The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

to compete in the Metropolitan cham
pionship games at Saratoga last Sstur-
day. He entered the pole vauting event
and won easily. This victory no doubt
had much to do with MIR. Baxter's deci-
sion to re-enter the athletic field
Ernest Roeber. the champion Graeco-
Roman wrestler of America, sails to day
for Germany. ROBBERS visit is for the
purpose of getting on Il match with Carl
Abs the champion wrestler of Germany.
Harry Nickless, the English light
weight. has accepted the challenge
which Tom O'Rourke: hacker OF Joe
Nickless says he will fight Walcott to
finish at no pounds for 2,jUO "A side
before the club that offers the largest
purse.
The Good Roads tournament to be
given at Asbury Park Aug. So 81 and
Sept. |. Is receiving the warm indorse-
meht OF cyclists and the friends Of the
good roads movement all over the coun-
Try. one of the novelties of the first
day VIII he the rendering OF the Good
ROADS March,. composed Ter the occa-
sion by Roland Hennessy.
Nile. Londonderry the young woman
VINO VIII undertake to tour around the
World on her bicycle. Will leave the city
hall Saturday at l23o noon. This plucky
Bosicn woman proposes to girdle the
earth in eighteen months.
In addition to Fistlana- by the Sea, Il
programme Of general athletic spor s
!. . Under contemplation by the new
ming, wrestling; fencing and other
put on. the management announces that
there will be no finish fights, and no
stake bouts. but the cieverest men to
be secured will be matched for "a limit
eu number OF rounds. exactly as in the
case Of the New York Athletic Club.
The programme for the opening night.
Aug. l. includes three boxing bouts
and broadsword combat. The pugilsts
are matched as follows: Jack Downey
pounds; Hugh Winters VS.. Jim Holmes,
eight rounds at 132 pounds Mike Leon
ard VS.. Eddie Pierce. ten rounds at
catch weights; Duncan Ross and Greco
heavy swords in fifteen attacks. Tho
boxes have been removed from the ring
side to better position, further back
and other changes have been made in
the clubhouse.
Minneapolis is filling up with visiting
sportsmen from all over the country
and betting on the result of the Smith.
Ryan contest, which takes place to.
night, is becoming quite lively. The
odds on the general result favor Ryan.
Tommy Danforth was knocked out In
the seventh round at the Twin City Ath.
the Arkansas Kid" The ,isht was was q a
game one from start to finish, but Dan.
forth was handicapped by age. and while
he displayed as much science as the
Ia Of Loo
ton of Cycling Clubs at Manhattan
Field, One Hundred and Fifty-iftf
street and Eighth avenue. on Saturday
Is expected to be one OF the largest that
has yet been held on this track. and tine
racing is assured. All the crack Glass
a. men are scheduled.
A game of football between the
Gaelics and O'Briens. the latest acQui
sitiPns to tot, the Central Council Of Gaeli,
L. l.. next Sunday afternoon. The Cen
trail Council will hold a carnival OF
sports at Ridgewood on Labor Day
Having seen that J. Riley is willing TO Ash
T. he wishes at the Police Gazette Office at o. 3
Monday afternoon to arrange .,, match ,,t ns,.
| WILLIE DEMPSEY.
| Daily ReaJer.-Yes. Give it up.
have been amused on reading the letters IL
your paper as to whether Americans or English
men are the Greater: blowers" From my ex
perience OF both nationalitles | wouldn't like t.
swear which is the greatest, but | consider the,
are both good at It,
10th nations wish to be on ton everv time
somehow maj
they must. AS to the races between the tw,
yachts. have been 'tckled' by the varlou
headings In your and other papers giving excuse
why the Nigilant didn't vim, ION account OF los
ing the wind. &c. In yacht racing it is a mat
times one gets breeze and the other is he
Gained. Then the one that was becalmed get
q preehe ana passes the yacht which .sH ahea,
ot her DUST the way britannia pa ssed Vigilan
n me race at Queenstown. II all depends on tn
length o. the race. This Is the only class a
races that can't be run on even terms. as botl
Yachts can't get the same amount of wind at IN
same time. ] consider the yacht that sails fast
es. with a light wind or moderate breeze IN,
hest, because 1t never was intended that peopi,
going out for SAIL should walt till a cal,
came on before they could 20 out 20 sea.
In the last race between valkyrie and Vigil
Storm and only lost the race by the splttin,
| of her s9innaker near the close. although non,
| of the newspaper men would admit this
By-the-wsy. they daren't. seeing they hav,
got 20 many enthusiastic or crazy. people t,
otic' II you didn', patch up the reports. an,
make them to heal their wounded feelings yhoi
| the Yankee boat gets defeated. He Is a YER
smart clerk who never misses a figure aut
| he Is very smart skipper or captain VIII
| doesn't make an error In sailing his craft. q
| course, Tn not insnuating that the captain o
| Nigilant made mistake. Oh. no--he cGuldn'
| ! have learned that IN American can't make
| mistake or error In any thing. lie is infalible
| II strikes me forciblv that II he had watchc
| out properly, he wouldn't have lost the race b
| letting Figilant become becalmed In the las
| round
| always thought tina: a good captain conl
smell the weather. IL appears now that he can
tell what sort is ahead of him. score up I
date: britannia nine wins. Vigilant one and
half. The reason l make II a Ealf Is that
OF the second race last week. she might hav
| beaten Viglant with her lead of .!
minutes. This was possible seeing britannia bea
| Vigilant, although she had seven minutes OF
| lead at the third round ViElant wins at tn
| start, but Britannia at the finish. All good race
| are won on the last Jap.
A, E. B.. from Glasgow
The New York Yacht Club has Jus
issued its annual catalogue. and thi
years book is especially elaborate, as
marks the Clubs sem-centennial. I'll
catalogue numbers 200 pages, is bound 1
| ultra marine morocco and is printed o
| heavy linen paper. 1t Is marvel of tn
printers work and Is a typographica
gem, The book contains the act of In
| corporation, Autographs OF all the per
nants and private signals, list of yacht,
l al. l..