March. 23. THE SIPORTHSTQ LIFE.

KENNEL.AW D THEIR OWNERS.

8ome of the Mistakt-sat Buffalo— Following np an I<!r» Original With "The Sporting l_ifn"_T!ie Westminster show— The Phila­ delphia Premium List, Ktc.The Buffalo catalogue, with the official list of

wards carefully marked, reached me at 2 A. M. on Saturday niorning, Manrh 12, and there waa nothing to be done but copy out the prize-list. It was a heavy task, for I do not think I ever Saw a catalogue so chock full of errors. In part, this may be accounted for by the change of entry date to hut three or four days before the show opened. Still it could not possibly be al­ leged HS an excuse for the most outlandish spell­dish spell­

y evident,In^ of so many names. It is perfectly that no one with any d>g sbow knowledge re­ vised the work of the printer. The model taken for the catalogue WMS good enough, but the cur­ rying out of tbe work was a failure. Visitors are also very loud in tbeir complaints as to the feciiing and care given the dogs. Mr. Fellows did all he could, but the powers that were would Hot give bim the necessary material. When the Show was first proposed I strongly advised the engagement of Spratt's Patent, to bench and feed, aud so relievo the managers of work they could not begin to perform half so well. They thought they could do bettor another way, and 1 am told tbe dogs had to scratch for a living towards the close. Not that I believe in high feeding at shows, but what a dog eats Heeds to be of the best.

The errors in the catalogue have brought me a number of letters of complaint, but I do not 8ee any remedy for rue to apply except to note tbe state of affairs with a view to better work next year. An error in tbe spaniel puppies class requires me to explain to two warui effusions. Thanks to the care with which my catalogue was marked by Mr. Mason, I am en­ abled to throw oil upon the troubled waters so far aa Woodstock Nora is concerned. Her name appears as an entry in the puppy class, dato of birth June 30, 1885, etc. Mr. Mason struck out the "Norah" and corrected "bitch" to dog. On turning back to tho open class, number 95, is the cam« animal, and following Woudntuck comes Woodstock Nora I cun readily sue how H green band could make the unHttike of duplicating Woodstock Nora iu the puppy claw tn place of Woodstnck so I did not enquire further. With regard to another complaint the mysterious diaapcettrance of a puppy till after the judging I reft-ired tho letter to Mr. Mason, who re­ plies: "it was all tbe handlers' fault. I have given the full 8fory iu my Forest and Stream report. Keep

S:mr bunds off or you will only make a mess of it." ot *ujliing to make a nies^ of anything, I took the

advice tendered aud now find that B. F. Lewis, who had charge of the dog, was alone to blame,

*Dan O'Sheft's entries were all incomplete no pedigree,

dato of birth, or other necessary particu'ars. Tho day for this kind of loooe work is over and I would advise Dan to be more particular or big dogs will surely be fjut out at the coming shows down here and in the Eadt.

* * *Lancashire Witch ig, aa I suspected, the property of

Mr. 11. W. Huutiugtnn. .She will make it warm for th« best of tbe greyhounds this Bpriug. I saw her in En^biud a little over two yean* ago and while I liked her immensely I yet feared advising Mr. H. to buy her, because it takes a really good judge to give her her de- Berts and wo had not enough of them to «o around our fthdwa at that time. In a letter I received from a gen-

n, who had seen the Witch, be said, "SUe 19a won-

THE HARTFORD SHOW.

Important Information for Exhibitors— The Lint of Judges.

HARTFORD, Conn., March 16. Editor BPORTIKO LIFE: The following railronds will carry doga tre» in batf^iige car if in care of attendant: New York, Now Haven and Hartford, Hartford and Connfcticut Wester n, Hartford and Conn. Valley. Adams' (Pepna., N. Y. and N. E. Div.) Express will return dog8 fr^e wliero full charges have been madn In ahipptng to the nhow ( and if the dogs are shipped back to the original owner ami point. A certificate from the secretary of the club is required that the same have not changed hands. The Hartford and New York TransportationConn-any will carry dogs hox*-d for 72 p«r 100pounds each way. Dugs, one to fire, leashed in care <-f man on deck, 60 conte each wav. In care of baggage nitnter, 75 cents each way. The Cumpaoy's steamers Icavo New York City, pier 24, East River, each day (Sunday exoepted) at 4 p. M., and arrive in Hartfoid th." next morning al>out 7 A. M.

Th« following gentlemen will judge: James' Mor­ timer, KKO,., Babj Ion, L. I., mastiffs, St. Bernards, New- foundltimls, collies, bull terriers, fox terriers, dachs­ hunds, pngs, Italian greyhounds, jiouiiles, toy terriers, rnmct'llaoeous aiid all classes nut Dunifd below. John iMvidHou, Esq., Monroe, Mich., pointers, English aud Iri-b setters, deorhuund?, foxhounds, an 1 greyhounds. Dr. H. Clay Glover, Nfvr York City, b'a;k and tan settf-rd. Rouald H. Barlow, Philadelphia, Pa., biill- doas. 8. R. Uemmgwav, Esq., New Haven, Coun., spaniels. Norman HI aiore, Esq.. Gran by, Conn.,beagles and B*-sett hounds.

A. 0. CoLLiNg, Secretary.

Kennel Notes.TTie Executive Conimiitee of the American Kennel

Club meet next Wednesday.Mr. Charles H. Mason has sold his English setter

Wtch Lady M., V. U. C. reserved, at Buffalo show, to Mr. George Bell, of Toronto.

The first annual n>ld trials, tinder the anpptces of the American Fk-ld Trial Club, wilt be held at Florence, Ala,, during the month of December, 1887.

J, C. Dj er, of Providence, has bought the rouph- coat-.vl St. Bernard Pope (Valentine Venus ) He wasbought for Mi* Augusta

(Vale nt in Van Don en, the actress.

A show restricted entirely to Daiitlle Dinmonta will, it ia said, bo held during the summer at Lochmaben, in Dumfriesshire, the very heart of the country where thid dug is must valued.

At a bench show exclusively of terriers, in London, the 2d aud 4th inst., the surprising number of 700 dogs were beut-h^-d. It appears, however, that the average of quality was not in, proportion to the num­ ber.

Tbe Occidental Coursing Club, of San Francisco, has elected these officers: President, Stuart M. Taylor; vien presidents, J. F. Carroll, G. 0. Gregory, II. War- miugion and T. J. O'Keef; secretary, U. Boyd; treas­ urer, S. L. Abbot, Jr.

BILLIARDS.

ATHLETIC.FAST COT LEGIANS.

der;over."

' Graham mado uo mistake in sending her

I am glad to see Mr. Mason append his nignaturo tobis refortB of dog shows, au-i Forest and Strmim has in am*-a^ure taken tip the coarse sought to be adopted byTHRSPORTINR Lire two yearn ago. New Havoti show

_*"6 then rtportetl upon by the judfpa, but it couM_uot

write over their signatures. I have no doubt turns felt it H little difficult to give nma«ns for goiiiHof their awards coitHiuly no one eltse could for many dectsiooN rendered thht spring. The present ia tbe. era of (lerHoual journalism not pfrsoimlities in Journalism the recognition of the ability of tho cou-tritmt'>r,arid a inp of ftpapf

of well-known men Is UIR nwk- Tlui aitirveHnm SUCCMH of THE SPOKT-

INO LIFE itt convincing proof of thin assertion, and the phenomenal rise of the London Keferee ia another j>ieo« of evidence. \ r- - * *

*fhe stupid telegram from Buffalo respecting the wind-up of the chow, U cut to ribbons by Mr. Mosnn. It reached me alwo, but knowing a liltle more about the »flair thau the New York Herald spirting editor, I deposited thn telegram that came to ibe Press iu the Wuate paper basket. Buffalo reporters tako the cuke a* eportii.fz "juggins," The charges wero that tou many Canadian d-gn won ptizee all klnda of dojrB were shown iu the miscellaneous cliwa and that Superintendent Fellows WHS given an undue a*1van- tage aaowuerof the Hornell Spaniel Club. Out ot eighty doga from the Dominion sixteen won first prizes, nml the miacellanuous class charge shows what an ar-a the reporter is, that ia all. Some 0110 should present him with a dictionary. About Uticlfi DicU's dog*: He entered one Irish water spaniel and one champion c<>cker, had no opposition iu either cla-sa, and Was given thf piizea. There are soiuo men in Buffalo \vho have utaHed an onpositon kennel club. I wish I had kept the first notice I got of the formation of club number two. But pownit>ly the "juggins" r-porter was ail wrong ID Mating that they were dog dealers, dog breakers, rat-calctiers, etc. Like the Tooley street tail. M, Buffalo Kennel Club, No. 2, "does not recognize the late show." What a pity.

