The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-12


today D. Seymour's 5-year-old bay mar
Sapling, ridden 10y Tod Sloane, IN
American jockey, won the Liverpool
| Stewards plate by a length and half
Ihis race is Of $50 sovereign., for 3-year
o;ds and upwards. Ten horses ran, dis
tance nearly six furlongs. R. A. Os
wald's Dule Tree was second and Sir 5
Scott's Ardvourlie third. The bettin;
befo:e the start was to 2 against Ard
vourlie and 10 to / against SapliIfg.
London, Nov. u.-Tod Sloane, th'
American jockey, has won high approva
here, and the newspapers which former
ly criticized him now acknowledge thai
he is great rider. The Globe says:
However ugly Sioane's style, it pays
and we must admit that he is a perfect
artist in the saddle, and that at mis-
weight we have little stock in this
country to cope with him."
The Sun says:
Even the most prejudiced are forced
to admit that he knows how to beat
most of our men when his mount is
good enough. There is something in hi.
method of consideration"
MRS. LANGTRY'S LUCK.
London, Nov. u.-Mrs. Lily Langtry e
Norman, which was the favorite for the
Liverpool cup, TO be run at Liverpool to-
morrow. has been scratched.
Mrs. Langtry has purchased the Aus
tralian crack Aurum, the winner of
many races in the antipodes during the
present season. The actress is reported
to have lost heavily by the defeat of
her entry, Meluma, in the race for the
Great Lancashire handicap yesterday.
MALvOLIO IS DEAD.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 11.-Maivoiio.
owned by Jake Marklein and John Fay,
died al Cumberland Park last night OF
catarrhal fever. He was one OF the best
2-year-olds lin the west and the owners
recently refused $4,000 for him. Malvo-
lio had been sick for several days.
BREEDERS LAW NO GOOD.
St. Louis, Nov. lin the court of
criminal correction today Provisional
Judge Sidener sustained a motion to
quash in the cases of the fifteen defend
ants recently arrested for pool selling
and bookmaking, and they were discharg
ed. He declared that the breeders law,
enacted by the last legislature, under
which these arrests were made, is uncon-
RUNNING RACE FEATURES.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Dauphin was
used for a coup at Lakeside today, and,
heavily backed, won the opening race in
jocose fashion. Then four more favor
ties, Ulysses, Admetus, Presbyterian and
Myth won in succession The only bet
ting choice to fail was the closing race
Washington, Nov. u.-There was a
small crowd and a sorry one at Ben
nings today, the weather being wet and
wintry, and not a single favorite show
ing. The only feature of a tame day
was Flushings game finish IN the hur-
die race. He broke down on the far turn,
but recovered and came in third on
three legs.
CANADIAN WHEELMEN.
Toronto Ont, Nov. 11.-At a meeting
of the executive board of the Canadian
association it was decided
to ask the cooperation of the L. A. w.
in securing the world, amateur meet
for Canada in 1899. The meet is to be
held in Vienna in 1S9S
GERMANS RECORDS.
Brockton. Mass, Nov. u.@Surveyors
have completed the work of measuring
the course over which F. E German Of
this city went on a bicycle on Saturday
and Sunday on trial for American rec
ords. They found that German made
,2115 miles in the twenty-four hours.
seven and one-half miles better than the
American record. He made a century in
hours, minutes and 20 seconds. He
lowered the New England double-century
record 20 Is hours. 81 minutes and "a sec
1nds and lowered the American triple
century record to % hours 10 minutes. In
II hours and AZ minutes German went 175
niles. five miles better than the twelve
hour record
TwENT-ROUND DRAW.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 11.-Johnny Van
Heest OF Cincinnati and Jack OKeefe Of
Denver. fsatherweights. fought a twenty
'ound draw before the GAINESVILLE Ath-
etic club, ending at o'clock this morn
ng. At the close OF the fight O'Keefe
claimed TO have broken his forearm in
he early part Of the fifth round. but on
examination IL was found 10 have been
severely sprained.
YALE AND HARVARD TODAY.
New Haven. Conn. Nov. 1.-THE final
JTcctice OF the Yale football team pre-
imiuary 70 Saturdays game with Har-
yard was had this afternoon. TIE en-
ire team il said to be in perfect condi-
ion. Tomorrow, after light exercise in |
he morning. the players will board two
special cars, in which they viii be taken |
'ia Springfield to Boston. where they
viz spend the last night preceding the |
,-est contest.
Cambridge. Mass. Nov 1.-THE Har-
ara football Players. having finished |
hsir practice for Saturdays game with !
faie, statement was given OUT to- |
iishs in watch the condition OF the team /
s said d be satisfactory. 'Eespt in one
" two instances" the statement ssys,
the team has saown gradual improve
nent. and should be in its best form |
Saturday. TIE ends have covered thei- /
csition in excellent form Throughout ne
season Their fault is that they do not |
lold the runners vel enough on DE-
eu-e.''
NATIONAL BASEBALL.
Philadelphia, Nov. u.-Tnere was no /
rDee;ing Of the National BsseoaE league
oday, ana the transfer of Grady and
hartman Of St Louis 70 New York. ana
foln1ss and Donnel,y from re latter
Tub TO ST. Louis. was the only ieai that
rent through. Tle visiting naznaxes