The evening world., 1894-07-23
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

SPORTING MISCELLANY.
Tic Raphael Athletic club has secured
a lease OF a vacant lot III West Forty
INST street, near Tenth avenue, for Il
training prcur t. Tho grounds will be
thoroughly ovcrhaulcd, and cindcr
track will be laid.
The outdoor gymnasium which is be
in. built In the ward Of the Cathedral
Athletic club viii be complete IN few
days It win be rooted with canvas ani
viii hc opened Aug. L. when the members
intend 10 give an exhibition in the new
gymnasium.
Secretary II. j. Gogginr. jr. Is recsn
ing "a larg" number of entries every gay
Tor the thiru Annuu games OF the New
YORK. lost-ofirc Clerks Association'
which win take place at Suffers Har,
lem river Park, one hundred ana
rue. on Friday, Aug, IL u. e. 'art.r
has been secured rs Handicapped OF the
events. white T.. W. HJcrtherg the one
aud thrr" mil" runner, Will start the
| contestants.
/ I'll" entry list for the Metropolitan
/ tan Field n"xt Saturday grows larger
daily. A. has been the custom al every
local meet tbs season. more mnfi'eS aIS
Indicate that m popularity of the sport
. Is 10y II" means wauins:
Brooklyn, that incubator of athl"tiGs,
/ has added another club to the long list
already chartered. ON saturday even
ing Che summit Athletic CLUB came into
rNist"ur" officially. The following off
Ircrs were elected: President, Peter T..
smith; Nic"-rrcsidrnt, Alfred j. Muir
TIA; Secretary, Harry Cosgrorc Treas
urer Edward Mullery; Manager VII
The membership includes many active
and wellknown athletes across the
bridge.
Wednesday, tho doors of the Goney ISL
and Casino will again swing open to
admirers Of the itstic art who are
armed with tho price" ON this ocCa-
sion the Seaside Athletic Club will hold
II sort of amateur boxing tourney. The
card is a fairly good one; The fights
men We're signed yesterday. There will
hc three contests in all. The curtain
raiser viii have Danny Mcbride. the
i.oeher, Of Erooklyn as principals: The
second battle, which gives promise of
being a vicious contest, will bc between
E@S rs of hr St Hs cy Ee s sna M nhS
concluriin bout will be between Hughy
Winters, of Brooklyn. and Jimmy
Handler Lander who who was re, recently beaten by
letic club; Handler is Bob Fitzsini-
Mike Haley. hacker Of Jerry Marshall
III" Young Eighth Ward .feather-weight
who aspirss to match with George
Dixon, writes IL letter full of faith In
his prvt"gc First he tells how he hates
to take the course of speaking out IN
public and then goes on TO say LOT
more, He wants the feather-weight cham
pionshp belt to figure as trophy in a
-
resents, and gives arguments which, he
says, proves that the limit In that class
Is i2p hounds, At that weight he will
match Marshall against O'Rourke's won
der, Al of this is great literary eff
fort but II will be remembered that
Haley has already written an open letter
arrange the match tomorrow, and until
ORuurke has refused to come to terms
there seems no ground for the assump-
Of weight. In view of this. Mr. Haley 5
anxiety Of mind seems to have caused
him considerable. premature distress,
The training quarters of the weller.
weights, Smith and Ryan. who are tc
battle in the Twin City Athletic club
minneapolis Th is,;y night for The
many visitors There has been nc
change in, the condition of the men
Both are In excellent shape and ready
70 battle at e moments notice, There
has been quite an impetus in the bet
ting the last few days. Harry Fennicli
the Arkansas Kid, and Tommy Dan,
preparations for their battle which Is
to be the curtain-raiser:
The canoeists up at Croton Landing
seem to be having a ripsnorting, a
fresco time of it, just now. This Is rae,
ing week and the competitions. will be
gin to-day. The meet will probably be
the most successful of the A: G. A. and
will furnish many admirable reasons
why the annual camp should be held In
waters of this yiciniity.
To the Editor:
In regard to that vtgilant controversy. it seems
better sailors and that is all there Is to it,
They first across the line hold the gauge
nine times out OF ton, and those Who remember
seamauslip cs1 well understand the English
races. ANY luhber can sail a boat in a hard wind
who knows enough TO keep the saiis full Sd
look up another excuse. As tn that shot putting
in the ages nast has it ever struck any patriot
rebel that they had 10 steal that shot before
"'.' '.''' ''' 81 East Tyen,y-thrd stree.
II. " 9. is correct IN one assertion
Eng lish crews handle their vessels
quicker. Ia fact Nalkyrie's crew re-.
ceIyod universal and wcll;deserved
praise for their performances last year
in this respect. 1t must he remembered
however, that British crews spend longer
seasons On board their craft and are
called upon Tor more rhCIhS uhrltE
which the many turns. in their cork
screw quarters demand constant ma
nucuvering The same crew IL CARRIE
season after season. with little change
In our boats exactly the reverse IL the
rule, and some of Nigilant'S present
or. W hardly knew the boat when they
sailed their first race IN strange waters
If "R. W. g." keeps, any track q cur,
rent CdpSiZing accidents, he VIII iind
that most of them are caused by Tub
hers" who know enough TO sail boats
in a blow by keeping the sails full
Named by the President.
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