The Washington critic., 1885-09-01
OUT- noon SPORTS.
Gossip About the Approaching
Potomac Regatta.

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Potomac Regatta.
II is quite probable that the outside
entries TO the Potomac River regatta
VIII I've larger than anticipated. Sccrc-
tary Stncmctz has on an average u
dozen letters per day TO answer in re.
gard 10 it.
The Riggs House and Hotel Dor
rance are the only two hotels that 80
far have made reduction for visiting
uursmCn,
The entries close on Thursday night, aud
the Joint committee adjourned to meet on
that night The programme should be so
fixed as To give every club an equal adyan-
t,gc.
The Columbus are free in expressing
tLcir opinion that the senior four whichwill
low In the coming regatta is the fastest the
club ever had. They rowcd trial last
night in remarkably fast time.
1t lisa question which the committee
should consider, whether II the entry for
any event does not comprise more than one
scullcr or crew, the race should not he de-
cl0rcd on and the prize or prizes retained
for next wear The light weight race and
the Fights will very likely only have one
entry each, the rutomacs in the former and
Columbia in the latter The clubs should
ugrcc that If the one will enter light
weight the other will enter an eight.
The Manhattan Beach Improvement Com
pany looks upon the race between Ross,
llanlan and Lee, which takes place ON
Shecpshcad Bay next Friday, as kind Of
test Of the valte Of Shccpshcad Bay as
rowing course and rs point 10 which vast
crowds will he brought from New York.
Next year 1t is the intention Of the company
to give a number of rowing rcgattas ut
Shcepshcad Bay, with prizes aggrcgating
about 100000, one prize alone TO be S2O,00O.
70 accommodate the people who will he
gathered at these rcgattas n grand stand
holding $4,000 people will he built, and
there will lie standing room for 5000 more.
Baseball.
There is a place down in New Jersey
called Trenton, and, unfortunately the
Eastern Association placed baseball nine
there. The Nationals went down there
yesterday to have u quiet days picnic.
They had it, but sOmcway 1t was not so en-
joyable as was expected, and at the present
writing there is an unquict air pcrvading
Ninth street near D. The Nationals put
out their best nine, and Barr seems to have
done his duty. Fulmer has not been play
ing enough lately to keep his hand in, and
seems a triilc rusty. Knowles was of in
his fielding, and none Of the boys could hit
the ball much. The same clubs play again
to-day.
The scores Yesterday were, Boston Provl-
dcnce. Il to /: Chicago-DctrOit, 10 to q:
New Philadelphia, > to |; Brooklyn
Baltimore, & to 1; Athletic-M Metropolitan,
to /.
Horse Talk.
The racing to-day at Shcepshead is par
tipn1urlu GOOD and thn hunltpat,hnr hoe
done his work so well that almost every
horse has q chance, especially is this true Of
the fourth race. In this race, KOsciuskO
and Bicrsan meet the crack Eastern horses.
WiCkham, who has shown such great inn
provemcnt lately is in at only % pounds.
st. Augustine Is also in light for him.
Thackeray is also nicely weighted. The two
Richmonds, Waltons, and Dryers will
fight for supremacy. Tornado and Abba,
who have shown so much speed lately, are
in light. To "tip' the races to-day will be
hard work, but the following wont be very
far out:
Chicago-Second race, Bankrupt; third
race, Buchanan; fourth race, Pegasus or
hish Lass; fifth race, Ascoli.
Shccpshead Bay-Frst race, Jim Rem
wick: second race, Paniquc or Bella; third
race, the two Richmon1s; fifth race, Jack of
Hearts.
George Beats Cumming.
There were fully $1,000 spectators present
at the first race between w. G.. George, eX-
amateur, and w. Cummings, professional
champion, at the Lille Bridge Athletic
Grounds near London yesterday afternoon.
1t is estimated that 5000 of the spectators
were deadheads, having forced their way
past the ticket takers at the various gates,
and especially at the main entrance ON
Brompton Road, where the rush from to
q p. m. was tremendous. The long stretch
of road from Piccadilly was crowded during
the afternoon with drags, carriages and We
hicles OF every description. All the younger
members Of the Stock Exchange seemed to
be on hand, and most of them drove their
own teams to the grounds and all were
wildly enthusiastic. An enormous amount
Of money changed hands and the jubilaton
Of the gentlemen from the city knew no
bounds when their favorite won ms he
pleased. George secured the inside station.
The start was made in drizzling rain and
George went away well mt once, and got
slightly in advance of Cummings, who
never succeeded in passing him. When
the runners We're 800 yards from home
Cummings ceased to persevere. A hundred
yards further on George, who had been run
ming well in hand, spurtcd and breasted the
tape at the end of the course fully thirty
yards ahead Of Cummings. Georges time
was officially announced as four minutes
20 1-5 seconds. Betting was q to 8 on
Cummings.