The evening world., 1890-08-08
SPORTS Of THE ATHLETES.
Labor Day Programme Of the
Staten Island Club.
The New Swimming Record Made by
charles Linseed.

Inc DIhteu lslhnu hNHieuC OluO nhS
issued its Labor Day programme and, M
promised, il is indeed " corker." No
other word adequately expresses II. II
will be strictly an invitation affair, the
events being open only to members Of
invited clubs.
The gentlemen's single trials in the
lawn.tennis competitions take place Aug.
2s and 20; double trials ON Aug. 80; all
the finals on Sept. 1.
The junior aud senior eight -oared shell
races will be mile straightaway, each
man In winning boats TO receive gold
medal, and the winning senior club TO get
the 81 200 Staten Island Athletic Club
challenge cup.
All the athletic games are scratch and
consist of 100, 22O, 4iO and $50 yard runs,
12).yard hurdle. two-mile steeplechase
and two-mile bicycle race, running high
jump and throwing 56-pouud weight
The lacrosse game between the famous
Druid team and the Staten Island Ath-
letics is to consist Of two half.hour
plays, with fifteen minutes internlission.
II commences at l.9o, At o'clock
sharp the baseball match between the
Cape May Athletic Club and Staten
Island Athletic Club mines begins.
For the pony racing eight prominent
hunt clubs have been invited to send en-.
tries namely. the Rockaway. Meadow
brook, New York Jockey. Queens County,
Richmond County Country, Essex
County, Orange Polo and Westchester
Polo.
This race starts at $50 sharp. The
dress parahe and fancy drill OF the Staten
Island Athletic Club Charleston Blues, i'll
full dress uniform, will occur Rt 0. 80 ON
the lawn in front o. the grand stand.
The club house. boat. house and grounds
will be illuminated during the evening
with calcium aud electric lights and q
display of fireworks will be given from
the boat-house float, commencing at $50
P. NJ.
One Of tho signs Of sure prosperity
among the athletic organizations IN and
about this city is the readiness with
which they drop members for non-pay-
ment OF dues. ALI the clubs have 30
many applications for mem mbershp that
they need carry no dead material
whatever.
The New Jersey Athletic Club has
started ~ upon new cra of prosperity.
Brilliantly successful from the start. IL
seems to be outdoiug itself this season.
Its athletes are winning great bunches OF
victories on land aud water, and the
trorhy- room of the Club is brimful of
evidences OF the prowess of its members.
Aug. 25. 26 and 27 are the dates chosen
for the great meeting of the League OF
American Wheelmen at Niagara Falls.
The League has issued circular giving
much desirable information about roads,
the Falls and interesting points to visit.
Mike Mccarthy and Billy Armstrong are
to box fifteen rounds Aug. is at the Cali
fornia Athletic Club. This is to be
strictly an exhibition" not a "mal ch."
However, il the referee is unable to arrive
at decision by the end of the fifteenth
round, another fifteen will be ordered.
Pat Cahill. ex-alnateur champion middle
weight boxer, who was recently installed
in full amateur standing, owing to the in
vest cation rs to his being n professional
resulting in his vindication. says that he
will appear in no more competitions; that
he has had enough of boxing. His friends,
however, are deter mined that he shall
enter the championships this year and
regain his old title of " champion" 1t is
believed that Pat will yield to their per-
suasions.
In the trial heats of the junior eights at
the Middle States regatta Wednesday the
strife for first place between the Staten
Island Athletics and the Dauntless crew
was one of the prettieEt races ever seen,
The Staten Islanders won the mile and a
half face bV BiX feet in I'm. 49h.
One minute and thirteen seconds is a
short space OF time in which to swim one
hundred yards, vet that is the record
made recently by Charles Linseed at the
to make a public attempt TO break the
amateur record next Sunday. His time
yesterday was five seconds faster than the
The A. A. U. officials wish to
authenticate IT.
An especially noticeable feature about
the third trial heat of the junior fours at
the Middle States regA tn Wednesday was
the fine exhibition of rowing given by the
plucky crew of the Arthur Kull Associa-
tion. They steered perfect course, too.
Max Luttbeg. eX-amateur champion
wrestler. recently got the better of Mala-
kof, the Russian Giant, III some friendly
wrestling bouts at the Russian's training
quarters. where Malakoif was preparing
for his match with RoebeT. Luttbeg is
looking for a match with some good man
nearer his weight than the champion Of
Russia.
Pr'zs Banner on Exhibition.
The EVENING WoRLD's prize banner, won