The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-27
LACROSSE.


E2niohion NJ tho CupttOlino esrOun0ss
The twenty-four players OF this national game OF
Canada arrived on the Capitolne grounds yesterday
afternoon at three O'Clock. They had journeyed
many hundreds Of miles to exhibit their great spe-
calty to the American public; but the sojOurners
hereabout thinking too much of the national game
of base bail, which at the time being success
fully developed at the Union grounds between the
Nutuals and Haymakers kept away the crowd, and
only one hundred and ten persons greeted the
strangers. They came with all their implements and
without delay appeared on the field.
They were dressed alike with but two exceptions.
Red sashes and white caps, with gray pantaloons,
white shirts knit leggins. worn by the side
styling themselves the 'Crescents" while the
''Dominons' wore blue caps, blue sashes, with the
balance Of costume similar to the other
When they appeared the hundred throats shouted,
and soon the athletes, none over twenty years
Of age, averaging 100 pounds, far-faced gen.
tlemanly bowed to the shouts. The number was
soon divided into two sections. red and blue being
the distinguishing characteristic colors, and the fol-
lowing were the gentlemen allotted to each:-
Blue. Red.
Hornsnel Beckett.
BEN. Hill.
Stenb0use. Mcbride
Young. Ferguson.
IsaasOn. Thomson.
Robinson. Bager.
Massey. Brindey.
NOR. Wheeling.
Cunningham. Calder.
Harper. A. Thorn
Armstrong. Graham.
HYDE ]. Thorn.
The players were perfect athletes in appearance.
Their brawny shoulders clean cut legs and faces
were enough to convince the most critical that there
was stuff Of the right shape among them. 1t mad
been arranged that three games out Of i've should
constitute victory and after deal OF playing red
sash took the laurel wreath Of the conquest
The game Of Lacrosse Is briefly this
The sport much exciting than ball. requiring
mo- are tWe
each side Two ag are placed six feet apart on
eighty yard, two eorrssponding nag. fixed The playing
p S sd These s y h
bali the days Of the opposing sides; the
a the sn's to e the ball
ess $ss'
ike purpose the placed
of The opposite sde as the
4. reach The a. the opposite aide
' o Hs the
| start the ball, known as "facers."
e: s:ss s,ss nj
hot strike the ball but
BAH having been started from the centre of the field
sixteen begin struggle to drive to differ
OF the ne Tae ons 81 en o o Nome
s players the is allowed g the
ss ~a Dis ses
side OF the held the EFFORT TO stop It's further
lose their temper II In much attractive than
cunning resorted for the purpose putting
| the ball between the antagonists flags
As the game commenced Colonel Isaacson acted
as captain, while Messrs: Stewart and Brazer
| were judges for the 'red," and Messrs. Leslie and
Lagronaye were the judges for the "blue." With
few hundred more people the scene would have beer
| one long to remember sporting men, but only few
stood by knowing ones), yet the course OF betting
was apathy personined, and the multitude wish
| themselves homeward bound.
| THE GAMB.
| The silence was ominOus. Soon the ball, like
CLEAN Of light, was started by Isaacson the "facer
for the 'red" and Brindley for the .'bue," the
former stood but q moment, and sent II
| to the adversary nag but "blue," rallyfng
f a was as
| ''Trickster," picked the ball up and by cunning
lodges and great home thrusts carried IL dan
| gerously near the "blue" nag. Checked by Thorn,
Il was passed to Brndey and after sharp contests
1t was at last pushed through by Sir Robert Graham
the blue" nags, and the first game is won by the
"biues" Time twenty-two minutes.
The second game was the same as the first, the re-
| lative trickery and skill being more fully exempi-
fed but. after seventeen minutes OF strategy Robin
son. the young boy, shot the ball through the flags,
| and "red" was the winner In thirty minutes.
The third game was won In the same peculiar
mode by Robinson, OF the "reds," In seventeen min
| utes, and the fourth game was won by the same
color by Stenhouse In three minutes thus giving the
victory to the 'reds."
This game in Canada Ia Of the most exciting ma
ture Thousands turn out TO witness the most fec
BILE exhibition and when the Indians, with whom 1t
originated, measure "crossesn with the veteran
white players Of Montreal there tens OF thou
sands to witness it. For successful game there is
required endurance, trickery and SKILL and when
these qualities are displayed Lacrosse" may be
thought well Of IN the States, but il never sup
plant the old the0ry-base ball.