National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-01
THE SPORTING RECORD.
Gathering Of Professional and Amateur
0arSmen at Geneva.
a Moving Grand Stand of Fifty Platform
Cars for Spectators.
The Coming Regatta at Geneva.

GENEVA, N. Y, Aug. 3l.-Thore Is every In
dication that tho arst regatta of tho Geneva
Regatta association, which will be held here
tomorrow aud Thursday, will be an entire
success. Courtney, Hosmer Lee, Riley, Demp.
sey, Wcisgerbcr, Felsinger aud Ten Eyck OF
tho professionals, are on hand, while among
the amateur single scullors are Holmes, Muir.
ray, Galsel, Larmon, Grouse, Monahan Brown
DObcnott, Dorchester aud Goodsell. The fol-
lowing double scull crews have arrived
Holmes and Woodbury., the Monahan brothers
Larmon and Brown aud tho Andrews brothers
The four-onrod race will be contested by tho
Elmira, tho Albany and the Hobart college
crews. The Watkins crew was entered, but
will not row. Tho programme of the events
tomorrow will bo rs follows: Single sculls,
$3.50 o'clock; four.oarcd race, $50 o'clock. On
Thursday the double scull amateur race will
be called at 430 o'clock p. M, and the profes.
sional sculls nt $3.50 o'clock. Only the referee 3
steam tug will DO allowed to accompany the
boats in the several races. Tho course ex-
tends along and close TO tho shore, and specta-
tors will havo an excollont opportunity to
view the events from moving grand stand Of
fifty platform cars on the Syracuse, Geneva &
Corning railroad.
5. Il. Seyfert of Reading, Pa arrived to.
night and all of the amateur scnllers are
ready for the races In which they are entered
Tomorrow.
A match, scullng three miles, with turn,
was arranged Tonight between James
Riley Of Saratoga and G. W. Weisgerber Of
Wheeling W. Va, for $1,000 a side, to take
place within thirty days. The hackers Of
Weisgerber and Felsingcr express desire to
arrange matches between these sculers and
Charles Courtney, and will be accommodated
If forfeit money Is deposited.
The Races Mt Concy Island
BRIGHTON BEACH, c. l., Aug. 3l.-The at
tendance at the races to-day was small aud the
track heavy.
First race, purse $3.50, for all ages, heats of
tnree'quarters of q mile--Modorator /, I;
Charley Ross, 2, 2. Time, l;21i, 1881. The
nrst heat was won by three.quarters of a
length and the second by three lengths.
Second race purse $3.50, selling race foral
ages, one'milelnnd iurloug-Lilian. l. Little
Reb, 2; John FiAlason, 8. Time, goa. Lillian
won by dozen lengths, the same distance
between second and third.
Third race, purse $3.50 handicap for three
year olds one mile and Il quartor-Mmy An
derson, l; Charles A. Bader, 2; Caller On, 3.
Time, 2:20, Mary Anderson won by six
lengths, Caler On n bad third
fourth race, purse $3.50, handicap stceple.
CHASE, about mile and a-half-Ohio Boy. /:
Spartan, 2; Harry Bishop, 3. Time, 3.O4.
Ohio Boy won by two lengths, the same dis.
tanco between second and third
Mystic Park Races.
BosToN, Aug. 31.-Tho fall meeting at Mys-
tic park opened to-day. The track was in fair
condition aid the attendance large
First race, FOR horses that had never beaten
$50, purse $500, divided. Nasty won In three
straight heats, with Lady Kelso second and
Tom Hendricks third. Bcst time, 2:27.
Tho 2;22 class, for purse Of 1000, di-
vided, was won by ParGna in threo straight
heats, Emma b. second and jersey Boy Third.
Best time 2:22i.
Tie third race, for tho 2:l0 class, purse
$1,000, divided, was won by Wcdgewood,
Driver second and Sheridan third. Best time,
2:20!