Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1892, Page 8

ON THE HOMESTRETCH |#% Nearing the Oloee of the Base Ball League Race. THE WASHINGTONS’ PROSPECT ‘Twelve More Games Scheduled to Play-~- ‘The First Season of *92 Ends in Eleven Days---Sacrifice Hitting-—PlayersChanging Stations---Yesterday’s Games. Pittsburg the St Louis by 5to4 In Pittsburg ome from New York by 11 to 9. Both teams ‘The clubs rank peak Bd css THE CHESS WORLD. Games—Interesting Play at the Home Club—Notes. PROBLEM No. 129. By L. OTTO HESSE. GOSSIP OF THE WHEEL CLUBS ‘Recent Runs by Local Bicyclists---Programs for Menday--Trip of the Nomads to Vir- ginia Beach---E, B. Terry's Two New Prises: ‘ —_ OTH THE ARLING- ‘ton and Columbia Club . it in a double play. They think only of the very unlikely home ran or two-b. that will clear the bases. So when in to orders batsman tries to help his side along with a sacrifice all the vials of ‘wrath of the bleachers are poured out upon the head of the batsman. ‘No, they don’t like bunting. Neither dothey like the umpire’s ‘isions. In the elegant phrasing, of the multitude he is “rotten” or a “robber.” Of course if the national game is to be reconstructed so as to please “the public, as the Enquirer calls them, umpires and their decisions must be abolished, as well as Kea A thing else distasteful to “‘the public.” It might do to have an umpire in every city to umpire the home games so that the home club would win every time. That would immensely please “the public,” and as it is the aim of the mag- nates to make the great game “popular” they should establish this ruleat once. It doesn't make any difference that such a course would make it less a game of skill; it would please the public. Now, there isa line of argument for ‘the Enquirer and croakers of its class. Asa matter of fact, while there is a of truth in what the Enquirer says, thet is a Dushel of inaccuracy. What the “public” wants to see is the homeclub win. If the home club can win by making bunt hits no one is more delighted than the bleacher. He is as en- thusiastic over the skillful placing of the ball and the lightning dash to first as any one could be. Hoy and Dowd bunt more than any of the other players, and they are fully as popular as the rest. There is no protest when they try to sacrifice. But when Milligan or Larkin tries it there is. For every one knows that they stand 2 poor show of reaching first and they are known to be heavy hitters. It is the belief that they can do better by hitting hard at the ball than they can by sacrificing that causes a howl to go up. Itis not because sacrificing is considered “baby Pla.” Sacrificing is not such easy work, either. t is an art that is hard to learn. games any one could see by the way Anson's team won when he was here. His short success this year, as well as that of Ward's team, was due “to skillful bunting. It is science 7 brute force, and there is no question which will ‘win nine times out of ten. Let “the public” be convinced that it is the best war to win games and there will be no protest,for what the public ‘wants is to see games won. The Wachingtons play at Cincinnati today ‘and tomorrow, two games with Cleveland on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Pitte- burg, Thursday and Friday with Chicago. urday and Sunday with $t. Louis and Tuesday and Wednesday following with Louisville. Of ‘the twelve games thewationals should win six. ‘The prospects of ending in sixth place are good. The game played at Cincinnati on Thursday between Cincinnati and Chicago was a remark- able one. The most iar thing about the game was that both pitchers were slugged un- mercifully during the early innings, but after the fifth neither side scored for fifteen con- secutive innings. The game was with magnificent Playing. Several times runners of both sides were shut off at the plate. Comiskey at first base accepted all of twenty-ninechances, Anson took in twenty-four, Dahlen fourteen out of fif- teen at third base, Smith fifteen out of sixteen, Cooney all of thirteen and Canavan the same. Wilmot captured nine fly balls in left field. Cincinnati went seventy-five times to bat and a seventy-two. It will be a long time be- fore this remarkable game is equaled. While the Orioles were in Philadelphia re- cently Buffinton had some words with Hanlon and it is said the incident widened the breach between player and w. Vice President Waltz did not know the had been given atil he arrived at Camden station, and Buffin- ‘ton told Mr. Waltz, to whom he was nally attached, that he was sorry he had not been able to help the club_more in the period of his connection with it, Buffinton, it will be remem- bered, was assigned with Gunson to Baltimore atthe Indianapolis meeting which resulted in the formation of the twelve-club league. He is wanted by Manager Irwin, under whom he Pitched finely for Boston Reds last season. The Baltimore club has been sned by ex- Second Baseman Pickett for @3,500 damages. Pickett claims that he had been engaged at a when he was unceremoniously released. Pickett at the eame time attached the Washington ¢lub’s share of the gate receipts in Baltimore Tuesday to satisfy a claim of $120, which mones, he says, is owed him by the Wagners, President Yon der Horst of Baltimore says that Ewing's behavior in that city this season has been very distasteful to his and that the nexi time “Buck” the tmpire or wrangles with the cranks he will be removed from the field even if the police have ‘to be called in. Already speculation has begun as to possible Ganges to tee lenqus tonnes poossding next championship season, which begins July 15. New York thinks it