The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15

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Sew Jersey Athleadc club carnival! Taess
events viii serve 10 Keep The athletes III
national Championship meeting which viii
be held On September IL at Manhattan
Field. Athletes from every club of pruIn~
inence connected with the Amateur, Ath-
lefic Union In all parts of the country
have made entry with the G7ufnes Conn
mdttee. This years events WIFI result ~
another clipping Of records, or there Will
be a great surprise, as the form shown In
previous events this season hes been IN
creased until the men are IN fine coldi-
tion for the national honors- The events
that Will determine the champions OF
1896 are.-10o yards run. 20 yards run. 40
yards run $50 yards run, ore mile run,
three mile runs three mile walk. two mile
safety bicycle (a1nateur), pole vault for
height, running high jump, running broad
jump. throwing 16-pound hammer, throw
ing 56-pound weight for distance, putting
l6-pound SHOT, 100 yards hurdle, 10 flights.
S feet 6 inches high; go yards hurdle, 10
flights. 2 feet 6 inches high.
A gold medal, emblematFe OF the cham
pionSnip of the United States, will be gfv-
medal to second. and a bronze medal OF
third. An entrance fee of two dollars per
man for each event will he charged. and
no entry VIII be accepted unless accom5
entry is reserved. Entries close with
James E. Sullivan, chairman, No. al
Broadway New York city. on Saturday.
The Championship Committee consists
of James p. Sullivan Metropolitan Asso-
citation, chairman: John w. Kelly, ATTAIN
tic Association; 2. z. Rabb, New Eng
land Association
New Jersey "A. G, Sports.
Chairman James d. Boyd, Of the New
Jersey A. c., expects the Labor Day car
nival Of sports of the New Jersey A. c..
to eclipse anything heretofore attempted
by the Bayonne organizations There viii
be association football between the Gem
treville and the Empire teams. Great
Gaelic football at / P. NJ. between the
famous Barrys Of Jersey City and the
Sarsields Of Elizabethport. and at 2 P. ~.
will commence the athletic and cycling
portions of the programme. The athletic
portion will be up to the standard. and
the pick of American Athletic talent will
take part in the several races
The New Jersey Athlete Clubs crack
team of cyclists, Walter Roome, w. Oar
mer, seitz, + Jasper !. Livingston Waller,
OsHclleranb Hunter and SANFORD will ceri-
pete in the two open, 4handicaps cycle
will be the 5baH game betweens the Bay
onne Field Club and the N~eHssJersey A.
c.. Entry blanks Andstflr5heT INF orinatio
can be secured from J.EEs' sullivan, No. "a
Broadway, New York; S asfss
Outing of THE RoyIess.
The Morris J. Boyle Association held
their second annual outing and games
yesterday at New Dorp, Staten Island.
The members and their friends left head
quarters in eight stages at nine A. NJ,
bound for the park. Upon arrival break
fast was served, after which the follow
ing athqstic events were decided:-10o
yards dash, won by Thomas Kelly. NJ. F.
Shea second and ]. Reilly third.
Half mile run-lWon by Thomas Kelly,
J. Reilly second and w. Rogers third.
Mile run-Won by James Shields, John
Grody second and Thomas Kelly third
100 yards fat mems race-Won by Nor
ris J Boyle, weight 2ss; Steven o'Rourke
second and James Malloy third.
Baseball contest between the Boyles
and the Reillys resulted in a victory for
the former team by the score Of q to IT.
Football between the Kellys and the
Qulgleys resulted in a wransle in the
first half and the game broke up.
The boys had a gala day and win not
soon forget 1t. The members arrived home
tired and dusty, but we'll pleased with
themselves.
Coastfng for the Championship.
Today the Metropolitan Cycling Assoc
citation will -inaugurate the first annual
c~oasting match for tho championship.
which VIII be decided on the Cedar Grove
Hill. The hill on which this contest will
be held Is on the Pompton Turnpike, just
about a mile from the top of the Mont
clair Hill. It is admirably suited for the
purpose and has few rough spots n
very little traffic and almost straight
way. These officials will serve:-Referee,
A. E. Hildick, Riverside Wheelmen, meas
urers, G.. C. Wheeler, Mount Vernon
Wheelnlen; James F. Owens, Catholic
Club; Fred c. G~ubleman, Jersey City
Club Wheelrnen; chief umpire. George
Shannon, Prospect Wlheelmen: chief mar
shall. NJ. B. Freidenrich, Harlem Wheel
men; chief scorer, E. A. Smith, ATLANTA
Wheelmen; assistant scorers. DR.. A. j.
Wright, Montclair Wheelnen; c. Heydt.
Drobbfe, Atalanta Wheelmen; assistants.
r. B. Morrison, E. A. Powers; starter,
Fred w. Keer. Hudson County Wheel
men.
Annual Regatta of ths N. x. Y. II. a.
The annual regatta of the New York
Yacht Racing Association which will be
sailed in New York Bay on Labor Day
is the next important event to which focal
boat owners are looking forward to- The
regatta Will, it Is expected, be of more
interest than ever on his occasion, as
IHS present season mas been the most sue
cessful of any for years from a yachting
outlook. The committee in charge has pre-
pared a programme of many events. and
there will be classes for all sized boats.
The Jersey City, Pavonia, Greenvhqe,
Newark Bay, New Jersey A. c. and New
York Bay are all members of this assoc
citation and will Undoubtedly make en-
tries of their fastest boats.
Handbail at b Local Court.
Tomorrow afternoon at the Jersey City
HandbaN Cour a series Of matches Will
be played between Pat Scott and Pat Bar
rett and Mike Egan and Tom Fitzgerald.
Besides this there will be an interesting
| series between the local players and a
| team from M-anfiatta1agille The pro-
posed visit of the bcRd players to Phifa-
delphia to return the compliment OF the
Richmond Handball Club seems to have
fallen through. The sfissst march between
Tom F9ahertg aftH2a pfeminent member
of : Notwithstanding Cfab viii be played
s-yanday in city. The match is
Todayss CiuB Races.
The annual races of the Castle Point
| cyclers are taking place this afternoon