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New-York tribune., 1895-07-09

swagger 1o7 1907 Doggep: The Kite. lo7 (Wynn)
Higbie. 1O7 (HathershalD. also ran.
Tme-O:51.
Betting-Perseus. TO and TO 2; Larry KIP 10 !
and 3 to 81 Balmaghie Is to l and to l.
Won by head: three lengths between second ana thrd
FOURTH RACE-Handicap: purse $500 Six furionss
peror Of Norfolk-Cara d.. yrs. LOG d.. srenh
J. McIaughn's b. c. Weinberg. " 22....''ta aranD
]. W. Rogers b. C. Sir Excess T. III .ne,n1 ,n,,
Hurlingham 116 tirifn, Hermaneta lp oai. iV"'D
Qiamilton) and Hanwell 96 wynn. also ran ,,.--
Bettng-Rey del Carreres to and o 10 o. "er"oete'
Won by a neck; a head between second and third
FIFTH RACE-Purse $780, selling One and onesixteenh
miles.
W. c. Dalys ch h. Captain T.. by wanderer-6iio,
Oneck Stables Doggett. g. 107 tcar lo9) u)oggsp
j. Shieds's b. Prig. 4. 104. Nrifhh) .
Miss Dixie, 80 (OLeary). also ran.
Time-l:J0
Betting-Captain r. . to i and .; Doggett. to !
even Prg, to 10 and out
Won by A length three lengths between second and
third
SIXTH RACE-Purse 5000 special weights One mile
Oneck Stables b. c. Deerslayer. by Midothan-Doe.
Burns and Waterhouses b. T. Fannie Louise. 3. III
C. IA,ened's CHI h. Certainty. g. 1871 ....; .GaraD 3
Golden Gate il6 PENN. and Tom skidmore. 13l
(Grinin) also ran .-
Betting -Deersayer. to and out; Fannie Louise IL
to ! and / .: Certainty, 3 to and to D.
Won by a length and a half three lengths between Sec
ond and third
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
cTrrJ. CHACE'S CUP.
HE DEFEATS LARNED AND HOLDS on TO THE
TrXEDO TROPHY.

HE DEFEATS LARNED AND HOLDS ON 10 i"T
TrXEDO TROPHY.
Tuxedo Park July (Spec!aD.-Ma'coin 'haoe
e,,cc.ssfv defended his title 10 the IuNeno uoPnF
c,,n this morning by defeating W. A. lArned' 'ne
SUNNI, crack In three straight sets. g. 9-'' '-o
This "a the second time that Chace has won the cup
o,d a third victory will make II his permanent
property 49,, .iaos
The match was weli-played tennis on ooth sldes'
,bouch Chace was at no time In danger OF ue'ed,
,rhe on,ninr set went TO him. e. on larneh
roggea work The Summit man was wild pu' III IN"
fourth game he made a sudden and surprising ra''E
and gave a pretty exhibition Of accurate pia'ns
,,b,cb won him the game. He managed 10 squeeze
o,, ano,her before the over on TWO "l'u
br,ves and n net BY chace. together Win 'p''''''
place which he dropped In the iar cofhe'' '"o ~
hv noints was: Chace Al. f.arned. a.
Tho second set a battle OF sixteen s"i''S' III
,,b,ch chace's short lobs largely respohsiDie
,o- b,s moor showing. They gave larned an oppor-
,unitv for some vicious smashing al the ne'' "hc"
10 was not slow in taking advantage Oh 'ha'e
nu,led out however. steady head WORK winning
tho deciding games On cean placing In uhoccdp'ei
territory The score was 81 BY points Chace haa
81 and f.arned a. , ,A..os oil h,s
o,vn vay and Iarned did not get a singie sa'''r.
I-an Chaces senseless attempt 10 rcach tnc net On
his service aid not 20 anec the result iD, u
sn,te ~ nonts lost these tactics. game al'r gam
Us scored up to him with the regularity OF S.oCh
work He won. CO. taking z points 10 IaiheH ~
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
FISH DEFEATS POST IN THE SINGLES.

