People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1895 — SPORTING NOTES. [ARTICLE]

SPORTING NOTES.

John S. Johnson won the two mile handicap and the three mile scratch race in the skating tourney at Red Ila nk, ■•Bob” Fitzsimmons was arraigned at Syracuse for killing “Con" Riordan. L. pleaded not guilty and gave bail. Nomin; tions to the Horseman stakes, for 5-year-olds, to be run at llawtnuiue, are announced. They number J 1.9. John S. Johnson cut the 100 ya id si h ling record, standing start, to 9 1-5 seconds in a trial against time at Red Bank. Officers of Ihe California Jockey chib have been arrested on a charge of cri elty to animals. The racing was iist 'pped. •At Re.lbank, N. J., Olan Rudd skated two miles in 5:42 3-5, lowering the record made bv Joseph Donoghue nearly eleven seconds. Andrew Freedman has purchased a controlling interest in the New York Baseball club, the consideration being V 48.000 Interstate cocking main closed at Houston. Texas. Georgia won twelve mains and $1,700. Texas birds won five of the mains. On behalf of •■Tommy” Ryan “Parson” Davies has accepted Burge’s challenge for a fight for the welter weight championship. The Western Interstate Baseball association was organized at Peoria by d'legates from a number of Illinois t nd Indiana cities. Charles Johnson of St. Paul Ims been matched tn light fWr Robin in I.on don for 54,00 i. .uudicu is Lacking the America!