The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-12
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.

Joe Choynskl. who is at San Francis
co. says that if Kid Mccoy will fight
him he will agree to George Siler as ref
cree. IL Mccoy refuses to meet him Joe
says he will fight Peter Maher instead
A challenge has been sent by the
Royal Golf Association to the United
States Assoeia ton for an International
team match, TO be played on the links OF
the Toronto Golf Club next September.
Wonder S. is the name of a roughcoat-
ca St Bernard dog bred in Brooklyn.
that stands 3S inches high, weighs 235
pounds. is only nineteen months old, and
reputed to be the biggest dog in the
world.
The annual sale Of the Prince of Wales
Shire horses wassheld yesterday at the
stud farm, al Wolforton, near Sandring-
ham, Norfolk. Fifty-four lots. including
stations, mares and hllies, brought f12,-
liz C60.5S5), an average of 81 ,122.
1t looks as IL the proposed match be-
tween Dick OBrien and the Harlem
Coffee Cooler has fallen through. The
Cleveland A. c., which first proposed
ms tch between the two boxers, has not
posted a forfeit to bring the affair off.
Edward Taylor, the French middle
distance rider, is another Jimmy Michael
in the hands Of his trainer. Taylor has
an even temper, Is never ruffied ana
trains hard and earnestly. The little
Frenchman promises to be as popular
with his pacemakers as is Michael, and
that is one-half the game.
The entries for the bench show of the
Westminster Kennel Club, which will be
held in the Madison Square Garden, New
York, during the four days beginning
February q. closed on Saturday night
last with a larger list than ever before
in the history of the club, the total num-
Der Of entries being LOO.
President A. II. Soden, of Boston,
SENS TO have some inside information
about the new baseball schedule. ! un-
derstand," said he. that the New Horks
and Bostons will open the season ag alfst
each other this year They VIII make
great opening card, as they always put
no a good fight when they meet, although
they might not play as good ball as ttey
would later when the men on both sldes
are in better condition.
Gougoltz. Lamberjack, Taylor anu
others Of the foreign riders now IN Amer
lea have all been attacked by the pho-
tographic mania. and all or them appear
constantly with a camera in hand ready
TO snap anything and everything thdt
comes along. Gougoltz deNeiopes ms
own pictures, and his room is the mead
quarters Of the party i'm the South an OF
whom lend a helping hand in the deNei-
opment and printing OF the pictures TAX
en-.
Tod Sloane was in the saddle last
Thursday at Oakland for the first time
since his return from England. ne
rode two races and both times was
second being beaten by little Long
shot Conley. a colored boy from Ihi-
cago. In the fifth race sloane fode
Wawatona. and Conley finished hrst
on Our Climate. 30 10 shot- SLOANE .I
WAS up on Nav w, the hot faNorlte
I'm The last event, but this time Con-
lev beat him on old Libertine. Inc
crowd was very enthusiastic over 1T
tie Conley.
The members of the National League
have been sending many congratula-
tory messages 10 F. A. Abel, OF the
BROOKLYN Baseball Club. on his deter
mination 10 remain connected with the
game. Col. John j. Rogers, or Phlla-
delphia writes: Il desire 10 express
my qualification at the announcement
in this mornings papers that In ac-
cordance with your desire you are SUI,
TO be active in baseball. When l read
a few weeks ago, that you had given
an option to Mr. Ebbetts, / feared II
would take YOU out of the game, ana
while l admire Mr. Ebbetts very much
and think he will be great accession
TO our business meetings. ! can also
saw with sincerity that personally
would regret very much not to meet
the genial ever courteous and gentle
manly man and warm friend that Mr..
F. A. Abel has always shown hlmseir
to be. Long may you gladden. the coun-
ellis of the League with your bright
presence"
Col. L. NJ. Hamburger, Of Chicago.
was I'm this city Yesterday, in the inter
est of the Amateur Athletic Union OF
the United States. He spent the great
er part of his time in consultation
with Senator Mason, who has promised
to do his best to have the following
bill passed: That out Of the sum APP
propriated for an American exhibit at
the International Exposition 10 be held
at Paris France. in 1880, the sum Of
81. 600 be set aside to aid in the dis
play of American athletic sports. TO
be given under the direction Of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States of America. this sum to be eN-
pended under the direction of the