CLOSE CONTESTS AT THE CRESCENT ATHLETIC
CLUBS TOURNAMENT.
Tho matches in the tennis tournament OF 'he
Cra.cent Athletic Club closely contested as a
r,la Yesterday The Class A. singles. was nhishen'
r,sb winning from Post in the finals POST VINO
was giving fifteen. played remarkably wen AZ - -
- o a love set on Fishs errors. but Fish then
, ~ s,re.k Of brilliant playing. which landed
siruon n, easy winner. TWO c.ose finishes marked
III, III do,,bles The results:
Man. singles Glass A. final round)-F1sh cheen' peat
ysa, fscratch, O-G. 60 y 2
Cla,. - sem-nnal round)-Bush "cra'ch) pea' f'oy'
n,oWffeen). G--3 e.
'. " s,,h,es Glass A: preliminary round)-Notnan
~ xo--is half ffeen) beat Fish and Bo"nes soratc)
G-i 90. 1o-s. -. -.
rrs, ,ound-Powers and Appleton scIa'eh) peat ''o'-
r'sv ,d Torr,s (half nftecn) Go. 4-6. -
ora.s B fseconl round-Floyd and Bnsn scfa'cp oea'
po,bee and Patterson 'scratch). 90 Do
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
RACING RESUMED AT ST. LOUIS.

ST Louis. July S.-The midsummer meeting OF
the Fair Grounds Association opened to-day and
viii close on August J. The track was slow and
o,,onAance light Three favortes. a second choice
and an outsider won. Summaries:
First race ,seyen flflonrs Billy $ 1903 warren even
u,sseu grey ltp &C.. slaughter, q to |. second
r,b WILLOW brook (F. RUSSELL 10 TO l. third Time
1882,
,, roc. -four and on~-half furiongs)-Hot stun, IO2
IA Won. Cosma. ioi ID. HennsssyD. IL 10
srrond. Midland 10 Wombs'. 10 to /. third Time
O.5sil
,,r, -,ce ,re and sixteenth Prince So 81. Thorn
ton, % 10 | won. Miss Gallop. ~ a. BarretD. TO l.
second sumo % ,Mackln. 10 /. third. Time-i5
-, -ac. six and one-half furongsl- Connell. l2
,r Nehemiah | simmons. ll6 Mooney y
l. second Tartarian III "on'oS'' ~ 10 l. '"''' i''"
-i2ts
rlfth race lone Our Maggie. - Garner. TO .
won. The Kitten c. Slaughter. l3 70 .. second,
pavezac ~ a. IratD. 40 10 /. third. Time-l;4o
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
SEAWANHAKA'S DRIFTING MATCH.

ONLY FOUR YACHTS ENTERED IN THREE cLAsSES
AND 1T TOOK 4 LONG TIME TO SAIL SIN
TEEN MIIEs-NoTEs FROM OTHER CLUES.
Lack of wind thus far this season has marred
the enjoyment OF many regattas that had peeh
looked forward to with much interest The speciai
race of tie Scawanhaka- -Corinthian Club. which was
partly sailed and partly drifted over the clups
outer triangular course the Sound yesterday
Is unfortunately in the same depressing category
A good-sized fleet expected TO take part III
the contest including the new b-foot weigh'eh
centreboard boat recently built by the Herresho"s
for Vice Commodore Henry C. Rouse. but the ne"
candidate for aquatic honors. the name OF whl'h
has yet been announced. could not be mad"
ready in time. Where five classes Of boats had pe'
expected. there only three classes. compose"
of four boats. follows: 34-foot special GLASS;
Francis NJ Freeman's Dragon: mixed class lot
25 81 and % footers. George Bulocks F'ly ana
c. A. Goud's Celia: 13-foot class. the nondes'rlp'
midget Question. In the absence of Mr.. fuiI"'h
the Folly skilfully sailed by Fleet captain
Herbert l.. Sattcrlee. The only actual racing was
between tho Folly and Celia. the former giving INC
latter a time allowance OF minutes and secon'S
lG-knot course the Question sailing onc-h'"
that distance. Following Is the official time thh'h
by the Regatta Committee. consisting OF Over t.
Cromwell. chairman: Or. Valentine Mott ana
Charles a. Sherman. secretary:
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
AT NARRAGANSETT PARK.

