The evening world., 1894-02-17
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
National Assembly Of the L, A. W.
in Louisville Next Week.
A. A. L. Gymnastic Championships
In East Orange, Feb. %.

The eyes Of the bicycling world will be
on IouisNiile for the next few days.
The National Assembly, l.. \. W, will be
held there, beginning Moniay. and the
much discussed Class 3 scheme will be
a'1ptcd N rejected. Chairman Ray
mond, # the Racing Board. ief. for
Louisville this morning. lie was con
iid"n' OF four Things. namely: THAI. the
Class y am"nimcnt will 60 through;
that the cI.or line viii ha drawn; that
Luscorrb will b. the next President. and
that the next ANIMAL race meet will be
h"id In Asbury Park. THE only, honc9t
thing for the J." \. ". t. do regarding
Gsass y Is to adopt It," sail MIR. Ray
mond. III n1t a1opte1, every racing
member Of the League will be a Glass
Is man anyway, and | think it is better
for the league to come oIt openly and
above board and say there Is such n
Glars. / really cannot see where there
VIII be siy opposition to Class b."
Mr.. Raymond says It behooves the
Eastern delegates TO stand together n
they would have the race meet cast OF
the Mississippi Valley this year. Asbury
Park and Boston both want 1t, but the
former was first in the field and is con
slhPrei 10 be the most entitled to the
meet. II there is a split among the
Eastern contingent In the matter. the
" estern delegates are apt to grab Of
the prize for Denver. Hence the neces-
sl:y of the Eastern men standing to-
ecther.
The Eymnastic championships Of the
a; a; tn he held under the auspices
n ne lTnlD FL -.
Orang Q. on W~aahinRton's Birthfqy
evening: are expected to be the most
successful ever held in this country. The
S wthy us lta's' IN all events. are well hlled
mca COMING from th" University of
The entries OF 50 many new men will
Of these are unknown quantities, and
may oren the eyes of the gvmnasts
from around New York who have here,
tofore won most Of the prizes.
Among the notable men who will COM
tete are Robert St2ll, Of the New York
IhIlHdelrhiai Gus Ahl. Newark Turn
Of New YORK; Willie Haas. New York.
and j. y. Harris, Gahan and D%ougherty'
or the Naviers.
The following comes from Chicago:
\ despatch received tonight from Par
''' 80 49, 'ii' lilIdktl u Il ttfT JbNh-
son, now at Mount Clemens. Mich. saws:
\ n meeting of the Hunting and Fish
ing Club Of Mount Clemens. held to-
day, a committee was appointed TO Sc
cure the advice OF counsel as to the pos
sihilty of holding the Corbett-Jackson
glove contest on a Government island
near this city. A purse of $4,000 has
been guaranteed. as has necessary train
Ing expenses for each man. and a money
guarantee to protect The participants
from arrest and as an evidence that the
q VIM ri u - - ~ s.lG |
d. definitely settled. / will be present at
The Worlds Bread Fund benefit in
Mails ror Sanar nnDs Gards Esn New n a., York MISi
then consult with Corbett."
The weather was the most pleasant of
the week during the running OF the
United states field trails at Grand juno
f6naa Tenn amD,e ye nnmSsIs Birds ,ds were
ing the Pointer Age Stakes were ended.
T. T. Ashford's Kent Elgin won first.
+. o, Damon's strldeaway won second
j.. r.. Purcell's Lady Margaret
and T. H. Gibhs's Ladd's Rush. The
All,Age Setter Stake was then begun.
is good the trials will end to-day.
All the bouts at Mike Donovan's show
at I.enox Lyceum tonight will be CON
tested on their merits. and the ones be-
tween McCarty and Harmon. Craig and
Baker, and Murphy and Plimmer are
to be especially good.
Tommy Kelly. the Harlem Spider"
and Dolly Lyons in a boxing bout is the
,atest attraction for The Worlds Free
Bread, Fund benefit at the Garden next
night.
The Ashlands. OF Brooklyn. and the
West Side Shamrocks, OF New York, will
play n game OF Association football at
tomorrow.