The evening times., 1896-02-11
ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORT.

clog-dancing contest. open TO all dan g.
ers in the State of Pennsylvania. is sched-
uled 10 take place at Tamaqua On the eve
Of washington's birthday. February 81.
cold medals will be given for prizes.
James V. Kearns. Tamaqua, has charge OF
the affair.
The National Dog Show has received
l $40 entries for the exhibition to take
place in Madison Square Garden on Feb
ruary 8, 20, Il and %.
Buckncli University. Lewisburg. Pa, has
accepted the invitation OF the University if
Penns ylvania 10 take part in the relay races
to be held ON Franklin Field, saturday,
April %.
Some remarkably fast cycling has been
done a the RI ces held at Olympia in London.
The track is constructed OF boards. and is
eight laps to the mile which makes The
times accomplished very good.
The manager of the Interstate Shooting
Association, Elmer f.. shaner, has issued
a circular stating that in the fourth grand
American handicap tournament, which VIII
be held at Elkwood Park, y j, on March
"a. %, and 90, it has been deemed adyis-
able to alter the division of the money in the
main event, whereby greater number
Of shooters will participate in The purse.
The circular says: The purse Will bc di-
vided in accordance with the number OF
entries received, the three high guns in
any case receiving. respectively, $500, $500,
and S2O0. IL should be remembered that
the grand American handicap is not class
shooting and high guns viii wiz
II has been stated on authority that
h C. Bald, the class champion, viii
ride in the professional ranks. II this be
so, the determination of Bald was only ar
rived at during the last few days OF the
New York cycle show. Up to that tune
the champion had only ideas of remain
ing in class Is, with the view, OF course,
that class b should stand. II will be taking
good man from seIni-amatcur compeii-
uon, but the company for this field is
large and well developed.
The Hudson Bicycle Club of New York
city has started Il movement TO build a
bicycle path four feet wide along the Hud-
son River from New York TO Albany. The
Hudson Club will build the path from
duuson To stockport at Il cost OF $500.
The Cornell Lacrosse Association has
elected K. J. Thorne president, X. Fran
chet manager, and IL. II. Lyle as captain
Games will be arranged with Harvard,
VI stevens lnSIlIute
Lehigh and others.
A big shooting match for sweepstakes
will take place at Washington Park, on the
Delaware River, on Washingtons birthday
continuous pool match is to be pla we'd
in PittsburE for the championship of the
world. Keogh of Scranton deposited 500
forfeit accompanied by a challenge 10 play
Clearwater for the title and $3.50 Il side.
Clearwater's hacker, Charles Alum. said:
water will accept it. of course, to play for
either S250o $500 side. The match will
be played in Pittsburg. as Clearwater has
the right to name the place OF contest. He
Will play here. The pair will make great
contest; one OF the best ever seen. Tnse
two players made an exciting finish in the
late tournament, and they are n we'll
matched pair. / cannot say anything defi-
mite about the dates until hear from Clear
water. As soon as his opinions n that point
is received. the forfeit will be covered.
But themstch will tn ke place. rs far Clear
water is concerned
Some good spcrt is promised at The Ice
Palace this week. Thursday night Joe
Donoghue. the famous skater, will attempt
to break the two-;nile indoor record. AMI on
Saturday he will go after the five-milc rec
ord. The handy manner in which he pol
ished off the one-mile record last night has
made him confident that he will he as lucky
in the two and five-mile events.