Proyidence July S-(ood weather. fair card
o,j q fos, track account for the attendance OF
large crowd at Narragansett Park to-day. The feat
ure OF the racing the one and sixteenth-mie
event captured by Ferrier. in l;4s'a This makes
the seventeenth consecutive victory for that horse
only Two races were won to-day by favorites SUM
mares
Frs, race fv, furongsl-Giora. lo7 o. iiorton). Won
Elizabeth tMct1 lain, second Bernardlne l"'
mTar0 third Time i.03. Petitioner, STR Edward.
Chcops and Syringli also ran
Second race zone -Kalirhoe ID tiealey) nrst;
7 Et.s,a 90 tNrt'ain second Fargo. los tclark),
,htrd Time / .loi, Fugitive Phoebus. Buckeye, Cap
tain Jack and Franciscan also ran
Third rae. (nye Mohawk. ~ tshecdyl nrst
Jerome no tI.amlyD. second 'ontritlon loi tteaey
thlrl Time ON Hybrid. Beacon, Hr"tta Metz Ian
tern Chrrrystone Despot and Busy Zee also ran
Fourth race mile and a slNts"nth)-ferrier. i2S
mir IIunn) Logan. III tSneiekerl. second, Sa
enir, IN (,fcClanl. third. Time f9's.
Firth race ,six furongs Tomoka 10. tSheedyl, hrst;
I anr, Davis los o. Iamlvl second. Fined uj tfea-
cN third Time: II. Tarentum Miss Edith. Torres
iale Shrrick Queen Alba end Treana also
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
THE WINNERS AT OAKLEY.

Oakley. Ohio. July s-The track to-day was lumpy
and sticky from yesterdays rain, making 1t slow
Tho f.a,ures were the easy win OF the long shot
carl Holland and the close finish between Miss
Frances and Phlletta- Summaries:
Frs, race Cseling five and one hall furlongs)-Eari
Holland ~ Clayl 20 - J. won The Winner. lvt .le,
w., II ., 20 second. Slkel. lOl ,R. lsom). 70 !.
third Time H.
Second race selling: seven furongs-Pne Top " ut
rs,ul IL 80 = won. Rampant Hr w jones'. - 20 l.
second; Troy ~ dIcts) 80 10 l. third. Time-l;S2s
Third race 1fvc furlongs) Frances 10 Perkins,
10 l. won. Phc'ta. llo Ohorni. 3 TO ! second hu-
1.,,a los 0iaytonp 10 l. third. Time-l:O1s.
carl iOS t,horn) 20 D. won. Ioots 10 ut lsoiil !"
second. Brendoo. lo3 d'ergen), u TO .. thrd lime
2.O2
rf,h rae. zone mlle)-vrania % o. Gardiner II 70 10
r,n, Ar,is lOT ,Chorn). D. second. Strathro lOl
,F.rklnsl > !. third. Time 4C.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
The old CuriOsity shop.

Can you locate You ought 10 be able 10 because You
live In H. This world is the biggest curiosity shop that
We have known anything about up TO date Jupiter or
Saturn may be able - discount IT, PERHAPS ana per
haps not II Is preY full ~ people who aFe continually
tnkerlng win henseye patching Themselves w so ~
spesk IN a meiiolnaI way. II they are ronspaei hl
us 40 dyspepiln They rush lhe nearest hnssls' Nf
violent ,,rsativs N lner aIn maiaMs hrf ~ ~ ~
sf ~ mai anelenl hn nsneeual ellanee 'hs SH'phs'e
~ gunine, ghla IN what ihef aheNlh' 80 WhH' 'hrF
should NJ Ia ~ asln ani pHiAHa ,Nnse " "1s''"sis
Stomach hI,'s's ,he ri'nss' ~ a"r'H"''' WV WV,
maa,lai ,uaelnas panlfuaily valuable asb ~ fh.t
,s,s,, .ev,slsa nervousness ani asbliiy AMI r'"'
s,sf ~ slssp and sppsiis beneficial 10 s'' s"o"s ~
tsiaA
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09

