The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

fourteen ribbons, including the prize for
the best pack of English hounds and sta
bic of three hunters shown with hounds.
at the annual horse show in Boston last
week.
The Fort Erie Club will offer Tom Cou-
hig a bout with Rube Ferns
Tim Kearns has been matched to box
Herman Miller six rounds in Chicago
within two weeks.
Buddy Kiag. the Denver eolored light
weight, will be matched TO meet Rufe
Turner at San Francisco next month.
The entries for the staas races Of the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey racing cir
cult close on May / The circuit is com
posed of Nazareth Fair. September 1913;
Allentown. September 1926; Trenton Sep
TENDER 29-October 3, and Mount Holly. Oc-
tober 40. This circuit opens Immediate
" after the Bethlehem Fair. which viii
be held September S-I2 The omen classes
fer the circuit races will be announced
later
1t is probable that Tom Couhig, who de-
feated Martin Duffy at Chicago last week,
will be matched TO meet Kid Lavigne on
the Coast during the month Of May. 1t
vigne is at present disabled with a lame
arm but has consented to meet the win
Der of the Chicago fight at the Yosemite
Athletic Club OF san Francisco during
May.
Probably the only town in the country
where prizefghts are conducted in the
city hall is the little settlement known
as Brooklyn, slightly north of East St
Louis. In the hamlet, which has not yet
earned prominent place n the map an
athletic club uses the courtroom Of the
city hail as headquarters and conducts
pugiistic contests at regular intervals
William Branrigan will train a public
stable this year at Tifin, Ohio. He has in
his charge Arlington, 2:06 Ia
ington, Ky, over 400 horses are being pre-
pared for the racing season.
BaIy Hoo Bey. William c. Whitney's
Suburban and Brooklyn Handicap candi-
date, is going fast in training.
F. NJ. Dodge. Of Pittsfeld. Mass, will
send oxford Chimes. brother to The Monk
2:OS IL, down the grand circuit this year.
philadelphia Jack O'BTien viii tonight
have the one chance he has sought since
ne returned from MS triumphant fighting
tour Of Europe, wnen he meets Young
Peter. Jackson in the ring of the Wash
ington Sporting Club. at Fifteenth ard
Wood Streets. It viii be recalled by ring
followers that Jackson is the only man
who has knocked out O'Briar since the
l.+4 g L
istic world Two years ago hey met IN
san Francisco ana after a terrific battle
lasting nine rounds Jackson landed The
punch that put O'Brien in Sunderland
a. J. WEIGH has been successful in
negotiating with the Terre Haute AssOci-
alton 10 exchange Grand Circuit dates
with his Oakley track at Cincinnati. thus
saving horsemen heavy and unnecessary
expense in shipping. It will cost no more
to ship direct to TeTre Haute from the
East than TO Cincinnati and the new ar
5sgenent saves the h0Tsemen the cost
Of doubling the road from Cincinnati 10
the Indiana town and return, en- route to
Lexington
Australia now boasts of the greatest
hurdIer in the world. He is G. NJ. Smith
for the 120-yard high hurdles is ID Is sec
onds. equaIing the worlds record held by
A c Kraenzlefn Smiths figures are even
more meTftoTiOus than those II the Mil
waukee flyer, for the performance was
accomplished on grass course Smith,
it is reported made the 10 Is seconds
with such apparent east that the AntiD0-
deans believe he viii. before the close
of the present season reduce the recOrG
to Is seconds fat He will sail for Eng
land IN few weeks and viii take part in
the coronation sports and English cham
pionships in July II is reported that
visit TO the United States later in the
season is included in his schedule.
With thirty coliseum tracks ready for
the racing men. and the big stars Of
cycling under contract to ride certain
wheels at stipulated salaries, there is
every Indication Of q successful season
of competition. The American Cycle
Manufacturing Company is forming team
of ten or a dozen riders The sprinters
will follow the y. C \ grand circuit
that starts early in July while most of
the middIe-distaIce men are scheduled
for many races before July
The national Cycling Association has
granted liver Lawson permission to re-
main abroad long enough TO appear in the
big Grand Prjx of Paris which is held
early in July The L V. F Of France has
written to this country asking for entries
and Lawson. the rider OF the Cleveland
team. who Is abroad to compete in the
worlds championship at Rome, will also
represent America in the big race at
Paris. which offers purse Of $1,000 for
spri1ters-
pIIuI IN AMI cuAEKEY