Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-12
Archery in the District.

sEAsOSABLE SPORT-SATCRDAYS SCORES
Half OF the season devoted TO outdoor sports IS
over. Base ball. cricket etc, have been dividing
attention with the more quiet lawn games AMI
Boating; but now that Old Sol has asserted him
self, vigorous exercise is a burden and tennis.
archery and croquet take its place. Archery and
tennis have both been getting strong hold upon
the interest OF our young people, and the ole and
new CLUBS have prOSpered. SOciabiity IS a marked
characteristic or archery, and anyone who has
watched the range during match or practice day
must have seen what L" en- attraction the afnuSe-
Inent has for every bowman. Since the club reor-
ganiZeti April 1sO the Potomac archers have kept
In constant pract and the contests for the club
champion ship have been close and exciting
Among TIE ladies, Mrs. w. 4. Bartlett has gained
quite 4 lad, having won more than haf the
matches. The gentlemen have been shooting at
closer quarters, Capt BJftlett EOw leading by two
points, closely followed by two other members OF
the club team The hot weather seems to have no
eject In OBTAINING the bOwmel from the range
Last SATURDAY nine ladies' and equal number OF
gentlemen were present, AMI the thud, thui OF
tneir arrows Kept up that merry music 50 a9rte,,-
PIE 10 the archerS ear The leading scores on the
Sth were as follows:
Ladles-Co;umbia round: Mrs. Bartlett, 49,; Miss
I39; Miss Morse, I26.
GeEtlemen-AmerIcan round: W. \. Bartlett.
e; l. w MaxSon, 400; Il. j. Pickett ESQ: j. III
Whit lker, $50; a. johnson, 326
Efforts arr being made 10 arrange a series of
matches with other clubs The home club has
gained rapidly during this season and LONGS 10
compare It's work with that or Others. The Cole
sitte Institute club has taken grounds adjoining
both are OFT for practice, the ranges on Columbia
Heights present an animated appearance that one
would scarcely look for IN our city 1T thi, time OF
tae year Lovers Oh archery always find them
selves welcome upon the Potomac range Sltur-
day Is the regular weekly field day. but any after
noon number Oh archers are present.
y COMPLAINT AIussr The RIVER STEAMERS
Commissioner Nor an has cal!et the attention
or Major Brock, superintendent CT police to the
complaints OF the men working the dredye ma
ehihes In Georgetown channel, that the steamers
n n
the machines aad boats and endanger the lives OF
these working upon them. lie suggests that The pi-
les e pc notified 10 SLOW up in passing the
dredgeS ana thus ooV!at2 any danger. The law OF
the Old CORPORATION re,ul3tin, the speed OF steam
boats in the Potomac river within the corporate
limits, hl2SeS ~ Gnl1WGu. Tor any boat or vessel
propelled by steam ~ run at greater speed
than clglt miles per hour, in approaching or ipay
ing this city NORTH OF the WaShin ton arsenal
NoILE PRosEoUI RgFUskp.-In the Criminal,
Court, yesterday afternoon. Mr.. q. NJ Smith made
MOTION 10 nave the charge or conspiracy against
Paul Wright, vino vas arrested IN November. 1850
with Percy BroTn, Tor sending threatening let
ter 10 Mrs. Ill. II. Willard, nOlle pressed Mr.
Smith SAID that Brown pleaded guilty and was
now serving out term in Inc penfen aud the
case against Wright has never been set Tor trial
District Attorney COrNhil opposed a mile prose-
qui In the CASE and the court refused TO grant the
motion.
ROSETTA BsRRY's CHARGE AGAINST THOMAS
EaGiIN.-ThonaS Eagln a well dressed muIatto
mar, WAS charged in the Police Court this morning
by a coiored girl nInei Rosetta Berry with as.
sauItIng her. Size tolf the court that he scduced
her, under Il promise OF marriage, and that they
lately he has discontinued his visits and she went
20 STE him last pigEt In business way to ask
him what he laferied ID co about the matter, and
ne &c nrst declined to sec her. but finally came to
the door, and when she orealy charged him with
running and deserving her he threw her down and
cAoked her ana threatened to blow her brains out
q she said any 3lore about T.. he WAS finel $40
- % days In jail An appeal WAS noted, and he
Was committed in eeiau.t OF the Inc.