The evening world., 1890-07-15
SPORTS Of THE ATHLETES.
A Great Meeting Of ConOeists on
Jessup's Neck.
Rivaly at the Coming Champions
Meeting in Washington.

Among the clubs which will be repre-
sented at the annual meeting Of the
American Canoe Association, which COM
mences Aug. &, will be New York. Ianthe,
Brooklyn. Knickerbocker and Ionkers
Canoe Clubs
Some of the clubs OF the interior of the
country will also send delegates. Most
of them are members OF the American
Canoe Association. which includes up
wards Of n hundred canoe organizations.
The meeting will he held on Fessup's
Neck, l.. l., whore the canoeists will en-
camp for forinight's frolic and racing.
II IL expected by the officers OF the Asso-
citation that 800 or more canoeists will
pitch their camps on the Neck. So far
twenty-on clubs have forwarded lists of
delegates who will be present.
The Workers Club will take along its
celebrated war canoe, obtained from the
British Columbia Indians This craft is
said to have been used III more than one
furay against an opposing tribe among
the Columbian Indians
The regatta will he held during the
include hfteen sailing and padding
| events. At least half dozen Canadian
clubs have expressed their intention OF
sending delegates. although their entries
have not yet been received.
The postponed races of the Oyster Bay
Yacht Club will be sailed next Saturday,
wind permitting
n 4
bicvclists. who arrived in this 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. He is only nine
teen years odl.
He snys 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: L. Banker, of the Berkeley Athletic
Club.
The Orange Wanderers will reorganize
their Bicycle Club this Summer for the
Fall campaign. They will hold races
early i'll September.
W. G. Downes's friends are Of the opin-
ion that his record Of Al 2-6 seconds for
tue quarter mile, made at Beacon Park,
Boston, last week. will be allowed to
stand. After sitting the testimony of the
officials present at the time. II appears
that the burden Of 1t is 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,
as was thought they intended doing.
Sheriff. is being treated for his strained
tendon by famous English physician.
and will try to lower some of the records
over there as soon AZ he gets in condition.
Billy Robertson, who is managing the
big regatta at Duluth, Mimi, which
opens July 20, writes that the crack pro-
fessioual four-oared shell crew of Erie
will meet four made up of Teemer.
Hosmer. Hanlan and Wise. He says that
an attendance OF $4,000 people Is looked
for during the regatta.
The German rifemen of this city are
discussing the feasibility of locating a
rifle range somewhere on the Hackensack
meadows. They want II at least O mile
long.
All gossip to the contrary. the members
of the Scottish football team which IL to
'h'' NouhiS
pensatiOn 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 to change the date of the
championship to be held at Washington
to October H. providing the Manhattan
Athletic Club will consent to waive its
claim for its Fall meeting on that date.
The Essex Gun Club will hold it's
monthly shoot next Thursday at the
grounds OF the Jersey City Heights Gun
Club.
Next month there will be team rife
shoot for the championship of the State