Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 21, 1878, Page 7

YR CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 31, 1876 SIXTEEN PAGES . Ed SPORTING. . BASE-BALL. . TnE CHANPIONSHIP. The opportunity is-afforded the friends of the Clicago Clunto shout ooce for the boys, for they are in tront for the champiouship by a head and k. Ithasbeent hard race, and the steadi. g:ss, ‘plack, and earnestuess which have enabled the WWhites 10 work from sixth place upto first. jndicate the strengt that is in them.- Strangely enough, the resalt of the nerformfmcu has been 16 put our bloriant friends. tne Cincinnatis, in 4hird place. Grest Hearings! and are these the wComing Champions™ which we have read gbout! Mind, nobody up here bas said, or even whispered, coming champions. We are seasoned . id heads, and we don’t blow the horn until we get f—nd we haven’t got it yet by a larze mi- pority. But we have carned the pole, and that T more then a Hitt1e In a close: race. Following is the showing of the clubs last evening: s clear, of course, that while the White gyuckings, under Lvazue rules, are in front, * . giil thev fave not won so larze a pereentage of - i rames as the Dostons. This is shown by * efollowing summarized table, in whicl the Jt coluum 5 for ** pereentage of games won ¢ games pleyed.” ayed. Per- ZLost. centage 4 70 Won. ) YESTERDAY'S GAMES. speeial Dispateh to The Tribune, prorts, 1iL, July 20.—lu the game of base- Bl between the Chicazo Whites and T'coria Bots & the park to-day, the Reds were in- oriously defeated by a score of 910 0. CINCISNATY, July 20.—Boston, 13 Cinclu- o3t O ) ISDIANAPOLIS, July 20.—Providence, 45 In- ianapolis, 0- CueveLasD, July 20.—Forest City, 3; Mil- yauked, S Rocupsten, July 20.—Stars, 1: Rochesters. 0. HonseLLsviLiy, N. Y., dJuly 20.—Hornells, §; Manchesters, C. ANNOUNCEMEXT. Epecial Dis, 10 The Trivune. IspaxaroLss, Ind., July 20.—The Indianap- glis Clubwill probably play the next six games. in Cuicage. Taere is no truth in the report of their, going to Pittsburg, so President Petiit says : RESUME OP THE WEEK. Following is a statement of results of all {be games of any note played last week; those marked with astar (¥) counting in the champion- gip contest: Clics, Y: Wor ucheeter, 10: 1aio, 1M 0, 17 i d, 63 ialyoke. fanchester, 0. 5 Loweil, 1. Jziy Jo—Mudson, July 16—Star, 11; Forest City, 4. duiv 15—Feorm, 103 Davenuort, 1 July 17—2Ch 6; Mitwaukee, 5. July 1i—Rochester, 13 Worcester, O Joly 17—-Mancaester, 73 Luca, 6. Juy 17- 135 Lowell, 0 suly 17- talo, G; Star, 5 duiy 17—Sprinafield, 17; lolyoke, G, July 1T—tlaywaser, 9; Pittstield, 4. 17—New Liedford, G; National, 6, Boston, 1. 175 7 : Indianzpolis, 0. 321y 16— Cinemnet, July 18—*krovidence, July 19—Cliicago, U; Peoria, 5. 9; Fofeat Cit, 3. Juy 15-Nilwduice, Jus 18—Horpel, T, July 20—Eoston, 1; Cincinnati, 0. T ., 43 Indianzpolis, O Juiy 20—lornell, 55 Mancaester, 0. GAMES THIS WEEK. Pollowing Is a Jist of games announced fer « Bis weck, those marked with a star (¥) being fizthe championship: B Mospay—Milwaukee vs. Rochester, at Rach- eter; Lartiord ve. Star, “at Syracuse; Worcester . Bedalo, at Duftslo; Manciester ve. Hornell, uHomellville. : TeEepay—*Chicago_ve. Indianapolis, at Chica- 07 *Cimcinnati ve. Doston, st Lieston; “Milwza- ¢ ve. Provigence, at Providence: Lowell va. Baftzlo. at Buttalo. Wroxrspa Cineinnari ve, Boston, at Boston; Springfela ve. Ttics, at Clicu; Hariford va. Becn- &zer, at Rochester; Loweil va. tlornell, #t Hor- elisville, TurnspAv—*Chicazo vs, Indianapolis, ‘at Chi- - 820 cinnati vs. Doston, st Hoston: *Mii- waugee ve. Providence, at Providence; Syringticld % Star, at Syrucuse: Hartiord ve. Rochester, at chester; Lowetl ve. Hornell, at Hornetisville. Fuinay—Mancaesier v tar, at Syrucase; Hart- ford ve. Tecuussen, at London. SATrRoAY—Ch cag Indianapohs, at Chi- @go: sBoston vs. Cincinpati, at oston; #3il- wankee va. Providence,at Frovidence; Manchester 4. Star, ut Syracese; Springfeld ve. Hocnuster, at Rochester; lariford vs. Tecam: &t London; Worcester vi. Horzell, at Horaellswille. “Thisgzme may be played elther Wednesday, Fri- day, or Jpuday. bu: it is understvod that W eduesday 23 Deenseiecicid. 151610 s puL over, from Sator- Py DARNES. In'the coust report @ few doys ago it was Doted that R C.’Barnes had gucd the Chicaro E4l1 Club for $L0M0 10 the Counts Court. This was ail that cunld be gathered from the papers onfileinthe case. Aun attempt to find Presi- deat [aibert or Secretary Spalding to ask them about the matter was not successful; the for- mer was ““in the country™ and the latter had goneatishing. From snotherstockholder some Tacts were gained as to the zrounds of Barnes' daim. He was engaged by the Chicago Ball Clab for the season of 1877 at a @lary of §2500 per year, On mther, $31250 per month for the eight ?muhs of 1he season, . 1t was at once scen tuat ie was not himself, but he went through a pre- ;Chae of trainiug, and played with the Cluba ew pames. May 18, aiter the first St. Lows- Chicazo mume bere, it was So clearly apparent 3t ke could nerther do himself vor the Club dustice, thut he pacied uo bis thmes and went 0 Ruckiord, where some relatives Jive. He _Eaved there a few weeks, aud then went to the feashore, where bie remained until along in the c“’ when ne returned to Chicago: When the ‘hwos went East for their second trip Barues cut aloug sud made bis reappearaace in a Ao game Sept. 4 with the Hartfords. e !hu‘ therclore, been absent from the Club about rec and balf montbs fu the middle of the Season.” flis suit for £1,000 is nu doubt to re- ver pay for that period of time. The writer S mever sceu a copy of the contract Unter which Barnes was serving, and _does not oUW whetlier it was a document witich bound %mnb totake all fhe chances of sickness of o men or not; bui from a general knowledge toe Chicazo Club manazemeut it seems im- Dossiole that such an arrangement could have ‘0 made, The principic supposed to govern ‘“w’lvfl_l:.its is that if the man were fnjurcd in the bap e of the Club, iu would Leep bim zoluz, L if Le were not in ood health wheu he lhnfll' thew, or if he sbould iujure hinself deaflar Ly carelessuess, e would Lave Lo e ou thea, any wore than would his heirs Ih should sev fit 10 commit <uicide jn the idle of the season, 1t Is known. that Barnes Semsnided Ins $312.50 per month while be was toe- seaside, and that the - Clab-de- jdued . to” pay him or service which g 8 not performed. As 2 uat- Yeen 2y, CQUILY, thev. scem. 1o bare %o ,hzhL aud there isno doubt’ that “the law Ud sustain em. What the Clup - bouod 167 cuntract 10:do wiil b known hereatter e case comes up for trial; if it ‘ever L AT . FAULTY FIGURES. ', . weeks ago. or thercby, tue Clnelonati Eni- ‘ublished the batting averames for the ety aud they were reprinted in these col- Srapyppil the zeaeral ruiiiark that they Wrery e Pretty pear ight, thoue] y Sadte foand”in et Mond ¢ Ulished 2 table of Tleldinig averages of Ur o Sigue players, which was closely examiued 72 reporier fGr this paper, especially with rof- it the correctness of the records of the o Club. restlt is not at all satistac- Loag Sindit s evident thatthe £nguirer man has dlsg oRu on eutirely erroueous dgures, or Tigy, 3t “lie caunot add and - divide. Wuite 'emark applies oply to the Tux© g Stocking reconds, for of them Tawisy reporter can Epeak wits certainty: and this he caouot do as to other c!ubs; The following fieures will Mlustrate: Start’s record is given in the Enquirer at 0273 this should be .957, making him fourth instead of cu-,'hr.h on the list. Next, Remsen is put by the Enguirer at .902; this should be_ 014, mak- ing him a notch higher than he is put. Nest, Ferzuson is put at .873, when he should be .884, making him eizhteenth iostend of fourteenth. Next, Hankinson s set at .851, when he should be .877.