The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-09

AbanyS, /. struck out--Natiouas. /. Albnnys. :.
balls Cdlled-Lynch SO. keetc ~. strikes Called
Lynch, Is; keefc. II Double Plnys-S,y, Fulmer
and robin. Passed Bhlls-Snyder, /. Time, 2h jm.
tmplie-Warren White
Yesterday games in other cities were as
'o'lnWs;
ii Hanover, y. Il-pmmou,h. 10: liarvarls. s.
At Princeton, y. Thrown University, :: Prince
At Worcester Mass.-wcrces,ers, 10: rrovl-
A. no,,on Mass Troy ci,ys, :; Bostcns, o.
At Observation-Disclosures Il: ,hiCigos. .. Game |
called during the fifth inning owing to rain
The Douglass Base Ball Club has reor-
the season with The Muutls of GeorgetSwu, at
Ninth and streets, Monday, at $3.50 r. NJ.
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
tween these clubs have been hot contested heretofore
big crowd should turn ont to see them.
The Nationals were defeated in Albany on
Monday last hr the Ahanys, by the of to b.
The game wns finely contested Throughout the iea-
Lynch and keeie.
On Tuesday the Nationals retrieved their
defeat of the day before by shutting the Albanys ont
10y a score o, 100. lynch pitched i'll a style never
clualel. being spendilly backed up by Trot,. The
game attracted quite u large crowd, Notwithstanding
League contest was being played in Ttoy
The Athletics of Philadelphia have reor-
gained with the following nine: slater, y; Bricn,
S., and Lands. Mccartney, and Reynolds in the
Held. a good strong team. Jersey city win produce
Il nine before the cnl of May.
The Nationals arrived home on Friday
afternoon. 1le nine are unanimous in SAYING tina,
the treatment received on the trip from clubs and
spectators of the finest order They parlirulrize
Chicago and the League president, Nj. lIulbert
They of tcopnon that Cleveland has the strongest
| team in the League.
The Albanys and Nationals played a regu-
lar mniIin game Thursday last in Albany In fact the
supremacy for errors seemed more at stake than the
idea of getting runs OF course, under the circum-
| stances, Albanys by the splendid of ~ to
=. The In the -iicil made two anl three
rors apiece I" say nothing If the in field work.
| In the account of the game published in
TuE HERALD two weeks ago in relation to the Chi
cago game it stated that had Tro,t we'll supported
Derby the game would have been hy the Nation
ais our report was based on the score sent US which
to Ire in the report as Irot played splendid and cr
| rolcSs game.
| The third game in Albany was played last
Wednesday, and resulted In another defeat of the Ma
tionas: score. Albanys ., Nationals |. The game
finely contested and but FOR errors in the pitching OF
Lynch the score would have been much different, two
wild pitches of his allowing the scores to lie made,
with this exceptions his pitching was of the grandest
order. the AIbanys only securing two hits. ticrhard
at the bat WAS the feature Of the game while Mc,icl
| lan's short play Was of the best.
crtchley. of the Albanys, has been re-
| leased, refusing TO play for reduced salary. This
weeks League games follows: Monday, Provi-
dence and Bostons: Tuesday, Bufa"s and Cleve'ads,
| Chicagos and cincinnats. BoStons and Jroys.
WorcesterS and Fiovidences: Thursday, Friday. and
saturday, Chicagos and Buiiaos, CincDnatis and
Clevean,ls Thursday, Bosons and WoiccseIs, Piuvi-
dences and Troys: Friday, Worcestcis and Bosons,
Worcesteis, PioSilcnccsand Iroys.
The Turf.
On Saturday next at ) o clock J.. NJ. there
viii lie grand parade the track of the National
Fair Association Of all the stables that will take part
In spring meeting The list Of horses will he an
|
before witnessed In Washington. Chairs have been
placed In the grand stand and other accommodates,
for the public 10 witness this event, which will he
| nee and without price.
The trotting meeting of the National Fair
Association commences Monday, May 81 and con-
tnues four days The entries have closed, ana the
list of horses is unusually large and fine on the
first day the $50 and 40 class purses VIII lie con-
tested for there being eight entries in each race. The
second day Will witness the e minute and 2:22 class
uni with twelve entries ~ the hrSt and four IN the
second The third day VIII he devoted to tile 2:3i and
n e,ssS' WIN ',n race or c", , me class
and the second five, with Clinkcr Change, and Billy
scott eonesing for FIRST place for PAGERS purse. The
last day Will the ESQ and 2:20 races, with
teen entries In the first and -four IN the second. The
gentlemen having charge Of these races intend to
make them the best ever seen IN the District of 90
lnmba.
