Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-21
Sports ON Land and water.


THE POTOMAC CLUB SHE'LL RACE AND HoP-RIFLE
MATCH AT BESNINGs'-BAsE BALL-THE PRIZE
RING-TURF NOTES.
| There was shell race on the Potomac last even
| Ing between two picked crews from the Potomac
| club. HOLSTERS crew consisted of HOLSTER
| stroke; Zappone, 8; Kaufman, p and Whiting
ton, bow. Their opponents were Barbarin. stroke
| Doxon, 8: Libbey, 2, and Warden, bow. The race
was from the boat house TO the Aqueduct bridge
and return. The race was closely contested to the
bridge, but coming home HOLSTERS crew gained a
decided lead, and won by about two lengths After
the race the weekly club hop was held in the boat
house and greatly enjoyed.
Al the military rlfie match of the Columbia
Rilie association at Benning's yesterday the fol-
3D. J0hnston", 3d. Burnside. 90 Schell IS; Harteli
q; Wanstan, %; Mclaughlin, 26
10. Sf,?wartc A. p,f,h .+f,t ,,
st. Louis, 5. At New York-The Metropolitans
ana the Orions, a colorcd club from Philadelphia,
played yesterday. Score: Metropolltans, 10;
o ions, s. AT Troy-TrOy, s: Worcester. l. At
Pitts9urg 3; Cincinnati, 2. At Bos-
| tOn-D0StonS,5; Providence, g.
The cricket game at Ardmore. Philadelphia, be-
tween the MerIon and Staten Island elevens, which
began Wednesday, ended yesterday in victory
In the Eastern Yacht Club regatta, off Marble
Head, Mass, yesterday. the English cutter Maggie
won the first prize or 800 In the first class and the
sloop Shadow tue first prize OF SIS in the second
class.
Richard X. Fox. ON behalf Of 'sTug" Wilson,
offers TO wager 81 900 that John L. Sullivan cannot
knock him out in four three-minute rounds, the
match to take place in New York city within
| thirty days, the winner to take two-thIrds OF the
gat6-money.
At the Long Branch races yesterday, the WIN
ners were BedGun, Bella, Mary Anderson, Aella,
H0Spodar and Felix.
The winners at the Brighton Beach races yester-
day were Garfield. Flower Of Kildare, Traveller,
Aleck Ament and Bride Cake.
The Chicago races were won by Flora Bell, Cling
stone and Meta Medium.
At Boston the winners were Dick Dample and
Dan Young.
The third and fourth races at Saratoga Yesterday
were won by Pinafore and Trouble.
The rife teams which competed at Wimbledon
follows: Englani-Messrs. Stafford, Glider,
Humphrey, Godsall, whitehead, Mellsn, GIBBS
in the team that is to go to America. Scotland
Messrs. Thorburn, M'Kerrell, Fraser, Shels,
three are also candidates for places in the team
for America. Ireland-Messrs. j. Rigby, Brath-
waite, w Rigby Maxwell Young, Coglan, Barnett
and Ganley. England won the Elcno Shield, the
grand total standing, England, 1886; ireland
sos; Scotland 1.494.
VIM. Madden, the next best friend of pugiltstic
John L. Sullivan, said to a New York Times re-
porter that he had considered the latest challenge
issued by Tug Wilson and was preparing to form
take place between Sullivan and Wilson within
the next thirty days." said Mr.. Madden, land
there IS going to be very different result next
time. l know that Sullivan can knock the Eng
llshman out in four rounds, and he is going to do
1t, tGo shall insist that the next match be for
s5,c0O side. l am getting ready to train my man
personally. He did not have any special training
at all for the match the other night
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
L. $. Fr5toe to w. M. Hodges, pit. g. So 4S4; $l,,00
j. j. Knox, commissioner, &c, to Mary Gertrude
RoSeWay, lots IS and 10, block 6, Ivy City; $3.50.
THE COLUMBIA BANK NOTE BUILDING AND PROP
ERTY was reSOld by Thomas j. Fisher & Co. yester-
day, pursuant to the recent action OF the stock
holders, who declined to ratify the sale OF the
building made fortnight ago to Hallet kilb0urn
for S:@.GOo having received higher offer from MIR.
Frank Hume, representing the Rogers telephone
company Yesterday the building was repur-
chased for Mr. Kihourn at bid OF s29 $50. This
included the engine and boiler which were not
included in the former sale. The machinery,
stock, &C.. was purchased by John w. C0rSOn, OF
the firm Of II. D. Cooke & Co., for s12225 At the
former sale only s4sC0 was bid for these effects
The total amount realized yesterday was 50 915 in
excess OF the sums bid at the first sale. Mr.. Cor
son SAID TO STAR reporter this morning, that he
could not have purchased the machinery and fix
lures OF the Columbian bank note company under
mtSanprehenSi0n, as intimattd in morning pa
per- FOR it was distinctly stated by the auctioneer
before the sale commenced, what property would
be included and what exempted. Mr.. Coraon fur
tner SAID, that he had no connection with any bank
note company whatever, but declined to state at
present for what purpose the purchase was made.