Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-08
Sports on Land and Water.


VICTORY FOR A WASHINGTON BOY
Lieut. j. NJ. 7. Partello or the us. army,
formerly Washington boy, and, by the way for
long time one OF the carriers OF The STAR, has
Just come out OF the rife competition az Fort
Smelling victor I'm the match for a gold medal
t valued at slo There were eighty competitors for
this contest I'm view or their skill with the military
rifle. The winning score was 2a9 points and is far
above the average shooting with a military gun
the next score TO IL, pa points, being made by the
top member of the division of the Atlantic team
OF the U. army, In August, at Creedmoor. Lieut.
Partello has steadily improved In shooting since
his entry into the army, and his friends In WASH
ington have reason TO feel proud or his success.
lie leaves for Leayenw0rth. Kansas. September
10th, TO engage I'm the fall meeting at that place.
aud has been appointed a member OF the grand
army team for 1882 which meets at CreedmOor In
october OF this year
THE HALIFAX REGATTA
The following oarsmen entered for the three
mile single scull race, at Halifax Ms yesterday:
Hosmer, of Boston; Lee, OF New Jersey; Conley,
OF Halifax; McInenery and Driscoll, OF Lowell.
Mass; Hamm and Smith, OF Halifax; Plaisted. OF
Boston Lee and Plaisted, however, did not ap-
pear. All started well together. Hamm, who led
at the end OF mile, had trouble with one OF his
oar-lOckS, ana had TO make brief stop. Hosmer
got on the hOme-stretch with a slight lead fol-
lowed by Smith and Conley, Hamm fourth. After
a fine squirt for the lead between Hosmer and Con-
ley ii was gained by the latter, Hosmer appearing
exhausted. COnley finished In 81 minutes and as
seconds, four lengths ahead OF Hosmer, who
! ia
coll and Mclnenery far In the rear. consoa-
ton race then took place between Drlscoll and
Mclnenery, the former coming In trSt for a prize
OF 800 to FIRST $40 to second.
OTHER BOATING NOTES.
three-mlle race has been arranged between
Warren Smith and George HOsmer for $500 side
10 take place on Silver Lake in about month
The Hillsdale crew say they were never In better
condltl0n than they are now. All the boating men
OF England, as well as America, are anxlously
awaiting the meeting OF the Thames club and the
The annual regatta OF the New Jersey yacht
club took place yesterday near New York Seven
teen yachts crossed the line Including the cata-
marans Jessie and Duplex. The course covers
ABOUT twenty miles. The Louise won I'm 3 hours,
5s minutes and 80 seconds. The Jessie won the
minutes
TURF NOTES
At the Brightwood race track yesterday after
noon the race for green horses was won by Charlie
d., and the free for all was won by Little splan.
AT the Minneapolis, Mimi, fair yesterday the
twenty-mile race between ESpinosa and Belle
Cook was won 10y the latter by over two miles In
1910. Espinosa was thrown from his horse and
considerably bruised. The trotting race was won
by Prince Arthur. For the pacing race there were
four heats, and the race was postponed. Gem won
two heats, Buffalo Girl one and Matte Hunter one
The races at Sheepshead bay yesterday were
won by Breeze, Jennie v, Sir Hugh, Pinafore
Hickory Jim and WoodcOck
w. L. Scott, OF Erie, Pa, has bought the English
horse Rayon Dor for $4,000
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.
At Washington-War Dept. nine, IS; Interior
| Dept nine, 2: Piece Dept nine, Govt Printins
Office Is; Document Room nine IL. AT Alexan.
dria-Waverly, q; Alexandria, 3: Post nine, Ia;
Mount vernon, Z. AT ChicagO-Chicago 2; Troy,
]. Al New 1ork-MetropOlitan, %; Alaska O. At
Buffalo-Buffalo, 10; Worcester l. AT ST. Louis
Cincinnati, 4; ST. Louis 1. AT Detroit-Boston.l 10;
Detroit, ). At Baltfmore-Allegheny, z; Balti-
land, 0.