SPORTING NOTES.

Lake County Press, Issue 2392, 7 September 1911, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES.

Obligeant changed hands during the week. , Mr A. Jopp is the new owner. ° Mr W. H. Edgocumhc has purchased the trotting stallion, St. Thomas, and notifies in this issue that the son of Kentucky Wilkes will travel the district this season. I hear that the popular host of the Antrim Arms, Frankton, lias been riding “ slow ” work during the week for the veteran trainer Mr Geo. Barnett.

Our Wanaka coirespondent says that Mr Theo. Russell, of Cattle Flat, is breaking in his young filly by Qurrayman—Winter Rose. She is a very nice looking filly, and a likely looking one to gallop. He lias two more of this mare’s progeny—a colt by Sir Dove and a yearling by Kolburn. Ho has now sent the mare to Oamaiu to bo mated with All-Red.

Says “ Grand Stand ’ In the Winton Record : —f noticed Mr James Smart, now of Arrowtown, in Winton on Thursday morning last. Mr Smart paid a visit to ins old haunts at Orcti to see his thoroughbred Secret which is expected to foal to Cancohort shortly.—Good accounts are to hand of Mr Smart’s candidate for the Guineas, Sonibra. This filly is being trained by her owner at Arrowtown,—Gold Sail was on the track this week and kept his attendant very busy preventing him dashing oil, which

shows how fresh this horse is. It is his owner’s intention to take him to Frankton, also to Gore to take part in the four furlong race there.

Boxing. Bombardier Wells (who is to meet Jack Johnson for the championship of the world) out-fought “ Knock out ” Brown, .winning in tlie tenth round. Jack Johnson must he accounted a lucky

man (says the Ensign). He may not have made much out of Iris fight with Tommy Bn rns at Sydney, but ho scooped in a very large pile of dollars when he dressed down the white man’s stale hopes at Kono, and now the leg negro is in for the big end of a purse of £BOOO which is to bo found for a match between him and Bombardier Wells (states the London correspondent of the Post). This match will take place on or before September 30, and meanwhile Johnson will keep his hand in, and earn a nice little sum by taking the ring with PettyoUlcer Curran—a man whose boast it is that though beaten many a time he has never succumbed to a knock out. Nothing approaching £BOOO, money down, for a boxing match has been dreamed of in any part of the world. Heavier amounts may have been paid Out as the result of gates, but in hard cash the deposited £BOOO has not so far been approached. The syndicate giving the money have faith in their venture, and have agreed to deposit the full amount with the “ Sportsman ” four days prior to tiro contest. By way of a start a cheque for £2OO was paid over on Saturday. Johnson and Wells and the syndicate finding the money look like furnishing ns with tire biggest tiring in gate-money matches ever seen—anyway in England. The public have read much of the champion and of his wonderful skill and cleverness. We all know how he toyed with Tommy Burns and of the way in which ho defeated Jeffries.

In mimic warfare lie has been seen in tho halls, hut as a fighter Johnson is still a stranger to England. A little over two months and Jack will be on view as a fighter, and that in opposition to tho best material wo can put in the ring against him. Judging by tho records of the two men, Johnson should have little difficulty in disposing of Wells; but the match may not prove such a bad one for the white man as it looks on paper. The- soldier has shown us that ho is pretty fast and fairly clever, and under a steady course of physical culture he has filled out until he tips tho beam in good fettle at 14-st. or thereabouts. Possibly, therefore. Wells may prove the Simon Pure among the white man’s hopes that have been put forward during the past two years ; but Johnson is very high game indeed for a man with Wells’ limited experience to tackle. However, he is the best we have got, of that there is no doubt. Win or lose, Johnson will of course get the lion’s share of the,purse. Tho terms of division are not public property, but it is said that whatever the result Johnson will

pick up a good deal more than the £OOOO Tommy Burns got when the big black beat him in Australia.

Burrows and his Clubs. His Last Sensational Feat.

Further particulars of Tom Burrows’ latest club-swinging sensation came by the s.s. Victoria. Ho made an attempt at Tamworth (N.S.W.) last week to swing clubs continuously for 100 hours, and just failed to accomplish the feat. A groat crowd attended at the local theatre on Saturday week to see the finish, which was billed for 11 p.rn. During the evening Burrows, who had reduced himself considerably, his clothes hanging on him like bags, showed distinct signs of collapse, and ayory now and again swayed as though about to fall. The crowd tried to urge him on by crying in chorus “ Keep swinging, Tom.” Just before 10 o’clock Burrows began to give way, being scarcely able to move. His arms and logs wore swollen, and he continually asked for a chair. Then ho made as though to step off the stage and Professor Stevenson, who was standing by, caught him and sought to hold him up ; hut Burrows, who seemed dazed and hardly accountable for his actions, turned on the Professor with the clubs. Professor Stevenson caught him and a sort of scuftle ensued. Then Burrows dropped one of his clubs and began to rail at the members of his committee, accusing them of preventing him from going the IUU hours. As ho had obviously reached the limit of exhaustion, his clubs were taken from him and ho was carried out of tho ball to an hotel, where restoratives had to bo applied: Tho champion swung for 99 hours. It was a wonderful feat of endurance. Ho swung vigorously almost up to the last.

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