Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-06
LATE SPORTING NEWS
aacing Events in Which the Vigilant Has
Been Entered.
HOW Cyclists VIII He Entertained I'm
'"iorado-tiames of the National
Lengue-Tarf and Wheel Notes,

Inc following are the events for which
xhe Vigilant Is entered:
august o-Royal London Yacht Club re-
Yatta, Cowes.
August S-Royai Yacht SQUADRON ra.,at,.
Cowes.
August 9-Royal Yacht SQUADRON regatta
Cowes
August 1O-Royai Yacht SQUADRON regatta
Cowes
August 11-RoyaI SOUTHAMPTON regatta.
In the Solert
August 1-RoyaI Victoria regatta, Ryde.
ausust io-Royal Victoria regatta, Ryde
August 10-koyal Victoria regatta Ryde
august lt-Royal Victoria regatta, Ryde
august 2-Royal Albert regatta, South
August 2I-Royal Albert regatta, South
Sea.
August 2fRoyal Dorset regatta. wey-
mouth.
August 25-RoyaI Dorset regatta. wey-
mouth.
August 27-Torbay Royal regatta, Tor
quay.
August 2s-Torbay Royal regatta. Tor
quay.
August ai-Royal Dart regatta. Dart
mouth.
September HRoyai Western of England
1esatta, Plymouth.
September 5-Royal Western of England
regatta, Plymouth.
The following is the program of this
weeks racing:
On Tuesday-Her majesty's cup for all
yachts belonging to the Royal Yacht
squadron. will be competed for. The con-
test takes place over the Old Queens course,
revised. The yachts start underweigh Y.
X A rules. with the variation that the
sailing committee will handicap. without
appeal the vessels entered as they shall
deem fit
On Wednesday-The Royal Yacht Squad
ron. prize of 500, for all yachts exceeding
forty-one rating and belonging to any
recognized yacht club, will be connected
LOT, over the OuEep'a he a.
there Is race for all yachts exceeding
twenty but not exceeding forty rating and
snother Tor all yahcts of twenty rating
belonging to any recognized yacht club
On Thursday-The town prize of 500
presented by the inhabitants of Cowes for
an yachts of not less than thirty tons be-
tohglng 10 eny recognized yacht club. over
the Queens course, will be the event of the
day. There will be fireworks I'm the evening
On Friday-The Meteor challenge shield.
presented by the German Emperor will be
raced for. This event is open to all yachts
OF any rig built in Europe and belonging to
any recognized European yacht club ex-
ceeding 100 rating, yachts to sail in cruis-
ing trim The course viii be frcm Cowes,
, round the Shambles lightship. back out
side the Isle of Wight. round the Nab to
COVE. or vice versa. The shield goes to
the owner of the winning yacht. who has to
defend II in the following year. II won
twice by the same owner II remains in his
possession The shield was won last year
by the Britannia. the Prince of Wales
yacht, defeating Mr.. A. d. Clarke's Sati-
nita. The same day the Australian cup,
valued at $50. presented by Mr.. c. Glib
pom Millar, will be raced for. This cup Is
for all yachts exceeding twenty but not
exceeding forty rating. belonging to any
Recognized yacht club, Queens course. Last
year I-ais was the winner, Vendetta was
second and Varuna was third In this event.
The ViEiIanrs Victory ON Saturday.
LONDON. August 6.-The Times this
morning, commenting upon the Vigiiant's
victory Saturday over the Britannia, says
that the American sIoop has never given a
liner racing exhibition here, but. the paper
adds. There is no sufficient evidence that
. her victory was due to Ger refitting.''
Saturday. Ball Games.
After surprising the Boston public by an
almost perfect exhibition of ball playing on
Friday. the Washington team. the day fol-
lowing. was defeated by a score of IL to s.
Sullivan and Stivetts did the pitching the
Sostons making nineteen hits and Washing
ton ten less The playing of Abbey, Cart
wright and MCGUIRE was brilliant.
RHE
Washington ........O 0O0O3O Is 8 /
The scores Of the other league games play
Cd on Saturday were: New York, Is;
brooklyn, 8, first game: New York, o;
Brookls n $, second game Baltimore. 10;
philadelphia, L. Pittsburg. IL; st. Louis, ).
Cincinnati, S; Cleveland. 8. Chicago 10;
Louisville, 4.
Yesterdays Ball Games.
During the seventh inning of the Chi
cago-Cincinnat game yesterday at Chicago
IRE broke out in one of the stands. The
widest excitement ensued, and a number of
persons were injured before quiet was re-
stored Griffith pitched his second game In
two days. and had the Reds at his mercy.
The batteries were Griffith and Schriver,
'Owyer and Murphy.
R.H.E.
Chicago ...........1 COOS 2
Cincinnati .................O 90 00-1 1
The finish at Louisville was exciting.
louisville needed four runs in the ninth in
hing to win the game. With three on bases,
Conner sent sphere over the fence, but it
was a foul by a very small margin. He
went out, however, on the next ball. Wads-
worth and Weaver, Clarkson and Irvine
ham were the batteries.
R.H.E.
louisville ..1 0 100 900 l. 10