* * *As the Westminster Kennel Clnb, IB ao slow iu

announcing iu list ( >f judges, nod people are beginning to ye.t anxious about w^io they are to show under, I tnight ao well start the go-sips, by saying that Dr. CneraudMr. R. H. Barlow, both of this city, will Officiate. Tbe fornur, of course, taken pugs, ami Mr. Barlow will have, all terriers bnt fox, nn<!, if I rtcol- lect rinht, he will take bulldogs, but about thia I am Hot positive,

* . I have rrceived ft rough cnpy of the Philadelphia

prt'iuiiini-list, and it ja ceitaiuly a very creditable piece of workou the piitof Mr. Thomphon's commit­ tee. The Hot, in ft condensed shape, is as follows:

* . *Mastiffs, 2 champion cla?s<*8, 2 open, 1 puppy

(over eighteen mouths). Ht. Bernards, rough-c< atud ami smooth-coated Mich th« snine. Nowfuundlund-, 2 open cl 8S-9. Collies, 2 champion, 2 open, 2 puppy. Deerho\inilH, I chainrion, I .>pon. Greyhouiuls, 1 champion. 2 open, 1 puppy. Pointers, heavj -weight, 2 ch.wpion, 2 i'p«n; IK-ht-wt-lsht, th« s»me an>l 2 puppy cbtssi s. Kn;'.li4h Ketter", 2 champion, 2 ope.n,2 puppy IrIs!i«att'TH, tun Mum*. Gold n setters, 2diamplon, 2 open, 1 puppy. Insh water spaniels, 1 opeu. Field Bpaniel", I rmimpio)), 2 op'-n. (locker spaniels, th» ameundl puppy chit-*. Knxhnnndi, 2 open, 1 puppy. Toiyles, 2 ch;tnipiuii, 2 rpcn (over tivelvo Inrbes), 1 ope u (under twelve iiichta), 1 puppy. BnlMoys, 1 cbanjpi' n, 2 open. Bull lerriers, tht- ame. Fox tei1- rieie, 2ch.imp«>D, 2..pftn,l puppy. Pug«,l champion, 2 open, 1 |>np|iy. Ka»>s>*lt buniiils, rlttohdhiiDilH, black aim tan, Iriaii aud rough-haired, rikye, Y-.rk^hira and toy teiiit-i'H, Iitiliau gn-yhouiid-s, toy spHiiU-Is tttnl prw>'Ies, 1 claa each. It in any of tho mixed christ s five entries of any one breed are made they will be givta a apocinl cluaa.

* » *^ In addirinn to the reenlar classification there are £10

fceiiiiel prize* for the tour bc»t uf tbe following breeds: Mwtlft}, rniifEh St. BtruiiniM, ?nn;oth !St. Iternnrda, 6n-.vl'onndi% pointers, English suttoiv, Irish aetrer-, I'anifli*, Iteftv'les, colltea. Also a fojibound-pack piixe of 8/5 tor the beat live couples.

* * *Kjiiakinp with ouoof tho bead men In the club on

Friday hs-t, I said I thought tho i-lassificatiou luiglit be altered H-nhadvimtiiuB iu a few CAMH. He said that a chaise bad already been mn.lp, and u cltss given for (Jrettt Dauos. What I thouyht of, however*-- not that breed. For in-iance, one chwmpion and

Some Remarkable Work Recently Accom­ plished in England.

At the eporte of Wadham College, Oxford University, Eng,, on Feb. 26, a sensational half- mile raw took place, which is thus described in The Field :

F. J. K. Cross, New College, first ; W. Pollock- Hill, Keble, second ; H. Bamnioud, Corpus, third ; J. H. Green, Oriel, 0 ; U. G. O. Kemlull, Maxdalt-n, 0 ; A. G. Le Muitre, St. John's, 0 ; G. K. T. Purcell, Kxeter, 0. Cross was the first to show in front, and for fifty yarda took a clear lead, while Pollock-Hill, who not off very badly, ran In the rear. Before entering the straight, Le Muitre rushed to the front, and, going at a bi^h pressure, he led the fie d alon? at a hot p.ice. As the luiD'lred varda post was reached Hnmm«ni1 went up thii'l, tbe remainder being headed by Polluck-Hili. Le Maitre was still leading at tbe pavilion, about ten yards in advance of Cross, who was bait' "hat distance ahead of llanimoud. Gning round tbe top bond, Cross gradually gained on the leader, who stopped at the qunrter-oji'e, the .time for which wns 64 l-5s. P(»l- l.ck-Hil! now joined Hamtnotid, and went in pursuit of Cross ; but the iHtter iucreaeed his lea<l as he went on, and, entering the at might teu yanlt* uhead, tie ulnma- te'.y pastil the post a winner by sixteen yards ; llani- mond tollowiug in third, ten yards behiud Pollock-Hill, OiRcial time, luu &7s.

This eclipses F. T. Elborough's record, the previous best by an Englishman, and the way ^'"

TnneT -ftp. I? bed shows that he iscapable of still better , the Sydney College sporty Cambridge, II. M. Flefcher won the two-hundred yards race by two foet from E. A. Pomeroy, who ha«l six yards start, in the very fast time of 20 3-5s.. ...... ..OnMarch 4, at the Cambridge University hundi<;up meeting, J. C. Waters, scratch, did a grand per forma nee, being beaten but a foot by R. E. V. llanson, who was in re"eipt of 200yds.. the time, 4m. 24 0-03., being the fastest ever made at that ground.

ta s en weone OJWH clnss forfind {.rtUimmcs h»v« lour cluw*^. Dtr. Tlmyer is pirittd vxlnbitor, but iie can Imdly uo plc«oed when hi* sees his cpecinlties to iudiilerontly provided for. Not only in dei-ib.'Utvls is he "left," but one clmmpimi cltt-efor iMilliJo-r- beeps BojuBol the boat of the breed at home. Tho fox ttrrit rs ifcpcive boiiig placed in tlio very rop rlaec «<> ft*.r ua the nuuibt-r of rhissea and tho value of (Up i liz s «r*j cunctrucd. Howtivur, I am not vtmiinK to t-ay too mucli ncfliust it, for otherwise it is a veiy contjjJcie aud good premium li*it

* * *I h**r thut "Aehmpnt" hns been importing a few

jrotwt m iitj fft. iHipt-rml 'Cbancfll.-r is pi-ohabh- in li-o^on bv tiiia tini.-, ami 1 kn^w that < lenient, bv Kin£ Gtrnitp, untof Dora IT., by Guluuel, UHH twen ovt-r f.iv SOUK) v.«u!i8. It iij iy lie of interest to givohia l»'iont. wl.ich isua foljow«: Secoml ilfckmouduike, July 25, '85, imxitf P|HS^ Soconr; Tiidnmnh-ij, Aug. 1, '85, b' -at -n by VUnUuiii'Oti in mixtd class. Firs' 'ti. S-'lrt. 3, '85, r * }IHI-UU of

S cortd AUriucKum,. ,Pe^t. 24, h.au-n fi; Imp,.-rt.il Chancellor. Flrsr Efl=u- bui^n. Det8 1 '85,-h.atin(r Prince of Walee, K«<serll., «tr. Kir»i Wost Ili-uiiuvirb, Oct. 28, '83, beat i UK Im­ perial ChitnccHnr, Itaron of ItiMM-mlule, PciMmalr aud VlTifn. hijuiil first \vith riit.Iimnion, atixed c'a'W

d-l, Nov. 5, ¥5. Second Stnhhrii I jre, Jan. 1,- , . ,*rlaI Otnnc<-U<ir and heating Baron .) Livf.-rj."r.I, Jan. 20, '

^JG, b.-tti'n t-y I;«f M*.»r«'i,'iA]e. TMi,) Livcrp-fil liy S-prt- !;icus and by Ilarou of Jl>;<- rn.Tinl r-hincoIliT and \V<»lch Dnko. tor, ,1-rIy 10, *i. Hfrui^l Sttttriitutr

t;oatf*u

First A.xt- , July 21,

PoiiiTera.M. Snvd«r hns bfen cl«rted sooretnry andtrewnrer of

the Athletic Auoociatiou of tho University of Peuusyl-

Hutchens has teaten the 150-yard record. On March 2, at Kidney, lie beat tho Auatialian black, Samueln, who ha-1 recently defeated him, Uutchens doing tho dUtance in H|-£ aecoods.

At the winter sports of the Swarthmore College A. A., March 8, I. D. Webster cleared 6ft. 5%ln. in the running hi^h jump, Leanian vaulted 9ft. 2iu., aud the class of '89 WOQ the tug of war.

The Priucetou College Gymnastic Association haa been organized with those officers: President, Donuy, '87; secretary nod treasurer, Terhuno, '89; directors, Goltra. '87; White, '88; Stobbina, '89; Goldie, '90.

At Buffalo, March 16, two wrestling m^tchon took place. Jerry Faulkner beat Mortimer Waters, the local chimpion, in two straight falls, while Evan Lewis got two falls out of three I'r m Barney Hino.

At Uticfl, N. Y., March 14, the Jap bested Faulkner at catcb-a.- catch-can beat two of three falltt. Same dare, at Stindusky, 0., Nervine Thompson won three falls out of four from Marc Orietol at Gneco-Roman.

Evan Lewis and Jack Car keek wrestled in oatch-as- catch-can style in (he presence of about two thou­ sand people, at BaUery D, Chicngo, March 14. Cur- keek wo a tho first fall and Lewis the throe following.

