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Show I THE SPORTING WORLD. i A Trial Eun of Hare and Hounds This Afternoon. THE TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY. The ru Bois String of Flyers Ojjrten to Play Salt Lake Tomorrow An Athletic Ath-letic Club Interesting Splinters. L. Everything is now in readiness for the coursing tournai ent at the Fair grounds on Monday. Several representatives of the press witnessed a trial run at the grounds this afternoon, and it proved both interesting interest-ing and exciting. The hare used was one of the lot imported by Major Levey from California, Cali-fornia, and was very speedy, but not fleet enough to elude the blooded" dogs, George B. McClellan' and Daron Waikden. Dr. Munn acted,as judge, and will fill the same position on Monday. Major Levey has worked hard to make this tournament a success, suc-cess, and we hope his efforts will be rewarded reward-ed by a very large attendance. Dfcibois' String of Racers. Following is a complete li:5t of the flyers brought here from Denver by Mr. Dubois for the Jtne races: Chestnut gelding W. W. P., 2:1SJ (pacing) by Ben Lomond, Jr. , dam Bonner Jlaid, by Martinet ; bay gelding Har-uoy, Har-uoy, 3:2S, by Kentucky Volunteer, dam by KentucMy Chief; chestnut mare Elsie S., I'-i&Ki Pi' Superior, dam Reutse, by Daniel Lambedrt'; chestnut marc Red Bird, 2:25, by Wejsbnden; bay mare Dazzie, by Slander, dam DJaphne, by .lay Gould; bay mare Elsie-woodJ Elsie-woodJ by Nutwood, dam by George Wilkes; chestJiut mare Florence S., by- Superior,dam LitufFrnily, by Vargnane; black filly (3) Kncie Magnet," by Magnet, dam Kuoxie,by Knbjt Boy; bay filly (3) Jennie McCoy (pacer!) (pa-cer!) by "Magnet, dam L011, by Corbin's BaJthaw; bay colt (2) Supposition, by Superior, Supe-rior, dam Knoxie, by Knox Boy; chestnut qolt (2) Sunerior Medium, by Superior, dam yuia Medium, by Pilot Medium; chestnut n( Mary Mr gda'u :; by Superior, dam Tjffifdalene, by Magnet; chestnut Ally Jennie (Tarmiehael, by Magnet; and the the chesnut emit (1) Denver Medium, by Superior, dam Dtonna Medium, by Pilot Medium. Itase Hill. 'A very interesting game is promised torn to-rn orrow afternoon, when the Ogden and Sailt Lake teams meet at the State street gr'ounds, for the best contest of the series, eaJch club now having two victories to its crjedit. Griffiths, who is just in from Deep Creek, will play with the home team. j An Athletic Club. ' j A strong effort is being made to organize a in Athletic club here, and although little bins been said of the movement, much is be-iliir be-iliir done, and prese nt indications encouratre tjie promoters to think that they will succeed. 1 Sporting Splinters. Turf men are now advocating the use of pneumatic tires in sulkies. i Kauffman, the English trick rider, has cOiallcngcd the German champion, Marsch-nler, Marsch-nler, for 1.500 a side. 1 Bets of 2 to 1 are offered in London on Sllavin and the Jackson men aro not betting Hiuch even at such odds. Joe Choynski, the California heavy-vVeight heavy-vVeight pugilist, is an ardent wheelman and u es a bicj-cle in training. Nagle the Denver oarsman, has been el lallenged by John Smith of Philadelphia, U row at Penn's grove, on the Deleware, in tl ic latter part of July. Benny Jones and Joe Barnes will wrestle a; ;ain at Denver next Saturday night. Jones w i.l wrestle at catch weights, while Burnes m list come down to 126. The pacing mare. Nightingale, 2:18, by A leantara, lias foaled a filly by Allerton, 2: t)'.), that has a speed inheritance faster U an that of any ftUy living. A shooting tournament will be held in O LrdeninJuiy, when Browning Bros, will p cscnt a handsome gold medal to the c) lampion trap shot of "the territory. Salt L ake ought to get that medal. Jim Hall has challenged Pritchard to box si x rounds at eleven stone eight pounds. T he latter has refused to accept. He, agrees tt 1 fight Hall at eleven stone for $5000 a side ei rht weeks from signing articles. It is the intention of the committee of the rn cing board of the League of American w leelmen which has in charge of the ar-ra ar-ra ngements for the international races to oc cur under the auspices of the league dur-in dur-in k the World's fair season, to meet in Chi-ca Chi-ca go the last day at this month. Then will be '"decided that highly important question to itching the propriety of allowing the Fr enehmen, who arc not amateurs in the st' ict sense of the term, to openly compete wi th men who race for pleasure, rivalry and pr izes which can not tempt them to be dis-ho dis-ho nest in their riding. It will be a highly in. portant meeting if the committee takes uj this subject. |