will have si _ an self by the addition of Stovey, Lyons, outtielders. Giants have been weak behind the bat during the season now drawing toa close and have not done good hess let kson Tt will Boston has let Clarkson go. It will probably make no further change. Baltimore has at last got good team to- griber, with the exception of pitchers, where it extremely weak. Pitcher John Clarkson has applied to the Pittsburg club for an . He sub- mitted his terms, which are reasonable, and the club is considering the same. The club has declined to take Gore from the New Yurk i Capt. Pieter of the, Loaleriles asp third Lee tit wins | (52, , | Walbrot ex; ‘White to piay and mate in two (2) moves. PROBLEM No. 130. By J. KEEBLE. @wH oss 4 QKté KR QB ERS QR6 KS KBS K3 Wt+a aii: Qh EBA K3 K5 Q2 Q6 QBS QBS Qk ‘White to play and mate in two (2) moves. GAME No. 66. RUY LOPEZ. The followis master] ws ay in the fournatuent of “Teb0) mihy now fungus New Lipschutz, against the great nD Player, Schallopp. _White—Lipschutz. Biack—Schallopp. >-K P-K4 BxB P-QR3 ES Kt-QB3 | B ae, Ken RS PGES KERB | 17 QR a Rex i) Kt-K2 18 Kt S83 ay P-QBS 19 RK RK B Kt-Ktg, 20 — RxR (c) Castles P- 21 Rxk Ktk) SEE on By Bop P t5ch B-Q2 23 Bx s 10 RK BGK | 34 Q- Re 38 11 KtzP Castles Kts. Kl KtsBKixke | 30 P-REtS(@) P- Be t-Kt3 | 22 RKS Pe BxKt 28 Q-B4 (e) and wins. (a) Slow but solid, gi a well founded, formida- ble . and at the same fime risking notl re (b) White has played the opening cleverly, has gal G Pawn ands considerable superiority in postion as ‘well. “With this far-sighted nove he stil further in- creases advantage. (¢) Injudicious and exactly what white wanted him to do, but he had nothing very, eBective. (d) Ostensibly to provide an for his ‘escal . but probably Lipschutz wanted to tempt his op= ent to mdvance the “sing's bishop's pawn. "(@) A wutiful stroke, to which there is noreply. GAME No. 67. MUZIO GAMBIT, Another of Tchigorine’s scintillations. Remove white's queen's knigut. White—M. Tchigorine. Black—M. 1P-Ke P-K4 15 QR-K -Kt4 (a) Skexds Pena | 129% gee Pe x7) Rt 18 ORS Fie ‘5 Castes: Pxkt 19 B-E7(b) KtxzR v. BS RxP -B3. Bb Kt3 ch ERs Be » KR les 24 Rxkt os PERG 5H S23 xQ (dy ed Be Bike” Eke 14 P-Q6 Rt-Kt3 And white mates in three moves. (a) Eeidentiy has the “exchange” fever badly._ () Yerg.ane and fully up’ to °M. “Tehigorine’s standard, (©) Well followed up. Must guard the threatened a The queens are off at last, but his game is Wosubjoin a fine ending from Finland between A. fine Ascharin (white) and an amateur. And draws by perpetual check. SIMULTANEOUS CHESS AT THE HOME CLUB. Tuesday evening Mr. I. Y. Knight played simultaneously against three strong play- ers—Capt. Key and Messrs. Dunham and Macfarland. Capt. Key defended a Scotch gambit, but was compelled to resign after twenty moves, the simultaneous pager having ined a rook and knight by a brilliant com- ination initiated by the sacrifice of a piece. Mr. Dunham also defended a Scotch gambit and succeeded in getting a clear piece in the opening, but gave it back in order to extricate himself from a complicated mating net. and Mr. Knight eventually won the game after a rolonged ending. Mr. Macfarland played a etroff's defense, and scored the game on the twenty-third move. Notes. The London Evening News and Post in » review of the Lasker-Blackburne match states that one game is so much like the other that a repetition of the course of play in each game is unnecessary. The usual description 18 an un- eventful opening, which is correctly defended by Lasker. An attempt by Blackburne about the fifteenth or twentieth move, or thereabout to get up some sort of an attack. Succi thwarting of that intention by Lasker, resulting in leaving one or two vulnerable points in cburne’s game. Detection of en- feebled points by Lasker; very clever utilization of these chances. by Lasker in forming an at- tack in the middle or end game. Invariable suceess of these efforts, and finally resi of Blackburne in fifty-one moves. The coin- cidence of description even applies to the num- ber of moves. The score in the Jellett-Bigelow match for tho chess championship of Minnesota stands three to one in the former’s favor. The match will be discontinued during the hot weather, but wilt be finished early in the fall. Lipechutz will not be present at the inter- natjonal, to be held in Dresden this month, but il summer in the Catekills. taking in the New wi York Chess Association meeting. h-Tel the oom The arrangements for the Fine match are still incomplete, as meeting has not been agreed upon. It will cer- tainly not take place before next winter, as Tebigorine objects to playing in the summer. Tn’ the. von. Bardclen- Welbrodt msteh’ the fourth and sixth games were drawn, but Wal- brodt won the fifth and seventh partics, maki the score up to date three to nothing (wit four draws) in his favor. Thecontest is being with great interest in Berlin because ts to enter the Dresden tourney club's official representative and n8eS. | being the youngest of the Berlin masters and never having competed in « masters’ tourney his progress in the present match and at Dresden will be especially interesting, The world’s fair international tournament project is being pushed by the Chicago Chess m There are rumors afloat to the effect thate three-cornered match between Blackburne and fede oe be pignd Bein in the near rat A German Spa. ‘From Life. the start will be made from the lower reservoir and the run will be made to the Anglers’ Club House nd return, a distance of twenty miles. W. T. Ellis, the trainer of the Columbias, and W.T. Robertson, trainer for the Arlingtons, are both expert wheelmen and