G. Cartwright beat the previous best fifty milo record on tlie first day of tho recent six-day {twelve hourt* daily) rnco at the Westminster Aquarium, Lon­ don, Eng. He accomplished the didtance in 5h. 55m.

The National Athletic Clnb, of Newark, N. J., have elected tho billowing officers: CaptaiD, Ferd. J. Hnsp; lieuten.tnt, William BrantU'ftni; corresp-indins secre­ tary, CharloaGoyd; recording secrut'try, Charlt?sHerr- degen; treasurer, Emil Schell; sergeant-at-arma, J. Reul.

JiimeB Pilkington, the all-around athlete of Oak Point, N. Y., in out with a sweeping challitge. He of- fere to compete with »ny athlete in tlie wcrll at fifteen differout events for 51,000 a aide, each limn to h»v« the choice of seven eventa acd the odd one to he tossed f«r.

Tho annual rare for the Southern Counties crosa country championship was hold nt Kempt^n raco course, Suitbnry, Eng., Feb. 20. Fourteen clubs fur- nisbud IftU runners, and the firrit man homo wa* W. II. t'oad, !^ L. II., who finished the iiislanco, over ten mlie-j, in Ih. 4m. 35*.; J. Kibbkwhite 2J, Ih. 6m. 31s.; C. Rogers 3d, Ih. 6m. 45s.

On the 20th ult.the fifth annnal Northflrn Countlos ch:nupinu-hip WHS run for over a dl-tiince of ten milus, at tho M»uc!iester, Eng., race course, ^ixtep.u clubs competed, n-proaeo'eJ by 1U2 ruuneru. TheSalibid Club won, with 61 points, the fir-t uian in, however, beiug (Jannou, Livt-rpool, whose time waa 67in. 52j. A. M Dutton was 2d, by 400vds.

Tho St. diaries Bnowshoe Clnb, of Moiitronl, held their annual race-meeting at tha driving pjirk at Point St. Charles on March 12. Tho fir^t and netv, nd men in each event were-: One mile, club W. Turn bull, A. Gruen. 101) yards, open W. R. Thompson, M. Scan- 1. n, 100 yaniri, club W,'Charles, G. Timoipson. Ualf-

""" Two milrg, cl.ib

HEISER WINS THIS TIME.The Contest Between Heiser and Mc­

Laughliu.BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 15. Editor SPOIIT-

IKQ LIFE: At eleven minutes after 8 o'clock this evening tho first gume in the second series of contests for $250 a side at the 14-inch balk-line, between Eiward McLaughlin and John Ran­ dolph Heiser, took place in the exhibition room connected with Maurice Daly's magnificent Assembly Rooms in this city. *The players were introduced by Mr. Daly, who announced the conditions of "the contest. Dr. Jennings, one of the leading amateur players of this city, was chosen as referee. It was decided by the ex­ perts not to have any umpires. The hall, which ia but a mere toy, was most admirably arranged.

The attendance at the opening was unusually slim, probably not more than twenty-five or thirty being present. There was not, of course, any excitement when the players inado their ap­ pearance, as the spectators seemed to be more like petrified Quakers than sporting men.

In the eighth inning the score was 40 for Heiaer to 28 for McLaughlin. Heiser was dissatisfied with the work that his cue was doing and de cided to change it. He did ao, made 1, smiled, and sat down. In the second next inning HuUer made 6, when he missed; but the good-natured marker kept on counting all the same. McLaughliu jumped up as quick as lightning and claimed "uo count." The rather phlegmatic referee, who could not have seen the shot, decided that it was* count. As Heiser, however, knowing that it was not a count, waa obliged to retire, or really did so voluntarily, McLaughlin played and made 7. At 8:50 th-j score was 74 to 63 f.-r McLaughliu. The largest run so far was but 16, made by IL iser.while McLauijh- lin'H best run was 12. In tho eighteenth iuning UeUer

'made a niceruuof43. Two men present attempted to applaud.but were immediately silenced at the idfa of their own daring and enthusiasm. The score now waell7 to 63 for the Quaker. In the twenty-second tuning Heiser made 44, slipping up on the easiest possible *hot. Solar McLaughliu was doing worse than nothing, having made bat 65 points in twenty-three tunings, or an average of less than 3. In view of the fact that there was not the slightest possible excitement, it waa certainly not much of aa exhibition so far as Ued waa com;tirued. The Quaker la>l, however, is pro­ verbial fur being a bad starter, aud did not on this occasion seem to get awake until the twenty-fourth inning, when he tuade a fine run of 46, which, however,

' iu the bud at 23 had tt not a scratch which made all pres­

ent smile for tbe first time during the evening.On the twenty-tourih inning the score was 200 to

110 for JucLaiighlin. It was now 9:30 o'clock. The hall was well tilled, although it is doubtful if there were 100 spectators preoeut. Among the New York proferHiunabj were E. F. Iroeacher, John Keane, Paul Steinhdgeu, Geo. Kappe, Peter Steiuhagen and Ei­ ward f luuiiner. Tbo Philadelphia professionals pres­ ent wero Piuius Levy and Thomas Bullock, while Stephen Hill, Horace Baugh and uue or two other ama­ teur players were amoug the spectators.

In the twenty-seveuib iuning Heiser made a rnu of 56. Tho thirty-third shot was so palpable a foul that McLaughliu jumped up and stopped llei^er from play­ ing until a dechuou was given. As the alleged referee had a talking match on hand, he'did not, ol course, see tho shot, aud Ueiser resumed play. In the twenty- ninth inning the score waa 270 for Reiser to 135 for Mac, or just 2 to 1, Heiser's average up to the prwwut time being but a fraction less than 9. At 10 o'clock the score stood 304 for ileiser to 157 for McLnughlio. There waa absolutely no more excitement thau there would be at a funeral, and not half us much as there is at the average funeral when Palmer and Bird are present.

In the forty-first Inning there was the first real ap­ plause of tbe evening when McLautfhliu in his thirty- sneoud shot of a run of 39, made a fine bank shot. The score now was 325 to 216 for tho I hiladelphmn. Iu the fom-fitht inning ht'isor made 29, his average being between 8 aud 9, while McLaughliu's wits but a fraction over 4. The latter made a uice rim of 32 iu his forty-fuurth inning. Early iu tho game it bt-cauie patent to all thut a serious niisUke bad b«-eu made iu not appointing umpires. With a referee who was practically worthless for such a poaiiiou, a marker v\ho did not gteni to know whether the balls jv^re mil or in halt' the lime, and whu had, as a matter of"conr#e, to °o instructed by the players, it wad too great au ariuoyaiRe for the players to have to fill these pufti'.ioiw, winch waa practically what they did,to- gfther with having ULp'ny tha frame. The fifty-sixth inning showed tbe ganiGHe^Jfr406-for..Ut-i!!!BT to~'2t)j4yr~ Hi Lan^lilin. Tho ijcure at the close WHS600 fur Heiser to 42L for McLnu^hliu. The gume was pUyed on a 5x10 Uiunswick-BaUe-Collender table. The score ia

, 4, 10, 4, 6, 5. 12, 1, 6,0, 0,6, 12,6, 0,4, 0.43,

the event of returning home with a broken neck. Pink is aow kicking himself all over in view of the fact that he is out just 25 onls on that investment.

Caroms.W. H. BTorrtR baa had the carom table in fela room

furnished with Griffith's cushion.The many friends of W. V. Collender will regret to

bear that he has been on the sick list.Al Newhall is said to be seriously 111, If not at the

point of death, at his home in New York.Cbriatian Bird has been playtng the part of a faith­

ful nurse to bis wife, who has beeu on the sick Hat.It la reported tfiat Sexton has secured a new three

years' lease of the premises) he now occupies at 1292 Broadway.

Albert ?rey, with hi a nobby high hat on, looks like Lotta, the actress, when that fascinating little kicker is dressed up as a boy and ready to play the mischief generally.

Telegrams from the McLaoghlin-Heiser contests were sent to the Continental Hutel room every half hour or so.

The much-talk ed-of billiard raatcb game between Sbaefer and Sexton is declared off after manj futile negotiations.

It is very evident that Schaefer fears an encounter with Slosson, otherwise he would never bring a Guim to his rescue.

THE SPORTING LIFE ia Indebted to Maurice Daly for many courtesies extended to this paper during the Heioer-McLaughlin contests.

The billiard editor who can waltz on his own ear and doeeu't care a continental for any one h the "crit­ ter'1 moat eought after by the public of to-day.

George Slcsaon la tbe recipient of an elegant jointed

TRIGGER.GRAHAM WINS.

cue, rnndo e for him in Berlin. It was pre­

would have been nipped iu the bu been fur a "whopper" of a scratch

at* fol, , , , , . , ,, ,

2 3. 11, 44. 7, 16, 10, 0, 65, 2, 3, 26, 8, 2, 0, 6, 2, 7, 4, 1, 0, 0 29, 2 0. 0, 4, 0, ti, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 12, 11, 0, 15, 0, 1, 24, 6, . , , ,5, 0, 0, 1, 17, 10, 0, 3, 27 Total 5(10.

Highest run, 55; average, 717-69. Laugblm, 79.

