SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4121, 12 May 1876, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

Petrarch, the winter Derby favorite, has been sold to Lord Dupplin for a large sum. The French Jockey Club has rejected an offer by M. Oiler to pay a sum of L 4,000 ayear for ten years, or a total of L 40,000, to be allowed to erect offices on the racecourses of Paris and Chantilly for ready-money bet ting by himself or by persons to whom he might sub-let places. Stanton has made a match with Messenger, the American long-distance bicyclist, to ride 1,000 miles for 600dols. a-side at the Royal Skating Bink, New York. Messrs Blackburne and Steinitzare to play a chess match for L6O a-side, the victor to win the first seven games without a draw. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, whose place near Sandringham rivals the splendid country seat of the Prince of Wales, has offered to take the immense wager of 1400,000 to LeVQW that within tto-ee years

he will kill a thousand brace of partridges to his own gun, on his own estate, in a single day.

Mr Hercules Ross, the champion rifle shot of India, carried off the Viceroy's prize cup with the wonderful score of 141 in 30 shots at 800, 900, and 1,000 yarJ:s. The following is the exact score, the first two shots at each range being sighting shots:—Boo vards, 55,5545554555—48; 900 yds, 55,5555555555 —SO; I,oooyds, 54,5525355535—43 : total, 141.

A remarkable female athlete lives at Louisburg, on the Susquehanna. Her name is Emma Britton, but she is better known as "Johnny." She is above tho medium height, fleshy, well-formed, and weighs 1401b. She can outstrip the fleetest men in the neighborhood at skating; throws a heavy base ball with great force, swiftness, and. regularity; can jump fifteen feet on skates and execute the most difficult figures; has run 100 yards in 13 seconds; is an expert rider and driver; a fine marksman with rifle or pistol, as an off-hand shot her skill being marvellous; shows to advantage at quoit* pitching; and can swim a half-mile very easily.

On January 15, Geraghty walked twentyfiye miles at La Salle, HI., in 4hrs 33min 35sec, winning his wager that he would do the distance in 4hrs 35min by lmin 25sec. At Williamsburg John de Witt and John Goulding are walking against each other 1,000 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours. They walk a mile alternately. De Witt is fifty-four years of age, Goulding forty, and the betting is in favor of the latter. O'Leary bet John Ennis SOOdols that he could not walk ninety miles in his (O'Leary's) time, and the wager being accepted the match came off in January. Ennis did the distance in IShrs 49min 40secs, beating O'Leaiy's wonderful time by four minutes exactly.

Starting on January 29, W. F. Harland, of Philadelphia, walked for eighty consecutive hours without sleep or rest, eating his meals as he walked. He was allowed a few minutes to take an occasional bath. His neck and legs at the finish were very sore and painful, and he could not bear being touched. He offers to back himself to walk for 125 consecutive hours without sleep or rest.

On March 6 George Hazae', the champion ten-mile runner was to undertake to surpass Deerfoot's unrivalled time for that distance of 51min. 26secs. J. W. Hart and Fred Bennett ed 1,000 up at billiards for LIOO, Hart receiving 200 start. Bennett took the lead at 442 to Hart's 404, and won by 163 points, making breaks of 154, 104, 84, 73, 59, &c. Hart's best were 52 and 43. The veteran Dufton and J. Fowler played 1,000 up for LIOO, Fowler receiving 100 start, but his opponent won by 250 points. Before leaving for Australia Roberts, jun., Mill play Timbrell, of Liverpool, 1,000 up on an ordinary table for L6OO. Timbrell, who is one of the best spotstroke players, receives 300 points start. The interrupted billiard match between Alfred Bennett and Tom Taylor for L2OO, on a championship table, came off in February. The game had been stopped through a dispute when the score stood Bennett 976, Taylor 953, and Bennett took L2O to con-

sent to each drawing his stakes and recommencing. The decisive match was a very tedious game. Taylor took the lead from the start, winning by 315 points, but the balls broke very badly for Bennett. On March 1 Kilkenny and Taylor played an exhibition match, 400 up, Kilkenny receiving 40 points. At Kilkenny 298, Taylor 284, the former went out with an unfinished break. Roberts, jun., and Cook followed, 400 up, level. Cook took up his cue six times, scoring 0, 13, 245, 44, 96, and 2 -total, 400 : while Roberts had made 85 only. The game occupied 37 minutes. The testimonial to the famous Channel swimmer, Captain Webb, amounts to L 3,000, but in addition several separate sums were presented tO him porooxvolly