The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-04
TIE ATHLETES GALA DAY


Big Cross Country Hun In Which the
Cracks OF the Local Clubs viii Parti-
cipate-Hare and Hound Chase
Gnmcs, bowling and Feasts.
The athletes will have a lively day to-
morrow If the weather favors them. The
Hudson County Wheelmen win start at
nine O'Clock tomorrow morning for
Irvington, where the fourth race for the
Benedict medal will take place. They
win meet hundreds Of wheelmen there,
as several other clubs have meetings on
the same course, which is one of the best
in this section. The wheelmen expect
about fifty will go from this city. Cap
tain Day expects to geta second mortgage
on the medal.
The Athletes of the Y. NJ. C. A. will en-
Joy a hare and hound chase. They will
start from their headquarters, at Booraem
Hall, at eleven O'Clock In the morning.
The hares will make the pursuit a long
one, said Captain Dixon, one of hares.
The big run will be the cross country,
arranged by the Lorillard Debating and
Athletic Association. The fleet footed
goers of the Scottish-American Athletic
Club, Cable Athletic Club, Wayne A. G.
and the Lorillards will meet. 1t will be
a grand and close event, and each club is
positive its team will do the trick. The
Start will be OF three O'Clock in the after
noon from the rooms of the Lorillards at
Booraem Hail. Prizes will be given the
three men who reach home first, and the
club team making the greatest number of
points will receive u set OF resolutions
handsomely ~engrossed.
After the race the Lorillards will enter
tain their guests at a Katie Klatsch.
The runner will all be out tonight for
a practice run.
Dolan, Flaherty and Cox are among the
runners elected by Captain O'Brien to
represent the Wayne A. C. in the cross
country rum.
The Hasbrouck football team will prac-
tice tomorrow morning at Oakland Park,
il the Clinton team of Newark does not
appear.
The Bay Ridge and Union baseball
clubs will probably take advantage of
the holiday and play their postponed
games tomorrow.
games and a collation. ut its club house.
IN John Rebhan is regarded as the winner
of the Champions medal of the Marion
Rifle Club. He will have to keep up his
good scores or the medal will GO to Han
sen.
swipes. who lodged the meeting with
Carey, of this city, has again shown the
white feather. He fiunked at the ring
when he faced Joe Williams on Saturday
night.
A large number of sports were disap.
pointed early yesterday. 1t was rumored
that two lightweights were to meet in @
fight to a finish at a sporting resort in
this county. They hurried there, and al
though informed that M mill would take
place there then or ut any future time,
they fingered. A dozen remained until
nearly daybreak looking for a tip. There
was no foundation for the rumor.
The Griffing Light Guard paraded
through lower Jersey City on Saturday
night on their return from Passaic Falls.
The target looked like q coal screen.
The storm yesterday caused a postpone
ment of the ball games between the Bay
Ridge and Union Clubs.
The Wayne A. G. will hold an import.
ant meeting tonighta at their new quarters
on Newark, opposite Palisade avenue.
Several members of the Wayne's Fair
Committee are hustling. Messrs. Bush
field. O'Brien and Kelly are among the
hustlers.
Dolan and Flaherty will be early ar
| rivals remarked Captain O'Brien in re-
ferring to the big ruin tomorrow.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The club tournament of the Palms
| Club will end tonight. Teams No. / an(
A are in the final game.
II No. /, Captain Ross team, win they
will tie No. 4, Captain Gallagher's team
for first place, with five won and three
lost. Betting is in favor of the latter, as
Gallagher and Soper are regarded as mas
cots for q team.
They were on the winning team last
year.
The Monday Nights will bowl al
| Freudenberger's this eve.
The No Names have engaged Henn's
alleys for this evening.
The Pin-knights will pile up a big
score at Muller's to night.
The Centurys will practice for the
League tourney at Browns alleys this
| evening.
1t is the Germanias' night at Becker's.
The Crickets win crack pins at Fuller's
this evening.
The Pleasure Club will have one OF
their pleasant meetings at Holstein's this
evening.
Sporting Notes.
Several athletes were in training at
Caledonian Park yesterday despite the
storm.
There were several roller skating con-
tests at Metropolitan Hall on Saturday