The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25
sPORTIyG NEWS.
The Canadian Team Bea1an at Wimbledon.


Canadian team we're beaten By GweHty-one
points, The weather vas fine.
rHg SHOOTING FoR rHE EGHo sHTELB.
/ EGSD6N. July 2L-Tn the 5rizs shooting E1-
day at Wimbledon for the Echo shield Scot
! land Won, Ireland being second aud England
third.
TEE OTTAWA CRICKET MATCH.
OTTAWA. Ont. Jaly la.-T6 is announced
that the International cricket match be-
tween the American and Canadian teanss will
be played here about the fr8t Of September
The Canadian team will be- selected from the
best ericketars id the Dominion.
TEE 0sLRART WALKING MATCH
BOSTON, July 40 0'Learg's seventy-fiva
hour tgo-as-y -you-please' pedestrian naafeh
began last night at Music Fail, with twenty
starters.
THE SARATOGA RACES
SARATOGA. July a4-The first race, dash Of
three quarters OF a mile, for all ages, curse
$500. was won by Egypt Walenstatn second.
Time, CO.,.
IN betting VaIlenstatn vas slight ttssvoriss4a
over the winner, selling FOR SIB5. Egynt4 SI5D.
Bannie Good SAC field sITe
The second race, for the Saratoga c,lp, two
niles and q quarter, was won by BrauabIe. the
favorita. Wflifal seeDnd- Time. III. In the
pools Eraultslt ssE,s for s55g5 Belle fsr sa5a
Iortllard' 9 entries for $500 DaHtehem. for 500
The third race, far a purse Of 800, was won
by JaYshos SHyiark second. Time, 1:4ll Ia
the setting the winner brought $50, skyiafs
sT5, Blossom So
The last event e he day vas the selling
race. sne mile and 4 quarter. I5 vas Won E1V
Nipper Nannie e. second. Time, 1885, Tn
betting Glaufie 8Fduglt $500, Gleugni+s $50
Mamie Fl. $50, Nipper $50.
TIE RsREs- HoPRFEE rRoTrrya RACE.
G1zIGAt4t, July 14-The weather and track
t was magnificent for che great match between
/ the kings of the turf, RaFas and Hopeful.
Crowels began % gather aT y osctsek. and BY
Gsle time the horses appeared On the track fer
preliminary Ias1nG from 90 600 60 35 900 sDerta-
T tors were present. Both we're IN sDlenGtd con-
dition. Pools ware selling two 60 one On
Rar1Is. fha match ras for the worlds shans-
nIonshiBs and a purse Of 5000, $3.50 TO the
first and $3.50 70 the second horse Rarus
was driven by John Splau, Of Cleveland and
Hopeful ~ Dan Mace Of New York There
were several false starts, and when che horses
finally got away they vera fairly abreast.
{ Hopeful pulled ahead and maintained II lead
Of q g95fG length for the first half mile. when
| Rarus suddenly surgsd ahead and wen the
heat In D .T7e. Hopeful did SOME tfne tirotGilur
on the home stretch, but iU was ts,s late.
t Time. D sl9
/ There was great enthusiasm when the little
gray had tide lead, and when he vas passed
By ahe Gay, showing that 5Gth hersas had
coed Baeking n the betting It vas now three
sG one On Rart1s.
The seeond heat was aitnosS exactly raue-
Eifion Of the first. Hopefdi took the lead al;
the first turn and held it until the half mile
vas passed. when. JUST as before. Raras drew
10. and until fhe ast turn was made the two
horses Kept along together Then the largs
cay let himself 0uI for a moment and shot
aaeaa by two gths, winning the heat easily.
Iime, Rarua 3:2I, HopeflI 3sa2a5s
! The third aeaT, It vas said, would show
some fine trofbing. Hopeful faied 10 take the
Iaaa at the first tiiFn. RaFtla was .VfGautlv
driven for time ttlis heat AZ he increased nis
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