Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1878, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY.;JUL § £ .y o 1S78—SIXTEEN PAGES . SPORTING. . BASE-BALL. CHICAGO—INDIANAPOLIS. There are plenty of reasons why the Chicagos beaten yesterlay; almost every man who “fme game cs0 name over several, any of i strong enough to lose any mateh. For jn- ‘here wae Larkin’s lamencse, Hirbidge's peence from the team, Tratley’s passed balls, ;_ n's wild throw, aud the zeneral inabuity ong the plagers near the top of the list to e Bat, sfter all, the Joss of the game was jgb less to aoy of these causes than to the 2 ordinary base-ranning. In the early part ¥ he sescon 1t was allezed that the Whito O anes could Dot get away from & base; yes- ‘erday it mizht bave been said that they coula Y t stay on one. “There is, of course, as much D ia being 00 careless as 100 timid. Yes- {erdays was the first game where the men were !:5“‘ It was, moreover, rashness witnout 100 T2 1 some cases: nobody could find any B Jt with the fact that McClellan and Ferguson e Sirown out st second fn attempting to "m,. ‘st ws in the game; but Larkin showd e e been rash emough to try to © from second to third on a ball nmh suapiy uropped out of Flint’s hands, and :id ot pass him at ail. As the event showed, yis rup would have been brouglt in without giffrliy, and would have tied the score. Again, Qoson was more earucst than wise when hie tried to TOD from secoud to third ou a balt wlich wad in McKelvey's bauds about as soon sshestarted. ¥ ‘The Judianapolis won the toss, as usual, and st led off with a hit which was very cluse to ‘e fool live. Traffiey at ouce passed a ball hich gave the runger third, and Clapp’s hit to jcClellan enabled him to score. Shaffer struck times without hitting anything, but the 4indstrike ekioned merrily awav from Tratfley, \pdsialler took second. He went to third on Fliot's out, and home on Nolan’s hit. The lat- ter was finely thrown out by Traffev in wtempting to_swal second. In the third fnoing. after Croft liad retired, Quest was seat B Mase on Lalls, and went clear around o third 105514 pite, and bome on Clapy’s sacrifice pt toStart. Shaffer hit a bounder to Ferruson, bt toe latter's throw to Sturt was so wid that the ball went to the seats, and Spaffer capered nimbly around to third, and Fling brouzht. Lim in by asafe it to centre. Tuis ended the run-getting by the visitors, and ft was all over before the Chicazos made a start. Jothe ffth inning they made a break which sbould bave won them the game. Haukinson wat sent to base on balls, and Larkin folluwed with hit to lett. _Traflley drove a fine lice to centre, allowing Hankinson: fo score. While Bemsen was at the bat, Larkin tried to steal Ibird, bat was canght in the attempt. ilad be £100d still; be would have been brought o by Retnsen's fine two-baser, which came along 2 moment later. On this hit Trafiley weut to tlned, and, a moment later, came home on Mc- Clellan’s hit to Warner. 1t looked promising for more runs, espedsily as toe big batters (or rather the head of the lfst) came mpext. But neitber Anson nor Start could do more than pamp little bounders down to Quest. One hit in that place would bave saved the game,—but 1t dido't come. In the last inning Anson and Stare bit safe, and one ron came in, but it wasn’t euough, and the White Stockingsretired defeat- ed. Followicg is THE 8CORE: 4 CHICAGO. Aoton, 1.1, fun, 15,... Coetfdy. 7. Ferzuson, s. . NeClellan ,2 b, Total.ceeeves ouenn TpuRaroLs. A 019 ol Hirise cron Bl apwon! Ehater, . Elint, e.. olas, p.. Farur, . Filliameoo, 300 ll:Kc]\‘c{. e f. M O 83250088 @l hoooitroor ®locowuorkmel b Slovvrcuron ¥ anisme TeEl mpeen cox e 1 oo Rans earaed—Chicago, 1. Tro-base hitg—Lemsen, 1 Crolt, 3. First base on errors—Cassidy, 13 Fergueon. 13 Xcllellan. 1—Chicaso, 3. Clipp, 1; Shafer, 25 Wililamson, 1—Indiznapolis, . ‘Errors afécting te score—Fermuson, 1; Larkin, 1; Traffles, 2; Fiint, 1; Nolan. L Left on bases—Cassidy, 2 Ien. 1—Chicaso, 4.~ Quest. Williemsou, 1—Indisnapolis, 5. ) Bises on éalled balti—~{lankinson, Larkin, Quest. d Warner, 1. A Balle ealled—On Larkin. 17; on Nolan, 20. Strikes called—O# Larkin, 177 off Nolan, 20. Strock ont—Tratlley, McClellan, Shaffer, Nolan. Tmoire~McLean, of Philadelphia. Barring the fatal errors which lost the game, the bome team played well, and often brilliant- Ir, throughout. ~ Ferguson made s remarkuble recond of assists,—more than has been given to any short-stop this year,—and Start handled sixtern chances without an error. Remsen marked his play by a quick and accurate throw: 1o Traflley. catching Croft. Larkin was decid- edly out of trim, but the score of hits off him fsnut ac all formidable. The visitors' play was strong and even, not fpecially brilliant, mainly because the chances offered were not dilicult ones. Flint, Quest, ;fiu Staffer bad the hardest work, and " did it 5. The catching of Traflley was excellent after ‘the st tnning. His throwing to sccond was 2 model for any catcler to iwitate, and it was pretefiy handled by McClellan. In the eighth ioning Clapp was on third and Flint on first, 20 when the latter tried to run down be was cauglt by 2 beautirul throw atd put vut before Clapp had movea from third. Uut, after all, Trafllerneeds practice to handie Larkin’s deliv- - &%, To answer some inquiries avous the new player, it may be soid that be has been u mem- e vn! ‘;h‘; L‘mk; (hilub. s Non.lh Sgic amaeur & lon, aud has also played with the Peoria Reda, ; e 1t will be observed that Ferguson took the Occasion to twist. his batting order sround some- That, putting Caseidy aud Hankinson up and NcClellen at the bottom. It certainly improved the team to put Me- Clellau on secono, and vet he wonld Lave had 10 errars had not Start made a couple of re- markeble catches off low and badiy-thrown i The same clubs play here to-morrow, Tues: tay, and Wednesdav. A y OTUER GAMES. m,x{m_ E]IT:—I‘Cim:inu:us, 3; Bostons, 2. NCl ¥ s K w“ Proridenes Ll, , July 27.—Milwaukee, 73 Special Dispatch to The Tribune. cnsloz-m Besp, Tua., July' 27.—West Ends, of s%’n. 2; Sontt Beuds, 17. mmfm:' July 27.—Stars, 10; Manches- Th THE CHAMPIONSHIP. epast week has been a rather disastrous 0e for Chicago, which has been compelled w Sme down off the top and take second place by o Baston's victorics over Cincinsti, which the ‘220 Club bave looked on with extreme dis- 0T, 10 speak more correctly, they have re- fsmed the inability of Cincinnati to make as zood Toowias 2gaivst Boston asthey themselves have LW.:. Milwaukee has picked up a little, -and = a better zame thau lately. It docen’t ¥10dcal In “ifs” and “sns,” but it would Cn‘fig,, pretty near a commandine lead “if” Fimes could “have carried_offl bet-last six mfl With Indisuspons. Following is the £howing the stunding of the club: sQtQ I s ) HEHEHEHE sSig12|818|8 §§;5§g= b B 3 >| = IR 3 g 5, 3 | 3 1 lt following recapitulation’ shows in the oluinn the percentage Gf games won tu &8s plaved by each,club in the arena: - centaae 70 o9 Foyy BESUME. OF LAST-WEEK'S GANES. h};flllovfxnz are the results of games_played h":ew&. those. marked with a star (%) being % fl?lmplonshln: v 22—~+Doaton, 8; Cincinuat, 7. 0ty B dlilwaukee, 2; Rochester. 2, #2-Manchester, 11; Hornell, 4. July 23—Tecumseh, 5; Forest City, Juaiy 23—New Bedford, 5; Nationaly, 1, July 24—Horncll, 10; Lowell, 4 July 24—Utlea, 6: Soringficld, July 24— Bufalo, 6: Manchester. July Indianapol Juiy 55, 0; Cinciunatl, July 25—#Miiwaukee, 7; Providence, 1. * July 25Star. 73 Springteld, 4. July 25_Hornell, 105 Lwwell, 4. July 23— Utica, 0; Albany, July 22—eklond, 7; Chice y rovidence, 4: Mijwal Suly 36 Kocktord, 13 Chitaye Crichcs, July 27 *Chicago. 