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Show and the cornmittees are hard at work makicg up a list of desirable members and attending attend-ing to other preliminary matters of importance. im-portance. The gentlemen report that they are meeting with much encouragement; and they expect soon to have the organization on a permanent basis. Sporting Splinters. Johnny Reagan, the middle-weight pugil- I ist. has posted f 500 to light Jim Butler for 2500 a side. ! It is said that the New York club will be from $30,000 to 40,000 behind at the close of the season. . John L. Brewer defeated C. E. Morris in a live pigeon shooting match at Coney Island on Tuesday, by a score of 197 to 179. Tommy Warren, the feather-weight fighter, who has been in retirement for some time, wants a match with Cal. -McCaithy. W. S. Rodenbough, A. C. S. N, will make an attempt to break the world' pole vaulting vault-ing records at the championships in New i York, October 1. Duncan Ross has just arrived in England from a trip to New Zealand, Egypt and the West Indies. lie wants to meet any man tn England with broadswords, or to wrestle iu the Scotch style. Bill Baxter, the English featherweight, has issued a challenge to fight George Dixon at 113 pound for from 500 to 1000 a side and the largest purse offered, weigh in eight hours before fighting. The London Rowing Club has definitely accepted the challenge of the Circle de L'Aviron of Paris, and will leave London for Conflans, October 3, aad practice there until the day of the race fixed for October 10. HO! FOR, THE IUCES. Some Excellent Sport Yesterday, and More Promised To-Day. ; THE LOCAL ATHLETIC CLUB. Ten Thousand .Dollars Offered for a Twenty -Hound Fight Between Jackson and 4ioddurd Wliat Cor-, Cor-, bett Thinks of the Australian's Knowing Dixon May Xot lte Able to Get Sladison Square Garden. The opening races for tho fall meeting attracted a rather slim crowd at tho West Side track yesterday, but those who attended were rewarded by witnessing some excellent sport. Fast time was made, tnd all of tho three events were well contested. Following Follow-ing is the summary. S-SHNUTB TROT. Coxcomb 1 1 1 Vraine Chief 2 a 2 Cheney 8 8 & Brown Jim and Ivan distanced. , liino U:3o,4:SJ, 2:s2.4. 2:18 pac. ' Brino Tricks..: ,..1 14 1 lydia Allan i 8 1 3 Jaysey 3 2 8 8 Coenac .....8 4 2 8 Tuna 2:29, 2:v4, 2:28, 2:2U&. LADIES HALF-MILE DASH. Busale Hunter .1 Florenca Bean 2 Anurias 8 Trae-0:52 The following excellent programme has been arranged for today, and a large attendance attend-ance is expected: 2:20 trot, purse flOO. Entries Bobbins, Miss Foxle, Byron Smith, Stonewall. Second race, two-year-old special mixed trot and pace, pure t50. Entries Magnolia Magno-lia C, Ida V. and Hanford. Third race, one mile dash, purse $300. Entries En-tries Blue Bird, Harry Junior, Jennie Miutzner and ElRe Dean. Fourth race, oue-fourth mile dash, purse $100. - Entries May Flower, Nora C. and Flora E. Pools on today's race were sold at the Cuilen last night. In the fl:st event Foxie was the favorite, bringing 5 to S3 on Rob-bin, Rob-bin, while mith sold for (3 and Stonewall fortl. In the second race Magnolia sold favorite at first, but Ida V. soon became the first choice. " Parse for Jackson and Goddard. The Pacific Athletic club of 'Frisco has of- In a letter from Jim Hall to Warren Lewis, the Australian says that he is ready to arrange ar-range a match to fight Bob Fitlinmons in tbe Coney Island or Olympic clubs for a purse of $15,000, both men to flirht at catch weights and the contest to be decided within three months of signing articles. Albert Griffith, known as "Young Qriffo," and Jim Barron fought for the featherweight feather-weight championship of Australia and New South Wales and 500 on July 26 at Sydney. At tho end of the twenty -second round both men were so completely used up that the referee ordered the fight to stop. August Schmidt, alias Xavier Orlofsky, champion broadswordman of Germany, has deposited $250 with the Police Gazotte to fight Brian E, Lynn, tho champion of Connecticut, Connecti-cut, a broadsword contest, thrusting barred, best eighteen out ot thirty points, for $501) a side and the championship of America. If Lynn does not accept, Orlofsky will light any man in Las world. O. Revill, with yards start, won the flea! heat of the 205 yards Sheffield Doncas-tr Doncas-tr handicap, on September 5, after one of the grandest races ever seen in Eujrland. Ha wn n in tli nntt frnm V. TTi.ltln "Tf-l!i- well, 85?i yard, and the time was 13 seconds. sec-onds. Revill is a Newcastle boy. He is twenty-tive years, old, stands six feet tall and weighs 1 S3 