The herald., 1897-08-09
SPORTING NOTES


out of Pocahontas. Another promising
colt in his string is colt by Advertiser.
In all, he has twelve head they being the
property of j. B. Haggin.
Peter S. McNally of Boston, whose at
tempt two weeks ago to swim the Eng
lish channel attracted so much atten-
ton, has sailed on the st. Louis for the
United States. Under the auspices of
the Brookline (Mass.) Athletic club next
year he will attempt to swim the Tiber
and the Hellespont.
Eddie Kaufman is now the manager
of the D. J. Tobin celebrated racing
string. 'Tobey" caught the Klondyke
fever and is now on his way to the gold
fields. Before he left he gave Kaufman
lease of his nags and cautioned him
not to enter them in anything but stake
events.
George B. Tincler, the great Irish run
ner, has posted forfeit to bind match
to run Everett McClelland, of Pittsburg,
any distance from three to ten miles for
$3.50 to $500 a side. McClelland is said to
be willing to arrange a series of matches
of five, ten or twenty miles.
James Wray, the Australian profess
sional sculler at Boston, has issued a
challenge to row any man in the world,
bar Jake" Gsudaur, two or three miles
for $500 side.
| The Marysville club announces a
change in the published program of
hooting events. AS originally arranged,
the program provided for alternate blue
rock and live bird events each day 1t is
now stated that the first day will be de-
voted exclusively to live birds and the
second day to blue rocks.
According to English critics Persim-
mons had no easy victory in the Eclipse
stakes. While they gave him credit for
being a game slayer, and say his race
was worthy one, they declare that after
the race he looked more like a beaten
horse than Valesquez, who finished Sec
ond
Franz Freys smooth-coated St. Ber-
nard Hector of Hauenstein died on the
2Sth of July from peritonitis, caused by
the bursting of an abcess Hector won
several first prizes in San Francisco and
was one of the best st. Bernards ever
shown there. He was imported in 1894,
and after being shown at the Worlds
fair and the Midwinter fair, was sold to
his ldle UWHel.
While Stanford has just as strong
foot ball eleven as that which won the
game for them last year, California is
weakened by the graduation Of Ran
some. A great deal is expected, however,
from the new class of freshmen.
The postponed annual meeting Of the
Pacific Advisory board of the American
Kennel club was held last Tuesday eve
mig. The following officers were elected:
DR.. F. w. D'Evelyn, chairman w. M.
Gibson, vice-chairman; r. T. Gardner,
secretary-treasurer A. P. Vredenburg,
secretary of the American Kennel club,
is expected to arrive in this city today
and the charges brought against H. T.
Payne by James Mortimer and the St.
Bernard club of California will be heard
some evening next week at the Occiden-
! tai hotel.
| Advices from Woodland state that en-
tries for the coming race meet are ex-
ceptionally large. Yolos county seat is
the most enthusiastic racing point on
the northern circuit and more interest is
being taken there this year in the sport
than for a long time.
Agitato started in the 2:10 pace at
Cleveland last week and was never
within hailng distance Of the money.
Frank Bogash was the winner. The
slowest heat was 2:101s and the fastest
2:06H.
w. H. Hicks, jr., the we'll known road
crack of the South Brooklyn wheelmen,
is another one of those wise amateurs
who will be numbered among the pro-
fessionals in time for the Quill $4,000
handicap. Hicks ought to develop into
a star handicap rider, and, of course,
would do better as the distance in
creased 1t is possible that he will en-
ter the six-day professional race, eight
hours per day, to be held in Boston the
latter part of next month.
After the four contestants in the $4,000
paced race, to be held in Boston in Sep
tember, have paid their pacemakers,
there will be little left for the principals.
The conditions of the race will proba bly,
call for one hour Of riding, which will
mean over thirty pacemakers. the ex-
pense for which will be close to $1,000 for
each rider.
The big professionals are making a
sad mistake in neglecting to support the
national circuit by their presence with
out forcing the promoters to give bonus
es in the way of exhibitions. If the big
line and all other circuits become things
of the past, the riders will be at the
mercy Of the track owners, but not until
then will they see their mistake.
Drink Glen Rock water Address r. L.
Smith, ZIG South Spring street. TeL'M