Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-03
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Six DAYS Walk i'm London.

LONDON, Nov. 2.-In the six DAYS walking
were: Rowell, 1S6 miles laps; Littiewood. l52
miles; Dobler III miles laps; Howard 1S5
niles laps; Pegram. IS miles Though RogeiI
slightly Increased his lead from Dober during
the night they are both gcing strongly, as ara
| also Howard and littlewood. Roweli rested ,
bours ana 25 minutes curing the night, Dober 9
nours snd lS minutes. Lltt,ewood hours and 5l
minutes, and Howard hours and 80 minutes
They all suffered greatly In the early morning
rom The intense cold. Pegram Is laid up WITH
rheumatism In the muscles and thighs. Though
ne CID hSe niles during the night his chance Il
| virtually gone. He w1llif possible come out oa
the track occasionally during the week
AT O'Clock this afternoon the scores were
| Roweil, 2lO miles and laps; LtJewood l72
miles and 2 laps; Dobler, 2ol miles and laps:
| Howard 1G0 miles and 6 laps Pegram is VERY
fever:sh, and will not likely be seen on the trac
| again: Rowell completed his 200th mile at Las
| O'Clock p. m. He was then miles and lap,
IN 'front.' OF Dobler and 36 miles and lap in frou,
| OF Littlewood.
$50 p. m.--Littlewood is now going yery
| Slowly. His feet are rather raw.
The EOston Rover Defeated by
LaycOck.
In the sculiiDg match between Elias G.. Lay.
COCK. OF Australia. and George III. Hosmer of
Eoston, for e260. which came off to day over Gha
Thames champion course the Bostonian was
de1eated. Laycock rowed easily, and won by
three lengths. The weather was splendid aud
the liver perfectly STILL HoSmer was dead
The time of the scullers for the first mile wa.
minutes, ~ seconds. Hosmer made a series
OF spurtS al Hammers smith, even after the race
was hopeless for him, and rowed on gameiy TO
the end.
Rosmer won the toss, and selected the MID
CieseX shore. The start was made at IL minute,
past O'Clock o. m. HoSiner rowing a stroke O:
40 TO the minute and LaycOck 80. Shortly after
the Start, EoSfner was leading by half length
and maintained his lead TO the end OF the con
crete wall. AT the crab tree IIoSner began TO
Show distress and Laycock gaining A foul was
narrowly avoided. Laycock passed Hammer
smith bridge three-quarters OF length abe 4d
Hosmer Immediately, IN response to the shouts
Oh bis supporters, reduced The distance to hair
length. but discontinued the struggle about 81
yards below Cheswick Eyot and dropped several
lengths astern. Laycock continued rowing "a
easy stroke 10 the finish. The time of the race
was 26 minutes and SH seconds.
The International Regatta.
LONDON, Nov. 9-The first meeting OF the
committee OF management for the International
regatta was held yesterday. Lord LondeS-
borough, president, was absent and Lord Cor
don l-eDnoN presided. II was unanimously re-
solved that the regatta be held on the Than S
It was also resolved to send circular to each
competitor requesting him TO signify his will
liDgness to comply with any regulations the
committee might make. IL was deemed the
more necessary to have each oarsman'S sigma
tuIe, as several OF the entries were N lde by
telegraph, and some American scullers had
merely verbally communicated TO the president
OF the American company their Intention or
London rowing club, and Mr.. ireland ia.
umpire OF the University boat race. have been
appointed umpireS. Mr.. Walton, OF the New
Castle Daily Chronicle, is unable 10 serve on the
committee OF management.
LaycoCk to Row Riley.
TIE match made yesterday between E. c.
Iaycock. OF Sydney, and j. Ii. Riley, OF Sara
toga, n. Y, is for e2G0 a side. to take place on
saturday next, over the Thames Championship
course.
Guilty of Granddaughter.
LONDON, Nov. AT the Kent asSiZeS, Maid
stone, ThoS. McGrath, seaman or the u. 5.
navy, who killed man In an affray at Graves
end in August last, has been convicted OF man-
slaughter and sentenced to six months imprIs-
onment with hard labor. 1t was proved on the
trial that the prisoner was greatly provoked at
the time OF the homicide, and that he had borne
a good character
Deryisch Pacha.
LONDON. Nov. 2.-The Porte mas received in
telilgence of the arrival at Scutari or DerviScr
Pacha the new governor or Albania.
Rowing Match Broken Off.
Nothing more Will probably be heard OF the
silver cup offered by the New Castle firm TO b
ToWed for on the Tyne, as at a conference b.
tween MessrS. Elliott, Hawdon and Nicholson
and member Of the firm offering the prize
difficulty arose ia regard to money matters
Nicholson stating that the firm would probab!,'
reap considerable profit in the affair.