The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-11
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

The entries for the third annual picnic
and games OF the New York Post-Oftice
Clerks' Association, to be held ut Sui
GERS Harlem River Park. one Hundred
and Twenty seventh street ana Second
avenue, on Friday. Aug. II. closed yes,
terday with Secretary II. j. Goggins, jr.
There are over 200 entries and among
them are the names of +. Rinr. ).
lioilander. a. j. Walsh Sam l.oDgold,
Delaney, Il. j. Lee, Il. ". Allen, Louis
Iicbgoid, j. Hccht stephen Chase and
many, other crack sprinters. The games
by II. W. Hjertb"rs. p. c. Carter "Iil
act as handicapper. Tho evcn'@ e BE-
decided are: l'9-yard dash, handicap;
W,yInira run hfnmdican H na,da,, run ,,n
tato race, scratch; on"-iniln walk cope i
to clerks ,oniy); obstaci" race topen 70
clerk" only). ana Il one-tni!" lGl, inT
postal employees only. The prizes VIII
b. Il handsome silver cup for IN" ~inn,r
and "A silver mug TO the second man In
each event.
| The Games, Cunimit;ee of the 81;
G orGa Athletic club held a meeting la Il
nig..t, and al arrangements wer. com,
ps'sS1 tor ,e SuG sWSsSS 70 k Gr 'SS'Ta
| to-day. The games CONSIST Of: loo-yard
run, handicap. SOO-ynrd run, handicap.
800 ard run. handicap; half-mile rum
novice, scratch; three -quarter-mile rnn
nandicap; onc-mlc bicycle race, novice,
and an obstacle race
A match will probably be arranged be-
fore the month expires between Sam
| Kelly, OF Staten Island, and Bob Cum
ningham of this city. Cunningham has
oeen challenging Kelly ever since he
the West Side Athletic Club tourna-
ment last Winter, and Kelly has at last
agreed TO meet him. The Seaside Attn
,e'ic Club may be asked to offer the
boys an induccment.
A picnic and games will be held by
Guardian, Encampment, No, 81 q.
| Benner's Ridgewood Grove, on Tuesday
afternoon and evening: Aug. H.; The
grove is on Cypress Hills road. near
the terminus Of the Brooklyn Elevated
| Railroad.
At the annual election of the Ess See
Athletic Club, the following officers were
W. Bruce Mann; Nice-Presldent Cha rles
+. Morrlson:, Secretary. Joseph Geach
Treasurer, Frank Chegwidden; Field
John Drake The Club quarters are
at $50 Seventh. avenue. 1t is well repre-
scented among the wheelmen OF this
city.
The Eagle Wheelmen have secured q
clubhouse at 563 Seventh avenue, and
will make extensive alterations in the
4 gymnasium Is to be fitted up tor Win.
ter use, and library and reception
room will be included among the I'm;
all Al the esf ass OF YIN es nf1
oscar Mundt, who has resigned.
In the first days racing OF the second
llnternationa' annua. bicycle meet. al
Minneapolis, +. J. Titus, II New York
and l.. A. Cabbene. OF ST. Louis. yester'
day afternoon broke the worlds mile
record for taniem Their H. time Tor 'h Il
OPS "a. 0.57 IL and Us. respectively
They were paced by Citizens ami Lums
den. of Chicago. on another tandem
Amateur oarsmen In Philadelphia were
not surprised when they learned that
Edward Hed!ey was not ailo"ed 10 row
In the Nations: Regatta at Ssrsto os =
in pawn shop in philadelphia. where the.
were found and redeemed by Conrad 5
s ss",shs Na psS"'"e"' "''''e Vi '"'
At I o'clock to-day Il. l.. stanwood
Of the Illinois Csfins S,un; OF uh'e re
= York ri" record record Of ten days four hour
e thirty nine minutes. made in June, 1881
nineteen pounds. He will take the north
j ern course. which takes him throug
: Northern Indiana, Ohio AMI throug
, Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse and Al
bany.
Stanton Abbott will start for New or
e leans this afternoon. accompanied b
y Mrs. Abbott and his manager: Johnn
Dunn. Abbott will meet Jack Everhar
, before the Olympic Club Aug. 81 Shout
4 he win Dunn will endeavor to mate
III tVNs Att ItV.tY,N Al
X Andy Bowen, who fought twenty-hv
! round draw at the Auditorium club.
=
r The annual fete-day carnival OF III
Highland Beach Association will he hel
to-day. As usual. the programme bcsir
early In the day and lasts well into II
;. night, including all sorts OF track an
aquatic events.
: The Navler Athletic Club has decide
to enter n large number OF athletes
the Pastime Athletic Club games.
n be held Saturday, Aug. rs; The men :
. Shelley, j. J. McDonough, f. ]. d
I laney. u. ]. Finnerty J. Brennan al
n j. Hecht.
II A set of games has been arrange
!! by the Columbus Athletic club, of Je
q sey city. to be held at the duttenbu
e events TO be contested are as follow
r. lOO-yari run, 22O-yard run. 4+oyard ri
,. for solid silver cup and the club char
~ pionship, half-mile run, one-mile wal
20 two-mile run, running high jump al
~ tug Of war for teams weighing
'ee pounds. baseball game will be play
~ previous to the games. between the G
70 lumbus team and team to be select
,e by the management.
e The second club regatta OF the seas,
F. be held on Saturday. Aug. Is. Fo
classes are scheduled, open to membe
only, as follows: Cabin cats, "a feet al
a over cabin cats under "a feet; open cal
~ "a feet and over. and open cats. und
"A feet The course will be trianguls
ne starting from the clubhouse, to BARI
to's Point, to stakeboat on ClauseI
Point, returning to the clubhouse,
be sailed twice II wind be favorab
-, Entries received by f. NJ. Macedonia
Ill 2S Lafayette place.
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