The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-01
ALL KINDS OF SPORTS.

Bannockburn, Col. William McGu!gun's
crack three-year-old. will not face the saretr
before the Washington park meeting. This.is
official-on the authority of his owner. The
great Louisville Futurty winner Of last year
will not go to the post before the great Amer
lean derby.
the big stakes for his age that remain to be
decided on the local tracks. including the
Buckeye at Oakley and the Latonia derby,
but Mr. McGuigan's emphatic statement
makes it certainty that local raeegoe:s will
not see the big chestnut perform In public
not soon, in any event The. colt was al
iicted with catarrhal fever down at Memphis,
and while it was only a. mild case it LETT its
effects as nearly always is the case. Mr..
McGuigan says that he will net take any
chances with his colt by racing him before
entirely free from all Ill effects of his sick
ness.
Kid Mccoy and Joe Choynski are to box the
best Of twenty-five rounds before the LenoX
club on the night of June q, tfe financial IN
ducement being purse of $4,000 which will
be divided. 65 per cent to the winner and the
ike GOO good thing for Mccoy He is younsar'
taller longer in the reach and good deal
ceverer than Choynski. and l think fully as
heavy. The Californian is as game as peb-
bic. and will take an awful hammerng with
out fiinching, but he has taken a let Of
punching in his time, and it must have had
its effect on his vitality. Judging by the re-
him fairly and squarely in Frisco. Right
after that contest it was reported that joe
suffering from blood poisoning contracted
during his training and it was asserted that
he would never be able to box again. 1t Is
evident that this report untrue or exag-
gerated. for here he is again ma ched, and
with a man who will give him no quarter.
No line this contest can be taken from
their previous meeting at the Grand Central
Palace a few years ago. On shat occasion
Mccoy was lame. one of his feet which he
o,,to mic of hnti yubiI ;p T,,rl !,
bath pool, not bein gthorcughly healed at the
time This interfered with tis side stepping
and other foot work Besides the police
warned both men socn they went in to
the ring that they would be arrested If a
hard blow was struck In other words, they
were merely permitted 20 spar. McCoy has
Choynslsi certainly has not. The betting
should be 10 to in McCoy's favor when the
men enter tie ring. but I would net advise
any one 10 put up any money just now.--Ma-
con, in Cincinnati Enquirer.
'Do 1 know Charley Pettingill?" askel a
prominent turfman who has been racing al,
the season On the Pacific coast. do l Know
old Pet?' Well. I Should rather say | Gil
Why, I raced horses On the Southern nj
Western circuits with him eighteen years ego
ard more, and | want to say for him right
row that l never heard the first suspicion of
crockedness alleged against him. r. en- &
was not watched as closely than it is row
There were fewer tracks to on and it
was more difficult for an owner to get along
and pay expenses than at present. That he
ing the case, there was always more or less
jobbing going on among the owners, Lu.
somehow, though old Pet was cften fp-
preached On the subject, he could never lie
induced to go into a deal.
HE had three pretty sh;fty race ho-sei in
Duke OF Mon;aioan, Fair Count and QI.ea
Esther, a trio that even in these days would
pay the expenses CT a gocd-sized ssarl,. and
SO well were they managed that cid Pei
always managed to do little more than
merely to Fay his way with them. / have
watched his career snce then with sreat
deal OF interest and shall be glad indeed to
see him acting as pres ding judge at no
Washington Park track. I do not krow Ct a
single man In the country that Is batter
qualified in every way to fill the place. He
is absolutely fearless, that I know fer a
saw him in the old days when we were run
ming quarter horses get into several tight
spots but he always managed to keep cool
ard get away with a whole skin. He can
tell you whether or not Jockey IS trying.
Anybody who attempts to fool FettiugE at
Washington Park will have my sympathy
and he will need it, too, for Pettingil is not
the sort of man to see crooked lace run
under his nose and not say anything about
tt.''-Chicago News.
is now at the CasJtleston Stud and will nsver
race again. On the day of his arrival a..
Castleston Ben Brush weighed 935 rounds
and measured 1511a hands. He weigh 81
pounds more than Handspring, who measured
1872.
| Inquirer-Corbett's trainers were Delaney
| and White, while Fitzsmmons had Hickey
! and Stenzner.