Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-04
THE EVENING STAR.
SATURDAY......S September 4. 1850.
Out.Of.DOOr sports.

Al Brighton yesterday there was large at
all ages three IsGe mss 81 0e pnfs 81 ,or
Won oy half length; sunbeam second. three
IensIhs before Pacific. Time. 1:l1. The second
sesS te seinng race OF mile and quarter purse
Boz, iG1 All ages usual weights and allowances.
BoaIdman won; Little Reb second: Charles
f BacspS md L, time 2:ls The third race was
three furlongs. Edwin A. and IonStnn ran a
dead heat and the purse was divided; Claudit
four lengths behind: Tine. 2:2S. the next
one mile and furlong. Gold Bug won by four
lengths: Moderator second five lengths aheaa
OF Brighton. Time. 2 minutes. The last race
was steeple chase. for purse OF $3.50. ali ages
the short course. Bucktfe came in first. fiye
lengths ahead OF Pomeroy. who was three
lengths ahead OF Corystis. Time, 3:54.
Two racing events filled the program OF the
last day OF the meeting at Mystic Park yester-
day. the first being for a purse OF $500 divided
for horses that had never beat PISS best three In
five 10 harness. and the second being a free for
all race, purse OF $1,000, divided best three 10
five in harness. In the $50 class. Parole won
The first, second and fourth heats and the race
ne test time being 2:2'; Belle OF Fletcher won
Charley Ford second; best time 2:I11
The following are summaries OF races at Elmi-
ra n. l., yeSterday:-23i class. purse 500, di-
Hded; Billy Burr WOO, followed by Nudge Helen
Peck, ktttie Small and Charley Ross: best time
Psi. In the Pos class. purse $500, divided Ella
Doe. Amber Larkin and Little Maxy came In as
named; best time. 2:2,l The running race
best two in three, was won by Macedonius In
Two Eeats, Gyortwa second and Linsmore third;
At Middetown, n. Y, the races closed yester-
day. The free-for-an race was won by St
Charles Thomas l. Young winning the second
neal ne H pest time 22ea The 2:4s race was won
by Wills BIackwoCd Prince after an exciting
contest. Tuthill's Mountaineer won the firSf
ana t6ird heats, Baumans Fritz the fourth best
TIE GENEVA REGATTA.
AT Geneva yesterday at three O'clock the
referee decided TO start the races The four
cared event was contested by the Albany and
H Momafo eoIege crews The race was simply
l5:44E; Hobart College, 15:51k. An hour later
the amateur Sipgle-Scull race was called with
seven starters Murray won the race In l4:l6l,;
GalSel, l44Ss.; Holmes. 1898. The double
SOUL race was won by the Pawtuckets. Time
PaWtuckets, 1890; Albanians 13:43La, and Union
Springs, 13:49s,.
The great race of the day was the profess
slonal slDglescull race, and there was much
speculation as TO the probable result Rarely
has race between professionals brought to-
ge'heI so many hrst-class oarSmen. Courtney
and Dempsey were both entered, but for rea-
sons known only TO themselves did not appear
at the start. a rumor prevailed yesterday
morning among betting men that Courtney
would not row, but. as he had personally pro-
missed the regatta committee he would contest
unless they consented to his withdrawal and
as they had not given their consent, it was gen.
orally believed he would row. The oarslnen
were started at Gas O'Clock. Weisburger TOOK
the lead, followed by IIosmer, Riley and Lee, In
buoy, with Riley close behind and. from that
time the race was between those two oarSmen
Riley won the race, the time being as follows:
Riley, 2l:25; Hosmer, PISA; Weisburger, 2l:35;
Teneyck, %.
COMING BOAT RACES.
a LONDON cable dispatch says: The Austria
hans Interested In the sculling matches cabied
dispatch to the American firm which has Of
1ereG $1,000 ID prizes stating that Trickett and
Laycock will not row later than the 22i OF No
yember, and that If the race Is rowed on the
Thames it must be rowed In heats
Articles were signed and money was deposit
ed at Geneva, n. Y, last night for the three.
mile race between Riley and Weisburger, 81 900
side, to be rOwed Saturday, September 25 on
Saratoga lake; stakeholder, S. II. Parker OF
Geneva.
A. I. Soule has made preliminary arrange
mentS with Riley and Courtney to row their
coming sculllng contest In Rochester. The
stakes are $3.50, as before agreed upon by the
two.
CRICKET.
A Philadelphia dispatch says that the COM
mlttee OF the CricketerS' Association appointed
10 select the American team for the match with
the Canadians On the 18th and 14th instS.. met
yesterday afternoon and chose the following
eleven; Francis E. Brewster, of the German
town; Robert Hargraye, OF Grard; q. " New
hall, c. A: Newhall. ID. 5. Newhall. X. S. New
nall, f. Walter Clark and A. Van Rensselaer, OF
Young America; Edward KeSsler, Staten Island;
sutherland Law and j. b. Thayer Jr.. Merton
The Marquis of Lorne has consented to be-
come the president Of the ontario Cricketers'
day 70 names were chosen from which to draw
II 10 play at Philadelphia On the 18th and l4th
list. The latter also selected their eleven yes
ielday,
COMING HORSE RACES
The horses are arriving for the meeting OF the
Ireedeis' Association at Island Park, New York
.eftmber eth. Sth and 9Th. The Coney Island
(N.1.) Jockey Club races begin to-day, to last
n1Ie days. Forty races Will De run. and $50, 600
Ia lGlSeS will be added to the STAKE events. -.
The Citizens Association Of Augusta Ga, will
give four days races In Augusta. beginning on
the 23d OF November, for s., 500 in purses. No
entrance fees Will be charged. Entries will re-
main open until the evening before the races.
BASE BALL.
There was good game OF ball on the National
grounds yesterday between the Rochesters and
the Nationals Lynch pitched for the first tune
since the nine has been home. The game was
close and interesting The Nationals made a
run In the third and fourth innings and no more.
The RochesterS scored one in the first and fifth
innings. The game was thus tie too.
THERE is TO EE SWIMMING MATCH
In Newport r. L. harbor on Monday forenoon
next, beginning at 1919 O'Clock, between George
Fearn, the English swimmer and Paul Boyton,
for 1000 aside and purse of $500. Fearn is to
swim 10 miles and Boyton to paddle 1919 miles
Fearn started for Newport last evening, and
on nd