The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-29
SPORTING aOTEs.
The Regatta of the Detroit Ri7ar Navy.

DETROIT, Aug. IA two days regatta,
open to all, under the auspices Of the Detroit
River Navy, began to-day. HI races were
one nile and return. The junior single aculi
race WAS won Nv Harry Ball, of the Zaphyra
! OF Detroit, in II :25; Darlington, Of the FaIra-
guts of Chicago, second.
Iae Gn94 E46fa4g afAgs II a4Ii! 4I9 Jfga Ba a5af
r. .98. The pair-partd race was W.l ~ w
Garrgan brothers Of the O!gmpic5 oi Atbahy
fn 15s30. the fourth race @a7 @ Lilli5, ait NJ q
hall straight away Tor Iour-oaFeti skulls ~
startrrs were the Shoe vac cae- tnEffe7 q
Manrae FyealsIor5 and MiehigaI5 oi Detrolt,
and Wyand0ttes of WyanG0tte.
Tho Fgcaisior5 crf}ssed the line nan a
iength ahead of the Shpes, hut - W 4a.lEl ~.
had been fouIed BY the Wyahd.9LIe7, M e.
Shoes and Excel7ioE5 NeE- oi1eisu ~ ios' -
race over to-InOIroE.
THE DETROIT EOTTsG RACES
T,rrpnrT Aug. zs-The four-oared race
rrhien taf referee yesterday ordered FoFei
nvar cn account OF Il foul Was Won q LAe
Shoswaecaemettes, IL 81. Inc dI9LdIct ~dS va
one mile and half, with the current ne E.k-
calainra who were tirat yesterday, refused ~
row again to-day, % ne giO4n1 sttas 80
referee.fs decision Vas unjust.
The races this afternoon were largely 81
tended out the water Was f2lgh; -,,
The first race, for senior SlIgieS @a5 n3li L
hv Nanaban. of the OlympIcs of Aioahy, lh
II IA Holmes, IF the PaHtucket Ctab, drop
mad out at the half-mile, With al5 soat naIi
full OF water. IT,.
The tefl-oared barge race was won by the
Beavers of Windsor, I'D l2.4f.
The four-oared shell ract., nile ana fetafl
was hotiy contested ~ the shoeW WaeGae g.
rneftes Mlcaigaa5 and WyaIt9ttes. lhf
Shoes won In IL ii by d dozen lengths, taf
Wyand0tteS 4ecoLd-
THE 5CLLLEIs5 At HALIFAX
HALIFAX, Aug. Z8.-Ihere i5 10 Akelinoof
of fhe Smith Ross race taking place to-day
lTIs+ +I.Yt+. fyG- 4
between Evan Morris, of Pittsburg, ana Y az
rem Smith, of HaIita4z, IS fixed for The seventh
OF September.
THE MONMOUTH PARE RACES.
MosaoUTH PARE, n. j., Aug. 23.-The at
TENDANCE at the TaGe5 to-day Fas very large
First Raee,-.Aoat and Chandon staa-s f..
three-nuarter mile d27h, nine starters, Woi
hv Beata half a length m front VI Castaglett
Fillv second CariLa third. Time, l.l7@a -.
S6e0pd Race.-West End Hotel STAKES, 10
thraa-year old fiities, nile ahQ a Aalt; .ilLei
IF anv three year Old stakes TO carry tArt
DaprSa EXTRA: of two or unre 7uen st.he
f,,e n1,7T4d, extra: beatal nIa1frEIS all0T-t
threp rounds. FeIIda won oLe ltngtA vi i
Scotilfa. who was two lengths before Alda-
Time, D. Al. ...t-.-+.. y.
age ona Mil. anu five faF-JAgs, with 81
efartars II was won by Lou Laaier, fnE-
lengths ahead OF Coy. Hampton, second. Va
was one length before Gen. PhllLip7. liza
Fourth Race.-For all ages, mile heats, TT
two starters, Jericho and Bohnte 0aa9. /. -
former won i'll tyFo heats easily U! leA lF15 III
Time, :50as :52llI. su,l,, -, :,
FIf$i fpIfl-0u- mile and furiong ~ 1
ages. seven starters. Il was Won ps : IT, =
lengths before Pilot, Who Was hecA p0to
Jackscrew. Tine. y 9l ::
SGrfh Raee-Handieapt for all ages, olie ~
ami tdree-auarJers, ostf seven huralea
starters judith, the ts.vorlEe, won easlis
three lengths. CoTulet second ana Aesh !.
fore Reiding, with Dandy close up iou1
Time 3 :36Ia.
THE HARTFORD RACEs-A SENSATION - n
TRACK.
HARTFORD. Aug. 25.-The races to-day w
largely ATTENDED. lne unfinished pacing !, rFi
of yesterday was won by kowdy boy. pe
time. 2t4s.. Sleepy Tom took one 1eaI .
of the four The sensation OF the aay
the announcement, early In the afterloe
that Rarlls had been sold for ,utg;
would not trot. He was bought oy %.
Whitehead ostensibly for Z L. SIN mons,
New York. but Robert Bonner Is rHpossea
be the real purchaser. MI GonhIlh' llle \
rious owner OF Rarus, was lhen eApsI
from the association for failure 10 Keep
engagement that Rarus should trot.
The CLOSING RACES AT YORK
LONDON. Aug. 2s.-At the YORK Aug
meeting, which closed to-day, tne great 81 s..
shire stakes was won By ". Hou1us "oil