The Washington critic., 1890-05-02
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.

Brilliant Opening OF the Dumblane
Hunt Club Ateetiug--The Last Day
at Bennines-what the Local Club
Needs--GeneraI Sporting Notes.
The rare spectacle Of race track at
which the ladies outnumbered the men
was presented at Ivy City yesterday, at
the opening Of the meeting of the Dunn.
blame Hunt Club. The grand stand
was picture Of bright colors and pretty
faces, while the inner field was lined
with drags, tallyhos and other fashion.
able equipages. There were number
Of distinguished persons present, and
the meeting was one Of the social events
Of the season. The heavy showers
during the afternoon were the only
drawbacks to the thorough enjoyment
Of the sport. There was some excellent
racing, and the riding was good. Buck
shot won the pony race, and Vixen won
the Galloway Cup. Mr. Knut captured
the Washington Cup on Cock O. the
Walk, and the TeDnallytown Cup went
to Killaloe, while Retribution had an
easy victory In the steeplechase. which
| concluded the days sports.
During the steeplechase Professor
George Rider of the Washington Rid
ing Academy was thrown from the
horse Bull and had his collar bone
broken. The accident occurred dur
ing the gentlemen's steeplechase, and
Professor Rider was taken to the club
house and attended by Doctors Carr
and Ganoew The accident was caused
by the horse stumbling at the hurdle
and rolling over his rider.
The second day s racing will be given
tomorrow, and with a promise Of ex-
cellent weather the meeting will surpass
that of yesterday.
The Washington Driving Club closed
its meeting this afternoon at Bennings.
The closing day was successful in every
| way. There was large attendance and
some excellent racing. The rain yes
terday interrupted the pacing race after
/ the first heat, which was won by j. r.
| s., with Sagwa second. TWAS finished
| this afternoon. The entries for the other
races are as follows:
First race, 2:20 Glass; purse S500-W. s.
| Burk, b. m, Yorktown Belle; o. s. Peddi-
cord, b. m, Ella Clay; Oriole Stables, b.
! g., st. Elmo; John e. Turner, b. g., Ship
| Il L.,
Mamie Wood.
Second race, 2:17 class; pacing; purse
| S500-JOhn Keenan,, blk. g., Blackyork;
w. s. Burk, G. s., Marendes; j.. I. Close,
| g. M, Nellie June, and John L. Turner, b.
G., Mambrino Hannis.
Rain yesterday afternoon saved the
Washington Club from defeat at the
hands Of the Worcester Club, for when
the game was called in the first half of
theftfth inning the score stood to 3
against the local team. The Washing
tons put up an undesirable article Of
ball, and while they were making error
! after error their opponents were piliDg
| up the runs. The second inning was
practically a repetition of the third
inning of the previous day, for the visi-
tors made four runs on as many errors.
Mccoy pitched for the local team and
did well, but his support was wretched,
Jordan and Nicholas making the worst
imaginable misplays
To- day the two clubs meet again in
the last game of the series and good
game will probably result. This will
be the last game on the home grounds
for ten days, as the team goes away to-
morrow morning, playing in Whining
ton in the afternoon.
Thus far in the championship games
the local team has played very indiffer-
ent ball and lost games against con.
fessedly weaker clubs on that account
1t is time halt was called and the men
given to understand that they must put
up the best ball they are capable of
doing. A great deal of the ragged
playing has been due in great measure
to the ineXperience Of the men, but
they have been playing together now
for about month and It is time there
was some indication of team work ap-
parent. Such games as Wednesday s
and yesterdays only serve to disgust
the patrons of the sport and keep them
away, and while perfect games are not
to be expected, there IS no excuse for
four and five errors being made in one
inning.
Poor Wilmington! 1t is staying at
the bottom with persistency worthy of
a better cause.
Twenty five cent ball at Pittsburg is
not meeting with very much success,
and the crowds are but slightly larger
than when the full price was charged.
Billy Myers and his party left for
New Orleans last night, where he fights
| Andy Bowen for 81, 900 before the New
Orleans Athletic Club next Wednesday
night In talking of the go with Hop.
per, Manager Chcny utterly repudiated
the idea that Hopper was not COM
pletely knocked out. why" said he,
there have been lots Of people fooled
on that blow Of Billy's, and many OF
them have thought it was an accidental
blow. IL is not, but, on the contrary,
it is scientific Knockout 1t cost
Harry Gilmore's hacker $4,000 to find
out that it was not an accident, for In the
two fights between Myers and Gilmore
the former knocked him out with pre-
cisely the same lick he gave Hopper
once in six rounds and the last time in
twenty eight seconds. If ever man
was clearly knocked out it was Hopper
He made a game little fight, but he was
no match for Myers. l believe every
body was satisfied that 1t was genuine
knock out and that it could be repeated
tomorrow If necessary. Myers has
knocked out fourteen men, and every
one of them with the same kind of {