The Evening critic., 1882-05-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Interesting Events at PimlicO and
Elsewhere Yesterday.

Tho opening of the spring meeting OF the
Maryland Jockey Club at Pimlico was an en-
tire success. The track was rather heavy and
several seconds slow, but the running was
fine and all the races we'll contested There
were about 1000 persons present:
The first race was dash OF three-quarters
Of mile for maidens of all ages. Venus
won, Vulcan second; time, 1 %. French pools
paid s6O.5O.
Second race, annual home-b bred stakes for
foals OF 1879, one mile. Oakdale won, Colonel
Watson second; time, 40. French pools paid
Third race, one mile and a-quarter, for all
ages. Crickmore was the favorite and won,
Minerva second; time, 2:164. French pools
Fourth race, Rancocas handicap, one and
one-eighth miles, for all ages. Blue Lodge won,
Greenland second; time, :53H. French pools
Fifth race, mile heats for all ages-The first
heat was a dead heat between Sweet Home and
Surge; time, AZ. The second heat was won
by Sweet Home Nottie second; time, l :4Sha
Third heat, Surge was winner by q length,
Sweet Home second. Fourth heat, Sweet Home
t was the M iayorite, but no pools were sold. An
judges would not permit it, because 1t would
be a violation OF the rules. In the start Surge
got the lead, but before reaching the quarter
Sweet Home overhauled him and led around
until in tho lower stretch. Surge then out
lasted her, and finished winner Of the heat
and of the race by two lengths; time, L go.
French pools paid S31S.77.
The Pools for To-day.
Pools were sold last night on the races for
to-day as follows First race, one mile, for
Iota, each S6 and fieid-Rob Roy, Prosper,
Minerva, Ohio Boy and Krupp Gun, So Sec
ond race, vernal sweepstakes-George l..
Lorillard's entry, Voluscia and Oakdale, $50;
Free Gold, SIS; Heck, SO; jennings entry,
Farewell and Cordova and Cliquicot, So each;
and iield-Belle Of the North, Reverberation,
Blushrose, My Maryland Alley and Fatima,
sS. Third race, ono and one-eighth miles, for
all ages-Glenmore, 500; Crickmore, S25;
1eld-skyrocket or Preston, Edwin A. and Col
onel Sprague, 81. Fourth race, Peyton handl-
cap stakes, one mile heats-Compensatio
$50; Greenland, s45; Clarence, S1Si Clara A.,
| SO. There were no pools sold in the steeple-
chase, for which the following are named to
start: Disturbance, Turfman, DERBY, Judge
Murray, Bernardin, Gift and skyrocket.
At Louisville, Ky, yesterday the events wero
First Race-selling race, one mile. Pope Leo
won; Regicide: second; time, don. French
Second Race-Club purse, two-year-olds,
| FIVE furlongs. George Kenney won; Wander
| ing second; time, :oGK. French pools paid
| Third Race-Merchants' stakes, all ages
| one and one-eighth miles. Hindoo won Check
mate second; time, 1;50H. French pools
Fourth Race-purse 5000. three quarter
mile Pride won; Charley b; second; time,
| Fifth Race-Club purse $3.50, mile heats
| Brambaletta won both heats; time 1 :19A
| :4Si.. French pools paid $40.
The EPSON summer meeting commenced
| yesterday. The race for the Woodcote stakes
| FOR two-year-olds was won by Beau Brummel
| Mr.. lie Fevre's brown hlly Houteur was SECOND
| and Mr.. Il. Z. Walkers bay colt Tindrum third
| There were eight starters, including Mr.. p
| Lorillard's bay colt Massasoit
Baseball games were played yesterday AZ
| follows: At Cleyeland-Cleyoland,4 A; Buffalo
| 3; ten innings. At Providence-Brown, o
Yale, s. The Providence ana Worcester game
was postponed. At Princeton Princeton, 16
| Amherst, 4. At New Metropolitan, 10
| Allegheny, O. At phia-Athletic, 8
81. Louis, 10. At tchicago-Detroit, 3; Chicago
2. AT Troy-Troy, / Boston, o. Al Balti
more-Baltimore, 8; Cincinnati, II. At Cam
den, N. J.-Louisyille, 10; Merritt, @. Al Phil
adelphia-Uniyersity of Pennsylvania, Il Rut
| ger College, q.