Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-16
Sporting Notes.

BOATING RACES.
The Harvard class boat race took place Sat
urday, over the Charles river course, in the
presence OF an immense throng. The distance
rowed was trif1e short OF two miles, and the
race was won by the juniors In Ills. The
lengths behind. The 1882 sophomores were
third, and the freshmen bad fourth. The
betting was largely in favor OF the 1SSl's, and
there was considerable disappointment mani
tested at the result.
At the annual spring regatta OF the Columbia
boat CLUB, held on Harlem river, Saturday, in the
first race-four Dared shell-Mines and Medical
ard were beaten by nve lengths In q mile
course. The second race was pair-oared gig
Moore bow, EldFi1ge stroke. and Watson cox
Walters coxswaln. The latter won By two
lelgths, no time being taken. The single Sculi
race was declared on, as there were no
starters.
The date OF the inter collegiate race OF the
crewsof the University Of Pennsylvan and
Columbia and Princeton colleges has been
fixed for Monday. June 27. The race is for
National course on the Scnuyikill river.
WALKING MATCHES,
The score In the 142 hours heel-and-toe Chi
cago walking match at the finish last night
Tracey, 523. $3.50: Krohne, $50. $500; Struckel
45s. $500; Faber, 45O, sl0O; Campana. sI5 miles.
winning nothing. The gate receipts are said
The pedestrian tournament" which, during
last week, convinced even the most sceptical
that New York's interest In pedestrianism Is
Dying, II not dead, was closed Saturday even
His eight competitors had dropped away from
him one by one till he was left to do his las5
three days work alone. Though having walk
over for the race, he had 500 miles TO finish
before he could claim the winners share OF the
gate money. Some $500 In round numbers were
taken at the door, and his share was not far
from $500. He finished his 5OOth mile at little
Affer D0Hf Saturday
walked one mile more for good measure before
retiring.
The second tournament for the o'Leary in
ternationa belt will begin at the Madison
Square Garden, New York, on Monday, the 2sd
inst. and end the following Saturday. ten
mile race for policemen. letter carriers and fire.
in the same week. The prizes In this race Will
be trophy and 500 to the winner, $50 to the
second, SIS to the third and SIS to the fourth.
BASE BALL SATURDAY.
the washington s and % base es
clubs was played In New York, Saturday. and
was won by the Metropolitans by score of IL
to I: In game between the Buffalo and Prov
made eight runs and the latter four. At CIeve.
land-Boston, 6; Cleveland. s. At Boston
Harvard, IA; Yale 9. At Chicago-Chicago, 4;
WorcesteIs 3. At New Haven, Conn.-Yale,
ii; Amherst, 8. At Providence, R. I.-For the
college championship: Dartmouth, 9; Brown, 6.
INDIAN TROUBLES sFEARkD.-As special dispatch
from Little ROCK, Ark, says:-'Gov. Overton
OF the Ch1ckasaw nation, has gathered together
an army OF 800 men, and has Issued an oruer to
the eject that Texas cattle raisers and white
men generally must leave the country before
June 1St or force will be used. similar situa-
ton prevails In the Choctaw nation. Gov. Nc
Curtin has Instructed the sheriffs to immed-
ately organize and arm militia companies to
assist in driving out the whites. The trouble
in the Chickasaw nation Is said to have grown
out OF the refusal OF the Texans to pay more
Ing cattle therein. Gov. Overton demanding
twenty-five cents per head. In the ChoctaW
nation the trouble Is chiefly In regard to the
the Indians holding that nearly all the white
populatlon are there without proper authority.
serious conflict between the whites and the