they have had past few weeks. At the meeting of the committees of the clubs =. week the club teams were announced as 8 reer cht Maat iderable interest fe being manifested in the inter-club race becanse the Columbias hold handsome cup won in a provious contest. ‘The start will be made about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is expected that many wheel- men will be present to witness the start and finish and many spectators will probably wit- ness the race from the hotel at Cabin John bridge ns well as at the turn at the Angler's Club House. Judging from the time made on the road by those who are to participate during the past few weeks it is thought that the course will be covered ins few minutes more than one hour. In event of bad weather the race will occur the next fair day. CAPITAL BICYCLE oLUn. Capt. Macdaniel of the Capital Bicycle Club last Sunday selected a hilly country for the club run, but he set an easy pace and the members made the fifty-mile trip with comparative ease. From here they rode over a roller coaster sort ofaroad to Fairfax Court House and from there they rode to a place called “Frying Pan.” This was probably’ the first party of cyclists that had visited this place and the I. Robertson, E. B. bstitutes—W. A. i Clay we Hatch: oe natives prepared for them an excellent dinner at short notice. pisin | The Patapeoo Regatta Has Increased lub. ‘As the time for the big meet shes the forhiameas of pabeuet goer brighter, and next woek there will be a meeting of the executive committee, when the various chairmen will qake their final reports, pacei as S FIELD AND TRACK. SPORTS. Program of Athletics Arranged by the ¥. M. ©. A. OTS OF SPORT WILL Association Monday at their park, 17th and U is a full one and will be ‘one of the most enjoy- able events of the day. Considerable interest is felt in the outeome of the base ball game at 2:30 p.m. between the team of the Y. M.C. A. and the Baltimore Y. M.C. A. nine. The local nine has met with but one defeat, the first game of the soason, played with the Kendalls, other than the game against the'Baltimore Y. M.C. A. team played in the monumental city May 30. The ball game will be followed by a series of contests in the track and field. The sports will include stilt, wheel- barrow, sack, three legged. egg, potato, slow dieycle and obstacle races, 1e egg race will consist in any number of young men starting with one egg each held ip a Spoon with one hand,and the snccessful man will be he who touches the tape first with the egg in- tact. The potato race will be lively, as it requires picking up of the tubers and bring- ing them singly to the place of deposit and going for more, the winner being the one who Gets his number home first, but the most fun is ikely to center around the obstacle race, which will be elaborate in its detail. Each contestant will be lying on his back with his head in the direction in which isto run. Tho course will be immediately inside the bicycle track, and consist of making the circuit only once. After getting up from the position at the discharge of pistol the first obstacle will be three huzdles 2 feet 6 inches high and 10 feet apart, nex: benches used for the base ball nines to wait their turn upon, then each man meets » W. H. STRARNS, One of the members declares that at the proach of Capt. Macdaniel’s wheel, he bei the lead, the young chickens turned their toward the house and made off in the directio of the woods. If that be true somebody's spring fowls suffered, for there was enough chicken on the table to’ feed the members of several other clubs. After dinner the return trip was made via Vienna and the Chain bridge. he Sunday runs of the club prove very en- Jovable, because the start is always made early in the morning, so that by the time the sun is high enough to be warm they are some distance from the city and usually on the hills where there is nothing to break the force of the cool breezes. The clab has a beautiful route selected for the Fourth of July trip, spending two full days on the road. About two dozen members will | ticipate in the run. Several of the members erranged to start this morning and the others will leave on the 5:30 train. The two parties will meet at Hagerstown, where they will re- main until tomorrow, when an_early morning ride will be madeto Penmar. There the wheel- men will spend several hours and in the after- noon they will proceed to Gettysburg, where they will visit the historic battlefield and places of interest. They will leave Gottysburg in time to ride over the road to Baltimore via West- minster in time to return on an evening train, while some of the members will come all the way on their wheels. Mr. De Lancey Gill, a member of the Capitol Club, has not done much riding for some time past.’ He was captain of the club at one time and was a great rider then. His wheel is now in the shop undergoing repairs and his pres- ence on the road runs is looked for in the near future. ‘ei COLUMBIA CYCLE CLUB. x ‘This week has been an eventful one in the history of the Columbia Cycle Club. Nearly alt the work of preparing for the big meet later in the month has rested on their shoulders, and in addition to this they have opened their’ pretty new home at Mount Pleasant with a lawn party and have attended to the matters pertaining. to the Arlington-Columbia road race, all of which has reflected credit on the club, and to the Washington wheelmen generally. The opening of the new home under such pleasant. efreume stances proved another valuable step in the right direction and won for the club numerous friends in addition to those alrendy made. Under the captaincy