The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-06-23

Ascot biennial stakes for three-year-
olds.
THE sloop yacht Oracle, of the Kuick-
erbocker Club, has been challenged by
the Nett1e Thorp to sail race ten miles
to windward and return.
THE Yale Juniors and Freshmen raced
on the 9th over two-rflile course In the
New Haven, Conn, harbof The
IuniQrs won by one length in 1895;
freshmen S time, II 40.
A MILE race for st00 has been ar
ranged at Ottowa, Ont, for July 1st,
between Cummings, the champion run
ner of England, ard Raiue, native of
Ottowa, and champion of America.
DUNCAN c. Ross has accepted the
challenge issued by John l. Sullivan,
tue pugilist, for 100 or $50 yards run
ming race, toe contestants to carry a
man weighing $50 pounds on their shoul-
ders.
COURTNEY accepts the offer of man,l-
featuring cc..paDF, and will give bonds
in $40 900 to row his best IN a race with
Hmlan for purse Of S., 900. 1T is ptSb-
able the race will be rowed at Cincinnati
OF ST. GcuiS.
The Chicago Driving Park Associa-
ton has arranged a spetial meteh be-
tween the trotting cracks St Julien and
Clngstone, for 81, 900 SIDE. The as
sociation adds s., 200, aud also offers
81, 600 additional if 2:l0I is beaten. The
day named for the great event is July l9.
THE New York cricket season has
opeted tttost uspieiOusly and long list
OF matches Has been arranged for the
season. Never has there been SO mitch
interest taken in the game i'll ttf9s eoun-
tIy as III this year, and to-day there are
more good crirketers IN the metropolis
thau we're ever before known.
"THE King of the Netherlands" says
the Lon Ion Field, Z" has given a silver
cup Of about G300 value to the Royal
Yacht Squadron, to be sailed for in
August next. Ia addition to this
valuable prize the programme vii. in
clude the usual Queens Cup, town
| ctip. the Royal Yacht Squadron prizes,
aud perhaps a fl00 prize for a match
round the Shambles.
The New York 1acht Club has adopt
| ed I he1 rule of measurement to adjust
| time allowable. Vbe formula of meas
urement in the futurc vi, he twice the
| length Plus the square root OF SAL Ill
vided by three TO ascertain the sail
| drea esi,ain specified measurements on
| the sti II Ati l'e taken; length to be
N, asur from tbe forward side Of stem
at The water liue 10 the watGr line at
stern wherever found.
WILLIAM Is. AsToR bas signed con
| traefs with Messrs Willilm Cramp &
son. lie we'll kuoHn ship-buildcrs of
Philad- Iplla, for ;l,e construction of a
n, " ir N steatn tscht whIeu Is 10 excel
in spetd and magDificcnct b,thlDg yet
set afioat, not c&cepting Jay q ,uld's
| famous hoatiug palace. the Atlanta
! She Will have length of go feet, he of
| Il feet 9 iiicFIes beam, and have a depth
of hold TO the extent of I3 feet. She
| will he barkehtipe rigged anA draw not
less thqn 10 feet of water. she viii be
| eani,fp with 1900 horsepower Gu
| gines The boat ia TO be launched in
| Sc ptcmbet next.
AMONG the pdssenetts IN the, City OF
Berlin, which arrived at New f0rk, on
| the 4tl inst,, were William IL. Beckwiih
and his sister, mi5s Agnes B5ckwith. the
| celebrated SWlUmcrS IlOl2 lle IoNal
Aquarium, London. Mr.. Beck~,.h s
vile ar their only child, a bright little
boy Of D years. accompanied them.
Following is record of the perform
al ces 4 Mr.; Beckwith aud his sister;
! William Beck 100 yards. minutes
Al seconds; 4SO yards, minutes 81 sec
onds; 500 yards, in bath, s mfntttes 8
5, cond-; 900 yards, in bath, Is min
utes g seconds: i'll open water, Is min-
utes and 81! seconds. In sixty hour
race, ten hours daily at london, June
20 to -, 1881. bis total score was st miles,
32 laps 60 laps to the mile) Agnes
Beckwitll, September l. 1875, aged X,
swan five miles with the tide in the
! Thames Hivet IN / hour and minutes;
July 5, 1876, Thames River with tide,
10 miles in hours aud 43minutes: July
II, 1873, Thames River, without assist
ance, 20 miles IN 6 hours and 25 min
utes.
THE following table shows the stand
ing of the League clubs at the close ol
the games on the Sth inst: