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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1890
Page
17
A sprawling reminiscence on horse racing past and present explores Belmonts bets and Morrissey’s ruling, Derby woes, and odd racing tales. stories recount disqualifications, wagers at Saratoga, and the colorful world of track reporters and brushes with luck.
Cy Jones, a famed turf bookmaker, creates a stir when he bets $2400 on Lena after receiving a tip. A race scratch dissolves the bet, rivals form new books, and Lena’s odds swing from four to one to six to one as Jones refuses to drop his commitment and taunts Lena supporters.
Leo G. Bruce and Ed Gardner, longtime West track reporters, clashed over horse weights at St Louis causing a public squabble. A later race weight review found Captain Bellairs erroneous but no action taken as costumes of the event had passed. Gardner’s refrain faded after the controversy.
August Belmont was a skilled card player who often joined high stakes games. A notable incident showed his nerve when a single pot of 1400 dollars came into dispute between Belmont and Milreen H Sanford, the wealthy manager and breeder.
Washington Club refuses to pay Lieutenant J C Clay the Hyde Park stake won by his 2 year old colt Balgowan last summer worth 11500 to the winner. He will sell the colt at public auction next Monday in Lexington Ky. Morrison McClelland father of turfman Byron Wallace died here today aged about 70. His wife died days ago.
New York December 1 The trotting circuit Board of Review ruled in the Noelsor Alorgon case expelling C. H. Nelson and the horse Neilson from competition.
A special Belmont Cricket Club meeting in Philadelphia discussed forming a circuit of major cities including Chicago Pittsburg New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington to organize a cricket league. No action taken yet but the plan met broad support with another meeting planned soon.
Tom Hammond told the office there is no chance of a race with P Mor rissey after Morrissey demanded a five yard start in 100 yards. Mor rissey and others claim Hammond is the Darlington sprinter Ghent, a claim Hammond rejects saying Ghent would not hesitate to give Morrissey a larger head start.
Ed Nikirk and Lisbacker visited the office last evening to arrange a three quarter mile race with McClelland. McClelland said he would not race again until his match with McCabe ends, then would accommodate Nikirk. Nikirk, frustrated, vowed to race McClelland a three quarter mile at any reasonable time for any amount or challenge any man in America to a half mile.
Walter Doubleday the Brooklyn Boy defeated Robert Shick the Bethlehem Kid in a five fall bout at Duquesne. The match carried a five dollar purse and used catch as catch can rules with best three in five. Doubleday led after the fourth fall and Shick was said to be two percent defeated.
Association football players bustle in Allegheny as a meeting is planned for tomorrow evening at 16 Columbia Place. The Western University football squad lists Miller as goalkeeper, backers Walker and McEwan, half-backs Thon bourne Blair Faulds, forwards Gillan Mc Cready Kelly Doughtry Millar Geneva. Players did not appear.
Tigers visit Beaver Fairgrounds for a return match with Geneva Coil. Geneva Coil did not appear as the ground was reported too hard. Despite the absence, the University team claimed victory in the earlier game.
Manager Hanlon and Director O Neill said the new club will be organized by Monday or Tuesday and a charter will be secured soon. Talks mention salary cuts and a 15 man roster limit for next season, with John Ward and Hierbauer rumored to join the Pittsburg club.
Harris disputes O’Neill statements about Burnham as a baseball manager. He recalls Burnham as a top choice for Pittsburg in 1901, saying Burnham declined an initial offer, then Nimick and stockholders shifted to hire him. He criticizes O’Neill for later repudiation and urges Pittsburg to secure Burnham.
Promoters push formation of the Western Association Football League with a meeting set at Hotel Schlosser on Friday. Secretary George Macpherson reports no new memberships yet and urges interested clubs to apply by next Friday. A schedule and constitution will be shared with existing members as they finalize plans for opening games on Saturday the 20th.
Jake Schaefer the champion billiard player from America and Frank Ives travel from New York to Chicago. At the depot Ives confirms a £1000 challenge to Maggioli for 1d-inch balk line and notes Dick Roche’s offer to bet Slosson $800 to $1,000 that Ives can beat him. Ives invites Slosson to play immediately and to face him again afterward.
A challenge arrived to this office last evening proposing Luke Hollan of Soho to fight Jack Hayes to a finish for 100 or 200 aside. An anxious tax dispute will receive attention.
Excerpts report unsettled deals at Tux Brooklyn baseball and a busy racing scene across New Jersey and Wisconsin. Jockeys, owners, and trainers are noted with upcoming races, weights, and stakes, while a train of results and records mark the season’s progress at Gutlen burz and Hush Park.
Advertises the largest line of handkerchiefs in two cities and claims prices one third lower than competitors. Highlights embroidered handkerchiefs at 19 cents and 250 plus a cryptic trade name Tur Casm Store with a period style.
A staged mind reading show in Massillon features J L Kellogg blindfolded as he locates a hidden scarf pin and a hidden knife and pencil after a staged pursuit and carriage ride. The event aims to prove there was no collusion among the appointed committees led by Wity Solicitor Young and Dr C F Porter.
Mrs. Mary Rutherford of 37 High street extension Sixth avenue recalls her son Thomas’s successful treatment by Doctors Copeland and Blair. She speaks with evident pride and gratitude about the medical care received.
Work resumed in Hill Farm mines for a fourth attempt to open the site to business. Fire suppression includes sealing headings to smother the blaze as water pumps flood lower levels. Doran reported a large fall of coal and slate, with gas and fire endangering workers as night operations halted.
Washington Pa December 6 A telegraph special reports that some retailers bypass the local option by sending liquor to imagined recipients. An express company received 12 half pint packages of whisky that were never claimed and returned to the sender, illustrating a loophole in enforcement.
Beaver Valley gas users face cuts as Bridgewater Natural Gas Co restricts supply to homes. Phenix Glass Works at Phillipsburg stopped operation Friday and 27 glass works in the area also shut down today due to the shortage.
John Dean and Rendon Bowers faced charges of robbery and maltreatment of Mrs. George Merrett. A jury returned guilty verdicts on all three counts after a short deliberation. Maximum penalties total up to 85 years imprisonment and fines up to 1,000.
Pumper Smith fell more than 60 feet when the board broke while repairing an oil Derrick at Wasnisertos Pennsylvania. He grabbed a pump-rope and slid to the floor, escaping injury.
A 15 year old, Oscar Shriver, was instantly killed when his gun discharged while he rested it, the ball entering his forehead near Canal Fulton. Others reported include James Graham fatally struck by a lin pin near Hiram, and local notes on Beaver county developments, a surgeon’s death, a Butler store execution, streetcar electrification talks, and a livery robbery in Greensburg.
A special meeting is announced for journeymen horseshoers on December 7 at 2 P M. at a Philadelphia venue. Henry Wallace is named in the notice as a participant or referenced individual in the action.
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