Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Sporting Notes.

THE POTOMAC REGATTA.
Tie long talked-of boat race between Plsisted
Lee and Davis takes place this afternoon at 800
O'Clock, the oarsnen declining 10 postpone tt
further on account OF the weather. The course
10 tie rowed Is three miles, starting from the
Ioto mac boat house, a mile and half down the
river and return.
IRE SECRETS CONTAINED IN CoURTNEY'S LITTLE
IRON BOX.
Courtney at Syracuse has been talking with a
eorrespoL6 dent OF the Boston Herald. He says
he don't know whether he Will ever pun again.
out is glad the championship OF the world Is on
Ten al. There is not the slightest prospect or
his challenging Hanlan or any body else he says.
IL would appear that besides rig Courtney
has little iron box. He unlocked &c, and from
an inner receptacle removed a package or let
tiers ana papers. From this he took one letter.
Tue envelope bore an English date, mark and
printed American Consuiste' Manchester,
Eng" and beneath was the word Personal"
Ia I'D With pen stroke above and below.
courtney extracted the letter. Across the
hdentisl," heavily UNDERSIGNED The sig
naiHie was Albert 10. Shaw Inscribed "a
a bold, round hand. MIR. Shaw, rs 3 known,
Courtney TO 60 10 England ana place him SELF
ehtiieiy under Mr.. Snaw control IL assured
Tue scailer that, using Mr.. Saaw'S own expires.
rich and sure harvest" Heavy marks were
drawn beneath these words. Ia another mari
OF The letter Dir. Shaw told Courtney, with tbs
inunlation by fair means or foul, that he could
I2Ee back 10 America vast sum OF money.
There ale Others ten times as bad as this ia
nat safe from men who choose 10 cali them
serves gentlemen. The facts contained in them
axe lncontIoyertlole, and would eXonerate me
entirely In the Lachine affair" why don't
you permit the publication OF these letters
Wllh a statement OF the facts from your" "The
6 Sie nas NOT arrived as yet shall do so at no
distant Gay, and then you will see some Lively
hopping For the present must keep quIct
ana walt day OF reckoning is coming"
Sonifhey replaced the precious package In tie
SAFE, WHICH ne locked securely, remarking a.
ne 0id SO, Il can AFFORD 10 wait awhile An
other remark OF Courtncy's was: az sometimes
Ihlnk people abused Garfield into the White
race
THE RANLAH-LAYCocK AGREEMENT.
Al meeting held at O'Clock yesterday after
noon al the Sportsman Office I'm London articles
or agreement were signed for q sculIinp matna
petWeen Laycock ana Hanlan over the Thames
championship course, 10 take place January n
~. al ESQ O'Clock p. m, for c50O side, the
HIWf%h"H chaHenge cup and the champion
snip. The parties deposited Case a side. the
oaiance TO De posted on the 9Th OF January
Ihe president or the American company stated
that as the men were able TO obtain the funds
Tor the match he did not consider his of ar OF a
prize CT LEGO necessary.
HANLAN's HACKERS
mace 50, GOO out OF their trip to England with
The Canadian Sculler.
FASTEST two MILF TRoT on RECORD.
ON Saturday Mr. Robt. BonnSr's brown mare
Manetta, eight years old. by Wuodford Nam.
brino, dam Malmalson, by Alexander's Abdal
iah. was hooked In double harness with Long
nan for two-mile trial on the track at Mr
BonEers farm She made the first quarter in
S5ls, passed the half In l:lOa. reached the third
quarter In f:+6 and finished the first mile in
2:20%. She made the mile and a quarter in
"a, The mile and half In S:2sla, the nile aud
three quarters In 4:02L X, and the two miles In
1854. This Is the fastest TWO miles ever trottei
Id any rig hy any horse, mare or geldtng fn tia
United States. The analysts shows mat the
second Idile was covered In the wonderful time
OF 2:l51, and the last half OF the second mile
was made at a 2:l3 gait. The road wagon
weighed one hundred and sixty pounds. Taa
weather Oh that day was very cold, and q sttn
wind was blowing, and the track was SLOW wet
anu slippery on account or the frost.