Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-17
Sporting Notes.

At the letter carriers entertainment Yesterday.
Mr.. Tabler won the five-mile as-you-please
race; the $40 trotting race was won by William
X; and the free-for-au trot by Gossip Halbrook
won the running race.
Base ball yesterday At Washington -Cres-
cents, IL; Twllights. {. WaverIyS, 49, Crit
les. $. At MISUNDERSTANDING, il: Detroit,
At TroyETroy. i: Chicago, !. At Wo essn
No game On account OF rain. The umpire
lands because the home cub refusea 10 Nav
delphia-Atlantic (Of Canada), 4; Philadel-
phll, z. AT Louisyille-Ecli2se, 3; Allegheny, l.
Saratoga yesterday were Jennie v. and Mala-
SINE
Yellow Dock won the trotting race at Utica, N.
T., yesterday, and Flora Belle and Lucy each won
two heats In the pacing race.
Billy Jourdan, an OLD English prize-nghter,
has arrived in this country. His last light was
with HorncaStle, for Gao, whom he defeated IN 30
rounds, fought In one hour and forty minutes
About 1852 he left England for Australia, where he
resided up TO the time of his departure for this
| country.
| The court tennis match between Thos. Boakes.
| Casino court, Newport, r. l., yesterday. Arthur
Hunnewell, OF Boston, was the umpire. Boakes
| would win.
Toe Longwood cricket club. of Boston. defeated
| the Merton club, OF Philadelphia, at Brookline,
Thos Riley, OF New York, the champion short
| distance swimmer Of America, has challenged
! Capt. Webb to swim one or two miles for $500 a
side the match to take place on Nantasket within
ten days. Capt Webb will undoubtedly accept
john l. Sullivan, the prize hghtar. proposes to
| OF the country. They are to open six nights a
week for twenty weeks, and to receive $500 night
ron Harry Sargent, who IS to figure as the man
ager OF the two pugilistic stars, with ''bany up
variety company as a side attraction. The new
| stars set out On their tour September
THE Bitter BITTEN.-James West and Mary
Chlds. both cOlOred, were before Judge Bundy TO-
day charged with ARRAY James was also charged
m hard W
stated that he went this morning to arrest West
on warrant sworn out by the woman last Mon
testified that last Monday he threw a handful OF
salt down her back, and struck her on the nose
another handful of salt down her back and bit her
on the cheek because she got a warrant for him.
She showed the court the side her face and there
was piece or her cheek missing. The old man
testified that She had been burning his chips ali
summer, and when he spoke to her about it she
6used him. and they got to fitn and he amt got
much teeth, but he certainly did bite her. ,fhe
| court said he certainly would fine him West
MAS Haei tlo or ~ days for the ARRAY, and s. or is
I ARRAY. ~ -'- 'A0
| Ills Own LAwYER.-Mathias Hunter n co,orad
cltLen OF Maryland, was charged In the Police
Court this morning with engaging in the business
Oh 4 produce dealer without license. Special
! Officer Mckay, at The Washington market, testified
that Hunter has been engaged in the business OF
nucSster at the Washington market for some
! Uine lie buys produce and sells IL on the side
| walk at the market. He claimed to be EXEMPT
from the license tax In being farmer and raising
/ his own stun. Witness went to Maryland to see
MS farm and and whether he raised any produce,
| and disco!erei that he did not raise the produce
| he sold. Other witnesses testified that he BOUGHT
| his produce and sold 1t like any other hucksfer.
/ Hunter conducted his own case, and cross-exam-
| ined and recroSS-examined the witnesses, and
! made speeches and then took the witness stand
and testified He claimed that he raised some
produce and sells on commission for other people
The court imposed a fine OF $50 or GO days. An
| appeal was noted and bonds fixed at 500.
LIVELY FIGHT IN BARBER SHoP-Thornton A.
jackson. keeper OF o barber shop ON the avenue,
| ana another co,ored man named Andrew A. Car
ter, were charged in this Police Court this MORN
Ing with ARRAY. Lieutenants Arnold and Guy
/ testified that about O'Clock last night large
crowd was attracted In front OF the Continental
hotel, by nght between the prisoners In a barber
| shop The night was desperate one, and created
considerable excitement. Carter forfeited enllat.
| eral, and jackson was fined s or Is days.
The referee In the case OF Samuel Obreight. the
young Hebrew at present confined In the Middle
town IN. T. lunatic asylum, charged with being
| insane, yesterday prepared his report, In which
he says he finds from the evidence that Obrefpht
Is sane, and recommends his release from The
| asylum.