—a loss of six places in the list. Next, son is put at .840, when' he. shoald be .843. xt, McClellan is put at 846, when his - tigure -and this is the only approximation to correctuess in the lot. Hallinan is put at 789, when his true record fs -.827. Cassidy is put at 771, when his correct figure is .805. Harbidge is put at 748, .when he. should be .57, and Larkin is niue voints too low. It will be noted thatevery firuresiven a Chicago player by the Enguirer is too low—not one correct and not one high enough. This is 2 most extraor- dinary aflair, and if the table is no more usc- ful for other clubs than for Chicago, it had better be *“pied.” TuE TRIBUNE reporter would dislike to believe that the Enguirer man would falsify results, and prefers to think that he bus made mistakes in computation—that is acharitable way out of it. One word more: The Lnguirer man gives the average fielding of the Chicaros at.795as a club. 1t does not ap- pear how hie evolved these curious fizures, but i he will ndd tozetber all the pat-outs, assists, and crrors made by the cluband take the per- centaze from them, he will find that the reeord i5.862 instead of .7U5. But how did he get these last floires! The sum total of the put- outs he gives Chicazo's _eleven men is 823, of assists 474, of crrors 239, of chances 1518, givinz, on his own showimg, a per- centage of .854. Will he please say where he ot the.795¢ Now be honest for once, didn’t you zuess at it? One word more: The Eaguirer table professes 1o give therecord for *all gumes plaved up to July 7. Let us see; up toJuly 7 the Chicawos had played sixgames with Boston, RIX with Canciunad, six with Indianapolis, six b Milwaukee, aud five with Providence, or twenty-nine in all. ‘The put-outs were, of course, twent' ven to a game (one ten-inning and one eight-inning gai lancing cach othier), s0 that the Clicago s ust buve put out* 33 hands. and no more. But the total pui-outs for the Clivago players in the Enguirer’s table is322. Won't you please say where you 2ot those thirty-nine extra put-outs? And did you zuess at them, too! ‘There scems (to put the watter mildly) zood tfexsou for not giving faith 10 the Euquver table, aud cqually £00a reason for advising the maker to at once resume wiatever business he left when e started to make averages. ENGAGEMENTS AND RELEASES. - McGlynp, of ' the Worcesters, has been re- leased to tuake room for Siuipson. Smiley, of the fate Crickets, ias rone to the Worcesters aud Morrissey to the Oswegos. . Mastin, of the Atlantics of Rochester, has been engaged by the Uswegos as fielder and pitcher. 'ALowell papersays that Powell.of the Lowells, has been_dischavged, and taat Stoughton, late of 1bo Crickets, has been taken to fili the Dplace. 3 The Springfield (Mass.) team has gathered in Meyerie, and now has the following old-timers: g uer. McGears, Meyerle, Poutz, Spouce, and B Pike has signed with the Providence Club for the batance of the season. His release. was Juiy 9, and he can therefore play for the first time with Providence July 29, which will allaw him to just get in on the Ciucinuaus on astern trip. Simpson, ot St. Louls, has joined the Wor- cester Club. The strange thing about this is that he was publisned as expelled from the Auburns some time ago. If he was_really. ex- pelied, how can he be now playing without hav- fng beeu reinstated ¢ : Denny Mack, when about to be released from the Syracuse Stars, was confidently announced by the Forest Citys of Clevelond, but later ad:, vices show that he has enzaged to Buffulo for the rest of this scason. The Stars filled his place with T. H. Smitb, of the Tecuwsebs. GENERAL NOTES. The Oaklands defeated the Firemen's Club yesterday by 10 to 8 The Franklios and Lake Views play Monday ard Wednesday at Lincoln Pas The Union Stock-Yards team defcated the Board-of-Trade team last week by 36 to 10. The Ctippers 2o t6 Rockford Wednesday and Thursdsy to play the Forest Citys of that place, 1t is anvounced that the Lowell, Worcester, and New Bedford Clubs will play in a tourna- ‘mént in Providence’ in Séptember, Sopposably at the time the Providence Club is West on its second trip. - The Rochester Democrat savs: ‘“There isa chance yet for the Rochesters to win the Inter- pational champiouship pennant. Perhaps all 1ne oiier elubs will disband. So says a satirical base-ballist.” 5 The centre-ficlder of the Worcesters is named Augwtus Reippschlazer. At the cluse of the base-vall season he can cut it up and sell it in sectious. 'Tiere oueht to be o lively demand for the last five letters. 1t Jooks more probsble that we will have the celebrated Stars here uext seasom to represent Troy. The manazers of the Stars have informed the Syracute people that if they desire a nine there in 1879 they must mive better patronage.— Iroy Limes. Secretary Williams, of the International As- souiation, aubounces that the Hartford Club sl}en Douglass’ wandering tesm) are expelled from the Assoclation Ior not paying its guar- antee to the Buffalo Club fora game May 17. Small loss. 1t was rumored that the Tecumseh Club cx- pected to disband presently, bnt this is denied oy ihe club managemeut. who say they will play the season out auvway. There is, how- ever, very littic chance for a club {n London next scason. A correspondent asks “if a base-runper can maise a base un g low liner or a hizh grounder withont any risk.” Tbis is not put in tbe col- umn of questions answered becausc thereporier doesn’t know what it means: *a hizh grounder i too higa for him. Last week it was noted that Mathews had been expelled from the Worcesters for cultivat- ine a too close ncguaintance with the cocktail. It now seems that he has been reinstated, though the account does not say how that can be done under the rules. The Springficids have applied for admission to the Nuw England championghip, and they will probably be admitted. A few more clubs aamitted would maie the contest for the pen- paut which the Lowells hold more interesting. There are only four now. The Buffalo people are just a shade disgusted with their experience this year, and . it is stated that their Club will certainiy apply for admis- sion to the League at the December meeting. The same is truc of some other citics, notably Cleveland, where the people are prepared to come in. The future of_the Indianapolis Club geems rather mixed. It is stated by one of its home papers that it will stay there right alonz; the Gobe-Democrat asserls that the team will return 1o St. Louis after the warm spell is past; a Pittsburg paper says the team will go there, elc., ete. 5 - The Ashlana Club, of this city, formerly Athletes, bave organized for the year, and will ay the following men: Avpleby, ¢.; Perkis, D Jauncy, 1b.; Water, 2 b.; Nash, 8 b.; No- Lie, 5. 5.3 Hoilo, 1. .f.; Mills, & f.; Haas, n . AL’ chulienges ‘shouid be sent to Clarles G. Perkins, No. 153 Ashiund avenue. 1 1o srrauze games wizh The Yonkers Gazette has_the following: “In Lhel;euoud Book of the Bible we read that t3hfnrach ran violently forward, fell upon Lis face, and threw dust upon his neud,’—just here 1le report breaks off short, and we are Jeft in painful doubt as to whetber the ancient Shim- rach reached sceoud base safcly or not.” he forerunner of tne aunual crop of an- o avnte for Gearze Wright is the follow- T, wow zoing the rounds: - Georze Wrizht, theshort stop of the Bostons, has received 8 very tempting offer 1o manace a nine in wa York City in 18:9, which he will undoubtedly accept.” It’s dollars to apples thot there's pothing in it 5 - The most extraordinary devotion to a reco secn this season is shown by the catcher of the Springlield Club, who, when an error was put down to him in a score telegraphed to the Bos- ton Herald, raised such s row that a speclal dis- patch of " considerable length was sent the fol- Jowine day to explain. that. it Was ot an error, and why it was not. o <4 Rall to the bat,™ tbe : fn r‘x?