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-Otfice
hlerks' Association. to he held at Sui.
zer's Harlem River Park. One Hundred
and Twenty-seventh street and Seconu
avenue. on Friday. Aug. II, closed yes
terday with Secretary Fl. J. Goggins, jr.
hem are the names of j f. Rim. }.
Hoilander, A. J. Walsh, Sam Liebgold,
= J. shelley, j. J. McDonough. +. J.
Delaney, r. ]: Lee, r. ". Allen, Louis
many other crack sprnters. The games
wlll be started promptly at O'Clock
oy f.. W. Hjertberg. =. c. Carter will
act as Handicapped. The events to b.
.4o-yari run, handicap; one-mile run,
handicap; onc-mile walk, handicap; pc
tato race, scratch: one-mile walk topen
20 clerks only: obstacle race topcn to
postal employees only. The prizes will
be "a handsome silver cup for the winner
.,nd n silver mug to the second man in
each event.
The Games Committee of the St.
George Athletic Club held n meeting last
pig..t, ana all arrangements were com
pieted for the club games TO be decided
on the grounds at Weehawken, n. j.,
to-day. The games consist Of: l0)-yard
run, handicap;, SVO.yarl rum. handicap
6oc-yard run, handicap; half-miie run.
novice, scratch; three -uuarter-mile run,
..andicap; one-mile 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
bingham of this city. Cunningham has
been 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 Ath-
letic Club may be asked to offer the
boys an inducement:
A picnic and games will be held by
Guardian Encampment. No, 81, q. X
Bcnners Ridgewood Grove, on Tuesday
afternoon and evening. Aug. IA. 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 wer,
% Gscd o Ms hf e1fE
z. Morrison; Secretary, Joseph Geach
Treasurer. Frank Chegwiddcn; Field
Captain, William Daniels; Manager
at $50 Seventh avenue. 1t is well repre-.
scented among the wheelmen Of this
city.
clubhouse at 563 Seventh avenue, anc
will make extensive alterations in the
premises. which have Just been rented
\ gymnasium is to be fitted UP for Win
provements. An election will be hell
Sept. !; TO fill the place Of Treasurer
Oscar Mundt. who has resigned
In the first days racing Of the second
in ratIona' annua: bicyc:e meet: a
Al apoHs F j. T r9 + fms New vs S1fk
day afternoon broke the worlds mill
record for tandem. Their time for tn
mile was 1.52 40 with the quarters II
They were paced by Citizens and l.ums
den. of Chicago. on another tandem
Amateur oansmen In Philadelphia wer'
Edward Hed,ey was not allowed TO row
In the Nationa. Regatta at Saratoga
| The cause of Heiley's suspension Is sal
be the fact fac! n1 ns nSSes S where
were found and redeemed by, Conrad $
Behrens. a prominent member OF tn
of the Illinois cycling club, of Chicago
viii start from the Chicago City Ha
in an attempt to lower the chic ,, Ne,
thirty-nine minutes. made In June, l@
Sherwood will ride II wheel weighin
nineteen pounds. He VIII tax" the north
| ern course, which takes him throuS
| Northern Indiana, ohio and throug
Buffalo. Rochester, Syracuse and A
| bany.
| Stanton Abbott will start for New Oh
| leans this afternoon, accompanied b
| Mrs. Abbott and his manager, Johnn
| Dunn. Abbott will meet Jack Everhar
before the olympic Club Aug. Il. Shout
he win Dunn will endeavor to mate
him against either Jimmy Carroll c
| Andy Bowen. who fought twenty-fiy
round draw at the Auditorium Club.
The annual fete-day carnival Of III
Highland Beach Association win he hel
to-day. As usual, the programme begir
early in the day ana lasts well into II
night, including all sorts of track an
aquatic events.
A set of games has been arrange
by the Columbus Athletic Club. OF Je
sey City, to be held at the Guttenbul
race track on Saturday. Aug. Is. tt
events to be contested are as follow
l0O-yari run, 22O-yari run, 4i0-yard ri
for a solid silver cup and the club char
pionship, half-mile run, one-mile wal
two mile run, running high jump ar
tug of war for teams weighing s
pounds. A baseball game will be play,
previous to the games, between the &
lumbus team and q team to be select,
by the management.
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