The Washington times., 1902-02-09
SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.

Democracy. the well-known pacing stall
lion. purchased last week by j. L. Gar
rett.s of Chester, for s2,100, at the New
York sale has been resold to L. C. Diel,
of London, Ont. for $500.
c. J. Hamlin. the sage of Village
! Farm once refused 1000 for Mocking
Bird. 2:16$4. and she was sold for 500 at
the recent Chicago sale.
Dr. W. W. McCleary, of Bellevue. Pa.
has bought of Tennessee horsemeu the
trotting-bred PAGER Dan O'Connel, by
Black Storm, 2:17k, by Simmons, out of
| mare by Banks, son of Ambassador.
Yale's refusal to row in the proposed
Annapolis regatta looks as if the Blue
had high regard for the powers Of Penn,
Georgetown, Harvard, and the Middies.
In the midwinter shoot of the Waco
Qua Club, now in progress at Waco. Tex.
Rollo o. Heikes, of Toledo, Ohio, broke
the worlds record Friday afternoon for
clay pigeon shooting. Shooting from the
nineteen-yard mark, he broke ninety-nine
out of 100. and made a straight run OF
eighty-nine. He is already the champion.
The docility of Cresceus, the worlds
champion trottings stallion. may well be
imagined when it is stated that Miss
Rachel Ketcham, a young daughter of the
great stations owner, recently drove
him around the city of Toledo. Ohio. dis
tributing little gifts to her friends which
she had collected on the trip OF the cham
pion through California and Mexico.
The Metropolitan Golf Association has
elected the following officers: President,
Percy Chubb. Nassau; vice president. W.
A. Flagg Morris County; secretary w.
F. Morgan, Baltusrol; treasurer. NJ. NJ
Singer. Fox Hills; executive committee.
Matthew Ballou, Apawamis: c. +. Watson
Morris County; L. c. Murdock Shinne-
cock; 4. NJ. Robbins, st. Andrews; w. ].
Travis, Garden City.
Brook Curry. through the Lexington
Trotting Association has issued chal-
lenge to the stallion owners of the coun-
try for stallion representative sweep
stake race tnree-year-oi $500 per en-
try. three heats in FIVE to meet a get of
Silent Brook, by Dark Night, during the
October meeting at Lexington. Tod, Pre-
latess, Oxford. Boy, Eldred, Pattie Smith
Chesko and many other fast colts will be
eligible, and it is expected that the purse
will be worth between $4,000 and 1000.
A meeting of the American Boxing As
scciation will be held in New York next
Friday evening for the purpose of adopt
ing rules and bylaws. 1t is more than
probable that a new set of rules to gov
boxing contests in this country will be
formulated The association has issued
Invitations to many persons throughout
the United States and Canada connected
with this sport to be present either in
person or by proxy.
A motor bicycle race between Albert
Champion and Jake De Rosciers IS pos
sibility of the near future Champion has
been challenged by J. Parkin on behalf
Of ROsCiers to a race at any distance,
pursuit or straightaway. Parkin wishes
to pit an American motor against the
French motor used by Champion. the
horse power not to exceed six for 81 600
side, or any part of $1,000, and he wants
to make the race before Champion leaves
Philadelphia, although the contest need
rot be ridden now.
Joe Choynski bobs up again and de-
clares he has as good a chance as any man
in the ring. barring Jeffries. Somebody
must have awakened joe for he has been
dead pugilistically for some time. He is
far from being a top-notcher, and while
he may have shade on some of the