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regatta at Baltimore Saturday resulted a.

regatta at Baltimore Saturday resulted a.
follows:
First race.-Junior singles-won by NJ
j. Sweeney, Vesper Boat Club. Philadel-
phia. by six lengths: X. d. Hall, Neptune
Boat Club second. Time. l3.14
second.-Senior Four-oared shells-won
py Arel Rowing Club; Columbia Athletic
1i Tb,r WASHINGTON, second, Time; 81. Iols.
oy Neptune Boat Club; Potomac Boat Club.
washington, second. Time. SO 1-2, s.l2 Ia
Edward Hedley. Passaic Boat Club New
ARK. y. J.; William A. Aman, Paramount
E;nsa Association. Philadelphia, second
fifth.-jnnior Four-oared shells-won by
Neptune Boat Club; Ariel Rowing Club.
se sSNih l ssime; loiS 81 los -
Philadelphia, second. Time. lo.is s-a io1
Seventh.--Intermediate Eight-oared shens
Won by Neptune Boat Club: Nesper Rost
Sl9e: Phiiadelphia. second. Time. sE IA.
The following were the officers Of me rs-
Referee-F, r. Fortmeyer. Passais Boat
Time-keepers-claude r. Zappone. wash-
ington; Lswrason Riggs. DIR. willissn Mo-
Judges at Finish-w. NJ. omey, Potomac
BOAT Club. Washington. u. c.; w O.
pproIrman, Ariel Rowing Club Baltmoret
more. Ns s>s-
Sanger Breaks a Record.
Forty-hve hundred people saw walter n
Sanger break the one-rnile record Din corn.
petition1 at National Park Milwaukee q,
urday. Sanger was the scratch man; Baker
or Pfttsburg finished second. with a hsns,.
cap cap o, sixty Yards. and w. F. Sanger. Us,
MAS tnird. Sanger beat his own record ~
rs SO. made at Hartford Conn yulv a
Time. zoo as.
Bicycle Record broken.
Charles Petticord. a weIl-known p,,t.-
ourg wheelman, has completed a t~ent<-
rour-hour run on his wheel breaking ths
record or this country, previously held NV
s5enhlhs. VINO recently travelled 2O6 Ia miles
~ t~ehV,fonr hours. Between the hours
or o'clock Friday morning and u * Fr,-
Gay night Petticord Travelled over country
roads a distance of 22s miles
Hobart and Hovey Champio.s.
Clarence Hobart and Fred II. HoveV -
the championship of the United sta,~. 4.
doubles at the National Lawn Tennis a.
ssoeiauon tourney on the ST, George grounds
iss2. by a score Of "a e nan G q I'm and
Long Game.
Frank Mills defeated Roscoe Brons,n a
tennis Saturday at Ansonia. Conn. "a 70 2,
playing three hours. This 10 the louesss
score ever reported
Cash Prise Cycling.
The first meet In this city OF the National
cycling Association. better known as the
Cash Prize League. took place before over
100 enthusiasts at New Sportsman's park
81. Louis. Saturday afternoon. II G.
Wheeler won the Inaugural event hahdfly;
Z. w. Ashinger successful in the sec
ond after hot contest with Frank Albert
eszl &c aAr IL mos h. rx.wn-
mile handicap after a furious wind up with
Albert. Wheeler started. but quit after rae
money in the last event because no other
novices started.
National Croauet Tournament
The national croouet tournament at Nor
witch. Conn. will begin on Monday. Au-
gust II. on the ten splendid courts On the
national grounds at the edge OF the Rock
well woods. The national organization Sc
cured these spacious grounds two summers
ago Of DR.. John A Rockwell and have laid
them out into courts almost as true level.
hard and elastic as a billiari table Last
summer the experts used them for the
first time. playing in the cool. checkered
shadow of the woods by day and By the
light of electric arc lamps at night. rhey
were pronounced TO be the finest grounds
in the world. excepting the grand practice
courts of the Nationals at Cottage City,
Martha's Vineyard For some time past
Johnson. the wen-known expert Of the
Philadelphia club. with the help of Fay Of
New York. have been remodeling seven OF
the ten courts.
son, with the aid Of the Norwich Croouet
Club. which is a member OF the national
organization. has been in charge Of the
work of erecting an airy, roorny. national
club house on the grounds facing the tour
nament court. The frame of the house
has been erected and. IL is believed VIII
q f.lr ha raN
Is TO be OF wood. two stories high. With
storerooms for croouet Implements. wear
apartments room for culinary purposes,
ana a wide. breezy veranda 1t each story
FOR spectators at the tournament Ten
cents is the price OF admission 70 the
II is believed that more expert cubs,
hatling from all parts OF the country east
of the Mississippi valley. will be represent
ed by champions than ever before The
visiting players will be entertained by the
members Of the local club; IL Is likely that
three Norwich experts viii paructpats In
the championship games this season
International Athletic Games
The board OF governors OF the Amateur
Athletic Union has decided TO hold the In
transitional games on the grounds OF The
League Base Ball Club Of Chicago septem-
Der Il. Is and L. The events are open to
all amateurs In the world. Thursday. sep
TENDER II. will be devoted TO athletic, track
and field games. Including 75-yard. i5o-ysrd.
o0-yard, eoo-yard. L0oo-yard and two-snfle
runs. l0o-yard and 22o-yard hurdle races.
three-Quarter and two-mile walks. fve-fnile
safety bicycle race, running high jump.
running broad jump. pole vault, putting
sixteen pound shot throwing sixteen-pound
hammer. throwing ffty-six-pound weight.
tug OF war Cteams Of four mem, weight un-
limited All events handicap except tus OF
war. The prizes for these games Will be the
regular A A L. die medals TO first. second
and third in each event. and an emblenstio
world fair souvenir medal to every athlete
who completes.
On Friday. September Is. there viii be-
team contests. such as base ball. lacrosse,
foot ball. cricket &c. September le will be
a worlds fair championship track and
field meeting, follows: One-hundfed-
yard. 20-yard. 44o-yard. ss0-yard, one-Tnile
and fve-mile runs, l20-ya7d and z20-ysrd
hurdle races one-mile and three-mile wafks.
two-mile bicycle race. standing high jump.
running high jump. standing broad jump.
running broad jump. running hop. step and
jump. pole vault for distance. putting six
teen-pound shot. throwing siNteen-poHnd
hammer. throwing fifty-six-pound weight
for distance and throwing ffty-six-posnd
weight for height
Athletes residing outside Of the United
States will be required TO furnish copy OF
the amateur definition IN force in their