The evening world., 1890-07-18
SPORTS IN FIELD AND AFLOAT.
A Red Letter Day in the Calen-
dar Of Canoeista
windie and Rich's Attempts "a
Break Bicycle Records.

vicinity. All tnORe ClnDs nnVlnR tnelr
headquarters on the Passnic River will
tnko advantage Of the holiday to hold re.
gattas. The Arlington and Ianthe Clubs
will start their reeattas simultaneously
and will work in conjunction, one COM
mittee acting for both.
The Orange Canoe Club. which has
mnde such rapid progress towards pros.
peritv recently, has fixed Aug. 30 ns the
date on which to hold their regatta and
reception Elaborate preparations will
he made to celebrate the evening sppro-
printely, including fireworks and music.
York nre discussing o proposition TO hold
Joint regattns on Newark Bay annually,
ench club In turn to assume the manage
mcnt OF them.
This suggestion was first made by q
canoe expert aud has been greeted with
enthusiastic fnvor by the cnnoeists, and II
In probable that their enthusiasm may
take q tangible and practical form toward
developing the idea.
The Peauot Canoe Club will rendezvous
at Jcssup's Point. L. l., Aug. IS, TO join
tho encampmont of the American Canoe
Association.
The annual cruise Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club will commence Aug. 2, the
Commodore having issued orders for the
fleet to assemble at New Rochelle on that
Jntn Tho nruiaa will ha IN Tim aaat
wnrd
In regnrd to tho record of II 2-5 seconds
made in the quarter milo at Beach Park,
Boston, by W. @. Downes recently, the
general opinion among amateur athletes
seems to be that there is no Just cause for
cayilling about tho accuracy OF the per-
formance.
They seem to believe that the ques.
tioning of the record and doubts OK
pressed concerning the distance covered
emRnnte from professional sources, and
that the professionals nre naturally jeal-
GUS OF such remarkable work by an
amateur.
The New York Canoe Club will hold
regatta tomorrow afternoon over what is
called the Stapleton course, OF Staten
Island.
The strong eleyens Of the New York and
Manhattan Cricket Clubs will meet to.
start promtly Mt p. NJ.
Luther Carey. Fred West ng. Ed Lsnge.
AL Copeland, Tommy Connect and several
others OF the Manhattan Athletic Club
cracks have commenced light training
preparatory to tho Fall championship.
A number Of the fastest wheelmen Of
the New York Bicycle Club will partici-
pate IN to-morrow's Ave mile race over
the Kingsbridge road.
]. B. johnson. the veteran swimmer of
Great Britain and holder OF the swimming
championship OF the British Isles. who
recently arrived here, has succeeded in
getting on match with Prof. Donaldson
to swim ten miles for el.ol0a side over
an ocean course.
Ii is probable that course off Coney
Island will be selected, II will be re-
memberad that Johnson's identity was
doubted when he suddenly appeared on
this side of the Atlantic. sporting men
believing that he was not Johnson, but an
imposior. He has been fully and sntis-
factorily identified, however, as the
Champion johnson he claimed to be.
At the Berkeley Oval tomorrow Willie
Windle. the champion biCycler of the
Eastern part of the United States. will!
attempt Ia lower the one. mile amateur
record Of America. The record is
now held By W. a, o. Il Rove
Ave. milo tricycle. record of lam. 2-bs
Both men are mem bers of the berkeley
Athletic Club. and have praotised for
some time for to-morrow's trials.
Professio onal athletes will find strong
attraction at the National Bowery Theatre.
July 70. when Johann Goldknecht. the
Russian champion. and Ernest Roeber,
the Unknown German wrestler. meet
in Gr9cO- Roman wrestling match for
$3.50 q side. best three in five falls. II is
expected 10 be Quite betting event.
The event on the Harlem River TO-
N prov afternoon will be the postponed
invitation four.OAred gig race between
crews representing the Clifton, DauntleEs
and Nassau rowing clubs and the New
York and Staten Island athletic clubs.
The race IL held under the auspices OF
the programme OF their regatta which
was Interrupted last Saturday by the high
wind.
The Dauntless Climb has courteously
rendered the use of their boathouse TO
the members of the Clifton Club. The
rrizeS are something very handsome.
The crews will he made mp as follows;
Dauntless-Bert Leyien, bow; 2, Frank
C0nnell =, II. w. Walter stroke, Chas,
Connsil. aud coEswain. j. DUFF
Staten Isiand-li. w. Jansen, how 2,
! G. +. Hart: 3, RedElond CouynGhnm /;
stroke, I. q. Jau ssen, and co1swa ain, 8.
Sa@au F. vilmar. bow; ?, Sc, Carr;
! 2. l.. A. Leglin; stroke, A. B. Wilson,
! and coNswain. +. u. Sherry.
New York Ahle,Ic-E. W. Knicker-
booker. how; 2. T.. j HanhOld; 3. l.. j.
Lalllaw; stroke, l.. j. Gianinni, and
cozswAin, ID. S, Smyth.
A special cable to the Police Gazette saws
TINT Joe McAulife's wife presented the
champion with fourteen pound baby at
10 O'clock yesterday. lie will he christ
eucd Eugene Fox McAulife. ths middle
name in honor Of Richard X. Fox.
Fred Pritchard has challenged AT
I Mitchell To firht for G2AO n side ald the
mddle-WeiFht championship Of England.
Relies OF Old New York.
Some Queer Building that Were
Here When the City Was Small