Lead over Mc-

l.n, 100 yanJfi, club W, 'Chi111 Mf, oi>en J. Lnnieden, 1*. W. Tr.robMll, J. Dott^herty. Half-milCharles, C. Hunt. Two milea, open

miln, J. Ln

club W. ntmden, P.

O^ilvio. Qufirtor-milc, club J. Myera, F. Kirluip.Tl«* executive board of the National Association of

Amateur Athletes at 'i nif-etlng in New York, on Wmtnesday uiirlit flererinined to hoM a tournament next jear for the »matrtiir boxing chumpiousliip of Anicrira. The general athletic chHnipion^iiip tjurna- ment v. ill be belli on Sept. 17. No action was taken in the mm i IT of the charge against athlete Ford of htv- hij: ftnttriMl A professional ruco. A proptipedaineuduient to the constitution uas drawn up und will he (tresent^d f . r «ctlim ai tho nest meeting of the nfir-ocmtion, pro­ viding that horeafter the National Association plmll hiive full control of all amiitfur boxing, wrestling, ftiiciug, and general tryinuaHtic contests.

Greek George delivers himself as follows to a Cln- cinnuti Enquirer reporter: "I have posted my money and rmule my challenge to Joe Acton, and i\bat more run I do,'' naid thp Gr<-ek last &if;ht. "He won't pay Httontiou to ni», and I am now the champion. I don't want tht 'itle until I win if, however, uud I nm bound

., 3, 0,1. 0, 3,16, 0, 0, 6,1, 4, 0, 3, 0, 0, 10, I, 3, l.'o, 2, 6, 45, 10, 3, 9, 0, 3, 9, 13, 1, 5, 0,1, 4,1, 4, 1, 3, 39, 3,1, 32, 4, 8, 0, 7, I, 0, 0, 11, 4, 0, 2, 3, 29, 1, 1, 3n, 24, 9, 1, 0, 7, 8, 11, 0, 3 Total, 421.

Highest run, 45; average, 6 7-(i9.Referee, Dr. Jennings; Marker, Thomas Blank.

Time of game, 3 huura 60 minutes.THE SECOND DAY'S PI.AT.

BROOKLYN, March 16. Heiaer ran rapidly ahead of McLaujihlin at tho beginning of the second night's play. At the closo of tho fourteenth iutiiug tbe score stot'd 114 to 51 iu his favor. Then McLaughlin worked inlo foijn, and aided by a inn of 60 in th« thirty-third, inning, led Ueiser 12 points, the scon- standing 205 to 193 i u his favor. Another run of 58 in the thirty- ninth inning drew McLaughliu within 5 points of the t;>tal from the start, the ecoro showing 706 fur Hei^r against 701 for McL-iughlin. At the furty-third liming the score for tho evening was 314 to 305 in Mc- Laughliu's favor. Il required fifty-eight tunings to pmw beyond the 400 block, when the t-coro stood 40G lo 370 in McLhiK*ilin'4 favor. Reiser rallied auain at the close, scoring bis 6(H) points in tbo sixty-eighth inning «t 12:10 this morning, McLaughlin having 450 to hia credit. Heiser's score is now 1,000, against 873 fur McLaughlin. Score:

Uci-er 2f>, 15, 0, 0, 3, 8, 3,1, t, 4, 2, 9, 4. 39, 8, 0, 0, 1,10, 0.1, 0,1, o. 18, 0, 1,12, 9, 2, 2, 9,0. 6, 4, 3, 0, 0, 8, 17, 32,14. 28, 10, 0, 2. 4, 3, 0, 0, 7, 3, 12, 2, 20, 0, 1, 7, 1, 0, 23, 1,13, 8,0,16, 33, 30 Tutnl, 500.

Avera:e, 7 21-63. Bigh run of eveninz, 39. Total points, 1,000. Grand average, 7 19-63. Highest run, 50. Lead over McLaugLliu, 127. Gala each evening, 79 and 48.

McLanailln 0, 0, 4, 22, 8, 0, 0, 5, 0, 2, 0, 6, 4, 2, 11, 9,1, 11,1,1,1, 0, 0, 4, 20, 1,1, 4.14,1, 3, 9, 60, 7, 1, 6, 3, 58, 0,2,1, Ifi, 15, 0, 0,1, 0,1, 0, 3, 2, 22, 0, 3, 29, 0, 2, 29, 0, 8, 0, 0, 5, 0, 14, 15, 4 Total, 462.

Average, 6 50-67. Highest run of evening, 60. Total points, 873. Grand average, G 51-137. Time of pame.,4h. Referee, Dr. Jenciugs. Marker, Thomas Blank.

Thomas R. Bullock waa umpire for McLaughlin and Maurice Daly umpire for Hoisor.

THE FINAL GAME.

NEW Y'^RK, March 17. The match endod this even­ ing In favor of Uei9«r by a suoro of 1,600 to 1 3^5. Utikc-r started off on the last night's pltty with 1,000 points to his credit, while Mcfjfuighlin had only 87;{. For fifty inniujw the distance hot\vuen them waa not materially chunged, hut then McLanghHn Hpurteil and ran his string up to 8Cn, HHser lagging behind with 341. Ttiis advniitagt! seemed to unnorve McLanghliu, and Ileteer soon pulled himself together aud ran out in the fifty -eighth inning by a burst of 43. Mc- Laughlhfa work netted him J»85 buttons. Hie hi^txst run* wore 29,27 aud 47, «nd his average 643-67. Heiser's best were 53, 43 and 46, and his average was 9 14-29,

Heisor 1, V27,12, 13, 1,3,1, 12, 42,3,21,3,1, 23 0, 4, 11, 1, 53, 2, 4, 0, 2. 0, 2, 1, 6, 0, 3, 1, 0, 15, 10,1, 0, 1, 0, 26, 8, 0, 0, 1, 4, 0, 0, 8, 5, 0,19, 0, 13, 14, 7, 46, 7 48 Total, 600. ~

sented to him by Kicolini, him baud of the famous PattL

The wife of A. B. Samuelli hut week secured a divorce from him. He is a retired Brooklyn rootu- keeper.

John O'Connor's Colombia room, which la one of the finest billiard halls in this country, is said to be doing the finest trude of any room in New York at the pres­ ent day.

William Sexton informs us that while his tr-ide Is not rushing it is steady, which ia probably more satis­ factory. Sexton never looked as well physically aa he does at present.

The tables at the Continental Hotel are asaln being furnished with new cloth. This is one of the few rooms in this country that has more than held ltd own trade during the past twenty years.

A well-known professional of ihfs city who waa once, but is not now, a member of the National Billiard As­ sociation, is said to be dying of consumption. For ob- Tious reasons we decline to publish his name.

Should Schaefer'a stakeholder Gunu go off, while hold.ng the stake money belonging to the former, great guna] what would become of Scha«fer, and what a rumpus Slosson would create in the billiard world,!

William H. Duby, the popular manager of the Fifth Avenue Hotel billiard room, New York, made a run of 118 at the three-ball game a few evenings ago while playing with one of the amateur patrons of the room.

Edward BtcLaughlin returned home on Friday last, and informs us that he has no one to blame for his de­ feat but himself. Mac is loud in his praise of the gen­ erous attentions paid him by his brother expert, Maurice Daly.

If Lon Morris carries a cannon in bla pocket he might want the entire United States navy to back him up wero ho to play for a dollar of his own money. It ia a question then, if Lon would play unless he could name BUumrck as the referee.

Neither Bwn Garno nor Mortimer Humphreys were present at Maurice Daly's room on Tuesday night last, and yet these sage doctors of the game beautiful will tell us all about it in their next iesue. As Arte- mas Ward would say, "Why is this thut?"

It i* telegraphed from Caicago that George F. Slo*- pon is to sturt for Paris about the middle of May, on a four-months' trip. Some international billittrdn, as the saying is, may with reason be looked for, Maurice Vig- naux at one end and Mr. Bloason at the other.

A. F. Troeecher seems to bw very popular with the protbiwionals of New York, aa well »a with those who do not live mere, who have tho pleasure of his ac­ quaintance. This man's honmt face tell* its own story. If he has anything to say, it ia told at once, and there the matter ends.

Had SI089OD been wiae he would havo deposited his stake money with Pistol. It .would then be a:i en­ counter, not between Schaefer and Sluxsmn, but be­ tween Giinns and Pistols. On such a coutest wes'iould not hesitate to bet, providing we held the Gunn while our adversary was in poesussioo of the pistol.

John Tlmteiier, of Cleveland, and John Moulds, of St. Louif, played a match parne of 14-inch balk-line billiards at Chicago, March 10, for the championship of the West and J200 a side, 300 points up. The game was won by Thatcher, whose score was 305; best run 36; average. 4 56-61. Moulds' «wre, 230; btst run, 15; avera«re,347-ei.

Frt-v ' " ' > on Tuesday tut mult* the final do- posit . v for their coming match for the cham: m that Frey won in the rrce-.t tourn.u.. ; : i i,.- match is for 8150 a ' " ', ciublrtu, '»n.l is tu bo played Ia Maurice ' lyn Assembly KOOIUJ (hiring five ui^i. ^ March 28. Blocks of thirty-one gatuaa will t>e piavuJ each night.

