The Rock Island Argus., 1880-07-09
Last Nights Dispatches.
SPORTS.

MONMOUTH PARK, N. j.. July 8.-Th
July stakes for two year olds. FIVE
eighths of mile, were won by Spinaway
Blazes second, Spark third time l:04t
Third race. Monmouth oaks stake
one mile and quarter, Nancy won, Gil
della second, Bye and Bye third; time
2:19t.
The purse race. one and three quarter
miles. Quito won, Jim Beck second, Ferid'
third. time. 3:141
The race by gentlemen riders, one and
one-eighth miles, King Craft won, Ode
Fellow second. Baronet third; time
2:1Ot.
The selling race, one and one eighth
mile, Little Red won, Bayard second,
Turenne third; time 2:O33
Extra race, steeple chase, over a short
course, Derby won, Katie P second, Lizzie
d third: time, $3.50.
The hurdle race, oGe and three.quar
ter miles. Judith won, Problem second,
Disturbance third; time 3:2l. Prob
lem struck hurdle. fell and broke his
neck.
CINCINNATI. July S.-Chester Park,
fourth day races; good attendance. good
track.
First race, 2:40 class. Mary Miller won,
SALCk cSSObO1 w. AhOAI az
third. Time, 2:33, 1882, 2:34,
CHICAGO, July S.-The Jockey and
Trotting Club have arranged the follow
ing extra special purse to be trotted for
on Thursday. July %. the third day of the
regular meeting. Purse So, 500. open to
all trotters, divided, 81 800 to first, 5000
to second. $400 TO third. Mile heats.
best three in FIVE, in harness, ten per
cent Of the entrance, three OF more horses
to enter and three to start. The entries
directed by D. /. Hall, Superintendent.
PHILADELPHIA, July Sat the boat
races to day the weather was fine but
water rough and slow courses. The first
heat OF the senior singles was won by
Mumford, of the Perseverance, club, Of
New Orleans, By two lengths; Musgrove.
of St. Johns, New Orleans. second.
Time, 1l:194. Young, of this city. did
not row.
The second heat was won by Holmes.
Of the Pawtucket club, Hall, of Harvard.
second. Time. l1:49,
The best and most exciting race of the
day was the first heat for the four
Dared shells, sGd was rowed By the crews
of the Argonaut club, Toronto. the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and the Wyan-
dottes of Wyandotte, Mich The boats
got away together, the Argonauts rowing
So. Universities 40, and the Wyandottes
A strokes. TheiArgonauts and Wyan,
dottes took the lead for the first half mile,
when the University crew pulled up along
side, and for the second half mile 1t was
difficult to detect which was ahead One
of the seats of the Wysndotte's shell broke
down when nearing the home stretch. but
the crew pulled well together, and increas-
ing their stroke at last to As came in the
winner by half length in 9:423. The
other crews finished together 10 9:44.
In the second heat for four cared shells
there were three stsrters-Carman. of
n. Y; Centennial, of De-
troit, and Eureka, of Newark. N j. The
crews got away together at the word. the
Eureka and Centennial keeping well to
gether. the Carman crew, at the end of
the first half mile, being virtually out of
the contest. The race was warmly con-
tested, the Eurekas finishing half length
in advance in l0:033. The river a. this
time was covered with white caps
BUFFALO, July Base ball-Buffalos
10. Worcesters ..
CHICAGO. July 8.-Bass balI-Chicages
5. Providence 4
CINCINNATI, July S.-Base ball-Bos-
tons l9. Cincinnati 5.