Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-30
Field of Sport,
rBy telegraph to tho Dispa,ch.l

GUrTEyguRG. n. j., March 2g.-A good card aud
fine weather attracted large crowd 10 the track
to-day Many go0d-class horses were among the
entries, and the racing was spirited ana ex-
citing. -
First race-ave furlongs-Fleurette won; Bal
briggan second, Guard third. Time, l:O2A.
Second race-seyeD furlOngs-Allan bane
won Richal second, Headlight third. Time,
1:30l%. on,
Third race-sx and one-half furlongs-Sir
Catesby won; khattan secoud, King Leo thiru'
Time, 1:04. -,
Fourth race-one mile-St. Dennis won; Hamil-
ton second, Lever third. Time, 1:f319
Fifth race-nve and one-hah furlongs-Asreai
won; Fagot second, Captain Wagner third.
Time. 1:Og3l.
Gloster second. Hesperus third. Time, 1:3Oh.
GLOUCESTER, n. j., March 29.-only twO favor
ties won to-day. but with the exception OF Matte
Lee In the first race, the winners were larry weh
played
First race-nve furlongs-Ma.tie Lee won ;
Alta second, Bold Hardy third. Time, l;O'.
second race-nyo furlongs-Moderate won /;
Postal second Bert third. Time, 1:0OlS.
Third race-six AMI one-quarter furlougs--
Houri won; Wallace q. second John Lackland
third. Time, 1:25.
Fourth race-six and onp-half fturlongs-knapp
won Bargain second, Alright third, Time,
1:2S3t.
Fifth race-four and one-nalt furlongs- Robin
Hood won; Silence second, Pokino third. lime,
5SIs.
sixth raco-seyen furlongs-James,own won;
Captain Hammer second, DR.. Helmuth third
Time, 1887
NEW ORLEANS, March 20.--First race-nve fur
longs-Rexetta won: Rebel second, DICK Wins
third. Time. l:O2ii.
second race-flye furlongs-Loiun Jr., won ;
Little Baltic second. A. {. Tucker third. Time
l:021S.
Belgravia won: George Borse second, Martini
third. Time. 5O14.
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Belfast won !:
| Wedgeneld second Blaze Duke third. Iime'
les.
Fifth race-sx and one-half furlongs-Lee
Mse won: Bill Howard second, Bret Harte
| third. lime. 1:l414.
NEW ORLEANS. La. March 29-John Troy
| welEknown bOOk-maker was yesterday ruled on
| the turf by the Crescent City Jockey CLUB ior
alleged crookedness. It IL charged by the club
| that Troy attempted TO bribe jockey to pun a
horse In the first race, but tho oncials OF the the
club refuse TO give out the nane OF the Jockey
| approached. Troy is widely known in turf cur
| clos. having booked on all southern and western
| tracks many years.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
| WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 20.-The Washing
ton Base Ball Club played lts frst practice game
| OF the season this afternoon, before fa'r audi
ence, with the Georgetown University team. Inc
| game was called alter the end OF the seventh
inning, when the score stood q to , IN favor OF
| Washington.
| BALTIMORE, ND, March 29.-Ths Columbia
| College baseball team (NeW 1OrK) WAS deieat-
| cd to-day by the Johns Hopkins University nine.
| Score, to 4.
| CHATTANOOGA TENN, March 29.-The Chatta-
| nOoga SoIthern-League team defeated the chi
! cago Eastern-Le League Club by n score OF TO 3
I here to-day. Tt was the latters first game to-
! gether. however, this year.
Augusta, Ga, March 29.-Augusta defeated
! Charleston to-day. Score, 20 q.
| ALBANIA. Ga, March 20.-Atlanta, 16i Cleye-
! land, \. Batteries: Retdger and Murphy
! Davis, Williams, aud thinner.
FLORIDA TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. March PA special dis
| patch from Magnolia Springs to the Ijmss-Unioh
| says the tennis tournament opened tuesday
with good weather and fine attendance
! Though there we're only eight players entered
fot singles. they were almost all OF considerable
| reputation.
In the Grst round Avery, Of Detroit, beat A.
| f. Wright 6-2. g., Wright being wholly out Of
form. Hobart beat Wrenn, 6-4, 80; TalmagC
| beat Jones' 0-5, g.; Cook beat Lane, go, 81.
In fhe second round Avery beat Cooke 6-4
| 6-3 leaving Hobart 10 play Talmage and the
| winner to play Avery. In the handicap Wright
| giving 10 and a bisque, beat Lane SO, Go
| Talmage, giving 1-2,,IJ,:Oeat Jones 6-2. 6-3
| Wrenn. giving 10, beat Cooke 4-6, 80, 6-2
| Avery had tho bye.
In double Cooke and Jones beat Avery and
| Garner 6-3, 81.
Heavy rain prevented auy playing to-day.