M;mrice Daly deserves a special v>te of thanks for not having a pair of scales on hand on Tuo-id-ty Ust FO test the billiard bulls. If tbore overwna a bogus fans- action, It is weighing billiard balls tu a match gaiut-. The table add biilla were a^ near perfect aa it was pos­ sible to have thorn, while Daly was made doubly happy in knowing that th/-ro was no one present in a state of misery, nnlees, indeed, it was the poor man who was requested to officiate as referee.

Two old lailiiH who live next door to a club house in thin city, where billiards are played into ihe wee small houra of the morning, recently complained to the members that tho clicking of the ivory balU pit-

He Easily Defeats Kleiiu. of Philadelphia, In a Fifty-Bird Match.

John L. Brewer, who waa to have shot ft live- pigeon match with William Graham for $250 a side at Jersey City, Mar^h 17, reported siek,and the match was declared off. The match with Frank Kleinz, of Philadelphia, however, cnine off according to programme and waa won by the En^rlishman by eleven birds. The conditions of the match were $100 a side, 50 birds each, Hurlingham rulea. The wind blew from the right across the line of fire. The birds were an exceptionally fine lot of trained fliers. The day was dark and snow flew during the finish of the shooting. About 500 sporting men witnessed the shoot. The score waa as follows:

William Graham 1, 2, 0, 2, 0,1, 2, 0, 2,1, 0 2,1,1, 2, 1, 1, 2. 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, I, 0, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 1,1, 2 killed, 41; miwd, 9.

J. Frank Klcinz-2, 1, 0, 0, 2. 1, 2, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 2,1. 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 0. 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0,1,2. 0, 0. 1, 0, 1, 0, 0,1, 2,1, 2 killed, 30; missed. 20.

2 1T3*-(1 both barrela.The following ia a summary of the kills: Graham

12 straight drivern, 5 rixht-hani drivers, 8 left-hand driver-, 3 rittht quarterer*, 5 left quarterers, 3 incom­ ers -iDd 5 towsrers; 2 de:id out of nounda. KMnz 9 straight drivers, 3 rijtht-hund drivers, 4 left-hand drivers, 6 right quarters , 3 left quartered, 3 incom­ ers and 2 towererg; 1 dead out oi' bounds. F. Quiulan was referee.

Random Shots.Mfss Annfe Oakley, of San Francisco, and John L.

Brewer will shoot a match for S2oO a aide in this city on Monday, 'fifty birds each, Hurlinghatu rules to

Delaware township, Camdengovern.

The Haddon and

vented them from , and puggfst-d that if the

, 844-57. THsheat run of evening, 63. To­ tal points, 500-500-500-1,500. Grand average, 7 149- 193. Highest rnu of game, 53. Won bv 242.

McLanghlltt 0, 21, 0, 2, 1,1, 9, 19, 1, to, 14,1, 3 2 22,4,0,1.2,1,18,4,0,11,1,4, G, 4, 1, 13, 0. 25 29 18, 0, 10, 0,1, 7, 0, 0,1, 5,1, 47,0, 7, 0, 27,1,1,1, 2, 0 16,4. Total. 385.

Average, 6 49-66. Highest run of evening, 47. Total points made, 421-452-385-1,258. Crawl average, 6100-193. Highest run of t^uiie, GO. Referee, Dr. H. D. Jenuings. Marker, Thoraaa Blank.

Honest Tom Foloy.The Collender Billiard flail, in Chicago, which was

closed a iev* da)B »go, waa not ouly one of the finestrooms iu that ctly, but probably in the wo It ci.u-

I will send tlio money to

. .ftiikiiiihowl. J.ity 418, '&;, t..-iit(.jj by Iiiinerial CUanctsl- jot, Ija-uing BWOM ui']:..fwn.Ule, ^Amtruu II. Kin" iKiilii ;uid L« nl Obit»tel!oi- II, Fir* »iinil.>y, Aug' 7, J ^t: , b-saUiitf B.H'OJJ iif Kotyindale. There n«ut« tohave.

a f;ix>i! t!c.d of n^t wfid cluwua l of

to make himone of thu pnp?i3 Iu his own city, and gi> on there make him wrostK To s!iow that I mean ImMm-ss, 1 will trivf) Autun 9100 If lie will wrohtla me flrt?ou minutou in Paatiuie Park, and I will not ask one dollar of the receipt*. I will wrestle either Captain C. Paly or Pro­ fessor Will Wiliic, and I will throw either one of them four times iu one hour or foitc-it 8100."

Threw paper chase* took pluce tn New York March 12: Tlit* Prospect Harriers ran theirs over a pevon mile com so. Tbo firat hound in was J. H. Miller, with AV. P. &ully second. They started ftv« minutes after the bares E. L. Crabb and C. Pumler but finished only one minute behind tkein.........The Crescent Atb-lotic Club's haras and bounds held a paptr cluwe through Prospect Park. Tim dfetunca was about five miles, unil C. II. Cbaj'iimn «tid Clarence Brittnn cov­ ered tho distance fu thirty-nine mimiieg. The hounds C'liiio in one minute later, Fi. IL 8trou.il leading.........Tbe Spartan Ildrrifix' hart* Mown. L. R. Sharp, J. H. tifU un<J John flatten started from Mt. Vernon ur 3:64, and ten mltmtea later tlio pack, un'ier Charles

RS utic<: in:tk<*r and Mesere. Charles Amu and W.E. KLOJE as

.Tbe bates fibbed sftf-r a.

brisk run of lit. l"mi., ami thtj pack took twelve icinutes lou^or to coyer £Uc distance.

.ninetwta tables aud WHH fir-»t opened lo the bub-

lie nearly teu yciirsapo. Although under the per- ^oual inaimgeujent of Thamas Foloy, wbo was gen^r- ally conceded to bo its owner, it was, if we are not mis­ taken, tlie personal property o( H. W. Ojllend*;r. The fact tlmt it existed so long in a city wbich probablycou taint* double the amouut of tables that itshould is the, best proof ihat this cuuulry cannot boast of iimny men who are muro valuable as managers than Dlr. Foley has proved himHelf to be. It is to be hoped, therefore, that Mr. KoK-y, whose reputation aa a inau of the jjreattat ability and sterling integrity is more that uatiuual. for bid worth in the billiard world is conceded wherever the game in hnuored, will not Ling remain out of tbe harness. Foley, although still a young man has b;id probably a century's expt-rifocw as a billiard man. Certainly so. compared witu, oomo of the mudorn professionals. As au honorable expert at the CUP, a manager of touruammits aud coutfrsta, and as manager of great rourut*, Thomas Foley lias probably n«i living superior at tbe present d.-iy. It is Imt uatnral to supple that Mr. Foley favors Chicago, where lie id m well known and BO honorably identified wiih the history and growth of the game. No man has done more for honorable billiards in Chicago thau bonest Tom Fuley, aud it is mosttarnffltly to be hoptnl thut Chicago will honor Chicago by making honest

members mu-t play billiards at iiuht that rubber balls be naed instead of ivory. How would it do to UKO c< 1- liiloi.i balls? In the event of an explosion the two oil ladies, together with the wicked m*nU>er-j of the club, might be blown to the kingdom come simultaneously!

Bullock's "Billiard Manual,' published some two yeHr-i Ago, fragmentary and imperfect as it wtw, proved to be one of tho most valuable works of its kind in tho history of billiard literature. Wiiile the manual was received with much favor by many profession *1 billiard men, it wan far from being; i-atisfactory to Mr. Bullock, who haa been hard at work collecting new material which, together with that in tbo first work, will be published ar an early date. All billiard men fhonld aid Mr. Bullock as much as possible in this enterprise.

Ileteer displayed a gooj deal of seuae in having but two etyles of tickets fifty and seventy-five cents in his Brooklyn contest with BIcLaughlin. 1'here wero four different styles of tickets for the games between the same experts in this city fifty-cent tickets, 'se­ cured seats, season tickets, and season tickets with ae- eured seats. There were a few season tickets sold, bet It was our opiuion then, and it ia our opinion now, that it was a dead wa-^to of money to have such a ridiculous variety of tickets. It is'a'moat impossible to havo secured seats iu any small hall that will give sat- ufactiun, for the simple reason that while tbo secured seats cost nmch more, they are generally Lot as good as tlioao not secured. This, of cou rse. cannot but i-ause di -satisfaction, Independent of this, it is a question in our mind if Heis'-r and McLaiuhlin should ;tt any tiuio charge, over fifty centa for tbe best seat they can give. They certainly should not do so whilo their playing is no better than it is ut present Were these uieo to play in a hall with very superior accommoda­ tions th*» case inigtir be different, but even then it would be wisor for them to give the beet accom moiln- tions poHsiblo and iiOt charge over tifty cents. \Vh*-n Booth, Mudjfgka and Jan«uschcch van instruct ami charm tho public for ha'lf a dollar, there Is no reason, why He.iaf-r and McLautibHit should aim to shoot higher without beinj,' ablu to hit any gnuia.