of H. J. Southwick the club runs have continuédas pleasant as the; were under other road officers and the attend- ance has largely increased, as has the member- oPaet Sunda morning there t Sunday was a ran to Brightwood from the new club house and in the afternoon a large party rode to Cabin John bridge. Before starting on the trip in th: af- ternoon many of the members assembled in the grove near the house, where they were photo- CRESCENT CENTURY WHEELMEN. Mr. E. B. Terry of the Crescent Centary ond and the downpour of rain had made worse than it hea egy nage the weather [ 4 f £ i} z i t id i He | is I : j . i + barre! on end which he is expected to pass through. The specifications call fot barrels with- out slivers and nails, then four hurdles 3 feet 6 inches high and’ 10 yards Prospect of run” over of a aa awaits the contestant, der with rounds three feet apart and gt an | angle of forty-five degrees. This must be climbed over, then awi ging barrels to go through, ropes suspended from a beam fifteen feet high and beam to be cleared. A rough board fence five feet high will impede the on- ward rush to a tub of water with stools, on one of which the athlete is to sit while he fishes for an apple in a tub of water without the privil of using his hands. Having secured his apple he must eat it before he goes farther. But the goal is not yet, for before him isa net spread close to the ground, fairly tight, under which he must go and come out on the proper side. ‘The distance is not great to the starting point, which he is likely to welcome. The members are enthusiastic over the affair and feel that while they will have a jolly time themselves they will afford great amusement to those who fear the crowded boats or noise of firecrackers. There is ample room for a big crowd in the grand stand and bleachers and the formation of the park is such that the spec- tators can see readily from every point. — a Across the Ocean ina Balloon. From the Philadelphia Press. To make a voyage across the ocean to Europe in a balloon is an enterprise projected by Prof. Samuel A. King, the aeronaut, and several financial backers, to take place from Philadel- phia some time during next summer. The pro- ject is not yet definitely assured, although Prof. King has been promised the funds necessary for a complete preparation for the transatlantic journey. The expense that would be attached to such ‘an enterprise is estimated to be about $20,000 or $25,000. Should Prof. King accomplish the voyage across the ocean ina balloon it would be the first feat of the kind in history. There have been several attempts made to cross the Atlantic through the air, but they resulted in signal failures. Prof. Wise tried it about forty years ago, but he was not able to get a start. ‘Subse- quently Prof. Lowe also made an attempt, the starting point beingat Point Breeze, but the f ballo mn was not properly made. Prof. Donald- son did not have much better success in his ef- fort many years ago. It is Prof. King’s opinion that the balloon necessary to make a transatlantic voyage should be a hydrogen one and its capacity should be from 400,000 to 500,000 eubic La He be- lieves that « trip through » high altitude, say three anda half miles high, as has been sug- ferted by some seronants, is not advisable. is that the balloon should carry a drag rope 1,000 or 2,000 feet long with the end trailing in the water. In this way the balloon could strike acurrent of air and travel with it across the ‘ocean. There would be two cars attached to the bal- Joon. ‘The upper one would carry the - gersand the food. The lower one wonld be used as a cuisine and conld be descended into by means of a rope Indder. The idea is to have the cuisine removed from ‘the upper car about the space of twenty feet, so that there would be no danger from the conl stove. Prof. King has made over 300 balloon ascensions in his career. : An Effective Scarecrow. From Puck. | while q — oo, JULY BOAT HOUSE GOSSIP. CREWS SEEN IN THE SHELLS. ‘Wfforts to Have = Potomac River Regatta--- The Philadelphia Regatta on Monday--- ‘News of the Local Clabs. ———-—_—___. EARS AGO SHELL rowing was scarcely known on the Patapsco and now it is growing to bea popular sport. Baltimore has had a re- gatta and it was in every way, #0 far as the Neptune Boat Club it; the elements with it it would have been an ‘Unqualified success, for the entries were nu- merous and of good quality. The course was well flagged and kept clear of intruding craft of all kinds except the very boat which was out to clear the course, and in at least two events it events meant a good deal. Capt. Montell of the Neptune deserves a mountain of credit for the masterly manner in which he the tiller ropes of the affair and successfully steered the big undertaking to success. The medals and banners were, as ‘usual of very pretty design and very proudly yora by the winners after the presentation at cton’s. ‘An “eight” racing with a “double” was (as their respective races didnot fill) a novelty,and, le quite impromptu, it afforded an oppor: tunity to see the relative difference in speed. The dcuble of the Vee with Hedley stroke, was given forty seconds start over the eight of the N.Y. AC. “Chippies” and were over- hauled by the eight at the mile, rowing easy and the cight was the winner by about » min ute and a half at the finish. There were several ne.: men in the “‘chippies” eight, but the crew rowed in the best form and their blade work and rowing seems to me almost perfection. Capt. Giannini of the “Chippies” claims that his crew went over the course in 8.22 instead of 8.3034, as given by the timers, METAL IX BOATS. That