Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-10
OWt OF Door sports.
THE COMING soAr RACE.

Members OF the Potomac boat club YESTERDAY
took Riley up 10 Potomac landing where they
rested and talked. Later in the day both Han
Ian and Riley went 20 Cabin John Bridge. This
morning they were on the water TO look AT
both men, almost anybody would be tempted
II HanlaDS previous record We're not KNOWN
TO put his pile on Riley. Courtney ought 20 be
here to morrow. Saturday night he teIeCraphei
10 j. Dixie Doyle, secretary OF the Potomac
boat club. that he would leave so that he would
arrive tomorrow. There are many doubling
ThomaSes. however who will not be convinced
until Courtney actually arrives The sporting
people OF New York do not believe that Court
ney Will come 10 time, and IL he does appear in
the race, they hold that II VIII be set up before
hand A letter was received here to-day from
gentleman in New York closely Identified
with sporting matters. In which he says that it
is the general impression. II Courtney appears
IN the race, that Riley viii so I'm too. and that
Il Will be set-up thing; that the result win be
hley coming In first ana dead heat between
Hanlan and Courtney. None OF the preliminary
arrangements have been made for the race.
Referee Blaikie Will be down Tuesday or
Wednesday, when II is expected that these ar
rangements will be effected The Judges VIII
be taken from outside OF Washington. It Is
thought that Mr. Curtis. OF the SpI'it a. tbe
Times. Will be one OF the judges A committee
OF the Potomac Boat Club. consisting OF MeSsrs.
Cropley. Wheatley and Bailey. Will be at the
depot tomorrow 10 receive courtney.
COURTNEY COMING AND MEASs BUSINESS
a dispatch received here this afternoon says
that Courtney will undoubtedly arrive to-mor-
row, and that he means business.
THE NATIONAL FAIR ASSOCIATION.
meeting OF the board OF managers OF the
National Fair Association was held at the head
quarters market space, at lO:S0 O'Clock this
morning. Mr.. Calf In the chair. on motion or
Mr.. Blackburn. Hon. j. A. Huboell, OF Michi-
gan, was elected TO MI the vacancy in the list
OF honorary vice presidents, caused by the death
OF Hon. Zach Chandler. The meeting decided
TO change the time or holding the race on the
18th inst so as 10 start AT l2 o'clock m, instead
OF $3.50 as heietotore stated. This is so as not
TO conflict with the boat race which takes place
on that day. The rumor current that the own
erS OF horses meanfo give ''hippOdrome' for
exhibition OF their horses on the track prior TO
the race is unwarranted, as there is no such
ready TO be Issued tomorrow. known as the
non-residents ticket, for the accommodation or
those persons temporarily here at the coming
race.
ARRIVAL OF MORE FLYERS.
a string OF nine horses were received to-day
from the stables OF Mr.. George LoTillard-Serita,
Judge Murray, Annie Augusta, Queens own,
Rosalie and Mystery. Also. a string OF seven
horses from the stables or Oden Bowle-Oriole,
Belle Cinderella. Jerry Boardman. Whitman
and Compensation. There are now about as
| horses at the track, with Others TO arrive and
with favorable weather we may expect gala
| week with lovers OF the turf
EASE BAIL NOTES.
| The Nationals did not do any better with the
Albanys here than in Albany. our home CLUB
was beaten saturday by a score OF q 10 L. IL Is
| evident that the National nine needs strength
| ening. II would only be matter or a few dol
| lars 10 make IL much better team. As IL now
| is there does not seem TO be much chance for
| the nine to make a brilliant record. The Al
| bonys play here Wednesday, Thursday AMI Sat
| urGay. Last saturdays games elsewhere were
! as follows: TToyS :. BoStOns o: Clevelanis g.
| BullaloS 2; NorceSterS 10. Providence :: the
| Cincinnati Chicago game was stopped on ac-
count OF rain-The Bostons have been white
washed Ia three out OF five games played.
hall hac
had an offer from the Baltimore club, and Will
| probably accept. Ii he does accept he viii leave
Tor the east in few days.