County, gun clnhs, had their auaaal contest March ] on the former's grounds. Glass balls were used. Dela­ ware won by 11G to 91.

A team match was shot hy the Massachusetts R. A. and the Wellington Gun Club at \V*lnut Hill ranse March 9. It w;<s fur a championship badge and the score was: M. K. A., 02; Wellington, 57.

The first of a series ot team shoots between the Em­ erald and JeanhettB gnn clubs of New York City, ten men aside, ten birds p^r mao, for a valuable trophy, took place at New Dorp, S. I., March 11. Eesult: Jeaunetta, 75; Emerald, 66.

A pigeon shoot between the Algonquin and "Washing­ ton Heights Gun clubs took place Maivh 17 on the latter club's ground at Ono H nod red aud Sixty-ninth street and Eleventh avenue, New York. The Algou- quins were the winuers by the score of 41 to 31.

The Jamaica, L. I., Rod and Rifle Club fats elected tbe following officers for the ensuing yetr: President, George FI. Creed; vice president, John Fl'-ming; secre­ tary and treasurer, Samuel S. Ay mar. The report of the treasurer shows the club to be in a flourishing con­ dition.

The-Toronto Rifle Club elected these officers last weekly-President. A. Elliott; first vice president, F. K< nnedy;s"cund vice president, J. Lanakail; secreta-y, trt-asurer, R. Rennie. The club has decided to affiliate with the National Rifle Association of Great Britain, the Dominion aud Ontario Iti Ho association)}.

The South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., haa elected the following officers: Pr^ifl^nt, Mr. Janifs I). Ortoo; vice president, Mr. Edward L. Phillifw; treasurer, Mr. Al Utritago; secretary, Mr. Asa White- head. Ex-Prosident W. R Hob*-it reported that smre the organization of the club in 1881 the members had shot at 108,000 clay pigeons.

Mark W. Oaulton, at the range of the Lawrence Rifle Club, March 12, with a Springfield military rifle, 2uO yards, off-hand, on a paper target made the remark- abl«BCore of 47 in a po^iblu 50, Cn-ed-noor count, 81 :n 100 drcinitl count. This is, we believe, tho f»est mili­ tary rifle score made tn Massachusetts.. DanUon id a member of the second corps of Cutlets of t?aU'm.

Tho club medal and first prize in the Coney Island Rod and Gun Club were bv J. II. Edwards at Shultz's Parkville farm, March 1C, with a score of 6 out of 7 birds shot at. At tho sam« time and place a nmtcb for $1( *0 between J. Boucbam «ud JrH. Junes tit 29 yards, at 7 birds tach. formor receiving 2 dead birds, re-nlu-d ; in favor of Jone.s, who kilted 6 to his oppoiieut's 4. j

The project of forming all the Long Island gun , clubs into a geueral organization is rapidly nearing completion. A circular has be.en sent out by tlie Fountain Club's secretary, calling for a convention. A ground 19 to be purch«ped on the line of the Biooklyn Elevated Railroad, and a large club bouse erected, ihe plans for which are already completed. Each ctub joining will preserve its individuality.

Dr. Carver has challenged I'Oth Graham and Bo- gar<]!i«. H* nfers to snoot Graham for $100, Eu-lish rui. " < bnitmiur.v.f He will ul*n give Bi> n HiO birds, Et glish rules, mi the .....

mail in .\sasCily. but has t,- , i'ie place.

From :l.. : tha Society for the Preven­ tion of Ci Tement of skill Ju trap sho >t- intt shon'.i .!'!». The greater the siull of^ the s}Kjrtsnia,a iu u^iiig his gun, the lens the likelihood of bin cripplina bird* when hunting behind his di»g in the fie Ma, Good trap sh«ta somutime-' fail at *irsC in the fi<-ld. but when they mis* it is a clean miss, and when they do get to hitting it Is a quick aud easy death o the wild birds.

1889 and the Realization ^tukw* to be run the mme year. There Hie 816 fitrries for the Futurity, which will be worth 875,000. The Realization will probably be worth $4u,ifOO.

Counsellor Crawford sizes nn his string of trotters aa follows: Problem can b-ai 2:21 thrix* times, Charlie Hi too can be-it 2:ltt and in b*;tier than auy horse in hi- cln*ss, excepting ^rab, and Alert can go three he,n.t« iu 2:18 or batter. Thi* looks well in print, especially as tbt- burses are for sale.

Paul Kernan and Edison, two of George A. McDer- mnit's runners, were *.l t for their kf*p last week at Elkt.<n, M.J. Paul Kenmn, 4 ve.:*r« old, by M»»rteni.-r. waajiuli] fl>r 5125 t«» Henry H*-as, uf Eltiton. He rosk $1,2*25 asaji-arling Edi*>"n, 9 >ear8 old, was sold to Daniel Log.m, of Wilmiutton, for §75.

Ace. rdlng to thn e»tiaiate of ihe Asrrieultural De- pftrtrHHtjt, tbe number uf hordes in the (Jutted Static ia set dowu at 12,490,744, »h L. average value of which is $72.15. Pennsylvania tike* fir^t pl*ce for tbe average value of hursrs uver three years old, and Massachu­ setts leads for the average value of all ages.

The P ttsburg Driving Park Association tried to satisfactorily arrange for Home wood races last we^k, bnt were nue»cC'Ssful. Ttiii probably enda the matter for whatever is done with the puk, ir will cease to be a race trwrk, tut tho As ociHtion in f"i3,000 in debt, and some of the stockholders strongly mum upon a sale.

General Withers sol. I 1'nii lawn lust week twovaluable colt*, tw f.-lbiws: ^>u-lan, 4 years, by Happy Medium, dam Marit Sturgi*. bv Alm<>nr, to W. H. France, Hoote-ton, II!., f T SI,600, and Acapuld>, 4 rears, by Almutit Liicbtunnr, dam ClBr^n-ia, by C. M. Clay, Jr., tcj J.S. Givin.% Wa\erly, KaD.na«, for $1,000.

Kiu< Bt*n, thft valuahte fmpcrted thoroughbred sire, died at the ht'iue of IjtBowLer, MNJor B. G. Thomas, neitr Lexmtit n, Ky., on Maic'i 16. King Ban waa foaled to 1875 by King Tom, rUm AtUoti-*, by Th.»r- mandy. Among iht- most iiiominent of King IJan'a progeny aie: Punster, Que.*-n Ban. Rotary, Pike's Piide, Gold Ban, Old Liz, Highfliyht, King Robin and Kii.g Fox.

It has only been a few years ago that betting was rigidly rtnpjiretised on the Piusifon race courses. Tho result wat«, the people bt-emuB Itss and le* iuterested in matters n luting t<> the turf. The race course be ciime deserted, aud the quility of donea declined. At last tbe ICmfieror h-w tnii rtVred and has raided the iu- t'Tdict. Now on Pruthiaa race Gourdes people can bet as much as they plena*.

Mr. Frank Bower, the well-known gentleman reins- Diiin aud president of dm Ilelmoi.t Priving i'ark AH o- ciattou, ih ; s city, f«ys of THK SPORTING LIFE; "Dur- ing my burfin^ss vidit^ to the Northwest 1 endeavor to got th« It teat issues of all the FAS tern paper* de- voted to nporrs of ail kinds, bur the ouly one I can fiint, and I must confess I never visit a city without seeing one, is THE M*OETINQ LIFE."

Tho conference committee of the National Turf Congress to consider the. advisability of a permanent set of judges, mtt !a>t w«ek in Lotiiiville and adopted the following resolution: *'Tlmt it is the unanimoussense of this committee ^ each club of the AmericanTurf Congress shouM, in the interest of breeders, own- ern and fair racing, provide a regular set of impartiul and skilKul judses to serve ibronghuut each meeting.1 *

J. H. Stein t?r, the secretary of the LOW American TroUing Ass'-cintion, bos emcred upon his duties andis now engaged in ug tlio details of tbe office..Mr. Steiner was tho ChiUdelphi* at:eut of the Erie Diepatck at the tinip of bis apjK>inttuent, but he is by no im aus a new m>tu to the turf Me has been en­ gaged in tbe breeding of trotfera for a number of years and hits owned tieveral prominent c;iD»paiunors, including Felix, Fred Douglas a, Jerome and Weet-

THE WHEEL.

' r 3 ys he will also give any nn. He is now in Kan-

THE TURF.

SKATING NOTES.

Tom Folcy the master of on rooms in the near future.

icago by e of Chicago's greatest

On Tuesday last Piccua Levy took out a policy on hja life against accidonts before he went on to NewYor!

again if B w as in hi»h jitiks all the way tf> New York

at tho Moao£cpeuiDg a bank account with

Alexander Paulson is in Toronto enfFering from bronchitis. He discredits Tim DoiiAjrhue's recent niar- veloiw performances at Newburg, N. Y.

At Qntilpb, Can., Fob. 26, Bbick, of Fergus, defeated McCutthen, of Guelph, in a five-mile race for the championship of Ontario and $50 a side; time, 19m. 6s. Tbe track waa 10 laps to the milo.