the adoption of metal as the coming material for boat building was only » question of time was mentioned in this column a month ago. Now I learn that Galanaugh is building a four-oared shell of aluminum compotition for the Fairmounts of Philadelphia. The Malta “eight” (this year's crew), which became the people's favorite at Newark, after rowing a trial and two finals, did not come down 0 | because of the fact that it was defeated by the Pennsylvania University crew at Philadelphia last Saturday week. ‘The college crew won in 7.50; Maltas, ’91, second in 8.12, and '92 crew third in 8.14. Many looked forward to the race between-the “Chippies” and Mal that it would bea tight race, but b mentioned the Maltas were too mucl ened to try conclu: i the “Chippies,” which is going faster each da: notwithstanding there are three new men in the boat. Last year the Malta crew won from the college in 8.i4. ‘THE PEOPLES’ AND CUP REGATTA. The Peoples’ and Cup Regatta, an annual fixture on July 4, is the next event. Special sterling silver prize cups are donated to the Schuylkill Navy to be rowed for annually. The Sharpless cup is donated by Henry Sharp leas, esq., for the eight-oared shell race, and the Downing cup for the serfior four-oared shell race is presented by Thos. H. Downing, esq. This regatta is one of the most important of the rowing season. At one time it was only by invitation of the navy that outside crews en- tered, but recently it has been made an open regatta, which is in many ways better, because it brings ina larger number of entries and of such a class as to make it an attractive event. The Public interest in this regatta is something wonderful, and for a long time the navy has worked hard to educate the public interest in rowing up to the standard now shown in it, and for its labors it now has its reward, for on July 4, along the national course from the falls to Rockland, will be one dense raass of spectators, If such interest be shown there, why not here on the Potomac? The course is just as fine, the facilities just as good for giving a regatta. "We already have handsome cups--three of them. It is true the navy has a very large membership of clubs, and each contributing its share makes up the fund necessary. In order to see what each club can do let some officer or member take the trouble to canvass among his club- —— and ascertain how many would ‘chip ENTRIES AT PHILADELPHIA. From the list of entries at Philadelphia it will be seen that it is not only a large one, but omprising some of the best crews in the e senior eight-oared race will have the inevitable “‘Chippies” of the N. ¥. A. C. and the Maltas, the same crew as it rowed and won at the Passaic, May 30, excepting that it has Lapp for coxswain in place of Clarke, and the ‘Vespers will have the same crew that won as Juniors at Baltimore last week. The Chippies will be sfrengthened by the presence of How- ard, the club's senior sculler, who has been rowing in the eight only since the 23d instant. In the senior four race will be seen the fa- mous ‘“Fairmounts,” who are entered in every regatta of any size during the season and gener- ally win. ‘They lost nt Baitimore because of the condition of their boat, an old, soggy paper boat, which couldn’t stand the sea that was run- ning at the time of their race. It is expected that their aluminum boat will be ready for the erew to row in on Monday. The Manhattan Athletic Club will, in the senior fours, be rep- resented by four of the crack “‘eight” whorowed in Universit; naylvania of "91, who will row as follows: Hancock, stroke; Waugaman, 8; Barshinger, 2, and Ruff, bow. ‘The Atlantas have entered’ the same four which has won 90 many races and rowed. here at the nation: Quigley, stroke; Weldon, 3; Freeman, 2, and Chambury, bow. This crew won at Baltimore and Freeman showed me his medals, some fifty odd, the finest collection of medals i ever saw. He hasbeen rowing (and winning) since 1874,but he does not want this fact mentioned. He's still a good one, In the four-oared giga the last named crew will row with Cashion, coxswain, against the Fairmount’s crew, same as in the fours; the Manbattan A. C., New York, and the Tona of Philadelphia have’ also entered. This will certainly be a good race, For honors in the junior eight shell race four good crews will compete. Palitades of Yonkers, the Neptunes of Baltimore, the New York Athletic Club and the Vespers of Philadelphia, the latter as good, if nota better crew, than the one that won for this club at Baltimore. It inns in ite make up two fast scullers, John Y. Parke, ot win ors = 6, — two being Papier Tot in the dou! sculls, and in the “doubles” try conclusions with Perry Wall and Baltz. In the senior singles Hedley will row it Do: of the Atalantas. It is much regretted bsp wkins was not entered in this race, as performance at Baltimore was very unsatis- actors to bis admirers, and this would have been ity to show speed re Geom bina from the did damage which to the contestants in these | together. Are you satisfied as to which is the better way? “You paid your money and had your chain” Yale rowed ine new boat ved on Tuesday last from Waters, The v- THE NATIONAL REGATTA. The National Association of Amateur Oars- men has secured the most liberal terms known to the association from all the trunk nes and | traffic commissions, to go into effect several days before July 26 and 27, the dates of the national regatta at Saratoga Springs, thereby not only insuring a large entry list, but a large attend- ance of and club mates of contestants. Fuller will be given next week. ‘The A. 3: Orban ether o, Suuler ht HE ANALosTaN BoAT cLUB. It