THE COLUMBIA BOAT CLUB.
a large and enthusiastic meeting or the Gel
umbia BoatClub was held Saturday evening In
one OF the paClors OF the Riggs House. Thirty
i've candidates after passing the careful scru-
| tiny OF the committee on membership were ad-
mitted by ballot as active members, Increasing
| the roll to 134. A clause was then adopted 70
the constitution limiting the membership to
| $50. In the debate on the adoption or the con-
| Stitution as a whole. lively discussion arose as
| TO what sum should be fixed for the Initiation
/ fee. and when lt shall begin TO be assessed. The
sum OF S25 for active ana $40 for inactive men,
berS was finally determined upon. with the
proyiso that IL should not apply 70 applicants
| for membership whose applications are now fn
| the handS or the committee, should they be ad-
| mftted as members OF the club. The election OF
| permanent officers and standing committees
was then proceeded with and resulted as fol-
| lows: President Capt. III. w. Howgate, U.SA.:
vice president. j. Holdsworth Gordon: record,
| Ing secretary. Arthur T. Brice; financial secre-
| tary, Frank ID. Johns; treasurer. E. Frank
| Riggs: captain OF the club w. Howard Gibson;
| firSt-lieutenant, George V. Balch; second-lieu-
| tenant, VIM. Tayloe Snyder; committee on
| finance, VIM. Crane. III. c. Evans. L. c. Moore;
| committee on membership, j. Stanley Zegler,
| Harrison II. Dodge David Hittenhouse. The
| Following special committee was appointed to
/ report on uniform for the club. Arthur T.
! BTfce, VIM. Tayloe snyder, and :. c. InIn,y,
/ L. 5. n. A lease OF the wharf pronSrry at the
| foot OF High street, Georgetowh, has been e.
! fected on liberal terms and the deed recorded
The bids are all IN ,Ur the erection OF perfectly
appointed clubhouse. The contract viii be
! awarded tomorrow and the work begun at
once. The proper committee has been ihstruc-
| ted 10 negotiate Immediately for the purchase
/ OF boats, and Ii Is confidently expected that
| everything will have been completed In six
weeks. at the furthest, when the Columoia's
| penLant Will be shown on the Po omac.
LoNG-RANGE sHooTINa
The fourth In the series OF long-range shoot.
ings, at Bennings, was won Saturday afternoon
| by DIR. 5. |. Scott. The two leading scores were
! as follows: DR.. ). j. Scott-S00 yards. 49, 800
! yards. 13; 1,oO0 yards al; tota, 2I7. COL J. o.
| p. Burnside-SO0 yards So 800 yards. II: ,O0)
! yards Il: total. 2ll.
LEADING SPORTING EVENTS OF THE MONTH.
The prominent sporting events this month
| are as follows: Tomorrow the Donovan and
Rookie prize fight for the Championship OF mid
! die weight; May running races at the National
| and the championship OF heavy weights be-
| tween Joe Goss and Paddy Ryan; May 49, the
/ BOAT race for the $4,000 Hop Bitters purse In
| Which Hanlan and Courtney are 20 row; the
| annual race for the Kentucky derby and the
| great running race for the Louisville cup: May
! ~, the owens and Johnson wrestling match
TIE KENTUCKY RACES
The spring meeting oil the Kentucky associa-
ton opened in Lexington. KY, Saturday. The
first race, a mile dash for all ages, was easily
won by Victim, with Zeta second and Florence
b. third. Time, l:43. The second race the
Phenix Hotel stakes, for three-year-Olds, 800
entrance, $50 forfeit, $500 added the second
horse 10 receive $500 out OF the stakes one mile
and a-quarter. resulted as rollows:-J. 5. Shaw
hans ch. C. Fonso, /; II. ii. owens S. ch. c. Kin
kead, 2; Dwyer Bros b. C. Luke Blackburn 3.
Time, 2:l0s4. Third race flly stakes half mile:
Lizzie LIST, Naleria I'd, BIambletta 81. Time
0:49.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE AND MURDER-In Hopkins
vile. KY. Friday colored man committed an
outrage near Fairyiew, Todd CO., upon Mrs
Geo. Salmon. who had been married about Is
months. Her husband left her in the morning
TO assist in moving MILL and told her she had
better go visiting. She started and had gone
some distance from home when the colored man.
who was pl0wing in a field near by, struck her
with stick and left her, doubtless thinking