The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

1 w ueU a IOIuldl lnNllillOH was leuueIeu Pim and Mahoney to appear at Tuxedo, much to MT. Campbelps surprise he was politely informed that the Irishmen were the guests of the Neighborhood club while In this country, and they did not feel justified in making other en- gagements until the West Newton club was through entertaining them. The Neighborhood club was not quite so easily negotiated with as MT, Campbell had expected, and it continued to enter tain pr. Pim and Mahoney until the two experts were safely aboard an out going steamship. The West Newton club did not relish the idea of going to the expense of providing attractions for other organizations, and for this reason the Tuxedo folks were deprived of chance to become enthusiastic over the brilliant playing of the two Irishmen."
 The next event of importance in the racquet line will be the tournament for the championship of America between representative players from the New York Racquet and Tennis club and the Boston Athletic association. The tour nament will be played in Boston on February z. J. s. Tooker and H. H. Hunnewell will represent Boston, and B. Spalding DeGarmendia will take care of New York's interests. J. s. Hoyt, another New Yorker, was expected to, enter, but has not done so up to date. During the tournament an exhibition game will be played by George Stand ing, the professional of the New York Racquet and Tennis club, and Tom Pet this side of the Atlantic ocean and Standing is the best racquet player on this side of the, Atlantic association and repeated efforts have been made to match him against Peter Latham, the worlds champion. Up to date Latham has refused to come to America for a match, but he is willing to give Stand ing a go if Standing will make a trip abroad and play there
 | The next set of indoor games in this city will be those of the new West Side l Athletic club and Company F of the Twelfth regiment. They will be held in the Twelfth regiment armory on Thurs day evening, February 20. The events will be: Sixty yards dash, 40 yards run, 1000 yards run, one mile run, rum ming high jump and two mile bicycle race, all handicap competitions; one half mile run and one mile walk for novices. After the games there will be a reception. The prizes will consist of a gold watch to first and silver watches to second and third in each event Ap- plications for entry blanks can be sent to H. Obertubbesing, 329 West Fifty l fourth street.
 New York Athletic club February fix lures are as follows: February 6, bow ling, New York A. c. vs. Columbia A. C., on Columbia alleys; February Il, | figure skating championships at the Palace rink; February F. paper chase from Travers' Island on the arrival of the 45 a. m. train; February IA, nfor- nal fencing invitation at Racquet and Tennis club; February IA, bowling, New York A. c. vs. Jersey City A. C., on New York A. c. alleys; February 15, vaude- vile in the gymnasium; February Fl, annual cycle dinner; February P, box l ing entertainment in the gymnasium; February P, open paper chase from St. l George; February P, team fencing con- petition at the club house.
 | The recently organized Newark Field club has elected Philip Philip N. Jack son president The other officers are: First vice president, J. H. Bachelor; second vice president, Samuel Denby; secretary, Oswald H. Gordon; treasurer, Percy Edgar; governors, Philip c. Poin- fer, Howard Adams, l.. D. H. Gilmour, Franklin Murphy, jr., Lincoln A. Palm CT, Benedict Prieth, Henry Bigelow, William c. Meeker and George R. 1 Swain
 l Athletic Director Giannini of the N. Y. A. c. has arranged the following gymnastic program for the March la i dies day: Double apeze-Joseph Ward, jr., and Edwin Burke; L'Echelle A. Kollstede, J. Ward and F. J. Gin I min; acrotGtics-C. c. Turner c. H. Enos, jr., Milton J. Whitley and F. J. Giannini; flying rings-R. Stall and A. Manrara boxing, wrestling and fenc- ing
 Harry Cornish of the New Manhattan Athletic club is working hard for the intelscholastic games to be held in the Garden in March.
 1 Sporting goods dealers are busily en- gagged making preparations for their annual show to be held in Madison Square Garden.
 George Van Emburg, the New Jersey long distance bicycle rider, has entered a Minneapolis six days race.
 Jack Booth and Amory Chapin, two New York Athletic club members, are enjoying the winter in Florida. | The Amateur Athletic union national baxing championships will be held in Philadelphia in March.
 | The Ice Palace Polo club will play the Sagamores of Fremont at the Ice Palace rink tonight.
 l Jim Kennedy, the Empire Athletic clubs matchmaker, starts for Fl Paso on Monday
 State Fair Premiums. 1 Meriden, Feb. 5.-Secretary w. r.