The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-14
WORLDS CHAMPIONS.
Programme of the Great
Amateur Athletic
Meeting.
CLEVER TENNIS PLAYERS
Won Honors for Jersey City and
Observation-Disclosures Outing
Curriers' Convention.

The greatest athletic competition ever
September. 1t is open TO all amateurs
of the world aud will be under the direc~
ton of the Amateur Athletic Union.
Many foreign athletes will compete as
the contests are for the Worlds cham
l pionships on the third and final day OF
the nesting. The first day will be de.
voted to handicap events. aud it is ex-
pected thar the entries will exceed Dy
hundreds the most successful of the A.
A. u. meets. The official programme
has been arranged, and through the cour-
tesy of Secretary James E. Sullivan OF
the A. A. O.. THE NEWS has been fur
nished with an early copy. 1t IS as fol-
lows
Thursday. September ii, will be devoted to
handicap athletic track and field games, in
Guiding IS yard. 1850 yard. 800 yard, GOO yard,
1000 yard and two mile runs; 100 yard and 200
Aurdle races; three-quarter mile and two mile
walks; five mile safety bicycle race; running
high jump, running broad jump, pole vault;
mer; throwing So pound weight; tug-of war
(teams of four mem, weight Unlimited; all
events handicap except tug-of war. The prizes
medals to first, second and third in every event,
and an emblamatic Chicago Fair souvenir medal
10 every athlete who completes.
Friday, September Is. will be devoted to team
contests, such as baseball, lacrosse, football,
cricket, etc. All correspondence must close
and entries must be received by the Secretary
of the A. A. U. on or before August l.. When
the correspondence is closed the programme for
I September IS will be arranged for the best
interest of such teams as may have entered.
Appropriate prizes will be given to each mem
Der of each winning team in such contests as
may be arranged.
Saturday, September IS, will be a Worlds
Fair Championship amateur athletic track and
field meeting, as follows: loo yard, 20 yard,
40 yard, $50 yard, ! mile and 5 mile runs, 1s0
yard and 220 yard hurdle races, 1 mile and 3
mile walks, 2 mile bicycle race, standing high
jump, running high jump, standing broad jump,
jump. pole vault for height, pole vault for dist
ancs, putting 16lh, shot, throwing lob. hammer,
throwing 16ib. weight for distance, throwing
66lb. weight for height.
The prizes for the third day will be suitable
tembfems, Of a design to be selected by the COM
z tnittAe.
The entrance fee for the handicap meeting
Y win be 81 for each athlete, for each event, and
| for the championship meeting 81 for each ath-
'lete, for each event. Entrsnce fees for either
ebay will be waived to athletes entering from
clubs outside Of the United States.
Athletes residing outside OF the United States
will be required to furnish a copy of the amateur
deipition in force in their country, and a cerrI-
ficate from the association which governs anna
teur athletic sport there. that they are duly
qualified amateurs in accordance with the defni-
ton adopted by that association. Entries for
September IA and September 16 will close Sep
TENDER 4. with James E. Sullivan. p. Q. box oil,
New York City. Any further information on
any point whatever will be promptly furnished
on application to Mr.. J. E. Sullivan,