The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-07
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.


Charley Kelley, a Philadelphia gugilist.
has fallen heir to $4,000 through the
| death OF an uncle
Dancy Mcmahon, the Detroit scrapper,
has opened up gymnasium on Madison
Street. Chicago.
Mrs. Fitzsimmors accompanies Fitz to
the Pacific Coast and goes with him TO
his training quarters.
William Travers Jerome. district at
torney of New York, IS ping-pongeT, and
brags that he is champion at the game.
The supreme corrt of the State of New
York Is to decide what constitutes a
gambling debt in the eyes of the law.
Poker was the game.
Mr.. w K. Vanderbilt's EIlesraere. a
Derby candidate, has gone la I
be Withdrawn. This, taken II 4
with the statement that Mr. --.y's
NastuTtium has become confirmed
''roaTer," leads prominent sEsemen to
express the opinion that Americans have
no chance to capture the Derby
George c. Bennett, owner Of the noted
Abe Frank as well as one of the strong
est stables in the West. with Trainer
Henry McDanieIs has arrived in Louis
Vile for the purpose Of looking over the
yearlings IN the blue grass On Monday
they went to McGrathiana Stud, owned by
Milton Young. and later in the day visited
Melbourne Stud and other establishments
The Providence, r. l., bowling team re-
Gently broke all records by a three
string record of ], 507. The former record
was 1906.
The Herald road race, the big annual
event for the Canadian runners, will be
held al Hamilton on the Canadian
Thanksgiving day.
The Milwaukee Yacht Club is planning
to send down quite a feet TO the big
regatta which is TO be held of Chicago.
July 4. Though the season has not yet
fairly opend, it Is believed that at least
a dozen yachts belonging to the Mil
waukee Club will he seen at the regatta
These viii include the steam yacht
Thistle, owned by Commodore Villas and
the flagship OF the feet; the schooner
Alice the yawl Rosamond, the Cock Rob-
in. Vagabond, and several other new
knock-abouts. and the Beatrice and Mar
guerite of the older class.
Isaac Stern Is going to take his steam
yacht Virginia across the ocean for the
KieI regatta, and Howard Gould will take
over his big steamer Niagara Mr.. Stern
has purchased the fast thirty-footer
OiseaU, and is going to enter her in some
Of the big German races.
Maxwell W. Long. the quarter-miler.
has been elected member of the New
York Athletic Club. AS soon as the track
at TraveFs Island is in shape Long will
go there and ut in couple Of months
steady training
L C. Tatro, the well-known trainer and
driver of New Richmond, lost his valuable
pacing mare Mamie F, 2.19k, by Fremont,
last week She had her leg broken and
had to be put to death a few years ago
Tatro lost the valuable campaigner Ben
Star, who dropped dead in a race on the
Wausau track
Speaking of the Meteor III. the Daily
Record and Mall of Glasgow, says: 1T
would appear from the trial trips OF the
Meteor that the German Emperor is the
possessor of, perhaps. the finest craft OF
her type afioat. Those who have seen
the Meteor put through her PAGES are
agreed that she is perfect wonder and
triumph of American yacht designing The
Shamrock and Columbia have never been
able to exceed a speed Of thirteen knots;
but if We are to believe what IS said OF
the Meteor, she, without any difficulty
sailed away at sixteen knots, and looked
as if she could do more.
Benny Yanger, the Upton sIasher." Is
at last destined to reach the heights of
his ambition as his manager has received
information from sam Harris, the man
ager Of Terry McGovern, that the Brook
Iyn Terror is now willing to take him
e. t--.,t-.- fi..a rnmnd fisht at Iouisyille