Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-02
OARSMEN IN ENGLAND.
LAYCOCK DEFEATS HOSMER.
FOREIEK AFFAIRS.
The Six DayH Walk i'm London

The, The SIX Sa Day4 V AL in i'm a London:
match the scores ne 10 O'Clock this morning
were: Rowell, 1S6 miles laps; Littlewooi. 152
miles; Dobier, III miles laps; Howard, 135
miles laps; Pegram, IS raileS. Though RoHeIl
slightly increased his lead from Do6ler during
also Howard and Lttlewood. Rowell rested
hours and rs minutes curing the night Dobler
hours and 10 minutes, Lttlewood 8 hours and 81
minutes, and Howard hours and 80 minutes.
They all suffered greatly In the early morning
from the intense cold. Pegram Is laid up with
1he9matlsm In the muscles and thighs. Though
virtually gone. He will If possible come out on
the track occasionally during the week
Az oclock this afternoon the scores were:
miles and laps; Dobler, POI miles and laps:
Howard 16o miles and laps. Pegram is very
fever.sh and will not likely be seen on the track
o'clock p. m. He was then miles and laps
In front OF Dobler and &c miles and lap in front
OF Littlewood.
$50 p. m.-Littlewood is now going very
Slowly. His feet are rather raw.
The BOSTON Rover Defeated by
LaYcOck.
IN the sculling match between Elias G. Lay
COCK, OF Australia. and George Fl. HOSmer, OF
Loston, for COCO, which came of to- day over the
Thames champion course, the Bostonian was
de1eated. Laycock rCWed easily, and won by
three lengths. The weather was splendid and
the river perfectly still. Hosmer was dead
The time OF the scullers for the arst mile was
minutes, ~ seconds HoSmer made series
OF spurts at Hammersmith, even after the race
was hopeless for him, and rowed on gameiy to
the end.
,Hosmer won the toss, and selected the Mid
dlesex shore. The start was made at II minutes
40 TO the minute and Laycock 49, Shortly after
the start, HOsmer was leading by half length,
and maintained his lead to the end OF the con-
crete wall. At the crab tree Hosmer began to
SHOW distress and Laycock gaining. foul was
narrowly avoided. Laycock passed Hammer
smith bridge three quarters OF length ahead.
OF his supporters, reduced the distance to half
length, but discontinued the struggle about so
YARDS 10 below ChesWiek Eyot and dropped several
easy stroke TO the finish. The time Of the race
was rs minutes and So 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 Lennox presided. 1t was Unanimously re-
lie was also resolved to send a circular to each
competitor requesting him to signify his viii
llngness to comply with any regulations the
committee might make. 1t was deemed the
more necessary to have each oarsmans sigma
ture, as several OF the entries were m lde by
telegraph, and some American scullers had
merely verbally communicated to the president
OF the American company their intention of
competing for the prizes. Mr.. Gulston, of the
LONDON rowing cluO, and Mr.. ireland, the
umpire Of the University boat race have bcen
appointed umpires Mr.. Walton, of the New
Castle Daily Chronicle, is unable to serve on the
committee of management
LaycOck to ROW Riley.
The match made yesterday between f. c.
LaycOck. OF Sydney, and j. H. Riley, of Sara
tOga, n. Y, is for Geo a side. to take place on
Saturday next, over the Thames Championship
course
Guilty Of Manslaughter.
LONDON, Nov. AT the Kent assizes, Maid
stone, 1hOs McGrath, a seaman OF the u. s.
navy, who killed a man In an ARRAY at Graves
end In August last, has been convicted Of man.
slaughter and sentenced to SIX months tnpris-
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
good character.
Dcrvisch Pacha.
LONDON Nov. 1.-The Porte has received in
tellgence OF the arrival at Scutari of Dervisch
Pacha, the new governor OF Albania.
A Rowing Match Broken Off.
Nothing more Will probably be heard OF the
silver cup offered by the New Castle firm to be
rowed for on the Tyne, as at conference be-
tween Messrs Elliott, Hawdon and Nicholson
and member Of the firm offering the prize a
difficulty arose ia regard y money matters,
Nicholson stating that the firm would probably
reap considerable profit in the affair.