The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20
Princeton Athletes Ready
to Cross the Water.
Meeting Of the Massachusetts,
Yacht Racing Association.
Gossip Of the Fighters--POl0 and
Miscellaneous News.

The Princeton track athletic toam which
will 60 to Athens to compete in the Olympian
games took their fapl practice yesterday, and
packed up their training apparatus TO be used
on the trip. They will 90 to New York today
and stop at the Murray Hin hotel.
The parents Of Colfelt, the crack quarter
mile sprinter, still persist in their objections
20 his accompanying the team. and accord
ingly captain Garrett has decided TO substi-
tute II. b. Jameson, 'T, of Peoria. This
change will greatly we.ken tho team, ~
Jameson IL by no means y o athlete that Col
felt is. His hest in the quarter Is So 3-5 sec
onds. He is crack In tho 220 yards, but as
the Olympic program hes no event corrs-
spending TO that distance. his highest capa-
biiity cannot be used at Athens.
The men are In fine condition. and all ex-
press themselves as confident OF winning at
Athens. They leave Saturday morning on the
North German Lloyd steamer Fulda.
RICH Will COACH HARVARD.
A. b. Rich, the well.krown bicycle rider
and member OF the New York Athletic Club,
Is to coach the Harvard wheslmen this spring
in preparation for the spring meet of the In
terooliegiate Bicycling Association.
YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF MAssA-
CHUsETTs.
AT Young's Hotel in Boston last evening the
first annual meeting of the Yacht Racing As
sociation of Massachusetts, was held. There
were about rs clubs represented. The bylaws
and racing ruies were carefully reviewed and
several amendments were passed. The more
important of these were that the measuref
must certify TO the amount and kind Of
ballast in boat when he measures her. and
that all boats launched after December 81
1895, shall receive no time allowance when
sailing in their proper classes. A new racing
rule was adopted that defines the right Of
way of boats mareuvering round the starting
line, and IL intended 10 cover such cases as
the collision between the Defender and
valkyrie. The association refused to restrict
the sniis that boats should carry. and also re-
fused to sub-divide the second class by put
ting the jib AID mainsail and open boats by
themselves. The limit Of the first class was
extended to 30 feet. instead OF 20 feet. as in
last years rules. 1t was also refused to
recognize the i5-foot racing length or half
rater class, and voted 20 have a committee OF
three appointed to ask for city OF Boston
race on July 4. The (orinthian Club CT
Marblehead notified the association that it
would hold open races on August IL, I3. IA
and Is.
The following is the list of officers for tho
ensuing year: President, l.. Nj. Clark, Massa
chusetts Club: vice-presidept. A, ii. RigRin-
son. Manchester Club; secretary, A. T. Bliss.
Winthrop Cluf; assistant secretary. J. 4.
Robinson. savin Hill Club; treasurer. Walter
Burgess, Boston Club; executive committee,
IA. N. Faxon, Quincy Club; n. B. Stone,
South Boston Club; T. e. Jacobs. Hull Club.
The association assigned the following dates
for the season Of 1896:
May 80. South Boston and Plymouth.
June L. Massachusetts, and Old Colony; 20.
Dorchester; 27, Duxbury.
July 4, Plymouth and city of Boston; Is,
Quincy; 20, Quincy; 80, Quincy; 81, Quincy.
August !, savin Hill; s. Duxbury: 10, Man
chester; II, Manchester; IL, Newburyport
day; is, American at Salisbury Beach; l9,
American at Newburyport; 20. American at
Portsmouth, 22, Revere and Duxbury; "a.
plymouth: rs, Kingston: "a, Cape Cod and
wsllheet ut wellfleet; 90 Winthrop.
September 5, South Boston; z, Lynn.