Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-17
THE EVENING STAR.
EDNESDAY.. November ~, 1850.
Sporting Matters.

INTERNATIONAL scrII nArcURs
s, as,ssefusy contest was the fifth International
sinRe-scull match In which America has sent
aaIepiesentative 70 meet the Champions on the
nnsInes and Tyne. In July, 1865 lanes
Banill, having defeated Joshua ward. was
Ssh' 10 England TO row Harry Kelly. the Enc-
llsh champion. Hamill was a PItrshnrS 1ss
man; Ia TWO races Kelly defeated him easily In
10y alter Brown. having won the champion
snlp, went 70 england 10 row Sadler and Rem
forth. the English champions Brown made n
match With Sadier, but had TO forfeit throuon
being aiiiieted with boils- Brown however met
Saoters brother on the Tyne and won easily hIs
opponent fainting in his shell. The next Was
between Edward Hanlan and John Hswdon.
the race took place over the Tyne champion
ship course on May 6. 1879. Hanlan won easily
rowing the course 10 81 minutes 2 seconds.
nultng the race Hanlan stopped frequently and
oalled bis boat out The next great interna-
.lohaI race America against England. was be
tween William Elliott, or Newcastle-on-Tyne
ana EDWARD Hanlan. for Goo. championship OF
fDgiano and the Sportsman champion chal-
ehge cup. IL was rowed over the Tyne cham
plOhshlp course on June 10, 1879, and created
great interest all over the world The distance
OF the Tyne championship course fs 3 miles, rso
Asrds america was again triumphant. Tor
course In faster time than IL was ever roged
olore Hanlans style OF rowing created a rev
olution IN boating circles IN England, ana he
was locked upon as a wonder
THR NATIONAL hrFLs ASSOCIATION
at lhelr last meeting, decided on a novel contest
10 DC heid at Creedmoor on THANKSGIVING day
Inc cohdltonS VIII be open 20 all corners REM
Dgton rlile, 2O0 Yards competitors may use the
same r1fle, provided IL does not DELAY the shoot
Dg. Prlzes, $3.50 In gold. Instead OF the usual
award OF prizes TO the top scores. the gold viii
be inserted In charlotte russo Atty OF which
VIII 2e placed on tray. and the winners al
lowed TO draw according TO the awards Win
this scheme the lowest prize score may draw the
first prize, $50.
TALEED-oF PRIZE Fight,
he Pnlladelphla Times OF yesterday saws:
Afihuf thambefS returned from New York last
evening, where he has been since Wednesday 10
see ABOUT the proposed match between johnny
clark and himself. Several sporting men In
That city and this have been making an effort
Ior some Time TO effect meeting between the
TWO pugtlists, and even as heavy a purse az
$3.50 a side was talked Of Chambers says that
his visit amounted 10 nothing, as no arrange
ments were made. the hackers or Clark falling
TO come 10 satisfactory terms IL is understood
mat neither or the principals care particularly
about the match. II is possible however that
should the amount OF the purse be reduced A
meeting VIII occur.
wrestling match between w. j. Farrell OF
california, ana John Mcmahon, of Vermont for
the championship belt OF America and 3, 900,
LOOK place at the Lyceum Theater. Pfttspurg
saturday night, and resulted In victory for
Mcmahon, who succeeded Ia throwing Farrell
twice out OF three times.
The two famous troders santa Claus and
Elaine met on the Bay District track san
Francisco, Saturday, Santa Claus winning
three out OF five heats His time was 2:lS. FISK
and 2:2o.
The prospects are that the South Carolina
Jockey cubs coming meeting VIII be the best
The cluo has ever had. It begins December9.