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THE AMERICAN SPORTING MANUAL The American Sporting Manual of 1899 is on general sale. It is a record of the turf, billiards, pugilism, trotting, pacing and all the leading lines of sport up to January 1, 1899. All the matter within its pages have been compiled and edited by experts, It prints a list of all the turf and track records by Daily Racing Fobm 8 staff, billiard figures, past and present by John Thatcher, the fights of 1898, with comments by George Siler harness records to date and of the past by John Hervey, the Btatistioian of The Horse Review and three handioap tables, with directions for their application and expert comment. The Manual, in paper coven, sella at 88 cents and in soft morocco covers at 5B cents.