The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-20
SPORTING NEWS.
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LoNDoN. July I9.-Tha ties Of Satur-
day, shooting at Wimblrdun for the st.
Lc,cr sweepstakes, were shot oii' to-day.
! Fulton, of the American team, won;
; Mitchell second, John RiGby third.
The shooting for the Albert prizes Is
taking place to-day ut Wimbledon. The
ranges are 200. 600 and 800 yards.
The ,hootiug at the first range Is fin
. i-hcd, and the scores show Glderslecvc to
be two point, ahead, having made 6S
points out of possible 20. At the first
range Gildcrsleeve, Fulton and Coleman,
I of the American team, each made "a
points out of possible 80, while HamiI
| ton. Petty. Wyatt, Greenhill and Rigby,
! the latter two of the Irish Eight, made
3j points.
1t the second range only Grcenhill
ard Righv maintained close competition
with the Americans, scoring - points
each.
In the match for the Rifle Association
cup. for which each man has 10 shots at
600 wards range, Coleman scored ~ out
OF possible 30. leading II large number I
/ competitors. Gilderslcevc made IS. The
exccllcnry Of the Americans m"rkman-
! ship causes astonishmcnt.
! The American riiiemen say that they
do not concur in the petition to the coun-
ell by the captains Of the English, Irish
and Scotch teams, for permission COR
| them to shoot at the same time with the
Elcho Shield competition, and that they
will not compete in that match.
The shooting match at Wimbledon
between the members ot the House of
! Lords and the House Of Commons was
won 10y the latter.
Contest for the Albert Prize.
The contest tor the Albert prize l. fin
/ ishcd. SIR Henry Ilaltord won the first
prize, scoring 9s out Of possible lO5,
and Colonel Gildcrslccve took the second
/ with a score If ~.
In the match between the House Of
Lords and the House of Commons, the
range was 500 wards. The Commons
won, making 3l3 points, against 30
made by the Lords, out of II possible total
! of 37j.
The New Orleans Regatta.
New ORLEANS, July l9.-The rowing
regatta at Milneburg, Lake Pontchar-
train, WAS great success; $1,000 persons
witnessed the race.
The single scuil shell race was won by
/ Henry c. Chreves, of Charleston, by
three lengths; RG. Musgrove of the St
John club. second; Owen Reilly, of the
Orleans. third; 7. J. Gillcn, of the Or
leans. fourth; NJ Dallas, of the South
erns. fifth; l.. ". Perdias, of the 1t. j ohm
club, sixth.
The pair cared shell race, was won by
st. John club, Charles I. Howard club
second, Pelican club third.
The four cared gig race was won by
the River>idcs by six lengths, Hope
second. Howards third, Southern> fourth,
Orleans fifth, St. John sixth.
The four cared race was won by River
sides, Charlestons second, Orleans third,
Hone fourth; HowardS fifth, Pelican sixth,
st. Johns seventh; won by sixth lengths.
Single scull halt mile and return.
Time 69:45I. Second pair Dared shells,
thrce-fourths Of mile and return. lime
ll:44 Four cared gig; one mile andFe-
turn. Time, 1905.
"Four-oared >hcll race, mile and return;
time 1t.
Pittsburgh Races.
PITTSBURGH. July l9.-At Friendship
park to-day, the handicap for 500 was
won by Jennie Froelich in six heats,
beating Abcrt's, McKee's and NelSe's
best time, 2:4ii.
In the match race for running horses,
$500 aside, King William beat Young
rnrnntn In three strAirht heats: time