Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-17
Sporting Notes.

AT Brighton yesterday the first race purse
$3.50, three quarters OF a mile. Natalie won.
Sunbeam second, and Wrangier third. French
pools paid $685., Time XIII Second race
purse $3.50 one mile and furlong. Krupp Gan
won, New York Weekly second, Nagrant third
Time, f:51E. Third race, purse $3.50. for three
year olds, cue mile and q furlong. British Lion
won, ingomar second, Emily f. third. Time,
200. The hurdle race, purse $3.50. for horses
quarter, over i've hurdles, was won by Deyan.
2:261E.
The announcement by the London Sportsman
that Mr.. LorillardS horses Parole FaIsetto Sly
Dance, PappooSe, and Wayandotte have left
Newmarket for the Unted States, by no means
in England, which stil has at hand Wallen-
stein, 1rcquoiS, Paw Paw, and other winners
but withdrawal OF some former elements OF
strength. Paroles English career, begun In
glory, has ended under something of a cloud: he
was so heavily weighted this year as TO prevent
his Winning, except in a few races, and In these
ne was mostly unfortunate or Ill managed.
There was closely contested trial OF strength
and speed before large crowd at Boston YES
terday between Irish American and Scotch
Canadian athletes for s., 600 and the general
athletic championship OF the world. The for
mer were represented by Thomas Lynch, of
Boston, and James c. DAILY, OF New York and
the latter by Duncan c. Ross aud E. W. john
sor, both OF Canada The contest was very
close, the success shifting from one side to the
other I'LL the close, when the Irish-Americans
wen by three points.
The New York yacht squadron, accompanied
by The Eastern yacht squadron left Newport.
K. l.. at noon yesterday for New Bedford. Ths
attt mpt to get up race fell through because Of
Son { misunderstanding. The fleet Is TO return
10 Newport. The principal races will be held at
New Bedford.
Al The Saratoga races yesterday the fourth
race, a &c Ii; n / ap hurdle :race: purse of $50
OF nicn SlGO To second horse; Two miles; over
eli lit hurdles, was won b. Derby; Frank Short
d iey"fiie In the pools> second and Rose third.
Time. Aces.
The Douglass and Keystone (coloreD clubs
Of this city played On the National grounds yes
terGay. The Douglass won by to4.
To Find The Day Of the Week.
chdnic have been giving rules for finding on
what day OF the week any particular date oc-
ours. One OF the simplest OF these methods is
purely numerical. and not too complicated to be
easily remembered and worked out mentally
First OF al, there is constant for style-6 for
new style, or all dates after september Ii. 1852
Next there is constant for each month. These
are, l. 4. 4. o. 2, 5, O, 3, e. /, 4, g. on leap year
the constant for January and February IS one
less, or 0, 8. Then multiply the century by 5.
and add one-fourth, emitting fractions: Next
add one-fourth to the odd years over the CEN
fury; and finally add the day OF the month.
Divide the total by I. and the remainder Will
show the day or the week. AS an example, let
1t be required TO ind out On what day Of the
week January /, ISL, will fall The process is
as follows:
Constant, n. S. Observation-Disclosures.
H.. 1
Century Qs) multiplied by 5, plus -. 81
ODD years SD Plus a ..-.......-........l0 l
Day OF month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
2Os
This divided by leaves or for remain
der, which shows that it will be the last day OF
the week, or Saturday. For Old style the con-
slant is 4. and the number of the century Is
multiplied by 6. The rest of the process Is the
same as for new style.-M 7. Tribune.
gust tenn OF the L. S. district court, which
began In Philadelphia yesterday, true bills OF
Indictment were found by the grand jury against
Doctor John Buchanan. charged with devils
ING scheme to defraud and with using the NAH
for 1llegitimate purposes. The corOner'S Jury
yesterday morning Investigated the case or Wal.
Hammond,a colored child, whose death occurred
several weeks ago, In which cdr. F" David Wright,
one OF Buchapan'S graduates, gave a certificate
Of Death from ''collary fantum." Evidence was
produced to show that Wright was graduate
of the buchanan Eclectic College," that several
druggists had refused TO compound his tllegiole
Prescriptions, and that the child really died
from natural causes. The verdict was as fol-
lowS:-"We. the jury, do find that VIM. Ham,
mcnd died from natural causes, and We do CEN
sure Dr. Wright for prescribing as an unqual-
ned physician of the bogus diploma Buchanan
College: and we do find Mr. Falkenberg, drug
gist, equally guilty as DR. Wright, and would
call the attention of the district attorney to this
and similar cases, which bring disgrace TO the
medical profession In our city,
ACCIDENTALLY SHor.-The Alexandria Gazetts
states that In WarTenton, Va, last Saturday
afternoon, while Mr.. Frank Brooke was In his
store surrounded by party OF friends, he
grasped pistol lying near on shelf that was
apparently unlOaded, and making some TESTING
remarks to his companions turned the muzzle
10 lis breast and playfully pulled the trigger.
Now 1t happened that the one chamber con-
cealed by the hammer was loaded, and the
weaIon exploded, the ball, Of 32-inch calibre,
entering about two inches above the left nipple.
Immediately over the heart, and passing through
the lung. Mr.. Brooke fmmedfa tely fell He
was carried up stairs, and the doctors being sent
for an examination was held, when 1t was found
that the bullet was still in the body. The wound
was not probed, as it was considered dangerous
because of the close proximity TO the heart
The missile, 1t Is supposed, took an upright
direction and is lodged somewhere In the vicin.
ity OF the shoulder. Mr.. Brooke Is one OF the
most popular young men in Warrenton.
ASSASSINATION OF GEN. BRYAN GRIMES IN
NORTH CARoLINA-Reliable Information has
be- received OF the assassination Of Cen. Bryan
Grimes on the 14th inst, near his home IN Pitt
county, n. C. Rumors says he was riding In a
buggy along the highway, when he was shot
dead by some one concealed In the bushes The
murderer Is supposed to have been negro or
white man. against both Of whom Gen. Crimes
was an important witness la an arson case.
The scene OF the murder being remote from tele-
org nli, communication. the particularS have