Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-03
CASH CYCLING LEAGUE.
Opening Races Of the New York Meeting
Are Held Today.

Opening Races Of the New York Meeting
Are Held Today.
The opening races Of the Cash Prize Cycling
League viii be held at Manhattan Field, in New
York. this afternoon. when some Of the greatest
riders in America will contest for the big
purses offered. President Powers and Manager
Troy have been working like beavers TO make
the affair a success Besides securing the serv-
ices Of the best professional riders in America
the association has also scooped several Of the
iastest amateur racing men in the League Of
American wheelmen.
Among the latter are Harry wheeler ~
Orange. who recently defeated Champion Ar
thur Zimmerman in Savannah; DorntaQe Of
the Press Cycle Club Of Buffalo the record
breaker. and Kluge, the ex-holder Of the Irving
ton, Miburn record Among the starr Of the
professional cycling world whs viii race are
Martin, the winner Of the recent six-day race in
Madison Square Garden, and William Howe, the
ex-champiop.
The program Of races Ia as'follovp: ouarter-
mile scratch safety race, best two In three
heats. The prize money will be distributed %
foiicwG Sl00 TO the winner, $50 to second. ESQ
to third and eco to fourth. Half-mile hspdi-
cap, safety race, eco to winner, ESQ TO second.
$50 to third and eco to fourth One-mile
scratch safety race, best two In three heats,
Sl0o to the winner, ESQ to second, $50 70 third
and eco to fourth Two-mile handicap race,
s10o to the winner, ESQ to second, ESQ to-third
and eco to fourth
President Powers said last night that al the
arrangements Tor the meeting have been COM
pleted and be expects il will eclipse anything
OF the kind ever seen in the city. The track d
In superb condition, and II the weather u IA
voraoie Mr. Powers believes that several records
The c, A. G. RAgnffa-
The FIRST regatta Of the season Of the Colum-
bia Athletic Club took place on Saturday after
noon The first race was called ct Gas O'Clock
The results follow:
First race. l. Chippies- stroks,
Mann, 8; WEIGH, q, and Burroughs, bcw.
2 Blues-Ksnnyon, stroke; Blunt, 8; Coburn.
2, and Charles Baker, bow.
Second race, l. Blues-Kenyon, stroke; Blunt,
2; Ooburn. 8; Van Mater, 8; Ward, 4; Mat
thews- q MCGEE, 2; Baker, 1, and Andy Smith,
coxswain-
q whitss-McGowan. stroke: Mann. =,
Eaton, 6; King, s; Dewdney, 4: Shea, s; WEIGH.
2; Burroughs, l, and Joe WEIGH, oo1swain.
The double working boat race was won BY
McGowan and Mann from Ezton and MCGEE.
The officers Of the regatta were Mr.. Charles
+ Coon, referee; Mr.. r. W. Ryan, judge 81
finish, and R. z. Elder. starter.
College Games 1t Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 3-The interconegiate bose
ball series Of last week was won BY the Uni
versity Of Virginia This week four crack
teams, representing eastern colleges, win con-
test for the honors. The Amherst club arrived
yesterday, and the University Of Vermont and
the composite Yale club are due today. No
game viii be played today, but two are sched-
uled for tomorrow. July will be worlds fair
college day IN the tournament The carriage
space and grand stand will be divided between
the blue Of Yale and the maroon Of Vermont,
the red and black Of Wesleyan and the purple
be between Amhert and Wesleyan, and viii b.
called At 1880 O'Clock. In the afternoon Yale
will meet Amherst ct $50 O'Clock
Harvard Defeats Yale.
Fifteen thousand persons saw the Harvard
team defeat Yale at the Polo grounds in New
York by the following score:
Harvard. ..-.---.1 o o s o 2 90
fale.--......-.. o 20 o o o "a
Hits-Harvard. 2; Yale, g. Erros-Harvsrd,
4; Yale, s. Batteries Highlands and Mason,
Carter and kedzie. Umpires-Curry and DooA
Interesting Base Ban Statistics.
Three Of q kind beat pair yesterday.
Thompson has been at bat moro than any
other league player-2Ss.
Hamilton has made the most runs In ths
league to dste-7L
Delshanty and Ward have made the largsse
number of base hits. and are tied-ss
Tom Mccarthy has made the most. tvo-hae-
gers-20.
Tread ay has ecored the lsr0a~x oumA~~R