Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-29
sLooUm STILL morAnou.

He Wins the Newport Hatch with Shaw and Retains she Worlds Cham piOnship.
 NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 28.-The Iarges audience which has yet witnessed the cham pionphip tournament matches at Newport assembled to see Q. A. Shaw, jr.. winner of the .all-oomers tournament yesterday, play d. w. Slocum, jr., the winner of the cham pionship last year, for the amateur champi- onship of America.
 Slocum won the first and second sets and Shaw the third. With the score sets to 1 against him, Shaw began to serve. The score went up to deucss, and after some pretty rallies Slocum fnanlly lost by lobbing the ball out of court. Shaw won the second by good driving at the base line and fine placing, Slocum scoring but 15. The third was 0 game love for Slocum, with Shaw serving. Good placing and passing his opponent at the net gave the fourth to Slooum, score o. all. The tfth was vantage game and Slo- cum won by fine placing. The sixth Slocum took by placing his serves with good judg- ment, Shaw making but 15. Shaw scored luck in placing the ball out. Slocum served well in the eighth and passed his opponent at the net. This gave the set 6-2, the match and championship for 1889 to Slocum.
 This afternoon the final match for second prize was played. This morning W. P. Knapp defeated A. E.Wright in two straight sets, 6-3, GA. This left O. s. Campbell and did not use his usual headwork and Camp bell outplayed him continually. The score resulted: Campbell beat Knapp, e.5, GA, 7-5. In the finals for the consolation prize R. P. Huntington defeated M. Fielding in two straight sets, 6.3, 6.4. Tomorrow al 10:30 the professional match between Tom Petit and George Kerr, the Irish profes- sional, will be played. The second match between these players has been arranged te take place Wednesday, September 18th, al Springfield, Mass.
 Newport's Candle FMekering Low.
 NEWPORT, Aug. 2S.-The grand Casino subscription ball, which marks the culmina' tion of Newport's social season, was held to- night. The arrangements were more thar usually elaborate and successful, and the decorations were the prettiest and most eff. fective for several years. All the prominent cottagers and their guests were present, and the array of costumes was the most elaborate of the season. The dancing was kept up till daylight.
 BURGESS AGAIN IN THE WAKE. The Minerva and Chi4 u1ta Tied fo,
 the Weld Cup ana Will Sail of To-
 day.
 MARELEHEAD, Mass, Aug. 28.-Again thu Scotch cutter Minerva has beaten the Bur gess 4O-footers. It was beautiful day ant splendid test of the sea going qualities O the racers. The start was made at 11:25 iron Halfway Rock, and the course was tel miles to the windward, due south-east. Tn Minerva led the fleet out of the harbor, fol lowed by Kara. The Kara kept close to tn Minerva and held close to the starting line being first to cross at 11:25:54, followed b. Minerva at 11:26:01, Alice at 11:26:30, tn two latter boats being badly handicapped Kara, Minerva and Alice stood off on tn starboard tack, while Chiquita and Pappoos stood to starboard. Minerva immediatel hauled up close in the wind ant took the windward position, which sh held throughout the course. Tn Alice drew up little on tn Kara and at 11:S4 Pappoose passed Chiquit \ and went to windwsrd. At 11:33 Chiquit ! tackled to port, getting tired of being unde ! the lee of the Pappoose, stood in shore an' ! gained little by so doing as the wind wa | light with heavy swell rolling in. At 11:4 ! when about mile and half out the Miner ! va led and was well to windward. Pappoos
 had gained on the fleet, with Chiquita full half mile astern, but working along for windward position. At 1910 the Chiquit came about on the starboard tack. At 10 Kara came about just ahead of the Alice, bu failed to weather her bow and went astern At 1:O8 the Minerva, which had increase
 her lead, tackled to starboard, followed b
 the Kara at 1:10 on the port tack. Then th
 Alice tackled to starboard. At 1:15 the orde
 was: Minerva, Pappoose, Alice, Kara an
 Chiquita. At 1;35 the Minerva, then withi | half hours sail of the outer mark, crosss
 Chiquita's bow, having good mile lead ov her nearest competitor. The boats rounde the outer mark as follows:
 Minerva 1856, Pappoose 2:05:50, Ali
 2:10:29, Kara 2:11:57, Chiquita 2:12:45. After rounding all the yachts set spinn l kers for the run home. The Alice did u i best work she has done this season and W I we'll handled. The finish was made with
 the boats under perfect cloud of canvas. \ The following is the summary:
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