. from Chicago to
New York, on bicycle. in DIS. hrs. 5 min.
feated Robert J.. pacing 4 heats in average
Aug. &At Decatur. Ill. Fife Powers and
Pestora Wilkes Cteam) pace mile in 2:15.
Aug. 14-At New York. Fred Titus o
bicycle 10 miles in a:5S 4-5.
Aug. 15-At Cleveland. o., Louis Gimm
Bloomington, ILL.,. Tom Robinson ran LOG
Aug. 2s..Tommy'' Connect. amateur. ran
Sep. PAT Denver, o. B. Hackenberger
rode bicycle % miles in 1:C4 AL.
Sep. Pin New York bay. International
r-a4hN aa-4na mon Gg -nn-faa ~ ,-aoHN n
fender....At Springfield, Mass, bicycle
records in tournament broken as follows:
F J. Titus. z miles 1SS yds.. l hr:; VIC
10:11: Z. C. Bald, y mile. 1:0l.
Sep. 1-At Chicago, Fred A. Weage and
Hector MacGagan, 100-mile tandem bicycle
century in Z hrs. @ min.
Sep. T7-Morton Duxbury rode bicycle
from Providence, +. l., to San Francisco
and back in IS DIS: Is hrs.
Sep. 2l-At Manhattan field, N. Y, worlds
records broken in races. all by Americans.
as follows: Fitzpatrick. $50 yds. run, 1:53 rs:
NJ. F. Sweeney, running high jump. 6 #
Is in; r. ]. WeferS. 300 yds. run. q 3-5.
Sep. 26-Western Baseball association
closes season with Lincoln Meb.) club As
champions.
Sep. SO-Season of National Baseball
league ends with Baltimore club as cham
pions and Cleveland I'd.
Oct. S-Temple cup won by Cleveland
Baseball club in series of games with Balti-
Oct. fiat Lexington, KY, Miss Rita and
Josie B., pacing mares, lowered worlds
record for team to 2:12la-
declared of by Florida Athletic club.
Oct. 2$-At Louisville KY. B. W. ivy
man rode bicycle 100 miles in 4:2T:32.
Oct. PA Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern from Chicago to Buffalo, N. T., SIG
miles. in Z hrs. so min. 10 Sec; average,
CAS- miles an hr.
Oct. pat ChillIcothe, O., W. ". windle
rode bicycle y mile in 4S sec.
Oct. 3i-At Sarnia, Ont, Angus Mcleod
rode bicycle l mile. unpaced. in 1:5 2-5....
At Denver w ". p. paced 2 miles in 4:22%.
Nov; FAT Rochester. N. Y. Charles
Minneapolis, August A. Hanson in 24-hr.
bicycle ride made SIS miles....A Southern
Pacific train went from New Orleans to
San Francisco in 3 DIS. 2 hrs. u min.
Nov. 9A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
train went from Galesburg, Ill, to Men,
dota, 50 miles, in 60 min.
Nov. IS-At Louisville, KY, E. J. Earle
rode bicycle 2 miles in 3:43 is.
Nov. 2S-At Chicago. Charles L. Duryea's
motorcycle won motorcycle race. 81 miles, in
10 hrs. q min..-..At Chicago, football
games as follows: Michigan university, Z;
Athletic associations tie "a; in Kansas
City, Missouri university, 10; Kansas uni
versity, s.
Nov. 30-Prof. Enoth, aquatic performer.
stayed under water 4 min. 5 Sec
Dec. Sat Cheyenne (Wyo) John Green
rode bicycle 1 mile in rs: Charles Erswei1
rode 1 mile ~(standing START in lao.
Dec. I4-At Syracuse, N. Y, Clearwater
won worlds pool championship. defeating
Keogh. of Binghampton.
Dec. IS-At Chicago, John Hunter made
90 balls in continuous pool. 8 points better
than worlds record.
Dec. 23-At New Orleans, Peter Berja
rode hicycle q mile In 1:so2