Evening star., 1896-03-23
Placing the "Ginnts."
COMPASS WHIST.
Results of the Games nt the Cnpftul
Bi. Club HouNe,


Compass whist was agaia played at the
Capital Bicycle Club Saturday evening
There was a greater variance In the play
than in either of the previous evenings, the
difference between the highest and lowest
scores in both north and south and east
and west being twenty-three tricks. Jack
son and Barnard Of the Capital Hill Club
made the highest score at the north and
south positions, with plus 10, while Hoeke
and j. f. Williams led at east and west
with II plus.
The following is the full score Of the even
Ing outside pairs being marked with an
asterisk:
North and south-'Jackson and Barnard
141; Quackenbush and Spalding, 139; sYoung
and Summers, 1876; Johnson and Taylor
sGannett and Fletcher, and Davis and
131: Low and Copenhaver, 124; Pelouze and
Willard, 119; Macdaniel and Schmidt, 11S;
average for north and south, 131.
East and west-Hoeke and J. f. Williams,
154; Henry and Clark, 147; Cooke and Har-
mon. 146; 'King and Borches, and .Bishop
and Chase, each 145; Barrick and McComb.
IA; Fogg and Lupton, 143; Lewis and Will
liams, 137; Coston and Writ, 1875: Goodrich
and Schoenborn 135; sRolIings and Taylor
131; average for east and west 14o
Compass whist will again be INDUCED in
next Saturday evening
The Washington Woman's Whist Club
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pass whist. The highest scores were made
by Mrs. King and Miss Hendley, playing
north and south, and Miss King and Mrs
Stoddart, playing east and west
The whist branch of the Washington Club
Qadies) will entertain their gentlemen
friends at compass whist tomorrow even
ing.
Would Not Let Them Fight.
Thirty-five hundred persons gathered at
nd in,
urday night to see a boxing show.
Charles (kid) Mccoy and Joe Choynski
were to have boxed six rounds at catch
weights and four other bouts were billed.
Police Captain Delaney interfered and was
Kissed. When Mccoy and Choynski an
peared in the ring, Announcer Dunn stated
that the police would not allow the boxers
to fight on their merits, and Referee Jimmy
Carroll said he would render no decision.
The men boxed four one-minute rounds
amid derisive cheers and groans
C. A. c. Nine-Pfns.
The first series Of the Columbia Athletic
Club nine-pin tourney came to a close Sat-
urday evening with Denekas in the lead
with p pins to his credit; Hunter secord.
with "a Won Lindgren led the bowlin.
Saturday evening with II to his credit. II
being an oh-night for several of the best
with each man having bowled four games.
and the result will undoubtedly be very
much changed when an the PLAYERS have
completed their QuotaS fiof twelve paroes
each. 10.
Washington Handiedp Declarations.
Henry of Navarro and Dorian have been
declared out of the Washington handicap
to be run at the coming meeting of the
Washington Jockey Club Both horses will
be sent on for the meeting, however, and
will start in overnight events.
Excellent Bowling.
An individual championship bowling tour.
| Eament has been started at the Carroll In
stitute. The tournament is open to anna
teur bowlers Of the District, and some of
| the best local men have entered, The as
signments have been made in sets of six.
each assignment to bowl'five series of three
! games each. The first set, bowled FRIDAY
evening. B.Locraft set q new mark in howl.
| ing, his scores being the best that have heen
made in q championship tournament on q
regulation alley in the District. His scores
were 231, 227 and 200; average, 219 1-3, The
second set OF players Will bowl Wednesday
evening, consisting of Burdine, Breugger
Laud, Miller and Schlaich.
Ashland wilkes Sold for $4,000.
Ashland Wilkes, the famous sire OF
John R. Gentry, was sold at Wichita
Kan. Saturday. at private sale to ]. r.
Scott Of Lexington. KY. for 10000 cash
| Mr.. Scott is the man who developed the
speed in John r. Gentry and sold him a few
y eeks ago. Ashland goes to the same
] county in Kentucky where Patchen Wilkes