The evening world., 1890-06-30
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Athletes Looking Forward to the
Fourth Of July,
Crack Fours Entered for the Cliff
tor Boat Club Regatta.

If the verdict Of the amateur oarsmen is
to be accepted at liza face value, valuable
medals ought TO he presented 10 the off,
GERS of q satisfactorily conducted regatta.
The contestants In Saturdays races of
whitestone, held under the auspices Of
the Long Island Regatta Association, are
loud in their complaints. They say II
was a badly managed affair and that sew
eral of the decisions of the referee we're
unjust.
The first race was started an hour later
than scheduled time md the last wal
rowed in darkness. Two Of the decisions
seem to excite particular condemnation.
One was the postponement OF the senior
four.oared shell race because the Non
pafeils fouled the Atalantas. .
This postponed event will be rowed
this afternoon at 8 o'clock over the Hnr-
lem River course. The other decision
which created unfavorable comment was
the giving of second place 20 the Staten
Island junior eight, although the Daunt-
less crew crossed the line two lengths
ahead OF them. The referee explained
that his reason for SO deciding was that
the Dauntless eight finished outside the
stakeboat
The coxswain of the Dauntless Grew
claims that the referee gave him no in
structions regarding the finish line. This
race for second place between the Staten
islands and Dauntloss Fights was the most
exciting event Of the day.
President "Hod" Walter, Of the
Dauntless Boat Club. has sent In n pro-
test to the decision Of the referee award
ing second place to the Staten Islands In
| tha ippinr n,uht aNant Ha nIatma anCnnn
place for his crew on the ground that the
referee did not tell them the! must finish
inside the stakeboat.
With fair weather July 4 will be the
biggest day ever known in outdoor sports
in this city. Many of the athletic clubs
have arranged programmes of events with
prizes Tor the winners. and the various
gun clubs hereabouts will indulge in
sweepstake shoots. Besides all this there
will be the usual BASEBALL contests and
yacht racing, rowing matches and horse
racIng galore.
Leading members of the Manhattan
Athletic Club say that they expected the
New York Athletic Club men would win
a majority of the events at the Eastern
championships Saturday, but they
scarcely looked for such q large majority
on the part Of their opponents. fifty-six
l DOlutb " Nv INoN loAAo eh bhihtJ "
the Manhattans was the score, and nat
urally enough the New Yorks. who lave
SO often been defeated by the Manhat-
tans. are proud of the splendid showing
they made.
The big attendance al Washington
Park and the smashing of records have
put the Kings County Wheelmen up to
the top notch of enthusiasm, and they
promise all sorts OF big things at their
mex meet
lem Spider. and Bonnie Murphy for fight
ing within the limits of this city has sur
prIsed the pugilistic fraternity so that
they will scarcely attempt any more bat
|, ties on Manhattan Island.
, An all-day sweepstakes shootingtourney
at live amt clay birds will he held at
Wards, Elmsford' on the New YORK and
Northern Railway, on the Fourth OF July.
and many of the crack shots of this city
and vicinity are going up to take q hand
in the sport
The Central Park Athletic Club. an or
ganization of aspiring young athletes. an
nounces it's readiness to accept challenges
for athletic contests from any club whose
members are not over fifteen years OF
age. All communications should be adj
dressed to James Machlin, 1856 West Six
tieth street.
The final arrangements for the big re-
gatta of the Clifton Boat Club, to be held
of the club house at Clifton. s. l.. July
~, have been completed. The event will
be the four-oared gig race, In which the
-four best matched crews III New York will
compete the New York Athletics, Staten
Island Athletics. Nassau Rowing Club
and nauptlaGa Rpat fluh
The double lawn tennis championship
tournament. which begins this afternoon
on the grounds of the Staten Island
Cricket Club, at Livingston. will doubt
less be largely attended. Win one OF
and the twelve teams who will play in
clude the strongest teams in the country.
The arrival of j. b, johnson, the cham
pion long and short distance swimmer OF
England. has aroused not Il little interest
among the swimmers. johnson an
nounces his desire to get On a match for
already been challenged by Quinn, the
champion of New Jersey. and a match
may be arranged.
Pete Mccoy and Jimmy Carroll. OF
Brooklyn, will meet tomorrow to sign
articles for n glove contest 10 take place
between July 20 and IS. the winner "a
get rs and the loser rs per cent.o the gate
receipts. There is no love between those
two mlddle-Weights. and If they come to-
gerber there ought to be a rafting go"
The Grand Army veterans Of Kings
County nave arranged to have a good
baseball game at R~idgewOod Park
Wednesday. in connection with their bar
becue. The old "vets'" jollihcationlhe-
gins tomorrow, but q whole OF will be
roasted the next day after the fashion of
the good old Democratic barbecue.
The extraordinary run of Racine, the
California three-yeaT-old. at Chicago, OH
Saturday, b. ating Ten Broeck's record OF
/. 99sl for n mile by one-quaTteT of q
second, continues 20 be the talk among
rncing men. 1t is likely the now famous
crack viii be seen in the East before the
season ends.
The Whitehouse Gun Club will have
an all-iay sweepstakes shooting match
on its grounds at Whitehouse. on the
Jersey Central Railroad, July 4. A dele.
CATION OF members of other clubs wall
engage in the sport.
William E; Harding. of the Polio