The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-02
THE EVENTS OF TO-DAY.
The River Race and the Gun Club Tour
nament.

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To-day win witness the closing events,
with the exception of the entertainment of
visiting merchants, of Merchants week.
| The river races and aquatic sports, under
| the auspices Of the Georgia Regatta Asso-
| citation, and the shotgun tournament, are
| the principal events of the day. The races
| will start at o'clock, and will take place
on the river front. The programme is as
| follows:
Race No. 1-Four-oared shells. one mile
| course.
Race No. 2-Ships' boats; 2O-foot class;
| one mile and return.
Race No. 3-Single oar shells; one mile.
Race No. 4-Ships' boats; 1s-feet class;
one mile and return.
Race No. 5-Four-oared gigs; one mile
| heats.
Race No. 6-Match between picked crews
| from the cotton exchange and board OF
trade in pilot boat skiffs. Each crew will
| consist of four oarsmen and coxswaiu.
Race No. T-Swipming; one-half mile.
Race No. Stubs; one-quarter mile.
The sports will close with an amusing ex-
hibition of climbing greasy pole. A fat
will be anchored in the river, off the Cot
| ton Exchange. and the pole will be in
clined over the river. During the races
| Prof. Oldrieve will walk on the river.
Each race viii be finished before another
| is started. In the ships boat races the
prizes will be money in other classes medals
will be given, SO that the participants will
not run the risk Of being ruled out as pro-
fessionals. The aggregate value of the
| prizes is $500.
| Entries have been made for the ships
boat races by sailors from the Italian barks
| Caterina Cacae and Michelina. the Austrian
bark Leandro and the Norwegian bark
Charlotte A. Little6eld, whose crew won
the first prize last year. The entries up to
| yesterday were as follows:
SHIPS BOATS.
| Bark Michelina, Capt S. Mazzella.
| Bark Caterlna Cacace, Capt. A. Cacace.
Bark Leandro, Capt. L. NJ. Martenolich.
| Bark Iris, Capt. c. Strom.
| Bark Adeline, Capt. II. Bel.
Bark Charles A. Lttlefeld, Capt. J. Fl.
| Moller.
Bark Wieland, Capt E. Vollrath.
Bark Margaretha Blanca, Capt G. Nude.
United States revenue cutter Boutwell,.
| FOUR OAR SHE'LL RACE.
No. Bow, George Nicoll; second oar,
T. S. Clay; third, J. H. Willink: stroke, Ii.
Willink; eoxswain, Harry Strachan.
No. Bow, j. Turton; second oar, f.
Screven; third A. Elliott; stroke, T. P.
| Huger, coxswain, w. Strachan.
No. Bow, Eddie W illink; second oar.
w. T. Dixon; third. Charles O'Byrne.
stroke, K. K. Willink.
oLD-TIME SHELLS
Josie King-Bow, A. Schaaff, second oar.
| c. w. Strobbar; third oar, f. Stradman.
stroke, w. u. Strobbar; ccxswain, II. Stra-
| chan.
King Cotton-Bow, j. Gordon; second
oar F. Mallory; third oar c. w. Saussy:
stroke, r. L. Pritchard. coxswin, Mr.. Clay.
SINGLE SHELLS.
F. Strscban, r. Willink.
GREASY PoLL-CLIMBING.
Auvergne d'Antignac, r. K. Willink.
| Charles O'Byrne, e. Willink, f. Strachan,
| ". t. Dixon, G. G. and G. Strobhar, w.
| d. Osborne, j. Gordon, r. Pritchard, F..
Mallory and Charles Saussy.
TUB RACE.
Charles O'Byrne, Fred. Mallory. W. D..
| Osborne R. K. Willink, Charles Saussy,
| Frank Strachan.
THE GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
| The gun club tournament will take place
| ON the grounds of the Forest City club on
| Huuchinson's Island The shooting will be-
gin at 10 O'Clock this morning. The fol-
| lowing will be the events:
First Match--Seven single blue rocks,
eighteen yards rise. Entrance ST. SIS
guaranteed.
Second Match-Three single and three
| pairs double blue rocks. Entrance so; $35
| guaranteed.
Third Match--Twelve single blue rocks.
Twenty-Five yards rise, use Of both barrels.
Entrance So; $50 guaranteed.
Fourth Match--Twenty-five single blue
rocks, eighteen yards RISE Entrance So;
| $75 guat anteed.
Augusta, Millen, Hardeeville and Bluff
ton crack shots, besides those from the Sa-
vannah clubs, will take part in the tourna-
ment, and number were expected from
Macon, Griffin, Atlanta, Townsville, Jack
sonville and Monticello. There is good
| deal of disappointment that Brunswick will
not be represented. Savannah will be rep
resented by some of the best shots of the
| Chathams, the Forest City and the Sub
| urban club
| The grounds where the tournament is to
be shot are on the island opposite the city,
with ferry boats running continually at 3
cents Tor the round trip, and no charge for
admission to the grounds. A short walk
from the grounds will enable the visitors to
| witness the river races.
THE CoNNoRs-HALEY FIGHT.
| The meeting of Connors Of Buffalo and
and Haley Of New York-champion light
| weight sparrers-at the Savannah Athletic
| Clubs hall tonight, viii be the closing
event of the day. Haley has been training
in the guards gymnasium since his arrival
here last week. Connors is already down
to the required weight-123 pounds--at
which both men spar. Connors' record i;
as follows: He beat Denny Harlow in
Scranton, Pa, in 10 rounds with small
| gloves; beat Jack Mcbride, rs rounds,
London rules; fought draw with Johnny
Banks; Beat Tom Wilson in Washington,
rounds; defeated George Young, 8 rounds:
beat Al Marks, the Texas cowboy, weighing
200 younds, 6 rounds. in New York; beat
George Cook of Philadelphia, 10 rounds
J beat Dan Russell, 3 rounds; beat Jim WEIGH,