Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-24
Sports ON Land and Water,
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.

THE SARATOGA REGAT
In drawing for positions for the Saratoga re-
gatta last night Lee got the first place, Riley
the second, Hosmer the third, Elliot the fourth.
Sheldon the fifth, Courtney the sixth. Ross the
seventh, Ten Eyck the eighth and Plaisted the
ninth The positions are numbered from the
VIII be on the extreme right OF the course and
Holmes on the extreme left Chas. f. Maethfno
president OF the metropolitan Rowing Club OF New
York city, will be judge at the finlsh and Col r NJ
Johnson and Philip j. Dwyer timers The referee
VIII be named on the morning of the race Geo
w. Lee, OF Saratoga, who is entered for the pro-
feSSlonal singlescull race at the Halifax regatta
vii! also row with mate In the race for double
SOULS. N~
THE PAssarc REGATTA.
The fall regatta OF the Passaic River Amateur
Rowing Association took place yesterday after
noon. The Junior single race was won by Henry
Rommel, OF the Triton club, in ll:l2: the paff.
Dared gig race by the Ariel club in II as the senior
singles by Theodore Kerr OF the Ariel cluh in
10:lS: the four-oared gig race by the Eureka cIuh
In 9:O6: the double-scull race by the Arels In 10 IA
over.
THE SWIMMING CONTEST
for $1,000 and the championship or the world b.
tween the English champion, Capt Matthew
Webb, and Thos. Riley. the champion short-dts-
lance swimmer Of America, took place at $50 p
m yesterday at Hull, Mass. IL was won by Capt
Webb. Webb made the distance 1.-TWO miles) In
one hour four minutes and fifty seconds, and Riley
Id one hour I'VE minutes and ten seconds.
At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 8; Clncinnatis, L A
Roston-Boston, z; Detroit, 2. At CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, 8; Athletic, 2 At worcester-worces
Ter, Ia; chicago, 5. AT Troy-Cleveland, g.; Troy
At New York-Metropotan g; Providence q
At St. Louis-Allegheny, 10; St Louis, 8
TURF NOTES
At Brighton Beach yesterday the winners were
Olivette, j. o. Nay, Ida b, Mary Warren and King
Dutchman.
match was made last night between Eole ana
Ben dor, TO be run on the first day OF the fall
meeting or the Coney Island Jockey Club, Tor
$2oOO slde the association TO add 81 500 both q
carry lIS pounds, distance one and three-Quarsef
miles
AT Saratoga yesterday Ida Stanhope won the
second race, Force the third and Revenge the
fourth.
The winners at the Poughkeepsie races yester-
day were Overman and Flora Belle j. p Morris
won TWO heats OF the third race (lnflnished.)
BICYCLIsTs AT THE oRIoLE
An interesting feature OF the approaching Or1ole
festival at Baltimore will be the bicycle races by
the Maryland bicycle club, which Will take place
at Newington park on the third day. There will
be i've events as follows: A half-mlle heat race
Tor members; two-mfe dash open race: mile
handicap, club race; three-mile DASH open TO all:
q handsome gold medal, engraved with an appro-
PIRATE design embematic OF the orioe. The total
cost OF the medals viii be about $3.50 Invitations
VIII be Issued 10 the Washington. New York and
Philadelphia bicycle clubs and other prominent
wheelmen from all over the country will be asked
to enter that there Will probably be about ffty
or sixty contestants