The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-08
SPORTING.

ST. LOUIS, June THE weather was
and three-quarter miles, was won. by
Checkmate in a canter. Joseo second.
Time, 3:O9a. Only two started.
Second race, hotel stakes, for three year
old fillies, one and one quarter miles. Pearl
Jennings first, Lizzie McWhirter second,
Black Maria third. Time, 2:12a.
Third race, mile heats, StaTtle first,
Matte Rapture second, Amazon third
Time, 1:44a. 1 :45f 1:4S.
Fourth race. one and one-sixteenth miles,
Tom Plunkett first, Bootjack second, Jack
Haverly third. Time, ISL.
Fifth race, handicap steeple chase,
about two and one-quarter miles, Scan
nance first, Miss Malloy second, Captain
Franklin third. No time taken.
coNEY ISLAND.
CoNEY ISLAND, June First race, aone
mile. Maggie c. first, Fellowplay second,
Marchioness third. Time, 1:43.
Second race, five furlongs, for two year
olds, Bonairetta first, LIE Petit Due second,
Gertie third. Time, / .O4.
Third race, one mile, for all ages, Barney
Lyon first, Glenmore second, Robert third.
| Time, 1 81.
Selling race, one mile, Monk first
Strathspey second, Skylark third. Time,
1:45. The winner was bought for $50.
| Steeple chase, short course. May Wheeler
first, Kitty Clark second. John T. third
Time, 2:53.
SHOOTING.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, June AT the
State Sportsmen's tournament only one
purse of $500 was shot for o-day. Ground
traps were used, ten single rises at thirty
yards the use of both barrels of the gun
being allowed. There were seventy-one
entries. The first prize, $3.50, was divided
between Mount, of Cedar Rapids, and
Tate, of Low Moor. each shooting twenty
five without missing. The second prize,
1925, was divided between Budd, of Des
Moines; Wheeler, of Fort Dodge, and
Dyer, of Mason City. The third prize
800, was divided between Hastings, of
Des Moines, Reynolds, of Fort Dodge, and
Fairhead, of Marshalltown. The fourth
prize, $75, was won by Brown, of Fort
Dodge. The fifth prize, $50, was divided
by Hughes, of Fort Dodge, and Cartwright,
of Powesheik county.
Three purses will be shot for to morrow,
$780, $500 and $3.50.
The following officers were elected to-
night: E. o. Abbott, of Marshalltown
president; G. W Griffin, of Keokuk, first
vice president; A. G. Taylor, of Cedar
Rapids, second vice president; George
Neal, of Marshalltown, secretary; ]. A.
Williams, of Marshalltown, treasurer. The
tournament viii be held at Marshalltown
next year.
i There are over one hundred entries for
the Cedar Rapids June races next week.
LITTLE BROWN JUG.
RED WING, Mimi, june Little Brown
jug to-day paced the fastest mile ever made
over half mile track-2:162, 2:19f.
ATLANTIC, IOWA.
ATLANTIC, Iowa. June To-day was
the second day of the meeting of the
Driving Park g. Fair Associations races.
| The event of yesterday was a mile and
a half running race. The time at the mile
post on our one-half mile track was 1:45l,
being the best time ever made in the state,
and almost equal to any time made in the
United States on half mile track.
In the 2:33 race to-day six heats were
trotted; Nipper, Denver horse, taking the
race; time 2:463, 2;42}, 2:4f.
/ In the running race Rosolind took first
money in SO, 535 seconds.
/ In the pacing race Cyclone won, Big
Sam second; time 2:47z, 2.41, 2:45-
There is the best field horses here ever
seen in western Iowa.
On tomorrow occurs a free for all race
with Little Sioux and Lucifer as confess
| tants for the purse of $500; a running
race for $500 and $247; trotting race for
$500 with nine entries. The horses enter
ed for this week are those which made the
Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis races.
. BOATING.
| PHILADELPHIA, June THE champion
amateur four cared crew from Hillsdale,
Mich, arrived this evening and was enter
tanned by the Schuylkill navy officers.
They sail Saturday for England.
/ BOSTON.
| BosToN, June 7.--Mystie park. 2:23
class, George M. 1st Elma ad, Boston Boy
Sd, Clara NJ 4th: time 2.365
Glass 2:26, Early Rose 1st, Madge Cd.
Prospect Maid Sd, Frank +. 4th, best 2.23a.
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BIG SIX.
DUBUQuE, June THE second day of
the big six circuit opened propitious. The
races included an exciting trot for 2:40
horses, gentlemens driving race and nov
city running race. There were seven en-
trees in $40 race, five started, mile heat,
best two in three, for purse of S400 di