Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-03
Sporting Matters.

Inc past week mas Deen very favorable 1OT boat
ing interests. and every evening shells and pleas
ure boats have left the club lighthouses for short
trips up and down the beautiful Potomac. The
Potomac and Columbia lighthouses seem to have
the most life about them. The AnaloStans need
something to stir them from their lethargy. Sell
dom anything except pair-Oared shell, in the
way of racing boats, leaves their house. The Co
lumbias are, without doubt, the most wtde-awake
club On the river. They have already held several
pleasant dances at their cosy boat-house. Thurs
day evening they gave most delightful excursion
to Marshall Hall on the steamer W. W. Corcoran
There were about three hundred passengers, and
all had good time; The excursion committee
| consisted OF Messrs Towers, Stlnemetz, and Chew,
and they met with great success In their efforts to
make everything pass off well.
The Columbias every. evening have out several
four-oared crews, and they are evidently trying
number OF men from whom to select representa-
tive four. For the past three or four evenings
Henderson bow, Woodward ,, Kintner and Nute
stroke. This makes very strong crew, and II
sent to Frederlcks6urg, Va, on the 4th OF july
| hard, whoever they may be. Another crew
spoken OF as the clubs four is Henderson bow,
Mute 2, Kintner and Brace stroke.
The Potomacs have allowed all the recent fine
rowing weather to pass by without getting heavy
| four started They intend on Monday, however,
to pull together four men and put them In boat.
They have the men. All that is wanting is little
more energy ON the part OF those who have the
matter in charge. COughlin, Morgan, Bailey and
Wheeler would probably make as strong a crew as
| they could select, but they have not pulled to-
gether yet. The Potomac Junior crew Digit
welghQ, which Will row against the Rappahan-
| nocks at the Fredericksburg regatta, are rowing
very nicely now, and by the time the regatta takes
crew HOLSTER viii pull stroke and Harrison bow,
| with Wilmington and another good man In the
waist.
tween the POtomacS and the Columbus during
this month are gradually growing less. The PotO-
macs should at least make strong effort to send
club four to the Fredericksburg regatta Ifthey
fail in doing so, it will reflect not little upon
their reputation as rowing club. 1t Is learned
| Baltimore, will have crews at this regatta.
| Mckinney, OF the Potomacs, at present champion
OF the river, will row In the single scull race, and
and practices regularly.
Morgan. Of the Potomacs, is out in his single
every day. and it is thought that he is anxious to
pun against McKenny at Fredericksburg He is
needed very much In the four, and II he would
forego the single scull race at Fredericksburg in
order TO row In the crew, the POtOmacS would
| doubtless offer handsome prize for a race be-
| tween him and McKenny after the regatta
TURF NOTES.
At Cincinnati yesterday the first race, one mile,
was won by barley. Time, :5OH. French pools
paid s149O. Second race, three-quarter mile.
Bona Irette won. Time, 1:22 French pools paid
$1440 Third race, first heat, Hickory Jim won.
Time, i:21. The second heat was won by l. b
Sprague, who also won the last heat. Time, :21
1:3 French pools paid, L. B. Sprague in the field,
At Brighton Beach, L. l., yesterday the first race,
Seyen-elghthS OF a mile, all ages, was won by
| Laura Glass. Time, :3Ok. MutualS paid $32. IS.
Second race, one mile. Oden won. Time, AS q.
MutualS paid Si440 Third race, one mile and a
furlOng. La Gloria won. Time, :5SA. Mutuals
paid Sl1. IS. Fourth race, hurdle race, one and
quarter miles, over five hurdles. Terror won.
Time, 2:23 Mutuals paid $137.T.
At Pittsburg yesterday the first race, one mile,
was won by Belle OF Runnymede; time / :52H.
Second race-TwO-year olds, one mile. Barnes won;
time 1:21Z. Third race-All ages, one and one
half miles, Bend Or won; time 2:47H. Fourth
racial ages, mile heats: Virginia won the first
and third heats, and Edwin A. won the second;
time Isl, SO, POI.
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.
At Baltimore Quaker City, 6; Baltimore, 2. At
New York-Cleveland, s; MetropOlitanS, 8 At
Pittsburg, Pa-Aneghenys, 8; ST Louis, 2 At
Providence, r. I.-Providence, 8; Detroit, 2. At
Boston-BostOn, g. Buf1alos, 5. AT Brunswick,
Me-BOwdoins, IL; Tafts, 2. At Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Q; Chicago. II. Athletics. 1; Gin
cinnatf. 2.
GENERAL NOTES.
AL Smith, the hacker OF Geo. HaZael in the last
goas-you-please race, has written letter to the
Ih,J, Field and Farm accepting the challenge OF
Patrick Fitzgerald for race, and has deposited
$500 to cover the amounts put up by the hackers Of
Fitzgerald and ChaS. ROWell
Co., of ST. LOUIS died In Pittsburg last night OF
Inflammation OF the bowels and kidneys. He was
9yearS Old, and was valued at S, 500