The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-06
SPORTING NEWS.
Racing Business Very Quiet at
Hot Springs, Now.
Mostly Gambling and Fighting
Gossip On.
KID M'COY'S VAR N.
VIII Open a School of Physical
Culture and Sees Success.
Jefries and Sandy Ferguson
Size Each Other Up.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. Con
tinned bad weather has done much to
mar the racing here. The climax was
reached Thursday, when the track
was frozen solid. and to have raced
over it would have been the next thing
to foolhardy, as it would have endan-
gered life and limb.
The management wisely postponed
the racing, and few We're grieved over
the fact. With an Off day at the
track, the town presented an appear
ance such as was in evidence before
the building of Essex park. All theI
large rooms opened up and invited
play on the foreign races.
Hot Springs merchants are also SUI
Rering from the severe weather, ana
are anxiously waiting for a change IN
the climatic conditions. VISITORS mere
are liberal. and ons bright days delight
to flock all over town and distribute
their patronage in the various stores
When the weather is bad they re-
main in their hotels. and it must in
deed be a great inducement that will
tempt them OlitaOers.
The clubroorns here are all receiV-
ing a steady play, the eastern delega-
ton taking more kindly to faro bank
and roulette, while the westerners are
content to play stud poker, with an
occasional fiirt at the bank as sioe
issue.
one of the biggest stud poker games
played here in two years came off at
the Kentucky club during the week
The game began at p m SUNDAY
and continued until noon the next
day. At its conclusion Steve L'Hom-
nedieu was over $4,000 to the bad. ].
Bondy $1,000. J. Brill $500 and h
Wolf $500. The winners were: Billy
Shannon. $4,000; H. Peyser ,$1,5OO;
J. Becker est. Louis KIDD, $500; J. K
nd
Brooks Harley, $500. Most of the
players quit before the termination OF
the game. but those who remained I'M
til the finish were pretty Wen worn
out, and failed to. put in an appear |
ance at the track until the next day.
The big, eastern ,plungers are all
operating moderately, and such men
as Davy Johonson, Whitley Langdon'
Charlie Fox, Eoie Pearsal Rod Nc
Mahon and Dutch Fred Eshner oc-
casionally make a wager of $500, but
most of the time it is of much smaller
size. All the easterners are about
holding their own,
Nearly all the books doing business
at Essex park are more or less losers
L'Hommed ieu makes no secret of the
fact that he is the biggest loser up to
date, but what exert his losses are is
Harry Laudemafn, the well known
bookmaker, has been here for the last
week. and is playing them from the
ground. he announced MS lQteullO1t
of going on the block as soon as the
weather becomes fair.
Peggy Hummel. the well known
Cincinnati detective, was presented
with a gold hunting case watch, stud
ded With a big diamond, by the hotel
companies here for his efficient work.
John w. Schorr. while seated in the ro-
tunca of his hotel, announced that his
present plans were to race his horses at
Memphis, and at the conclusion of that
meeting he would go to Nashville and |
then ship to Louisville. He has engaged his
horses extensively in stakes at all these
tracks and expressed himself clearly that
However. said he. I may change my
plans in future, but at present it is my in
tention to race at these tracks as emu
merated them"
The situation in Tennessee and Missouri
are source Of anxiety for number of
turfmen here. but those who are supposed
to be the best informed have slight fear
Of the breeders law being repealed in
Missouri. nor do they think that the bill
prohibiting races will be passed in Ten
nessee.
A new racing bill was introduced by
Senator Milan of this state last Wednes-
day. It calls for the authorization of rae
ing in Arkansas and for the esta blishing
of county boards CT racing commissioners
from the one Nv Sens Tor Anis Gv s1bsti
tuting county boards for the state board.
Senator lobe moved to reject the bill, but
it was voted down. The bill was then read
twice and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
James J. Jeffries, champion heavyweight
of the world, while here recently with his |
show. "Davy Crockett was introduced TO
Sandy Ferguson. After the. customary
greetings they adjourned with their fol-
lowing to a nearby cafe. While there
they sized each other up carefully and
finally stood up for comparison. Ferguson
inches. He suffered very little as TO
breadth All the while the two men were
the on-lookers could detect an
amused twinkle in Jeffries' eyes, which
easily foreshadowed the champions re-
CARDS for Ferguson's prowess-
M f1crf1f IF
Springs is Kid Mccoy. He claims to feel
at the present time better than he ever
did before, and he certainly looks the
part His weight is close to the 200 pound
mark. and it appears to be all solid In
ton he intimated that he will
never re-enter the ring as a principal His
are to open a school OF physi-
cal culture in Hot Springs, and he sees no
reason why it should not be a success
He will pattern it after the one at Fur-
doom, the famous wrestler. Speaking or
things pugilistic on the coast he said:
The fighting game there is in a very ,
Drecarious condition. and If 1t is stopped
the promoters will be mainly responsible
for the happening. From what judged >
knocking and back-biting each other, and
now that the ministers have taken hand
and are trying to rent the most aYa1la-
BILE halls. I see the end of the fighting
game there at hand"
Highland Will go to Denver.
San Francisco, Feb. Though de-
feated in his affair with frankie Neil
the ex-amateur, Dick Hyland, has
gained a hold on the good graces of {
ring patrons in this neck OF the WOODS. t