} o raee'the foomen stood: vt e Then the pitcher vitch, and the catcher catch, “And tho batter bat, a5 he oughter should, . - Adunca the slope where the Seler fo1d A tiner. hot a8 & hornet wung, "' And atween the optics lira banid "As bounteous a8 a hognead's bung, —Yonkers Gazette. . _ . . . A'noto in Jast SUNDAY'S TRIBUNE inreference to the Javesville Club draws out the following information from a correspondent who' knows all apout the Club: **In answer to last SUS- Day’s TRIBUNE correspondent, will - state that e have the best awateur nine cver orzanized in Janesville, and occupy thve same lm_-_los_ed grounds as last season. =We are awnkening Zome: enthusizsm, and clubs that are known to e n draw larwe crow W anxious be o0l o Waakesha, ne, and vampire £aid, . Milwaukee for the-State championship. We deteated the Forest Citys of Rockford, Wednes- day, by a score of 9to 1, making ten bits and four cirors. Bliss and Smith of last vear's Mu- tuals are the only old players in the nine, the rest being young amateurs.’ The New York Hera’d, having found ont that the Chicagros are along at 'the top of the cham- plonship list, condescends to patronize them by the title of *the old Hartfords, of Brooklyn, of Inst season.” This is too - much kindness: the Chicazos Jay nu claim to either Burdock, or Carey, or York, or Holdsworth, or Allison, who nelped make up the team which was third last season. B Among ofher League lezislation which is cal- culated fo do- #ood if it IS curried out. is the provision against hiring plavers for 1870 prior to Sept. 1, 1873, 1t s, however, to be - fearcd that twoof the League clubs are breakiug their solenin agrcement. Unless the attemt to zct a player in the Chicagos to_pledze himself is given up., the history of the scheme will be written, ‘The Chicago Club has by no means an €asy week before it. It has in Indianapolis one of the strongest oppouents in the Learue—for par- ticulurs inquire of the Cincinnati Club. Nolan. at all times a_daogerous piteher, has had some of the nonsense knocked out of him. and will ive some hard work for the White Stockinus. The gameswill be played ‘Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The Cincinnati Enquirer, which has manifest- ed a curiously unreasoning and spiteful preiu- dice against_the Indianapolis Club since that organization trounced its favorites, announced last week that the Indinuspolis-Providence games would be played in Pittsburg, ete. They Tero not 6o played, und a note from a gentle- man connected with the Blues says that it was never contemplated to so play them. On the Chicazo grounds the right-felder stands with his hack close to_the fence. The home club has got that fence down so tine that they cither bat the ball clear over it for 1two bases, or araiust it, in which case it bounds awny and leaves the fleider **abroad.”’—Zoston Hera'd. The fact is, that fence hus cost the Chicagos a large number of runs this season by confining beautitul hits by left-handed batters to one buse, when on a large ground they would have given two or three. 2. There has always been a considerable rivalry for the championshiv of the West, und, thoush 1o emblem for it was ever made, yet it bas been called an honor by itseif. It was held by St. Louis in 1875, by Chicaro in 1870, and (vir- tually) by Indianapolis in 1877. ‘This season theré is great unanimity among three of the four Western Leazrue clubs for first place. So far Chicago, Cincinnati, and Indiansolis are all tied on fourtecen eumes won and ten lost, while the record of Milwaukee is six games won and ecighseen lost. The games this week will be even more inter- esting than those of last week in their bearing on thic championship question. There is still a very close race, amountinz glmost to a tie, be- véen the three leaders, and two of the three— inuati and Boston—have to o aganst cach otuer awrain this week. More. thau that, thev should play four games, oue beive the plav-ofl of the postponement of June 22. If cither club ean win three of these four, it will go far Lfiu prave that the other icllows cannot get the agr. The Milwaukce-Chicago series which closed Wednesday is briclly summarized thus: L'Iti:agz. J[iluaul:u.’ Games won Tuns scored Averuge per gume .. Runs carned Averaze ver game. Bare bits . Average per game. Errors.. Average per game. Chunces... . . Tielding avera; Butting averayg The four leading batters for' Chicago in the series were: Start, 3723 Hankinson, .346; Fer- uson and Anson, .33, The Eastern clubs having mow conduded their first Western trip, it is proper to compare the result of that trip with the result ot the first trip of the Western clubs to the East. The number of elubs being unequal; 1t outy remains to maice tie comparison by pércentages. Tne case stands thus: In the Eastern trip the Chi- caros wou 4 and lost 1; the. Milwankees won 1 aud lost 4; the Cincinnatis wou.3 and lost 25 and the_Indianapolis wou 0 avd lost 5,—that is, for thie West, 8 games won aud 12 sames lost,— showing that toe visitors won only 40 per cent of their games on the trip. On the other hand, swhen the Eastern clubs came West, the Bostons won 8 and lost 4, and the Providence won 7 sod lost 4, making 15 won and 8 lost for the Tast- ern clubs. This is a percentage of 65 as opposed to the 40 per cant for the Westeruers. Taings are likely to be diflerent on the next trip. The Cincinnati Eniguirer of yesterd following dispatch from Pittsburs: o1 Treat, of the Indianapulis Base-Ball Club, wis here this atternoon und compieted arrangements for the trausier of that Club here. He says that the lndianapolis nine will ‘Dositively vlay here the remainder of the season, ofening on Tucs- 30, with 2 game with "the Chicagos, ing the balance of the Lesgue games bere. Mr. Treat is now trying . to arrange for the playiog of all the games with the Milwaulee Ciub, those that were set Tor Milwaukee as well as those that were to have been played in Indi- anapolis: Aiter the League scason, which ends Sept. 14, the Indianapolis witl play all Interna- tional clubs here atun admission-le2 of 25cen: Mr. Treat also is irving to arrange a sertes of games for tl:e Western championsnip with the Chicago, Alilwaukee, 2nd Cinciunati Clabs, to take place after the close of the resular season.” Among the curious superstitions that ball- players have,—and always will buve,—none fs more remarkable than “Ferguson’s. sixtu in- ping. It is vot clear whether Mr. Ferzuson beliéves in it himself, but it is certain that his men do. aud they are convinced that their un- lucky inning is the sixth, s0_much so that they are always highly plessed when that staze of the rame is passed. Just for the purpuse of testing this theory a reporter ran over thedie- ures yesterday and found that the total nnmber of runs madein each inping by opponents of the Chicazos this season was as lollows: In first, .221n eixth. . In second.. In third.. In fifth. Certainly the boys seem to have arieht to their supcrstition, especially since it appears that the opposing club has scored sisteen times io the sixti inning this season, only nine tunes inthe seventh, and seven times in tbe eighth. An opportunity is offered for some one to ex- plain. ‘The Clocionati Commercial says: “The pres- ent system of scoring is injuring base-ball. As long as the base-higs and error columns are pre- served, so Jone players will play for themaclves and tortheir records, rather than for their clubs, and so the efliciency of the clubs will be depre- ciated aud tne standard lowered. The base-hit aud error record should be abolished.” These are the views of the frumious 8i Keck who pro- posed at a Learue meeting once that the official scoreshould be notched onachipanu sent to the Secretarv in thnt way. Without passing upon the merit of the Commercia’s idea, it will suflice to say that itis impracticable, because there isno power thatcould make the news- papers leave off printing scores. The League might go back to Keck’s idea, but the Commer- cia! would print full scores just the ssme. The newspapers worked up the present. system and the Leazue adopted it. "The letter might dis- pense with it, but the former could not, becauso they have cducated the people to look for the scores. And, curiously enough, the players— and ¢ven sonie managers—put mnore faith in the newspaver scores than they do in the approba- tion of the best judges who ackunowledge that the system is harmful, -1f the International rules are good for anv- thing the Resotute Club, of Elzabeth, vy must be expelled for pisying iu its vine Nich- ole, the expelled Loufsville player. 