The evening world., 1890-06-26
SPORTS IN FIELD AND AFLOAT.
A Rattling Road Racs in Pros
pect for Wheelmen,
Lively Interest in the Long Island
Regatta Saturday.

The contests between the athletes of the
New York and Manhattan Athletic clubs at
the Eastern championships Saturday will
lie very interesting. 1t will I've a close fight
for points on the Bailey. Banks and Biddle
plaque, aud great days NJ ort may be e1-
pectcd.
There appears to bo some dissatisfnction
among the Cherry Diamond" athletes
with the arrangement OF the programme.
They say that one of the walks. long dis
tance run and the ting -of.war have been dis
pcnsed with and that this narrows down
their opportunities. Secretary Sullivan
says, however, that there are no grounds
for dissa tiSfRction. az the events are exactly
the same ns at the last Eastern champion.
ship meeting, when tile Manhattaus were
not i'll the A. A. U.
Two hundred entries have been made for
the games Of the Lorillard Athletic Club To
take place in Caledonia Park. Jerrey City,
Saturday afternoon.
There is prospect OF q rattling road run
oyer tho Milburn course, aud II it takes
place 1t VIII arouse the greatest interest
among wheelnen. Charles Il Kuge, Of
TO regain the laurels he. lost Memorial
Day. when his record of one hour aud
thirty minutes, for the Milburn course
oner, G.. l.. Anthony. W. G.. Seeds ard L.
j. Hall. kluge has issued q challenge to
these men to race over the course July 10
ner. each man to pay an equal proportion nf
the amount. II his challenge is not accepted
before July IL KluRe will attempt to break
the previous record. l hour and % minutes
July 10.
All the arrangements for the. Long Island
regatta at Whitostone Saturday have been
livcllest re9ettas seen in this vicinity for
years. Should the Whitestone course be too
rongh to row on the course on the opposite
side, which is well protected by land. will be
There seems to have been mistaken i'm
precision, IN regard to the Philadelphia re,
Ratta July 4. IL is not an open regatta, and
the events are invitation. as heretofore,
Maurice DAILY, the billiard player. was
very pleasantly snrprised last night when.
after having gone to the Office Of his friend,
Lawyer Jere WernberR. In the Arbucklo
beautiful parlor mirror, Dudley knvnn-
agh and others arrived with a maryellously
formed mirror for precipitation, to MIR. DAILY
a. the most worthy all;around representa-
tive Of the billiard world.
w. NJ. Christie. Of the Manhattan Athletic
Club, will take part in the 100 and tho 44u
yard runs, and the running high Jump and
the running broad jump at the British ANA
teur Athletic Association championship ips
July u. at Birminglam., England. Vice
President swan. Of the Manhattan Club.
will be present at the games.
The warm weather has given a great
stimulus to swimming. and all tho places
along the river front were well DatrOuiZel
yesterday. Over dozen women in stylish
bathing suits were among the swimmers at
Capt. Hunts place at the foot of West One
Hundred and Fitty-tifth street, where the
fair Pauline Hall is wont to disport herself
in the Summer season.
A very handsome blue silk banner, with
appropriate lettering and gold fringe, has
been presented by Richard X. Fox To the
to the winner in the free-for.all games OF
the Club at Rldgewood Park. Brooklyn.
July D.
DIR. Scales, OF Staten Island. exhibits in
Spalding's show-window to-day four OF the
finest specimens of brook front that al
angler ever gazed upon. They were caught
in Rapid River. Me-. with se,yen-ounce rod
6A, 5lS, A.. and pounds.
Jack Lyman. the llO-pound bantam. OF
this city, says he will fight Jimmy kennard.
the 81. Paul ND, for the purse offered by
the Buffalo Athletic Club
Edward Macklin, Robert Godsoe. Frank
Peer, Robert Campbell, James MackliD,
Frank Reid, William Stevens, Edward CAMP
bell, John O'Brien. Frank O'lrien and Mas.
Athletic Club. an org Anization OF boys under
fifteen years OF age, will run around Central
Park July for silver medal.