New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
GOSSIP or SPORTING MEN.
EXPECTING A LIVELY ELECIION-vARIOUs
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NOTES.
Ii Is certain that there Is going to be lively battle
at this years annual election Of the Manhattan hthieuc
Club. but 1t will be confined to Office, the VICE
presidency for which there will be two strong cano'-
dates, William J. Swan and DR.. Iioyt There was
rumor about town that the executive Of the Man.
haitian Athletic Club would be changed, but this has
been run down. There Is question that George
W. Carr VIII be candidate for reelection TO the pres-
dency, Mr. Storm for reelection to the trcasircrsp
{. C. Hughes for reelection 10 the sccrearyship and
on account OF the talk that has been made and the
strong persuasions OF his friends. 1t is almost certainty
that Samuel j. Cornell will allow himself T. be put for
ward again for the Office OF captain All indications now
point TO the election OF Messrs Carr Storm, Hughes
and Cornell without opposition. There Is strong
party in the Manhattan Athletic Club which is DESTROYS
Of making Dr. IIoyt vlcepresdent In place of William
J. swan. Mr. Carr ndorses the candidacy OF Dr. Hoyt
III there any possible chance of there being
new president for the Manhattan Athletic Club this
year, 1t has been killed by the announcement OF Mr.
Carr that he will rum and the friends OF Herman Del
rchs positive that that gentleman would refuse the
nomination had 1t been offered him. F.. C. Converse,
who Is now one of the governors of the Manhattan Ah-
letc Club, will not for treasurer.
Harry Fredercks, oldtme champion amateur dis
lance runner who became a professional and went TO
Australia with Myers, but relnstated in the anna
eur ranks on his return, Is dangerously III at his home
Dr. Hammond says that the Amateur Fencers' League
Of America will hold It's first annual championships In
February. The preimlnaries will be held In three
cities, NewYork Boston and Philadelphia. in January
the finals of the whole Atlantic Board Of the Amateu.
Fencers' League Of America to be decided in New York
on the third Wednesday and the third Saturday In Feb
ruary. The finals with dueing swords and sabres will
be given at the Central Turn vercn. and the finals with
the French fo are to take place in the gymnasium of
the NewYork Athletic Club. The New-Ycrk prelim-
inaes for this championship will be dueling swords at
tho Feneers' Club No. West Twenty-eighthst.;
sabrcs Central Turn Verein French foils, at the New
York Athletic Club gymnasium.
Robert Bonner told the writer OF this column yester
day that-probably because he found 1t little difficult
TO convey clearly TO representatives OF the press not
versant with horse rong-no paper mad so far printed
exactly his views the recent flights of extreme speed
on the kiteshaped tack about Which he has been seen
frequently recently. Mr.. Bonner does not think
that the trong horse has made the wonderful increase
OF speed that the general public credits him with.
1t is his opinion that the animal has merely been bred
TO TO his speed earlier. Arions recent wonderful
performance at The stockton track. California Is the
best illustration of the force of Mr. Bonners views.
Every one knows that IL Is only in the last two years
that twoyear-od, three year-od ard f0ur-y ear-old
trotters have made fast records. Until few years
ago the rotng horse not expected TO to his
speed until six or seven or even eight Or nine or ten
years Of The thoroughbred, though has long been
nstanced the unbeaten fremont and said ne asked
Rowe If anybody knew how fast tls great horse
really could go. Rowe told him that as yearling
fremont has been ridden with 122 pounds up three
furlongs in 80 IA. Mr.. Bonner thinks that IL tho
horse had had eaherweght his back at this trial
instead OF 122 pounds lie would have shown as nuch
speed then, when st three months less than two
old, as he could have shown the fastest day he
ever saw.
November o6 will be redetter day for the New
York Athletic Club. On the evening of this day the
club will i've professional six-round glove con-
tests for purses of 1925 1925 TO The loser and Denny
Butler has succeeded in making up the following
match list: 135 poLnds-Patrick Farley. OF Brooklyn,
and Bernard Fleming, Of Newark; 40 pounds" Pete
Mccoy, OF New York, and Jimmy" Meyer, of Phila-
delpha $50 pounds" Bill" Dunn, OF jersey City and
Charles Strong, of Newark; Edward Murphy, Of New
York. and either Charles Mccarthy, Of Philadelphia or
ii. Newman, of Rochester; 165 pounds" joe Butler,
of Philadelphia, and JIM Glynn OF Williamsburg.
Perhaps the star bout OF the evening will be the one
between Mccoy and Meyer. These men recently
fought q fOur-rOund draw, which reported as a
slashing affair. Dunn is the clever man who had the
misfortune Of breaking an arm at the New lorlts
professional boxing entertainment year ago. Butler
offers to meet any man of lf5 pounds in America ten
rounds for good purse any club Will offer.
The New York Athletic Clubs annual election comes
this year Oh January 10, two months earlier than
ever before This change was brought about by an
amendment TO the constitution made at a special
meeting of the club held May -. The New
York Athletic Club Board meets in December TO ap
point committee Of five, which Will name candidates
for the coming election. Strong efforts will be made
TO induce A. q. Mills, the president, to again for
this oiice, but il has been ntimated that lie will
positively retire account OF the OF his business
cares, though not giving up, in the slightest degree his
active interest in the club. The name Of Joseph j..
o'Dononue is frequently mentioned that of his
most likely his successor
\ new and remarkably fire clubhouse is 10 be begun
shortly by the Rochester Athletic Association OF
Rochester, y. Y Daniel b. Plat and Messrs. Fem,
Palmer ard Eastman, OF this organization have been
In town the last week, carefully inspecting the club
houses OF the New-YOrk and Manhattan athletic
clubs. The particular exceencles OF each building
were readily gasped and strongly admired and there
is every probability that when the Rochester Athletic
Association moves into It's building the members
will have the best Of reasons for consratuating them
selves On the selection OF q delegation.
The National Gross Country Association has not been
nearly so badly sat upon by the Amateur Athletic
Union a. casual reader OF the reports In the Gaily
papers might he led TO believe. The principal restrc
ton OF the powers of the National CrossCountry Asso
ton was the cuI;aing Of the effect of suspension by
that body. II is said that this is largely due to the
efforts of the Boston Athletic Association, which pre-
fels to give cross-cOuntry runs under its own
hands.
The Triton Boat Club Will give minstrel enter
ainment at Jaoobss Opera House, Newark, on Deem
Der H. tie Orange Athletic Club holding its minstrel
Show al the Tennis building, Orange, OH December o.
Al both these exhibitions members of the New-l 0rk
Athletic CluD who are rehearsnG steadily at
TIavci, Island for the Music HAL entertainment of
December II, will appear. go ,
John Bets yawi-Iiggcd yacht seminole viii san
for the head Of the Indian River near TitIsviile ti
iii, week, carrying. beside the owner, party com
no.ed OF w. j. La Roche, Charles Dowter and John NJ.
iaflin The party Will spend the winter In Florida
I'm IL Inn III mn and
KnXinp has practically been made free TO members
OF The New York Athletic Club. BY rule made at the
nrice of lessons al 50 for one year, the innovation
10 90 into eiect on .Ianaary l. Donovan now gets
a salary of ~ 800 a year from the Newlork Athletic
1lnh with an addition Of 800 present every Christ
mas lie has one assistant and 1t l. likely that after
January he will have another.
nv request tie New-York Athletic Club has just
o,essnted IN lanes = Mitchell lis champion hammer