OF changing the programme ana s'aruhR '"e
races on Wednesday. instead Of on Thursday.
Among the prominent racing and well-kno"n
cyclists who have registered at the various
hotels during the last twenty-four hours are
Conn" Baker f. l.. Blauvclt Fred j. Titus. L.
ID Cabanne w c. Overman. W. Montague FER
rett. F. j. Wagner Patrick OConnor Harry
Maddox DR.. A. I. Brown, Alonzo "art-n
Charle G. Percival Samuel a. Miles. y. H.
Van Sicklen Frederick Van Sicklen. Frank l.
Fowler Henry Goodman. otto Zeigler. Chn'oh
Coulter. J. c. Kerrison and G. |. sullivan.
1t is rumored to-day that the meeting o ~
pnard ~ Trade Of Cycle Manufacturers and the
Racing Board Of the League Of American Wheel
men AT the Coleman House this week VIII no'. as
was reported, take into consideration ne Hiat'rl
breathing easier. Most Of the 'R rides cen!
the story that they intend to espouse nrolcs, ,,1
..I.ddie, RAID who would probably make more
bv turning professional than any two rthers IN
his class is loudest in dsavowng the rumor.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09

TROTTINCi AT FLEETWOOD PARK.
A LOCAL MEETING ARRANGED FOR NEXT


WEEK.
The success OF the recent spring trotting meeting
AZ Fleetwood Park has induced the Driving CUP,
OF New-York to arrange another series or harness.
races 10 come in between the June meeting ana the
Grand Circuit dates in August At meeting OF the
Executive Committee held last night at the Ameri-
can Horse Exchange. II was decided to offer S,S"
for three days trottng next week There VIII De
three races each day. with purses OF uniform value
OF 500 in each class.
Owners OF trotters and PAGERS have experienced
n good deal OF difficulty this season In finding en-
gagements for their horses In New-fork and vicin-
,tv so many meetings having been abandoned ana
declared of since the law against racetracK
gambling went into force. Another meeting may
be given the following week Huntington. L. l.. II
Is said with a series the next week at the Park
way track In Brooklyn. thus making a local circuit
which Will keep the metropolitan rotters busy until
August. Following is the programme arranged Tor
the fleetwood series;
First day Tuesiay July e5o class, trottins purse
soo ? class pacing. purse 500; 225 class totnns
purse s1oo
Second day wein,sdav July II 2:i5 class tro'ting.
purse s4oD. 90 class trottng purse $500 ZZl class
trottns. purse 500
Third day Thursday. July ls 2:is class ,rottlns
purse soo ? 30 class. pacing. purse sfoo; 23o class
irot!ng purse S4cD.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
THE CORNELL MEN WILL RACE.
A RUMoR To THE CONTRARY DENIED bi MAN
,crR rRANcIs-THE FIGHT To BE GUESTS
AT THE SPORTS CLUB.

A RIIMOR To THE CONTRARY DENIED by MAN
,crp FRANCIS THE FIGHT To BE GUESTS
AT THE SPORTS CLUB.
1Jon,svon Thames, July Sc 5. Francis. the
manager of the Cornell crew. was seen this even
,n, b, a renresentative OF the United Press in con-
rac,,on with a r,imor which reached hero by way
~ the United States that perhaps the American crew
noon for the Grand Challenge Cup Mr.. Francis de-
clared that the never appeared In better
form than they did to-day. Hager and Fennel the
two men who aing. are much better MT
Francis added that the crew would race, ana that
he believed they would either win or push the Lee
anler crew to their utmost.
The Cornell eight were out this morning, but did
nothing beyond padding to Fawley Court ana
back. as Hager and Fennell were not quite up to
the mark.
The Argonaut four took their usual sharp row.
ard the French crew out for the hrst time
They used swivel r0wlocks and maintained stroke
~ lhlrty-siX IN the minute. Their style was sopi
and they travelled we'll.
The inrnells were OUT agan his afternoon Inf
- short ma spin, ani seemed ~ hf W soo' fe'"'
The Grew have hpan enlerei ~ Iha Metropolitan
iingaiia 0n iNlY ~
l,onion, jnly s-'iha rorneli University oafsineii
eul lhn Grew ~ lha Alsunaui howine 'inb ~
Toroniu have accepted an invitation W dlhe "a me
hava,d lueJ aiates kmbssaaiofl y, A collins,
UnliaI alnjes sNlienrfal, ANA Alt t'hstes T,p.
psf, .dahedan iilsh Commissioners, havs bs"n Ih'
tMsd 10 bs Dfe1ehl
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
T. TRIES FOR THE NATIONAL REGATTA