has come to pass! The members of the club who went to Baltimore on the 25th instant to ‘see the crew win” did not have their trouble in vain, for not only did the junior four win, but they surprised even their most ardent admirers with their style of cool-headedness, which “‘caught the to speak. An easy, pretty stroke, “Aanntostan” stroke’ ahd 8 steering wi revelation in a junior race, Stearns bringing boat down the course as straight as a string, and to him and to Perkins, the stroke,and Leet, 2, and Chandler, 3, will the local point with pride as the men whosaved the the Potomac. And Capt. Fischer emiled! He | was very happy. He and the club are still re- ceiving’ congratulations, and Col. Flowers in his greatest agony, badly wounded, though still fighting the double jointed mosquitoes coming | over from Acton’s that evening, never once for- | got to put ina good word for the boys. Abler | pens than mine have already indellibly en- Brossed the words of praise so richly deserved As a result of the victory there is much in- terest shown by the membersand the club leads the others in the number of boats on the river g a daily occurrence. One gig Crenshaw coxswain. ' Another gig had Poesche, H. C. McKenney, Robertson and Webb, with Goodrich, coxswain, and the four is rowing regularly. Crenshaw would make a good man in a light- weight four. Roberteon is rowing regularly. The barge has boos: owt almost every week this season with a party for the landing. Mr. W. C. Prentiss had as his guests on a ba: rty on Wednesday evening Mrs. Stephens, tl Misses Watlins, Mise Pink, Mise, Wilson, ‘Mins Mi longhby, Miss Porter and epard. ‘The crew consisted of Messrs. Ul, H. C. McKenney, Longstreet, Schaaf, | Webb, Benner, McReynolds and Prentiss, Mr. McKenney, coxswain. Frank Aspell, a former member of the club, now located at Denver, Col., was in town last week. THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB. The members appreciate a good thing when they see it in print, and as a result the barge j has been out several evenings this weck with juniors and others learning how to handle themselves and a sweep at the aame time. This is the best way to learn to row and is one of the few ways to get rid of nervousness peculiar to green men, all of whom naturally feel timid the first time they go out in a shell, while, if rid of this through practice in a barge. they will have confidence in themselves in a shell. The junior eight that is rowing quite ularly consists of McGowan, stroke; Mann, 7; Lee, 6; Lewis, 5; Ward, 4; Weaver, 3; Ballan- tyne, '2; Burroughs, 1, with "Hannegan, coxswain, and is fast developing speed, ani with all the weight it has in the waist ought to make a good eight. The boys hope to go to the middle states August 13. The club has lost the services of one of its most valuable men, Desasure, a splendid coxswain, full of nerve and voice. His new posi- tion in the R. M. S. calls him out of town. Hannegan is working hard to be a worthy successor of the good coxswain gone. absence of Campbell, who is out of town, and Harry Blunt, who is lnid up sick. Steve Jannua, the big stroke of the senior eight, has taken to sailing.and in a boat he built himself has much pleasure sailing away from Eugene Johnson in the Old Bachelor. Capt, Wilson and Lieut. Dove have returned from their respective trips and are daily at york on the float or in the barge coaching | new men. * THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUB. That the junior eight could have,won at Balti- more last week is almost certain, that they did not win through no fault of theirs is certain sure, and the members of the crew naturally feel much discouraged. The manner in whic the race went to the Vespers and not to the Potomacs has already been spoken of. Suffice it to say, if all the flags in the course had been the same color instead of a red and white one at the draw at the beginning of the last quarter the crew would not have been ordered to stop row- ing until across the line-and winners. If the crew had only been sent over the day before the race, as many of the members hoped they would be, and thus have a spin over the course and become familiar with it, it would have been different. | However, whut's that about “spilled milk?” and Capt. Zappone was disappointed! ‘The cight was very anxious to go 10 Philadel- phia torow on the 4th, and would have been sent, but unfortunately. one of the mainstays of the crew had business engagements (previously made) that made it impossible for Fite to go, and thus all had to stay at home. This goes to show again how necessary it is for every man in the club to chow an interest and come down and row in something and see what he can do, and in case of such an emergency as this be in trim to be somebody's ‘understudy. Bince the regular crew dropped the “old” eight and took the new one the opportunity to come down and use the boat has not been taken advantage of, and before that, when the boat could not be had, there were at least two crews | for the one boat each evening. Begin this week | and come down and take out every boat in the | house and get ready for the club regatta, if you | haven't ambition for anything clse, but always remember that the club regatta hasebeen the ping stone to many an oarsman’s success. ihe old rivalry the “‘single” men is again making itself felt, and a little while crews made up of “Benedicts” and “bachelors” will again make an effort to show which is the better, at least on the water. * Mageeand Dickson claim the double-scull championship, as their rivals did not back up to the line. Capt. Zappone had out acrew, consisting of