pounds in walking attire. fered a purse ot fiu.ouo lor a twenty-rouna fight between Joe Goddard and Peter Jackson. Jack-son. . Telegrams were received yesterday by Goddard aud "Parson" Davies on behalf of Jackson, the latr being in Europe. The colored pugilist Will return to this country within-a fortnight. The writter was shown the telegrams, and in reply to his query, Goddard said: "I shall accept the proposition proposi-tion provided the cinb will not give more money. I think a fight of that kind between be-tween Jacksou and myself should be worth at least 115,000 to the ciub, and I will so inform in-form them. As an oppoasnt Jackson will suit me first-class, though I'd sooner meet Corbett. However, I am In the business to fight, and it does not make much difference after all who Is pitted against me." "Parson" Davies regard the offer favorably favor-ably but will make no definite reply until be has spoken to Jackson, who, he says, will sail for America about the first of next month. In the meantime he has wired the Pacific club that he will hold the matter in abeyance. "Unless Peter has mada future arrangements of which lam not aware," remarked re-marked Davies, "I am of the opinion tbe match will prove acceptable. Of that, however, how-ever, I cannot say until he arrives here. His Erinclpal desire at present is to fight Cor-ett, Cor-ett, who, I believe, is not averse to meeting Jackson, provided Mitchell cannot be drawn into a match. It may bo that Jackson can fix it to fight both Goddard and Corbett." What Corbett thinks of It. 1 In speaking of Godd&rd's narrow escape from defeat at the hands of an obscure man at Philadelphia on Wednesday night, Corbett Cor-bett said to a New York Sun reporter: "There is some excuse, 1 believe, for Goddard' God-dard' s poor showing. lie was probably handicapped by being in poor condition, and it If likely that bis opponent took advantage of this most vital point. There is no sport or glory, I can tell you, in meeting all comers. I have met aspirants for fistic honors of every description, and I guess I know what I am talking about. In gjod condition Goddard wouid have put out his man in double quick time, I think." "Upon the strength of Goddard's showing in Philadelphia, would you consent to meet him before fighting Mitchell?" Corbett replied: "I will stick to what I have previously said in regard to this matter. mat-ter. The man whom I must call down for persistent bluffs and gab is Charley Mitchell. I owe that blowhard an old score, and the sooner I settle the same the easier my mind will be. He did an unmanly act to me while I was performing at a Bowery theater a short time before I met Sullivan, and that matter I must wipe out I could not do It thin for obvious reasons. But when I get him In the ring I wi.l make Mm fight, aad he won't be allowed to indulge in any sprinting race. It will be making or breaking break-ing with me on that occasion. But I'm certain, cer-tain, however, that be won't fight" Dixon Cannot Get the Garden. For the present, at least, Tom O'Rourke, manager of George Dixon, will have to abandon his contemplated boxing exhibition exhibi-tion at Madison Square garden, says the Sun. He waa informed by tbe garden management man-agement that their house had been engaged until November, and that it could not be secured se-cured for any purpose until that time. As O'Rourke starts out with his vaudeville combination com-bination on Not. 7, be replied that if he could not rent the place before that time he did not want it at all. O'Rourke then conceived con-ceived tbe idea of having his protege appear at the Manhattan A. C.'s next professional boxing meeting, and said he would adhere to his previous oiler ot having Dixon to knock out Eddie Pierce and Cal McCarthy in four rounds each. O'Rourke visited Dots-lnick Dots-lnick McCaffrey, the M. O. A-'s boxing in- structor, yesterday afternoon, and unfoldod the scheme to him. McCaffrey said that he would consider tbe natter and consult Capt. Eugene Van Scbaick about it. When John White, who is at present look-ing look-ing out for the Interests of Eddie Pierce, was told by a Su reporter yesterday what Tom O'Rourke bad said, be replied: "If Tom O'Rourke wishes to have Eddie Pierce meet George Dixon, he can do so on the following conditions : Dixon will have to wait till the latter part ot Octobor, as .Pleree'a hand is still sore, and then Pierce will meet him, either In pwbdio for 60 per cent of the gate receipts, or tor a purse offered by the Coney Island club." , -1' , The SsUt take Athletic Club. The Salt Lake Athletic cinb is a go. A temporary organization has been affected, |