The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
CRUISE OF THE SMITHS.
They Had a Jolly Sail and a Dime
Yesterday.

They Had a Jolly Sail and a Dinner
Yesterday.
The second annual cruise and dinner of
the John C. Smith Association took place
yesterday afternoon. The club
sailed from the foot of Conimunipaw
avenue to Gross Pavilion, Stapleton
Staten Island in the sloop Knight Temp
lar, with Captain Bob Sanshea in charge.
The dinner was a success In every par
ticular, and a vote of thanks was given
to Mr., John G, Smith and Uncle" Jacob
Woods, who had charge of the affair.
They both made appropriate speeches in
return. The boys all enjoyed themselves to
their hearts content. Mr.. Smith was pre-
scented with a handsome diamond pin by
the members of the club, and a vote of
thanks was given to "Host" Gross for the
beautiful way in which ne treated the
boys. They each responded with a
speech. Uncle" Jake and James Burke
had u dispute to see which would
widow who weighs about 400 pounds.
Uncle Jake" received the decision and
for the day was The favored sutton of the
widow.
Among those present were Captain
Jacob Woods. James McHale, John G.
Thomas Murphy, John Tyson, Jr.,
Michael Davis, William f.. Fullerton,
John Dougherty, John Ellis, j. Taylor,
George Young, Captain Donshea, Stew
ard Shine. OF the steamship Baltimore;
Ash B. Curtis and Thomas Burke. The
Knight Templar made the trip in forty
three minutes, beating the record by W
minutes.
Strikes, Spares and Breaks.
The club tournament of the Jersey City
Athletic Club will begin tonight. TIE am
No. l will battle against team No. 2. and
team No. 8 will wrestle with team No. 4.
The rival teams are:-No- !. J. A. Davis;
captain; W. II; Speer, Jr., Ill: Watson.
pan. No. 2. E. Schultz, captain; G. I.
| Meyer, Jr., A. b. Starrett, w. C. Wescott,
I. M. Bumsted and J. p. CabelL No. 8,
G. l. Wins, captain; E +. Cabell, Floyd
Vail, G. A. Bomniey, E, Graoo n =: II.
w. S. Olmsted. f. Gubelman, A. L. So
per, A. B. Dusenbury and Leon Schmer-
horn.
The Palma Clubs tourney will be re-
sumed tonight. Team No. 2, Captain A.
F. Holcomb. Leuly, Betrcher, Baldwin
and Thorn, will meet Team No. 8, com
Machold, Hulshizer and Kimball. Team
No. 4, Captain Lockwood, J. Clarke, w.
E. Eldridge, Harrison and E. Schermer-
horn. will compete against Team No. 8,
captain " r.. Meyer, LUZ, hlcn, Kim
ball and Gop5ill.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Century Bowling Club will
occur this evening at Browns Court
House alleys.
Ferd Hulse is a candidate for captain of
the Century team He would make a
good one.
The Pleasure Club will bowl tonight at
Holstein's alleys.
The Independents, who won the cham
pionship of the Amateur Bowling League
last season, will bowl tonight at Metro
politan Hall, Greenville.
Frank Casey, the humorist of the Xii
kow Bowling Club, amused the large
crowd at the new alleys on Saturday
evening by his droll sayings.
The Wheelmen's Bowling League will
meet on Thursday night. The Hudson
County Wheelmen are confident of car
rying off first prize this season. They
finished in second place last season and
the previous year.
There are two fine open alleys in lower
Jersey City now-Muller's aud Duke &
Ramsay's.