Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.

The heavyweight question is now de-
cidedly in the air. Shrewd Billy Brady
wants Sharkey and Fitz to settle their
little difficulty and then Jim will meet
the winner. 1t is reported that Corbett
is to begin training for JetTries as the
former claims that he has been prom
ised the first chance against the cham
pion. Martin Julian says that it was
promised to Titz. and Sharkey claims q
return match. Then Mccoy n Maher
are in the running and the winner of
their bout will certainly challenge jeff
ries. In the meantime, Mr.. Brady Will
keep his champion out of the ring as
long as he can and make money for him.
self and the champion.
What will be of great interest to
breeders and dealers in American trot-
ters in this country, and help the trottinS
horse game wherever The trOtter is
known is the plan now on foot to build a
first-claSs mile track in the suburbs Of
london, where trOtting races viii be held
on the same plan as obtains in the Unit
ed States. This. plan has been under con-
sideration for some months, but on &C
count of the fact tina property owners
could raise the price of their holdings
shout the scheme be made public, every
thing has been conducted under cover.
Several English horsemen, with one or
two prominent breeders and trainers of
this country, who have been sending
trotting bred horses to Europe and Eng
land for several years, have discussed
the plan for the past two or three years,
but it never assumed tangible shape I'M
til this fall. when Lord Beresford began
to take an interest in the trotting horse.
Several influential Englishmen have
spent money and done much for the trot-
ter, but until this year they have never
been able to get SO influential a man as
Lord Beresford to take a leading interest.
That gentleman took but slight interest
in the trotter until this year, when a
trotting bred horse owned by hinl-Pi-
loteen, by Pilot Medium-won a prize or
two at the Dublin horse show.
r. IL. w. Stevenson, q Wealthy business
man Of Liverpool, has probably done
more for the trotter in England than
any other man, and it is largely due to
his efforts that other influential men have
cast their eyes in the direction Of the
%trotter. Mr.. Stevenson has expended
within the past four or five years not
less than E1O,Go0 III booming the trotting
horse, and he viii be one of the nrojec-
tors of the enterprise now on foot.
The promoters of the scheme have just
about completed arrangements for the
purchase Of Wembley park, beautiful
grounds in the suburbs Of London, where
the mile track will be built. There is at
present q short haif-nlile track on the
. grounds. but like all English tracks, it
is not good for racing on the American
, plan. The park was formerly q gentle
mans estate, and then fell into the hands
5 Of a seafaring man who had made q great
fortune. Being Of a philanthropic urn Of
mind, the sailor decided to make q great
t recreation park out of the estate. and
- did much to put the grounds in the shape
they are at present: but, unfortunately
he died before he could see the culmina-
ton of his plan.
Walter Winans, an American, for some
r time a resident of England, is one OF the
> prime movers in thescheme, while a very
: prominent breeder and trainer of this
country wilfssail for England soon to per
feet arrangements, SO there appears nj
r doubt but the track will be built and the
g trotter will be pushed to the front II
( England more. energetically and to pet
ter purpose than ever before.
A very noted horseman speaking abou1
the matter, said: While the new depar,
g ture in England ma not promote inter
. national racing, and l have no idea thai
= It will. it will be of great benefit to the
breeders of this country. EngllShmel
will become Interested in the trotter. The
proposed racing association ana new
: track will beget rivalry, and those VINO
. take an interest in it will want to get hole
s Of the best harness horses. The conse-
t uuence will me that q greater marke'
will be opened for our best trotting STOCK
and the prices will be far and away bet
: ter than now. l know Mr.. Winans an6
y know that he will push any enterprise
with which he is connected, and Lore
a Beresford, who is one of the squares
: sportsmen that ever lived, will ado
d strength TO the plan. Following thei1
e lead, others will go into the plan, ane
predict that it will be among the mos
$ successful trotting tracks in the world
A short time ago. A. j.. Perrin, one o
the most prominent road riders of Buffalo
made the following prediction in regart
to the future use of road wagons IN tn
! Grand Circuit:
"A wagon properly constructed is jus
as fast as a sulky. There are 100 trotter
IS and PAGERS which have topped miles t
q wagon in time equal to their sulk,
marks, and | think any harness hors
y can, no matter What his record is. !
wagon relieves Il horse of the jolting ant
swaying pressure and frees him from tn
tightening of the harness so often see1
g in sulky races. / think the day is cornini
when we will see none but wagon race
down the Grand Circuit. This is not
p foolish statement: it is a prediction