The Washington times., 1894-09-10
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
Grange Camp Exposition Opens To-day
at the Alexander Island Course.
SENATOR'S IN ELEVENTH PLACE
Are the Colonels Will Bs Com
PEELED to Hold Down the Tail End Posi-
ton, Giving Washington Rest for the
Winning Owners on the Island.

Commencing to-day the exposition and agri-
cultural fair of the Grange Camp Association
will be inaugurated at the course of the Old
Dominion Jockey Club on Alexander Island.
large exposition hall has been erected for
exhibits, while several smaller buildings and
numerous tents are dotted about the grounds
for various purposes. This being opening
day it will be devoted TO arranging exhibits
and preparation for business. The usual card
of five races will be run of. On Thursday
and Friday baseball matches will be played,
and on Saturday the extra attractions will be
an amateur tournament and grand baby
show. The latter promises to produce great
contest, and the judges will probably be
fathers of experience.
During the month of August the sum Of
&13,2S5 was distributed III purses at the
Alexander Island course, the winning stables
being: w. Beckett, 81, TAO; J. Brady, 81 $40;
NJ. Sheridan, $3.50; W. Mcmahon, $500; Ben
nett Barnes, 5000; F. p. Parish, $3.50; II.
Flippen, $3.50; f. II. Hickok, S4S0; =. DAILY,
$3.50; Jeter Walden, $3.50; G.. W. Haman,
$3.50; j. O'Neill, 1870; W. Lyons, 1905; T.
Doone, 1926; Z. P. Ryan, $3.50; w. E. Col
Inns. $27O; James Underwood, S27O; X. H..
Hubbard, 1855; A. Kuchen, S245i G. p.
Brady, s24O; H. Homer, 5000; NJ. T. Down
ing, S1S5; G. H. Smith, $3.50; j. II. Bradley,
S165; ]. L. Ford, $50; NJ. Dowling, $40; I.
| Cheek, S120; s. d. Jackson, S115; I. N.
Miller, $40; b. Calgie, S1O5; P. Donnelly,
500; NJ. f. Devlin S85; J. Phelan, SS5; ID.
Glover stable, $50; River View stable, $50; G..
W. Jennings. $50. A. Vahlen, $50; r. Baker
! S45: T. Reedy, 445: W. p Whaley $40; j.
Patterson, $50, and George Davis, $50.
The Washington Federation yesterday in
augurated a series of flights for young
| birds from training stations. Upward
of 700 birds will be used in these flights,
the birds yesterday being liberated from Fair
| fax, Va. air line distance twenty-five miles.
! On next Sunday they will be let loose from
! Calverton, Va, air line distance forty-four
miles, and on September 23 from Culpeper,
| Va, sixty-nine miles. The races will begin
! September 80 from Conesville, Va. 120 miles;
on October Z from Amherst, Va. $50 miles,
and on October IA from Chatham, Va, 200
| miles.
But three weeks remain of the baseball sea-
| son, and it is altogether probable the Sena-
| tors will be ableto keep out OF last place. par
| ticularly as the Colonels seem determined to
cling to the tail end position like grim death.
| To say the least the success of the local club
| in landing eleventh place in the penn ant race
! is not altogether due to brilliant playing, but
! principally TO the pernicious policy of the
! Louisville management in selling their two
| best pitchers during the playing season. But
! for this the race between Washington and
! Louisville would be very exciting. with 10
and take your pick. The Senators will
very likely make fair record on their pres
ent trip, but cannot nope TO beat out any
! other team but Louisville.
|
At this writing the Orioles appear to have
! first call on that pennant, as they have good
| lead and are going easy. The Giants and
! Beaneaters are punched both within striking
distance, but unless the Baltimoreans strike a
snag they will fly the flag. Throughout the
season the fine work of the Monumental City
| lads was considered more of a huke than
| anything else but somehow or other they
persisted in keeping to the 'front.' and now
! the New York and Boston critics realize they
are contending factor. The Orioles play ball
on the order of the famous old st. Louis
Browns. when Comiskey. Latham. McPhee,
and the others were young and full OF ginger.
If Baltimore should win the pennant it will
drive the Oysterville fans crazy, and nothing
will be too good for the players.
The showing OF the champion Bostons is
not what it should be, and the triumvrate
evidently are aware of the causes. From all
reports the Beaneating management Is
rather penurious in its policy, and OCCASION
ally one or the other Boston players ex-
I presses a desire to get away to some other
club. But despite the lack OF interest by the
players the club could have been higher up
in percentage if it had not been for the en-
forced lay off of Mccarthy and Long for quite
a while Then neither Nichols nor Stivetts
came up TO expectations, and, in fact. when
everything is taken into consideration Boston
has done well enough to be so close to the
| leaders