The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-17

place on the SeekOnk Rver, hhOue lslanu,
in June, and he expects to get piece OF
that S., ,O0o.-[Chpper.
Among those who will compete for the
amateur rowing championship OF the world
in the Hop Bitters regatta at Providence
will be Mumford, the crack sculler OF the
South. Fred. Paisted has him in hand, and
has been giving him some valuable lessons.
lO'Donnell of New Orleans, it is thought,
will also be among the entries.
The Spirit pays its compliments to New
Jersey sculler in the following plain ana
pointed language: when, in 1878, George
W. Lee, of Newark. N. j., visited the Hen
ley regatta as a representative American
iamateur oarsman, he was beaten in his race
for the Diamond sculls because, as he said
he mistook the winning post, and STOPPED
few yards too soon. Such an error might
possibly be made by man once in his life
time, and his excuse was accepted, though
not without much scepticism and unfavor-
able comment We since learn that he
made the same mistake (?) at Savannah
Ca, March 18th, and allowed Frenchy
Johnson to beat him. One of two things
must be true. Either Lee is shameless
scoundrel, or he is hopelessly afflicted with
chronic incurable stupidity. In either
CdSt lie SIlOu1u TtllTc lTOlu plOtCooiOh "a
ready overcrowded with both fools and
knaves."
Turf Topics.
The Newmarket (London) meeting closed
yesterday.
The book betting at Louisville on Derby
is now even on the field against Kimball.
The running races begin here June Isl
and continue five days, The prospects fol
good meeting are most flattering.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard's Geraldine, while
galloping at Newmarket on Saturday morn
ling broke her back and had to be de
stroyed. The N. Y. World of last Tuesday
says. Geraldine, whose death is serious
loss to Mr.. Lorillard, was bred at Rancocas
N. j., and was bv Saxon, out OF Girl of the
Period, by Vir il. Her performances las,
wear caused her to be looked upon as hav-
| ing very good chance for the 1000 gum
cas- at Newmarket and the Oaks
at EPSON this year. AS two
year-old she began last year by winning
the Levant Stakes, half a mile, at good
wood. Later in the season she was beater
# for the Champagne Stakes at DoncaSter ane
for the first nursery at the Newmarket frs
October. For the Ulearwell stakes at the
Newmarket second October she was beater
a neck by Lord Rosebery's Camorra, tt
+ whom she gave six pounds. She ended he
two year-old work by running third, at thu
same meeting for the Juvenile Handicar
with 119 pounds, TO Lord Anglesey's Earl.
Morn at the same wei ht, Mr.. KerSeymer
y Friermain, at ia pounds, splitting th
pair. Tue verdict was, won by neck
the same betw cen second and third" Tnl
d excellent performance naturally mad
Geraldine's prospects very good for severa
of her engagements, including the New
: market Handicap, mile and half, to b.
! run on Wednesday, for which she was il
at 90 pounds, and the Newmarket Inter
ma ional, "across the fat" mile and
J. quarter and seventy-three yards, to be ruI
|, next Friday.
Miscellaneous.
No prize fights wrestling matches or do
+ fights are in sight in this vicinity.
The first cricket match of the seaso
! takes place in San Francisco to-day.
- Yank. Adams gave exhibitions of fnge
y billiard playing in Baltimore this week.
d Duck hunting is in season, and the crac
1t of the gun is frequently heard up tn
Miami.
n Of the many who fell by the wayside a
It the recent go-as-you-please at Madison
Y square Garden, nearly all were victims {
It Hart disease.
Haverly & Englehardts second seventy
q two hour go-as you-please race (twelv
is hours daily will commence at lndustris
rs Art Hall, Philadelphia, on Monday, Apr
10 Goth, and continue during the five follow
r. ing days.
or We are informed some two hundred a.
m plications have already been made for el
d. trance into the Lowell Tournament,
ID commence Monday, April 10Th. Fro
p; such a large number, and among the
some of the most prominent pedestrians
rs the country, field of starters can be s
r.. cted such as New England never saw b
D. fore.- Boston Herald.
IA We now hold all the money, $1,000
e the Lancashire wrestling match, best
IS three back falls, between Frank Robinso
is of Lawrence, Mass, and Owen McCarth
ct of Manayunk, Pa. the final deposit, So
be from each, having been madegood on Mo
n. day, April 18th, Robinson sending his sha
q by express and Noah Makinson coming
On New York with McCarthy's. Makinson al
left $50 to pay Robinson's expenses and,
provided for in tie articles we will forwa
OF that amount to the New Englander by e
a press on Tuesday, April 18th. Ihs date
ne wrestling has been brought forward 10 S,
ar urday, April Oath, when the match will
ue decided at Industrial Art Hail, Philad
phia, at p. m. The men or their rep
nd sentatives are to meet this week and choc
final stakeholder, to whom we will fl
ward the stakes. Mccarthy is confined
12Olb while Robinson must not exec
13Olb. Arthur Chambers will finish Rob
ifs sons training.-[Clipper.
Daniel O'Leary is the promoter of s
lat les of pedestrian tournaments of the st,
now popular with the public, which he
,ld tends giving throughout the country d
ing the present ear. The inititl event
the series will be held at the Rink in But
un 10, N. Y, commencing on Monday, Ap
all 18th, and concluding on Saturday, May
and will be u seyenty-two-hour go-as-y(
er- please contest, competitors to travel
md more than twelve hours daily, and
prizes will be as follows 5000 and O. Les
-as championship medal to first, $500 to secoi
III. $500 to third, $100 to fourth, and $50
his his fifth. These prizes, added to the repu
Wy ton of the donor, ought to produce &C
field of contestants; and all who desire
the compete are notified to inclose twenty-f