National Republican., 1883-05-21
SPORTS AND PAsrIMEs.

VI ehS Bihhlns
SPORTS AND PAsTIMEs.
what is Being Done with the Gun, the
bat, and Oar.
The following scores were made Saturday
by the members of the Capital City Gun club,
at fifteen clay pigeons, 10 yards rise;
Shepard Shepard ....i -iS
Farnsworth....".11l100I10111lIi-i2 i-i2
LAID RFiovo ..... iii
Miils....",....."l l010llll0 III
Wagner. Shsg - ...".i 9IiII99I61dd9ddil- III
Baker. er..............1 000011 /
Edridgo........-..l o. 001 i
Hart..."."..... 100 101 1919 .
Young. .............1 1 90 0O0001 O. 9
Bailey. .OO OOO0100l 10l0 %
Adams. 10000 00001 O.
The 300 bicyclsts in the district are fever
ishly discussing the prospects for the regular
summer meeting Of the Capital City Bicycle
club, which occurs June and at tho
Athletic park. There is now in course OF
construction quarter mile track, made after
the most approved style, and 1t promises to
be equal to any other in this country
Prince the champion bicyclist, is expected to
ride in several of the races of course handi-
capped. Other we'll known professionals arc
to bo hero, and the members of tho club VIII
ride for several handsome prizes, in addition
to the ono offered by the merchants of the
city. The marine band is to furnish the
music, and 5000 additional seats are to be
erected to accommodate the large crowd.
1t is the desire Of all our boating mon to
have the Potomac regatta occur here the
week following the national regatta ut New
ark. The medals for the four principal con-
tests are assured. Mr.. Robert Leding gives
the medal for senior scullers, Mr.. l.. IL. Slime
r.. ..... I,br NJ Th.Nunn-
son for tho senior fours, and Mr.. Charles ii.
Tickling for the sculers who have never won
a race. Nine medals are needed for the eight
cared event, and these will be secured by tho
formation Of pool of nine gentlemen,
Messrs. II. ID. Barr and George w. Cochran
and the Bradbury Piano company having
already signifed their intention of giving a
medal each.
The Joint committees of tho four boat clubs
will meet at the Riggs house tonight Tho
delegates are: Analostans, Messrs. Patro
Morgan, and McKenney; Carroll Institute,
johnson, Murphy, and Clarkson; Columbias,
Gibson, Davis, and Stn emetz; Potomacs,
lJohnstone, Martin, and Zappone. The presi-
dents Of the clubs are ex ofiicio members OF
tho committees. The meeting, under ordi-
nary circumstances, will not last over one
hour, and it will be tho desire of all to do
that which will best promote the interests OF
the Potomac river clubs.
The Carroll Institute Rowing Club has
secured a beautiful landing short distance
above the Three Sisters and will have n float
in position this week. This clubs eight-oared
barge, the A. J. Dallas, has been out with a
full crew several times during the week, and
the boys are delighted with tho way she
works. New uniforms have been ordered
and tho blue and gold Of the Institute will
soon be o familiar sight on the river.
Mr.. Charles Tickling, of Georgetown, the
popular druggist, and q leading member OF
the Columbia club, has notified Mr.. Coon OF
his intention of donating handsome gold
medal for competition among the district
scullers that have never won a race. This IL
intended to include seniors and Juniors alike,
and the entries will no doubt be large from
all the clubs.
Several boating men are anxious to make
four-oared gig race feature Of the mex
regatta.
Mckinney, the champion of the district
will row at Newark May 30. He will alst
compete in the Lynchburg regatta, the Har
lem river regatta, and at the Richmond
| meeting July A.
q Barr has deserted the Waverlys, and will
hereafter fill the pitchers position in the new
| Washington nine.
The Columbias defeated the High Schoo
| nine Saturday, by a score of 26 to IL.
The Standards lowered their colors to tn,
| Le Drot Park nine saturday. Score 26 to IL
| The Invincibles defeated tho Crescen
| Juniors on Saturday by score of 81 tot.
The Levels, of this city and the Mutfers
| ON Saturday ON the latters grounds. The
latter won by a score of 10 to 10.
The Critics, new nine, composed o
Knowles, C. Moore, p. Young 1b ; Rea, 2b.
Dom, 3d.; Barnes, SIS. Miller, !. +. Proctor
c. f., and Veihmeyer, r. f., will play the Star
on Wednesday, at Eighth and S streets
At the weekly match Of the Potomac Arch
ers the following leading scores were made.
Columbia-Mrs. W. A. Bartlett, hits, 81
score, 2ss. Miss F. Beale, 43-2O7. Mrs. 2
| d. Butcher, 45-17S.
| American-W. A. BARTLETT, 76-372. L. W
Maxson, 69-352. w. Flint, T-342. w.
Minnix, 56-249 j. Paret, 50-22S.
The annual field day and picnic occur
May 80.
William Steele, of Pennsylvania, ant
Charles Price, of New York, ran ten mil,
race at the Manhattan athletic grounds oil
Saturday for $500. Tho race was very ex
citing up to the seventh furlong Of the las
mile when Price tainted and Steele won, do
| ing the ten miles in ffty-two minutes forty
and one.ffth seconds. This beats Georg'
Hazaels record by ten seconds. Much money
changed hands on the result.
BASE BALL SATURDAY.
The best played game at the polo grounds
| in New York, for month was that Saturda.
between the Metropolitan and Baltimore
mines, as will be seen by the appended score
| 1t was q battle between the pitchers of tn
teams, and as Keefe had the best support h,
| won:
| etropolitan...... o 90 . 0 o o o.
RSltimore' e''.....,..... / % 0 0 0 o.
First base by errors-Metrop olitan, 81 Balti
Earned metropolitan, o; Baltimore, o.
The league games Saturday were: II
Clevand-Cleveland 8 Philadelphia, 10. Ii
Chicago-Chicago, 4 Boston, 1. In Buffalo
Buffalo, 7; New York, 4. In Detroit-De
troit, z; Providence, 5.
The result of the American association
games were: In Observation-Disclosures, 6
| Louisville, 3. In olumbus-Columbus, o
ST Louis, 4. In elphia-Athletic, IL
| Allegheny 8.
/ The exhibition game at Princeton between
the Princeton and Harvard University nine
was marked by the poor fielding of the latte
and tho heavy batting of the former. Bot
mines had out their change batteries: Th
| score was
Harvard. o 2 0 0 l o.
| princeto ...,..,..... o O-l
The Yale freshmen beat the Harvard fresh
men Saturday. The score was
| Harvard. 0 0 O.
| Yaie..............,.,. o o 0 D.
h At Camden-Merritt, l6; Brooklyn, l.