1t is likely, however, that_nothine will be done about it, beeause the Resoiutes have disbanded. The Oranme Club will aiso have to’be expeiled for playing sgainst Nichols while he was In the Resolutes. - The . New York Swun says thay the Jersey City pine had Nichols .35 on the field ready w play, but their op: ponents, the IHudsons, of = Brooklyn, very’ properly declined to play. 1t is sald that Walk- er, another expelled player,- s playing “around New. York under o “alias. Coneeruing the whereabouts' of another expelied player, the London Free Press says: “Deviin, formerly of the Louisvilles, will be the Atlantic pitcher in’ tuture... The Standards will ehortls have a chauce to test the strenath of “their imported _pitcher and catcher with m.” Doth thesc clubs are Canaaian, and pot in aoy association.. It may not be out of the way to mote the tfact |- that when the Chicazo clubs' went out around juto the country. for their Fourth-of-July trips,’ one of them took atong Devlin as pitcher nuder . another naine,‘and e was not Tecoznized, but | played a good pame. 1t was not a creditable or. proper thing for the amatcurs to do. . B - 4 QUESTIONS ANSWEREZD. ' ° . JoE J.=There was a Forest City Club of Cleve- “Jand in 1870: whetherthey evernlayed in your city or not, there are no gores at band to state. A. C. K., NEw ALpioy.—** A bets D that James White, of the Cincinnatis, bas only played one season with the Chicago White Stockings since 1872; who wins!" Ansuer—A. M. M., Laxani.—** () Where are.Cuthbert, Blong, and McGeary? (2) How many base-hits have Xeisand jiecrsen made this year? (:1)Whose batting Tecosd, iygoeal i the Lesgus su fa s (1) Cuthbert in St. Loms, thic'Sther two in Spring-. fela, Mass. (2) Remsen :H i League games; Rela'] in two games. - (3) Brown, at last accounts. L. M.—**Did the Providencé Clubmake twenty- four runs any one_ inning with' the Dostons this year?" - Ansicer—No: twelve in one inning, and twerty-fonr in one game Muy 13 Frirz, CARROLTON. e whit League games are to be vgm:_v.-cd in St. Louis up to middle of Se;{cem- ber?" Answer—It 18 not certyin that any will be, though several may be by agreement. Stont.—**If aline ball bound from fair Lo fou! around what §s it Answer—Fonl if it Lounds between firet and home or thifd”und. home oascs; fair it it bounds beyond first of third, W. I, V. B.—** DId not the Chiicaizo White Stock- ings win and hold the championship within the laat five years? And aid they not win it the next year after employing a portion of the Boston Club" Answer—Yes to both questiors. ' Sconzt.—:¢(1) Ts_there a‘cime on record be- tween first-class clubs where,cither vide made no base bita? (2) Is there a gamie where eittier side made an erroryt Ansiwer—Yeé: in 1875 the Chi- cagos made no hit Off Jogephs tho irst Time ha pifched auminst them. (2) Yes; betweon Chicago and St. Lonia Aug. 17, 1876.¢ ¢ MaNtTowoc. —** (1) OF what' nationality are Shaffer, Petors, Niemacn, Gerhardt, Geer. and Glenn? (2) Are Indianupotis and Doston Shaffers brothers? {3) Where are Ritterson, Gould. nnd Ilicks? (4) Who is the oldest player in the Leazue?™ Answer—(1) All American. () No relations oné is Schaefer and the other is Shaffer, (2) Ritterson in Philadelphia. Gould in Cincinuu and Hlicks in Brooklyn. (4) IMarry Wright. Wisconsix.—** Will_yon plcase name the Chi- cnwo's route from now to the cna of the scason as Uriefly as possible?” Ausufr—At Chicago with Indinuapolis, duly 23, 25 t Indianapol Jduly 80, Aug. 1, 3; ot Hoston, Aug. 6, 8, 1 Providence, Ang. 13, 15, 17¢‘at Cincinnati 22, 245 at Chicags 815 at Coicago with' Providens at Chucago with Cincinnati, Sent. fraczaione Ao * TRE TURF. . 4 DLOODY RACE AT COLUMBUS, O, y Oue of the most extraprdinary scenes ever witnessed on an American race-course took place on the last day of the' recent Coldmbus (0.) trotting meeting during the race for horses of the 2:18 class. Although' the incidents that transpired were of the wost exciting and dis- rraceful character, the telegraphic accounts of the race made no mention’ Of them, and it is from other sources thut ToE TRIBONE is ena- abled to present the matter, to its readers. In the race above mentioned, the starters were Proteine, the Blackwood “mare that has been trotting so well this season; Midnieht, the G- sear-old biack gelding ‘owned by the Hon. C. M. Reed, of Erie, ‘Pa., that created such a sensation at the Cleveland meeting last year by trotting in 2:2234: the gray gelding De- ception, that was one of‘the most successful horses in his class last sedson: John H,, the old campaigner, that is always a dangerous cow- petitor in any race: Adelaide, the .mare that can trot to second place inalmost any company, wins a heat in fast time; and the Wisconsin mare Badger Girl, . Before the race began it was the geueral belief that the contest for first money woula be between Midnighe and Proteine, as both of them™ were koown to be able to trot in 2:20 or better, but the mare had the most supporters in tue pools, and was soon a hot favorite. 4= As near as can be ascertained, Protelne, John L., and Adelaige were working together, the scaeme being for Proteii to win eventuaily, althiouzh he was to drop a heat or two to both John H. and Splan’s mare; in_order thet they mizht seeure second and third moveys, while in return for this favor they were to see that Mid- nieht did not force Proteineoutin too fast time, ber driver not_deswing his mare to lower her record of 2:21. But, os the matter turned out, neither Adelaide nor John H. had o show to eitiier beat or bother Midright, he being too spe for them. In tie first heathe went away in the lead and was never beaded, trotting the mile in 2:20%4, with ouly Proteine near him. Tu the second beat Protcine made no effort to assume the lead, but left the job of trotung the life out of the black horse to Johu H. 2nd Adelalde. The former took Midnizht to the three-quarter poic at a lively clip, bot zavelt up at this point, Adelaide was then sent for 8 brush with the “black 1cHow, but Le trotted ber into the air before going far, and Proteine finished seeond;to him in 2:243¢. By this time the crowd, wiich had béen back- ing Proteine heavilv, began to thinic that sne was not Deing driven to yin, and made a grand kick to_the judees, who called the mare’s sriver, Bigis, 1o the stand, zad ansounced their e, S 10, 1 intentfon . of taking Lim - out. Fear- ing that somebody uwoull be put up who would drive; the mare for all she was worth, Bixes began to plead hard, and ackuowledged having thrown the first Lwo heats, saying thet if permitted to drive he would win tlie next three heats and race under penalty of being expelied if te failed to do so. ‘Foihis proposition the judaes assented, and, sure euourh, Proteine wou tie third heat, althouzh Midnight trotted so fast that she was oblized to lower berrecord to 2:22. Then the fun be- san, Intie fourth heat John Splan, who was driving Adelaide, manipulated toat mure so skiilfatly that Midnizit was put_in a packet while “going round the first ~ turn, Proteine’ in. the ..mcantime securing g commanding lead and winning in a jor, Ade- laide’ being second, John H. third, Decepti fourth, and Midnight fifth; Badger Girl having been drawn after chethird heat. ~ Arterthis heai haa been trotted, itls asserted that a proposition was made to the judees to let Proteine drop a couple of heats Lo Adelaide, so that she would thus be enabled to win second money over Mid- nizht, who had evidently been used the tast work of the first three heats. prece of business was properly rebuked judzes, who ordered the race to proceed. ‘I'he tlith heat was probably the most blood- thirsty onc cver seen in this or any other coun- try, and the