The evening world., 1888-01-14

races, at Greenwood Lake. A special train,
leaving New York between 8 and 10 o'clock
A. NJ, will be at the service of the visitors to
the Greenwood Lake races. The prizes
offered are: Gold medal to first, silver medal
to second INT bronze medal to third in each
contest. Entrance fee, 81 for each man for
each event. Skaters unknown to the com
mittee must submit satisfactory proof Of
their amateur standing. Entries close Mon
day, Jan. 16, to g.. G.. Walton, Secretary
National Amateur Skating Association, p. o.
box 1884 New York City.
Charles Rowell. the English pedestrian,
has decided not to be q contestant in the com-
ing six days race in this city. He will re-
main in England and train Charley Mitchell
for his fight with Sullivan.
Smith fight cost him GO, 1875, or more than
$40, 900. 1.-The cause of Sullivan's i~ll-temper
Just at present." Mr.. Fox says, I" is because
Smith was to have doubled up with him after
that he now prefers the Baltimorean as a
partner, because Jake is a greater card than
John l.. Why, do you know went on the
sporting event ~encourager, " that the Smith
party. wouldn't allow MIR. Atkinson q penny
for his expenses of going to referee the re-
cent fight, because he was o square man and
wouldn't help them rob Kilrain."
There will be som hot struggles in the
trial bouts of the Nassau Athletic Clubs
amateur championship competitions tonight.
Prof. Alphonse King is to try a new ice
bicycle at Fleetwood this afternoon.
There has been a lively discussion of late
among the Executive Committee of the Pros
pect Harriers of Brooklyn over the PROPOSE
ton to give dressing cases.. gentlemen's fur
nishings and such things instead Of silver
ware as prizes at the coming games. Few
athletes fancy s~ilyerware, and as three ont of
five of the Committeeman favor the change
the motion is likely to be adopted.
The battle between McHenry Johnston, the
Black Star, and Billy Wilson will be fought
in Idaho on Feb. 8. 1t Is for a $500 purse
and rs and rs per cent. of the net gate
receipts.
Peverelly (Palma), of the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club, yesterday received a letter from
8. ]. King, Princeton's champion sprinter,
record 10 is seconds. saying th&t the New
Jersey college will make q spread in athletics
this year. Mr.. King writes that the very
best athletes from the preparatory schools
have been received by Princeton, and that
the football, lacrosse and general athletic
teams this season promise to be the strongest
in years.
The Pavonia Avenue Rink in Jersey City
is generally supposed to be the place at
which the ten-round glove fight between
Dempsey and McCatfrey will take place.
There will be som great athletics at Yale
this year. @. H. Sherrel, of 'SS, is training
for an attempt at the 1OO-yard dash record of
10 seconds at the summer games of the Col
lege Athletic Association. w. E. Robinson, of
80, will try to smash the college record for
the 200 yards, and w. H. Ludington, jr., of
'ss, who is now a ulawn-tennis expert and
who for two years held the intercollegiate
hurdle records, will try to break Jordan's
best American record Of 16 1-5 seconds for
a 12O-yard hurdle race over ten 8-foot 6-inch
fences.
Company H, Twenty-second Regiment,
and the Spartan Harriers are booming things
for their Joint athletic games and reception
Feb. IL. The regimental boys are running
the reception END of the affair, and the Spar.
tans are making great exertions to make the
athletic part of the programme a success. All
the crack athletes. Jordan and LANCE among
the number, will compete and the entire drill
floor of the armory will be in use for dancing
after the games.