33 indianuboile. 5 ly 27—*Cincinuatl, 3; Boston, & July 27—=Milwaukee, Pro\'ix;.nncm L PROGRAMME POR THIS WEERK. m;{lowxnr are the s week, those pumes murked with o %) ' for the ctismpiunship: T el MoXvAY—*Chicaco va. Indianavolis, at 3 Manchester vs. Utica, at Utica; Lowoll u?'é‘f—frg:i Syracure; Springteld va. Rochesier, nt Rochostess Worcester va. Morell, ot Hornelleilie; New Dod ford va. Westboru, ut New eatord. ' UESDAT—#Chicago va. [ndianapolis, at 203 *Milwaukee va. Bosion, at Boston . sbroiiiencs Vi, Llndnn‘lll, at Providence; Lowell va. Srae, xt Syracuse; Suringfleld ve. Tecumseh, at Londons Manchester v. Haymuker, at Lansingburz; New Keatord va. estooro. at fall River. ~ ' VEDNESDAY- ticago vs. Indianapolis, - caeo; | x‘firex;‘va uduu Utica; Syz?n'v'luil‘dckel. 3 ndon; i Ve - ot L ncinnait vs. New Bed. ‘nuusvaT—*Milyaukes ve. Bos : ::mfid:ucu vs. Cincinnati, at ot Rodon; T V8. Star, at Syracuse; Spri el at Builalos New Bedford va. Weu nce; Worces- va. Buflulg, vs. Westboro, ut West- 3 boro: Indfanupolis vs. Forest City, at Clevelnnd. Fuibax—Waurcester va. Sear, ot Syricuse; West- boro ve. New Bedford, at Worcester; Indiunapolis Vng Forest L‘Ily.nqll. Cle {filnnd. atornar—s3filwaukee ve. Boston, at Boston; #Providence va. Cineinnatl. 5t Providenco: Wapees: er v, Utica, at Utica; Springfield ve, Forest Lity, at Clevefand; Chicazo v, Luffalo, at Buftalo; In. m'}u[m]la vs. Kochester, at ochester, 4 *{ ‘/LESS SCIENCE AND MORE PLAYING.” t pleases Providence to stir up avout once a year the question of altering the game fo re- Spect to the pitching, It Lappens -to different Dewspapers o Le cailed on to make a fuss ahout tois matter. aud this year it has fallen to the lot of the Cludiouati Commercial to declaim upon “*Less Sclence and More Plaglug,” which it has taken as its warcey. This, being fairly ip- terureted, means that the people’ de- wand _(or the Commercial thinks they demand—which the suwe thivg to it) more hittivg, more runs, more outficld play, more running, more errors, and more excito: ment. S0 far, TRE TRISUNE has nothivy to say; the people may, or may not, waunt that kind of a game; but there are some guestions that sbould be canvassed in that councction: Are vot the pcoplewhodemand the cut-aud-siash game inoeLly those who have come down from u former generation where they had their tastes formed for that sort of thing{ and are therc not many people among an andience of to-day, who bave learned to atiend the game within five years, to whom the louse and careless styvie of old would be dispusting? For justavce, the Comanercial gsve tbe views of Mr. A. P, C. Koate, of its city, and another gepileman who said that be *could not get excited over a rame as he used to.” Very likely; bntisn’t that true of the zirgus which you used to sce when a boy ¢ Or the theatre when you first attended t? Or your first clum-baket Or,—well, never mind vaming ibe rest. There are none of them as interesting as they used to be, are theyf You are older thun.vou used to be. Mr. Bonte, it the writer is not mistaken, nsed to bhave to do with the Red Stockings when Brainard pitched a straight bull, and they used to beat the Dayton Club 104 to 8. _ If he formed his taste for base- ball “then, how can he expect to ap- precinte the . game now, any more than ‘'he can expect oo -attendant on the present style of gumes to patrouize and en- joy the 104 to 8 kind? More than balf—yes, more than two-thirds—of the present patrons of the game know nothing of the.slup-bang style, and would be disgusted at it; go that the question resolves itself ivto this: Shall the game be changed back to accommodste the few, with a reasonable probability of displeasing the maany, or shall it be kept about where it is because the majority are used to it that wav? It is unquestionably true that the pitching bas improved very greatly within a few years, but so has tbe batting. Every aavance made by the one has been neutralized by the other— or pearly. The permission to throw the ball nas been offset partially by the hardness of the ball itself, and, while it is woquestionably true that legisiation has been more favorable to the fielder than_to the batter, yet the latter has Kept his end up pretty well, and has improved bis capacity greatly. Now, consider for a mo- ‘ment what would be the result of . taking away from the pitcher o share of his ability by making bim piteh straight-arm. You couldd't take away from the batterat thesame time any partof his batting ekill; no legislation could do that, aonouncements for this | for the quickness of lLand, skill of eve, and deftness of muscle are not subjects of legisla- tion, but resuits of practice. You wonld reduce the effectiveness of one side, then, without touching the other, and the resuit would be that nine first-tlass batswen would take the first ivning and stay in till dark off some of tne pitehérs. Another remedy proposed by the Commercial is to make every ball either a strike or s ball. T'hat is too nonsensical to need comment. Ask one of the Bostons or Olympics of 1571 about the only game that ever was played under that rule. The rule was repealed after one game had been played under it. ‘I'nc TRIBUNE has all along asserted what it has repeated above,~that the legislation has been one-sided. always in favor of the pitcher and mever in favor of the batsman, with the single unimportaut exception of giving him (practically) four strikes in certain cases. The rules have penned bim up, restricted the size of bis bat, and_raised all the trouble they could with him. Now, if you want more battiug without destroying the ‘characteristics of thie zame, let the batier loose at the curved balls; 16t him o where they are, and if one of them shoots away from him let him bave a chance to o where it is and bit it. 1f that one thing were doue the game would be improved wonderfully. HAMLET'S ADVICE TO THE PLAYERS. Strike the pall, I pray you, 8s it comes to yon, A cockdologer. Lutif you strike Fout tips or baby-flles, as many players do, 1 hiad as lef tke Alleghenys nlayed the game. Nor 4o not £aw the air too much with the willow, Dut make safe hits. Then run 8s torrents run Till you huve reached first-base, O, 1t offends e to the soul to sec a stont, red-legeed, Canton-flannel-trousered feilow who might Steal second fail because he aid not slide. Slide, lh:n‘.!h you split your breechings, and do ‘make Incxplicable dumb shows of yourselves, and nced ‘The kindly cover of a linen duster. Slide! Be not too tame neither ia flelding. Let ‘Discretion be your tutor. Pinca hot balls, Not n the manner of the only Nolan, Butmore like Bond. 1fin the snort-stop's place, You muif a zrouuder, or drop a fiy, Though it may mae the unskillful crowd to laugh, 1t etill will canse judicious friends to grieve. ‘And if you catch, remember that the end Of playtug wasand is 1o bold the ball, Though you may loose a tooth, mayhap an eye, “[were better ¥othan ta have Overdone The costume business by & mask, or such. Suss not the umpire. When 2 nine chin-chins Teform it altogether. -If be cheats, As umpires sometimes do, and gives away The gume, howl at bim in the next days's papers, But hiold your clack while yet the play proceeds, Leat be should fine ten doilars for back-talk, ©Or chalk you 1o the tune of nine to nothing. Go make you reaay! —Ttica Obeereer. . THE INTERNATIONAL AS20CIATION. 