The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-01
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.


Good Raeing at Long Branch. Saratoga. and
Chicago.
SARATOGA, y. V, July gl.-This was the fourth
regular day OF the summer racing. Inc weather
was clear and warm and the track fast Attendance
large.
First race-For maiden thrccyear. Odds; three
quarters OF mile. Panama first, climax second,
lnmho,rcito third. Time, AIN.
Second race-For two-y ear. old Niles; five. clrhths
OF q mile. Griscie won, Lizzie krepps second,
Agnes third. Time, :09A.
Third race-Two miles and one. quarier. Nolantc
won, Arctcno second. Time, 4:25.
rsTn sssrcp az NUE. Ss m Douglas
Finn race-One and ane-sixteenth miles. Joe
Mitchell FIRST, Hamora second, Fancy third. Time,
l:52A.
MONMOUTH, rARK, n. j., July al.-first race
For all ages; | Lie miles. Three Cheers won
10y one length. Kcnsngton second, one aud one half
Second race For two.ycar oids three quarters Of
a mile. queen OF Elizabeth won by six lengths, IL
taaia second three lengths In front of Nat. Good
THIRD race-For three year Odds; one mile and a
furong. Dewdrop won by a length aud a half,
Eolian second, six lengths in front Of Q. NJ. Creean,
Fourth rsce--ik miles bonanza won by two
lengths Rupert second two lengths In front OF East
Filth race Gentlemen riders allowed I pounds;
1--WE furlongs. Young Duke won by a head, Maggie
Mitchell second head In front OF Stonebuck, third
sixth race-For three. year odds and upward
LILO miles. whzgig won, twelve lengths ahead OF
'"ys ertpuus sA leuk'us VI Sio''it 'ui
Seventh race -s,eeplechase over the full course
Braewood won by three lengths, Charley Epps acc.
| ond, Harry Mann third. Time. 500.
CmIcAGo, LII, July 3i.-First e-Three-quariers
| OF u mile. liiterol won. Flormore second, Eiilt
Hardy third. Time, i:Ss. Mu,aals paid siI,So
Bob Swain second, Dancing Kid third. Time, .tsi.
| Third race-one and one-eighth mies Montana
| Time, ;56la.
Fourth rassnMile heats First rs s,,,.s G
| II. second, John Sullivan third. Time, l:t3S.
Fifth race-Over hurdles; one mile. Guy won
Claude Brannon second, Rushbrook third. Time
Essex
| Base Rail-.
| PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.-The game to day be
| tween the Phiiadelphlas and Detrclts had an ex
| citing hnish Mr. Ellick hal several close decision
| to make most of which were against the home club
/ His decisions, however, were no worse than man.
sy S' the Sa' Of f RcSs at Was
ton yesterday, and consequently exception wa,
taken to every close decision AT the conclusion OF
i the game the police were compelled to draw lhei
/ revolvers to keep the crowd from doing Mr.. Ecl
| bodily harm. Inc peiroits won the game on 1T
merits. outbaiing ana outteldlng their opponents
| Attendance. $685..
some time after O'Clock served to keep very large
crowd away from Capitol Park, but those there wit
or elsewhere this season. The grounds were littl
soggy at ilrst hut sunshine soon dried 1t up, an,
made fielding fine and good PLAYS frequent. IN
/ game was called promptly at 4:JO o'clock, and ~
Umpire Gaffney walked across To take his position
| he was warmly applauded by the spectators. Wei
might they applaud, for a better umpired game o
finer decisions have not been given this season Tn,
game was played timely up to the sixth innings
some of the catches and stops OF the feliers helms
made after iliicut and hard backward runs. Lille
the let-neder OF the Kansas Citys particularly dis
tinRulshed himself, as he caught no les
than four long hits that apparently looked gooi
| Houck made an extremely dificu!t and withal
| beautiful catch oil Lille bat. 1t was IA short HI
10 left-ne1, and as Hayes was playing well ou
| Houck took up the run for IL. After several turn
he managed to reach II with one hand, ami clutch
ing 1t tight achieved grand play. Farrell. at sec
ten lines safe hit, second, on which he threy
to first IN time 10 cnt OF runner, AMI another. hard
hit hall, passed. shaw, which he gobb!ed up In on
hand and nelded to Gligan IN time to cnt nf a run
at nrst perfect Though the Nationals lost thu
game 1t was not by any means 'srreiltable, AZ the
played strong game AMI only lost through an efro
Of Judgment. the runs secured by the Kansa
Citys In the sixth Innings were accomplished as fol
ows: Lille and RaifOrd both made clean hits
land on Myers's slow hit both advanced to set
r Rowe struck liner to Baker and. of cours.
was out. Whitney then hit short ny
right Held. which Baker called to Farrell
3 take, an error OF Judgment on his part, as Gran
, ought to have been called upon. Farrell made
good attempt, but lost II on account OF making 10
many turns. Inthe struggle both Lille AMI iraafor
scored The very next striker DOnnBlly, hit q Sill
liar ball that Crane caught easily. The Na,iona
vanly strove TO make up lost ground but their ~
versarIes played too strong, AMI they finished q
they began, without score to their credit. Sha
and GiIligan, Whitney and Brady tlled the alley
|, perfection, the attempt made by shaw to stop III
hot liner from Braiy's hat being noteworthy. IN
game was model one, AMI being without any bic
erings was pleasant to look at and we urge ALL
they desire To good ball playing. 10 go To Capt.
Park on Mond ~ and Tuesday. a. the "tail ender,
play their best when against each other.