SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4141, 5 June 1876, Page 4

SPORTING NOTES.

Pavo ” states in the ‘ Morning Post ’ that •whatever interest may attach to the performances of Mr, .Sanford’s string of Anierican . horses. in England during the i forthcoming season, far greater curiosity will be ereated-by a series of intended trials at! Newmarket between English and Arabian horses to test their relative speeds tod powers of endurance. Believing in the Arab s superiority, Mr Chaplin has recently imported from the East four Arabians of the highest caste, which were purchased in the interior of the country for the large suin of L2;000 by an agent well acquainted with the chiefs of the various tribes in possession: of the best and purest blood; and they have been under George Bloss’s charge at Newmarket for some time past. The change of clime and scene from the sandy desert to the bracing* air and elastic turf of Newmarket Heath appears to have been so far beileficlal to the illustrious strangers that they have thickened wonderfully since their arrival there. Sir John Astley has challenged to run the best —who enjoyed a wonderful reputation in his own country—with Scamp, over the Beacon course, every, day for a fortnight for any amount; nor would he object to take a frfesh opponent daily during the same period. In the Goodwood Cup of 1847, won py The Hero (4 yrs, 9st 61b) the imported Arab horse Monarch (aged, sst 41b) was nowhere at the finish, though he cut out the running for a mile.' ■ He came in almost last in a field oi| nine. 'During last year “880 horse races were run 'ini the United States, at the following distances : 73 under a mile, 121 at one mile, 147 between one and two miles, 42 at two miles, 17, between two and three, 7 at three, 6 at four ; 53 at half mile heats, 30 at halfmile heats best three in five, 1 at mile and a quarter heats, .44 at two-mile heats ; 63 were hurdle races’ or steeplechases. The total value of the stakes was about L 100,000. jThe Croydon Grand International Hurdle Race, of ■ 500 so Vs, was won by Mr Ennis’s Ingomar, 4 yrs, lost 41b, beating nineteen 'others. Ingomar started first favorite at, 7to 1. On the following day the United Kingdom, Steeplechase was won by Mr John Nightingale’s Shifnal, aged, 10st 121b, -who started a hot favorite at 9 to 4. The time for the latter race, four miles, was 9min. 4sec.. Thq Bristol City Grand Annual was. .won by Mr G. Brown’s Palm, aged, 12st 31b, and on the third day of the same meeting the Royal Steeplechase was landed by Little Tom, aged, lOst 91b The winner is the property of Mr Gomm, owner of the notorious Fraulein. The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, of 500 sovs, was won. by Capt. Macheli’s Regal, by Saunterer— Regalia, 5 yrs, list 31b, beating nineteen others, Mr Gomm’s Congress was only a short heck behind, Mr J. Nightingale’s Shifnal third. The three placed horses started at 25 to 1, 25 to 1, and 33 to 1 respectively, Capt Machell’s Chandos being first favorite at 100 to 30. On April 1 the sensational horse Petrarch, who had receded rapidly in the betting for the Two Thousand . Guineas and Derby since he changed hands, had returned to 9 to 2 (takeh) for the former race, aud 6 to 1 (ofi ) for the latter. The following list shows those next in favor : i TWO THOUSAND. 900 to 200 agst Poj rarch 11 to 1 agst Groat Tom 6to. 1 ~ Kaloidos-5 •'IOO to 8 ~ JuliusCrosar "■ope MK)to 7 „ Maelstrom 10 to 1 „ Father • Claret ■ ; ’ DERBY.Cto I agst Petrarch (off; take 7to 1) 7to 1 „ SKylavU (tk) Bto 1 „ Mineral Colt (tk) Btol „ All Heart (tk) 25 to 1 „ Bay. Wyndham (off). tapis. Lord Marcus Beresfortl (the eelebiatect amateur steeplechase rider) and Lord Charles Innes-Kerr having agreed to walk 100 miles against each other for LI, 000. . The American pedestrian O’Leary has challenged his countryman Weston to walk in England from 1 to 500 ; miles for any sum from L4OO t0.L2,000. On February 8, at C incinnati, Mrs Millie RioseandMiss Alice Matice finished a long distance match for 500d015., the former having walked 207 miles in 108 hours and, the latter 185 miles in the same time.

' Op February,, 9, at' Baltimore, William Dietz accomplished tho tedious feat of standing motionless for twelve hours. -It -was a very bard test of endurance, and Dietz was greatly-fatigued at the conclusion. A party' of gentlemen with more time than money intend walking from their home at Denver to the Philadelphia Exhibition, The distance is 2,500 miles, and they expect to make the trip in ninety days. The highest jump on record is said to have been accomplished on: March 2 at Oxford by Mx J. Brooks, president of the Oxford University Athletic Club. He cleared while practising. 6ft 11 Jin.

A mile bycicle race for LIOO is arranged between J, Keen and F. : Cooper. T, Biddulph, the much-respected Nottingham cricketer; died on, March 7. He had played for his country for fourteen years, and had been engaged at Lord’s for thirteen years.

'Captain Bogardus has just fired a novel pigeon match. He backed himself (in shooting at 100 birds) as follows lOOdols even that he killed ninety birds, 50dols to lOOdols that he killed ninety-five birds, and SOdols to 250d01s that he killed the whole 100 birds. The conditions were twenty-one yards rise, spring trap, 1 Joz shot, one barrel, and misfire another bird. . Captain Bogardus bad previously (in 1869) killed 100 consecutive birds, but he then used 26z shot. Thia time he used, a Scott 10-gauge breechloader and the score he made was as follows; 11 111, 11111, 11111 11111, 11111, 11111, mu. 11111, 11111, 11111,11111, 01111, mu, 11111, mu, 11010, 11110, 11111, 11111, 111 11; total killed 96, missed 4. Time of shooting, Ihr 34min. Bogardus therefore, cleared 150dols. Mr E. T, Martin, who has taken the shooting grounds at Dexter Park, has provided accommodation for 75,000 pigeons. 'i he Philadelphia billiard tournament will be for the following prizes:—First, 2,500 dols. ; second, 1,000 dols. ; third, 750 dols ; fourth, 500 dole. ; fifth, 250 dols. The 1,000 dole, prize is given by Mr Frank Green, of the ‘ New York Clipper.* Pegasus,