New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
themselves cruelty to win on the cnder path or on the

themselves cruelty to win the cinder path OF 0h wv
water. .,,, an.
,ronacv at Washington Park Chicago. this week. wnen
Nancy Hanks that tTotted last week TO ree u
.loi, and Margaret S., with last years reeoiu u
.t21, meet for special purse IL ought 10 be graz
,ace with the chances pretty even II Nancy Hanks Ie1
received no strain from her last great effort NaS
Hanks will represent Kentucky; she is by Happy Meuu
an, Of daughter OF Dictator Margaret s. Il by Decof
no, mares are five years old Nancy IIankss recoru -
Is. clover than her rivals pu'
bcr nresent record quarter Of second faster u"
any effort Margaret s. has made SO far. .
The New-York Athletic Clubs senior crew Is VIC
hating fayorite Just now in the Washington regse~'
race over principal rivals, the ATLANTA eight Inc
NewYorks try talk themselves down, but strong ~
nor,s Of fast trials got which hard TO contradc
The Staten Island Athletic Club has just gotten o"'
its programme for its fifth Labor Day celebration.
Frederick JANSEN OF this club Is delighted Win 'o
success in gathering in the Staten Island Wheemen al
organization OF thrytwo members which has Just lone
the Staten Island Athletic Club in body causing w.
Athletic Club add cycling department to its nsI "
.ports Edwin l.. JOHNSON has been appointed enoirn
Of the cycling department, which will parade on ''
club grounds Labor Day in full uniform.
Curtis. the English amateur champion walker, now Un
his way no this country, will not be eligible 70 'o
Metropolitan Associations championships at Miu"s
Field September IL, hut he may eompeSe IN t'c ~
haitian Carnival on September 10, at the Canadian o"
pionships September 20 at the New-forh A'heu.
Clubs games in October end the Detroit games anu
the National championships, at St. Louis on oc'Ooe
There is TO be particularly bright athletic season m
autumn Carey and possibly westing, the latter AZ o
time the amateur 10O.yard champion OF England AeN'
end Canada H. Jewett Of Detroit, who although oiy
boy twenty has run 100 yards twice this year III ~
seconds at Pittsburg and Buffalo, VIII be Among .o
contestants IN the 100 yards Metropolitan championship
on September H. Then there viii be oueckbernef "h.
broke lot OF records over England this summer anu
big j. S. Mitchell who has done such phenomenal praeu
at Trsvers Island recently with the hammer anu I'll.
hfty-six pounds weight. Gray, the CANADIAN meoeI VI
the New.York Athletic Club, Will probably put up no"
figures for the shot. Carey and J. Owen, H. inc gr"'
sprnting rivals almost certain TO meet ~ the va
tlonal championships In the '2 90" Do"nes anu ven
ngton are going IN for of battles at the quarter.
mile In the halfmile It will be between Dohm anu
Dodman The one-mile championship will have Tor COM
petitors the present champion, A. b. George Cohnen
Hertsber9 who has run In 27 this season. Wiihe DAY
miniature but wonderful, and Mercer OF Bunao' pAS
Connen and Hjertsberg will be in the hve mhes, 100
In the l2o and 200 yard hurdle races there VIII DC
Puner Lee Fearing Williams, Barnes and Ducharme.
The high jump will have such men as the young anu
promising F. Edwards who has placed himself anOhs
the few who have cleared over feet; Alva Nlcker'
son record feet liz inches; q. X. Fearing !r ee'
81, inches and IL. L. Hallock feet. In the running
broad lump there VIII Ford. record % feet nehes
Conaod % feet gle inches and the great ST. Louis man
Reber who has jumped % feet Gi2 inches Inc pole
vault will have Ryder Stones, Victor Mapes and possibly
Baxter and there will be an unrvalled entry N inc
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