Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-15
Regaftas ut Detroit.

The first viii be the twenty-frst annual reestta
Of the National Association Of Amateur Care
men on August and 10. This regatta h open
TO amateur rowing clubs Of the world and viii
be held on the Detroit river. There are line
events on the program. single-scull races,
doubie-scui shells, pair-osr shells, four-o.red
shells, single-scun shells Junior, four-osred
shells Junior, eight-oared shells, intermed1sse
eight-oAred shells and . special international
four-oared shell race. The eight-oarcd races
are all one and q half miles straight-Away. The
Others are one and q half miles with one torn.
OF the n. A A D. viii be the silver snniversAry
or twenty fifth annual regatta Of the North
western Amateur Rowing Association on Au-
gust II and II This regatta will be held under
the auspices Of the citizens of Detroit osn-
jointly with the regatta Of the National Asso-
ciation Of American 0srsmen
Chnmpionship 1Oo-Tard RACE.
The Columbian loo-ysrd foot race for che
Championship Of America VIII be run at Goshen,
Ind, this afternoon Eleven Of the fassest
runners In the world have paid the eutrsnce
Zee OF tloo and many sprinters are training.
The winner will be awarded o diamond aud
gold championship medal He win also receive
the purse Of q. 200 and 80 per cent Of the este
receipts The second man viii receive 80 per
cent of the gate receipts, and third, 20 PER
cent j. &. Morris seems 10 be the fsvoTfte
and even money IL being wagered on hlm
against the field. This is the biggest purse
ever offered in a race Of this kind and over
5000 sporting men from all parts of the word
VIII be present, among whom will Be Harry
Bethune and j. u. Gibson of England II Was
the original intention TO have the event t.ks
place in Chicago. but IT was not deemed favor
able, as proper facilities could not be secursA
On Wheel From Piusburw 20 Chicago.
Five members Of the Pittsburg Century
Club started from home last Sunday at ocioek
to ride to Chicago on bicycles against time.
The best record previous to this attempt Was
eight and one-hAf days. Four Of the starters
arrived at Chicago at sA5 O'Clock yesterdsy
afternoon and registered The indicators re-
corded SIS miles, average Of liz miles Each
day. The men who started in this long rses
were: w. j. Brant, George +. Williams, @. y
Poster. Edward Locke and s. Hammer. They
had not been heard Of since the others lsft his
| near Columbus.
Turf Reporters Barred Out.
The executive committee Of the Monmoush
Park Association threw Q bombshell into the
press row yesterday in the shape OF .wo reese
buttons. They ruled OF Tracy Bronson repre-
sentative of the New York Times, and Arthus
j. Bowers, reporter for the New York Trtbxns.
The executive committee complain that the
criticisms Of these gentlemen have been entirely
! too sharp and unpleasant 70 the gentlemsn
comprising tbs association
Ives and Roberts Matched.
Frank c. Ives, the American billiard cham
pion, and John Roberts, IT,, the English cham
pion, have signed articles FOR another billiard
match. They will play in Chicago next Sep
TENDER. The conditions are: The table Of The
size Of the one used in the previous match in
Hinley's circus. twoinch bslk line, and corner
will be goo side.
Roberts wished 10 play the match in London.
but Ives, who already had bought his ticket for
America. refused 10 change his plans. Roberts
told a friend that he must play Ives. even IL be
Rad to 60 to America to do ii, as the beating
that the American gave him at Hinley's circus
had hurt his prize. He would not play for
more than GOO side, he SAID, and was not ess
pecially anxious to have the stakes e. high a.
that
The English Crack Yachts Racing
The regatta Of the Ulster Yacht Club was held
yesterday. The valkyrie, Britannia and Other
forty raters were entered for the event and
though it was expected that the valkyrie would
win the race, she having had q new masl
stepped and other improvements made she
lost IT, probably through performing act Of
humanity
She lost over ten minutes after the start in
the frst round by stopping to pick up . man
who had fallen overheard
The course was from of Bangor, twelve
miles northeast of Belfast in Belfast Tough, 70
Routed Lighthouse Island, to be sailed over
| three times. There was a good sailing wind.
The yachts finished as follows: Satanita,
3.3l.57 Britannia, 3.3i27; Calluna, SIS. Is,
Nalkyrie. S.s613.