The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-05

IbeHeoe MGt Albeit wouzd be elected
bV q handsome majority eoen should
no cGnUuSs be mGde.-JoHN X. NC
PETERSON.
FAST JERSEY YACHTS.
Jersey City Boats That will Fly PEN
G nants.
The New York Yacht Racing Associa-
ton had a meeting last night in New
York. The Jersey City, Payonia, New
Jersey, Newark and Newark Bay Yacht
clubs were represented.
The Regatta Committee submitted its
report of the Labor Day regatta and de-
cl lred the pennant winners were as fol-
lows b IA t84as&
Glass D-Gertrude; Commodore H. B. Pierson,
Jersey City Yacht Club.
Glass E-Mergus; Vice Commodore Rowe, Co
Glass F. Forsythe, A. F. Rowe, Jersey City
Yacht Club.
Glass G-Lurline; H. G. Rosemond, Columbia
Glass 1.-Amatetr: Commodore Francis Bur-
rift, Cedar Point Yacht Club.
Glass a-James +. Corlett; O.. Roth, Hudson
River Yacht Club
Glass s-Rival; Commodore Burritt, Cedar
Point Yacht Club.
Glass alone Star; A. Bauer, Hudson River
Yacht Club.
Glass 5.-Bessie; q. Van Horne, Jersey City
Glass 6-Nora l.; Levings and Keegan; Viii
Glass F,-Aiida; g. P. vreeland, Newark Bay
Yacht Club.
Glass s---Pauline B.; James Smith, Sing Sing
Yacht Club.
Glass 9-.Bon Ton; E. NJ. Post. Staten Island
The report was adopted, and the
owners of the successful boats received
the long and handsome remnants. The
Jersey clubs did we'll. Three of the thir-
teen pennants come to this city, and one
goes to Bayonne.
The association decided to have al a
nual cruise next August.
H. Fleet Footed Christians.
The athletes of the Y. M. G. A. had q
cross-country run last night. They
started from the rooms of the association
at Booraem Hall and ran to the head
quarters of the y. NJ. c. 4. at Greenyille
and returned. Mr.. B. r. Dixon acted as
Judge, referee and Handicapped. Twelve
participated. Messrs. G. Rider, H. Car
penter, w. d. Greene. ~Schoonover. G..
/ Openheimer and J, Openheimer were
allowed five minutes start, Purcell and
Older had four minutes advantage, Walls
and Vandervoort three minutes start, and
D. r. Walls and Rollins were the scratch
men.
The six contestants who had the long
handicap were sent out at eleven minutes
after eight. Greene was the first home.
He covered the distance in one hour and
tw%enty-four and a half minutes. Purcell
was second, seven and q half minutes
later. Older was three seconds behind
Purcell. ID, Walls was next in one hour
and thirty-three minutes. Sehoonovel
was home a minute later, and Wander
worst was two seconds behind Schoonover.
The time. of the others WAS not taken.
There was q dispute as to whether
Greene had gone over the entire course.
He proved that he had and was given first
place. The athletes are delighted with
the cross country runs and will indulge
in them frequently.
Ibe5ieUe that Albeit 20oaId be elected
6y d handsome majority eoe9 should
no cd1edSs be mGde.-JoHN r. Nc
PETERSON.
1t Is Not a Gambling Den.
A local paper with clipped and unre-
liable sporting news said last night thai
the Hudson County Wheelmen had q
! poker room. This would convey the idea
that the Wheelmen were to run d gam
bling den. This does the wheelmen a
great injustice. 1t is untrue. Under the
laws of the club gambling is positively
prohibited. The club has cards, checkers,
SLA0O0S 0OIANAof olt III
a penny can be staked on a game. THE
News contained a description of the
| rooms a day in advance of its rivals and
called the COL by its proper Names
card room.
q Over the Nets
The Lafayette Lawn Tennis Club will
| resume their tournament this afternoon
on the grounds on Pacific avenue.
The ladies' singles is OH the card as the
opening event and the mixed doubles
will follow. The club has chosen the fol
lowing oficers:-President, G. Mead; vice
president, John S. Watson: secretary,
George Muller, treasurer, +. p. Kreel. I
The second OF the series of games ar.
ranged by the Danforth and the Crescent
Lawn Tennis Clubs viii be played this
afternoon on the grounds of the Crescent
Club.
The first set of games were played last
Saturday at Greenyille and honors were
even, al the DanfortllS won one event and
the visitors the other.
Sporting Notes.
The Hasbrouck football team will have
their opening kick this season with the
Bedfords at Prospect Park Brooklyn.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
nave a run to Pompton and return tomor;
row. They will leave the club house at
half-past seven tomorrow morning.
Billy Alvord, the third baseinen of the
Kansas City team, who played third base
for the Jersey Citys q few years ago and
had many admirers here, is stricken by
the death of his wife, who died a few
days ago during child birth.
The full teams of the New Jersey Ath-
letic Club and the Bayonne Rowing and
Athletic Association will meet this after
moor for the last time this season.
The games today will settle the cham
pionship of the National League. 1t is
the closing day of the season.
The Hickory Baseball Club is out with
a challenge to play the Electrics for d
purse.
Failures of the Week.
There were 1877 failures In the United
States reported 20 Bsadstrect's during
the week against 100 the preceding week
and I46, 1874, POI and 173 in the cores
ponding weeks of 1885, 1881, 1886 and 1885,
respectively. The total number of fail.
ures in the United States January / to