The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-10
SPORTING NEWS.
Six Exciting Boat Races on Lake
Saratoga.
The New Orleans Boys Struggle Nobly
But Fail tP Garry off ANY
of the Prizes.

SARATOGA, July a-The opening day OF the
grand regatta was all that could be desired.
The day was almost cloudess. The still air
was cool and pleasant, with scarcely ripple
to disturb the water The four races We're
each well contested and the pullovers Of the
Cornell four and single crews were made In
good time. Every race was started promptly
at the time announced, there being not d
minutes delay.
The first race was for pair oars. In this
four pair were assigned positions, two OF
these belonged to the Zephyr Boat Club OF
Detroit, Mich, one Of which, composed OF the
two Crags did not start; the other, com
posed Of Clegg and McGregor, got out of their
course before the first half mile was finished,
leaving the race entirely to the Graham Bros:
ef the oympes q Albany and and Smith s9 "a and
sums led at the start both pairs pulling forty
| strokes. At the first quarter they were
nearly abreast and rowed in this shape. The
| Oiympics had slightly the lead at the end OF
| weeds along the shore and the Olympics got
q clear lead of q length. The Wahs spllrted
and gained but steered wild, and the Olym-
pics won by two lengths in Az. The time
of the Wahs was :57S+.
The next race was for college fours. the Cor
nells being the only contestants. The Atlanta
crew was out for practice and pulled along
with the plucky college boys until near the
and strong, but with u ragged stroke, making
the distance in 9:15
In the siugleoar race, Lewis, Of Cornell
University. roWed over by himself In II 54 e.
The Quaker City doubles accompanied him
most Ut the way.
In the first trial heat Of the senior singles,
| Murray, of the EIizabeths, of Portsmouth,
Va; Gear, Of the Long Quits, OF Montreal;
Pilkenton, Of the SeaWantaukas, of Brook
lyn; Long OF the Columbus, Of Allegheny
City. and MuegrOve, of the New Orleans st:
JOhus started. MusgrOye took the lead and
kept it for some distance, when M urray went
to the front, Pilkenton and Long being. well
up and very close together. Gear and Wells
were soon practically out Of the race, though
the latter pulled strongly. At the close there
was a splendid contest between Murray aud
Mnsgrove. The race was won by Murray by
o length in II :55laa;; Musgrove serond, ia
II :4O1g;; Long third, in II :54a4; Pilkenton
fourth in IL :59l4 and Gear titn and last, III
i2 :O1 y.
In the second trial heat the senior single
starters were Rathbone Of the New York Ath-
letcs, Phillips OF the Trtons, Higgins Of the
Cohoes, Larmon of the Union Springs, and
Brennan Of the Riversdes Of Allegheny city.
This was also a beautiful race Brennan
stopped at the first mile, but the others kept
on We'll together almost In line; Rathbone
coming in first in II :13I !, followed by Phillips
in II ;2t11a, Higgins in II ~ 4, and Iarmon in
II :45.
There was great interest in the third race,
the contestants being Crotty of Galveston,
MumfGrd of New Orleans, Holmes of Paw
tucket. Lyon Of the Athletics and Hyndman
OF M Mlnhesota. Crotty led off with u rapid
stroke, Mnmford aud Holmes well up, and
kept we'll together all the way and made a
most excellent race. Crotty lost his lead at
the mile post. ard Holmes and Mnmford who
were close together pulled strongly with no
together. Iomes being first in 10 :53311aa, Num-
ford second 1O:5814, Crotty third III Il 1874,
and Lyon fourth Ill II :321a
Three creHs started in the sixth race, the
Shawmuts,o OF Boston; the Mutuals, Of Albany,
and the Da;lntless, OF New York. They kept
well together, and it was anybod's race all
the way through, the Mutuals winning in
ls 80 the Daunttess coming in second in :O311aa,
and the ShawIauts third in 9l1A.
A few pools were sold on the shore, at some
defiance from the grand stand. Pilkenton,
Rathbone, Holmes and the MutualS were all
strong favorites. The amount OF pool invest
mel IS was S4a00-
THE LOUISVILLE TRoT TING RACE.
louisville. July 9.-The trotting races
were continued to-day. The weather was
postpOued heats were trotted. In the Q 80
class Ven Arnim took tie neat and race, Nc
Curdesss Hambletonian second, Willie L.
third. lime, 2 :25I.
day, third heat, Scott's Thomas came in first,
Dolly second, Lucille thsri. Time, 2:2Oa4.
The fourth heat and .rs.oe was taken by
Bonesetter, Mazomamo .second, Scott's
Thomas third. Time, 2:221s.
In to-day's programme, In the $50 class,
the first heat was won by Char lie Ford, who
came in first, Warrior second, Munro third.
Time, 2:25. In the second heat Katie Mid
Ford third. Time, 2:2411s. In the third heat
Katie Middleton came in first, Cha rlie Ford
second, Munro third. Time, 2:25 In the
fourth heat Katie Middleton came IN first, |
Red Line second, Charlie Ford third. Time, |
2 :251.
In the q :23 class the first heat was won by
Orange Girl, who came In first, Postboy sec
ond, Lady Bosset third. Time, 3: :2211aa.
lii the second heat Orange Girl came tn
Time, 2:23.
In the third heat Belle Bronfield came In
first. Orange Girl second, Postboy third.