1ast week this paper commented on the fact that certain clubs around about New York bad 1aid themselves liable to expulsion trom the In- ternational Association. ‘This assertion in other ers bas drawn out a_letter from Secretary Williams to the Ciipper, in which he says tbat tbe Alasks, Crystal, Eu!cmflffif Resolute, and Orauge Clubs, of New York a vicinity, who were adwitted to membership in the Associativn at the last imeeting, forfeited that wembership by not paying their dues. This statement should, of course, have been made Jong aero, but Mr. Wilhams explains that it was Dot because e * desired to give uny of them who wisbied a chance ta zay up.” This is very creditable in Mr. Willians, but be forgets that the constitution under which he works specifies that every club- shall pay to_the Secretarv $20 on or before Avril 1, and, failing,’ shall forfeit its membership; *‘and'the Scerétary shall al once notity all clubs,” ete. - But tbe matter of chief interest in_the whole affalr is to size up the International Association and'schedule what is left of it At the Buffalo meeting the follow- ing twenty-four clubswere represented : ) Baflalo, Tuca, - s Tecamsch, Haymaker, .~ < e Sornga: Cricket ringt - b New Bedford;»- 3. ~i Homell, - St. Lo Red, Resolute, % Aaple Leaf, .. Alael Crystal, Orange, Allegheny, Mancnester, . Of these tne Crysta!, Orange, Resolute, Alaska of New York, and Epterprise were Qrawn before the start, having in the frst in- stance been put in ouly to votc on. Then the Crickct, Allezheny, and Auburn have bursted; the successors to the New Bedfords have been expelled, and the Haymakers must be (for lsying Craver). Then, again, there are the B Tonis }{eds)wha have never bad a contract,: or a player enguged : the Mavle Leaf, who have Deen no more than any set of omuteurs: the Xanthas,who hiave never existed at ull: and the Aluska, of Staten Island, whoin nobudy ever heard of. Aficr weeding out the ruck, then, 1t uppears that the luternational Association is composed of the following clubs: Baffalo, Tecamzet, Roenoster, Star, Manchester, Utlcs, s Springteld, Horael), Lowell, - Holyoke, Worcester. % The last named came in as successor to an- other bursted councern. [t appears, then, that 1, siftiug ouc the chall from the wheat there were fourtecu parts of chail to eleven of wheat —aud some of the whéat wasu’t more thun thiree pecks to the bushel at that. TRATS AND CALAMITIES. The Pastimes beat thie Ashlands yesterday by o3, Knight & Leonard’s nioe beat the J. M. W. Jones party yesterday by 10 to 6. Dixon, of the Hornells, has been released and has jolned the Mancuesters. Welch and Bsrber of the Auburns, and Pow- ell of the Lowells, have jomed the Holyokes. The Clippers defeated the Crooks in u game for the amateur chumpionship last week by 26 to16. 1t is now announced upon authority that toere will be a professioual tesn in Washington next season sure. In thé tournament between the Springfields, Pittsflelds, Holyokes, and Ilaymakers, the wiu- ning was in the order named. The Davenport team bas been strengthened by the addition of Monabau of tins city and Aagner and McKenaa of St. Louis. Ben Douglasg’ exoclled Hartfords are si mishing about New Yorkgettinzbeaten by clubs Wwith impossible names ke Stoutville. McGeary has leit the Sprinefields and re- turued to’St. Louts. [t was rumored that hic was to play with Indianapolis, but there scews to be nothing in ic. The umpire at 2 game between the Utica and Manchester Clups, at Herkiwer, vook it unon himsell to declare all the bets off. This is the tirst :;Img such action was ever taken in a game of ball. ‘The New York Commercial says: “The Utlea Observer informs us that Barnum is training some dogs to play buse-bail. ,The game uas been tenalng that way for some time.” The editor should bave added **iu New York.” It is no secret that both Georze and Harry Wright want to come to Cinciunati nest seasou. George was inquiring ubout the busiuess pre pect when bere last. Ile wants to bring several of the Boston pluyers with him.—Enguirer. In a special from Charleston, Ill., to the Globe- Democrat, the correspondeut explaios why the home club was beaten 33 to 5 by saying: “-Some ot Charleston’s best players were absent in tue harvest-ficld.” This is the best excuse of the o " season, so far. After playing their games here Monday, Taesday, sud_Weduesday, the Indianapolis leaye for Cleveland, wieré they st k¢ and Friday. Saturday they aud then three games with Providence. About the time the CincInuatis went East the Commercial buttercd Jones thorouzily, declar- ing him the best fielder in the country, cte. He proved it by making four mulls in the first game ou Boston grounds, and thus losinz the -7 zame. . The manager of the Lowells declares that he will appeal to the Judiciary Commuttee because @ certaiu piteher bad his arm too hich when he itched against them. What do the Judiviary Somuitsce know about itf - They wera not there. . The Oswego Timss says: *¢ We learnthat the subject of a stock basc-ball association is beinz talked up. bas already shown thar there is considerable interest taken in base-ball in this cty, and it is believed that there is mouey in it.”? ) Charles Gould, who has - been"takinz care of the Cincinnati Club erounds, hes been *honor- ably released,” as the Engurer puts it. If he had been under contractas a player, Why Was not the Leaoue Sceretary uotitied” of it? Hi name doesn’t appear 1n the League-book. The Clipper laments that International clubs have paid so littlc attention to that section of their cobstitution which preyents thew from negotiating with players. nogil Oct. 1. A contributor lays the disbonding of the Criciets at the door of those ¢lubs who tried to get away their players. . President Pettit, of the -Indianapolls Club, aud for some time proorietor.of. the Occidental Hotel, Indfanapolis, has retired from the active nanagement of the latter, and will, in all prob- ability, remove to New York in the fall. In the meantime he will devote his time and talents to the welfare of the Club.—Cipper. Tur TRIBUSE took the tiberty of *devoutly hoping” that the Cincinnatis would beat the Bostous, so that the White Stockings could get ashow at them with all things even. The Boston Herald thinks that the wish Is Mkely to be **de- voutly dis:yg:oinmd." The’ writer owns the corn; those Cincinnatis are no zood of late. The demand of the public that Spaldiug re- appear at second base was not exactly agreeadle torhag zentleman, and yesterday he hopped out of town. He will retarn to-morrow, and may play the position one or more: games this week, but the chances are against it. Why he should refusc a generally-expressed wish is not clear. The Hartford Zimes has the following: * The Hartford Club manager received his notification of expulsion at ‘{roy, and on Saturday disband- ed his team. Four of ‘the plavers, including Burnie and West, were at once engaged by the Albany Club. Mr. Douglass says that the man- agement never refused 1o pay the Butfalo Club. In fact, the money due there was all paid up but $80. He cowsiders Le has bLeen unjustly treated.” - Two nines composed of deaf mutes plaved last week in Boston, and the umpire thought he bad a soft thing sure,—but did he? Noj the usual * Kick " took place, and opinions were banded to him on fists and fingers, until he re- signed his positiou aud the game broke up. The mutes telegraph now that they never knew what a blessed thing the power of speech was until they were thus calicd on toexpress their opinion of the umpire.