At Fergus, Ont, March 9, a five-mile race between Dowd, of Montreal, champion of Canada, and Hiack, of Fergus, champion of Ontario, for $200» side, took place. Black won in tho tillogod time of 17:22.

A five-mile champicmship skating race for amateurs of Canada toot place at Montreal Feb. 28. There were tbrce starters, and after A close aud exciting finish Brown beat Gordon by a short distance. Time, 18m. 40a

William Burnett, Bu-Jolph Guetz, F. G. Marshal, C. A. B. fchorwood and J. L. Barrett were tlie couu^btut-j in an eight-hour skating race at the Carnival Clnb Kink, St. Paul, Mtnu., March 5. Burnett won, with a score of 80 ntilee in 7h. 13m.; Goetz second, 72 milea 8 laps in 7h. 10m.; Marshall third, 62 miles 5 lups. The prizes were 3150, S75 and 825,

George See and James Kmart, two of Tho leading English skatiug experts, met ilm two fastest Dutch long-distance"skaters, Arie Van den Berg and Ktngma, in two international comj«titiu&a for prized of £40 and 820 at Slikkerveer, llotter.j«m, Holland, Jan. 1C and 17. In the nrt>t race tbe distance wa« 3,100 metres (128 yards Itss thnu two miles), aroumi au oval Ckinrse of 670 m>tn>.i. It was fontehtcrl in heats, with this re- .uult; Fir^t beat See first, in 5m. 51 1-5^.; Van den Burg, I20motren beliind. Second hi-at Smart first, in 6m. 65s.; Kiugnui frll after teiug di.^taured. Final beat See, 5oi. 46 2-5a.; Smart, 5m. 53s The secoud ujutth took place over a course of 1,609 metres (one mile), tbe competitors being the pnuie as on the pievinnsday. Tlie first heat, between See and Vnn den Berg, resulted in a victory for tho former^ who accomplished the distance iu 2m. 51! l-G*., Msopixiuent taking 2m. 581-5s. Tbe8ec<>ud beat betw»en Smart aud KiDgma, was also won by th^ JSgii^hma:i, who compl-ted the distance in 2m. 53 4-5,-t., Kiiigma's time beiug 2m. ot 2-5s. In the final heat Gsorge See again proved victorious, accomplirfhificr tho distance in 2m. 53ti., Smart's time boiug 2m 54 1-53.

Track Talk.Maud S. will be 13 uext Monday, Murch 28. The Bard and Ben AU are general favorites for tbo

Suburban. The \Vest End of Boston i« being run down by

Hermit won tho Euglldh Derby in 1867 in a heavy snow storm.

California's State Fair will be held at fiacrameoto from Seyt. 12 to S,-pt. 24.

Job iiny Cam.'bell won $2,705 with his stable of run- nerd at tlie winter meeting at New Orleans.

David Grant, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sold SI 3. 000 worth of nnely-bred Poiciieruu stallions, on March 10.

Commodoro Kitteon, "Erdeuheim Stud," baa 23 en­ tries, and Mr. A. J. CaftBatt 34 entries, for the FuturityStakes ot 1880.

R. (j. Btiiison, of Brentford, Ont., hna pnrcha-i-d ahalf interest in the ch B Pencil s, 3 years old, record 2:40^ by Paneoast.

Alfred B. Poht.Gosnen, N. Y., has sold his two Sweepstakea man a, Lizzie and Meda, to a Baltimore gentleuiau for &3,000.

Everythiui; hns now been settled for the St. Louis Driving Club to build a track at Forest Pajk, aud wi.rk will be commenced at ouce.

Tho Montgomery, Uerks :iriJ Chester Agricultnral Society have d> oidi.d to -i-ld ibeir spring fair a; Potta- towu, Pa., un the 1st, 2d and 3d of Juue.

The Keokuk (l.»\va) lf.«r Association have fixed upoN Augnht 30|iu<l 3i and S-'pt. I and 2 as the datea for IioMiu^ their first annual ftxhibiiiou.

Jack llav^rly, tiio well-kuo*u Uit-atrical manager, was ofiVrwl Ji'irns, when that trrc;»t home w»s in his prime, for $25,000. He cost Mr. Bonnet- $36,000.

ThuEviiiigvilio Driving Park, Trenton, N. J., gives a t rutting meeting on Juno 1 uud 2, wbich comes in nf'er ttic tu.-jt meeting o( tbo Philadelphia circuit.

Orrin HicUok, tbe shrewd horseman, wrote to a frie;id iu tie. K/mt us follows: "I'll wng<r almost any- thing that neither Grunt or Vail will resign from thu National Ascociaiion."

iJmsy S. and M>Ujn, two w^H-hnown trotters of the Pacific coast, hid a rui:o for 51,000 at tbe Bay District Coutse, S<tn Francisco, lUarchO. Marin won in ttrufyht bi-atd; best tim.-, 2:27^.

Dr. Pryor, of Lexinglon, Ky., lost hy death the ' wtiillion Herr Willies, by

A cablegram from Sidney, N. S. W., announces that the series of amaieur iH'ofesaioual races one mile, threa wiles aud ten miler sunciioued by the New South Wtiles Cyclnta'L'lii.u, eniled in the victory of Fred Wood, iif Ijeice-ter. He won the one mile and three miles, but c*me to srief in the ten mites, owiug to an a.-cident to his machine. W.K>d. however, w >n the chit f prix.e by winning iwi- out of the three events. K. Jamen, of lliruiingiiani, competed iu the race, aud (he uinatt-Ura included Cou Dwyer, C. B. Woud aud liennett.

The Taunton Bicycle Club haa elected the following officers to seive ihe coming year: President, Albert F. Bailey; vice president, J»hu SI. Hardv; pecretary and tre^murtir, Qt-orge A. (.'1 asun; capraiu Clarence E. B»'l- toi.; fii-at liMitfiiatit, Lymlnu O, R-imsdell; stconJ lieu- tauaut, Arthur K. Wnit ; bugler, Henry C. Bearse; sergeunt-iit*arms, Frank Muaii-k.

The Bay Siate Bicycle Club is the name of a new Worcester, Ma*a,, oictt(iiz*ii->u. The offlcern are: C.ptaiti, W. V Fi^h; fl'st lieuteoaui, M. A. Wbecier; i-ecoud lieutenant, Levi Witft-inore; color bearer, John Murphy; bugler, Jumes Murphy. Tue preeidout is iE. E. Wime,-; vice pre«i»l«ut, 0. £. Flagg; secrttary and treaauror, U. C. Sweater.

The decisioo of tha L. A. W. Raciug Board not to hold a r»c« meet in At. Lonit in connection, with the meet ia not encouraging racing; it i- the opixisite. We

4>eli*-ve the League nhoulij d<> t>ne of two IhiLgg, eithor abandon iho cuutn 1 >-t racii gordo all it can to tustt-r and encourage thetwuie. Thelukrwarumtss is hurtful.

ceutlv, IteibK (""•ey, Hillier, ' ' cully t

run w;t5"At pn-heattht

9,000 i .._ _. . .. .__.__ ___ pieviuua year at thin warnm. With the many nu\v nii-uibeis nt:re ID join during th-j coming eeasoii, the cloeu ol 1S87 will be likely to show a total of cloae upon 15.UUO ineniliuni.

TueScrmiiou (Pa.) Bicyole Clnb has these new office N: Provident, G««Tgo A. Jesnup; vice president, John J. Van Nort; nocivt«ry t U. J. Gillcspie; treasurer, K. D. Watts; captatu, I*. P C-mi.ellv; tii*t liowtenaut, V. B Ward; second, U. C. Wallace; bugler. J. A. Mao-

Th« Newton, Ma**., (-lub haa these new officers: PrCrtidtnt, Fre^lon Morris; -ocietary, Henry 0. Rob- bins; tr< usurer, Harry L Wilson; captain, Eben U, Elliisou; firftt heutt-nant, Walter H. Barker; second lieu- teii;mt, Frank a. Wilsou. .

Rjwe, in rertp»nse t» Ihe recently pnbliehed chal­ lenge of Fred Wood nsiw iu Austntli*, says if Wood mean bummers he should <Ie[>osit a torteit which he

will quickly cover if ibe race id to he run in

y in excods of any

(Ko.ve) Lyuu.

Tbe Glens Fills (S. Y.) Bicycle and Athletic Club was organized la«t wetk. Office is: Dr. F. L. IL Chapiu, president; Jann'S Ii.:«innt,Hice president; tler- bi-rt Knight, becreia!.\; .lolin Cttulniu.H, trmaurer.

The Atlanta, Ga.,BtcvuieClul> reor^anixed March 11. It is aow cum putted ot thiriemi, mtn, i.rBceied as fol- IOWH: Presid- ui, K B. Ooborn; secretary, Sim Post; aiid captain, iS. P. CtiaUaut.

A bicycle, club hts l-een formed at Erdwood Fnlls, Mlna., with offico-w HS fulluwit: Cuntaiu, A. M. Welles; som-tary, W, E. M> Kay; treasurer, S. 0. Bi.irtiu.

The international meeting at Berlin, Prussia, will be hold tbe. hist week u June, when the amateur bicycle aud trii-ycle championships will be decided.

