The evening world., 1894-07-25
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The games Of the Timothy d. Sullivan
Association, which will be held at SUI,
zer's Harlem River Park, one Hundred
and Twenty-seventh street and Second
avenue, Wednesday. Aug. l, It Is expect
ed. will be the most successful the Asso-
citation has ever held. The entries re-
them are the names OF Mike Sweeney,
champion high jumper OF the world; ):
5. Mitchell the champion heavy-weight
thrower and ,shot-putter: p. W. COIL
the all-around champion athlete; Pufer:
the sprinter: Llebgold. the walker, and
Tommy Connect who has promised TO
give an exhibition run. The entrcs close
to-day with John r. Norton, al Broad
way.
Young Critic, who recently fought a
draw with George Dixon, will most likely
be a spectator at the fight between Wal
ter Edgerton, the Kentucky Rosebud.
and .Solly Smith. which takes place in
the Twin City Athletic club rooms, Min
peatesdly. challenged by Edgerton, and.
should Edgerton win the tight, 1t Is
probable that Critic viii, accommodate
him with match.
The ring in which the Ryan Smith mill
at Minneapolis will be fought to-mor-
row night has been enlarged to the reg
ulation size. Every seat in the am
certain that the attendance will be the
largest ever recorded at a similar event
IN that city. Betting has taken slight
turn in favor of Ryan
meet Jimmy" German before re's the
Olympic club at New orleans for s., 600.
WHAT'S the price of champions now?
The Springfield Bicycle Club announ-
namsnt at ampden Park Pa 's sept, /. !S ani
liyn; There will be twenty events. in
tation, ,unpaced, record race, for which
$3.50 diamond is the first prize
Inc Ravcnswood Boat Club has made
the following entries to the Long Island
Regatta. which will be held on Flushing
Bay Saturday next: Junior single, junior
double and two intermediate scullers. An
excursion steamer has been chartered for
members and their friends to witness the
dock, Long. Island Railroad, on Saturday
At l.3O p. NJ.
two-mile open scratch bicycle race
| will be contested at Ridgewood Park,
Brooklyn. during the United Retail Gro
\ GERS picnic on Aug. |.
| match race at a mile will be ridden
| BY Capt Ward and II. s. Scott. of the
| Riverside Wheelmen, tomorrow night.
|
iiority, and Will be held on Manhattan
| Field.
Those who know Supt. Byrnes in his
austere, dignified role of commander of
the Il" Finest" would never suspect him
of being an ardent skipper OF small
craft, Down at Red Bank and along
| the shrewsbury 1t Is another story, and
is his 2l-foot catboat Nancy. His faith
| In Nancy has been well justified in her
record of performances, and this year
she is looking for more laures She is
| entered In series OF three match races
| over three separate cours IS. against
Fred Oakes's Enigma. for $500 a side in
each race. to be sailed Aug. 6, and 8;
each Will be sailed Aug. II. for which
are entered Nancy. Enigma. +. Smith s
lima T. and Johnnie sa.yer's Arrow.
A splendid list Of entries is announced
| for the Long Island regatta, which Is to
! be held ct FLUSHING on Saturday. The
events viii be junior singles, doubles and
Dared gigs four.,oared shells and barges
and senior singles. Newark, Harlem
Astoria, South Brooklyn and Rayenswood
are represented in the entries. The races
will be started at 80 p: NJ
The Shamrock Cricket Club has
unanimously elected John Hipwell sec
rotary, and challenges from other clubs
should be addressed to him at 80 Me
chanic street. New Rochelle. n. Y.
Charles a. Samson, the strong man
who hasn't, strangely enough, been
mixed up in any of the recent windy
contests between Sandow, Romulus and
Attila, has novel new act He finishes
his performance by supporting an enor-
nous working model of the Worlds
Fair Ferris wheel on his chest. II
measures thirty-six feet In circumfer.
ence, ten feet in diameter and weighs
1000 pounds. There are twenty coaches
in this wheel. which contains 360 steel
spokes, and is brilliantly illuminated
with sixty electric lights. When the
wheel Is balanced on Samson's chest
the motor is started and the wheel re
wolves with the lights all burning bright
~. The effect is quite imposing, ant
Samson says It takes the breath away
from other strong men.
Jack Dun.--The records for standing
broad. jumping. without weights, are
American professionally, 10 feet 10 l..
inches, by H. NJ. Johnson: (amateur L
feet Q rs inches, by \. p. Schwaner
English professionally. II feet L.
inches by j. Darby: Iamateur) 10 feet
inches, by j. j. Tickle.
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