New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06
GOSSIP OF SPORTING MEN.
ATHLETES RETURNING TO PRACTICE FOR
FALL CONTESTS on TRACK AND WATER.

s'Hra III any OF inc Eifser Guns Nefc tho,c vi wv
New-Jersey Athletic Club yesterday. The most prom
nent competitions Of the immediate future the
Staten Island Athletic Clubs carnival tomorrow; the
Metropolitan Associations championships on SeptoH-
beT IL; the Manhattan Athletic Clubs carnival on
ScplemDcr u; the National championships NJ oI;;
sport which the New-YOrx Athletic Club will give on
october II.
Labor Day was promptly seized upon at the very
outset as great sporting day. This year there VIII be
even more celebrations Of it .han usual An athlete
OF ten years ago would be Just as much surprised by
the variety and the size Of almost all the Labor Day
programmes Of sport arranged for tomorrow as he
would be at the number Of meetings set down TO take
place in and around NewYorh on this popular holiday.
Leaving ont racing and baseball among the interesting
Affairs that VIII b. given In this neghborOOd tOm0r
row are the ten-me road race Of the ATLANTA Wheel
men at Newark the Manhattan Athletic Clubs bicycle
races at Klngsbridge n. y the Staten Island Athletic
Clubs annual sports at the West Ncw-Brigiton
grounds Staten Island the games of the Acorn
Athletic Association in Brooklyn the members games
OF the ArchDioceSan Union Of New York: the annual
games of the Jersey Association OF Hudson County,
New-Jersey; the open amateur regatta Of the New
Rochelle Yacht Club at New Rochelle; the singles for
men of the fChOkus Valley Tennis Club Of RldgcwOOd,
" j. the international sailing races Of the NcwYOrls
Canoe Club of the Bensonhurst Club Long Island the
regatta of the Iane Canoe Club on the Passaic River
the road races of the Gotham Wheclmcn Sthe sum
mer games of the Bank Clerks Association In this
city: the games Of the south Side Driving Club at
Yacht Racing Association in NeweYort Bsy The spe.
cal races Of the Larchmont Yacht Club on Long Island
sound and the games of the IrsllAmerican Athletic
Club at Erastlna, Staten Island.
The staten Island Athletic Club has prepared an I'M
usually attractive programme, with greater number
Of competitions than before. Possibly the number
Of competitions. consequently the extra number Of
medals that will have to be given, Is what has affected
the trophies that 10 DO presented to Staten Island
Athletic winners tomorrow. The medals arc said TO
be considerably less value than the presented by
this club at former celebrations o. Americas latest legal
holiday. one OF the features Of to-morrOw's big
programme Staten Island WIN be the lacrosse match
between teams representing the New York Athletic Club
aud the staten Island Athletic Club In a game which
will be one Of the Amateur Athletic Union league
series. The baseball game is TO be the last for
the championship Of Staten Island between the
Cornthan and the Staten Island Athletic Clubs
crack" teams. BAYLOR and Smith will b. the battery
for tho Corinthians and Van Zandt and Kruss for the
staten islanders Some OF the best amateurs in train
ing including Remington, Downes and Copeland are
expected to take part In the and jumps. Reming
ton will not be expected TO meet DOwnes tomorrow !;
he Is not entered in the quarter mile run. in which
Which the Columbia Athletic Club of Washington t65
Triton Boat Club, of Newark the Eureka Boat Club Of
CIHb the Atalanta Boat Club and the Arthur Kill Row
Ing Association crews will compete in the eight
shell race.
Captain Charles Coster Of the New-Yorl Athletic
Club has taken up his residence in Chicago and, as
was announced in this column would probably be the
case, Eugene j. Ganhini has been appointed acting
captain in his place
The New-York Athletic Club men and the officials
are equally recent about the exact figures, but 1t Is
an open that the gigantic James S. Mitchell
who is now a Xavier man, has been breaking all
hammer throwing records in practice. II takes good
deal though t. scare &. A. J. Queckberner Of the
Manhattan Athletic Club who is also said to be doing
some hne> hammer throwing in practice. september
II will tell-and that IS only SIX days on Oueck
berner Is fine athlete.
