The Washington critic., 1889-05-01

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AZ Pinsinrg yesterday Gmhu vas
iattsd numerically and uui MANY e.
capcd without q lnsf hii The weather
was threatening and the atifuda1ce
was small fatisinrrs battery. Miller
and Calvin. Clctelsui. THINNER Hni
Grub.r. Score. ~ to1 In fawm ~
piushurr IN the afternoon game The
weather was iine and Ovsf 1000 pc0p'e
witnessed the game The batteries were
changed and Conway and fislds wcrr
the home battery. while lleattin and
Suicliffc played for the visitors The
score was Ia IN favor ~ the home
club
Over II 900 people went to the
grounds IN Philadelphia yesterday u
tefnoon Ia see the home club win
game from Boston The batting IT
Wood and the fielding of Muivcy werc
the features Of the game Clements aud
Sanders worr the home battery and Mai
den and Kelly did the work for the
Bcaneatefs. The score was tod
AT indianapolis yesterday 1899 pco
pie witnessed the game Glasscock.
Duffy and Pfcffcr carried off the hon0rs
of the day. Dryer aud Flint were the
Chicago battery and Whitney and
Daily did the same for the Indianapolis
The score was 0 TO In favor of the
lloosiers.
Washington made the Giants work
for their victory yesterday afternoon AT
Staten Island. lIcaly was very eirec.
tive, and Ebrght. who stopped his balls.
showed less nervousness than he has
done. Welch, the New York; pitcher,
was great, and worked well with Miller
The score was to Z, In favor Of the
Giants.
The trotting season ut Herring Run
begins to-day, and large crowd i cx.
pected to attend from Baltimore. The
track is hard and firm and shows little
effect from the continuous rains.
Yesterday one of the largest sales OF
thoroughbrcds ever held In Kentucky
took place at Lexington. Eighty four
head brought $50, 800, nm average OF
S125. They were for the most part
yearlings of the Woodburn Cold Stream
and Runnymeade stock farms.
MEMPHIS, April 30-The last day Of
the annual spring meeting of the Mem.
phis Jockey Club closed this evening.
II rained heavily and the track was very
sloppy. Numerous scratches resulted
The first race for two-year. Odds was
led from start to finish by Miss Belle,
with Blarney Stone second. Time,
1.06l
Second race-IIandicap sweepstakes.
Kerveena won by three lengths, Boodlcr
second and Brown Princess third.
Time, 2.07
Third race-Selling purse; one mile
heat. Red Leaf and Enterprise were
away together, the others in bunch
Enterprise won by length with Helena
second. Time, 1894.
Fourth race-Selling purse for all
ages. veeights of a mile. Bootjack
took the lead from the start, but was
quickly overtaken by Voice, who came
in first with Bootjack second Time,
1903.
The majority of the stables have left
for Nashville, though few go to Lex
ington and Louisville.
The following changes In baseball
circles were announced yesterday by
Secretary Young of the National Base.
ball League:
Contracts for lSS9-With Chicago, ].
X. Tener; st. Louis, Charles King;
DCtIOit, OcOlBc pnulcT, IluilllltOu, w .
b. Phillips; Milwaukee, j. b. Free.
man; Des Moines, j. f. Macullar.
Players are released as follows-By
| Chicago, nj. Baldwin and II. DAILY
Pittsburg, r. G. Allen and ]. f. Cole.
man; st. Louis, W. ID. White; Des
Moines, George Schaffer; Detroit, E.
Wiswell; Hamilton, Ii. L. Jackson and
d. F. Carver.
Hanover Reported Broken Down.
1t was reported in New York yester
day that Hanover had broken down In
his work at the Brooklyn track. George
Taylor, who worked Hanover to-day q
mile in about 1:4S, says that, if the
horse has broken down, II must have
been in the stable. In other words, hc
does not think the story is true. Or
Sunday morning Hanover worked O
mile and a quarter in 2;10.
| Washington Safe Deposit Co., 9l6 Pa
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COUNTRY REIL ESTATE.