The evening world., 1888-05-03

quis OF Q~ueensberry's rules, for a $500
purse. and 1t will take place in
side Of three weeks, probably in q barge.
which will start from some pier convenient
for New Workers.. A finish fight between
these men ought to be a hummer. Both are
sluggers, pure and simple. Pickinga winner
is almost like calling a coin that has been
reach, but very little heavier than his solidly-
built Canadian opponent. LIE Blanche Is a
little the cleverer. An expert, who is right
nine times ont of ten, will put his money on
George for this fight.
The Nautilus boys launched their hand
some new eight-oared boat, the Nautilus,
Saturday afternoon, and O crew went to Cliff
ton. where they took dinner. The crew was
:: Fl t. Cream la ti Sow II; AYES ' '% n Z; som q :,
Stray. 9; !. Corrigan, u. Marcus Donally,
8; A. B. Pruden, coxswain. This was the
first barge to leave any of the Bay Ridge boat
houses since their opening. 1t awards the
Nautilus boys " first blood"
The canoeing season has been open for
three weeks. On the past two Sundays q
merry party of ladies has been seen on the
bay in canoes from the New York Canoe
Club house at Tompkinsyille, s. I.
John Sheurer, of the Olympic Athletic
Club, is doing good practice work this season
training at the broad and high jumps.
Olympic Athletic Clubman E. H. Hopper is
running some strong practice quarter miles.
E. E. Barnes and R.. E. Shaw. of this club,
are doing some good baseball practice, and
spring games. H.. j. Hutchinson, another
Olymnlan. promises some good half-mile run
ming this year.
At a meeting of the Governors Of the New
| York Athletic Club on Tuesday eve ming it
was unanimously decided to send the follow
inr team of athletes to Europe to compete at
the English championships: A. A. Jordan,
of New York City, for the broad jump and
hurdles; E; g. Garter, of New York City, for
Toronto, for the shot-putting; g. M. Smith.
of New York City. for the quarter and half
mile runs, and Guy Richards. of New York
City. for the high jump. The team will also
aud probably in France. Jordan is ct pres
emit the all-around champion athlete. He
also holds the long jump and hurdle cham
pionships. .. G. Carter is the champion one
country champion. George Gray. of To-
ronto. is the champion shot. putter. Smith
is a n ex-champion half-mile runner, and
Richards, although never having had the
than once proved himself capable of clearing
six feet, Q championship performance at all
times. The team will be accompanied by
Prof. Goldie, b will look after the welfare
of the men and conduct the business ar
rangements.
Two sharp boxing bouts took place at ex-
Champion Charley Norton's, in Newark, last
night. The principle one was q six-round go
between John Carey, of the Scottish Ameri-
can Club, Of Jersey City, and Young Nc
Guigan, of Newark.
Sparrow Golden has got on at last. He is
to meet Mike Boden before q Providence
sparring club in q ten-round hard glove con-
test for a $500 purse within three weeks.
The Cedarhurst athletic meeting entries
closed on Tuesday, but the complete list is
hardly ready yet. A California contestants
entry would be good on receipt of the letter
postmarked on or before May /. That all the
cracks have sent in their names goes without
saying.
The exclusive announcement in yester-
day afternoons EVENING WoRLD of the great
New York Boston dog fight stirred up a big
interest in the sport.