—Ezchange. The Rochester Ezpress is authority for the following: **It is rumored that Caskin is to catch and that Sullivan is to piteh for the Utica nine next year. They are a good team. We bave it on very reluble authority also that Crane and 'Tobin are to play with the Lowells next season, and thaf the Lowels will enter the League. We understand that no engazements have been entered into, but that there is an understauding to that effeet.” The Chicago Club will leave here Friday of this week for a three weeks’ trip, and when they have left Boston and Providence 1t will be pretty eacy to say where the championship is going. The Whites play in BufTalo Saturday of "this week, and in 'Utica Monday of next. Theu come the three championship games with Boston Tuescay, Thursday, and Saturday. Tie following week they play in Procidence, and then return to Cineinnati for a week. . The Indiavapolis Club has arranged with the Chicagus to play their last three gumeson the Chicazo grounds in preference to returning to Indianapolis for that purpose. The courseis s wise one for the visitors, because they are sure to have a larger attendance here than at home. These zomes will be played Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of” this weck, and will close the series with Mr. Petit’s team. Toey wili be the last rames plaved by the Chicago Club in this city for three weeks. and will consequently draw largely as farewell games. The Cincinnati aund Chicago Clubs might as well concede the champlouship to Boston and each turn their attention to beating the other out of second place. Unless some extraordinary hard Juck comes upon Harry Wright yet—which isw’t probable—his hold on”the vennant is firm, and will not slip—Cincinnati Enquirer. And is this, can this be, the sume paper that blasoned forth the fame of the Cincinnutis as * Coming 8 Cbampions ™ iu the bizgest and blackest letters in the cabinet? As for us, first place is none too good for us. 3 3 Every club has advantages on its own grounds which 2o far toward detergining the result of the games played” thefe.’ Does the Chicazo Club, thercfore, suppose that otaer clubs will quistly submit to the playing of zames with the Indisnapolis and "Miiwaukee Clubs on the Chi- n played in 1 Cliicinnati’ En- - - . . Itisnot. entirely im- probable that all sixof the remaining Milwaukee gomes will be played fn Cincinnati,” beginning- geck‘ after .next—Cincinnati Enquirer, Safiir- ay. e o ‘The Boston Globe says of Dick Pearce and his umpiriog: “The. umpire_made several very cloge decisfons against tke Bostons, and thereby. drew ‘upon his head the maledictions of the crowd.” It scems that Snyder had a good deal to say to him by way of assisting himn in his duties, for suddenly Pearce turncd about and gave Soyder an emphatic warning, exclaiming that he had beard enonzh from him. At this there was a voice from the stockbolders’ seats, telling Sayder to_®Go for the umpire; I'll pay your fine.’ Witk a few stockholders of this temper, the management of the Boston Ctub would find it dificult to maintain discipline among the players or decency among the spee- tators.” FPEE L, Last Sinday TrE TRIBUNE commented on the fact that u table publishedby the Enquirer was very likely wrons, because it gave the Chicagos 822 put-onts in twenty-nine zames, when they could not haye put out more than 753 hands. ‘The explanation of the Kuguirer must becalled cutirely convincing; it say} the tabie was made from its own scores, Whish Were *paid for as they came over tlie wiresi’t: If the scores were paid for that wust seitle,the matter: sny table made from scores tnat were paid for cannot be wroug. = A gentleman intereste fin a table in these columns- showing thut -the clubs uppusing the Chicazos had been uaduly successTul fn scorivg in the sixth inning, desired that his favorite superstition be tested. tzwas that the Chica- sos bad made more runs it seventh than in any Sthier inuing. The result of the count does not show bim correct. The llwares indicating how many runs the Whites huve made in each inniog this Seasou are: B svored iu the seventts, * ) The Utica. Observer mau has evidently heen sunstruck during the recent heated term, for he s foflicted upon the piiblic the following ln- teruatfoual chumofonahip table: § =3 2 ey 1 13z wi H o3 % ] L+l it tiome. 0 s W X3 oo 20 % ¥ Side . 4-11-44 & £ subscribe zer0 The Boston Post thus comrments on the na- tional pastime: d squarely on the base— 0 were oul— The grin that hghtened ap his face Skone rouna about his snout. The boy b raised the ash aloft And ealled for The pitcher put it in red ot — 1t It bi in the eye. Again the gallant youth stood up, Determined he wouid score; The next one it b fo the stomach— He payeths ball vo more. Relatives and fricvas:are juvited to attend without furtaer notlce. A correspondent of the Cinciunati Commercial approves that paper’s attack on vool-roous, but cannot se¢ why gambling i3 permitted on the grounds of the Club. Theé correspondent adds: One thing more, the treatment duripg this sea- son of umpires and some: of the visiting pluyers has Been a shame and _disgrace to our city, and have been stopped jong ago.- I, for oue,- that the main cause of all this disgraceful bebavior Is due to the reporter of the Cincinnati Enguirer, who hus abused"aimost every nmpire and quite 2 number of playors, giving the signal for tnsulg and ubuse w that, class of people ho come under the head of dead-beats, bummerw, and loafers. Look ut the attack of that boy of the Enguirer, cspecially uvon the Tndianapolis Club. Is it nova shume? Notice the insinnations ac the Chicago Club; what wili be tne consequence when the latter ciub plavs here again? All the class of rowdics above mentioned will, with one echo, howl ut these men and disérace’our city, As the revorter of the CincinnatiXnquirer bns not writ- tea a hine agaist pambling and pool-rooms, it mast. be inferred that tais man must be partly in the cumploy of thix class of people. or & gambler and pool-buyer himself. d The correspondent is Wrong in saying that the reporter {n question bets on games. Thursday’s Boston-Cincinnati zame was a re- markable one. The following extracts from the Cincinnati Enquirer touch tae two essential points: : i In the efghth inning Dickerson got-his first safe ona little iy to left. A ronsing three-taser by Gerharde made things look blue, for taere was nu- body out. McVey got first on Wright's holding his ball too Jong to ieep Gerhardt on third. Withant wating louzer Jn\Wbite let out at n slow one, which vopped up in front of Sutton. Muc bad started for second just as Jim swung his bat. The ball fell into Sutton's hands, went like a_shot to Morrill, ~putting _out - McVey, and came on aline to Soyder. in scason to nip Gerhardt at the plate. Joc having dashed for home us soon 33 Sution had made the eatch. . . . + . lInthe last half of the eleventh funing Bur- doci: bravely earnod -hi c.. Sutton_gave: Jun White a fly and onc caanceibad gone. White Mor- rill was ad bat a litile pussed buil guve Burdock seconde and a wild pitea les him to'third. When Morniilstruck out the very'earth grouned, for two chances had gonc. One strike had been called on Bond, whe lo! the game was won. for the next blow from bis bat ent the. ball throngh the an far down the right centre fleld, a most terribte emite, which zave threc bases. The game was played. QUESTIONS ANSWERED, Rox.—See answer to R.-§. W.—**What is Nolan’s heightt” Angwer—Five fect nine irches. - P. A.—**When rDangets his ba ball# is it not considered o~ buse hity™ Not by any means. R. 8., MILWAGKEE.~*'Is Haukinzon of the Chicagos any relation to Start; if 80, whotr” An- swer—Xo relation; there-s, however, a profile resemblance which bas caused come’ people i0 think thut there wust be a Telationshiv. 'AUREE.—You ar¢ wrong. TiE TRIECNE eaid of the kind, und. when you look at tae championship table. you eee it. Milwaukee won two zames from “Chicago, but still the latier had only lost thirteen at tac date named. £¢(1) Who made the first run scored by tockings in o Leugue rame this year? () Did Cassidy muke a run 1n the first ten simesY @) Where did Larkin make his first ran _this season:™ Awewer—(1) : Halhman, (2) Yes. ) Providence. June 6. ¢ I W. W.—** (1) A bets T that there has been a gamcof base-ball played where the ball never se on called Answer— Myers,'s. 8. ; Mansel £t J. E. K., South Bend.—**Ina game of base- ball there i< one man out.and oue man on third base; the striker hits to the short-stop, who flelds the bull to first base and puts the seriker out, the man on third ranning kome: sould_be (the short- stop) be cnarzed with a fieldinz error for not field- inzg the ball to the homo base to cat off the base- roiiucr ruuning in from tWirds" Aagicer—No. W. D, B.—*'1 hand you scores of the thirtcen wames played by Cincianat against Indiagapolis ax I bave them, Indianapohts win3 nine and Cin- cinuati three; will yon point out the mistake?™ Au- swer~The rame which you have thus: **June 24 —Inafanapolis, 11: Cincinnati, 4, should be, *+Jyme G—Ingianavolis, 43 Cincinnaui, 11." You ‘have turned things around a littles that's all. Dixox.—**The bal! got away from our catcher's hand on the butter's third sirike, and etruck the umplre. The umpire gave the man frst. Was that right, or wag It a doad ball™" nsicer—Depends un where the wmpire was standine somewhat, 1f he was behind, or well to one side of the catcher, it was u passed ball, and the umpire was right. I he wae in front of the caicher, or hindered lim in picking up the ball when he would otherwise have had time 1o throw ont the man at ilrat, then it was a dead ball. FIELDER, CritcAGo.—* (1) Whatare the dates and scores of list gevén mames played by ChicagosY (2) What averages did Devlin, Crowley, and Sn der make in last year's Lowsvillest (3) Where is Latham>" Ansicer—(1) Conntinz from’ date of yournote, the last seven paines by Chicago were: July 6—Chicago, 1 July 0—Chf cugo, 8; Milwau —Chicago, 6} Milwaukee, 3. July 13 Milwaukee, 1. July 13—Chicazo, 143 Milwaukee, 8. July 15 —Chic lilwaukeo,10. July 17—Chicago, ) In_battinz: Devlin, .23 Crowley, .205; Snyder, . 1o felding: D lin, .864; Crowley, . 368; Snyder, 913, (3) Wita Utiea Club. & THE TURF. LAST DAY OF THE CLEVELAND RACES—WON- DERFUL SPEED OF RARUS Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. CrevELAND, July 27.—The- verformaunce of Rarus to-day in the special-speed race was the most wonaerful ever scen, and hus placed that horse on the pinnacle of fame, so far as trotting 1s concerued. Owing to the heavy rain of yes- terday morning, the track was far from being in first-class condition forfust time to-day; and, ltbough Jobn Splan, Raras’ driver, had prom- ised to cqual Goldsmith Maid's '2:14 if the’| track was good, ' nobody espected that® be would be able to accomplish the fast to-day, ‘with the track still beavy from yesterday’s rain. Lula and Great Eastern bad also been entered 1in the speed purse, but both - were withdrawn, the big bay-horse being the only one to answer the judges’.bell. ' No déscriptioh of the heate is necessary, as they -were'trotted without- a skip or break. the first fa_2:14X, the sccond 1n 2:15,° and the third in'2:14; belne equaled only by Goldsmith Maid’s 2:14 at Mystic Park, Boston, Scot.'2, 1574 But it should be remembered that the Mald’s record, which was upapproached for nearly four” years, was made in the second Lheat, the first mile having been done ool 1or.exercise.and prelim- inary warmiog up. Rarus; on the contrary, was gent three heats at fen¥fal sueed over a slow track, and trotted the tbird faster than either of the otkers, and faster than 3 third Leat was cver trotted before. tlis first heat was also the {astest first heat on record; the third heat the fastest third heat,'and the race was the fastest three consceutive heats ‘on record, beating Goldsiith Mald's 2:16, 2:15}, 2:15, at Buffalo, in 1876, by two ‘ana ‘threc-quarter seconds. Thus Rarus has in one race lowered the record fora first heat, third heat, nud three consecu- tive heats. At the close of ecach heat in to-dav’s race, both horse und driver were greeted with ap- plause, and when the white face of the big gelding went under the wire in’ “2:14, the entire crowd stood up and yelled itself hoarse. To ths Western Associated Press. CLEVELAND, O., July 27.—The fourth and’| POl last day of the Cleveland Club races was a good day, but there was a heavy track onmac- count of the rain. Following is the summary: Firet race. 2:26 clags, purse $1,500, dividec Steve Maxwell Goldtinder Schuyler... Boneseteer.... .. EOmEanER I Eonowionas 2 040, Z Gl GRER & [Ty 1567 B354 0 class, purse $2, Miduight.... . Prospero . May Queen. John H..... XKingz Philip. Ichard Kansus Chael Albewarie Lune—2:22; 2:22; 2:2: Special speed purss started—three leats. Time, 2:143¢, BARATOGA. SararTocs, N. Y., July 27.—The track is heavy, owing to the heavy rain last night. The race for the Doswell stakes, one mily, for 3- year-olds, was won by Perfection, Pique sec- ond, Albert third. Time, 1:30. The free handicap sweepstakes, one mileand threc-quarters, was won by Pilot, Bushwhacker second, Kenesaw third. ~Time, 3:15. The hurdle-race, mile beats, was won by Dandy, in two strairht heats, Derby second. Time, 1:38%, 1:573{. Passion fell in the first heat, seriously injuring the jockey, Richard Young, of Canada. R NTHE! Kt seeb RoEnean, [ £ z g 4 7 1 5 6 3 8 LT IO ORI b :04: 2:9L $1,509, Rarus only 2:l4. X 2 ELGIN. Special Dispatch 1o The Tridune. ‘Evrciy, IIL, July 27.—The July meeting of the uew Elgin Driving Park Associntion occur- red this afternoon on the Fair Ground. The attendance was good and the weather fair, In the free-for-all race F. L. McChesuey, of Batavia, entered bay stallion Strader; sume enters bay stailion Nomad; Alex Culverson, of S§t. Charles, -enters brown mare Fanme C.; Port Dygert enters brown mare Nellie F. The race was won by Nomad 1o three straignt heats, Strader secoud,"Fannic C. third. Tune, 2:52, 2:49, and 2:483¢. For the three-minute race. H. Lee Borden entered bay mare Dolly; John Duck entered bay gelding Gloster; K. Nichols eutered black stallion Black Towmy; Bert Whitcomb entered white stallion Tomn Bizby. The race was won by Black Tonmy in three straizht heats, Glos- ter_sccond, Dolly third. Time3:03, 3:01, 8:0L Whitcomb's horse ran away in the second ‘heat and smashed the sulky. The green race for horses before for money iwas won o straight heats, Nell Wildwood second, El- ton Allen third. Time38:17, 8:12. ‘The runping race was womby Peanuts in two half-mile dashes, Judge Leonard sccond: Time 553 and 52 THE CLEVELAND MEETING. ‘Theweek just closed bas witnessed one of the most remarkable and" successful trotting meet- ings ever held, it heing the opening of the Grand Ceutral Circuit, held' at Cleveland. From the first race to the last everything passed off ple: antly and to the satisfactlon of all concerncd. The entries in all toe .classes were numerous, the races well contested, and the time remarka- bly fast. . Iu the first event, the race for horses ol'the 2:3¢ class, -Charley Green’s mare Dame "Lroz, who has for three yenrs beea pegeing along and picking up woney: without changiug the record of 2:37l¢ . obtmmned by her as 4 dyearold, canie’ to the frout in guliant style, winaing her “Ficein straizht heats, and vrotung the first/n*3:23%. This mare is. by Aessenger Duroe; out of Green Mountuin