story of it as told by an eye-wit- ness is s follows: Proteine went away very fast, with Midnigut second, Adelzide third, De- ception fourth, and John M. on the outside. When the half-mile pole’ was reached the posi- tions were unchanzed, excent that Deception had trotted into third place. Going around the lower turn Adelaide vpassed Deception aud went alongside of Midpight, a collision occur- ring between the sulkies of the two,—Shillinz- low, the dniver of Midnight, being_thrown out and the horse galloping liome and around the first turn, where he stopped of his own accord, and wus captured. ‘The horse’s injuries consisted ouly of an abrasion on his near hind lez. When the driver had walked in from the Tiead of the streteh where the collision bad de-- posited him, e made complaint to the judzes against Splan. who, he_sald, camc up behind bhim with Adeclaide, and eried: * Pull out, d—u you, or 'll run over you,”} and then procceded tocarry out the programme as he Lad ap- nounced it. This account of the occur- rence was corroborated by the patrol judges. Splan, on. the: conirary, claimed ihat Shbitlinglow had iterfered with him, and thas the occurrence Was an accident. The judges backed up the patrolmen. however, and declared the beat void, Adelaide beinzdistanced for foul driving, muci to the disgust of Splan’s friends, who were numerous. - P When the horses came out for the sixth heat, Splan was observed sitting bebind John M., and smiling in his usual bland aud childlike manner. Thae judges would not stand this, however, and Batchelder was compelled to resume his seat behind the bay meloing., This heat Proteino ‘won easily iu 2:23, and, a5 Midnigat was driven ouly o save his distance, there was a lively ‘ontest between John 11 and Deveption for sec- ond place, as the one that secured it would be entitled 1o third money. . Deception finally fin- ished second, but Batchélder complained that Kinzer, who was driving Deception, had fouled. himn. Kinzer denied tins,, all the talk thus far having been doue while the men were in the sullies. As the&' dismounted, Batchelder rush- cd at Kinzer, and, with a térrible oath. struck him over the head with the butt end of 2 whip. Kinzer staggered for® about fifty feet, all the time endeavorlug to pull & vistol, and then foll into the arms of the distance judge. batchelder was at once arrested, and, a8 Kinzer was led back to the stand, his wound biceding - protusely, the ex- citement ampinst Batchelder was intense, and Jond erfes of +Shoot him!” *Hang him!” were heard. As soon as .order had been re- stored, Batehelder was taken t6 prison, and the juages announced his expitision from all tracks Delongine to the National: issociation. Splan was fined $75, and his ca$d taken under advise-. cliceky | chief. ¢ the ) ment. T . . This is the story of the rice as told by a man who is presumaoly unprejudiced. If all’ the facts are as he states, they, Batchglder should spend the next year or twd " of 'his” existence I the Ohio Penirentiary. With regard” to”Joho! Solan, his friends all over the country will niot ‘believe that, Adelaide’s colllsion with ” Midnizht | was inteotional until the matter Is more. clearly’ ;proved than'at present. i1is .reputation * for, ‘Eonesty and freedom . from. the disreputable itricks'which have cursed otlier’ noted “drivers is such that it will Tot be easily overthrown. He wilt probably be”heurd in his own_defense’ efore lonz, . . i s i *'* THE GRAND CENTRAL CIRCUIT. i 'On’ Tuesday.of ‘the. présent week the’ first meeting of the series knopn a8 the Grand Cen- tral Cireuit will_be held-at Cleveland, lasting four days. ‘'THE TRIBUNEIS In reccips of the listofentries for the meetings at Cleyeland, Buf- falo, and Rochester, but; 48 they are substan- 2ially the same. only those from Cleveland are aiven bere. The list bes beretofure beco first presented to the Chicago public by the Eistern | sporting papers, which will arrive here to-mor- row, but this season this paper has 'secured them a few days in advance of the ‘usual time through = the courtesy “of ° Sam Briges, cht}‘ the Secretary of " the Cleve- land. tr It will | be noticed that all the classés bave tiled well, especially the free-for-all, in which appears _the name of the brown ‘mare Proteine. John Turner has Nettie fn the races at Cleveland and Buffalo, but at Rochester he will start Hanois. The full list is as foliows %2 . FIRST DAT—2:34 CLASS 1. D. B. Gofl, Flectwood, +y.C. & John H. Slurhlli by BT’PL'hgr. Battalo, b 2, . Dunbam, Buffalo, b. m. Vol Maid, by Volnuteer. ! anteer 3. D. R. Uosmer, Glenwile, 0., g. m. Lola Brading, unknown. < 4. Edward Pyte, Philadelpbia, b. g. Wild Air,by Sherman Morga, , Glensille, 0., g.g.Grey Salem, i, Columbtis, O., b. g. Up and Tp. . 7. 1. Hunt. Hornellsvilie, N. Y., b. g. Joha McDougall, by Bay Billy. & . C. 8. Green, Lubylou, N.'Yi, blk. m. Dame Trot, by Messenger Daroc. 4. Benjamin Loder, Cincinnath, b. g. Alfred, by Cloud Mambrizo. 2@ cipes, ; 1. W. P. Kinzer, Mansfleld, 0., g. g Decention, not given. . 2. John Mfines, Minerva, 0., g. g Silversides, unknown. = Z 3. It. J. Wilson, Rushville, 1nd., g. m. Ethel, by Blue Ball. " 4. John Murphy, Fleetwood, N, Y:, g. m. Lady Prichard. . 5. W.'IL Crawford, Warren, Pa., b. g Lew Seott, Ly Scott Hiatoga. = . Jamex tolden. Medford, Mass., b. g. Dick sler, by Walkill Chief. Simmons, New York, b. 2. Jim Irving, tne. % SECOND DAT— . R. r. Steteon, Point Breeze. Pa., b. . Tambletonfun Mumbrino, by Curtls’ Hambletonian; dawm Topsey. 2, J. P. Gilbert, New York, b, m. Lady Mills, by Chosroes. 3. K. C. Pate, St. Loats, Mo., b. m. Lucille, Dy Melbor 128 cLASS. by Exchequer. 3. Taylor & Palmer, West Union, In., b. m. Mountain Quail. 5. Duvis & Edwards, Galena, Ili.. b. m. Croxie, by Clark Cliief. 6. 'T. J. Cov, Fleetwood, N, Y., br. g. Great Western. racixg. . 1. A. M. Wilson, Youngstown, O.. 8. g- Sweet- anknown. 3 AcCulien, ‘pittsbarg, Pa., g. m. Lucy. un- known. . Sam Wilson, Rusiwille, ud., b. m. Bay Sallie. by Tom Crowder. 4. W. Hl. Crawford, Warren, Pa., br. g Sleepy George. by son of Invincible. 204 cLags. Boston, Mass., ¢. m. Trampo- amn Yellow 5ird, g ack. Duffalo, N. Y., b. m. Carrie, St. Louis, Mo., b. 3. Woodford Mambrino, by Mambrina Chief. E 1. Neil, Columbus, 0., by Volunteer. 4. R. C. Pate, b. g Lewinski, doc, by Tornudo. 6. Plerce & Co., Niles, Mich., 8. g. Edward, by Fisk's {lambletonian.. 7. Nye & Foster, Flint, Mich., g. m. Mambrino ate, by Mambrino Patclion. “§. J. B. Turner, Philadelphia, b. s. Nil Desper- sudam, by Belmont. o, 11, ecker, Watertown, N. Y., b. g Deck Wright, by Hinsdale lorse. 10, Dan Mace, New York, br. g. Darby, by Del- ‘monlco. 11. J. il. Haddock, Georzetown, Ky., b. g Edwin Forrest, by Brackett's Forresl. 1. Jomes Golden, Medford, Mass., ¢. g. Dick Moore, by Belmont. THIED DAY—2:30 cLAsS. . G. E.Whituey, Newbury, O., ¢. m. Ball, by Black Prince, dam Mollie Mott. L. 1. Harris, Toledo, O., b. 8. Bay Dick, By se's Haatopa., 4. W. IL Wilson, Cynthians, Ky., br. s. In- dianapolis, by Tattler. . 4. George Higbee, St. Louis, Mo., r. g. Col. Daswes, unknown. Gum Gillespie, Columbns, O., b. g. Up and G, ‘ouner, Nashville, Tenn., b. & Scott's Thomas, by Gen. Thomus. 7. C. M. Lesg. Clncinnatl, O., b. g C. W. Woolles, by Crazy Jane. OPEN TO AL 1. A. W. Richmond: New York, g. g. Hopeful, dfrey's Paichen. Turner. Philadelphia, b. m. Nettie, by k's ODambletoniun, . J. M. Frenca,” Detroit, b. m. Cozette, by Bleck Dushaw. © - Oliver & Dlggs, Clncinnat, 0., br. m. Pro- teiie, by Blackwooss o5 4 5. C. S, Green, Babylon, X. Y., b. g Great Eastern, by Waliii Chicf, W FOURTIL DAY—2:26 CLASS. 1. S. F. Twitchell Sonth Farmington, Mass., & Goldgnder, by John Lombort. 1. D. W. Bdwards.- Seneca Falls, N. Y., b. 8. Schuyler, by Sencca Cuiel. 3. W.'C. & 4, Wdod, Knoxville. Pa., r. m. Naucy Hackett,: by Wood's Hawbletonian. . Daniel B. Hibbard, Jackson, Mica., b. s Bonesetter, by Brooi's torse. Jobn §plan, Cleveland, O., b. 2. Wolford Z., by Captain Beunmont, 0. dohn Murphy, Fleetwood, N. Y., g. . Steve Maxwell : Te. . Voorhis, Detroit, Mich., b. m. Mon- arch Rule, by Strawn’s Monarch. 