The spring running meeting of the Ma
tiona Fair Association opens Monday, May H. aud
continues on the 18TH 18Th. and 10Th There viii he
four races each day, the INST commencing AT 81 30 r.
NJ, The following is the programme First day.
Dash thfee-qnarteis of mile for maiden: ,. Ma
tional Handicap Stakes one mile and an eighth, with
inrty-four entries: - Mile heats, for all ages: 4.
Hurdle race, one and ree-quarter miles over seven
hurdles. second day. Mount Vernon Stakes; ..
Brighton cup, one aud half miles, 3. Mile heats,
and /. Grand steeple chase. Third day. Handi-
cap. one and half miles; . Potomac stakes, for
three year-oIds, mile and half; 3. Two mile
heats, anh Hunter cup Tor gentlemen riders across
specially prepared steepe course. Fourth day,
w% Hotel Gc on 0 two ami es @"s"" ', rsa
mile heats, and T. Grand hurdle handicap. These
races VIII undoubtedly be the best ever In Wash
ngton, and we have doubt the attendance will he
fully mp to the anticplions of the association, The
following stables have been entered ior these con-
tests: A. Belmont, o, Bowie, lorillard. Thomas
boswell, T.. Belmont, Dwyer Brothers, Babcock &
Co., Will,ms, Grouse nell'ane; BRADLEY 4 Parrish,
t man, Reed, patie, smith Medingcr. Alderman &
Doyle, Evan, Be,in, olabaugh, Barnes a West,
GaTney Henry, Price, Waitzieder, IIynes Brothers
jennings Lloyd 4 Brown, }. ". Mcmahon.
AGuaiics.
: The Potomacs elected ten new members NJ
) their meeting Oh Wednesday evening.
The Potomac four for the race with tn.
L'liirondclle Club, Of baltimore on June TO- will II
all probability he Wheatley, Bailey Barhaiin, an'
sam Wheeler,
= Frcnchy Johnson, (negro) who will b'
Colrney'g trainer Is very anxious 10 rnw a race wit
Riley, aud the Saratoga scuei Is willing II Is Ike
that they viii come together on The Potomac ior
three-mlle turning race.
In the event of Riley not taking part il
the for the 70, 600 purse of the 18th instant, h
i viii challenge the winner Ia row week from tia
. date, the race 10 take place on the Potomac. I
Courtney should NOT come, Riley viii take his pac
- | and row llanun.
!, II now appears that the mysterious anC
much talked-nl new Invention b neither IN
vented by Courtney. The sliding loot hoard and out
II rigRer was patented long ago, aud working models %
, II were on view M 1871 aud 1875 IA the shop ui heuTg
u Roahi, on the Harlem Iiyer. Itconssts of a station
" aty seat aud sliding framework which comprtc
- the foot braces uutIiggers, aud IOwUcks These
, firmly united by the means of light steel framework
a and the whole slides together upon slides attached Il
= each side" the boat; The same oars and inwlock
only difference Is that now the feet and ougger sid
and the seat remains stationary,
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Tia,
Columbia Boat club held last nigh, In the parlnl
r. OF The RiggG II0nsa The club perfected ~ nrganiza
dent, capt. II. ". IIowgaie; vice president, g. II
Gordon: secretary, Arthur T. Bfce; nnancal secle
| ury, Frank u, Juhns' treasurer, T.. +. Eigg,: cap
/, tam W II. Gibson; liist lieutenant q. Y. Hach
= second lieutenant, ". r. snyder; eectng commit
lee, j. s. Zcigler, II. II. Dodge, David Ritienhoue
finance committee, W Crane, Dr., II. q. Evans, an,
!. e. Moore. The club adopted constitution, an'
hen reached which speaks well for the success Of IN
i | new club.
n Mr.. William Blaikie, Of New York TIN
q referee ia the iiauan- Courtney arrived In town
? Friday morning, and In company with Mr.. Hem
Il brewer, surveyor of Georgetown, went over N
course la tug. II has been decided hy Rciorn
aikie that the lover course Is by far the ntosl dcs
able. The VIII be- started from point 100 yard
below the Aqueduct bridge, down HE river to III
y Potomac bolt-housc, then at light angles 10 til
Il lower buoy, masking the distance Two ahd hal
l. miles, thus msming good hie-mile course iii
s. Is done In order 10 Obyiate the bend at tile point
Analostan Island, and Will be equally fair for bot
CONTESTANTS The course Viii be Jagged every eight
OF q mi", and Mr.. Brewer VIII commence work IL
morrow morning Messrs. Gilbert Co., of George
town, VIII erect grand stand ON Analostau ISLAM
u for the accommodation of the large crowds WHO Viii
here 70 witness the race