Maid, and is consequently se-full sister to Prospero and Elaine, the former of whom was o most phenomenal trotter, in iz 3 and 4-vear- ola forin. At Poughkeepsie last year he trotted the third heat of his race’ ju 2:2J, and defeated a ficld of such =oud ones as Irank, May Bird, Hannis, Lady Pritchard, and Lady Snell. Elsine asa J-year-old last season obtained 2 record of 2:25, the best for norses of her age, over Fleetweod Park, a track which is not fast.” The converted pacer, Alfred, was second in this raze, the pogeies and other’ gearing put in by Gus Ghaden last year mot ‘scewing to affeet bis ;eed. On the same day the Boston horse, Divk Swivetler, by Walkill Chief, reduced his record of 2:28 t0 2:21. In the death of Walkill Chiel the turf lost onc of its most prowising sires, the quality of his get beine sbown by Swiveller and Great Zastern. . The Blue Buil mare Etbel was in this race, but.could not trot to a place. Like Elsie Good, another brilllant young mare by the same sire, Ethel has been trotted entirely too fnany hard races, and ~*Samp” Wilsou bas, to all appearances, succeeded in Killing tne 1.00s¢ thut Iaid the wolden egg. With one race a weck throurh Michigun. Ethel would have been a wood mare in her class through tae Cen- tral Circuit. On the second day Lucille, a mare by the thorvuzhured horsc Exchecquer, came to the front quite unexoectedly, winning the first heat in 2:22, and beating the lilinois mare Croxie, by Clark Chief, on whom a good deal of money was placed by the betting men. The 2:24 race on this day was a remarkable oue. The chest- uut gelding dward, by Fisk’s Hambletonino, a Michigan Lred and owned horse, captured the first heat in 2 i i among Lhe spe little or nothing in the pools. For a G-vear-old this was a_remarkable performance, but two years ago TiE TRIBUSE called attention to this Tellow, n¢ trotting third in a 2:35 race at Dexter Park to Gov. Sprague aud Mumbriuo Kate, both of whom were at that time capable of trotting in 2:%0. Edward could not win at Cleveland, huowever, as the next three heats were taken by the bay elding Bdwin Forres;, by Ned Forrest, in the remarkable time of 2:193, 222034, 2:1 —tie Jast hieat being trotted Thursday mort ing. The preat event of Thursday was the ~for-ali, in which Hoperal, ~Proteine, tern, Nettie, aud Cozetie were starters. Un account of the wou- derful speed shown by Proteive in her races this year, she was made a_hot Tavorite fo the betting, althouzh her record was but 2:21, aad in a Chitago pool-ruom on the day of the race she was actuaily barred in the sell- ing. 1t was thought au casy thing for her to win, as shie was believed to have more speed than any horse in the race, except Hoperul, aud he was rerarded as Laving no show oun sccount of bisgeneral unreliability, and the that at Toledo the previous week he was unable to beat Great Eastern. The son of Godfrey's Patchen was in splendid form, however, and trotted the third best race the tims of the beats being 2: 53¢, 2:15). Proeine was second every time, bus even her most ardent admiregs could not expect the daughter of Blackwoud Lo beat such 2 whirl- wind as Hopeful was thas day. Asno detmled account of the race was telegraphed to this city, the following from the St. Louss Giobe-Dernocral will be read with interest: Hoveful ehot out from the word, Great Eastern inhot parswt. Cozette thurd, Neftie fourtu, and Proteine, who ot away all tanigled up, and was cat off on the first turn by Cozelte, Instat the quarter pole,in 0:34%. Hopeful Jed by threc open lengths, and there was consiueravle duvlieht between eaca of the uthers. Proteine set xail on the back stretch, and ut the half. reached by Hopeful in 1:08, bad taken thira place, trotting hike the wind He disposed of Great Eastern at the third place, passed - fn 1:43. aud swupg into the Bome stretch fonr leugths behind liopeful. Mace drove the latter to the wire for all be was worth. Bigzs, fa_the meantime, seadinz his mare after him at a terrific pace. The Zap. however, was 2 trifle 100 much for Proteine. and liopefat crossed the score n short neck phead fn 2:174. Tae other three were saved for succee that never trotted by Huckleberry iu heate. Atter prolonged scoring, 2 good start for the sccond heat was effected. Hopefdl drew away at once. Proteine broke, but,” quickly recovering, trotted Ensym,ol! his feet in short order and went. fn pursuit ol IIuV;(ul.;‘Epo passed. the.quarter tn 0:34, four lenzths shet ,pc niarc erowed Hope- fcl to the wire, the second qtiastet being trotted at 2 2:11 gait, tne thinl In 0:34, and the Jast in 0:15. 1t was a desperate contest, at a killing pace. which ‘inally secured:the heat for Hopefuf by half a lengtn in. 2:15%. Eastern, Cozette, and Nettle were of no conseqacnce « .- 2 The start for the third beat eonld not have been bettered. Proteine broke in a few strides, and felt bock to Jast, while flopefal wot away, faster than ‘ever. At ihe quarter: in 331, he led eix jenzthe, which he dodbled on the back strétch, and com- pleted the half in 1:07. At thls point Proteine worked {nto second place, and set #ail for Hope- Tul.Tho gap was too mach, and, besides, Hope- fal continned the pace. passing .the three-quarter in1:41, and_cominz home eased up inZ:15id. Proteine made 3 nodle effurt, and reduced his lead 1o three leagthe. Netrie waa a good third, Eastern and Cozette indierently placed. ‘The result of the last doy’s races, which were postooned from Friday 1o~ Festerday, may be founa elsewhere. c The followinz table gives the wiuners at . Clevelana, theirsires, record obtained, record, and amonnt won: ERE) . Fladls Fame. &ire. § 1853 RS |2 ICTxlin's ABOIgRIS ¢ (213181, |Walkill C) 21 23 | 1,1 .Fhll,fillefll‘ .fls _;“ {u s 1ALy 3 Ned Yzmit 23 Gnknown 3 5 30 &) ucille Midnighe 2 Dame Trot.. [ yeande: . D Walkil} Chl Fisk’s_Hamb, moni R e R L % laead & s heas (by Adeias THE ACCIDENTS TO SPLAN, To the Editor of The Tribune. Soura Bexp, Ind., July 25.—Are you uot afeaid the *‘accidents™ your pet Johnale § will impuir lus reputatien 38 an honest drivi The “*accidents™ atToledo and Cleveland will have a teudency 1o cast a suspicion on his fair name in the minds of a_few simple-minded readers of sporting news. Very truly yours, OBSERVER. In answer to, * Observer,” who is probably a driver himsel, it is only necessary to say that neither John Splan nor_any other driver-is the “pet? of this paper. Tue TRIBUNE has had a eood deal to suy about Rarus, believing him to be the best lorse now on the turf, and its pre- ictions regardiug him nave been more than cd. As the driver of Rurus, Jonn Splan necessarily cune in for a-zood share of tue notoricty which is attached to the house. That he is n first-cluss driver none who have watched Lis career for the past few years can doubt. So fur as this paper kuows he'ls also a gentleman, which i8 u great deal more thsn can besaid of other prominent drivers. He can also read, write, spell correctly, and spesk the English laneuage fluently, characteristics not common to all vrominent drivers. He does not drink liquor; use tobasco, nor freely intersperse his conversation with oaths, as many drivers do. He is a respectable, married wan, and devoted to is wife. In view of all these facts it s sub- mitted that he is probably quite as ood & man and as valuable a citizen ‘as Observer.” And it may be further stated that when Jobn Splan Wwrites to newspapers in regard to other men he does vot conceal his tdentity under an assumed name as * Observer ”” does. The “accidents”’ to which the above com- munieation refers oceurred during tho meetings at Columbus und Cleveland. The