8. W. Y. Norris, - Detroit, Mich., s. m. Lady Voorkees (forinerly Lady Rigzles). 9. D. W. Iiren er. L, b, m. Nelia, by Denmar kahoe. bk. 2. Prosvera, dam Grecn Moantain Maid. Vork, b. & King Philip, am Factury Girl. ess, Nocaester, N. Y., 2. g Albe- om Hituter: g Darden, Pittsfield, Mass., b. g. Jo by Diumberg's bashaw. £ W. P. Gilson, Erie, Pa., bk, g. dlidnight, by Peacemater, = 6. John Murphy, Flectwood, N. Y., ¢. u. Rich- ard, by Llue Gull. 7. John Splen, Cleveland, O., b. m. Adeclaide, Ly Phil Sheridan. 8. Z. (. Simmons, New York, b. g. Eensas 1. Williom Parks, by Messenzer Durogy " Gilbest, Ne J. P CLASS 10—SPECIAL. veland, 0., entérsh. g. Rarus, s Abdallah n, N. Y., b, g Great East- John Splan, C by R..B. Conk C. 8. Green, Bal ern, by Walkill Chief. Sime parly, bay mare Lula, by Alexander's Norman. THE NEW TRACK. It has heretofore been announced in these columns that the new_trotting park and race- course, to be built_by Lawrence & Martin just west of the present Central Park drive, wasin such a shape that the contracts would soon be awarded, and the work of furnishing Chicazo what it has long needed—the best race-course aud trottjng-track in the world—pushed rapidly to completion. Daring the past week a great deal of jmportant work fn this fioe bos been done, and ~Tme Turs- uxn is enubled to announce that the enterprise is now in such shape that it cannot fail of suc- cess. and that before tie snow flies agpin Ciiicago will nat only have what it has so long nceded in this line, but will also have been the seene of a grand trotting mecting, in which the best horses in the country will participate, The contracts for the work bave .all been let, and notbine now remains but to push tbem rapidly to fulfillment, which will certainly be done. asail the contractorsareunder heavy bondstocomplete their portion of the work at the speciticd time. The buildings, including the magnificent club- house and grand stand, which have already been described in this ‘paper, witl be built by P. J. Sexton, who is to have them ready for oecupancy by Aug. 25, having furnished $25,000 bonds, and azreed to forfeit $500 for evers duy after Aug. 25 during which the work remains uncompleted. M. J. Flavin will construct and prade tte tracks, and is under $10,000 bouds to complete the same by Aug. 22, with 2 $50 for- feit - for each day besond that pe- rod during which they remain un- finished. _ Willoughby, Hill & Co. will ercct the fence, and have it done in two weeks from date. The officers of the new Association will be ¢hosen this week, and comprise some of the most intluential men in the city. And now that the news of the week in rezard to the park has been given, a few words regard- «inz the clfofts being made to have the Fire- nen’s Tournament, which takes olace fn’ Sej tember, held there, may not be amiss. Nearly everylody iuterested in the success of the tour- nameft isin favorof abandonivg theoriginal plan of haviug the exhibition as Dexter Pari, except Marshal Benner. and even he can give no good reason why the chaneé should not be .made, Dexter Park is practically gefunct, and the pro- prictors of the land which it occupies will use ‘it for commercial purposes dircctly sfter the tournament” i over. Consequcmlf‘ all - the water-pipes and other apparatus wh h it will be peecssary to it up expressly for the oceasion must _either be left in toe eround to rot or be taken up sud moved away at a consider- able expense. At the new park all this expense would be' avotded. In regard the - seating - capacits ol the mew track y be said that there are ample accommo- -dations for from 15,0000’ 20,000 people, which 1s a much Jarger pmber than can by auy " posalbility be ',squeezed into the bulldings. st Dexter.Park. . Then, agdln, the buildings at the ‘new track naye an east {rout, which insures the’ audiente from the sun darivg the afternoon, when the largest crowdls would be present. The roomg-under’ the ‘rrand stand and: club-house will |, shelter:- 20,000, peoplg’ ~from'; any. _storms -that ”might "~ arise. ' The facilities for reaching the neiw track are’ first=(1ass.; The Northwestern Road can carry folis there at the Tate of 8,000 per hour; the Madison street cars, which run to the gates, can transport 3,000 per- sons per houy; the Randoipa street lie, with pus ine attached. nearly as wany; and the Vao Buren and Trelith street lines their quota. - In the way of arives the new parx is unsurpassed. Washington street, which runs to the gates, e Joan, M. I Winters, JMt. Pleasant. Ia., c. g. Mo-- leads through two parks, “Central and Union; there Is also a drive out Jackson street to Cali- fornia avenue, - the latter' thorouzhtare inter- secting the Barry Poiot road at the club-nouse. Road-riders can also go out by the way.of Twelfth street to Kedzie avenue, which ‘also runs into the Barry. Point road.. . The attendance at the tournameat, if held at the West Side track, would probably be_ five times as great ag it would were Dexter Park chosen for the exhibition, aud the oate receipts would be in proportion. In- addition to all these advantages, Lawrence & Martin . offer the usc of the zrounds free, and will donate the tournament. With these facts in view, Marshal Benner would do well to give the mat- ter full consideration before deciding upon a course which might result disastrously to all concerned. 7 FOSTER'S OPINION OF IT. Mr. .Charles J. Foster, of the New York Sporismau, who is about as able and level- headed a writer on turf topics as there is in this country, has the following to say concerning the Fourth-of-July fiasco at Louisville, in the course of quite a long article on the subject: ‘The marc, with ‘‘alez” and in no condition, was sent out to ran the drst mile of a four-mile- heat race, on a muddy track, in less than 1:30, ‘This of Itsell shows that all the parties cancerned with her had lost their heaas. It throw away the chance the wretched .condition of Ten Broeck af- forded her. 1f she had waited in the first heat she wonld very likely have won the race, for he was dend beat at the end of it, and conld not have come agmin to eave his life. From the conscions- ness of these fucts arises the idle tale that the horse was ** dosed ¥ with morphine. - Now,we velieve that morphine does not cive men or horaes the cramp. We have underatood that paysi- cians administer it to relicve and palliate ‘snch symptoms as Ten Broeck exhibited. Why have re- cotrse Lo such preposterous suppoditions as this, tnat the horse was Yoi!oned, when it had oeen ulmost palpable tor cight or nine wonths that Ten Brocck hnd fost his racing form, snd. in racing point of view, was but the effixy of his [crmer self? We never believed the stories put apout in recard 10 what he was doing in bis traininz. 1t wassaid that bie was running half miles, withhis shoes on, in fifty seconds. If he was, his traider and rider ought to have been discharged the minute he was ulled up. . . . The truth is, that Ten Brocck was 8 very good horse at three and four years old. and in the spring of his fifth year. But he was always overrated, znd to keep on pro- nouncing him the wonder of the world after Kia Alfonso and _Aristides had beaien Ium, was nfi nonsensc, The best race he ever run in his life wes that at Lexington sgainst Aristides, two miles and a furlonz. ¥''he pace was very strong, and Ten Brocck shut np hikea jack-knife when *+The Little Red Horse ™ challenged at the .end of two miles in . It may seem ungracious to state these thinzs now. but public justice and com- mon scnse demand that the delirious ravings of some in recard to this last crowning triumph of Ten Broeci's career should not be suifered (o puss withont some notice. We see it sts.ed ina New York paper thst a **prominent eporting men” wants to give a purse, open to all, to be run for at Long Lranch, conditioned that Ten troeck and Mollio McCarthy shall start. Now, the promineat sporting man had better deyote his spare cast fo some other purpose. ‘The Long Brench Assacia- tion hus 1o use for Dobic, and the aunouncement of another **areat rave ' hetween Tea Uroeck and Mollie- McCarthy would be followed by shouts of Gerision and langter ali over the country. TOLEDO RACES. ToLepo, 0., July 34.