Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-17
Gut Of Door sports.

hACks On THE FAIR GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
The re were more than a thousand persons on
lhe National Fair grounds yesterday afternoon
10 witness Two troJting races for $3.50 each. The
INST was fer three minute horses The race
was was wen oy Mr Draney's ldler; Blue Dick sec
tourtn. Time IAN, 2-46, 24S. A free-for-all
next took place, the entries being Uncle Dave,
formerly Bentre star Maid, Col. Haywood,
trump and Lady Golddust Uncle Dave won.
star Maid and Col. Haywood declared Jointly
10 be entitled TO second money. Trump third
and Lady Goiddust last. Time 2.35l 2.i9. ASA
The Judges were MessrS. A. I. Whiting \. W.
Kelly and G. 7. Beiden, ana the timeKeepers,
Nessrs. j. {. Rock and George NJ. OysJer, IT,
MAUD S. TRYING TO BEAT 21ii..
Al Chlcago yesterday afternoon there was a
large attendance 10 witness the aftemot OF
Maud 10 beat the record OF 2:liit The
weather was pleasant, but there was a strong
east wind. The first event was the 2:3J race.
three heats easily; Mary Miller second.
Time 2:2I 4. The second race for 250 class was
won by Kate Sprague, with Donald second.
Time 226ti. The appearance or Maud y on
the track 10 trot against time for 81 SD was a
signal Tor hearty applause. Her first heat was
merely TO warm her up, aud as she lett her feet
several times, 1t was made In 2:26ii. The first
quarter OF her heat was made STEADY IN 80
seconds. and then she was cut loose for her
best speed, making the half mile ia l:04h
Her driver sped her at an undimlnShad gait 10
The three quarter pole. which was reached in
1868. Coming home there was scarcely less
excitement Than when the record was lowered
IN the summer meeting, for IL seemed certain
that she would make a mile In 2:l1 at least but
81 e lett her feet when few yards from the wire
and the heat was spoiled The watches did
not seem 10 agree, those outside OF the stand
making her TINE 2:lok to 2:ll while the time
announced by the judge was 2:11 =.
OTHER RACING NOTES
AT tne Doncaster (England) meeting yester-
day the race for the Rous plate for 2-year old
colts and nllies. was won by Lord Roseberry's
| chestnut tiliy out OF Czarina- Lord Cadogan's
chestnut flly Mazurka was second, aud Mr. j.
II. Houldsworths bay nlly out OF Crocus third.
MT. Hamptons brown colt Mountebank, Mr.. Z.
LorilaTdS bay colt PaSSaic, Sir III. De Trafford's
| chestnut colt Billycock and Lord Zetlaud's bay
| colt Stratheden, also ran. The betting before
the race was q TO On the CZarina lilly. Pas
| Salc came In last.
The following is a summary of the racing
events at Lexington, KY, yesterday: Handi.
caps, mile heats, Montreal. l, l; Minnock, 2 3;
II miles: Bette F., i; Miss Males, ?; Kinkead
8. Ilme-2:ll. one mile dash: Bettle f., L;
Lucy May, 2; Mathe Walker, B. Time-i:43S.
AT Albany yesterday tie races were as fol-
class. won by Lady Foxey, Steve Maxwell sec
end. Best time-2:2624. Second race for 2:2a
class purse 1900. divided. Patchen won, Iron
Age second. Best tilne-2;25.
the Following is summary OF the racing at
Bradford, Pa. yesterday: For 2:45 class. purse
sio9' George U. Sherman won; Lady Upton sec
ond Best time, 2:33l4. Same class purse $500
Timothy won; Clara second. Best time, 2:3O.
St julien had narrow escape at Kalamazoo.
Mich, Wednesday night, the car on which he
was travelling being detached at that point by a
misplaced switch and upset The horse landed
On his feet ana was not hurt.
The winners at Coney Island (N.Y1 races yes
tercay Were Boardman, a miles, in 2:Il. Spin
away went over the mile race alone in l:5l n:
Checkmate. mile and i've furlongs, in $50; Dis
tufbanCe, steeplechase, in 6:291.
SHOOTING AT CREEDMooR.
AZ Creedmoor, yesterday III the international
military match, the following teams won first
and second prizes. Their score at three ranges
out OF possible score OF ,26O for a team were:
Military Division OF Missouri, 1G23; Military Di-
Vision OF The Pacific, LOLA. The other teams
scores were: Connecticut $50, New Jersey 9I2
200 yards, possible 115 per team there were IL en-
tiles and three prizes. The winning teams were:
Company Il, United States engineers, Willetts
Point. 145; company b. fifty-rirst regiment, New
YORK, l3S: company c, United States engineers
Willetts Point. l3.. In the champions match,
open TO all comers, distance 200, GOO and 900
yards, ten rounds at each distance, i've prizes
winners: A-C. EateS 13o: 7. ii. Gray, Boston, 137;
w. NJ. Farrell, 1sI; L. l. Allen, 49,; A. McGIn-
Miss, ISL.
BASE BALI. AND CRICKET.
Derby'5 niEe beat Lynch'S yesterday at the
National grounds by score OF TO .. Other
base ball games yesterday were as follows: At
Buffalo-ClevelandS, 6: BuffaloS, /. A Clncln-
natf-ChicegoS, IL; CtncinnatiS. 9. a. Provf-
dence- -Bostons. 10; Providence, 4. AT Troy
WorcesteIS, &; Troys
The cricket match between the Merton Club
and the All Canada Twelve was resumed at
Philadelphia yesterday morning and closed
about $50 oclock. when the score stood: Merton,
siXtieth inning, 143 with eight WlcketS 10 spare;
All CanaGa. 242.