The evening world., 1894-06-12
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Tommy Conner, who holds the cham
.pionship records for the one, three and
on the cinder path. He has declared
that he Will. never run again. He IL at
present working. for ex-Alayor Hugh ].
allow him the necessary time to TRAIN,
he has decided to retire for good. Con-
neff represented the Manhattan Athletic
Club, before that Club d%isbanded. in
nearly all OF the events OF any account.
The New York Athletic Club will send
n large delegation of athletes to the
metropolitan championship games. which
VIII be decided In Saratoga July Is. The
team will begin to train ON Friday at
Travers Island, under the direction OF
Mike Murphy.
The Clipper Athletic Club. Of Harlem,
held a successful festival at Suizer's
Harlem River Park. One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh street and Second ave-
nue., last evening; The proceeds of the
entertainment Will he devoted to the
erection of a training track.
Supt. Duffy. OF the New York Athletic
Club. says that the games on Saturday
were the most successful the Club has
held In three years.
The Flushing Athletic Club will hold
5alheS ou tne Ilup GROUNDS next Satur-
day. beginning at 2 y. NJ. In the even
Ing a dance Will be given In the Clubs
gymnasium.
Bob Fitzsimmons will be given a bene-
Mt at Caledonia Park, in Newark, n, J..
.o-night. by sporting, people Of that city.
Newark's police officials declare they
VIII not permit boxing.
Percy Quimby is anxious to walk Ed
ward Jmdson from New York to Omaha
for $1,000 or 81. $40 u side.
Frank Craig, 1.-The Harlem Coffee
Cooler" has added another Victory to
his list by defeating Bill Slavin I'M the
ssfon round Of their fight in the Tyin
range a fight with DAN Creedon before
the same Club.
The assent of the Yale ITndergradu.
ates having been given in an enthusiast
tic meeting at New, Haven last night,
me University team Will be sent to meet
procured for the contests and a formal
letter OF invitation Is now on its way to
this country. Pond. whose work at
hraVers Island last Saturday brought
him to the fore, viii replace Sanford in
the lOo-yard and quarter-Inile sprints.
The team Will leave for England une 20.
Neither the Yale nor Harvard 'yarcity
crew have done any fast work on the
will be settled in a meeting between rep
Tesentatives of both colleges on Thurs
day.
Even money only is offered on the
Cornell-Cniversity of Pennsylvania race
to be rowed Friday on the Delaware.
Both crews are in excellent shape after
careful and conscientious training.
A live bird match will be held to-day
at Morristown Driving Park between
teams from Morristown and Paterson.
Frank Class. champion wing shot OF
New Jersey, will shoot on the Norris
town team.
Johnny Glynn, Of Wilmington. bested
Joe Bateman, OF Washington. last night
IN a hfteen.round tight q few miles out
side the latter city. for a purse OF $3.50.
Each a weighed about liz pounds.
The Regatta Committee of the Middle
states Regatta Association, at a meet
b i%s ias' a dishs a th see or HSae' Rd Manl,
and Athletic Association to member.
ship, The cup offered for senior four
CARED gig crews In the regatta on the
fassaic, July IA, was not accepted, that
event not being on the programme.
Although the project to establish the
Peconic Country Club is but a month
old the organization has been Moor
Porated n Will open the doors OF "A
Shinnecock Inn has been secured by the
progressive House Committee, together
with the surrounding cottages. affording
pie. The location is admirable. having
facilities for tennis, golf. hunting
yachting, bathing. boating and fishing.
Expert testimony OF a novel nature
was given before Judge Lawrence in
and Jack McAuliffe were on the witt
ness stand to show how great a differ
enGe exists betMeen prize fights and
harmless as lawn tennis. according 10
the testimony. Dunn said the exhaus-
ton Of a principal In Cue more to dodg-
ing than to blows received. a point
coded In the case of some OF the ghost
Sunday at City Island, between j. j.
Miller. Of the National Athletic Club,
and Richard Ambrose. of Brooklyn, for
sSp Z ah side Zane The he race was won by Miller
seconds.
of The the sll-a H%nteuS shaI%tpSiGP s,iH game games
promises to be a very inter,
esting event, owing to the fact that
his performances. and there viii be no
disqualifcations. Many prominent ath-
ietes Will compete who are specialists
In their lines. II. c. Puffer, the cham
pion hurdler, has gone into training at
Bergen Point. +. w. Goff, c. r. Buch-
holz, of Philadelphia. and Mooney, OF
the Hnviers. promise to make this
event worth Witnessing. The follow
ing are the events In the order in which
they will be given: 100 run, putting
lG-pound shot. running high jump, $50
yard walk, throwing iG-pound hammer
pole vault for height, l2O-yard hurdle
!ten flights, Q feet 6inches high, throw
ing JG-pounda weight for distance, run
ming broad jump, one-mile run.
In connection with the all-around
championship the New Jersey A, G.
will give several bicycle races. There
will be one and two mile handicap BIZ
cycle races and a two-mile scratch race
for the championship OF Hudson Coun-
~. Entries close with James Il. Sui
Ivan, al Broadway. June %. An en-
trance fee OF 81 will be charged each
man for. the championship events, and
for the bicycle races 80 cents for each
event.
An open lawn tennis tournament will
be held by the New Jersey Athletic
Club on the club grounds at Bergen
Point, ~. j., beginning June 30. Prizes