The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02

sort 1t was open to everything that had four legs,
aud for,y-four entered. some OF very h,gn aua.N
been weighted to correspond Chcckmate, 1--WE wears,
is at the top, with III lis Harold -four years, has
i5 lbs Quito Is well enough In with % lbs, but the
iucy May nils with 30 lbs seems to I've lust as well
provided FOR Magnetism, four years. with l03 lbs,
comes well to the post we think that she win inst
about beat all the three year olds, unless some are
better than we know OF, which may he tho case The
company viii he very good, thing sometimes not
sufficiently taken into consideration With Harold,
Jericho, Magnetism, Gabriel, requot and other four
ycar-olds TO against 10 say nothing OF such older
horses rs Chcckmate, Gienmore, Vera Cruz etc, VIII
take fine three ear-od OWN. The trd race VIII
I've mile heats for all ages; ard the fourth mile and
three quarters over Seven hurdles. ON the Second
day the Mount Vernon stakes, for fcs and mares OF
all ages that never won a sweepstakes mile ana q
quarter has sixteen entries The second race VIII be
the Brighton CuI. u mile and hall, Tor all ages
Twcnty-cnc engaged, and that number includes
such lot OF flyers that shall look for very rapid
race The third event will he mile heats for all ages
that never won of heats. The fourth VIII lie
stecplechasc on the third day the hrst race VII oe
tomac stakes for three year-olds, VIII follow mile
and half, colts 100 lbs, hes 81 lbs. Extra for
two-year-od winners. Twenty-two are engaged,
Grenada and odin viii have penalties. Carta viii
lust escape. The third race VIII he wo-mile heats
Tor all ages The fourth the Hunters Gun for gem
t,emen riders secplcchase, welter weights. on the
fourth and last day the nfst race VIII be mile ana
quarter for all ages with allowances for beaten horses
fhe wizards Hotel Cup, two miles, for all ages VIII
lie n capital race. Nineteen are engaged and some
OF the very best horses In this country are included
heats and the fourth steepechasc. y
Aquntics.
Riley will leave tomorrow for this city,
and will make his headquarters ut the Potomac Boat
house, win Courtney, who VIII lie here In about
week.
Mr.. Claude X. zappone, OF the U. S. Sig
nal Corps stationed In Augusta, Ca, member of
the Potonacs of this city, is training the crew OF the
Augusta Boat Club for the regatta at New Orleans
II is highly probable that scullers race
viii be arranged between Jack White OF the Analos.
Portsmouth, Va, TO take place on the 18th Instant
| the day before the lianlan- Courtney race.
| Hanlan took two practice spins on the
yesterday and later In the evening took stroll
Tor exercise In the suburbs, accompanied by several
and predicts fast time foi the winner whoever he may
be- Ills gentl,manly denorment has made him hosts
cf friends In this city, who will see that the cham
| pon's wants are well looked after.
At meeting of the Analostan Boat Club
last night at the Of the Acanthus Club. com
mittec, consisting Of Messrs. Corson, Maunder, Nc
a Ksnsy raEe ami pa at s %
house should receive all the attention necessary to ren-
der his stay pleasant and agreeable; the rumols
aoat yesterday that the Analostans Intended to re.
scind the order granting Ialan the freedom OF their
house proved TO he III. founded and based only on Idle
| rumor, started by designing parties.
Hanan, the noted sculler, arrived Friday
and is auarered at wiilards. lie brought with hin
two boats, one In which he expects to row the race
with on the 10Th and another practice. Ills boat
are housed ut the Analostans. Courtney Is deludinl
the people of the North bv publishing that he has In
vented new a. rig 10y Which the speed of the boa
Is greatly benefited. Ianlan laughs at the idea, AM
says that he intends making Courtney pull faster thai
lie ever did In his life. Ianan says that MS FAR rs hi
observation goes he Is much pleased with the course
AMI predicts fast race.
| On Tuesday evening, the 9th ultmo,
| meeting of the Columbia Boat Club was held In par
Tor 81, Riggs House; the committee to secure sit
for the boat house reported having secured ten yea
lease of lIigh-street wharf, in Georgetown and hav
Ing paid six months rent In advance. The comnitte
boat house plans introduced Mr.. Harvey l.. Page
the architect, who presented design for the house
which was adopted and Mr.. Page was elected
member of the committee, which was instructed an
authorized to proceed with the erection of the build
ing with little delay possible The specification
will be ready to I've submitted to builders for propo
sails on Monday, the 81 instant. j. &. Marbury, A
T. Brice, and j. II. Gordon submitted draft OF con
stituton and bylaws, which was read and amended
Mr.. T.. +. Riggs, from the flag committee, presente
three designs, from which one was selected an
adopted. The membership committees, Messrs. WI
liam Tayioe Snyder f.. +. Riggs and j. $. Ieiglei
were ballotcd for and elected there were nunerou
applications which the committee were unable to Civ
Its attention. An election of officers Will take pac
at the meeting next Saturday evening.
Pedestrians.
Blower Brown and Charles Rowell,
England, going to accept o'Leary's chaleng
issued in behalf of Dobler and Hart, for 40, 900.
A twenty six hour go-as- you-please col
test is to take place IN this city the 2sth and 2o
of this month, between Il. Tracy, the champion
Maryland and District OF Columbia, and Mr.. u.
Owens, the noted runner, and champion of Wasln.
ton. Mr. Michael Scanlon is In charge, and to furth
the object meeting will he held Wednesday mig
at seaton Hail. when any ambitious pedestrian OF til
city may obtain information. The race IS for
I.nIt Ia fpant