—AL the races, last day, Proteine won _the 2 race, -postponed from vesterday, taking the second and third heats in 2:213{ and 2:31; Johu H. second money, May Queen third, Adelaide fourth. In the 2:26 class, purse 31,500, nine started,— Hazor drawn: " aeille . X X X Wolrord . 23 Deck Wrignt... . 9 4 Lady yoorhces. 8 2 Nelia. . . ¢ 8 Tose of Warhington. 36 Sadie Lelle... 47 Sonurca Ruie, 55 Time—: Rerus trotted a third irial heat against time going to the quarter-pole in 3¢ seconds, ball mile in 1:08%, three-quarter mile in 1:4134, and the mile in 2:16, beng the fastest mile cver trotted on a half-mile truck. e went without a ronning mate. The mectingz has been a successful onz in every respect. SARATOGA TIACES. SARATOGA, N. Y., July 20.—Lhe races opened tere to-day with a1air atiendance. The fotro- duetory scrambie for ali azes was won by Bonni¢ Wood, Idzlia secoud, Vagrant third. ‘Time, 1:023. *Thirtven horses ran. ‘The Qs- tanee was furlo = The Travers stakes for Fyear-olds, mile and three-quarters, brought Sparta. Duke of Ma genta, Albert, Danicheff, aud Bramble to the start. ‘Lhe Duie of Maventa wou, Brumble Second. Spartan third. Time, 8:03, Spartaa was the favorite. 2 ‘The mile and o quarter dash was won by Parole, Danger scvond, Vagrant third. Time, 2:10%¢. Sy 'uff selling race, one mile, was won by, Mari- tana, Blondell second, Eugeme N. Robinson third. Tiwe, 1:46. A ;. TRACK TALK. Butcher Boy, a Cauuck trotter of somc notes Dhas peen sold for exportation to Scotlas ‘fom Ryan, one of the best steeplechase riders in Europe, died recently at Dublin. A well-known turf writer, 8. T. B..” calls Lou Mace “a = s in toe suiky, and an idiot out of it.” The trottinz mare Queen, record 2:81, has beeu sold to Willtam Vun Valkenburg, of Og- densburg, N. Y. TFugitive, who has been a very. usefal .race- horac, broke down last week, and will not be able to start again. R George Evans, the jockey, iias bought Fraokie, 2 4-year-old dauzbter of Kevotver, and will try to make a burdler out of her. The Spirit condemus the fraads practiced at the recent Detroit roceting. From all accounts, that track had better be closed. ¢ The owners of-the mare Proteine waat to mateh her at mile heats aeninst Hopeful over the balt-mile track at Cincionati. Mambrino Champion, one of the few remain- ing sons of Mambrino Chicl, bas been =old to W. . Glover, of Malta Bend, Mo. . Blackwood, Jr., has a very bold and handsome ait, and a turfman_recently aptly described it asa ~looking-for-a-bizger-town style of goinz. ‘The chestnut marc Largenteen, by War Dance (best known as **the pool-reom favonire ), has been ruined- for turf purposes by a kick from another borse. Matt Colvin, erstwhile of Chicago, is skylark- ing around the far Vyest with a strivg of trot- ters, **Joknnie? Blow’s Carrie Berryhill being among the number. Tt is understood that Paroleis to be sent to ‘Enrope as a sort of teacher to Mr. Georze Loril- lard’s colts revently shipped to that country, and entered in next year’s Derbs. Beauclere, the English- race-horse who was first favorite for the Derby all last winter, but went wropgr jast before’ the Two Thousand Guiuneas, is taking gentle work aguin. ‘Hattie and Nellie, the Chicago trottinz mares shinped to California several years azo and sold tod. Flood, the recently deceased milliouaire, .are now separated, Nellie having been bred. The bay fhily Idlewild, by Blackwood, Jr., out of = mar¢ by Peck’s Idol, that trotted in 2:57 as a yearling, i3 now a lusty 3-year-old, and jtissaid - can easily break the record of trotters ot that age. Adventare, by Daniel Booue, that was con- sideted such a good onelast year in her 3- vear-old form, is dead “off " this year. sad being beaten at tbe East by a very ordinary class of borses. 3 The 3-year-old filly Balance-All." that ran 80 swell at the Eastern meetings, is o full sister of the Kentucky 2-year-old Lialtunal, considered one of the best of ber year. Both are by Bon- " nic Scotland, out of Lantana. M. A..Cammock’s colt, Neufchatel, is entered in the English Derby of 1880. Neufchatel was bred by the veteran turfman, Thomas W. Dos- well, of Virginia, and he suys the colt is the best he ever rafsed, not excepting Planet. At the fuperal of William idgely, who was Kiiled while tiding Deadhead, at tbe Monmouth Paric meetingz, the pall-bearers .were George Evans, Georze Sutdiffe, John Hyiand, P. No- lan, Cyrus Holloway, aod Tom Little. At tne annuai sale of the Cobham (Ene.) colts recently. sixty-one animals sold for an average of 360 guineas each. The sensational lot wasa brown colt by Carnival, out of Curacos, for whicn Capt. Machell gave 2,500 guineas. t ‘ BILLIARDS. . . ANOTHER CARD FROM SEXTON. Sexton places himscif on his defense before the jury of public’ opinior in the West in the following card: 3 i 4o the Editor of The Tribuns. .7t | - New Yonx, July 16.=—You have given ‘more ot ‘Jess space in your paper to the discuasion of ques-’ tions arising . ont of my claim of ‘forfcit,in tue Thateh arranzed 1o have been plsyed befwecn M. -Senacfer ‘and myself. This space, however, has’ ‘peen folly occunied by the attempied exbnoration of Mr. Schaefer's backers. in taefr villification of ime whilst persoaally I.have nesitated replyinz i {any manner to thelr or your sttacks. . 1 feel.no however,, that it would be no longer dignity 1o pro- * feus 1zn0rance of their charges, and for that reason - aik you the privilege of a card. Rl "It being universally couceded that 1am entitled technically (if yo so choose.to term it) to the for- feit by sporting.and law equity, Ishall dismisa *that, for the . purpose of callinz your atiention to another and, to me,: more vital guestion. . . Yon accuse me of having sald when the articles greement were bzinz written thata day oz s0 of ag: aver final ‘money would be of no moment, and I wonld take no advantage of such neglect.- This. let mo: #ay, is untrue: - No suclr conversation tooi plice, Dor did any one sucgest it. Something was said in reference to the data presented for playing. and 1 was nsked whether a fewdays beyum‘ror wi the limit named upon which' the match should tal place would cause any material difference. I plicd almost any time near that set forth woul an- swer.. This was called from me by the uncertainty of being able to enzage thehalls in which tht games were o be played, on the ezact. fortioth Dight from signing articlea and thereafter. Such is real narrative, ~which . two witnesset will corroborate. of what has .been terribly misconstrued, with which none should be battes acquainted than yoursel!, for it was sn attache of your journal who wrote the agreement and wai present at its consummation, a fact rendering your excase for Mr. Bensinger as one unaccustomed ta match-makinz, worthless, and iinpotent. 