The herald., 1898-02-15
GENERAL SPORTS

That Europe is looking to the United
States for eligible horses receives fur
ther proof from the fact that the Belgian
government has sent over two represent
atives, Messrs. M. Van Schelle, inspector
of the royal stud, and A. Frietag, pur-
chasing agent for the Belgian cavalry,
who are now in Kentucky. They have
a two-fold mission: First, to ascertain
whether the offspring Of the horses ex-
ported to this country from Belgium had
tended to improve upon or deteriorate
from the parent stock, and, second,
to see the American horse on his native
ground and make a report upon the va
rious classes of horses in this country
to the horse breeding associations of
Belgium. There has been large ex-
port trade of horses to Belgium. But
the army horses, which cost, about $225
per head have been bought principally
in Ireland. There is also good demand
for good roadsters and carriage horses.
The open season for ducks and quail
has still fourteen days to run. Ducks
and quail are still sufficiently in evidence
to insure sport up to March 1st, the ini-
tial day of the close season. Shooters
will make the most of the remaining op-
portunities for sport in the field. At the
same time the air Is full Of trap-shoot-
ing talk, and blue rocks and blue pigeons
are destined to slaughter on a generous
scale during the long months of spring
and summer.
j. X. McCulloch, the speedy Canadian
skater, has devised a new form Of amuse-
ment on skates that would send cold
shivers down the back of an ordinary
devotee of the ice sport. The Winnie
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to the end of which his skates are at
tached, and with these dangerous con-
trivances he attains great speed. The
idea suggested itself to him year ago,
and he at once put 1t into practice. AT
first he found great difficulty in main
tanning his balance, but soon overcame
this trouble. Now he can perform al
most any feat of trick skating, including
edge work and figure eights forward and
backward.
Kid Mccoy, who had an idea that
theatrical business was a dream. but
who very quickly found out that it was
a vocation which no fighter should mix
up with, has made up his mind to quit
the stage for good, and tonight, after he
is through punching Doc Payne, his
sparring partner, he will announce that
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he was never built for an actor, and that
he will follow up the fighting business
until he either becomes the champion of
the world or else Is beaten by some good
heavyweight. Judging from McCoys
talk, he intends to fight Peter Maher for
the championship of the world, if Fitz
should refuse to fight him.
Tod Sloan has signed contract with
Messrs. Bromley & Co. for his services
when not astride one of the F'leischmann
string. He is to receive as retainer
$4,000, and also $40 for all losing mounts
and $25 for winning ones. This, in addi-
tion to the $4,000 retainer and also $40
and $25 fees for winning and losing
mounts which he receives from his orig
inal employer, should run the Jockeys
receipts from these stables alone to
nearly $25,000-a very clever salary.
Sharkey and Choynsh are expected to
draw one of the largest crowds, if not
the largest, ever seen in Woodward's
pavilion, when they meet there on
March 18th. Sharkey has improved
greatly, but will probably follow his old
line of rushing and swinging. The re-
suit of the battle depends on just how
Choynski's cleverness will Withstand
these rushes. Both men arc training
faithfully.