The evening world., 1890-07-15
SPORTS OF The ATHLETES.
A Great Meeting Of Conoeists on
Jessup's Neck,
Rivaiy at the Coming Champio nship
Meeting in Washington.

Among the clubs which will be repre-
sented at the annual meeting of tho
American Canoe Association. which com.
mences Aug 3. will be New YORK. Iantho.
Brooklyn. knickerbocker aud Ionkers
Canoe Clubs.
| Some of the clubs of the intsrior of the
country will also send delegates. Most
of them are members uf tho American
Canoe Association. which includes up.
wards of a hundred canoe organizations.
The meeting will he held on Fessup's
Neck. L. l., where the canooists will en-.
camp for fortnights frolio and racing.
II is expected by the officers Of the Asso.
citation that 800 or moro cauoeists will
pitch their camps on the Neck. So far
twenty-one clubs have forwarded lists Of
delegates who will be present.
The Workers Club will take along ia
celebrated war canoe. obtained from the
British Columbia Indians. This craft is
said to have been used III more than one
foray against an opposing tribe among
the Columbian Indians
The regatta will be held during the
second week of the encampment and will
include fifteen sailing and padding
events. AT least half a dozen Canadian
sending delegates, although their entries
have not vet been received.
The postponed races of the Oyster Bay
Yacht Club will be sailed next Saturday,
wind permitting
II. T.. Laurie and f. Willis, the English
bicvclists. who arrived In thus country re-
Gently, are advocates of the safety +"
style of machine. Laurie holds the
English safety records for distances of
from three to ten miles. lie is only nine
teen years odl.
lie says that he thinks he may try to
lower some OF the existing safety records
in this country ere his return to England.
He and Willis are the guests of Bicycler
A. J.. Banker, Of the Berkeley Athletic
Club.
The Orange Wanderers will reorganize
their Bicycle Club this Summer for the
Fall campaign. Thoy will hold races
early in September.
W. c. Downes's friends are of the opin-
ion that his record of a. 2-5 seconds for
the quarter mile, made at Beacon Park.
Boston, last week, will be allowed TO
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officials present at the time. il appears
that the burden of it If in favor Of Downes.
Some of the officials claimed that the dis
tance was twenty feet short.
Neither Sidney Thomas, Of the Man
haitian Athletic Club, nor II. @. Sheriff.,
of Yale and the New York Athletic Club
competed in the English championship,
rs was thought they intended doing.
IN hptn IN ctr aI
tendon by famous English physician,
and will try to lower some OF the records
over there as soon as he gets in condition
Billy Robertson, who is managing the
big regatta at Duluth. Mimi. which
opens July 26, writes Tint the crack pro-
fessional four.oared shell crew of Erie
Hosmer, Hanlan and Wise. He says that
an attendance of 80, 900 people is looked
for during the regatta.
The German riflemen of this city are
discussing the feasibility of locating
rifle range somewhere on the Hackensack
meadows. They want it at least a mile
long.
All gcasip to the contrary. the members
of the Scottish football team which is to
visit this country will receive no COM
pensatIUn whatever. Only their genuine
expenses will be paid.
At the recent meeting of the Board of
Managers of the Amateur Athletic Union
il WAS decided 10 change the date of the
championship to be held at Washington
to October II, providing the Manhattan
Athletic Ciub will consent to waive its
claim for its Fall meeting on that date.
The Essex Gun Club will hold its
monthly shoot next Thursday at the
grounds of the Jersey City Heights Gun
Club.
Next month there will be a team rife
shoot for the championship of the State