L. and W. Rutherford’s white and tan bitch Warren Dainty beat H. P. Frothingham’s white and tan bitch Lottery. C. Rathbone’s white, black and tan bitch Blemton Lilly beat Blemton Kennel’s white, black and tan dog Dusky Trap. A. T. French’s white and tan dog Blemton Volunteer, E. D. Morgan’s white, black and tan dog Tancred, L. and W. Rutherford’s white dog Warren Discord, and James Mortimer’s white, black and tan bitch Suffolk Syren had byes.
Second Round.—Warren Dainty beat Tancred, Blemton Lilly beat Blemton Volunteer, Warren Discord beat Suffolk Syren.
Third Round.—Warren Dainty beat Blemton Lilly; Warren Discord a bye.
Deciding Round.—Warren Discord beat Warren Dainty.
CRICKET.
THE most successful cricket club in Brooklyn in 1888 was the Manhattan Club. The club’s elevens played thirty-two matches, of which they won twenty-seven, lost four, and had one drawn. Their first eleven won twenty-six and lost but three, while their second eleven won one, lost one, and had one drawn. The record of the leading contests of the club is as follows:
| DATE. | CONTESTING CLUBS. | RESULT OF CONTEST. | SCORE. |
| May 21 |
Manhattan vs. Young America |
Won with 10 wickets to spare | 88 to 86 |
| May 30 |
Staten Island vs. Manhattan |
Lost by score of first inning | 70 to 83 |
| July 13 |
Manhattan vs. Pittsburgh |
Won by score of first inning | 133 to 91 |
| July 28 |
Staten Island vs. Manhattan |
Lost by score of first inning | 76 to 127 |
| Aug. 15 |
Manhattan vs. Seabright |
Won by score of first inning | 78 to 62 |
| Sept. 3 |
Manhattan vs. Newark |
Won with 10 wickets to spare | 125 to 123 |
| Sept. 5 |
Manhattan vs. Seabright |
Won by score of first inning | 191 to 57 |
| Sept. 12 |
Manhattan vs. Newark |
Won by score of first inning | 60 to 54 |
| Sept. 29 |
Manhattan vs. All New York |
Won with 7 wickets to spare | 107 to 77 |
Besides these leading contests the Manhattans defeated the Albions three times, the New Yorks twice, the Amateur League twice, and the New Haven, St. George, Alma, Cosmopolitan and Claremont clubs once each, and lost one game each with the New Havens and Cosmopolitans, they having drawn games with the Almas and New Yorkers. The second eleven had a drawn game with the Staten Islanders, and won one and lost one with the Brooklyns.
The club had its annual meeting in October, and elected the following officers for 1889: Edwin C. Squance, president; H. S. Jewell, first vice-president; B. H. Beasley, second vice-president; J. G. Davis, secretary; S. E. Hosford, treasurer; S. J. Fisher, captain; H. S. Jewell, sub-captain; S. J. Fisher, M. R. Cobb, J. E. West, H. Coyne, executive committee.
THE Peninsular Cricket Club, of Detroit, Mich., elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, C. R. Emery; vice-president, D. F. O’Brien; secretary, J. J. Dodds; treasurer, W. S. Waugh; managing committee, A. W. Anderson, R. Humffreys-Roberts, F. D. C. Hinchman, A. C. Bowman, Dr. W. R. McLaren and Dudley Smith; match committee, F. Bamford, R. B. Ridgley, E. F. Laible.