Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-27
Sporting Notes.
I DOUBLE SCCLLING RACE

DOUBLE SCULLIEG RACE
took place on the Eastern Branch last evening.
DetWeen the following pairs: POSey and August
smith and Gunter and Brown and Herbert.
Ine course was three quarters OF a mile and
r reoorhc Posey and August won. their time as
RECORDED being I'm. $685.; Smith and Gunter
came In second, In 13m., and Brown and Her
Dert were one minute behind.
Inc Nationals played game of base ball
wiz MN 1ne Chicagos, at Springfield, yesterday
ana won oy a score of to liz innings. The
douglass and Manhattan, (colored), Of this city,
mel YESTERDAY afternoon, and the former were
VIGOROUS TS Gus oy score OF 6 too.
,IHe regatta OF the Louisiana Amateur Asso-
citation began at New Orleans yesterday. The
winners were: Junior single SOULS, p Powers
f 81 sh Ho nope Guo time, 15os Four.oared gig,
yefance club; time, 1859. Light draft singles.
E. Foley, OF the Atlanta; time, l506b.
,o SaRs George n. Stone, former owner OF VAN
on change in Cincinnati, Yesterday. when he
was BUSY receiving congratulations over the
peII0ImanCe OF the mare at Chicago, on Satur-
Gay Gay i las. o under his management He says he
Gay, ana feels sure that Maud s. could have
easily beaten st. Julens record If she had no.
t peen slowed we up to let Trinkett save her dis
lance. he is confident that she can trot In 2:1O,
and says that by her record of 213k-the best
ever Inade Ia race, and made by her in her
s sc on paoc appearance-she holds the place
OF ire best trotter In the world. She trots in
Cie'eland on Wednesday next
NEAL ESTATE SALES.-MeSSrS. DuncanS0n
Bros. auctloneers sold yesterday for Charles
waiter, attorney, part or lot 9, In square $50
lrOntlng % feet on 4th street, near street
southeast. with depth Of 76 feet inches, i'm
for 500.
SOLO to-day for the T.. S. marshal the asphalt
works OF the Grahamite and Trinidad Asphalt
Pavement Company, located at the corner Of B
and 10Th streets, to John McLaiu for sl2, O0O
SEVERELY INJUREp.-About O'Clock to-day
MI. Ferdinand Mullen, middle-aged white
man, residing at the corner OF 10th and Il StS
northwest was severely injured about the head
and body by falling off a street Car at the cor
ner OF 14th and streets. The police ambu-
lance conveyed him to the fifth precinct station
house, where he received medical attendance
and lay unconscious for long time.
CONGRESS HALL, Cape May, sets table of
particular excellence.
Mr.. G. 6. kimbal, OF the New York Associated
Press. was out rowing In his shell on the river
ne was run INTO 0y large row boat filled with
ladies and gentlemen. His shell was stove in
and he was obliged to take to the water. He
swan ashore in safety.
DIVORCE CAsEs.-Kate NJ. Jones' by Mr..
Robert j. Murray, has filed bill for divorce
from her husband, John III. Jones. They were
married here october %, 1916. by Rev. A. j.
Bender, and resided at her mothers until April
l, 1871, and then went to housekeeping. They
lived together one month, when she charges
that he deserted her, and has contributed moth.
Ing toward her support since April l. 1873. she
asks permission to resume her maiden name Ct
Kate NJ Hartman.
Clara E. B. Hall has, by Mr.. Meloy, flied a
Dill for divorce from Richard NJ. Hall. for
mer bill filed by Mrs. Hall was dismissed Sept.
loth last, and On being appealed, the general
term affirmed the decision below.
IN the case of l. W. Burton, who filed bill
IN July, 1873, on the ground OF adultery. full
divorce from nellie L. Burton was granted.
Judge Hagner, supposing that collision had
Deen pract1ced, denied the prayer of the peti-
t1Cner about three months since but the true
1actS having been brought to his attention. he
recalled this action and directed a petition for
fehearlng TO DE filed, with the above result.
THE CAPTURE OF SHARK.-About dark last
evening four men were In bathing I'm the river
below Glymont, when they saw Something ap-
preaching them In the water, which afterwards
proved to be shark. Some men near by fish
Ing Tor sturgeon. seeing the shark, threw out
their sefnes and succeeded in Capturing him.
ne proved to be large one eight feet and
half long, weighing about 600 pounds: his
mouth was twelve inches by seven. He
was lowed ashore by the fishermen and put on
exhibition at ten cents head. He was white
all over and had nearly 200 teeth in two rows.
quite number OF gentlemen Of this city were
pIese1t When ne was caught. This is the
second one Caught In that immediate nefghbor-
hood within week.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to John
Harris and Amelia Wilson; John H. SIS and
Mary A. Mcpherson, of Baltimore; s. B. Moten
and $. j. lsaacs; George H. Davis and Emma
Roberts; James Hoban and Elise A. Mitchell