Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-23
CYCLE RACING AT SYRACUSE.
Al NewhOuse of Buffalo Surprised the
N. &. a. Cracks

| Al Newhouse of Buffalo sprang a surprise
| on the ~ {. A. cracks in Syracuse yester-
| aaE, winning the one-mile increased points
cycllns championship from a fast field.
rom cooper, who stands at the head of the
points table, was beaten by Newhouse in
the sloWest heat of the race, and therefore
| did not qualify for the final.
AT the quarter pole in the final heat
| Stevens jumped and secured a lead of two
lengths, which he held around the turn.
| In the Stretch Kiser came up on one side
and Freeman on the other and the three
Were lighting it out when fifty wards from
the tape, Newhouse flashed out and won
by a length, kiser just beating Stevens
The tWo-mile professional handicap look
ed dead heat between Orlando Stevens
and Freeman. but was given to Freeman
| by the judges. Denny of Buffalo won the
amateur mile open. Summary:
One-mlle open professionalism heat
Won by Al Newhouse, Buffalo; E. H. Kiser
Dayton, Ohio, second Stevens third; no
time.
Two-mile handicap (professonaU-Otto
Maya, Erie. $50 yards won: o. L. Stevens,
Dayton. 20 yards, third D. Stevens, 12O
yards, Buffalo, fourth; time, 4.22.
Old Colony Defeated the New Yorks.
There was close race of twelve-oared
cutters of the cruiser New York and the
Old Colony Steamboat Company in New
port. r. l.. bay yesterday afternoon for a
purse equal to so oar, with the addition
of $40 for the coXSwain making the sum
$40 a boat. The chief matter of interest
was the part the Brooklyn sailors took in
the event, the old Sampson-versus-S chley
feeling cropping out very conspicuousy.
The Brooklyn men wagered heavily against
the New Yorks. and when the Old Colony
was nearing the finish ahead 20. c." was
footed in the navy code on the siren whistle
of Schleys old flagship. The Old Colony
crew led from the first and won by 81
seconds
Racing mt Saratoga.
Monday nights showers laid the dust,
but made the Saratoga track a trifle slow
yesterday. The card drew a good crowd.
Favorites and long shots divided honors
Red Spider captured the first race in d
runaway. He went out at the fall OF the
flag and the others could not catch him.
Mesmerist, who was left behind by his
stables to win the second half of the
Grand Union Hotel stakes, started a hot
favorite, but could do no better than third.
Marbert who went begging at to ?, COM
ing with a rush at the finish and beating
Gonfalon out in fine style. Sparrow Wing
and Miss Marion had heated argument in
the fourth race. which ended In Miss
Marions favor. Six starters showed up for
the hurdle race. Ben Elder and Forget sold
first and second choice. Forget fell, injur-
ing herSeI Dadiy. her leg was Teporleo
broken. Ben Elder won cleverly, with Ar
tice at his saddle girth.
Rockville Team to Play Here.
Lovers of amateur base ball will have a
chance to see holly contested game to-
morrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock at Ma
tional Park when the strong Rockville,
Md. team will play the government print
ing office club Rockville has an unusually
strong nine this year. having defeated
nearly every team in the District and west
ern Maryland. The printers, with Davis
in the box. make up quite strong aSgre-
CATION and the Maryland boys will have
to do some tall hustling to trail their col
ors. Nicholson will be on the rubber for
the visitors.
Niagara Tournament Begins.
The annual lawn tennis tournament for
the international tennis championship was
started at Niagara, Ont, yesterday after
noon. The largest number of young play
ers in the last three years have entered, as
" ell as a large number Of cracks includ-
ing w. s. Bond, the present International
champion: c.. r Budlong, the old Brown
player: Kreigh Collins. ex-western cham
picn for two years; e. P. Fischer, Metro
politan champion, and r. D. Little, cham
pion of Princeton.
The women's contests which have al
ways been most popular, will this year be
of a high order through the presence of a
large party of Chicago girls from the Ken
wood Country Club. Owing to the non-ar-
rival Of the American cracks from New
port, the mems novice singles were the
only affairs contested. Scores:
Novice singles preliminary round)-H
Thibaudeau beat T. Hobbie, SO, 81. C..
Kinds beat E. Cowan, 81, Ga