The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-14

good game on Saturday, the latter being
victorious-7 TO l.
Stecker's Riverside team gave Camden
a close call on Friday, the latter winning
by the score of to s.
Groveville base ball team was defeated
by the ]. P. Seward, of Bordentown, on
Saturday, by the score of q to 8.
At Hammonton, on Wednesday, Charles
Lodge, of the Riverton A. A., lowered the
track half-mile record from l.l63 to LIB
At Salem, on Wednesday, Shreve Bros.
bay mare AVIAN took fourth money in the
2.35 class, and Roger took fourth in the
2.25 class
A picked nine Of base ball players went
from Mount Holly to Smithville on Sat
urday, and were beaten by the latter club
-22 to g. The same team will play at
Pemberton, on Saturday.
There was lively base ball contest at
Browns Mills, on Thursday, between the
Jacobstown and Juliustown mines. Lip
pincott, of Pemberton, pitched for the
Jnliustown club, and struck out 10 men.
The score was 10 to u in favor of Julius
town
Five hundred people assembled on the
grounds at Palmyra on Saturday, to wit
ness the game between the P. R. r. and
the home club. The p r. r. club failed
to put in an appearance. The umpire
then gave the game to Palmyra by the
score of 9 to O.
A message received from London states
that on Saturday, at the Herne Hill track,
Zimmerman rode against the English
quarter mile record of 81 2-5 seconds and
succeeded IN lowering it to 1873 seconds.
Schofield and Banker also tried to lower
the same figures, but failed to do better
than 81 As and 80 1-5 seconds respectively.
In game of cricket, on Saturday, Bel
field second eleven defeated Moorestown,
at Moorestown, by the score OF 81 to 90.
The men who secured double figures for
the victors were L. r. Adams, 43; J. G.
Combes, 16, and W. B. Adamson, a.,
while for the Moorestown men Atkinson
and Cadbury made 10 and 10, respectively.
At the Riverton track on Saturday there
was ''tin can" race. The name has call
ed forth much comment and inquiry. 1t
was dubbed upon some racers in Spring
field, Mass, by Mr.. Bunnell. Some were
making a great time about their efforts,
and a handicap by seconds was started
for these who made as much noise as an
empty tin eau. 1t is said this method of
handicapping is good remedy for the
"swelIed head" which so seriously affects
some riders. The tin can race is now
quite an event, regardless OF its odious
origin, as that method of handicaping
is considered more desirable than by
wards. In this race all riders start at the
tape, but some have so many seconds
start in advance of the others and the
first one home wins the race.
Robert A. WEIGH, of the Riverton Gun
Club, on Friday, won the Riverton chal-
lenge plate for the fourth consecutive
time, defeating Thomas S. Dando, also OF
the Riyerton Gun Club, by the score of 81
to 80 birds.
The match was at 100 birds each, thir-
ty yards rise and fifty yards boundary,
and took place on the grounds Of the club
at Riverton.
At times both men shot in frst-class
style. WEIGH was weak at the beginning
of the match, while Dando killed his first
80 birds in fine style. As the match pro-
crossed Welch braced up wonderfully,
while Dando weakened peroeptibly.
Welch made some very pretty shots, his
10Th, S3d, 18th, S4th and 9th birds being
about as hard as any seen on the River.
ton grounds for long time.
Dando also made some very pretty
shots, his 10th, 2lst, Goth, 7lst and S0th
birds being hard ones.
The match was the seventh for the pos
session of the Riverton plate. 1t was
first won on May by Fred Hoey, when
he defeated twenty-five competitors. Hoey
was defeated by George Work, the latter
also defeating Dando. Welch then chal-
lenged Work and defeated him by one
bird. Since then Welch has met and de-
feated Fred Hoey, James Wolstencroft
and Thomas s. Dando. The record to
date stands: Welch has won it four times,
Work twice and Hoey once. The next
shoot will be between Leonard Finletter
and WEIGH, which will probably take
place at Riverton this week.
WEIGH used his second barrel 81 times,
81 of these being for safety.
DAndo used his second barrel 81 times,
% being for safety WEIGH had 38 right
quarterers, SO divers, Is left quarterers, 8
incomers and towerer.
Dando had Al right quarterers 30 div
ers, Is left quarterers, 2 incomers and 2
towerers.
Welch had two birds drop dead out Of
bounds and Dando five.