oApsMEN FROM ALI. OVER THE COUNTRY !"
MEET IN SARATOGA.
o,,o ~ the large number Of entries Secretary
Frederick r. Fortmeyer. OF the National AsSo'''
,,on Of Amateur Oarsncn. was unable 70 make Ms
announcement for tho coming regatta at Saratoga
,u ves,erday The date for the formal closing oi
49, r,r,es WAS July g. h-it entries mailed at distant
o,,,s nm 10 date Of closing, are always consd-
cred good. !, .,
greatest National championship rowing c"h''S''
o,.or hold have been completed. and Saratoga Lake
ia already beginning 10 show Win me oar'h'''
now training there what bright appearance II
,,u make on the days OF the races July IL ana
1s The Regatta CommIttee is made up as follows
DR. Conrad Behrens. Philadelphia. chairman; James
r DOYLE Boston: r. II. Pelton. Brookyn; W. =
Jaehne. Detroit and Frederick r. Fortmeycr, New
ark. y. j.
There is to be a meeting OF the Executive Board
~ the association In Saratoga the evening be
fore the races. Considerable more interest thah
usual Is felt In this meeting, because Of the conie'
for the New-York seat, now held by Theodore Van
Raden: whose term expires between T.. j. Byrnes
and James Pnknston. There is some lively can
vassng on the Harlem River present In behalf
OF these two candidates. Pilkngton Is said TO be
strongly In the lead.
The following Is the list OF entries;
Intermediate single scus,Varuna Boat Clup
Mass apd Toronto Rowing club, Ontario
Senior single sculls Burrard Inlet Rowing cub
Vancouver, Is. C.; Delaware Boat club, Chicago, !,
Vesper Boat Club. Philadelphia; Argonant Boat
Club. Toronto, ontario; Albany Rowing club, A.
bany bradford Boat club cambrdge Mass; iiar,
lem Rowing Club. New-York Hartford Rowing ana
Athletic Club Hartford Conn; Columbia Rowing
club. Boston; Toronto Rowing club Ontario Rat
Portage Rowing club, Rat Portage, Ontario
Intermediate double sculls nauntless Rowing club
New York; Crescent Boat club, Philadelphia lnsii-
luie Boat club Newark; Harlem Rowing cub
New-York
Senior double scls-TOr0ntO Rowing club To
rOnt0 Harlem Rowing club New York Rat FoT-
iage Rowing Club, RAJ Portage Ontarioi Penn
| sylyania narge club, Philadelphia.
Fairoared shell PENNSYLVANIA barge club, fhila-
delrha Toronto ii0Hing 'luh Toronto.
iniern,niiaie four shell Metropollen ", g, New.
| yorki iieiroii ~ g. lieuoii Mleh tAfnsln'
| Il O., Falerson Wnnlpes u. ., Wnnlpesi NAM
| iuis
| senlor iouroar shell Toronto TOXINS olnh Ie-
| Newerh Minnesota " q ~ rani Riverside " u'
| iamhf1rrp0fi Mass
ihislm date elshl .oalol Abell iauirha n y Nav
| ara Waphnseiis n 60 Worcester, MaaH
| Hsnlot eishtes,ei she'll Mlpnssgla [, ,i Mlgne...
| .oial rlsl pohtlnNh n, t., Nsw'fofhi TiliVh
Il. T., Newark. NJ J.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
4 HEBREW SCHOOL TRUSTEE WANTED

