Evening star., 1897-01-06
CHASING REYNARD.
The Chevy Chase Hounds ilunnlnR in
Montgomery County.

The Chevy Chase Hounds ilunnlnR in
Montgomery County.
The hounds Of the Chevy Chase Club are
running today In Montgomery county fn
the vicinity of Wheaton, the pack having
struck fox shortly after the meet al
Piyer's post office at 10 O'Clock. Quite a
party Of the club members and several
ladies followed the dogs. NJ. F. H. George
NJ. Dunn announces that there will be an
other meet next Saturday at Colesvile
Md; another at Fort Myer Va, Wednes-
day. January Ii, and srill another at Rock
vile. Md, Saturday, January 16. Red fox
es are plentiful III Montgomery county
this year and exciting chases are confident
ly expected to follow the meets in that
section.
Dan Stuart Posts n Forfeit.
Dan Stuart met AL Smith, who has been
agreed upon as final stakeholder in the
Corbett-FitzsimmcIs match, in Jersey
City, yesterday, and posted with him 5000
as guarantee Of good faith. This money
will form part of the purse in the event
of the fight taking place. Should Stuart
fail to bring the men together as agreed
upon the 5000 will be forfeited
Base Ball Notes.
Perry Werden, the old st. Louis first
baseman. has been drafted by the Louis
Vile club for next season. He was drafted
from the Minneapolis club of the Western
League. and will play with the Colonels
next year.
J. g. Ruckstuhl. the largest stockholder
in the Louisville Base Ball Club. died last
week, aged fifty-nine. Mr.. Ruckstuhl was
largely instrumental in securing the ad-
mission of Louisville to the National
League.
President Vonderbeck of Detroit visited
Philadelphia yesterday and gathered in
the state league clubs last season, and was
told that the services Of Barnett and
Thomas, whom the Phillies had drafted
from Detroit. were also at his disposal.
Bob Allen, the old Philadelphia captain
and shortstop, has been released at his own
request.
Manager Hanlon of Baltimore yesterday
denied that Second Baseman Truby. who
came to Baltimore in the Brodie-Donnelly-
Stencil deal with Pittsburg, had been sold
to Kansas City for $500.
The directors of the Louisville Base Ball
Club will meet tonight, and there will be a
team, from the president down to manager
and captain. The most important change
Is to be In the management. for McGun-
nigle Is to be deposbd hnd James Rogers
@ansear to ne put IN fun ehargss e as captain and
JOhn0On BefeatS Lawson.
John Lawson, "ths TeSfabie swede," was
defeated by John s. .yohpson in ten-mile
match race last night 1T the Ice Palace
skating rink in New York. Lawson had
rot recovered from kile long and exhaust
ing ride in the recept six-day bicycle race.
ard was easily beaten. Johnson finished
the ten miles in IS minutes 28 2-5 seconds
He was eight laps ahead lof Lawson.
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Los ANGELES. Cal: January 6-Jim
Burns Of Chicago Was Given the decision
over Billy Gallagher ef Oakland in the fifth
round of flfteen-round contest before the
Los Angeles Athletic Club last night. Gal
lagher broke his arm In the fourth round
by striking Burns vicious blow on the
head. Up to that time he had landed sew
eral times and succeeded, by superior Skill
IN evading Burns terrible rushes. Gala
CHER knocked Burns down in the third, and
there were claims of foul blow, but they
were not allowed.
The recent invention, Vimoid. kit for
repairing puncture Of a pneumatic tire
instantly and permanently, has made tho
Vim tire virtually puncture-proof, in that II
has enabled the rider to make his own re-
pair ON the road. You can use It yourself
on ordinary punctures: but II you get bad
puncturc that you cannot mend, take the
tire to Holmes a. Co., I'll 9th street NV,
who Will Fanafr hs,x,