The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-12
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.

Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The Jersey City Amateur Bowling
League will be in the field again next sea-
son.
The alleys of Duke & Ramsay will be
formally opened for the season on Sep
TENDER l. The programme has not been
completed. 1t is the intention of the
genial proprietors to make the opening
night exceedingly pleasant for their nu-
merous patrons.
The bowling hall in process of construc-
ton on Montgomery street, between Van
Worst and Henderson streets, will be an
attractive spot for bowlers next season.
1t will be reserved exclusively for the
members of the club or party occupying
it, and they will not be interferred with
by outsiders or unwelcome callers. Dur
ing the day and on certain evenings not
yet specified the alleys will be open TO the
public. Three of the alleys have been
finished. and the hall will be completed
early next month. Great care has been
exercised to make the alleys true. The
alleys will be lighted by numerous gas
jets n re1ectors.
Louis Bard is out with a challenge to
any bowler in Hudson county to bowl a
series of games for 500 a side. He is a
fine bowler, but there are several other
artistic bowlers in Hudson.
The Athletic Arena.
The Puritan Athletic Clubs talent did
nobly yesterday at the games of the St.
wood Park. Sutton, who had fifty sec
onds start, won the milk walk, land Byrne
who made a strong bid for the medals in
the one undre yards dash, finished Sec
ond in the fonr hundred and forty yards
obstacle race.
Irvine, Moran, Connolly and Dillon, of
the Lorillards, and Vogellus and Classy,
of the .Waynes, had a run over the
Lorillards cross country course last
night. Tomorrow night the Lorillard
runners will so out with the Wayne club
over the latter's course.
The Wayne clubs delegation is making
preparations for the visit to Yonkers or
Saturday, where several of it's athletes
will compete in the games of the local
club.
Captain O'Brien has withdrawn from
the race for captain of the Waynes. This
leaves Vogellus without a rival.
The Lorillard D.. and A. A. will have it's
second meeting in the series of club
games at the West Side Driving Park
next Sunday morning. the first event
will start at ten o'clock. On the cards are
a 75-yards dash, ~440-yards run, half-mile
run and a mile walk.
The Gable Athletic Club has arranged
an interesting programme for Saturday,
August "a, when the club gives its
annual excursion. The clubs games
will be held at the grove. There will be
a hundred yards dash, 800 yards run.
half mile race, mile race and high Jump
ing. An exhibition of boxing, wrestling
and gymnastics will be given.
The committee appointed by the West
Bergen Athletic Club and the Equitable
Cricket Club held a conference last night
at the West Bergen Hotel. 1t was de-
cided not to a~malgamate the two organ
izations, but to have the members of the
Equitable Cricket Club join the West
Bergen Athletic Association as individ-
uals.
The West Brighton Athletic Association
will hold it's regular weekly meeting to-
night at No. 1O5 West Side avenue. The
committee on bylaws will report. The
matter of a club house will also be de- |
cided.
Notes.
The Eureka Gun Club will have it's
monthly club shoot and several sweep
stakes at the grounds of the Jersey City
Heights Gun Club this afternoon. Live
The Atlantic Boat Club, of Hoboken,
Kill Association which won the four
cared race at the regatta on the Passaic
q few days ago. The Atlantics lost the
race by bad steering.
A jolly party went to Coney Island on
Sunday on the Yacht Nellie G.. Captain
George Wallace was in charge.
President Braden, of the Atlantic AS |
ISOLATION, on Sunday visited the CLUB
house of the Pavonia Yacht Club at the
AtlnnGic Highlands. He was one Of fifty
from Jersey CITY.