4 mass-meeting OF the Hebrew citizens OF the
Tenth Ward was held last night at the new Irving
Hall Broome-st. protest against the failure OK
the Board OF Educa ton 10 appoint Hebrew as
school trustee Of that Board. Lazarus shapiro pre-
sided and pointed that 95 per cent OF the chill
,rsr attending the schools in that ward were he
brews Several addresses made by resioe"'s
in the ward. and resolutions were passed "h'e" ~
effect urged that Charles B. Stover should oe re-
moved from his trusteeship and a Hebrew repre-
sentative appointed In his place copies Oh -d ne ~
lutions were ordered 10 be sent 10 the boa'o VI
iDn
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
NE STOLE SILKS WORTH 5000.

Richard Bernard alas W Davis ana DICK
wilson who remanded - Ponce Headquarters
ON SUNDAY was rearranged before Magistrate
I,auel IN the Tonbs Police Court yesterday by De-
,ectives Grady. Doran and Holland OF the Centra4
Office They arrested him in Madison Square .ast
SATURDAY Bernard is wanted In San Francisco FOR
burglary The detectives say ne admits having Sc
cured silks worth 5000 in robbery committed there
,' ,.o,rs ago Tho nollce OF the country have been
ON the lookout for him ever since bernard mas
been living at No 2ll West Tweaty-seconi-st lie
was remandei again to Police Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
THE 1vANHoE FLOATS AGAIN.
From the battery TO the Harlem river
,y Gable and Elecirirliy.

nv Gable and Electriclly
m. us,,onoll,an street Railway Company announces
that Us new street railroad 'i''"''" '" "'''s''"''
eleo,rioty and eitendns nom "' ''"''" wv '
,hroush Lfnos aysnus 'he"'s "''' "'''s" '''''
and thence south lhnnsh hANh"'"" "''''' " ''"''''
win Tbs Columbus aFeeae ee''e ''"' ~ '"'' '''' '"'
Columbus avenue, viii he ~prhfa ' 'hH '"'''
TO-DAY, TUESDAY, 'ih
t,ss ,,seaf,,s ~ ahd foai he 'duohn' H''h"s '"''
ears ... ,.., A.. us,,.,, A, tbs
iiafisin nivsr
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
oN THE FIFTH AVENUE CLUBS COURTS

ON THE FIFTH AVENUE 'i-'
The annual all-round handicap tournament VI '
.. .e,o ,rannis club is now being played on
49,. o,r,s a, Fifth-ave. and One-hundred-and-
Twenty-seventh-st There are fourteen entries
and each player has to complete list OF matches
With each OF his competitors by september l.
,rhere ,s no regular schedule Cnriousiy enough
the points count not the matches ana !. "ouid " DO
',9 ers, nr,ze The games are played on the AZ
o,n, svs,em which makes the matches short. In
the schedule is not completed the best average
number OF points will win, but all scores Oh
or,sb,np less than quarters OF thcr ha'ches
will be thrown out Jones. at present, ic"uS WIZ"
o,o.n score but there are hve 0thers "i'i.n
u ,,enm Ev dtstance Dr. Long and Kenyon nave
niaved no matches as yet
THE results to date follow;
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
ENGLISH ATHLETES WHO ARE TO COME.

ENGLISH ATHLETES WHO ARE TO CoNlT'
SOME OF THE MEN WHO WILL. APPEAR IN
THE TOURNAMENT WITH THE NEW
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB TEAM
London. July S-The team which the London A'",
letic Club will send to America has been lini'eu
70 fifteen 1t will be drawn from among inc
best men in the British Athletic Association.
meeting will be held Saturday to select tne
team which is certain to include f. c. Bredin. the
winner OF the half-mie run last Saturday w.
B Shaw the hurdle racer: f. s. Wkens. for the
steeplechase and II. a. Munro for the four-m'e
run. 1t is probable that the team will also COM
prise A. w. Andrews. haf-mile run: II r. " ooh-
yatt 100 Yards: p r. Lowe, hurdles: X. Wlllaff,s
high jump: c. :. Sydenham steeplechase; I. r..
Leggett. .ong jump. and :. Thomas. four mic run
The final selection has been fixed for July To-
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
urn ursp.vus SHOTS PROVED FATAL.

