Show SLUGGING FOR CHARITY Five Thousand Dollars Raised in a Few Hours New York Feb 24 There were 5000 people at Madison Square Garden tonight to-night to witness the events in the sporting carnival for charity The programme was made up of wrestling and sparring bouts in panint its which Corbett Mitchell Bill and Jack Slavin Tom Ryan of Chicago George Dixon Young Griffo Muldoon Duncan Ross and other celebrities participated Corbett and Mitchell were received with great enthusiasm which extended to John Kelly the Jacksonville referee and Snapper Garrison the timekeeper Corbett and Michel sp red a few friendly rounds during which Mitchell was scarcely able to touch Corbett I was announced that Fitzsimmons I had challenged Peter Jackson and Parson 1 Par-son Davies had replied he would match Choynski against Fitz for 5000 or Denver Den-ver Ed Smith for the same amount The entertainment yielded 5000 for charity Booming the Mill Buffalo Feb 24Parson Davies has received a cablegram from Lord Lonsdale acknowledging the receipt of Davies letter Lonsdale said he would go immediately to London to see what could be done in the way of bringing off the CorbettJackson fight fght In that country Davies i certain that the fight will not come off in England Canada and believes it will be had in The Track at New Orleans New Orleans Feb 24Six and one half furlongs Incomode won Tasso second Lengthy third Time 132 Five furlongs Sam Farmer won Mollie Mol-lie V second Jerome third Time 108Y Seven furlongs Simrock won Outcry second Onyx third Time 139 Six furlongs General Ross won We kota second Red John third Tjme 1234 One mile Henry Owsley won Van Wart second Lyndhurst third Time 1564 |