Spurgeon, Nolan, Oliver, Blair, Roulette, Jones, fagee Von Dachenhensen, putting them through the Now Fagus is anxions to be a cozswain. tis more than likely that the junior eight will keep together for the Middle States. regatta met informally last evening, but | asx nothing definite had been Jearned as to the interest the G. A. R. executive committee will take in the matter, it a the coming week, to which the joint committee has been invited, it’ will by ite priate a certain will, to a very large extent the executive committee line of entertainment get drunk. He was not addicted to the mse of liquor and he was surprised himself that he got so full. He was more Seth Melt eine each evening, two gigs and a four being almost | had out Marshall | (stroke), Longstreet, Smith and Fischer, with | The intermediate eight is suffering from the | t The joint committee on the Potomac river | MONMOUTH PARK NEXT BRIGHTON BEACH READY. The Rich Realtzation Stakes Today—Tam- "many or The Pepper the Winner—St. Fio- Tan's Breakdown Sheepshead Bay Meet- ing Not a Success---Racing Gossip. ITH TODAY'S RACING at Sheepshead Bay the "pring meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Clud closes, the horses leaving, some for Brigh- ton Beach, but the greater number for a Monmouth Park. The DUG mainly noteworthy for the manner in which the favorites have been slaughtered, the most re- markable part of it being that the talent- | picked horses were, in nearly every instance, men ¥ for | beaten by rank outsiders. ‘True, in most cass, the conquerors of the favorites were light- weighted horees, but scldom did either the light weights or public form justify the results. —— the Now York dailies have rather intedly commen: m these reversals of public form in the defeat of the better hereon, the Tribune being ularly open and severe in ite commenta. indifference of the track | officials, that excellent turf authority insis has been due to something more than ignorance. Asa whole, the meeting has been perhaps the lnest “gucceestal and satisfactory one, both Inancially and as regards good racing, ever given by the club. = three-rear-olds, the stakes, at 15 miles, will be ran at Sheepshead Bay. breakdown of St. Florian and the illness of His Highness the race lost much of its interest, for the meeting of the two would in itself have made a grand and memorable race. The prob- able starters will be Roller, 107; Entre, Green- | which, Shellbark and The Pepper, 112; Victory, 113; Charade, 117: Tammany, 119, and Patron, | 122) Garrison will ride Temman Pepper; Taral, The race will be between Tammany, Tho Pep- per, Patron and Charade, and will most likely romult in a duel between the first two, Tammany having the advantage of Garrison's riding. The stakes will be worth nearly €35,000. The Monmouth Park meeting, under its new management, A F. “Walcott being at the head of the organization, Mc and will continue on every urday until August 25. races on Monday, the most important being | the Fourth of July handi The race is Thursday and Sat- | horses handicapped at more than 105 pounds, and the second of those at 105 and less. dent Draney of the Washington Jockey Club was received by the racing world with expres- sions of deep regret. Mr. Draney was a well- informed turfite, an enthusiastic sportsman andaman of great energy. For many years he was a member of the executive committee of the National Jockey Club of this city, and much of the memorable success of that club was due tohis efforts. As the head of the Washington Jockey Club he was untiring in promoting its success, and the club lost a most valuable of- ficer when he departed. * The breakdown of St. Florian is a severe blow for the Messrs. Morris, who are true sportsmen, and it is « blow to the racing public, who admire a good horse. He was bred by the | late August Belmont at the Nursery stud in Kentucky, and was sired by imported St. Blaise out of Feu Follet. When Mr. Belmont died and | his horses were 4 of at auction the | Messrs. Morris paid over $6,000 for St. Florian. As a two-y id he won numerous stakes, the chief being the Great American at Brooklyn. ‘This seeson he has won some great races in very fast time. Racing men say that he was a phe- nomenal colt to perform so well at a disadvan- tage, as he bas but one eye. His total earnings on the turf foot up almost €75,000. Next spring ‘St. Florian will be bred to ten of best mares in the Morris stud. STRAIGHT TIPS. His Highness is a rather sick borse and will require much nursing to bring him around. Ducat, a crack western two-year-old colt, be- longing to G. E. Pepper of Pepper whisky fame, will be sent cast. F.’A. Ehret has sold Clarendon to Douglass Brothers of Tennessee for €10,000. They will take the colt next spring. Pessara, whose injury in the suburban was thonght to be t, is improving rapidly and may shortly face the starter again. Byron McClelland is having what trainers call bad year. Bermuda and Sallie McClelland are on the ailing list, although the latter is raced occasionally. ins ite fourteenth annual yy next and will continue jonday, We and Friday and August. Jimmie Kowe will do and the includes both The Saratoga meeting begins July 25, raci daily, Sundays, of cour, excepted, until Sep tem » Messrs. Walcott & Cam have lost the by Iroquois, ‘Alaho, the western wonder, is in the lot and his owner is willing to meet the cream of the eastern borses at a mile. Illume, three years old, by The Ill Used- Bayadere of JE. between the “married” and | end below the knocked off or £ i i : a IL: : E i i ie Exie Today the greatest race in this country for | Realization will be seven | | made up of two divisions, the