The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-22

familiarly known as the Jersey Kanga-
roo" has again INDUCED in wholesale
prize winning. Last Saturday afternoon
he took part in the games of the Alert
Athletic Club, at Falkland, Pa. With a
record of AZ feet, 6 inches he easily won
first prize in the running hop, skip and
jump match. He also jumped the first
prize in the running broad jump, clear
ing 20 feet, 6 inches.
In the 100 yards dash he captured sec
ond prize, the winner beating him only a
foot in 10 1-2 seconds. Not content with
these teats he wound up the days sport
by winning second prize in the 220 yards
center, and first prize in the running high
kick. At the latter event he put his toes
and feet 10 LIZ inches above the ground.
Barnes says that he had an elegant
time while at Falkland, being the guest
of James Bloomer, of the Athletic Club
of the Schuylkill Navy. He is nov so
journing at the Dunraven, in Atlantic
City, with L. H. Cameron of the same or
ganization.
Miscellaneous Sporting Gossip.
The yacht Water Witch, belonging to
Captain Furst, is a recent acquisition to
the fleet of the Jersey City Yacht Club.
William Neumann, of the New Jersey
Athletic Club, is among the entries for
the Hercules competition of the American
Athletic Club on Saturday.
The New Jersey Sportsman's Associ-
alton for the Protection of Fish and Game
will hold its annual tournament on the
grounds of the Jersey City Heights Gun
Club, at Marion, on September "a, 25, 26
and ~. Shooters should address w. f.
Quimby, secretary No POI Broadway, New
York, for particulars. bW
The Schuetzenbund, of New York city,
will hold a prize shooting tournament on
Friday, September 9, in the Union Hill
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events has been arranged, and some stout
purses have besn subscribed for the win
kners. ars
The Dauntiess Yacht Club, of this city,
will hold on Sunday afternoon its annual
cruise and dinner. The start for the
cruise will be made at nine o'clock in the
morning from the organizations club
house on the Communipaw shore. Craft
from all the yachting clubs around the
harbor will participate. se'
The annual games of the Scottish
American Athletic Club will be enlivened
by the special event of a 100 yards match
race between Jack McMasters' racing
Nellie. Great interest attaches to this
match, as on July 4, after the postpone
ment of the Scottish-American's games,
Niger defeated Nellie handily in three
straight heats in an ~impromptu match.
At the weekly c~ross-country run of the
oyANo AUllCUlO SldO, u UlC IlClSllUo,
which occurred on Monday evening, L.. A.
Cassidy was the winner, with f. e, Law
renee second, and f. Segmund third. The
men ran over a rough course of about
five miles, the time being 81 minutes and
35 seconds. This club intends having a
team compete in the championship cross
country run. and for this reason they are
holding weekly competitions.
Although he has been training only a
couple of weeks since his long rest, Will
lam d. Day. the New Jersey Athletic
Clubs long distance runner, is already
showing a rare turn of speed, and many
of his club mates think that there is no
question about his proving to be the best
American in the tive-mile run at the com
ing championship games, and also that
he may hold his own successfully with
the Englishman, Sidney Thomas, who
will be here to endeavor to win honors.
Day is still heavy in flesh, which, as is
well known, is a good sign, if he is run
ming fast with it.