Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-24
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Sporting Notes.

The Nationals have made application for ad-
m1t1ance to the league In case the Tfoys are
thrown out for violating the league rules in that
they did not keep championship game engage
ment with the Providence. There will be soe-
c1al meeting Of the officers OF the league at
Niagara Fails tomorrow. at which the case Of
Troy and the application Of the Nationals will
De considered. Games Saturday resulted: Bos-
tons, 2; ProvidenceS, 9. Daleys OF West Troy
3 Albanys, 5-lgame called on account of RAIN.
CincinDattS. /; Bufalos. 2. Chicagos. s: CIeve-
lands. 5. Harvards, 5; PrincetOns, 9. The game
between the Troys and Worcesters was called
at the end OF the eighth inning on account OF
raln-score being Is to In favor of Worcester5.
The spring meeting Of the Maryland Jockey
club commences tomorrow on the Pimlco
course, near Baltimore. The Baltimore Gazette
to-day says: There is every prospect for an
week The rains or the past two days have
been most fortunate coincidence The track,
Which was dry and dusty, has been greatly ben
stsd and o6 tn the openipg day will probably be
In the Galveston regatta Saturday the four
Dared barge race was won by the Atlantic club,
OF New orleans. The single scull race between
00r rasy, Oh va 1vesto a. ana MMmroId OF New
the course before the completion OF the race
Mumford was two lengths ahead at that time.
The university meeting OF the Harvard Attn
let1c association Saturday was largely attended.
The events were well rendered and the contest
ants heartily appla4ded.!
THE HANLAN COURTNEY ROW.
The Syracuse Herald Says:-A prominent
member OF the Hanlan Club was In town last
week, and In conversation with one OF our buSi-
ness men told him that no matter even II Court
ney eoa!a pear nanian, the race OF the 10Th was
90 oe Hanlans, no matter what the cost or sac
rlllce. He furthermore said that there Is entered
pn tAe BOOKS OF the Hanlan Club an entry that
reads as f0llows:-"Paid Charles E. Courtney
$4,000 at l.achine" This looks as though Court
ney could afford to be sick and quit In race.
lie further said that Hanlan must have this
race, as he intends going to England, and he
must go as the representative oarsman, even Ii
the club had TO spend $4,000.
NEW YORK RIFLEMEN IN TOWN.
F. j. Donaldson, captain OF the New York
Rifle Club; w. II. Dunlap, George l. seabury,
Archie McGunes, and o. j. Hewlett, members
OF the club, arrived at the Ebbitt to-day. They
come TO commence series OF exchange con-
tests with members OF the Columbia Rifle
short range. The first match will be shot to
morrow afternoon, and the second Wednesday
morning. This afternoon the New York rifle
men. Col. Burnside. Hardness and others, OF
the COlumbiaS, went out to Benning'S for
practice shoot. c. IL. Laird. P. J. LauritZen.
Benjamin Chambers and j. o. P. Burnside com
prise the team that the Columbia club will pit
against the New York r1femen. The distance
Will be 200 and 300 yards, ten shots over each
range TO each man. The series of matches will
conclude at Creedmoor in June when the home
team will go over there to shoot.
CHARGED WITH OPENING A LETTER.-The case
OF the United States against Robert Hamilton
mot X. b. Hamilton, letter carrter) charged on
the oath OF A. r. Jackson with having opened
letter containing postal order addressed to
jackson, was before Mr.. s. G. Mills, United
States Commissioner, on Saturday. The case
was partially heard On saturday and continued
until Today, and was pending at 2:30 O'Clock
when our reporter left. MessrS. jackson and
Hamilton are both from Ohio, and came here TO
see the boat race, and were partners together
In pool selling for the same. This letter came
TO the Imperial hotel in the regular way, and
was inadvertently opened by Hami ton, who
handed IL over TO his partner, to whom 1t was
addressed with the contents
Golden, agent:-50 600 herrtngs from 50 to s. PEI
Thousand; 5000 shad, from $40 to SIS per nun.
dred; 200 punches rock and perch, from 20 to
| 40 cents per bunch.
| CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.-EdWafd McRae,
| young man, was charged in the Police Court TO-
day with grand larceny OF silver spoons and
other articles of value nom Anna L. Burns, who
| testified that her house was broken open on the
/ day OF the boat race during her absence from
| the house and these articles taken. They are
/ lives Ia the neighbOrhoOd, testified to seeing
| this young man, with another, on the stree
| near this lady's house at the time OF the rob
| berry. They had two SatchelS and bundle
Some one across the street called out TO arreS
| these two men, as they had robbed house VI
| street. The men started to run and dropped
| the packages, which were picked up and re
! turned to the owner. They contained most O
| the articles stolen. Another colored man names
James Snowden and little girl cOrrob0rate'
the preceding witness. The case was sent Il
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