The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-30
ATHLETIC RECREATION.
TWO SETS or GAMES Nv HUDSON
COUNTY TOMORROW.

Dolngs of the Hudson County Wheel
mep--Amateur Baseball Gamee-En-
tries for the Rayonne Regatta-Qther
Matters Of Sport.
Tomorrow will be O red letter day for
the athletes of this vicinity and many Of
them will participate in two sets Of
games.
Early IN the afternoon a contingent OF
representative athletes of the East will go
to Bergen Point, where the New Jersey
Athletic Club win give its second annual
fall carnival of outdoor sport on the Ave-
nue. A grounds.
The games will include eight events,
BEGINNING promptly at two O'Clock, and
as follows,-100, 800, and $50 yards, and
II and one-half miles rHns; 220-yard
hurdle race, one-mile walk, running high
jump, and ~i50-yards threelegged race on
turf. All but the ~last-naIned are handl-
cap.
A couple of hours later many of them
will be found in Caledonian Park, on the
Heights, where the Scottish American
Athletic Club. of this city, will u off its
annual fall games. The programme en-
braces a 100 yards dash, a 440 yards can
ter, an $50 yards run, O. IL mile walk, o
running high jump and a one and one
half mile run.
In addition several novel contests, the
chief feature of which will be the 100
yards race for the championship OF
America and a stake between Jack Nc
n Pat Cahill's dog Nellie. TIE latter
animal has been training under the direc-
ton Of Pro. Hart, the boxing master
of the Scots.
Third Race for the Benedict Medal.
Tomorrow afternoon the members Of
the Hudson County Wheelmen will hold
their third road race for the Benedict
medal on the Orange On. j. course. The
trophy ha been Won twice. and is now
held by Lieutenant James l.. Robertson,
Jr., of bergen Point. Should he win it
again tomorrow it will become his per-
sonal property.
Amateur Ball Tossers' Games.
The Wayerlys, of the Heights, were vic
torious over the Paragons, of South Rer-
gen, yesterday afternoon, by this score:-
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At Communipaw yesterday afternoon
the Sheridans, Of the Horseshoe, defeated
the Crystals, of the Heights, by the fol-
lowing score:-
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How the Clubs Rank.
New York was the only local club to
meet with defeat in yesterdays National
League encounters, and in consequence
she again fell off ten points from boston.
Cleveland crawled a similar number of
points closer to Chicago, while pittsburg
bettered by nine points her lead over
Indianapolis upon whom Washington
gained eleven points.
Some of the ground lost to ST. Louis on
Wednesday was retrieved by Brooklyn
through the result of Yesterdays two
American Association contests. Baltir
more fell off eight points from Brooklyn,
and the Athletics dropped six points of
their advantage over Cincinnati, while
Columbus gained as many upon Kansas
City.
The Atlantic Association games let
Worcester hold her own, increased New
ark's lead oyer Hartford by O. dozen
points and New Ravens prestige over
Lowell by a like gain. In the Interns-
tional League competition Syracuse got
eleven and Rochester a dozen points
closer to Detroit. Toledo dispossessed To
ronto of fourth place, while London and
Buffalo both fell off, Hamilton closing in
dozen points upon each. The records
are subjoined:-
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