The evening world., 1891-08-01

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To-day is certainly favorable for Yachting.
RcGattns win he sailed as follows: The Great
South Bay, In Great South Ray; at Iarch-
mont for the Wetmore cup, and the annual OF
the Indian Hurbor Yacht club at Greenwich,
Conn.
f. d. Morgans new steam yacht Javelin is
about ready to ne put In commission. She Is
9s feet over all, and has the speed OF - knots.
The annual meet Of the American Canoe
Association will be held at wnlsborOugh
Point, Lake Champlaln, Aug. q to %.
our metropolitan canocists are Overhauling
their craft prior to the many races that will
occur from the 18th TO Goth.
The Friendship Boat clubs annual regatta
will be rowcd on the Harlem to-day at
O'Clock.
IIite Pcckham writes Arthur Lumley, Of the
Illustrated Ne'rS, as follows: ~ am very
anxious 10 meet the winner Of the Ryan-Mc-
Mullen tight before any club oncring rca-
Sonahle purse. am also willing 10 meet
Charlie KenwiCk. | will stake 81 900 in either
CO SO. To make II more interesting, ! viii bet
81 900 to $500 that win the battle"
Willie Kenny, of Jersey city. now holds the
championship aS n bantam amateur, but h. Is
looking towards professional career Kenny
VIII hight any man in the world at ll2
pounds, and the Granite cub viii OfTer
purse II the challenge is accepted
The annual games of tho standard Athletic
Club viii hn h,1d at Long Island city to-day.
Eight events make up the programme. Attn
letes from Boston and Philadelphia viii enter
the races. cold, silver and bronze medals
will bc awarded TO lirst, second and third
men.
Gen. Pains yacht Volunteer. the winner Of
The last race for the America cup, has been
rCmodelCd at Lowl"y's. She will Join the fleet
early next week.
The annual Fail games Of the New Jersey
A. G.. Will h. held Sept. at Bergen Point
n. j., commencing ut 4 r. "; lOO-yard run
44O-yard run, SSO-vard run, One-mile run,
onc-mile walk. @20-yard hurdle, . feet 9
inches; running high jump, running broad
Jump. Gold, silver and bronze die medals TO
FIRST, second and third in each event.
Mr.. Fora Jones, OF the Brockvillc Canoe
Club, Brockville, Canada, who was dcGt a, ed
in the International canoe races last year,
has challenged the y. Y. c. c., which has
been accepted, and arrangements are now
being made Tor the event
Billardists are highly Interested In the
comihg match between Champion Jacob
Schaeler and SlossOn. The contest Will be
waged in this city about Nov. 10. The game
81 900 side, the b. B. c. co. Emblem and
boX-Of1iCe receipts.
The first annual championship field meeting
for the decision Of the amateur athletic cham
pionships of Long Island viii hn held at WASH
ington Park, Brooklyn, Saturday, Aug. ~.
Entries close Tuesday, Aug. II, with II. A.
Si5ley, $50 jefferson avenue, Brooklyn.
The National Athletic Club. Of Brooklyn,
VIII entertain their friends at Idlewild Grove
Aug. 10.
As was predicted In this column, +. !. Hall
defeated r. s. Sears In the finals at the Long
wood tennis tourney, Boston, yesterday.
The final round stood: 6-l, SO, 6-l.
Robert MontcIs Thespians will play
match game OF cricket with the local team at
Berkley oval, Monday.
cricket match Is proposed between an
eleven composed Of English residents of Phila-
delphia and an English team from this city,
TO be played some time In september In this
city.
The cruise Of the New York Yacht club will
start next Monday, and for the accOmmOda-
tion OF out-Of-tOwn members the hour at
which the steamer Will leave Twenty-siXth
street has been changed from O'Clock to
$50 o'clock A. NJ.
Mick Collins IS anxious TO fight any puglist
in finish night ut Il" pounds.
It is proposed TO hold n thrcP-cornered chess
tournament In the Fail between Max Judd, OF
st. Louis }. showalter, OF Kentucky, and S.
Llpschuts, OF this city.
Miss Emma Mayburn. OF sea Cliff, defeated
Miss Maggie Ayeley, Of Brooklyn, In n halt
mile swimming contest for $500 at Rockaway
yesterday.
Leonard Eppig add J. A. Eppig shot a match
with j. simpson and c. Engelbr"Cht yeStcT-
day, for 800 side, AZ 100 birds, eighteen
yards rise. Eppig brothers won 1876 to 100.
Another match was made and shot on, the
Eppig brothers winning l79 TO 1877.
There will be n set-to tonight between
william GO5S and Eddie Lyons n 10 pounds
The olympic club Of New Orleans has cablcd
to Ted PTitChard Offering him a chance at a
purse OF 10000 against Bob Fit2simmOns,
the night 10 take place about Mardi GraS time
next Spring.
large crowd Ot enthusiastic sports wit
messed the third series ~ the boxing exhibit
ions last night between members Of the
Brighton and Park Athletic Clubs at the lat
tCr's rooms In BrOOklyH.
Gibbons, who Is to fight McAuine sept. II,
was anxious TO get his training money In al
vance, ard MIR. Roche, OF the Granite cub
tclcgraphCd him Us follows:
AUSTIN GibbDHs, Patterson, " H.
Clubs offer four thousand purse goes. Guaran-
toe you $3.50 training expenses. You can get
money any time, X. ROCHE
Arrangements have beer made by cable for
bringing over the team Oi amateur CricketeTs
from England to be captninCd by Lord