The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

This Is the banner week of the l., A
W., according to reports from Denver.
for SIN weeks wheelmen have been
pouring into that city, and things are
IN ripe state for rafting, royal time.
me races Will be held Thursday, FRI
day ana Saturday. and everybody, en-
tertaihers and guests alike, anticipate
smashed records all along the line.
some OF the visitors may survive the
dining, winning, dancing and general
merry-making that is promised.
The record of the Washington Denver
relay race shows that the distance. 2Os7
miles, was covered In six days, ten
hours and thirty-seven minutes. beating
even the fast schedule arranged by
thirty-seven hours and twenty three
minutes; The average per hour through
the entire journey was 1917 miles
irsmarkable pace, considering the roads
The fastest relay was from JuIesburg
10 cheyenne. 1866 miles In ten hours and
fourteen minutes.
novice run from New York IN
Long Branch and return will be given
under the auspices of the Young Mems
institute Wheelmen on Sunday. Aug
e. All novice long distance riders are
invited TO join In the run. the entrance
fee of H.O defraying all expenses in
Red Bank. The schedule begins with
assembling at 5i5 at the Washington
Arch, Washington Square. The route
vile. ferry to Matawan. The return will
be over the same route, leaving Long
Branch at 6,l5. Entries will be received
~ yohn l.. Mclaughlin. Secretary, at
Thursday and Saturday evening. from
to 10 O'Clock.
IRE enterprislng Scranton Press Club
= rev weeks ago planned a regatta at
hsIk Ariel, Wayne County, Pa. to be
not have been a promising afrair. but
the shrewd promoters schemed to ca tch
the returning oarsmen who were at Sar-
so1 fi IN rst sd ,hsrS to number who
larger list of entries than In any re-
gatta this season. An innovation is the
waving of entrance fees, which may
list. Edwin Hedley is entered by the
Nesper Boat Club, of Philadelphia,
event; Hedley was declared a PROBES:
Oarsmen officials Members of that or
ganization who compete against him
VIII be ndJudged professionals, accord
ing to the ruieS.
A lot OF people who wanted TO see a
real ring fight with bare knuckles got
up early yesterday morning and jour
neyed by cable car to Fort George. They
arrived there at $50 and made noise
enough to arouse the slumbering spar =
rows and catbirds of that vicinity. In
cidentally. they aroused a mounted po-
liceman. who. 1t Is to be presumed,
was not exactly slumbering. He sum
moned aid, and three policemen de-
seconded The crowd Whnn ha ma az
about TO begin. The would-be fighters,
Danny Dugan and James Kelly, were
locked up. People who go duck shoot
ing should not take brass band In
fun working order as one OF the appur-
tenances,
John l.. sullivan came to town on Sat
urday and put up at the Dcvunshire ho-
tel \ maGnum minute Is SAID 10 have
been the rate o: his welcome yesterday.
When fairy well primei the ex-cham-
plun honored the Ci;y OF Churches with
visit. cab conveyed him and his
Jag TO the hosiery OF his old friend and
loi mer uaCKrr, Charley Johnston. Here
the dig fellow was fast lapsing into a
3odueu state, when he CHANGED to miss
the diamond studded belt which was
presented TO him In Boston, and which
mas beer on exhibition In Johnson's
barroom, Ii Is said that Johnston holds
II 10 secure a mortgage and that he had
placed II in the safe recently sullivan
kicked NJ a row and was escorted out
and ahippe per cab TO this city. After a
call at Wakely's, whore he again became
botstcrous, he was driven TO the Devon
shire