Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
Sports on Land and Water.

THE DEFEAT OF THE HILISDxLEs.
The Hillsdales seem to have rowed in hard luck
yesterday, but 1t IS hoped that that will not be
their only trial, now that they have vindicated
their right to be considered amateurs or the mis-
nap OF yesterdays race Capt Terwlllger, of the
HlliSdaleS, telegraphS as follows: ':Tne guide on
my my seat broke The accident was unavoidable
were leading by three lengths. 1 threw the
seat out and rowed the balance OF the course with
out It. The foul with the Thames boat caused
oy barge impeding my view." Another account
says: "Be5ideS the slipping OF slide in the
Hillsdale boat the rudder wire snapped as they
dent the Hillsdales were four lengths ahead and
rowing easily. but the Thames four were coming
up rapidly owing TO the bad steering OF the Aneri-
cans" The sporting LIFE says: "The Thames
crew steered no better than the Hilsdales. 1t
would be Slight odds, only very slight, though on
the English, II the crews should ever meet again"
THE BRITISH VICTORY AT CREEDMooR
Our English cousins scored another victory over
the Americans yesterday. The rifle match at
Creedmoor was won by the British team by a
total score OF 1875, to the Americans 1,so5. The
American shooting continued to be bad yesterday.
and their total at the SO0-yards' range was only
271,against the British score of 3d. The American
team seemed to become demoraliZed and made fire.
quent misses. Kinds missed four times in his
seven shots. The American score at 1,COO yards
was only 236, the British score 3O7 The best score
mace In the two-days' shooting was that OF Pearse
OF the British team, IN. McVittie stood next with
176. The best American score was that OF Smith,
16S, and next came Pollard, of Washington 1862 The
poorest score the British side was that of Lieut.
Heap, 143; on the American side that OF Hinds 1874
Ihe British team was heartily cheered. The two
teams dlned together, and the day closed with
speech-mak1ng and festivities.
THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR RACE
The trot for the Blanchard purse of $4,000 took
place at Beacon Park, Boston, Thursday, and was
won by Edwin Thorne. or the nine horses that
qualified, only seven started, VIZ, Edwin Thorne
Clingstone, Santa Claus, Helene, Fanny Wither-
spoon, Humboldt and Parana In the pools, of
which large number were sold Thorne and
having trifie the call. AS far as the race was
concerned it was somewhat OF q dfsaDpoint-
ment, for although both Thorne and Clingstone
meats, when it had been hoped that there
would be at least four II not five heats Thorne
won the flrst heat by three lengths, with Helene
second, and ClingstOne third in 219. After this
the betting was fifty to forty on him over the
field. In the second heat Clingstone did much
finish, he could not pass Edwin Thorne, the latter
winning by his head and shoulders In 2:19, with
Fanny Witherspoon third, close up with Cling
stone Ihe third heat was in measure repett-
tion OF the second. At the finish there was fine
exhibition between Thorne, Clingstone and Santa
Claus, but Thorne had always the best OF the
Others, and won the heat and race by half length
In 2:1S, Which gave him first money, Clingst0ne
getting second money, Helene third money, and
Santa Claus fourth money.
HEAVY WINNINGS
Aii WIZ iiAiO law az CuCSpouedu Day, 1uuTSI1y,
between P. Lorilard's Barrett, Snedecker's Girohe
and Dwyer Brothers BooUack, Barrett sold the
favorite, but 'Plunger" Walton bet $4,000 against
the bookmakers' 24,OO0 that G1rofle would win,
which she did handsomely, thus adding $4,000 to
the Plungers immense winnings this season. This
Is one or the largest transactions seen on a race
track fOr several years. On the same day Mr..
Walton'S horse Sutler won the race for the Alex
andria plate in England.
TURF NOTES.
The winners at Brighton Beach yesterday were
Baron Faverot, j. w. Norton, Victim, Barney
Lyon and Buster.
The winning horses at Lexington yesterday
were FIona Monarch and Miss Woodforu Louise
N. won the 2:34 race at Mystic Park.
The winners at Sacramento, Cal, yesterday
were Corvette and Vanderlin.
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.
AT. .Washington-P. o. D. nine, /; Government
Printing Office, o.; Bashfuls, 16; Congressional
Record nine, 8. At Camden, N. J.-Baltimores, 2:
Merritts, 8. At Philadelphia Philadelph1as, 6:
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