Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
FLIGHT FROM CHESTER. VA.
Result of Washington Districts First
Race of the Season of 1901.

Race of the Season of 1901
| One thousand and sixteen birds belonging
| to thirty-seven members of the Washing
| ton District of the National Federation of
| American HominS Pigeon Fanciers en-
gagged in the recent race from Chester Va
| a distance of 40 miles. They were liber-
| ated by Mr.. ]. NJ. Golfer, who wired: Birds
| liberated at 1915; weather fine slight east
| wind" At home the weather was cloudy
and rainy. with A strong southerly wind.
The following is the average speed per
| minute of the first return to each loft:
Philip Kraus, 1854 yards; Alex Humes
1913; w. F. Thrill, 100; L. B. Nye. LASS
Ford E. Young, 1,474: H NJ Dickinson
1,452; j. A. Viehmeyer. 1.433; W. F. Dis
mer, 1.426; Allen c. Mclean. 1.409; w. H
Sarton, 1,4Os; c. r. Hengesbah $50; Jas
Greenwood. ,339; R. r. Ashworth, i 800;
Chas. Rupert, 1,32S: Jas. A Cowsin. 1926:
A. S. tombstone, 1914; G. ]. Limburger
1.2s4 W. ]. Toy. 1881; R. A. Hunt. 1,213;
Frank Downing, 100; ]. A. Sullivan 1,2OO;
A. E. Conner, 1,1S9; R. c. Shinn, 114O;
Chris. McNamee, 1.137; Edward Volland.
1,134; Howard c. Wall, 1.131; Jas. Garner.
LOCO.
The winners of diplomas were Philip
kraus, first and second; Alex Hume third;
w. F. Thill fourth: L. B. Nye fifth: Ford
E. Young, sixth and eighth H NJ. Dick
lnson, seventh, and j. A. Viehmeyer, ninth.
Owing to their inability to time their
birds the other contestants reported ONLY
day returns.
Easy Victory for Peter jackson
In Baltimore last night young Peter
Jackson coored, of California made
Mysterious Billy Smith Of Boston stop
in two rounds in a fight which was set for
twenty rounds.
Manager Herford asked to be quoted as
stating that he had tried to get Smith to
go on for the third round, but that Smith
had quit and could not be persuaded to
continue.
This made the second victory of a COL
ored man over white man for the night
and an enthusiastic negro in the gallery
yelled: All we want now is the council;
we've got the fghters!" Buck Washington
colored, knocked out Joseph Tipmans who
claimed the 11s-pound championship of the
state.
Jim Janney of this city has challenged
young Peter Jackson. and the Eureka Ath-
letic Club will probably make the match
Alexander and Little Defeat Larned
Brothers.
Only one match was played in the an
nual New Jersey state championship lawn
tennis tournament on the courts of the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, at Mountain
station. yesterday. and that was one of
the semi-finals in the championship dou-
bes in which F. B. Alexander and R. D.
Little of Princeton University, the inter-
collegiate champions, defeated w. A. and
E. P. Larned of the Summit Field Club
The Larned brothers won the first set
Ga, but Alexander and Little had by that
time discovered their opponents weak
point, and by excellent team work they
managed to keep the elder Larned almost
out of the game. and played the younger
of the two brothers almost off his feet
winning the next two sets. GO. so.
The finals in the championship singles
will be played today, and the doubles will
be concluded Monday
Miss Atkinson Defeats Miss Jones.
The final match in the singles of the
Staten Island Ladies' Clubs open lawn ten
mis- tournament furnished big surprise
yesterday afternoon for those who visited
the Livingston grounds. Miss Juliette At
kinson. a former national champion, beat
Miss Marion Jones by three sets to one in
one Of the best matches seen around New
York for many months
The Brooklyn expert had entered the
tournament with little practice, and 1t was
generally believed that she would be badly
beaten in the finals by Miss Jones'
Miss Jones managed to win the third set
and play close finish in the fourth, but
her speed fell off a good deal toward the
end, and Miss Atkinson's greater endur-
ance helped her out materially. The Staten
Island pair won the women's doubles, but
darkness fell before the mixed doubles
could be finished.
Bicycle Races Declared on.
The bicycle races at the Coliseum, 18th
and East Capitol streets, which were
scheduled to take place tonight, have been
declared OF on account Of the rain.
The big match race between Burns Pierce
and Archie McEachern, for twenty-five
miles. behind motor cycles. was to have
been the feature Of the meet. Both Of these
riders are scheduled to appear In Boston
Monday. making 4 impOssihle m frrrthar
postpone the races in this city. The first
all amateur meet which vas origin a lIv