particulars of the first one, which resulted in a fine of $75 beiwy itmposed upon Splan, bave already been given. ‘That at Cleveland occurred during the trotting ot the 2:34 race, and appears to bave been one which might have occurred to sny driver in the race. The Cleveland Leader de- seribes 1t 23 follows: Everything seemed to indicate that Dame Trot would take the race without wuch diiculty, and, wit the excention of an vceasional buyer in the fleld, the pools all favored her largely. A little stir was created when it was whispered about that John Splan would ride behing Wiid Air. The horses cume to time fn_response to the call from the jedges’ stand, and got off on the second score with Dame Trot leaginrand Salem second. Spian pushed Wild Air quite bard, and in passing Volun- teer Mald for the ourth position the wheels of the sulkies scraped. No accident resulted, however, and Wild Air increased his pace, going into third pluce ot the irst quarter. TRACK TALK. The recent meetingut Columbus, O., was 2 financinl success. “Budd Doble attended the Cleveland races, bat did no_driving. . i Bristol, bv Bonnie Scotland, died suddenly in his stable at Nashville last week. G. W. Darden & Co., of Nashville, have re- fused §3,000 for their 2-year-old colt Lord Mur- phy, by PPat Matloy. The trotting mare Cleopatra, by Joe Down- ing, bas been sold to E. F. Claypool, of In- dianapolis, for $750, Straight Edee, one of the best known pacers in the couuntry, ruptured an artery recently, and will be permanently disabled: Anexchanze savs that: “Mrs. Jenks, Eliza Pinkston, Mrs. Tilton, and Mollie McCarthy, have simply disgraced their sex.” At Sabetha, Kan., a jockey trotting club has been organized, & mile track built, and a trot- ting meeting will be held next fall. Endower, by Enquirer. wiio was a very prom- ising race horse betore ne broke down, hias been soid to J. B. Pickets, Shreveport, La. The Cleveland Leader in its account of the 2:51 race at that place last Tuesday speaks of Dame Trot as being the * poll ™ horse. The band at the Cleveland races very appro- priately made the favorite air * \Whoa, Emma,” 4 prominent part of each day’s concert. ‘That -much-talked-of racing assoclation at Boston has beeu called the Beacoa Jockey Club. ‘There is talk of a meeting in August,with Capt. Couuor as starter. Nellie Irwin, the well-known campaigner, has been given a rest froin Wori, and is enjoying u vacation at the home of her owner, A. J. Rus- sel, of Troy, N. Y. After Mr. Winters returned to San Fraucisco, he told 8 Chronice reporier that in the receat race with Ten Broeek, Mollie McCarthy was bad- Iy managed and ridden. Johuny McCleilan will: train August Bel- mont’s horses the remainder of the present season. e was formerly in charge of A. Keene Richard’s string of racers. Tu the 2:23 trot at the Cleveland meeting Dan Mace was put up bebind Ethel in the see- ond heut, but was o improvewent ou ** Sarup Wilson, her rezular driver. *Brown Prince and Start, the American horsss, were given a swo-mile trial mallop over the New- market course July 3. They weut at a good pace, aud came ot all right. Dr. Schmidt, of Husterford, Wis., has sold to Jotm Morris, Appleton, Wis., tie black horse Col. Cioud, by Black Fiying Cloud. Tals horse is a hall-brother to Badger Girl. Peoclope, the mare that acquired a record of 2:20 in the tirst race she ever trotted, is eotered in the 2:23 class at Rochester and Hurtford Stie will be driven by Charles Conway. The Philadelphia trottcrs, Hannis, Nettie, Nil Desperanénm, and Hambletonian Main- brino, all entered in the Central Circutt, went from Philadelplia to Clevelund in a special car. Bay Final, one of the horses taken to En- eland by Mr. Sanford, was struck out of the Goodwood Cup, July 2. As bie hud to earry but eighty-four pounds, the presumption is that he is ot no account. Princeton, Chiquita, King William, Cape Race, Lillian, Georze' McCullougu, Koselln, Bowstring, Lucifer, and Maj. Barker, defaulted in the pavmeot of forfeits at the recent dou- mouth Park mceting. Mike Goodin's gray_mare ‘Ircne was recently given 8 three-heat triat at Belmont Park, Phil: delpuia, and in each heat bea: her record,— 2:24. Goodin bas given up the idea of comlog West with his liorses. Spotted Colt, reconl 2:25%, recentiy ran a nail into one of his fore feet, and was rendered quite lame by the accident. He was doing well in his work, aud would bave been eutered in several Eustern meetings. Jim Irving, the Turf’s great trogter, is doing well. Not_loog ago he was defeated by Huant- ress in 2:38%, 2:26, 2:25, and at the recent Columbus mecting hie was gistanced [n the first keat by the Blue Buli mare Ethel. Buda Doble went to_the Cleveland races for the purpose of buyinz Proteine, but was unable to effect a trade with her owners. Budd thinks that Rarus could have trotted in 2:13 sure on the duy tuat Hopeful Zot bls record of 2:155. ‘The result of the row between Batchelder and Kinzee_at the recent Coluwbus mczflng was that “Batch” paid a $10 fine in the Police Court for disorderiy conduct, the absence of Kinzer haviog been secured by futerested par- ties. 5 ' “FEefd aré aoumber of zood potses. i1 od. b ala, ing at_the Rochestér track, and the otbor dsv .au exhibition-race was mven by Albermarle, Lysaader Boy, and Nancy Hackett. Lvsanier oy won, all the heats belng trotted low in the twenties. : Wolford’s Z, a well-kpown Illinois horse, ‘wag driven in his race at ‘Toledo by Jobn Splas, nnélfi?wnu:u the ug'rl:e &on a hu“l:.. unzlifl ‘1":1:': failed to show up Wwe e owoer = taken out-of the sulky. The judges declied to grant the request. The following stakes, to be run for at the fall meeting of the Lonisyille Jockey Club, are now open, and will close Auzust 1: The Blue Grass Stakes, for 2-year-old fillies, §50 eutrance, . balt forfeit, with 3300 added, second horse to save stake; dash of three-quarters of a mile. The Belle Mead Stakes, for 2-year-old colts, §30 en- trance, half forfeit, 3300 added, second to save stake; dash of threequarters of 8 mile. The Sanford Stakes, for 3-year-old colts and fllies, $50 cotrance, halt. orfeit, with $400 added, se\:cnd horse to save stake: dash of one mile. t. 8 Is the date selected by the Kentuck) Trotting-Horse Breeders' Association for h-{ fall meeting'at Lexington. By this arrange- gn:en;! g::’r:l ",';‘;';2” 1O conflict with the National 2 2t Roch duriog the precedtng weele o TLLch 0ceur3 Lula was to trot azainst Rarus’ timg Toledo meeting, but after the bay l::xs"‘e'2 l:l:g done a milé in 3: 16, and beaten tho best record onahalf-mile track by one second, Charley Green, Lula's driver, declined to induige in any foolishness by trotting his mare. Last October Jerry Drew, a well-known h man of Rutland, Vt., bought o black nurga!fi Canuda, for which he paid $300. Since then the animal has developed speed to an alarming de- gree, and can now show a 2:24 gait. Last week he was sold to Boston parties for 32,50, Jack Phillips has_fina(ly succeeded in getting the gruy gelding James Wood 80 that he can trot o little. This borse was trained thres seasons by W. I1. Doble, two with R. P. Stet~ son, and two with Phulips. He obtained a second at Belngom Park, not long ago, of 2:32. James R, a trotter that gained considerabls notoriety in Pailadelpkia lately, by his fast and. game trotting, died last_week of dropsy. He obtained a record of 2:33 at the recent Point- Breeze Park meeting, but bad shown trials in 2:%. Jumes R. wos by Blue Bull, and owned by G. W. Dickson, of Philadeiphia. There s a wildly unprodable paragraph go-' ing the rounds to the effect lth a eomp:l%lov-. with