1t bas unfortunately- occarred - that the other matches in which Schaefer’s backers have firured terminated ina forfeit within u few hours of the game, &0 that the desertion of him and the fnex.. cusable attempt to blacken my character lacka even the recommendation of novelty. ) That L was not, nor am not, afrald of Schaefer: is demonstrated by my willingness and otfer to stake 33,000 against him, which ofer has not been accepted. i Thanking yon for the space granted me, Iam respectfully. etc.. WILLLAX SESTON. ., THE QUESTION OF EQUITT. L ‘The numerous cards published by Sexton are’ in the pature of acknowledements that he has been hit bard and hurt badly by the intense feeling of reprobation and diszust which has been ‘excited by his course in breaking off the match with Schaefer on 2 mere matter of ten or twelve hours in the final deposit. Sexton has judged correctly; ne has had great need to square himself before a public which never for- gives either meanness or dishonor in’ a. bill- iard-player. A seriesof cards iu the newspapers, stringing out to the crack of doom, will never undo the injury Sexton did to his reoutation for fairness and honor when he grabbed that forfeit by the aid of the staxeholder. Morally and honorably he is no more entitled to that 51,000 than 83 thouch it bad been taken from Ben- sinzer’s pocket when the latter wasn’t looking; and for these reasons: 1. He professed, ac the time the match was made, the utmost contempt. for technicalities, assuring Beosinger that all he wanted was, to **sec the olddustupto play for,”. thus virtually “iving his word that no advantage would be taken by himself of a lapse of a few hours in the posting of the finul de-- posit. Upon this point severnl persons who were present and heard the conversatlon differ from Sexton 2s to what was tben sald,—persous who are equally’ Cisinterested and equally entitled to betief with Sexton. 2. Sexton knows perfectly well, thoush be prelends to deny it, . that tne aceident to Frank did have everrtbhinz. to do with the reglect of Bensinger to have his money in the stakeholder’s hands before the® stroke of 12 on the nizht of July 1,—for neglect. it was, and nothing else, growing out of Ben- singer's reliance on Parker’s attention to all. preliminaries, together with Sexton’s previous assurance wbove quoted. Sexton has intimated that his victory over Slosson had ‘something to do with the delay in putting up the wmonev. This he knows perfectlv well is now true, and the best prooi that-le had not the slightest doabt that the second deposit would be forth- coming is the fact that for four days, accordiug - to bis own statement, he never went nenar the ‘stakeholder to inquire about it, and never knew ghn&ru chanve to claim forfeit had presented itsell. . Upon one other important point Sexton is se- riously I error, viz.: that it is universaliy cou-~ ceded that he is “entitled technically to the forfeit by sportiog law and equity.” In equity he is not entitled toa centof the forfels, and upon a fair and honest construction of sporting Inw the question is open to argument whetber Le did not waive his rizht to’ clalm forfeit when he neglected to pat in the clalin prior to the re- cuipt of Bessinger’s second deposit. All of Sex- ton's professions of a desire’ to play Schaefer for biz money o for nothing in the face of the fact that he did not play Schaefer for bix moncy when he bad the chance and ought in honor aod fairness io have played him. ; SEXTON A8 A GARLD-WRITER. E The issue of the Turf, Fie'd and Farm which will reach. here to-morrow has the following ed- itorial note on the position which Sexton has taken: Inhiscard to the pablic, Sexton says: *‘Iam satisfied tant bad 1 not, on June 27, beaten Slosson by a zeore of 800 to 38, Sciwefer's money would Lave been up on time, spite of the nccident to Par- xer.” _Sexton's position is weak, If money wasa first consideration with him, and a trial of ek'la second consiceration. and if ho was so confident of victory. he should, in tue lanzuage of the profun, hove gone for that sccoud thousand of Schiaefer's. The fact that Schaefer's final deposit us placed in the hands of the stukeholder is pretiy zood evi- dence that he was not frightened out of his boots by the score of 600 to 338. Having' accepted the advice of the siakeholder and cinimed forleit, Sex- - ton finds hunself_in -2 position not to his liking.: As a card-writer he {3 not a success. PEDESTRIANISM. ENNIS—QUTON. Specint Dispatek 10 The Tridune. 5 _ Borraro, N. Y., July 20.—The six-days’ walk between John Ennis and Georze Gayon closed at the Skating Rink to-pizht. The former was declared the winper' three hours’ before mid- night. He bad then walked 345 miles,and Gay- on 324 miles. Eonis actual walking time was’ elghty-three hours, and Guyon’s seventy-four bours. The extreme Leat has Interfered with the pedestrians, aad it must bave been almost torture for them to plod throuzh the whole. week. The defeat of Guyon is ascribed ‘to a sore ankle. He wrenchedit in a prelim- inary walle to Niagara Falls, and it bhad to be bandaged up shortly after the start. He wzs advised by, his backers, after Eonis bad guined 1 lead of twenty miles, to draw ont, but he re- fused and continued to the ead, although he must bave suffered zreat pain. Enais has surorised his friends, bis feat of walkinx the tirst 103 miles without a rest, be- ing entirely unexpected. It was bis race [rom the start. He set the pace and kept it Lo tae finish. ‘The endurance and speed which he has shown mark himas oneof the greatest pedes- trians in the country. g The feature of to-nizht’s walk was a mile made by Ennis fn 7:51, and another made by Guyon fn 8:45. The mateh was satisfactory in every way excepting that the attendance has beeu much smaller than was exvected. A FEW FACTS. A gentleman now in Buflalo writes to explain seme facts iu connection with the Ennis-Guyon - match which was eoded last night: Tae cause of George Guyon having been g much behind Ens.is iuthe race ia that Guyon 100K a walk on Tharsday week from this place (Buila- lu) to Niagara Falls, n distance wf tweaty-theea miles, ond on his return by the railway, truck he slipped on oncof the ties aul In- jured .a. small bone of tiie left fool -caus- ! fpternal infammation. A docior - wa calied in, who applied stronz liniment ad bund- ages, and gave some hope.of bis ability Lo win the race, even under these disadvantages, vut vn the tenth mile his foot zave wav. e struzgted game- | iy onwards fo his sixticth mile. wuen the usaist. ance of James Smith, his trainer, wad called in. who fixed the foot temporarily until the arrival v} Dr. O'Brien, who paid bim eévery possible aftea- lion. The foot was in solad a conaition that Sir. C. E. Davics, of Ccago (Guyou's backer), at once decided to witndmw him from the. Tace, eud it was only on his own urgent request that ho was allowed Lo return €o the trucs. —Bmm that time to the present, in conséquence of cars and s:illfal_trentment, he has Leen nble o continue the contest. alihon:th it iias been done with so_immense amount of saderinz, aud, faz from baving loet the confidence of his backer in is ability to. defeat noy pedestran in the world, bho. sy mzdl:’firnngeuznll with Mo 3r. Davies i James Smith, the celeorated podestrisn and ‘trainer, fo put him (Guyon) 1nto_conaition. as it 18 us intention to back him to walk against any ‘man in the world for a six days’ walic. 5 QUATIC. COMING REGATTA ON LAKE MENDOTA. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Mapisos, Wis., July 20.—The grand rezatta hat deslzuated for the paiting apof the ! borne. Ont. v which is to take piace on Lake Mendotaon- Wednesday and Thursday mext promises to be one of the very best held n this city. Commo- dore West, of the Madison Yacht Club,. has been indeintizable fo his efforts to make §t a "euccess. Al -the railroads; have given cxcarsion ratés 1o those desiringto attend, and will carry yachts free.. The follow- ine yachts will: be hure: From Oshkosh, Pen- “neque and Niobe; ' from Geueva Lake, the Axa- wempon, Geneva, . aod Whisper: ~from this . sity the. principal yachts “are ‘the; Lulg, Eclipse, S:urc. Idler, Gray Bawk, Gracle, “Estie, Silver_ Heels, aud others. Thg “prizes amount to $303ju- gold. Commodore Munger: and the crew 6! - the “Cora, of Chicszd‘,“\}zvn wi written Commodore, West - that thy present. e, St didy The rezatta {s/exciting greac ; interest. much sport is apticivated. a State, and T .5 581,500 BETTBH. o New Onieans, July 20.—The Zima® 11':’ | 31;000 has been geposited 'In, the hands of Jog'Walker as i earuest for O’Donnell, of - th “Hope Club, to Tow s sinzle scall match. with, ,Crotty, of the Galyeston _Boat. Club. I i ! understood Judac Meyr; of Texas, will. cover this $1,000, and add thereto $1,500 more. « *-... LACROSSE. THE ISDIANS Wik.. 3 BoevaLo, July 20.—Tne Tuscarora Indlans won the best thresout of five ‘games of 1a-* crosse, defeating the Union Club, of Part Cal-