Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-18
Sporting Matters.
BOATING NOTES,


day afternoon On the Potomac between Rogers
and Martie, OF the Printers Rowing Association
Marte. after going some distance, had the misfor-
tune to run upon rocks and before he could get
righted Rogers secured good lead and won the
race easily.
The Hillsdales. like their friends on this side,
are not SATISFIED with the race OF Friday and have
made another effort for q second race with the
Thames crew, proposing virtually the same condi-
tons as i4 the last contest The orrer, however,
has been declined. Yesterday the Americans left
London, and 1t Is announced that they will sail
for America next Weinssday.
John A. Kennedy. OF Portland, Me-, publishes In
the Boston Herald a challenge to Eiwar1 Hanlan,
Offering to row him, under the conditions slen-
TONED in Hanlan's challenge to Courtney. Ross
wood lake. Philadelphia or Washington for 81 500
SIDE Kennedy has deposited 81 900 as forfeit
The challenge is to remain open for ten days, and
IN case or Hanlan's acceptance is to be open
to any sculler In the world.
rowing race on Creve Couer lake, twenty miles
from st Louis, yesterday afternoon, between Jacob
Gaudaur, OF Toronto, and Henry Parker OF st.
Louis, three miles and turn for S25) a side, was
won by Gaudaur by two lengths Time, 2l:5
With good water for the race at Alexandra bay
to-day, Courtney says he will astonish those who
have questioned his past records as to time.
TURF NOTES.
The race for the Omnium handicap STAKES t,
French Cesarewitch) for three-year-olds and up
wards, came off at Chantilly yesterday, and was
won very easily by Octave who finished three
lengths In front OF Sangarre second, Balkan third
Thirteen started.
The winning horses at Sheepshead Bay. New
York, Saturday, were Glenmore, joe Murray, Gen.
eral Monroe, Skylark, and Ike Bonham
Az the close or the Lexington race meeting Sat
urday Annie e., Cardinal McCloSky, and Farra-
gut were the winners.
Mamie. Valley Boy, and Ezra. won Saturday, at
the Mystic Park trotting Races. The a:2o race was
At the Chicago horse fair Cleora won the trot-
ting race for 2:l5 horses.
BASE BALI.
Base ball Saturday: At New York-Metropoltan,
5. Picked nine, 3. At Brooklyn-Stock Exchange,
5; Star, B. At Chicago Chicago. s: Worcester, L.
At Buffalo-Boston, 1; Buffalo, g. At Cleveland
Troy, 4; Cleveland, 8. At Detroit-Detroit, 2;
Providence, l. at Observation-Disclosures, 10;
The Baltimore american says that Baltimore
Will have nrst-class base ball club next year,
'run In conju notion with Washington and already
sufficient capital has been subscribed to insure It's
success. Seven players have SO far been engaged,
all OF whom have been drafted from the league
organizations, and others equally strong are being
negotiated with. During the coming month the
manageme mt OF the new nine viii bring 20 at!more
all the prominent league clubs, and In series OF
exhibition games propose to devote the proceeds
70 strengthening the organization Tor next season.
Washington capitalists Will furnish first-class
enclosure In that city FOR the club to play during
the season, the proceeds or which to be devoted
70 the formation OF separate club the year after
me new organization it is proposed to call the
Union CLUB or Baltimore and Washington"
SHOOTING AT CREEDMooR.
At Creedmoor, Saturday. Dolan won the Amer
lean medal, scoring IS. The Pennsylvania team
won the Hilton trophy, scoring a total OF $50
against 9Si by the Michigan team, the next
highest
HUSBANDS BILL FOR DIvORCE.-Robert II.
Booker today filed bill for divorce from Rebecca
Booker. He states that her maiden name was
Wheeler that they were married ia Alexandria In
August, 1876, by Rev. Mr.. johnson, and came to
this city, where he obtained position under the
government, she refusing to assume marriage re-
lations with him till he obtained work, ana In
three weeks, he having failed to obtain employ
ment, she ceased to speak to him, acting as
stranger tOward him till September, ls71, when
she finally deserted him
WHAT CONSTITUTES RESIDENT OF THIS DISTRICT,
an interesting question now. in consequence OF
the point made in the star route trial that the
juror McLafn was not qualified as such, has been
decided by our Court in General Term In the case
OF Gartrell agt Buckner, at the January term,
1881. This was an action on bond for $67S 7S In
which on afidavt Of nOn-reSidence the defendants
credits in the Farmers and Mechanics Bank OF
Georgetown were attached. The suit was brought
by w. d. Cassin, and Mr.. Chas- A. Elliot appeared
for the defendant. In November, 1880, the defen-
dant moved to QuaSh the writ OF attachment on
the grounds first OF inSunlciency, and because de-
fendant was nonresident. AfIidavitS were filed
by defendant as to his residence the canal road,
above Georgetown, and on the other side af1idavitS
were presented showing that Buckner claimed to
The court Judge MacArthur) quaShej the writ,
and the plaintin appealed to the General Term,
and In January. 1881, the court affirmed the judg-
ment below.