The evening times., 1902-05-31
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

GENERAL SPURt ING GOSSIP.
The first race in which the new Meteor
will take part Will be the race across
the channel, from Dc=-er to HeIgoland.
The Clara, the GIeniTer. and the new
Fife schooner VIII be entered against
her. The Fife boat is the hope of the
British yachtsmen, but they fear the
E5tcor viii have in the channel all the
WIND necessary, IN their opinion. to
GIVE her, and that she may become the
winner The r-HelgOland race is
down for June q.
Peter Felix, the negro heavyweight
champion of Australia, is said to intend
TO challenge the winner of the Jeffries-
fljZslmmons L contest. Felix is a larger
edition OF Peter jackson.
Mike Donovan, of Rochester who has
been rapidly coming to the fore in the
welteTweight division. is another boxer
VINO IS prepared 10 take the place OF
Joe Naicott and so to England and box
Tommy West during coronation week
at the National Sporting Club. London
The Jack Root-George Gardner finish
fight, which was to have taken place at
carson City, New, early in July, has fall
| len through
Joe Cans is said to have refused the
DAILY fight in England because of the
weight-lS3 pounds, ringside. Frank
| bTne did not Ealk al the weight and
will fight DAILY for the $500 purse.
The Brassard race at Charles River
Park last week vas won by Otto Maya.
Of Erie, Pa, Albert Champion. tho
/ holder, declining to defend the trophy.
/ This Brassard, competed for in an hour
motor paced race, gives the holder 81
/ day. The race was a spirited one be-
| tween Maya and Hugh Mclean. of CheI-
/ sea until the latter had a tire burst
Another important event was a fve-miIe
! pursuit auto race, won by G. c. CanDen
! New York The time was gO9 3-5. which
| IS claimed to be a worlds record.
The London Mirror of Life" is au-
/ thority for the statement that after ono
more fight Ben Jordan wll retire from
| he ring Jordan has not done any box
fling in public Tor years. J5rdan married
/ the daughter Of his backT, and is now
| in business in London.
The cycling event Of he season in
Germany, the contest Of the Golden
| Wheel of Friedenau," on Wednesday. at
| Berlin. resulted in the bTeaking Of tho
worlds record for 100 kiIcneters. RobI.
| Of Munich. won the event and covered
| the distance in 1:3S.fS. Dickentnann.
| Of Amsterdam, was second and Tom
Linton, the English bicycHst, was third
! BOUhOuTs. Of Paris. fell n the race but
| got up and resumed riding
Joseph Barrett, of Baltimore. wants
70 match q coIored lightweight Of that
city called The Texas June Bug
/ against any lightweight il Philadelphia
Charley Wittmer and Champion Tom
Jenkins are matched for mixed-style
wrestling contest at t5e Cincinnati
tOhioJ Ball Park for Moncay.
F Ambrose Clarke las purchased
rom Clarence H Maclay the horse
Seminole. which will BE- trained 70
5teepIechasing.
The high court of Tor2nto. Ontario
has decided tnat betting in Canada on
the races outside OF the Dominion is
Illegal.
Arab Girl. dam of the ex-qeen OF pac-
crs, Bessie BonehTI, 2:O5z4, owned at
Maple Leaf Farm. South Charleston
ohio, has foaled twla FLIES by Axius
ECB OF AxteH- Both are reported alive
and doing we'll This is especially re-
narkable, as Arab Girl is twenty years
I'D.
I believed could beat Mccoy before
re fought Carter" said Jack Root. and