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General Sports.Wag Harding, the sculling champion, and Tom Sullivan will soon row for the championship of England.The owner of John R. Gentry has refused an offer of §20,000.There is a scheme on hand to give St. Louis racing in the morning. They have it now iu the afternoon and evening.Fantasy has been turned out at Village Farm and Mr. Hamlin is now’ satisfied that the trip to California, last winter, was not a success.There is $3,GOO due the Terre Hauteassociation in forfeits and 57 horses have been suspended.Seventy-five per cent of the pacers performing in the slow classes on the half-mile tracks in Ohio wear hobbles.The city of Buffalo is poorer by a half million dollars through the race meet failure.It takes four men to handle Benton Wilkes in a race. Besides the driver, one man is posted at the upper end of the stretch, another at the judges’ stand, and still another at the turn to assist the horse in making his turns. Still, he is a fine, last animal.*Race winners, Monday: Rheepsheadbay—Bloomer, April Fool, One 1 Love, Bey El Santa Anita, Ed Kearney, Caracas. Louisville—Moylau, Sligo, Frank Rogers, Birmingham, Willie Ionise, Miss Lilly, St. Louis—Minerva, Carrie C., Charley McDonald, Norman, Tartarian, Hano Belle. Detroit—David B., Laundry girl, Kydia. Saugus, Mass.—Lady Blanche,I Fannie S., Tom Ogden, King Princeps, Afrite, Wiggins, Ananias.Fidol was paced against time at Galesburg, 111., Mondav, making the mile in2:05V.The world’s professional and amateur record for the 100-yards dash was broken : at Brockton, Mass., Monday, by Ed. Donovan, who ran the distance in 9 3-5 seconds.Marshall Taylor, colored, of Indianapolis, won the five-mile road race at Rush-vilie, Monday, in 14:30, which is the best record for colored cvclists.
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Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 03, 1895
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