Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1887 — Effects of Hippodroming. [ARTICLE]

Effects of Hippodroming.

There is probably not to-day a “champion” of any sort in this country who could inspire enough confidence in any well-posted man to induce the latter to Eut up $5 on a match or contest. The ippodrome business has made a few dollars for pugilists, swimmers, skaters and scullers, but it has also played them all out.— Detroit Free Press.