National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-12
SPORTS OF THE DAY.
What the Nationals VIII DO This Week
Tho Entries and Probable Winners
nj Rriphton and Coyinpton Races

"hnt inc NhtiOnnls VIII 10 TINS Wceh
The Entries and Probable winners
ut Brighton and Covington Races.
The end of the base ball season is near at
hand, and admirers of the national game will
have to make the most OF the few remaining
opportunities that will he afforded them of wit
Messing their favorlte sport. If the weather is
propit Gus the Nationals will play six games this
wee X. two In Baltimore and four here, but II Is
extremely unlikely that they will play any
other games this year. The Nationals won the
series emblematic OF the championship of Bal
timore and Washington, but Barnic was not
three games will be played this week The FIRST
two take place In Baltimore this afternoon and
tomorrow, while the third will be decided
on Capitol Park grounds Thursday 9iieTn9Gn1
up In II blaze of glory, SO to speak. rs the
famous League team from New York will once
more confront the Nationals on tho local
grounds. Their iame us one of the strongest
aggregation of players ever put together, the
recollection of the incidents marking their
spring games here, and desire to see what
showing the Eastern League champions Will
be able to make against thom Will no doubt
serve TO render the attendance almost equal to
that marked the games with the St. Louis
team. IL Is certainly to be hoped that the
weather Will be warm and fine.
Wednesday afternoon will DO devoted TO n
benefit game that should attract large at;
tendance, as the gate money will be divided
among the players who have so well upheld
the fame OF Washington in base ball circles
this year. Winter is season of enforced idle
ness with ball players, and with most of them
times grow pretty stringent before the pleasant
days of spring arrive and the sound Of the ball
and bat is heard in the land again. II the
friends of the Nationals wish to appropriately
show their appreciation of the first class bali
playing 1t has been their pleasure to witness
here so often this year, no better way can be
The sSoSd By sch tSat
generous dividend will be assured to the boys
The opposing mines Will be as follows Bars
nItine-FplmeT, c.; WhtS ss:; Powell, 81;
Ryan, RI; Wall, CT q Days nine--Bakcr, h.;
Cook, c.; Knowles Oh; B,irch, If; Gadmon,
3d.; o'Day, p; Wise, S.; Roach, IT.; kalbfus,
LIZ
Tie Brighton Beach and Latonia races will
be in plogress to-day, with good fields to con-
test the various events. The entries arc us fol.
lows:
First race-One and one eighth mics-Trol-
lope l02 pounds; Thady, Ia; Kershaw, los;
McBowllng ~ voIG III; nc CrSw T, Wallace ho2;
III; King Dutchman. los.
Second race-One and one-sixteenth miles
Philip 8, 1903 pounds; Roslere, lO5: Iopedale,
more. los; Berlin l05; Malaria, lO7; Little
fellow, 81.
Third race-Thrce.quarter of mile-Blue.
stone, l02 pounds; Cuban Queen. o.; Xallupa.
| o.; schottka, OH Phil Lee, 100: Alta Blue, 81;
| Fabius, 81; Alfaretta, OF; Winona, 81; Missiye,
Fourth race-Falsctto Stakes, two miles
Ten Booker, l27 pounds Editor TO- Erebus'
Fifth race-one mile-John Golfer, SO pounds;
| Irish Lass, 81: Athlone, OF; Kensington, 81;
| Archbishop, SO; Jim Douglass, I'D.
| At Brighton Beach
First -Three.quarters of mile. selling
BRIG q Brac, Us pounds; shortcake, iiSi j.
Jos; King Arthur, lO6; Bonanza, l0i; Kisber,
| 105; Col. Morgan, l02.
| Second race-0nc and one eighth miles, sell.
ing-Woodaower and Jack of lIelrts. lO3
| pounds each; Ligan l0l; Cardinal McCloSkey,
| Mentor. Una Is, Hanap, Topsy, Deli'ah Valley
Forge, and Patapsco, 100.
Minch. lis; Ferg Kyle, llS; King Fan, us; jim
| Renwick, 1l5 Barnum, ll5: Belle D., 10;
homage, ll5; Ben Thompson, lis; Miller lis;
Fourth race-one mile-standiiord Kellar,
| li3; Manitoba, 1l6; Dan X. ll3; Corsiir, ll3:
| Battedore ll3; Mineral, ll3: Hazard, ll3; joe
Murray 1l3; Petersburg, loI; Roysterer lOi.
Finh race-one and one-eighth miles,
Griffith, ll6; Harry Mann, lil; John Sullivan,
! li3; Leman, liS; Blizzard lI3: Strabsmus l3I
For thcse races The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
makes the following selections:
First race-McB first, yolo second.
Second race-lIopcdale first, Philip second.
| Third race-AliRretta first Bluestone second.
/ Fourth race-Editor first, Erebus second.
Filth Iace-lrlsh Lass first, Jim Douglass
| second.
At Brighton Beach
First racc-King Arthur first, Quickmarch
| second
Second race-Ligan first, Valley Forge Soc
| ond.
Third race-LittIo lIinch first, Jim Renwick
| se'ond.
Fourth race-Joe Murray first, Corsair second
Filth race-Burgomaster first, Leman second