SPORTING NOTES

Patchun, dain Buc.ky e, by George Wilkes, on

Are Yen BInUtng Money?There is no renscn wby you should nut makp large

sums of niuiiBV if yon are able tu work. All yon ooed is the rij|ht kind of emrloymuntor busline. Writo tu Hal- lett i-Co., Portland, Maine, aud tlisy wH Rfliid you, frwo, full iufoi-miitioa about w^rk thHCyoucau do and live at bom v* nerever.vou are located yarning theroty fr. jn S5 to ®25 per d:-y and uuvcirds. Ct^iltul not n.-quirt'<1; v..u ace qt»rtea free, EITIior Bex; all a&*^ EWtOT not delay.

March 16, Ho wus vahied at $10,001'.Ed Bither has wUl for'J. I. Case a bay stall Sou colt,

coiituig 4 y.-arn old, Iti hands high, weight 1 050 ;«onuda, siied by Tyraut, full brother to i'haliit--, to W. G. Coumbe, Port Andrew, AVis., fur S70IJ.

At public s;'!o iu IndianapiilLs, Ind., 3Iarch 16, Low- laud Girl, 2:2o, by Legal Tetidor, was sold to S. A. liiowDo, Kiitauiiizoo, Mich., for SiJ.S^t), and Frank Laadisrs, 2:18:̂ , by tiiiddlisig Duck, brought but £^'10.

The Fiisbiou Stud F.irm, Treiilon, N. J., «old last weote through H. P. Todbiiutfr, Lcxingtun, Ky., tho bay colt fcydie,, yearling, by Strung r, dam Sj bil, i-y Jay G-.'uld, to T. A. ILuurnoml, of Vermont, t'-jr 52,100.

KicljaiU fitchyrdt, of Racine, \Vis., tho olJeHt breeder itj the Ni)tthw<jst, died at bin home in liaeii;t) uu Fob. 2S aged 70 \ears. Thw iiccoustd (oFineiiy owiud the trottiug stallions hicbards* Utllfouimei1 , and Bwigt-rt, by Aluxaudt r's Nxruutu.

E. C. Loiii;, St. Puul, Mlnn., pnrcluised recently of Fnmk Kiclmrdaon, Colilwater, Mich., Bet-y U., 2:2Ji%, by Master lofte, KII« of Bella F., 2:15J4, for S^,5(K). The niiire is to be shipped next dioiith to Ijoxiuyt'jn, Ky., to join KtiHp McUartby'e (string.

In the New Jersey Uouso of llepreeentatives last

The Orange Lawn Tennis Club has ok'ctcd tbe fol­ lowing o(h"rnn* f'-r ihe currouf; year: President, V.Hitcli; tr<iir?ur.-r, Mr. T. H. i .H Farr; wcretary, A.B. Start-y; direct -r-, Sydney Ai. Goluutc, Tho.iiai B. (Vi-8, C. K. Wais -n aoj W. P. Wiliiaiiw. Memira. Hitch and Ob>nleH (Jrii-s were eleclel dchvares to the Naticual l.awu Tennib Ansuciation'H CoiiYtntion.

The lndepentl.:nt I- icronso ('Inb have received chal­ lenges for the United .-tnies chttinpiotishtp in th« onlor Hiim<'d fn.m the New Yorks, Snj-h Bustons aitd tlie Ihiiv-ii-d Univ.'ivitv team. They have who been asked to p'ay pja: tice yam s with tho Uarvartta.

Two American lawn tennia players, Dwight nnd Beekruan, an- pla\ iny at C-IMMWI, In a recent tourna­ ment ftcfkman pbtyed in ti e finil with E Itofighaw, the latfwr owiug half 15 and a bisque. liennbaw won

Tho Ro'etlal*- Lncmsao 0!nb, of Montreal, last elected t!u>sn oflU't'rs: PreMdoiit, John Wuela'n; firatvii-e presidi-'iit, F. Con per; vice president, W.

week a bill was paf&e,d only 'I.e ifine of J'2,» for pool selling at Motimontlt Park aurieUfi- vJi'-ie, und providing that pool selling shall not be puniphfible under any other law.

Ed Giifir nppeara proaperou-, having eomo twenty he.a«l of trot-ing stock at Fail-view training truck, near Columbia, fenu. He ha* tour ii;»te.d pacersundor his charge, viz.; Joo Ilraden, 2:15%, Katio I.-sler, 2:22'-i, Beii Siarr, 2:i0'4, and tftabley K, 2:27.

"GeuL-nti" Tuviicr don't tak<- ntujh stock in the new Ass )ciation, claiming that Cain pan, the ruling spirit, iu nut any better thau Vail. \\YII, but dulirt Mr. Ciitiipau turn up a lutlo scheme of the "General V1 at 0110 of the ciruiit uiootiu^s sumo tiiu« ago?

The Muryhtiiii and Dtlawaie trotting ciiTuit wns formed at E^ktun, Md , on March 15. Ti«o circuit comprises nve meiubeib, (w folio wd: Dover, D^-l., I'ini- HiM, Talbot, JLirford and fclktou. There will be eight trotting aiid two pacing races al each pluce.

Imported (J icily Johusou, a uoteU brood mare, dieil at Lexiuirtori t Ky., ou Man-h 10, aged 28 yoars. Shewas by WeatherbU, JFrom 18'i? « Kuima

a, bybad tirteeu toa:s. among them

y, <jold Itan and M.UW Tonsuu.

Tlio Omey ts?au-l JorUpy Club llna onlr roocnl'v bl^hed the JJBJ of t-ijtrio* for the Ftunrrfi' Sr«foj yf

Ciarkc; sonretary atnl treasurer, Thomas Moore.Tlio Ruflalo Tennis Club was oi-gauized lafit wnek

Tlio officers are: I'm-uUnt, G^oryo E. La v« rack; vic« pn-eidi-ut, Frank It. ivoatini; wcr^vsuy, Thomas Curv XV^lch; troHSUrar, W'illi;aii T. Wnrmu.

Tlie pjtttt-rson Lacro««o Club, of Baltimore, bas th'sa m;w officers PredMttut, W. P. Prune*; vico pr^sidimt, W. C. L.'G rfon; Microiary, A. Blausfluld; troasuror, D. T. Abercnmible.

The final match for tho championship of the New York Ttarqutt Club WP« c-mrrstod by L. L. Perkics »nd t>u'.i<l Lyiii;, Marcii 12. Perkiua won easily by 46 points to ii4.

Tom Pi-ttirt, tbe tennis chmnplou, nailed frrm B4>ston March 17 for Kurop". Ha gi.es to pUv oxbibitioa giinifs ut Parii*, London, Manclttster, liriglilon and Oxford,

Tho Hudson River fs to be stocked with salmun 01 soo u ua Hie ice <!i-a;'pt'fir3,

HOMING PIGEON NOTES.

Tlio Koyrtono Floniing Club, <-f PliiJadolphla, posted it§ race tlitten itn'l etn<iori<4 fur tJu- coming old-bird «ea- son at the (tfice of K. S. Stiur, secroiuvj , iti Now It'oik, March 14, hs r-Jlo-s: May LS, M-igiiulia, Md., 78 mUi B; May'J5; yumgo, Va., 2*K> iniies; Juiiu 3, Liberty, Va.f 2')0 inii^s; June 11,^-iihbury, N. C., 418 mi!««; June 24, Nowlx rry, S. 0., 620 miles.

The Hu<lrt»n Homing Pieeon Club, of New York City nnd B-'ot-klyn, at iis me,f tin-; March 16, tuuod its rac-1 U^iti'i ;tii<l HtHiU'iis f,r the old bitU s<-ht>ou as faiow.-: May 8, Ki:rihigu.n, N. J.. Q miti-b; Muy 15, M'iltiiiiigton, Del.. 10"t nu:*-s; May 'i2, Uavro du CJr-ica. BLL, I'M mil.-s; Muv :», VVtminntcJoii, D.1J., 20!J miles: jnoe 5 Oninjcf, V«. : 27? o»fl<«; June lii, Liberty, Y«, 315 mile*; Juue 25, Al ingdviM, Va., 608 uiilc-s.

Tho Criostnut Hill-fltminpOiub held iu firpt tnept- ing for tl:o flotxxnu uflWi? at Chestnut tiil 1. Mnvcli H. 1'he foil .wing oftjcnro »«w eU'c'**.!: l'ijM»nt J (}. Wla.iw.'nb; vl.-o pr. ^-leut, J. J. l>nan; uvenurw. 'if. H.nH^iy^a.Tf.tar.v.Ow.rK.-S. Fell. Tlt» «cl,c !ulf for t!i« oiu-btnl trni.ilnr WHS i.-i-.^e *<ut nr. f-liov-: '>er. H'vIlK M''., ftB mil".*; (Meiiton, Mil., in riilr.s: Or- nnK :?. Va ., Wft nul-".| Lli'-rty. Va.. .I'.-fl m'Kr,; C>:«r-.

irJM >.» jrtv'-i re ibo fit«t Hrrt h..fi;ni' ''Sli<! ii ( «t':»^ 'will take r>lac« auoct i&e 20& of AptU.