The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-22
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
SPORTING.

ST. PAUL. Aug. 2I,-The second annual
regatta at White Bear Lake, under the
auspices of the Minnesota Boat Club, was
rowed yesterday. The principal races
were four oar shells, double sculls, and
single scuIls. The entries for the four
Dared race were the Farrsguts of Chicago,
and the Minuesotas, of st, Paul The
Minnesotas won in l4:l8. Farraguts'
time, l4:39. The entries for the double
sculls were, Billings and Muchmore, of the
Farraguts; Getty and Becker, of the Min
nesotas; Marvin and Rundlett. of the
the Farraguts and the last named. The
course near the finish. They were given
the race. Hyndman and Underwood, of
the Minnesotas. and Billings, of the Far
raguts, entered for the single scull lace.
Underwood won in 1884; Billings sec
Ond
BARRIE, Ont, Aug. 0.-The race be-
tween HanIan and Riley for first money
for professional single sculls was not rowed
to-day, Hanlan refusing to row. In an
interview TO day Hanlan said he was salts
he'd he won Mondays race and would not
Tor that reason contest again. He adds
that he is prepared to row any man in the
world for $1,000 to $4,000 a side in
Toronto bay or any other water. You
can say" continued Hanlan, that I will
leave the challenge open two weeks" Mr..
Schneider. the referee, says: 'iIanlan
may say be won the race, but Hanlan
should remember that he is not the one to
decide this | have been myself a mem~
Der of the Hanlan club, and would natur4
ally strive to do all possibly could for
Ned, but it is my own personal conviction
that the decision which We have all ar
rived at in this matter is an entirely fair
and right one, Schneider added that he
would bet $1,000 that Riley was first to
drop bis oars at the winning buoy, and
mem Der OF the Regatta Club declared his
readiness to make a similar bet.
UTICA, Aug. 2l.-Sleepy Tom won the
deciding heat and race for PAGERS. Time,
2;152,
Glass 2:2l summary:
Tom kell ...-..--...................2 3 3
star Cray salem, Gray chief and Ida Bessot5 .
following. Time, 2:22, ? % and ;23.
There was $4,000 in the track pool box
on his race,
Rarus had the pool 10 the $1,000 speec-
ial purse race with Hopeful. In each of
the three heats Hopeful led to the three
quarter pole, when Rarus went to the
front Time, 2:l74. 2:l63 and 2:l6.
1t was openly charged that the 2:24
race was a cheat by the combination work
ing Of the pool box for the field against
Ida Basset, She sold at $3.50 to 1852
for the field at the opening, but broke
badly and finished 4th, Alley then sold
at $3.50 to $lI0 for the field. Two spokes
were broken out of Bassett's suky for
Gray Selem in scoring. Ida was driven
| by Muckle and ran all over the back
stretch and fnished in the second heat.
Dan Mace then took Muckie's place, but
| Bassett showed lame and was Withdrawn
Parties in Chicago telegraphed $4,000
were in the pool box on the 1eld against
| Bassett.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 2l.-The report from
Chicago saying that Louisville has dropped
out Of the Western Trottiug Circuit seems
to create the impression that the Louis
vile Trottina Club had broken up, L
still lives, although the fall meeting viii
be omitted on account Of yellow fever il
Memphis; besides the Cincinnati race'
were all set for exactly the same dates, ant
the two would conflict.
CHTLAGo, Aug. 2l.-Base ball-Chica,
gos, 10; Buffalos. l.
Boston, Aug. 2l.-Base ball-Bostons
l6; Troys. 0.
| CINCINNATI, Aug. 2l,-Baso ball
ClevelaDds, 7; Ciucinnatis, g.
| PROVIDENCE. Aug. 2l.-Base ball
! Syracuse, G.; Providence, 0.