Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-16
OUTDOOR PaSTHMEy.
Sports on Land and Watcr-The POto-
mac Flop and Races-Jny.Eye-Sec
Fails to Heat the KecOrd-Base Ball
Games Xesterday.
On the Water.

On the W afers
The regular hop of the Potomac Boat club
was held last evening, preceded by some inter-
esting boat races. In the four-Oared race the
crews were kearney bow Dotv 2, John Doyle
3, Dougherty stroke, and Cromwell bow, Du-
want 2. j. ID. Doyle 3, Carusi stroke. The
former crew won. In the senior singles the
entries We're J. d. Doyle. Thomas Cropley and
Austin Herr. They finished in the order named.
The gentlemen known as those Pennebaker
boys OF the Potomac club will give large
stag barge party this evening ct the Potomac
club landing The Apollo Glee club will accom-
pany them. and ali anticipate good time.
Fully 5000 people gathered on the docks at
Elizabethport. n. j.. last evening to witness a
boat race between Miss Katie Do0ley, of Staten
Island. and Miss Mamie Mooney, of Elizabeth
port. The race Was rowed in the dark, and was
marred by two fouls. Miss DOoley finally crossed
the line scarcely quarter of a length in the
lead. She had fOuled Miss Mooney on the last
quarter. The referees and the judges decided
that the race be rOwed again on Thursday next
as it was too dark when the boats crossed the
line last evening to say who was the winner.
Eph. Norris and James keenan, met at Boston
yesterday. and formally agreed to a five-miie
scullcr's race between Teemer and Ross. Mr..
Morris. representing Teemer, conceding five
seconds start. The race will be rOwed on Sep
TENDER I'd. but the racing water will not be
agreed upon until Mr.. Keenan, has consulted
Ross, who is ct present at Richtield Springs.
The men row tor 81 .0G0 side
In the regatta Mt Long Point, near Watkins.
yesterday, the senior single scull race. Is miles.
was Won by John Buckley. of Portland, Me. in
11:OOl4. In the Junior singles James r. Mckay.
of Bath. Ne. won in l2:14 As. In the race for
the junior fOurs the Glen City crew, of Watkins,
defeated the seniors of the same place i'm 11:l9.
The Mutuals. of Albany, had no opposition in
fhn nair-OarpQ did tlp CrsScopts nf
Boston, in the race for double SOULS. The two
crews therefore, pulled together over the
course. and made an interesting race. The time
of the Crescents was 11:j4$I aud of the Mutuals
l1:53 In the senior tours the Mddlesex
crew, of Cambridge. Mass. won over the Alta
lantas. of New York. in GAG 1-5. The Column
bia eight evidently did not meet the famous
aetropolltans at this regatta, as was expec ted.
The Turf.
There were two races at the Brightwood
track yesterday. The nrst. q trotting rae e, best
three in five was won BY d. P. Cu;icK Pat
terson. C.. G. Collins Creole second. Time,
2:55. 3:02 and 800 The second race a I'll nnIng
race, mile heats. was won by S. HOge's Bis
marck. E. Burgdorfs Tramp second. Time,
i:55 and los.
Jay-Eye-See attempted to break the record of
Maud s.. 2:09$l. at Philadelphia Yesterday The
attendance is variOusly estimated at from 10, 600
to 1900 people. He beat the record for three
quarters of a mile. and but for q losing break
just after entering the last quarter would
it is thought. have clipped second or more off
Maid 5. fastest time. Jay-Eye-Sec made the
One-quarter i'll 3214 seconds. the One-halr in LOS
the three-quarters in 1859. but broke in the
last quarter and finished in 2:11 In his repeat
Jay-Eye-See trotted to the quarter in SO seconds.
TO the halfln 1:t3S4, passed the three-Quarters
In l:3!. ard finished in 2l0I. Phallas failed to
equal his own best performance. but he tr0tted
the three fastest consecutive heats ever recorded
by stallion. He made the One-QtIarter i'm 81
seconds. the one-halt in LOCI the thrc e-ollar-
tiers in 1:i0$i, and finished in 2:15 Herepcated
i'm 2:I4II
The winners at Chicago yesterday were Nora
NJ. Top Sawyer. Leonardo. PerOke and ITALY
At Brighton Beach. yesterday the first race
was won by Pioneer. and the second By Lille g.
In this race Charlie fell at tie stables. and his
jockey. Sax. was Immediately Killed. The other
winners were PluEgeT. Pilot and rawnee
The last two races at Saratoga were Won by
Peter L. and Glenarm
Ease EfsssI.
The BoFtons beat the Nationals yesterday by
q score OF 4 to 3. Other games yesterday re-
suited as follows: Toledo-Tolcdo. I; Indian
apoGs, B. MISUNDERSTANDING 5: Baltimore.
s. Cincinnati-Louisvile, Z; Cincinnati. f. Will
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s; Wilmington. s.
BrOoklyn-Brooklyn. 13; Virginia. 8. Provi-
dence-Providence, 3: Cleveland. 2. Utica-De-
tfoit, 10; Utica. 5. New IOrk-BustOn .; New
York, l.