The evening world., 1894-06-23
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Inc twenty-BecOnd annual champion
ship regatta OF the National Associa- |
tion Of Amateur oarsmen will be rowed
Friday and Saturday. Aug. 10 and IL. on
Saratoga Lake. The list includes eight
events. namely: Junior single sculls.
senior single. pair-oared shell. double
scull. four-oared Junior. four-oared
senior. eight t-oared intermediate and
eight-oared senior. The full details will
be announced in a few days. Informa-
sned rom s Fred es for
meyer. post-ofice box TAO, city.
Mike Harris. Of this city. was punched
out in six rounds by Joe Walcott.
O. Rourke's speedy light-weight. at Bos-
tage of five inches in height and six
pounds In weight, but he lacked steam.
while the colored mans blows were as
fered TO back Waieott against any
boxer In the world at from l3 to 40
pounds.
made yesterday at Rome, N. Y. Fully
5000 persons at the meet Of the Rome
syelers ay;a saw John Johnson q ride half mile
paced BY ". H. Murphy n =, and and C. II Il. CaIs Gas
lahan on a tandem. Sanger let himself
loose for a mile. also from flying start,
Ing his record Of 206 rs. made at Utica
the day before.
The International Athletic Congress
has decided that It Is impossible to be a
professional In one kind OF sport and an
amateur in another. The definition
to horse racing. pigeon shooting or
yachting.
The Mercury Wheel Club. of Flush.
l.. hah al
century" last Sunday to sayville, L. l..
Jolly good time to, morrow. Ex- Super
visor Dunton has invited the Club to
Patchogue. and take a ride on his
much, ,taiked.of bicycle railroad; AS II
the Glub-,ho at 6 A. NJ, as on last
Sunday. in order to give the moderate
out fatigue. For the same reason the
return Will probably be made by train.
% The Cn,h Waiting wheelmen who rode with
are Included in the Invitation.
Easy work is the order OF the hour
are roundIns.tc in shape for IsSe next week vee $
regulates the practice of the e,ghts a
great deal When the weather Is 80
blistering hot as 1t has been for the
last week twice a day Is deemed SUI.
J ficient for the crews to paddle up and
down the Thames. A considerable part
OF the time has been devoted to getting
quick starts. Harvard's lighter Var
sity crew Ia said to be very expert in
. catching the stroke at the word go"
and their plan would seem to be, after
getting away, to hit the stroke up to "a
and keep II at that until Yale's heart is
broken. An uncommonly good plan. II
| the doing OF IT, Yale's Varsity eight
is utilizing the Freshman crew great
! ! deal In practice; and the manner in
which the 'freshies" hold the seniors
Is beneficial to both crews.
Q Events o nhe Riverside Yacht Club are slated
: ladies day; Aug. i. annual ball aug H.
The second annual regatta of tn. shrews.
Bank, starting at 10 A NJ Entries are open
to members fthe n, Y Y. R A. A special
race will be open. without entrance fee to any
!. Cape Cod cats.
D The Kings County Wheemen have re,
ceived up to date l07 entries from fifty.
Sns n, individual nSmsdds1 - riders de F. C. Bald who
q 30, has promised to appear. Amons
. TtheT sIu,c class 3 entries received are: Il
g T II. Murphy n " NEnGId' M WsI1ss WSeIE1sss Taylor
i u, 4; Allen; ii +, steenson, j. 4. siVis ii
i r., Q. s, Brandt, F. G. Graves, W. +
: Murphy; Watson Coleman and A.. ID
]
:; a riders who have entered are: Ray Nc
Donald: Charles Brown, James Willis
&C. Ger T. NGlsos; &, George TsSrg Smith F. BONN
! L. Blauvelt f. w, Heyer r. F. Good
y man. Is Xalmea and c, y. Lush.
= An exhibition mile will be ridden b,
. some well-known class man. who vii
y endeavor TO lower the State record. En-
. tries close to-day To reach the tract
u take any line to Coney Island and ge
o out at Kings Highway, where IRE,
stages will be in waiting.
e Events OF the Riverside Yacht Cu,
y are slated as follows: July I, annual re
u gatta; Aug II. ladies' day; Aug. II, an
nual ball,
The second annual regatta of IN,
3 shrewsbury Yacht Club viii be saileC
/. July at Red Bank, starting at 10 A, M
Entries are open to members OF III,
3 N. Y. y. r. A. A special race will b,
open without entrance fee. to any Cap