Evening star., 1897-07-26

sack race, Rupert Mercer of Buffalo made
the distance in 11A seconds. The best record
ever made for the same distance in a sack
race before was made by See of Brooklyn
| in II 2-5 seconds. Joseph O'Neill of Ridge
way, Canada. broke the record for hitch
and kick, kicking the distance at feet and
3 inches, and breaking the record held for
long time by J. WILDER. whose mark was
8 feet inches The games were at Buffa-
10.
Cycle Racing at Providence.
Nat Butler and Orlando Stevens were the
| stars at the national circuit race meet
Saturday at Providence. r. I. In the anna
| teur class, John S. Johnson of Worcester
ran away from the best of the Rhode Is
land and Boston men in the mile open. In
the handicap the Handicapped did not give
him show. The finest race of the day
was the half-mile open. In the final of the
| two-mile handicap. the Buffers, Nat.
scratch, and Brother Frank at twenty-five
yards, worked together and pulled down
the long markers; then they exchanged
pace and finished first and second in 4.32
| state record.
Gus Zimmerman's Mnrksmanship.
Gus Zimmerman Of New York, the cham
| pion rifle shot who has distinguished him.
self in Germany in rifle shooting contests,
scored another big victory Saturday at
Strasb,rg. The conditions of the match
were that each contestant was to fire one
shot at the point target. the distance being
LOCO feet Zimmerman made the highest
score. defeating all the marksmen, among
whom were many Of the best shots from all
over the world. 10 Il,
by Wheel to New York.
| Harry Park, the local professional rider,
started out yesterday morning to establish
Washington-New York record of less
| than twenty-five hoAHs, f. and likewise to
break the intercity records of Washington
Baltimore. Baltimors Philadelphia and
Philadelphia-New York The attempt was
unsuccessful. The "Trip. to Baltimore was
made in 2:59:00. just fifty-four minutes be-
hind the record. Starting from Baltimore
with high wind, he determined to post
pone the attempt to another time. He had
very little pacing during the journey.
G. A. G. Tennis Tournament.
The Columbia Athletic Club tennis tour
| nament was continued Saturday with three
| matches. Pomeroy defeated Campbell,
6-4. 6-3, and O'Leary beat Wooten. rs, o.
| In class A; Parsons beat Mather, Ga 6-3 in
class b. The assignments for today are
OLeary VS.. Cake and in the doubles
Coombs and Morrow VS.. Burnside and
Frost.
New 2OO-Mile Record Established.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 2G.-E. P. Rams
del and G. r. Stevens Of this city, mem
| bers of the Portland Club, broke the 200
| mile road record of the state on their
| wheels yesterday, completing double CEN
| tury In II hours and 55 minutes.
American Horses Doing Well.
With the racing season half over the
American horses competing in England
| may be said to have held their own, es-
pecially the stud Jointly owned by Pierre
Iorillard and Lord William Beresford.
This combination last season won about
$32OoO In stakes. but in all probability will
| this season considerably increase that
nmounf ns .a5 oaa as ALREADY they have something
Belmont's keenan, has proved a very dis
appointing animal. for after winning
welter race at the Newmarket second
spring o11e meeting he has just missed the
Manchester cup by head. Mr.. Croker
however, has q very useful filly in Rhoda
b, Tor In the Exming plate at Newmarket
she spread-eagled big field.
Foreign Tennis Champions Here.
Among the passengers on the steamship
Paris which arrived at New York Satur-
day, were three foreign tennis players,
Their names are H. S. Mahoney. W. w.
Eaves and H. A. Nisbet. They were met
at the pier by such noted handlers of the
racquet and baize ball as Larned, Stevens,
tne Wrenn brothers and several others
Inc entire party will go to Boston to take
part IN the Dig Longwood tournament there
next week. or the trio Mahoney was the
acknowledged champion tennis player of
the world until few weeks before he set
san Tor this country, when he met defeat
at the hands OF one Doherty in a cham
plonsnip event. A week later. however,
ne partially retrieved his lost laurels by
0eIeatlng Doherty In club tournament,
Eaves Is the champion OF ireland. Nisbet
mas tne reputation of being one of the best
court. ~
Army Wheelmen Complete 1000 Miles
The 25th United StatessInfantry Bicycle
corps reached ST. Louis Saturday night,
completing 2,OOO-mile ride from Fort Mis-
scula. Montana. in forty days, thirty-five
OF which were actually spent on the road.
Defeated CauneN.
At Franklin. NH, saturday Charles
Bean. the champion three and flye-mile
| rurner Of America, defeated Thomas b.
Conner. ex-championu of the world. in a
two-and-a-half-mile rAeeI for purse of
S2OO and 20 per cent of the gate receipts
Bean maintained the fead over the entire
course. although at times closely pressed
sods Dy ms Opponent; winnitgi In 12 minutes SO
ten feet behind Bean %
Fire and Police Contests.
The track and field athletic games ana
bicycle contests among representatives Of
fire and police departments of Chicago,
Brooklyn and New York took place in New
York Saturday. OF the Chicago fire de-
partment, Gilmor won two one-mile races,
while he, A. Kercher and Maloney OF Chi
cago finished first, second and third In an
other event.
Lieut.. Wise Postponcs His Attempt.
Lieut. H. D. Wise has decided not to try
again for the bicycle, record from New
York to Washington until some time In
October.
A WashinEton Pigeon Found.
horning pigeon on whose wing was