The evening world., 1894-06-21
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

euSe OIL the proposed zeal.
SPORTING MISCELLANY.
The Executive. Committee of the
League of American Wheelmen has out
lined the following programme for the
entertainment of guests during the six
days of the National meet in August at
Denver:
Monday. Aug. l3-The morning will
be evoted to an informal reception at
headquarters. In the afternoon n gen.
eral day parade of all the wheelmen
Is contemplated. In the evening a for
ma reception will be given at head
quarters. where addresses will be made.
followed by an entertainment.
Tuesday-The morning and evening
will be given up to several runs" 1t
being the intention to so diversity these
runs as to meet the capacity of every
visitor. One division will be taken by
railroad to Palmer Lake, at the summit
of the divide" and will make the run
back to Denver on wheels, a distance of
ffty-four miles Of continuous easy de-
scent.
wednesday-A grand league picnic
VIII De Htlu Oh top VI shouilt l<oohouN,
seventeen miles from Denver.
Thursday-Morning. trial heats; after
noon. races. A new one-third of a mile
track fifty feet wide has been laid out
at the Denver Wheel Club athletic
grounds. in the heart of the city, and no
sxpense VIII be spared to make max 1t The
Coliseum Hall.
Friday-Morning. trial heats; after.
man - ~ ~ rn M 1tn ~ m ~ An
parade of wheelmen. There will also
officials. .''
Saturday-Morning, trial heats: after
noon. races; evening. farewell reception,
entertainment and presentation OF
prizes.
organize a grand tour of the wheelmen
from Denver to Colorado Springs and
Manitou.
Pinkney. Howard. Kesne and Craw-
ford. the senior ~four-oared crew OF the
New York Athletic Club, are training in
dustriously at Travers Island. under the
pies Cup regatta, which takes place in
Philadelphia on July 4.
Billy Madden. in a letter to a friend
In this city. states that Jack Slavin is
defeat Paddy Cummings in their fight.
which takes place in Minneapolis on
June u.
meeting held recently decided not TO
serd the Junior four-oared crew to the
Peoples Cup regatta in Philadelphia
on July I
The finish fight between Billy, Vernon,
Of Haverstraw. and Harry Pidgeon, of
this city. for $3.50 a side and a purse of
$50 Will be decided in private inside of
tho naYs fNVan xyfnI hnttrG within Hffty
miles of this city.
Entries for the members games of the
place on its grounds, at the foot of Six
ty-sixth street and East River, on Sun
July !, are being received in large num-
events to be decided are as follows:
One-mile walk. 22n-yard run 4iO-yard
dash; pole yaultlng Tanning high jump,
the i2-pound shot, runnins bro:d iump'
half-mile run. and loo-yard dash.
The racing men OF the Riverside
Wheelmen made a remarkable showing
at the race meet of he Connecticut Dr.
vision at bridgeport. as is shown by the
following: F. j. Titus. two firsts and two
seconds; Raymond Mcdonald, two ~firsts;
one second; q. S. Brantone, fourth, max,
ing a fetal of ten priZes-S!x firsts, three
seconds and one fourth.
Although the steam launch Norwood
| has been transferred to Mrs. Norman l..
Munro by the executors of the estate OF
the late Norman l.. Munro. that fact
will not interfere with the arrangements
now in progress for a race with the Va
moose. Just at present, however. nego-
tiations are a little blocked by misunder-
standings as to the course. whether up
the Hudson OF on the Sound.
The London Sportsman to-day says
TINT Mr. uEl rI tho fonrtpn, u,A,,ll
have been beaten at the Bourne End ca
noe, regatta on Monday. and again yes
terday, Hinckley, the winner of the
has not accepted Mr.. Howard's challenge
for three races in .open water.
Joe Lewis. the hacker of Kid La
vigne, of Saginaw. Mich, posted $50 yes
terday at Boston for a match with the
winner Of the DiXon-Griffo fight. La
vigne VIII meet Critic at catch-weights,
and will weigh in At l22 pounds If he
w D; RGyeem %5tco Of M Yr,4sr o. ;,g release" 81,
~ In Chicago at 8 O'Clock, having ira
versed Il distance OF $40 miles in three
hours.
New London and neightorhood are
commencing 10 show that the influx Of
Visitors for the great race has started:
night, and from the close espionage kept
upon them by the various coaches II was
evident that all were being held up to
the best possible work. The Yale Var
sity was out in Its new shell. out rs yet
It has not shown Itself more speedy
than the old one. Waters, 1t is reported,
lumbia Freshmen still keep up their
record for being the hardest workers on
the river.
AdIised Tho Inxyyerx In SettIu II.