The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-15

Saturday. The most important business to
come before the meeting is the kim or the
circuit. Louisville is being given serious
the Western League race, and 1t Is prob
able that the end of the week will see
the circuit completed.
Yesterdays race winners-At New Or
leans: Woodtrice, 2 TO l; Eitholin, IL to 5;
j. II. Sloan, . to 10; Eleanor Toward, 3 10
/; Petit Maitre, S to 5; Miss Golightly, 4 to
! At Tanforan; TIzona, 3 to ]: sing, 70
70 to /; Tom Sharkey, 20 to l. At Oakland:
Zirl, s to 5; Mike Strauss, 4 TO .; The Light,
/ to q; Glendenning. 1 to 2; My Gypsey. .
to 1: St Wood, s to 5.
Within a few days the property of the
St. Louis Fair Association will pass into
the possession of a syndicate represented
by c. A. Titles, Sam w. Adler and Louis "A.
Celia. the leading owners of Delmar track
1t is said the purchase price will be $780,
eco. The Adler-Cella-Tilles combination
owns the Little Rock (Ark.) race track and
il the chief financial promoter of the new
Delmar race track in st. Louis.
The threateped clash between the High
land Park Club, lessees of the Fort Erie
race track, and the Buffalo Driving Club
las been aVerted and TIE matter settled to
the satisfaction Of both. Grand Circuit
races will be held Aug 5-Ie. six ctales. with
a total of $4,000 added money. close to-day.
They include the Electric City and Pan
American, with S.. 900 eacn. -or 2:24 ~trotteIs
and PAGERS, respectively: An attractive col
lection of class races will be arranged.
DurlDR the trap SnOOllDS sHtSbtIudys III
connection with the New York sports
mems show, Fred Gilbert made a score
of 100 kills out of a possible 100. Fox
put a high score of 125 kills In the con-
tinuous match. The best scores in the
contest follow: Continuous matchbox,
lbs: Gilbert, les; Heikes, 107; Tanning, lO2;
Crosby, IS. Association champi9nshipn
9S; Tanning, 9S; Griffith, 50; Parmelce, rs.
The fourteen men left in the six days
go-as-you-please match, at Philadelphia,
are still YEARLY grinding out miles. How
arth, who was well up among the leaders,
was compelled to withdraw from the race
yesterday, on account of his weakened
physical condition. The score at ii O'CLOCK
last night was: Click, 347 miles; Hegel-
man, 345; Barnes, 341; Tracy, 3S7; Cava-
naugh. 319: Dean, 2S9; Golden, 2S5; Hart,
2e0; Clifford. no.; Sheed, 2O6; Loslin, 1S5;
Noremac, liz; McTague, 176; Wintasch, III
President Ban Johnson, of the American
baseball League, yesterday gave out the
official list of players signed for the Bal
timore team. The lineup will be: Robinson
ard Latimer. catchers; McGinnlty, Howell,
Ncps, Schmidt, Bresnehan. Teister and
Yerkes, pitchers; Foutz. first base; Reitz.
second; E.eister. short; McGraw, third;
outnelders; Robe. subinfielder. The otner
teams are practically made up" said Mr..
Johnson, but / do not deem 1t eXpedient
to give out the names until afr comforting
with the managers of the different teams"
1t is proposed to pit Cresceus, The Alb
bot, Charley Herr and Boralma against
each other and settle the question of which
is the fastest trotter in the world. A. j.
WEIGH has offered to bring off the big
sweepstakes race at Hartford, Conn. next
summer. The conditions will be $l,250 a
corner, with 10000 added. Inc flrst races
will be on Labor day, with Cresceus
against The Abbott, and Charley Herr
against Boralma. George Ketcham. owne
of Cresceus. said at Toledo, yesterday;
stake to which he is eligible through the
Grand Circuit this year"