The evening world., 1889-06-19

Fsotta, the American Oarumau, III in Eng
Iand-Carroll Asked. to Meet Filings
worth-EuGcne H~ornbacker Issues n
ChHllenEe-The TitRniR- n Katrina second
~Rnce-Sullivan and Muldoon witness n
sad Drowning Accident.
And still the question of a Cup-defender
continues undecided. The America Cup
Committee are awaiting the official reply to
their recent communication to the ROYAL
Yacht Squadron before deciding the momen.
tous question. Mr.. Burgess senphatically de.
MES that the Volunteer is not in good condi-
ton. he says she can be put in racing trim
very easily. and; regarding the report about
tho varying of her timbers, he says the Vol.
unteer will be sound for twenty years to
come. As the English are greatly en-
couraged over the Vnlkyrie's latest victory.
it is highly probable that an answer from the
Royal Yacht. Squadron will be received
shortly, the phlegmatic Britishers having had
ample time to fully digest all the points con.
tanned IN the Cup Committees epistle.
To-day the gentlemen" cricketers of
Philadelphia and Germantown sail for Eng.
land, They will battle with the British lion
on his native heath.
American oarsmen are chagrined over the
reports that come from England. to the effect
that Psotta, the American amateur champion
with the sculls, is ill and will not be able to
contest in the Royal Henley Regatta, which
was the chief object OF his trip over.
Archie Sinclair sailed this morning on the
City of Chicago for England. Thence he
goes to Paris TO take part in athletics at the
Paris Exposition.
An amusing, incident happened to Archie
Sinclair and w. A. Hoagland while conduct
ing the recent pedestrian and bicycle contests
by the acute Oriole City detectives for COM
plicity with q iewelry store robbery. They
were locked up over night before they were
identified.
The friends of Jimmy Carroll are exceed
ingly grati6ed over the showing Jimmy made
on the. boxing platform at his benefit in
Brooklyn. Ike Williams, with whom he
spared, ranks highest among the Nutmeg
States middle-weights. Both men were
was remarkable considering the heat.
A telegram was yesterday received from the
Southern California Athletic CLUB, asking if
Carroll would fight Joe EllingswoTth for a
81. 800 purse. Carroll himself had not yet
been shown the despatch last night. but he
said he should be glad to do SO if the Southern
California meant business.
Ellingsworth is now sparring instructor at
the Club. which has constituted itself his
protege In general.
Next Saturday afternoon the Long Island
Rowing Regatta occurs. The feature of par
ticulnr" int rest will be the close race antici-
pated between the New York Athletic Clubs
eight and the Atalantas, who recently de-
feated them in the Harlem regatta. The New
York Athletics have improved wonderfully
since they last measured blades with the
Atalantas.
The following has been received by The
EVENING WORLD:
!. the undersigned. would like to meet either
Carthy to a fnish before any club for a suitable b
purse. Hoping this will meet with the approval
OF the above gentlemen remain, respectfully,
EUGENE HoRNBAcHER.
The New Jersey Athletic Club is to have a
grand blowout" July 4th on their grounds
at Bergen Point. The day will be cele-
brated with lacrosse and baseball games.
swell band, the whole topped off with a
brilliant display OF FIREWORKS in the evening.
Even the kids" are catching the scrap
ping fever. List to this, o we heavy-weights,
and tremble:
pounds to a finish or in a limited number of
rounds contest for from $50 to 500 q side,
JACK O'DAY, Brooklyn.
If Jack escapes o spanking with the mater.
nal slipper because of his youthful pugilistic
aspirations he will be lucky.
It is to he hoped that in the second race to.
morrow between the TItanla and Katrina the
Katrina's halyards will continue taut to the