The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-19
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Real yachtsmen were those who
braved the terrors Of the deep and the
almost impenetrable weather that pre-
vailed of the Hook yesterday in the
New York Yacht Clubs annual sweep
stakes race. From the start the COM
peting vessels were enshrouded in the
heavy mist, and each skipper had to
drive his craft for all there was in her,
with sometimes not even the knowledge
of where his antagonist really was.
The plucky owners of Emerald and
Ariel, after two seasons Of almost in
cessant dueling. were ready to sail in
MS TnfTnS %hos. Tsmsaad again hOs de
feated Mr.. Hill's Ariel, found even
greater satisfaction In his victory by
fourteen seconds, under yesterdays con-
let Cup at Newport He is true
sportsman, believes in his boat, and
sails her himself The mishap to Wasp.
Of to ali
Her antagonist Queen Nab, Is known
as an able performer. In bad weather,
and a comparison between English.
always interesting.
Once again, perhaps for the last time
this season, some OF the same yachts
Will sail on Saturday in the I.archmont
Yacht Clubs match races. The entries
rock, Atlantic VS.. Viator; sloops, Wasp
VS.. Queen Nab.
Pigeon shooting will be inaugurated
by the Staten Island Athletic Club, on
the Elm Park grounds on THURSDAY,
care OF Staten Island Athletic Club, West
New Brighton, S. l., on Sept %.
Horace NJ Leeds, the Atlantic City
light-weight. called at The Evening
t WG5d by Gf the o fSty very o his %u' e6 as
to get a match with Critic. Leeds is
evidently in earnest in his desire to prove
his claim to the championship In his
class. His statement explains itself:
Twice | have made a special journey from At
lantic City to New York to make match with
Grro, and although | have conceded everything
Srlao and his manaEer Hugh Behan' asked asked
resorting to subteriuse to avoid meeting me. He
has refused one purse. the amount OF which is
more money than Critic has fought for, putting
all his battles In this country together. I will
hght Grino for the purse offered by the Seaside
side and asRt Grino at catch Weight or f'Y las
pounds, the lightweight limit. before the club
Offering the largest purse. II Critic does not
weights on tho same conditions, in a limited
round contest II Behan means business for
GriHo, ana Is not afraid. let him put up n forfeit
and name the place OF meeting. and he can have
a match HORACE NJ. LEEDS.
Lightweight Champion.
Novice boxers will be out in force Mt
the tournament of the Columbia Athletic
Club, at Grand Central Palace, Oct.
and g. Yesterday seventy-seven entries
had been received, and thirty are from
men who have never appeared in public.
Several well-known amateurs from New
ark have entered, while the best of last
years talent is also on the list. Hand
some gold watches will be awarded win
lSO, $40 and 15S pounds. The list closes
Oct. !, with j. F.. Mcmahon, 1872 East
Twenty-sixth street.
The Shamrock Association Football
club VIII hold its annual meeting next
Saturday evening Mt 1872 West Thirty
seventh street to rec rgar lie for the COM
Ing SCI son.
The st. George Athletic Club will hold
Its hrEual fall games for members Only
at the club grounds ". Weehawken, N. j.,
on Tuesday. Nov. s election day.. The
following events will be contested: One
hundred yard dash, 220 yard dash, 600
yard dash, one mile run. running broad
jump, running high jump and three mile
run.
Jack Van Houten, Jimmy Devlin and
Side Athletic Club in the Columbia
Athletic Club boxing tournament. Van
Houten will enter the 15s-pound class
Devlin in the l30-pound class and Nc
Mahon In the 14O-pound class.
The members Of the Cathedral Athletic
Club will tender reception to the
ladies at the club-house IA East Fiftieth
street. tonight. There will be a musi-
cal entertainment, after which dancing
will follow
The Raphael Athletic Club has decid-
ed upon the following. events for the
newly furnished grounds in West Forty
first street, near Tenth avenue. on Sun
day; Oct. "a: l0o-yard dash, 22o-yard
dash one-mile run, 44O;yard dash, three
run, running broad iump. l20-yard hur-
die race, throwing the 56-pound weight
putting the sixteen-pound shot, and one
mile walk.
The members games OF the Holy
Cross Lyceum, which were to have
+, taken AZ, spl place at New Dorp Staten Island;
be decided next Sunday at Greenwaldt's
grounds. Staten Island.
The finish fight between Billy Ahearn
and George Reynolds which was pre-
vented last week by the appearance OF
VI VIA pTOD-
ably be decided before next Saturday
night. Frank Stevenson. the stakehold-
er, Is determined that the men shall
fight. and will announce the place OF
meeting tomorrow. The men are 10 fight
for $1,000 a side and a purse of $3.50.
The Westchester Cycling League will
hold Its second annual race meet. for
members only, at the county fair at
White Plains on Wednesday, Sept. &C.
The event will consist of a one-mile
| race for novices, ha!f-mile handicap. one
mile handicap, nve-mile handicap. All
are for Class A riders only.
Jack Cushing OF Brooklyn. and Ted
Gallagher, OF Sioux Falls, met In the
! opera-house at Sioux Falls, 8. OAK
| last night for a twenty-round set-to
| In the NTH round Gushing was receiv.
Ing fearful punishment when the police
interfered. but finally agreed to let the
| fight proceed. Gushing refused to fght
with the police on the stage and the
fight was awarded to Gallagher. The
| purse was $500,
| Dick Roche. hacker for Jake Schaefer
has deposited a $500 forfeit at Chicago
| to guarantee a challenge against Frank
Ives to play an eight-night match. SiS
nights are to be at l4-inch balk line