The daily critic., 1890-09-19
SPORTING GOSSIP
MEETING OF THE TR0TTING HORSE
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
Eie crowd. and rNceitont Racing
waf4oo Ross 20 Row Hosmor
t1mac Athletic CIub Regatta
THis Afternoon

wallace Ross go Row HDsmor-po-
tomac Athletr CIub Regatta
THis Afternoon.
The second DAYS meeting of the
TroWue Horse Breeders Association at
Baruiue yesterday afternoon fur.
r'saai some exciting sport TO the large
crowd th1, attended The programme
va. ua. HaishsI and lt was decided TO
ua.the two year old race this afternoon.
dui-h .l. three year 1llrscc. have some
% rU faces. and several attempts 90
hrs ra0 ris The racing will begin
a. to.CIack and admission will be free.
DIV. FIRST race called was the un-
.sI 235 race. In which Alchemjst
a. iuev B,il had each obtained heat
t. secured the third heat. Alchemist
.O'. SCI back for running. The fourth
beat was won by Lucy Bell, but AL
chemist secured the next two heats and
the race
Il1kcIand won the $50 race In three
straight heats, and the yearling race
f,l.Io Mr. Christie.
Mr. Jesse Tyson Dundee tried to beat
his record of 22j. but failed, and his
stable companion, Jim Blaine, trottcd
two heats In 2.31f and 237.
Only two horses, Bcconia and Link. |
wood Chief appeared for the 2.4j race,
which was won by the latter.
M0nocaCy carried oil two heats In the |
3yearo old race and Nolbrlno II. secured
one
Following are the entries for the ?.
wear olds TO day:
Mile heats, two 90 three; purse $500
General p + Beale. Lily Angus; A. VI.
Christie, stoddard G. VI De Garmendia,
Mauo and Mauymsu ir.; !. W McFadden,
lvanhoc. G. George Meginniss, Judge
Fisher, John White < Sons, Mario.
The last regatta Of the Potomac Ath- |
lCiic Club for the season will take place /
this afternoon There will be races I'm |
clghts, fours and singles, and some ex.
CellJnt racing may be expected, Judging |
from the composition OF the crews. The |
course will be from the Free Bridge TO the |
boat house. Captain Boyton will give |
an aquatic exhibition between the races, |
aud after the regatta a dance will be !
given In the club house. The crews
viii De as follows
Fights New eight T. II. Barbarin, S;
w, A OMey e IT. \. Seldcn, O; g. j. |
Johnston B. r. French, 3; T.. Finckel, 3; |
W \ Humphrey, . W HIbbs, L; coVswain,
7. e.. Trcscott.
ola eight. Al. Robinson, S; c. G.. War |
den. z; ". Pierce, G. j. Mccoy, S: A. Cn. |
ley. 2; II. Brace. 3; g. sheriff, .; J. Won |
Iorhtnhauseu, J.; coNswain, W. r. Roh- |
trt-.
Foprs-C Cedar four: II. W. Elmore. ]: j.
.ouhaIt .. T. II. Reynolds, 3; j. s. Dyer,
Paper four j.. A. Fischer, I; c. c. Smith.
s.n. q ~. D. Norton, g.; G. +. sawyer, 4
oiu-,, shells. ID. s Sclden. j. n. Doylc, |
q q Warden, y. Won Dockenhausen, aud |
O.. .. sawyer
Homer ard Wallace Ross will row a |
single scu,l race az River View next |
sunday for 500 "a side and an added 1
purse Of 800.
Tho details of the race were arranged |
to-day. The course will be two miles /
with three turns which will give the /
spectators an ample opportunity TO wit. /
ness the entire race from start 20 finish. |
II will bc roNed some time between 3 |
and 4 o'clock, and Hosmer expressed |
himself today as confident of his |
ability 90 defeat Ross He Is In prime |
condition having been In training con
sianlly, and while he weighs consider |
ably less than Ross, does not believe /
this will handicap his chances.
Recently AZ Boston HOsmer knocked /
the two mile record of 1881 into .
cooked hat and established the present |
record for that distance az l2 900.
The tennis tournament IN lie Drolt /
Park was continued yesterday Wright /
defeated Workman Fish defeated /
uyItn niQrih, and ButteTwOrth beat /
Wright, which brings him into the /
finals, the winner of which PLAYS /
Barnard for the Harrison trophy. In |
the doubles for the DyTenf0rth cup,
Geuesi and Doyle beat Wright and /
Brooks, and BuiteTwOrh and Dudley /
defeated Bishop and Schvenburn.
Monday afternoon next will be field |
day with the y. Al. q. A. Athletic /
Club. The games will commence at /
Capitol Park al i.l5 o'clock, and there |
viii be thirty contestants for The one |
gold, and eight silver medals The |
events viii include a 100 ward dash.
220 yard hurdle, half-mile race. run,
ming high jump, running long jump.
pole vaults, putting shot and throwing
and ladies are especially invited. |
Tickets can be obtained al the Office of /
tie association, where the beautiful /
medals are now on exhibition.
Yesterday BIT /. NJ. Kruger. on a
Columbia safety bicycle, rode from /
luiOntown Bridge 10 Upper Marlboro, |
q distance Of sixteen miles. in one hour |
ard ten minutes, breaking his record 10 |
1854 for the same distance in one hour
and thirty minutes
A Distressing Case.
Street q sHiths Good NsEs.
old lady-Where is your husband.
Mrs. DeLong.
Ars Del0ng-He couldn't come. He
has The rheumatism an over him
old lady-G0Odugss mes Aud he's I.