The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15


River course, at Philadelphia, July 7th, Sth
and 9th, promises 10 be the greatest aquatic
event that has ever taken place i'm tbis
country. Eight eight-oared she'll crews and
twenty four-oared crews will enter the
race together with many six cared crews
For several months the JuBief Sophie
more and Freshmen crews of Brown Uni
verslty have been pfactieing daily in their
gymnasium for the class races, which are
to take place on the Seekenk. Since warm
weather set in, they may be seen nearly
every afternoon training IN their little
siiells on the river. 1t Had beer decided to
have the races on the LIST, I'd and 3dof June,
but es ing TO baseball arrangements, they
Will not take place on those days, but as
near them as Is convenient
Whether the proposed race on the Poto-
mac is to be trio, duo or solo we are
as yet unable to determine. Hanlan is al
| ready on the ground-or water, we should
say; Reilly is also there or thereabouts, and
Courtney was to nave started for the scene
| OF strife on the 10th. The prize Of six
| thousand dollars is said to be in the posses
sion OF Mr.. sBlaikie, referee. As two or
three substitutes have been named to take
the place OF the absent or indisposed prin-
| cipal, should any such misfortune as the
| Illness or absence of either man occur it
| looks as if there would be race Of some
kind on the day named In view Of the
possibility of the sawyers being Oh hand
again, each sculler has taken the precau-
| tiOh to provide himself with two or three
boats, so that should any one OF them be
got at there will be another to fall back
upon. We can not see anything to pre-
vent race, If the principals are anxious
| for it.
BOAT RACE ON THE RIVER.
The following challenge explains ITSELF
CINCINNATI, May 1st, 1880.
A.. C. Banks, Secretary and Treasurer Aquatic
Boat Club, City:
DEAR SIR-Acting for the Acme Boat
Club, hereby challenee the Aquatic Boat
Clnb to double scull race on the Ohio
River FIR the silver cup now in your
possession. as per agreement entered into
by our clubs in July of last year. Awaiting
an early reply, remain yours truly,
Ed WIsNEwsKI,
Secretary Acme Boat Club.
The Aquatic Boat Club this week ac-
cepted the above challenge to row the
Acmes double scull race, but have not
vet decided as TO when the affair will take
pltce. further than it will come off during
the first part of next month The silver
cup mentioned in the challenge belongs to
these clubs and is to be rUwed for three
times every year while the clubs remain in
existence. The Aquatics won it in the last
race last season and have held it over win
ter. The Acme boys are confident Of TAX
ing it from them this season and the COM
ing race will doubtless be an interesting
one.
Turf Topics.
There is racer named Chicago Girl, but
is not so fast as you might think.
The races begin at Chester Park in less
than three weeks and some excellent spert
is anticipated.
The races of the Chicago Jockey Club.
under the rule OF half forfeit, have filed
splendidly. The lowest number of trotting
entries is ten ana the highest twenty-six.
The entries for the spring trotting meet
ing of the National Fair Association,
Washington, d. c., closed May 9th. The
days.
The Live Stock Record seems to have
been little off in saying that General Bu-
ford's colt, Goodnight. was ont OF the ring.
He won mile dash at Lexington in very
fast time. and did it handily, too.
Eight of Mr.. August Belmont's flyers
left New York City this week for Washing
ton, where they will run at the snring
meeting. which begins IN the 17th inst.
The horses were in charge of the noted
trainer, J. w. Mcclellan, and all appeared
in fine form. Among them were Tur.
renne, a chestnut colt; Democrat, a chest
nut colt Lord Lytton, bay gelding; Fid-
dlestring, chestnut till,; Beata, ches.-
nut flly; Edelweiss, a bay filly, and the
colt Tapioca. Mr.. Mcclellan said that the
horses gave promise OF doing some good
work at Washington.
W. s. Cartwright, the well-known Eng
lsh turf man, died last week. In 1865 he
won the Goodwood Cup, York Gun and
Champagne Stakes with Ely; in 1870 the
Middle Park Plate with Albert Victor, and
! in 1872 the Brighton Cup and Great Ebor
Handicap with Louise Victoria: in 1874.
the Liverpool Summer Cup, and in 1876
the Brighton Stakes with the same mare !;
| in 1874, the Derby, with George Frederick /;
in 1877, the Great Yorkshire Handicap
with Albert Edward; in 1878, the somert-
sire Stakes with Fair Lyonese. and the
Great Eber Handicap with Caeran.
| CoNEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLuR-A new
stake. four mile heats, has been erected by
the above club, and is to be run for at the
fall meeting on the new course by the sea.
1t is called the Great Long Island Stakes.
and is sweepstakes for all ages, Of $3.50
each Tor starters. with 5000 added by the
Association, of which 81, 0o0 TO the second
and $500 to the third horse. Horses en-.
tered by June 1st to pay $50 forfeit; by
July lst, $75 forfeit; by August lst 500
f,rfeit; by September 1st, when the entries
shall be closed, $3.50 forfeit. Fiye-year-olds
and aged to carry 114lbs; four-year-olds,
1OSlhs: three. year-olds, 95lbs; sex allow
ances four mile heats Nominations to be
addressed to ]. g. Lawrence, Secret ary
Coney Island Jockey Club, rs East Twenty.
sixth street. New York City.
A cable dispatch to the New York World