New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
GOSSIP OF SPORTING MEN.
A SCHEME WHICH HAS BEEN TALKED OF WITH
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A SCHEME WHICH HAS BEEN TALKED OF WITH
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The inside history Of Frederick Janssens scheme to
start new athletic organization with mission SINH
lar to the one imputed to Mrs. Potter her debut is
a queer tale of retIibution. The organization.
which, By the way, j. dead failure IL Is possible
TO be- had is beginning back at tho invitation games
OF the staten Island Athletic Club. Mr. Jansen. to
wnom in justice 1t should be said, great amount OF
credit is due ~; the work accomplished by the Anna
eur hctic Union, rather oveTrcached himself on ths
OCCASION lie rad hi clnb secure date. which stopped
all outside competition. and then invited only mem
he's - lilt-edgedr clubs 90 compete. This left all
athletes except those OF the NewYork Athletic Club.
the Manhattan Athletic Club the New-Jer'ey Athletic
Club the Athletic Club of the Schuylk Navy. ard one
or two other prominent organizations. entirely unable
to make any competitive Of their time FOR the day
Jansen was told al the time that the smaller clubs
would Ietaatc lie laughed. But at the very next
meeting Of Metropolitan District Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union Mr.. Jansen was showed
under, so badly that searching parties have been hunt
ing for him ever since without much promise Of sue
cess The general amateur athletic opinion OF the
Jansen scheme IS that tits rdiculousy useless as
it is supcrfuous.
The sensation of the week in the sporting world Is
the wonderful performance Of Aron, twoyeai-oM
Elcctionecr colt, at stockton Cal, on Wednesday
The readers of this column will remember that this
twoyear-old was mentioned some time ago as likely
record breaker and one OF senator sanfOrds selcc
ton, for a successor ElecOneer in tie stud Arlon
t. bv Electlonecr OF Manettc the sister OF woodruff
2:IGla and Manon. -. Nutwood, 2:lo 3D. sired
Manete. 4 mic In > 10 ia by two-year-oh, ever
4 ~, kte-yhapcd track Is such surprising per
formance that Robert Bonner may well begin to take
care how he offers large sums for recor-breaEng The
b.t twoyea,-od record before Marion started in was
the OILS of Sunol, made in october 1885 ArionS
nrcvous best twO-year-Oid record was made on the
10Th Of last month and was 2:l4 L. THIS Ia't
record OF Ar.on is within quarter OF second OF
Sunors best time three ycar-old MarVlhs us
rach 10 Mr. Bonner is that Arion made the distance
without a skip and untouched by the WHIP lie
great driver hardly darcs TO contemplate the heights
TO which .trion soar.
I G. WILSON, r. ". Il. Bassett and George d.
Phillips make ua the entertainment committee WHICH
IS looking after the minstrel entertainment 10 De gwen
under the auspices Of the New-lork Athletic tlup NJ
tie new Music Hall. Fifty seventfst and sevcn'iraVe
on saturday evening. December l.. The following is
the committee OF arrangements +. \. WattehDefg'
7 y G. plockhurst c. p. Geddes, G. r. Schlesinger'
l. d. REYNOLDS, NJ. T.. More. J. L. Quick, Johh "
Black T. J. Miau. J. r. Fisher Walter j. PRICE
A. g. Mills II. 5. Zltte W. II. Pnkncy, X. I. flsher,
ir. g. II. Bussenchutt, II. seggerman, klchau
Nelson w. II. sandt, W. G. schuyler t. {. Roosevelt
A. f. Dick J. Z. Iaser, Barlow 81 Weeks j. IL.
Booth ". H. Harrison. j. II. stead H. W. Jenkins
y T. Wells ID. A. Nesbt, Theodore Guerra, waiter D
wilson Dr. II. H. Fries and Emmons Clark, Jr. Ihls
show PROMISES 10 be great success, us 90
cial character being already assured as the Sixty
five boxes have all been sold, and more thih
I 600 of the 1000 seats. outside OF the boxes
contained I'm the building have also been laaeh
The orchestra will be under the direction ol
A. j. Tyndall, OF the staten Island Atheuc Cluo'
Tho scenery is being painted by T.. e. Mlis' There
will lie shrty-fve voices In the chords. which Is re
hc,,sing every Wednesday evening at Tfavers Island
The features Of the six cndmens songs will be specials
nv f. 4 Albro f. W. Kemble and G.. W. LeCount
George d. Phillips will give skating dance specially
arranged for this performance. W. A. Prime. OF ue
Mendelssohn Glee Club, IS 10 sing an original ballad
and the Rutgers College Glee CUB VIII iurliish the
quartet numbers.
The Nonpareii Rowing Club has elected H. j. Berchs'
IT, president j. J. Murphy vice president George baes
secretary George Meyers assistant secretary A. L.
Potter treasurer and ". f.. Cnsy captain
At a special meeting held by the New ORR Athleuc
(lu entertainment committee last week. II was decided
that "A, the amateur" boxers Of New ork City ana
its vicinity refuse contest at the special cAhblioh
Of The and epo % &c sGe" the said exhibition be given
with the assistance % professionals ana ehns buticr
The assistant and brother inaw OF Professor hchaei
D1oyau the Gibbs boxing teacher. was requested 10
make nm six six-rDund bouts between the best pro
fessonai boxers who will contend for purses OF
<3j OF which 10 the loser New-IOrk city, BrOoklyn,
jersey CITY Philadelphia, Boston and PROVIDENCE VIII
be represented In these bouts. - 80, , IL,
The stallion Alcantnra, sire of Miss Ahce ana 0ter
cracks and the horse which won nj msl year va
tonal Horse SHOW, beating Aamorfo k.g .Ya o hd
of other horses belonging 10 the iilgl Lawn Farm OF
Lee Mass near Lenox. for q which establishes Tue
con sideration pnid for this beautiful son Oh george
wilkes st $4,000.