Major Frank Mclaughlin of the California Athletic
Club. by odds the bestknown representative Of that
organization in the East, writes to friend in this city
that boxing contests i'm san Francisco will soon re-
ceve final knockout owing TO the number OF
mushroom clubs that are coming up, based upon the
successful light OF the Caliorhl Aueuc Oluo III
making boxing contests legal.
meeting of the games committee Of the New York
Athletic Club has been called for O'Clock on Tuesday
aftenosn to make arrangements for te fell Samts, to
be held on October IL These gaines ought to be very
successful and popular account Of the clubs cour
tesy and generosity In yielding its first date. Septcm
Der 10. at the request Of the Manhattan Athletic Club
for the carnival of sport the Cherry Diamonds had
begun making arTaneemen5 for Oh ,hat date 9Gt9c
finding that its claim, to this saturday Tor an ateuc
meeting had been iOrestal.cd.
The New-RochelIe zach: Club, an organization which
Is largely made up Of New-York and Manhattan Atl-
letc Club members, is preparing for good time with
It's invitation regatta tomorrow Frederick lau'HhS'
scbooner-yacht Rebecca will be used stake-bOat
Tor tie rowing races, and club members and their
guests incladng the invited to participate VIII
90 over 10 Glen Cove after the sport and enjoy u
luncheon. One of the most interesting of the races
will be the slnge-scul, scratch, struggle between
lambden, of The Ncw-ROchelle Club, VINO has been a
winner at all Of these club regaaS for the IaSt lew
wears. and young Frederick Howard youthful giant
Of the New-York Athletic Club. Howard and his friends
are confident that Lambden will be defeated. The
handicap single, some oalsmen in gigs and some In
Shells should be an exciting struggle, as well as the
doublescuIl Gig handicap, which Is for New-Rocheie
Yacht Club members only. The invitation double slS
race Will be between Philips and stevens Oh lne NeM
YORK Athletic Cub, and r.. Valentine ana j. LaHglc,
If the Ncw-EOchcle Yacht Cub. The New-RoGneLc
crew in the fourOarei gig invitation race Is IIade up
No q J. valentine: stroke W. Pinclney, coNSWain,
l.. Seaman The following is the New OK AlhcHc
Clubs crew: Bow, J. Crawford, No. ,, c. Kn0bianch
No. g. A. Clarke stroke, $ b. Ilunti coNswani D.
Graham III Smythc substitutes, MeSsrs. Cook and X
Crawford. Captain Giannni Will be referee
Football Is to receive the particular attention Of the
New-YOrk Athletic Club this fall and 1t IS expected
that as good a showing Will be made IN tnl' depart
ment as the club made on the water this summer
Wurtemburg Of Yale, has been hired As coach' ana
there will be a training table for the players OF
Travers Island. the for the crews. Practlce
has been begun already, and matches VIII DO pISeu
every Saturday afternoon after September 70
II has been decided to hold the club regatta of the
New-York Athletic Club this year on september 26
at TIavers Island, the races to begin
promptly at 3 O'Clock. The programme
will consist Of single-scull handicap,
gig a par-oaied gig, fouroarcd shell
and an eight oared she'll races all except the single
she'll race 10 be level. Gold medals will reward all
winners. Last year there eight doubles, fifteen
singles twelve fours and five Fights in the New-fork
Gibbs regatta. Entries for the doubles and the pairs
close either at the clubhouse at Fifty hfthst or at
Travers Island, on september 10. Those wishing 70
enter into the other of this regatta VIII not need
to send I'm their names before September 20.
The secretary OF he Amateur Athletic Union, James
f. sullivan has been suffering several days from bad
cold. which affected one Of his eyes. lie expects to
return TO his duties during the coming week.
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