Mrs Emily McEvoy who was shot py ne, JUS
band. Thomas McEvoy. in the head and aodone"
-, sa,urd,v ni2ht AT their home No $40 East Six
tisth-st died az the Presbyterian Hospital AT o.%
o'cock last evening McEvoy has been committed
xrifh hli
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09

pronounce II almost perfect for racing and unless
TOO much rain falls records are likely to 60 by
the board John 5 Johnson and other profess
sionals, who promised 10 give the National meet
q wide berth this year. are wavering. and II Is
said that they will all be here and that the ma
jortty Of them will race.
fence 300 feet long and feet high is in course
Of erection al the lover end of the backstretch TO
shield the racers from the winds that may blow
across Sunset Lake from the ocean. and this. with
the still longer protection already in place will
do much 10 help along the record-breaking that Is
confidently expected.
GOOD ENTERTAINERS
The Asbury Park Wheelmen deserve much
credit for the preliminary work done Every
visiting wheelmdn ie welcome, and he is made TO
feel al home tine minute ne rides into town or
steps from a train. The club has beautfui
house in Bangs-ave., near Main-st. The cuD mas
been organized about five years. and 1t includes
among its members many OF the influential bust
ness men Of the place.
Every League member who registers at the
clubhouse receives little button badge. which
conveys the freedom Of the city and VIII prove
an "open sesame almost everywhere. With the
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09

Commodore F.. g. Rene1icts hospltahe h1gship
the steam yacht Oneida served the judges boat
and had on board the commodore and Miss Louise
Benedict Miss Du Niver. Miss Willard. Mrs. Ausus'
Montant Mrs. Oliver T.. Cromwell ami Miss
Churchill
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
L. A. W. OFFICIALS TARDY.
MEN PRACTISING.

Many Of the leading l.. A. w. officials are not
here vet and their tardiness has caused some
comment The bone and sinew of the League is
here however. so that if a few Of the leaders do
not show up until the races begin on Thursday
morning they will not he missed. The racing men
are nearly all here and from 1000 to 1000 persons
have been at the track all day. The riders are
practising diligently and the track. which is in
splendid condition. has evoked expressions of
praise from everybody who has tried 1t. Such
men as Titus, Cabanne, Dawson, Brady and Scott
New-York tribune., 1895-07-09
wHEELMEN IN POSSESSION.
.sprRY PARK SURRENDERS TO THE
CYCLING HOST

49,, THE VISITORS MADE wEICOME-INFORMAL
coop FELLOWSHIP AND HAPPINESS THE
ORDER OF THE DAY-MANY WOMEN
IN THE THRONG-THE RACING
MEN PRACTISING
Ashurv Park. n. j., July (SpeciaD-The
leather here to-day warm. but pleasant.
a.urhtful breeze tempering the heat. Wheel
.n are arriving by the hundred every hour.
Those from distant points come by train, but
,hev all have their bicycles with them. and As
hurry Park. for this week at least. may appro-
,rately be called the City of Wheels" The
loads land they have fine roads here) are posi-
.,ye,v alive with wheels and all Asbury Park
aen,s delighted over the fact that the League
=, American Wheemen has selected this city in
vhch 10 hold it's annual jolfcation and race
meet.
From present indications the meet this year
nromises to eclipse all its predecessors, and it
v,ll undoubtedly do so If the rain holds off and
the weather officials give this part Of the coast
. week of sunshine The whole city is In gala
attire. and hotels private houses and stores
are decorated in gorgeous fashion with flags,
hunting and streamers Of every conceivable de-
vice and description. The fronts of the Coleman
House the Ocean House and the other principal
stopping places masses of brilliant color
,rg. the jovial bonifaces apparently having
shared neither time nor money in their efforts
n please. In some places the mngling of col
ors is more lavish than artistic. However, this
Is not beauty show. but bicycle jubilee.
and everybody is happy. Senator Bradley and
his townspeople will have their hands full enter
tanning the multitude. The majority of the
visitors are in cycling costume. and summer
girls in either boomers or short skirts simply
abound.