The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

The Schorr stable was very much i'm evil
dence yesterday at Montgomery Park.
demphis, as il took three of the six even...
Otto Sieloff, of Chicago. and Percy Ouen-
an, of Milwaukee. fought six fast rounds
TO a draw before the Milwaukee boxing
club last night.
AT Bennings yesterday, in the fifth race.
Rough Rider crossed the wire ahead of
Guatama, the favOrite, but was disoualifed
for fouling the latter, first money going TO
the favorite.
Thomas W. Lawson has accepted an of
fer of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association for a match race at Lex
ington, KY, I'm October. between Boralma
and The Abbott for $4,000 a side. the as
ISOLATION TO add one-half the gate receipts
for that day, winner to take all.
Chief of Police Haager. of Louisville.
says ne does not approve of the Kid Nc
Coy-Peter Maher boxing contest announced
Tor Louisville April %. but that he does not
Know whether he can prevent IL. Chief
Hanger says his objection arises from the
crowd of undesirable persons. If not actual
criminals. that are attracted to a city
among others by a heavyweight contest
between prominent pugilists.
The eleventh animal meeting of the
American Saddle Horse Breeders Associa-
ton was held in Louisville Yesterday. An
important measure was adopted which will
cause numerous horses TO be dropped from
the register book. The blood lines of the
foundation horses will be investigated and
a correct tabulated pedigree and history
of them will be prepared and published In
Volume 4 of the register. Two horses.
Drinkers Drennon and Sam Booker. were
ordered removed from the list, leaving their
sires and given numbers in the register.
At Tanforan yesterday two track rec
ords were broken, while two of the events
resulted in nose finishes. In the two-year-
old race Brunswick ran four and a half
furlongs in :5SA. winning easily. The
track record was $50. The fourth race. at
SIX furlongs. was married by a bad STAR
Headwater and Sly getting away poorIv
kenilworth and Warning fought in ont an
the way, the former winning by a nose in
1:l2i2. which equals the coast record and is
a quarter OF a second better than the track
record. Sad Sam was third. a nose I'm front
OF Headwater. who came in very fast.
The forfeit money for the big three-cor-
nered race between Boralma. Cresceus and
Charley Herr Is now in the hands of John
T.. Thayer. president of the New England
Trotting Horse Breeders Association. Mr.
lawson. of Boston, George l.. Ketcham. of
Toledo. o.. and David Cahill. Of Lexington.
KY. the owners of the three horses. have
mainder of the $4,000 stake is To be posted
the night before the race. which will take
place on Sept. 6 and will be best three in
five heats. Besides the $4,000 each owner
VIII put up Mr.. Lawson gives an extra
purse of $1,000. The first horse is TO get
10000 and the second $4,000.
The racing season of the middle West
Will open on the Queen City Jockey Clubs
course to-day, At Newport. Ky. The man.
meeting Will continue forty-hve days and
the betting ring Will be open TO all book
makers. The prospects for a season Of good
sport look very bright. as there are now
over live hundred horses quartered at the
course. including nearly all the high-class