Show JOHN BLOWING AGAIN Sullivan Opines That Fitzsimmons is a Freak Boston April 21John L Sullivan s I much disturbed by the manner in which Champion Fitzsimmons disposed of his challenge The big fellow who is playIng play-Ing In Louisville Ky has written a letter let-ter to his backer and manager Frank V Dunn of this city In which he says My challenge to Fitzsimmons I meant and goes on record I is no advertising scheme on my part but a purely business proposition The money posted proves faithfulness on my part and Is evidence of confidence on my part that I can beat him to a dead certainty lf t I want the public to know that I never laid down or quit in my life which is more than Fitzsimmons can say All his talk to the public about his not paying any attention to me does not go I will mate him pay some attention to me and Juan as well I will light or box him ala will bet that I mal him jum the rn = I mean every word I say and the public will know that I am blowhard tho same as the Freak I can beat him at any stale of the game I will show him up In his tru light and prove that I am his superior i entully and physically This Is no exhibition of egotism JOHN SULLIVAN1 Another Accident Philadelphia April 2tMilly Vernon the Havcrhtraw N J light weight who ollupsed In the 14th round of a bout wit I Leslie Pearce of Camden N J at the Olympic Athletic club at Athens Pa last night remains In a critical condition at the Presbyterian hospital this city and i his death may occur at any moment The physicians cannot say whether his condition I condi-tion Is a consequence of injuries received in the fight or of natural causes The only mark on his body is a slight bruise over the heart and there are conflicting I statements as to whether or not Vernon was felled by a blow from his I antagonist I antago-nist Pearce and nine other participants in tho pffalr have been arrested ana tne former was committed to jail in Media tonight on a formal charge of assault and battery By instruction from District Attorney Shafer of Delaware county wh stated that Vernon Is likely to die the justce who held Pearce refused hal In the event of death Pearce will be charged with murder Among the others arrested I ill t J < 1U1 UlJHUIliv UL VlimLUIUclIII JX 1 Vernons second Robert Deal manager of the Olympic and the timekeepers referee ref-eree and other o31clals They were admitted ad-mitted to bail for a hearing on Monday when Pearce will also be brought up At 1 oclock this morning the physicians phy-sicians attending Vernon held a consultation con-sultation and announced that the injured in-jured pugilist would probably die within I with-in an hour Attendance at Bennings Washington April 21There was a I better attendance at Bennings today than on any previous day of the meetIng meet-Ing and many were ladies The fields In several of the events were better Track and weather good Results First race six and onehalf furlongs Passover won Blllali second Sonnet third Time 124 Second race Mount Vernon stakes purse 750 2yearold fillies and geldings geld-ings half mile Lady Ashley won J aa Second Choir Boy third Time 50 45 w Third race six furlongs Loch Glen won Charentus second Bob Leach third Time 118 Fourth race four and onehalf furlongs i fur-longs Tortenson won M T > etite second ond Eileen third Tlme29 Fifth race one mile Dosfgett won Counsellor second Emotional third Time 146 At San Francisco San Francisco April 21 Weather tIe track fast Summaries First race four and onehaif furlongs fur-longs Elsmore won Rey Salasar second sec-ond Flushington third Time56 Second race mile and an eighth Grady won Peter I second Era Cochran third Time 155 Third race seven furlongs handicap Double Quick won Salvable second Nebuchadnezzar third Time 128 Fourth race one mile and an eighth hurdle Snowdon won Huntsman second sec-ond Tuxedo third Time2O6h Fifth race one mile Encino won Tom Elmore rce second Tenacity third Timel42 Sixth race five furlongs George Miller Mil-ler won Caesarian second Rufalba third Time l01i Best Race at Cincinnati Cincinnati April 21The best race of the present meeting was run over the new track today The feature of the days snort was the Ohio Yale stakes which had but two starters in it They were Simon W and Hermes They went to the post on about equal terms In the betting The pair raced head and head together for three fourths of a mile when Hermes began to tire and Simon W won cleverly The track was lightning fast Results First race seven furlongsThree Bars won Blanton second Con Reagan third Time 127 Second race four and onehalf furlongs fur-longs Friar John won Bruin second Opponent third Time55 Third race Ohio Valley stakes mile and an eighthSimon W won Hermes second Time 153 Fourth race mile Calculator won Red second King Morgan third Time 141 Fifth race hurdle mile and a furlong fur-long The Sculptor won Colonel Bar rett second Somersault third TIme 209 ½ 209Sixth race mile Callitan won John 142 Sullivan second Booze third Time Memphis Matter Memphis April 21 Weather warm track deep in dust Results First race purse four furloncs So phrenia D won Cuba Tree second Red Silk third Time 30Vi Second race six furlongs selling Briziz won Whiff second King Elm third Time 117 Third race Chickasaw handicap mile and a sixteenth Linda won Typhoon Ty-phoon second Macey third Time 148 Fourth race six furlongs selling Harry Floud won Hannobelle second Jack B B third Time 117 i Fifth race five furlongs selling Mary Galvin won Frosty second Sue Sue third Tlme103i Sixth race selling six furlongs Nicholas won Dan Huger second T Burns third Time 116 Chicago Events Chicago April 21 There was some good racing at Forsythe today on a g track and before a large crowd Results First race fiveeighths of a mie Irousa won Hessville second Lon Jones third Time 10354 Second race half mile Little Helen I won Alphea second Globe I third Time 50i Third race fiveeighths of a mile Panoutt won Little Sadie second Wil mah G third Time 102 Fourth race six and onehalf fur Dorian second ongs Simmons won Doran I Senator Morrill third Time 121 Fifth race one mile Proverb won Templemore second Buckmore third I Time 152 Results at Windsor Detroit April 21 Results at Windsor I Wind-sor sorFirst race four furlongs Dazzle won Victorine second French Ford third Time5114 Second race selling five furlongs Stachleberg won Ruth second Susie I Howsee third Time 102 Third race selling six furlonss Master Fred won Gladiola second Old Dominion third Time 11GW I Fourth race selling six furlongs Timberland won Minnie Clyde second Mary Lou third Ti mel 17 I Fifth race selling five and onehalf urlongs Overflow won Prima second Never third Time 109 Break All Ties Minneapolis April Minnesota wheelmen broke all existing ties with the L A W this evening by permanently I I neatly organizing a Minnesota division of the proposed United Wheelmen of America A constitution I and bylaws I PaV were adopted Frank H Williams of Minneapolis was elected president I Wheel Races at Nashville Nashville April 21The riders of I the Southern Bicycle circuit rode at the Coliseum tonight in the presence of a big crowd The racing was excellent Repines I success he being a Nashville man stirred the large assembly There were 13 events and two finals Following I are the summaries One mile open professional Jay Eator Elizabeth N J won by three lengths C B Jack Philadelphia second sec-ond Preston Barry third TIme 221 15 Con Baker and Ell WInsett also rode One mile invitation professional Bert Repine Nashville won by one length Ivor Gustavsen second Bob Walthour Atlanta third Time 224 Russell Wulthour C Hofor and Con I Baker also rode J i |