The Washington times., 1902-05-05
SPORTING MEDLEY.

| FRIDAY. The German nag was flying at
| the peak. Her new owner was not on
board. Good weather conditions prevail
ed. Herreshon, her designer and builder,
was here to see her off,
American and foreign racing automo-
,iiles will try record d-breaking on Staten
/ Island May 81. A stretch two and one
half miles long will be used-a mile for
| getting under way and half a mile for
| slowing down. Alexander Winton expects
that miles under so seconds will be made.
A. J. Cassatt and George w. Childs
Drexel will show for the first time at the
Baltimore Horse Show, on next Thursday.
Hughey McGovern and Frank McCloskey
fought at Millvale. Pa. the other night
and the pickpockets got more money out OF
the crowd than the fighters. 1t is needless
to say everything passed off quietly
| especially the watches.
George C. Schreiber, the quondam ANA
teur of the Harlem Wheelmen, New York,
who broke a worlds record in his fist
professional race at Madison Square
Garden last winter. has signed contract
! with the American Cycle Manufacturing
Company to follow the entire n. C. A.
grand circuit.
King Edward has given yachting in
Great Britain a new impetus by offering
three royal prizes. One will be given to
England. which will be the Royal Yacht
Squadron cup. at Cowes; a second to
Scotland. which will be raced for at the
Royal Northern Yacht Squadron regatta.
Rothesay. and a third to ireland, the Ia
ternational Cup of the Royal Munster
Yacht Club. The last is expected to draw
a large feet to Cork
The London Field" tells of recent
patent which .rovides for an electric ap-
paratus to be fastened at the end of the
fishing rod 1t is intended to deliver a
| shock to any fish seizing the fly. The fish.
being stunned. could be easily landed Now
another Walton has arranged an electric
Rotor to work the reel.
W. C. Whitney is having trouble with
his horses Yankee is the latest one of
his stable to go wrong. He has an en-
larged ankle, and will probably have to
be fired and -blistered. This will mean a
long absence from the turf.
Fred Russell. the Western heavy
weight, is after a match with Tom Shar-
| key. Russell says that several clubs in
Chicago are ready to hang up purse for
himself and the former sailor IL the lat
Ter consents 10 DoX.
Hank Griffin. the colored heavyweight,
has signed to meet Jack Jeffries. Jim's
brother. in a twenty-round bout under
the auspices Of the Century Athletic Club.
of Los Angeles on May 13.
Dave Sullivan, kid" Broad. and Aus
tin Rice have challenged the winner of
the Young Sharkey-Joe Tipman contest,
which is scheduled for twenty rounds at
Baltimore on Tuesday night.
A meeting Of the stewards of the
Jockey Club was held yesterday after
noon in New York. The stewards present
were: August Belmont. F. r. Hitchcock.
B. X. Knapp. Andrew Miller, and F. X.
sturgis. w. ]. Arkell was granted per-
mission to change the name Of the bay
hlly by Knight of Ellerslie. dam Lady
Alice. from Knighthood to Lady Knight
hood. On the recommendation of the
license committee the following licenses
we're granted: Jockeys. Winfred p Carr
William Cannon. Robert King. Arthur E.
Redfern, William sheedy. and T. J. Walk
er. Trainers, W. c. DAILY. John Hennes-
sey. George ". Meehan, and Jack Will
iams.
George Dixon is to meet Billy Ryan,
the Syracuse featherweight. in a fifteen
round contest at Ottawa, Canada, about
May 10. The men are to weigh 12i pounds
at o'clock.
Young Sharkey. the well known Ken
sington boxer, is down in Baltimore, where
he will finish training for his fight with
Joe Tipman, of that city, which takes
place on Tuesday night.
Boer prisoners of war and their English
guards have learned to make the best of
their situation, and have taken to various
amusements to pass the time away. One
of these is football. and the association
game is played enthusiastically by pris-
oners and keepers at Sialkot.
Jim Parr says he will sail for England
on June 6. but will return in the fall.
Parr has three matches on now. He is
to wrestle Jenkins in Cleveland, Duncan
Mcmillan in Hamilton, and Ed Atherton
at l65 pounds.
The offer OF $4,000 purse for tho
match between Terry McGovern and
Young Corbett by the Nutmeg Athletic
Club. OF Hartford. Conn. recalls the
palmy days of the Horton law in New
York city. when the big fighters of the
present day earned the fortunes they now
possess. More than 1900. 900 was taken
in at the various fights, big and little.
while the boxing game was legal in the
Empire State, and almost half of that
sum went to the fighters.
Benny Yanger has arrived home in Chi
cago from st. Louis. The undefeated
featherweight champion, although the
possessor of black eye and several
bumps. is as happy as boy with new
top. He feels fully satisfied and is ready
to take on anybody in the world at or
about l22 pounds. including Attell. pro-
viding the latter wants some more of his
game.
The inability Of the University of Cali
fornia track team to compete in the con-
ference meet In Chicago will be regretted
by all concerned. California has ap-
peared in Chicago twice. in 1895 and 1900.
and has added zest to the occasion both
times. The coast wonders always finish
witain the money.
A report comes from Saratoga that Will
liam C. Whitney. Of New York city. presi-
dent of the Saratoga Racing Association,
has made an offer of s2i 600 to John NJ |
Eddy for his farm of over two hundred |
acres on Nelson Avenue in the southern |
section of the town. There Is mineral |
water spring on the farm. which Is within |
a Quarter of a mile OF the west shore of |
Saratoga Lake.
Some months ago, when John l.. Sulli- |
vans Uncle Toms Cabin" show went on |
the bum, the old gladiator announced that |
he would soon retire from public life and |
go to farming AS neither he nor Carrie
Nation has smashed saloon In the last |
thirty days, John must have kept his |
word At that he might be in Philadel- |