Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-25

David Garrick, ridden by Maher. The
betting was to z against Australian Star.
70 to against Amurath and 8 to against
Alvescot
Betchwcrth stakes. while John Reiff. on
SIMON Glover, was second to College queen
in the Tadworth plate.
Pugilist Billy Smith Dies.
''Billy" Smith, the American pugflist who
was knocked out in the eighth round OF a
contest with Jack" Roberts for the 1876
pound championship of England. at the Ma
tional Sporting Club, London, Monday
night, and who had lain unconscious in
hospital since, died at las o'clock yester-
day morning
Roberts, the opponent Of Smith; the man.
ager Of the National Sporting Club the
referee and the seconds have surrendered
to the police.
Altogether six warrants have been Issued
for the arrest of persons connected with
the Smith-Roberts fight, on the charge OF
manslaughter.
Big Match Race Arranged.
Secretary c. A McCuly of the New York
Trotting Association has just returned to
that city from Toledo. Ohio, after securing
the signature of George H. Ketcham. the
owner of the trotting horse Cresceus. to
an agreement for a match between The
Abbot and Cresceus, to take place at
Brighton Beach during the week beginning
August II. The agreement also bears the
signature of W. L. Marks, acting for John
j. Scannell, and William A Engemann for
the New York Trotting Association.
The conditions of the race are best three
out of five One-mile heats for a purse of
$1,000 the winner to receive 5000 and the
remainder of the purse to go to the loser.
The owners have agreed to bring their
horses to the post in good condition and
q horses
not be raced against each other in a match
or special contest prior to the filling of
their Brighton Beach engagement. under
the auspices of the New York Trotting AS
ISOLATION, the date of which will probably
be Thursday, August Is.
In consideration of Mr.. ketcham's with
drawing the entry of Cresceus in the $1O.-
600 free-for-all trot, which. next to the
match race. is the principal feature on the
program, the New York Trotting Associa-
ton has guaranteed him 5000 in any event
for the appearance of CreSceuS at the
Brighton Beach track
''MajOr'' Taylor in France.
copy of LIE Velo, the daily cycling pa
per of Paris gives interesting details con-
corning Major Taylor and his first victory
in Europe. which occurred in Berlin on
April II. This was after the first defeat
of the American champion. The final heat
of the race. which was at one kilometer
or about five-eighths of a mile. brought
out Taylor, Arend Elegaard. Huber and
Seidl. They rode European fashion, slowly
Jockeying for position The last lap found
Seldl leading. with Arend, Ellegaard and
Huber behind in string and Taylor last
The paper says:
Thus they rode until about the middle
of the backstretCh Then there was a cry
from the spectators as Taylor was seen to
start his sprint. With a burst of speed
that was simply marvellous. he passed the
other tour and entered the stretch a length
in the lead. Perfect silence reigned The
colored man from across the ocean seemed
to NY up the straight and he crossed the
tape I'VE lengths in the lead. The time
was one minute fifty-six seconds
IN the tandem race at three Kilometres
that was ridden In 8 minutes 80 2-J seconds
Taylor and Arend Won by length. after
bruising finish. Mundner and Schilling
We're second and the Ellegaard brothers
third. Taylor received a rousing ovation
as he left the track for his car. lie Velo
says that he is another Zimmerman and
probably a better one. Before his first
race Taylor had been able to get only six
days training owing to cold weather.