The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-07
THE Y. N. G. AS ATHLETES.
The Plans Adopted for the Handsome
Gymnasium and Bowling Alleys.

The Plans Adopted for the Handsome
Gymnasium and Bowling Alleys.
Secretary Lucas, of the Young Mems
Christian Association stated yesterday
that the architect had drawn the plans
for the new gymnasium and work would
be commenced on the building at once.
The building will be t~hirty-ive by thirty
nine feet and twenty-five feet in height.
A bowling alley will run along
the right side of the gymnasium and
be continued into the passage on
the right of the association building. The
bowling alley or passage will extend
will be twelve feet wide. The gymna-
stun will be connected with the base
ment Of the association building. In the
basement there will be needle baths and
various other 1~ayatories and the lockers
for the members. The gymnasium walls
in the interior will be painted white and
wainscoating five feet high will make a
will cost &c. 900. and the contract calls for
its completion by October Is.
The S~hay-Farrell Battle.
Arrangements have not yet been per-
fected for the proposed prize fight be-
tween Joe Farrell and Jack Shay, the
heavy weight boxers of Bayonne. Each
man has 500 forfeit on deposit with the
Police Gazette. The hitch III the orange
ments is due to a disagreement over the
time necessary for training. Farrell
wants six weeks and Shay only desires
four weeks. Barney Lanktree, Farreli's
hacker, offered Shay $50 for the expenses
fused. The fight, If arranged. will be for
81, 200 and to a finish. Farrell is willing
to meet Bill Dunn, also of Bayonne. or
any other boxer in the State for from $500
to 81, 600, with the Police Gazette as stake
holder and the manner of the referee.
The Athletic Arena.
Michael Murphy and Jack Lynch, two
heavy weights who tip the beam at 100
pounds, ran q half mile race at West
Side Driving Park yesterday afternoon.
Each staked s25. Murphy won in a close
finish.
The Games Committee of the Lorillard
ID. and A. A. will meet this evening to
complete arrangements for the handicap
games to be given at Caledonian Park
September 10. The entries close on Sep
TENDER 8. Three prizes will be given in
each event. There will be a 100 yards
dash, a handicap, 100 yards novice, 440
yards run, $50 yards run one mile run,
n mile walk aud a running high jump.
The delegates of the Jersey City clubs
will make q determined effort at the
meeting OF the A. A. u. to secure a local
representative on the Board of Cover
nors.
The Scots Will be represented at the
A. A. U. meeting by Regan, Rollins and
Ra:herman.
Snuff Association aud will have q picnic
at C%aledonian Park on August 80.
Notes.
The only local club represented at the
Middle States regatta yesterday was the
Atlantic Club of Hoboken, which semi a
Junior four crew. They were In the final
heat with the tours of the Arthur Kulls
The Hoboken boys lost the heat by bad
steering. They finished second to the
Arthur Kulls, who steered a straight
course.
A match has at last been arranged be-
tween the StocktOns and T~abernacles
They will meet at Oakland Park on
Saturday of next week, August 10, and
the winner will take the entire gate re-
ceipts. 1t will be an exciting match.
The races of the big boats of the jersey
City Yacht Club Will be sailed next
Saturday.
-Four favorites were beaten at Gutten,
berg yesterday. Redlight, which has
been tipped on several occasions, did the
track Yesterday in the first race. aud de-
featad Vigilant and rewarded his hackers
handsomely. Anomaly paid well in the
last race. The track was muddy, but the
sport wa excellent.
The race between Jenny. Firenize and
Judge Morrow at Monmouth today
should be close and exciting.
A grand card will be presented at Gut
tenburg tomorrow.
Weodcutter is a remarkable performer.
The colt continues winning the two-year-
old races.
A purse of $50, 900 has been offered by
the sporting fraternity of Ogden for q
finish fight between Sullivan aud Jack
son at the Carnival Palace in Ogden. The
terms are S25,000 to the winner and 5000
to the loser.