The evening world., 1891-06-24

The A. A. U. makes no new friends by an
tagonizing the new Long Island Athletic
League, 1t has taken away the date, Aug.
%, once granted, for tho League games.
+. r. Fortmeyer, the Director OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club, says In an interview:
Yes. the present members of the Varsity crew Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, now training al
New London made application and were elected
could not enter them under its colors in the Harlem
regatta. for the reason that they not eligible
which date they win Represent the Manhattan WUM
thletn 3 @ Club in evGTy prominent TesAtt3 where
their being sent to Europe by this Club there not
Of match race between the 2t.lantas t aud HaF oaF
crew, such race is contemplated, and II the Alta
determine which Is the better crew, We viii be only IL
too glad to meet them whenever it is convenient
John L. sullivan says the 10th OF September
Will suit him for the match with Slavtn. IL
John can get down to weight as safely as he
gets down TO details he'll be all right.
The Manhattan Athletic Club team was to
play to-day with the Bl1dgeports, but Mana
ger ChaSSeaud received word yesterday
stating that their grounds were owned by 7.
r. Barnum, and the executors OF the estate
sold them few days ago and the newcomers
ordered the club to vaCate at once, conse-
quCntly the game Is OIL. The Harlem A. A.
team, which has been anxious TO knock out
the Cherry Diamond boys, will have the privi-
lege OF trying to-day at Manhattan.Field.
The members Of the Scawanhaka Boat Club
and their many friends went on their annual
excursion yesterday to ldlcwild Grove on the
Sound. About eight hundred people were in
the party. In tn" first trial OF the pair-oared
gigs WASHER and Teed defeated Ahrens and
CampOn, covering the mile in nine minutes.
The second trial resulted in John Garcia
and Manuel Aboarez defeating Harry Emer-
Hurry Rankin limp-Slh minutes.
The fnal race between Adolph WASHER and
John Teed, and John Garcia and Manuel
Alvarez was rather exciting at the finish.
The referee decided that WASHER and Teed
had won by nearly four feet. Tines min
utes. There were only four entries in the
single gig race, and they were c. Weeks, L.
Goldsmith. A. John and L. Crimes 1t was
won by Weeks In S1a minutes, John coming in
second quarter OF minute later.
George w. johnson, OF the Nonparen Row.
ing club, acted as referee Augustus Peverelly,
OF the Atalanta Boat Club, judge at finish,
and Robert stall, New York Athletic Club,
WAS timekeeper. The siX-oared barge race,
the tub race and the swimming race will take
place next sunday morning or the club.
house, foot OF South Tenth street, Brooklyn,
L. ID. d
The New Jersey Athletic Club will hold q
grand athletic carnival on its grounds,
Bayonne City, N j., saturday, July 4. Tho
athletic games will start promptly at p. NJ,
the baseball game at P. N. and the fireworks
at P. NJ.
The Middle States Regatta Association VIII
hold very important meeting at 8 o'clock
this evening at the Hotel Marlborough, Broad
way and Thirty-siXth street, this city.
1t has been suggested by Editor Lumley
that the money posted at the Illustrated NetcS
office by Sullivans hackers be sent over to
England for fear SlaVin should try to avoid
making the match.
Anybody who knows anything about tho
Granite Association, or HoboEen, is fully
aware that that organization does not con-
template moving to Long Island City In Sep
tCmbcr. The Granite Association is made up
m prominent JerSCTmcn, with the exception
Of Dick Roche and Jere Dunn, ana the organi-
Zation IS as solid as a rock. There is possi- Z
bllity, however, Ut MeSsrs. Dunn and Roche !
withdrawing from the Granite and trying to
get things under way at the Fu.'-C-l Au-lerlo
L-UD --VGSe - --o-.C -s-4-.u CIV.
cutie large crowd Witnessed Ine Te3uia;,
monthly shoot or the Emerald Gun Club,
which was held ut Dexter Park, Long Island
Some very good shooting was done.