Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-08
SPORTS ON LAND AVID WATER
THE rHrLADRlrura REGATTA.

| THE rHILADRifurA REGATTA
s,i, ,,,.Ii ogf ~sssphc report from the Schuyl
events came on: In the fourth heat for Junior
| singles, the starters were r. G. JACKSON. or
pSia pssaHeS Fsss Ol a0nkersi pempsey Of Pnladel
Monmouths Of Red Bank, Nj. The race was
with jackson from the start, and was won in
| 9:44A: Dempsey couple OF lengths behind
The nth heat OF the Junior single SOULS fSi.
| lowed. There were four entIies-A. Gigues
| Wyandotte Mich: James Harris. New Orleans
the race all his own way, winning in lo:slI<'
Then came the sixth heat for junior scullers
! and II. X. Leonard. Watkins. Ny. not appear
/ ing. p. McManus Metrop0Iitans. New York city,
| pulled over the course alone.
The first heat for double sculls. which fol-
lowed, proved 10 be quite an exciting contest.
The entries were NeSper OF Philadelphia. Geo.
! :. James and III. A. Renuer; Mutual or Albany
! Peter j. Collen and Chas Pepebr1nk; Paw,
tucket, OF Rhode Island. f. f. Holmes and j. A.
Whitaker; Shoe-wae-cae-metteS. OF Monroe,
Mich, W. II. Durren and stephen DeSsau. The
contest was close from the jump. The boats
( got well away together, and for nearly a mile
/ stuck closely 10 each other Then the Paw
tucket boys forged slowly ahead, followed by
/ third and the Nespers considerably IN the rear.
In this way they crossed the line. amid consid-
! cradle excitement among the crowds gathered
! on the grand stand and along the shore. The
/ Pawtucket won in s:5sa. Then followed the
second heat OF the double souls. The
starters were Wah-wah-sums, OF saginaw,
?
ham; Hartfords, Thomas Held Jr., and
IL. T. Grant. The race was close for several
hundred yards, when the Saginaws spurted
and shot In several lengths ahead. Time.
Wah-wah-sums, $780,. the next race was for
college singles. with the following entries: j. A.
Powers. RENSSELAER, Polytechnic Institute; A. L.
Hall. Harvard University; J. A. Deyerauy, Prince
ton College. The contest was one OF the most
exciting OF the day. DeyerauX took water first,
and shot ahead. but had not gone far before
Hall overlook and passed him. He kept the lead
/ for ahpnaf ri M q Dntl han
shot ahead ana held the lead for several hundre5
yards. when Hall again went TO the fore. SO
they continued, with Powers In the rear, untll
they got near 10 the finish, when Powers woke
up with sudden squirt aid pushed Han very
hard. Han was hugging the east shore, ani il
Powers had turned his boat I'm the same direc-
tion he would have cut Hall of so that he could
not have gone by him. Hall came In the wlnnei
in l0:l0a., hardly half length ahead OF Powers
DeyerauN STOPPED rowing The last contest was
| 10 have been between college fours for the Eu-
| reka cup. The Princeton boys failed TO nut ir.
| an appearance. and the Pennsylvania Universi
| ty crew went over the course alone.
DISTRICT BOATING NOTES.
| The Potomac Club viii hold their annual re-
| gatta about the 2Ith OF this month. The regatta
| will include races between single double and
four Dared shells, working boats ana a barge
race. The course viii be one mile AMI return
up the river 20 the Three Sisters aud back. II
is the intention OF the racing committee 20 make
this the most successful regatta yet he'd. After
the races the guests of the club VIII be convey
ed TO Potomac Landing, the up river resort of
the Club, where an open air concert will be
given. The Landing Will be handsomely illu-
minated and the pavilion OF the club reserved
for dancing. There will very likely be a race
here next fall between the Nassaus and the
PotomacS. The former say they Will pun, AMI
the latter are ready. The race Will come OF
sometime In september. When the news OF
the Potomacs success at Fredericksburg was
/ received at their boathouSe here the nag was
hauled down aid broom ran up TO the mast
| Lead.
BASE BALL
The Albanys and Nationals played in Albany
yesterday. Ii was the Albanys last game they
/ having dfsbanded few days ago. The score
was 10 In the Nationals favor. IL IS stated
that an effort is being made In Albany 10 form
| a new club. The Douglass and keystone
Clubs (colored) played game OF bali on the
| National ground yesterday afternoon. Score
! Douglass I, Keystone 6.
SPORTING NOTES
| A game or cricket has been begun at Toronto
| between local club and the American club
| from Philadelphia, with the advantage largely
| 1n favor OF the Americans.
| Knight Templar won the = mile dash at De-
| troit yesterday in 1:l4s.. the fastest time ever
| recorded. Bancroft and Harry Bishop won the
| other Races.
At the Chester Park (CincinnatD races yester-
| day Dream won the 2:25 race and Billy Scott the
! 2:23.
The race for the Midsummer stakes was run
at Newmarket yesterday and was won by Clip
olata.
The American rife team have left Dublin for
! Wimbledon.