The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
To-day's record of percentages is:
SPORTING MISCELLANY.


aquatic events is the annual cruise of the
New York Yacht Club, which begins on
Monday with the usual rendezvous at
Glen Cove l.. l., and the incest thing
about II Is the race on that day for the
Semi-Centennial Cups. with which the
famous organization will celebrate their
fifty years of progress and prosperity
just rounded out. Nice-Commodore
Browns chartered steam yacht Shear
water will be the flagship during the
cruise, Commodore Morgan being in Eng
land. The entries for the new event
Will be closed on board the flagship at
8 clock on the morning of the race.
The steamer Sam Sloan will leave the
foot of East Twenty-siXth street at 9
O'Clock Monday morning for the accom-
notation OF members and guests, having
oeen chartered by the Regatta Commit
tee. In the programme of the cruise the
Goelet Cups Will be sailed for on Aug TO-
The difficulties that have beset rae
ing 2l-foot fin-keels have caused the
Larchmont enthusiasts to look further
for their ideal racer Of moderate cost.
Hardly u race of the little fellows has
been sailed without some mishap, caus-
ing questionable results as regards one
or more of the craft entered, and the
extreme lightness of their construction
told hard against them. A committee
has been appointed to devise rules for
II
dicted that the Tin, while not barred out
Will be handicapped so as to cause its
ohliteration The result will be that
more yachtsmen will build in the new
some use to their owners apart from
racing, having greater cabin room and
cruising accommodations, besides being
substantial enough to stand weather
The Yorkville Yacht Club will hold
an open race for open lib and main
sail boats under % feet water-line
tomorrow. 1t is to be sailed over their
Harlem River course.
The sixth annual games of the St.
George Athletic Club will be held on
the, Club grounds, Niles avenue and
Bulls Ferry road, Meehawken, n. j..
Saturday, Aug. II. The entries, open to
all amateurs under 4. A. u. rules, close
aS7 East Sixteenth ' street, this city. Thesy
are scheduled as follows: lO0-yard run,
handicap 3oo-yard run, handicap;
6oo-yard run, handicap;. half-mile
run, novice, scratch; three-Quarter
mile run, handicap one-mile bicycle
| race, novice; obstacle race, handicap.
The prizes will be as follows: Handsome
gold, silver and bronze st: George die
medals to first, second and third man.
+. G. Carter, official Handicapped of the
A. a. L., will place the contestants.
Once more the Indians" come before
eighteenth annual games Of the Pastime
Athletic Club to be held Saturday. Aug.
25, on the club grounds, SiXty-sixth
street and East River, The events are
open to all amateurs, under the A. 4. L.
rules. Entries close Aug. Is with A. j.
Murberg. secretary at the clubhouse.
The events are: 50-yard dash, handicap:
4iO-yard run, handicap; one-mile run.
handicap; one-mile walk. handicap; 12-
pound shot, handicap; SSO-yard run,
handicap, for those who have never won
prize at that distance.
Arrangements for the good-roads
tournament at Asbury Park Aug 30, 81
S n sept being PmGs9 NTH he yEes
will be eight hrst-class bicycles the
majority OF them being donated by
leading bicycle manufacturers. The
cup for the metropolitan district cham
its kind ever offered for local competi-
ton. A. b. Goehler, the Buffalo rider.
who recently broke the flve-mile compe-
titlon record, will be asked TO try for the
world five mile record against time, with
nament. Letters from cities as far as
Denver inform the tournament Secre-
tary that parties OF cyclists will be on
hand to help the good cause and see the
| forts will be made to get Champion
James j. Corbett to show his PAGES on
the wheel during the tournament, as he
did some training with Zimmerman on
the wheel while preparing for his en-
The coming publication OF the official
Bicycle Club directory Of New York
city. BROOKLYN and vicinity will be
| and Yaeger have gone TO In having II
compiled, as II Will be of great interest
to wheelmen and the cycling trade.