Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-11
EPoRrlNh NOTES.

Tho bill 10 legalize pool selling in
Pennsylvania has rnssed second read
ing in the Legislature.
o. f. Croft. West Chester, Pa, has
purchased of Indiana parties the black
pacing gelding, The Rector, that has
shown quarters in 81 seconds.
The West End basketball team de-
feated the Jasper team OF Philadelphia
at the West End readingroom last
evening by the score of 10 to IA.
The German Government has raised
the price to be paid as minimum for
horses required for the cavalry re-
mounts to 1925. This is better than the
British War Office does.
Jockey Henry Spencer, "ths ice
man" was alnong the applicants for
riding license this yenr, but his name
is not in the list Of those that the
Jockey Club has SO far granted.
George Stengle, 5ho Newark, N. j.,
horseman, has bought chs William
Lowell farm at Long branch, and will
utilize il for a summer home and
for the quartering of his trottlng
stock.
O. B. Mnnnery, a well.known real
estate broker of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, purchased last week of G. f.
Neagle, of Lexington, KY. for about
$4,000, a fine pair of trotting bred,
high acting cobs.
From present indications there will
be no baseball team to officially repre-.
sent the High School this year,
although some Of the boys at the
school may hold a meeting next week
and organize team.
The West Chester Driving Associa-
tion has organized by the election Of
4. II. Brown, president; W. s. Davis,
secretary aud DIR. Joseph Bringhurst
as treasurer. The first matinee will
be held on Memorial Day for small
| purses.
W. II. jerks, of Brooklyn, has sold
to John Mcclure the black pacing
mare Annie T.. 2.15S, by General
Wilkes. In turn Mcclure sold to jerks
the brown mare Beatrice, by Demon
strator, dam Buzz Medium, by Almont
Medium.
Jack Farrell OF this city and Elwood
McCioskey OF Philadelphia will meet
in a l5-round go at the Pyle cycle
academy next Wednesday night under
the auspices OF the Delaware Athletic
Club There will be- several prelimi-
nary bouts.
A pond in Hiram Peoples stone
quarries at New Providence, Lancaster
county, Pa, was emptied OF its water
ON Saturday for the first time in 20
years, and about thousand pounds
of fish taken out. Many of the Ger
man carp weighed 10 pounds apiece.
The management of the Philadelphia
American League club has discovered
mistake in it's playing dates, where
by Philadelphia and Washington are
scheduled to play in Philadelphia and
Washington on July Sd. Manager Mack
has written President johnson about
the matter, and says it will be
Strengthened out to the satisfaction of
both managements.
The Springfield Driving Club has
reorganized, with James Hstherington,
president; DR.. Harry Bartleson, vice.
president; Charles Bartleson, secre'
tary. The club will offer special prizes
during the season for horses that can
lower the track records neld by De-
mocracy, 2.l5lS, made in an exhi-
bition, pacing; Happy Lady, 2. 171a,
trotting race record, and Reuben s.,
2. 1874, race record pacing.
The Metropolitan s.Handicap,A with
Ethelbert withdrawn, has received a
speculative turn. Voter is now the
first favorite at to 1; Banaster, 7 to
1; Heliobas, to 1; Ildrim and
Chatentus, 10 to L; Unmasked and
Motley, II to L; High Order, Box,
Kamara and Beau Gallant, IL TO l.
Starbright ard Mesmerist, 20 to !
Bonnibert and Sidney Lucas, 25 to l,
and others ranging from 30 to 100 to ].
Mertes, outfeldor and general utility.
man of the Chicago National League
team, has signed contract to play
second base the coming season with
the Chicago American League team.
; The amount of Mertes' salary was moi
| given out, but his signing of al
, American League contract was thu
end of one OF the hottest struggles tha
| has yet taken place between magnate'
OF the rival leagues for the services o
O player. 1t is believed to be large.
, Michael frost, a professional base
ball player of more or less note, dice
at mis- home, No. HOG Hope street
Philadelphia, Sunday. frost was B
years of age. He began his professional
$ career as q catcher on the Mobile
(Ala. Club several years ago. After
' ward he played two years as a catche
j on the Chicago team. During tn
, season Of 1899 he caught under Man
i ager Stallings for Detroit. Last yea
frost managed the Newport News IVA.
. Club.
! Five promising Yale athletes hav
. been warned by the faculty that thei
r scholarship stand will not allow then
: to continue as members of the athletic
0 teams They are Olcott, member o
I. the Varsity baseball squad; Gray ant
8 Williams, of the Freshman squad, aut
johnson and Thompson, high jumper
+ on the track team. Oloott is brothe
v of the Varsity football centre rush. |
is unlikely that any of these athlete
q will regain their eligibility during tn
8 present athletic season.
8 The Bennings programme for the frs
$ nine days is out, and the principa
s races are scheduled as follows: Marcl
8 2sth, first Benuings handicap, Airing
Y ton purse and maiden steeplechase
h March 10th, maiden hurdle race am
n Potomac purse; April Sd, steepleohas
n handicap; April 9th, Mount Verno
y purse, second spring Hunters steeple
chase and Deanwood purse; April Sth
II Easter Monday steeplechase; Apr
& 10th, hurdle race; April 18th, secon
q Benniugs handicap and steeplechase
L Hiram j. Scuggin, president of tb
2 Horsemen's Protective Association, Q
u Louisville, received telegram for
a W. Fowler, the Turf Congressman a
y Cincinnati. Mr.. Fowler stated tina
y the members of the Turf Congress
= would meet in Cincinnati soon, I
y consider suggestions within reaso