a capital of $200,000, is belng formed in Pittsburg to balld and operate A new track. As the present track (Friendship Park) Is for rent, —the lessee not being able to make 1t pay, the chances are that no new track will be buut. -1t was the editor of the Kentucky Live Stock = Record who -started the idiotic sm{y that Ten Broeck was ‘“doped” before his race with Mol- lie McCarthy, and the Kentuckians al) accepted it as gospel truth. In other parts of the coun- try it was regarded merely as the offsprioz of 8 beated and not too well balanced imagivation. “Prosy” sends to THe TRIBUNE some re- marks on the Ten Broeck-Mollie McCarthv race, bLolaing that the ruasing of four-mile heats 13 inhumun and disgraceful. “Prosy” ulso has something to savabout ball-fighting, but, as bulls are barred {n'borse-races, that part of the letter 15 of no interest to the readers of tids coluwma. . The aonual sale of thoroughbred yearlings onging to Queen Victoria tovk pla)::k Jm?.;s 2J. Serenteen animals were sold, the average being $1,510. Ths highest priced of the lot was a bay colt by St. Aibans, vut ot Viriolis by Morsyas, whick broueht $11,000, Mr. R. Jordine being the purchaser,. The colt is a brother to Springtield. i When the Blue Ball mare Ethel obtained a record of 3:2!¢ ai Saginaw, the Wilso father and son, made a terrible *kick,” ane wanted it changed to , 50 that the mare wonld be eligible in the lavter class throuzh the Central Circuit. Their protestations were in vain, however, and it was very lucky that sucn was the case, as in the 2:24 race at Cleveland ghe first three heats were trotied in 2:25 _The Hon, C. . Woolley, President of the Natiopal Association, has just made a very sen- sible deaisfon fu the cases of defauiting tracks. He holds that they cannot be received into tembersbip £o lon as therets a cent due to borsemen, althougn the tracks may have chaneed hands since the indebiedness was in- curred. ‘This raling will- have a aepressine e~ fect on such frauds as were practiced at Fleet- wood Park in rezard to the payment of purses. SPeaklng of the bloody times in the 2:15 racs at Columbus, where such of the drivers as were not thrown {nto the next county by ‘collisions were drasged to jail for attempted murder, the Spirit says: **Such occurrences are 1o be re- gretted, but they do not disgrace the turf; the disgrace rests_elsewhere.” Most people, how- ever, will continue to think that such scenes do aisgrace the turf, aud also that they do the joo very effectually. -At the recent Charter Oak Park meeting, Bos- ton, the well-known mare Amy, by Voluntesr,” won -the first beat 1 2:2¢” 'and chased out Powers o the second beat, in 2:22)¢, he beating ber by 2 nose only, and loweriug bus record. In the third neat she got into herold trick of re- fusing to trot, and, ulter scoring three-quarters of an hour, the word was given with her oo the jump. After galloping w the quarter-pole, Amy’s driver turned around and came back, the ‘mure, of course, being distan *J.E. M." is informea that Dexter never trotted in “a 3:14 class,” because there never was any such class. Darinz the latter part of his carcer on the turf, Dexter was engazed chiefly in free-for-all and match races. oo an- swer to the inquiry as to what horse has made the best time (trotting) up to this date, it may besaid that both Goldsmith Maid aod Rarus have a record of 2:14, the latier norse having obtained his in a third heat at Cleveland yes- terday, while the Maid’s was obtatned at Mystic Park, Boston, Sept. 2, 1874, and is also the fast- st secoud heat on record. The “smart Alecks had a terrible fall when Lucille won the 2:25 raceat the Toledo meeting, as soe was rejurded as of no account, sellny for 33 and $1 in pools of $100. Her owuer, K C. Fate, of St. Louis, boughuall the little paste- boards, and Jauded about $3,000. the muare winning easily, and lowering her recora to 2:25, At Columbus, last fall, a party of young fel- lows lost quite a sum dacking this mare in the race ogainst Shepherd Bov, Dick Wrizht, and she wou the first heat by a .. John Splan was wanted to drive the mare in that race, but, after giving ber a tnal, declived to do 50, and the resuls showed that his judzment was currect. A good stary is told of *Jim ** Watson, the well-known running horseman, by & writer in the current number of Watiace's Honthly. In 1870 Wilson was in Watertown, N. Y., and had paruly closed a trade with 3 man named Rich for a fine fitly by Lexinzton which Watson owned. Watson wanted to know of Rich whut he was tzoing to do with tbe mare. Rich took him to thie stable and showed hi the stallion known 2 [ves’ Andrew Jacksonsa very clumsy-luoking brute, althoush well-bred, and he said b wani- ed the mare to breed to him. Suia Watson: “Mr. Ri you have not moncy ¢nough in Watertown to buy that tare to be bred tu that bull buffalo. If Isold that mare for that pur- vose [ should expeet 10 £0 to h—I in one minute after I died, for such s siu could tever bu Ior- wiven. Aud another thing: 1 want to get out of this country, where they breed thorough- breds to bears.” BILLIARDS. THE SEXTON-SCHAEFER MATCIL. A TrisuNg reporter yesterdsy asked Mr. Beusinger, who has just returued from New York, whether- there was* an} prospect what- everof a match belug arrangzed between Sexton aud Schaefer. *1 believe they will come to- getier yet,” was the reply; *“lor there is a very strong pressure amoog Sextou’s friends to fo- duce him to bringona mateh. It is mot, as you would suppose from realing the New York sporting papers, all oue way in that city. ‘There is an intense feeline of Msaprointment apd dissatislaction there that the big match feil throush, and the responsibility rests on Sexton afone. His friends, while nerecing with him as to his right to the foricit. thuk it was a great mistake for bim to claim it and break up the maten ; taat he could nave doge better to waive the clalm and go un with the match, - In dealing with Sextoo 1 soon found that he was inflaeaced by partles who seemed, for sume rea~ son, to desfre that the wateh should not be piaved. Toat reason, so far as I.an judee, was the fesr that in the secoud zame, that o ba plaed io Chicago, big runs and averages mizht be made by elther Sexton or Schacler, wlitch - would show the absurdivy of the claim that big runs and averagzes can only be made on one make of table.” Mr. Bensinger states that a part of his busi- nesa in New York was the establishment there of a branch house of the J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. He secured suitable premixes for warerooms and mapufactory at No- 724 Broad- way, and Mr. H. A. Freeman, forz lonz thne connected with the house in Chicazo, will bave charge of the New York establishment, , Frank Parker is still in New York, recavering slowly from his. Injuries. A settlement isin Drog with the “railrodd’ cojipany, whiereby. Parker expects to receive compensation for his- sufferings and Joss of time: - ‘Schaefer Jeft New York yesterday for Chica- go. and wflgremn!ur bé employed at the s et TAQUATRC. POSTIONED. * RivERUIDR, N. B., July237.—~The Hanlan-] race I5 postponed till Mooday nexj between 3 and 7 o'dock, owing to the ronghfiess of the water. . " GENEVA LAKE. " Special Dispatch to The Trivwse, o Gexuva Lake, Wis.,, July 27.—a yacht-race’ ocerred to-day for a champlon fag, given by Cummodore ¥airbank, which was won by:tbo Nettic, owned by J. 8. Rumsey, lo 2h. 2m.5 Musctuef, Caot. Coulsen, second, 2h..Sm.iir Bonita, Gen, A. C. Dacat, 2h. 6m.; Fearless, Capt. J. C. Walter, 2h. 25m.; Dauaotless, D. T. ‘Waiting, 2 L, 30 m. The course was eight miles.