first consisting of | The news of the death last Monday of Prosi- | shad &. F. GALLAUDET OF WASHINGTON, YALE SPRoxm, YALE WON F | Tenth Victory of the Blue Over the Orim- son, FIFTEEN THOURAND PER RACE AT NEW LONDON PROX THE OMSERYaTIO® TRAIX—A WASHINGTON BOY STROKED Tum WINNING CREW—AN EASY VicTORT. ate SSAW THE Venerey HE "VARSITY RACE New London yester- day afternoon we: wom by Vale, beating Har vard by sixteen lengths, Gallaudet, a Waxbingtom boy, stroked the win ning crew. ‘The syn was ME breaking through the | clouds at just 5 o'clock when both Yale and Harvard eights brought their shells down to the | landings at the quarters, and almost exactly the same second stepped into them. Contrery to general expectation both crews rowed to their | positions, Harvard was there first, palling | lazily across the river to place. Yale had te row down half a mile, and came to place with that regular, easy stroke which bas disarmed eriti- cism for the past month. The observation train made its appearance as the referee's word wns given and sixteon oars dug into the water st Harvard's spry stroke secured a bold first and the crimson took the lead. For the firs 100 vards she kept it, palling a 39 stroke, wall, Yale's war about 38.” Vale eplashed. bedi the boat rolled « little wigle. Harvard got off comparatively smoothly. At 150 yards from the start the Yale prow had shot past Harvard's, Yale bad foud ite form. Harvard quickened its stroke» jittle, | making « desperate fight before relinguiehii the lead. In’ so doing she dropped inte bell form, causing the boat to roll progres: by | perceptible jerks. For fifty yards Harvard Gave an extremely poor exhibiti SETTLING DOWN TO WORK. Both crews at this point settled | stroke which hus characterized their | practice all the «pring the wig im Harvard with a quick was rowing half a length in the lead, with both crews exhibiting the finest burat of «peed wit- nessed during the entire race, except possibly atthe finish. Both crews ‘were under the of the west “hore, with 3,000 persons im on train sending up volley apon volley for the respective crews. Yale continued its effective spurt during the second half mile, while Harvard fell back little by little. The Yale coxawain steered for the center of the etream much more quickly than was necesury and thereby lost a few yards for Yale, but still | the distance between the boats increased. When the Yale shell passed the first mile post i} was three lengths ahead. @ALLAUDET'S CLOCK WORK REGULARITY The Harvard stroke had taken a surprising drop down to thirty-five, while Gallaudet’s oars | struck the water with metrical regularity thirty= |seven times a minute. Yale took matters trifle more easily from the mile lead a-balf post, and the gap between the sbelle re mained little changed. Yale was four lengths ahead at the two-mile post, which marked the conclusion of half the race.” ¥ trifle more vigorously. The was seized with « fit of crooked brought hit boat toward the west shore, leav- ing Yale near the center of the stream, with the fall advantage of breess and tide. The channel broadens at this place, and the mistake was not as costly as it might have been had Harvard been forced into a closer acqueint= ance with the deadly eel grass. At this point the Harvard budy work commenced to be um- certain, The octet of backs no longer Foss with automaton precision, but came up with» TOMIsCUOUR Movement suggestive of bobbeng. Fate pulled like one man. At the two-and-a-lulfe mile post Yale had placed fully eight lengths of clear water between her stern and the Harvard bow. MARVARD SPLASHES. The afffiction which overtook Harvard mre men at this particular. yoint of the race was cpishiog. Dor sbeatet ook Gay pail like freshmen in this Even Stroke Lyman’s oar caught the infection and gave it in turn back to the men behind him. dale crept steadily ahead, pulling an agg-avatinely comfortable, easy ‘stroke, while their shell glided over the river surface with wboggan- like staoothness, ‘Along by the three-mile flags Lyman and Capt. Kelton, Hat¥ard’s numbers § and 7. swung badly out of shape. In their desperation to urge the boat along at a winning pare each set a. different stroke for the men bebind. Capt. Kelton eet one pace for the Inrboard men and Lyman another for the starboard oars. The effect on the boat was dramatic. The sll quivered under the opposing forces tagging away on each side, but a high rate of «peed was out of the question. It was a procession after the third mile post was The Yale ones dr exact and true, while Harvard lagged. The Yale crew could witness the Hiarvard men's in their rear and still keep at their work, but they tended strictly to Gullaudet's movements and never for an instant lost their unanimity of movement. ‘The first half of the last mile was, however, the most inferior exhibition of oaremanship given by both crews during, the whole, res ning to unnerve the Yale men, while the Hiwr- were beginning to feel overthelmed by the sense of sure defeat and pulied loosely te gether. Asshort distance before the balf-mile ‘was reached the eighite pused between the Fem Tine of yochte which fncheeed. the Such. A rousing salute was given both creww as they pamed each yacht and. the effect was magicn. An inspiration made itself felt. in both boats The stroke was quickened, the keels kept more even and the oarsmanship of both crews de- cidedly more trim and cleanly cut. THE FINtSR. At 5 o'clock, 37 minutes an 48 seconds the two of Harvard's crew were really exhausted. ne Rene po phn London was subjected to full bead din was distract & ‘The official time for the four miles is 20.48 for The time for each: