The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
ATHLETIC ARENA.
Track and Field Events of the Di-
.ocesan Union and St. Georges A. @.

Track and Field Events of the Di-
.ocesan Union and ST. Georges A. c..
This is the field day of the Diocesan Union
athletes at C~aledonian Park. Fifteen sprint
ers are on the card. Six are from this city
and two from West Hoboken. In the list is
]. B. Shellar of st. Pauls Church, who will
take the tape or be close to the leader at the
finish, if he is in form. A dozen are in the
800 yards run. The only one entered from
this city is Keane of st. Lucy's Church, and
one from St. Michael's. West Hoboken.
Eleven are entered for the $50 yards run.
Rhree are from St. Lucy's. one from st.
Peters and one from West Hoboken. In
putting the shot nine will compete. Two
are from st. Pauls and one from West Ho-
boken. In the mile and two mile bicycle
races no Hudson County riders are entered,
although there a number of smart bike
drivers in the local associations. Eleven are
entered in the hop, step and jump. One Jer-
sew City athlete and two from West Hobo
ken are on the list. Four are entered in the
running high jump. The only Hudson
County competitor is Mccarthy of West
Hoboken. Thirteen have entered for the
mile run. Shelter of ST. PauPs is a capital
runner. There are five Jersey City runners
ON the card and one from West Hoboken.
The St. Georges Athletic Club will hold
its sixth annual games this afternoon on the
club grounds. Bulls Ferry Road anil Niles
avenue, Weehawken. The following events
will De decided:--One mile run handicap;
300 yard run, handicap; 800 yard run, handi-
cap: half mile run, novice, scratch; three
quarter mile run, handicap; one mile bicycle
race, novice obstacle race, handicap
Amateur Athletic Union rules will govern
the running events, and L. A. w. rules the
bicycle event. Gold, silver and bronze prizes
will be awarded to first, second and third
men in each event.
The New Jersey A. G. will have theil
grand Olympiad on Labor Day on their
grounds at Bergen FONT. On the long pro
gramne are:-Association and Gaelic foot
ball, athletics, bicycle races, baseball and
exhibition by Prof. Maltby. Special races
100 yards hurdle, 3 #. 6 in, between S.
Chase, N. Y. A. c., champion Metropolitan
Association, VS.. F. G. Pufer, N. ]. A. c.,
champion of America. Two-mile race, in
which the competitors will be w. d. Day,
N. J. A. c., champion of America and Met
ropolitan Association; George Jarvis. N. Y.
A. c., one mile intercollegiate and one mile
Metropolitan Association champion; George
Orion, N. Y. A. c., two mile steeple chase
champion. One mile walk between Samuel
Liebgold. P. A. c.. amateur champion of
America, and Thomas Letson, N. Y. A. c.,
will start from scratch.
The open athletic events, all handicaps,
are:-100 yards dash. one mile walk, handi-
cap, twenty seconds limit, one mile run,
broad jump, $50 yards run, 440 yards run.
The open bicycle handicaps are :-One mile
and two mile reces for Class FL.
The regular New Jersey die medal will
be given to first, second n third in each
event. Entrance fee fifty cents per man.
Entries will close with James E. Sullivan,
No. 241 Broadway, New York, on Saturday,
August 25. The right to reject or strike out
any entry reserved.