Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-09

yards away. These three men divided the
honors, Coleman and Dent going to the
front on the second lap. the former winning
with Hall at the end. but landing second
The Orientals and Uptowns were the con-
testants in the club team race, and after
clared the victors. Wallace Coleman work.
ed hard for his club, finishing first, but the
poor work of Jesse Williams was too big a
handicap to overcome. On the final lap
Spencer Coleman fell, but the others kept
on and fought 1t out to the finish.
The days sport was brought to close
with an Australian pursuit race, in which
four racers Observation-Disclosures, s. F.
Coleman, johnson and Mason. The riders
We're so closely punched throughout the
race that the excitement was very great
and yells OF encouragement were given the
different contestants by their friends as
they swept by the stand. First one man
and then another would swing to the 'front.'
only to be overtaken and headed by another
later on. Finally 8. F. Coleman won out
with johnson second. Mason third and VIII
liams fourth.
Tennis at CatonsviIIe.
The tennis committee of the Gainesville
Country Club. Gainesville. Nd. is fortunate
in having been awarded the southern tennis
championship tournament for 1899. In 1895
the southern tournament was held at Ca
louisville, but the game was not then what
4 IL Is now, anu Cllc tourney was a nf2nciai
failure.
The tourney will begin September 1 and
continue two weeks. A large number of
persons are expected to be present, and
ample accommodations will be provided.
The grounds are In the finest condition.
Some of those expected to enter are John
F. Hobart, New York Tennis Club; Ray
mond Thurber, Kings County Club New
York; Robert Calwell. jr., and J. P. Paret.
Lennox Club New York; j. C. Nicely and
j. w. Massor, Princeton Tennis Club: A. II.
s. Post, Norman James, G. A. Farber, J.
M. Thompson. jr, of the Gainesville Coun-
try Club; S. H. Browne, Harry Smith and
John Hingley, Baltimore Cricket Club; ]. C.
Goodfellow. John Clay, o. McCammon and
]. c. Davis, Bachelors Club, Washington.
Mr. A. H. S. Post of the Gainesville Country
Club won the championship in 1895, and the
local enthusiasts say he has a good chance
to win first honors again this year. He is
practcing daily. Prizes will be awarded to
the winners of first and second places in
singles and doubles. The winner of the first
prize in singles will play the present holder
for the championship. There will be a
consolation prize, open to players beaten in
the first prize match in singles. Trial
matches will be the best two in three sets:
finals, three in five. All advantage sets.
Fastest Pacing.
Searchlights three heats in the 2O4 pac-
ing at Fort Erie grand circuit meeting.
near Buffalo, yesterday afternoon. were
the fastest ever paced or trotted in Can
ada. Bogash was not able, however, to
push the winner to the limit. Searchlight
always sold a heavy favorite in the pool
ing. big crowd turned out for the sec
ond days meeting.
Spear laid up Royal Baron the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Stake winner
Tor two heats in the pa trottng the EIec-
trio City Stake, and then came on and OUT
rooted Owyhee at the wire for two heats
With the pools selling at $50 on the Baron
to 50 on the field they came out for the
hfth heat. Spear took the Baron far back
and in the stretch, although he was surely
catching the leader 100 yards from the
wire, 1t looked like a fight. At that time
however, Baron left his feet and galloped
under the wire second. 1t was a big upset
and Hubinger dropped big lot of money.
After three good heats in the 22O trot-
ting the sun was still, at 7:l5 O'Clock
streaming over the track. but the Judges
decided to postpone the race until to-
day This did not suit Lockwood, with
Carney, who had two heats and was beat
ing his party to pieces. He protested to no
avail, and then, after the judges and spec
tators left, he came out alone and did a
mile and claimed the race on the ground
that there was no occasion for postpone
ment and that the rules sustained him
The judges last night said that they viii
call Carney today with the others and if
he does pot show up they will expel Lock-
wood.