The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-02
n. ]. 4. G PROGRAMME
They Have Made Elaborate
Preparations for Sat
urday's Games.
PROMINENT FEATURES OFFERED
Atlantic Boat Club Regatta and
Events Madge LOOMS Will
Become a Professional
Wheel News.

double attractions that will warrant
every expectation of the admirers of the
sport, as it will be one of the greatest
meetings that has ever taken place at
this resort for athletes and that is say
ing a great deal, as the New Jersey
Club has offered many star attractions.
They will present a number of champions
in competitions at their Creates special
ties. There will be the full list of open
games for all amateurs, which will be as
lively as ever, but besides this there
viii be the annual all around events for
the championship of America. These
will bring together noted athletes who
viii compete for the handsome gold
medals offered by the Amateur Athletic
Union of America. These events alone
should be sufficient to satisfy the spec
| tators, but the New Jerseys always give
more than double value for the money
and they rave arranged a full programme
in addition to this, besides a special event
which is looked upon as the greatest
feature of the athletic year. 1t win be
a special hammer throwing contest.
This was asked for by the Yale hammer
throwers, who desired a chance at James
S. Mitchell, the champion of America,
holder of a number of worlds records.
The wearers Of the blue who will toe
the scratch against the Irishman are
Harry p, Cross, C. Chadwick, r.
Hickok and E. J.. Beck, n the New
Jersey A. c. has offered a solid gold stop
watch to the winner, gold medal to sec
ond man and a silver one to third. Ear;y
this year Cross made some phenomenal
THROWS in trials, having on one occasion
sent the 16-pound hammer the remark
able distance of 149 feet. He went stale,
however, before the intercollegiate
games but is back in form again and
the worlds record of 14S feet may receive
a big tumble at the hands of this modern
Hercules. Chadwick, 200, is reported as
N rare form, and Mike Murphy is con-
fdent that he'll do su'thin great" Beck
has every appearance of a coming man
and his recent performances at Travis
Island stamp him a good one. who will
need a great deal of watching. The tuss;e
between these young giants and the
bulky Irishman will be very interesting.
In the events to decide the championship
Of this country there are entered L. P.
Sheldon, the intercollegiate champion of
Yale; John A. Larkin, Xavier Athletic
association; George Schwegler, New
York A. c., and r. Obertubbesing Of the
New West Side A.. G. The fact that
evidently frightened champion cosgrove
of last year, for he has not sent in his
entry. Cosgrove is a fair performer. but
with Sheldon in he would stand a poor
the bright particular star on Saturday,
and that he will win no one is willing
to dispute. He Is a good runner. cham
very fair man with tha rvhia,te
high jump and pole vault with anyone
in the competition, and he naturally ex-
poets to win quite handily. The others
viii push him along and viii have a
merry contest for the other prizes. In
addition TO the championship contests
there VIII be a team race for the cham
been held that has caused such an in
terest among the local athletes. The
remarkably large number of seven teams
will start, which will be the largest that
the State. It will bring together all Of
the best runners of the Lafayette
K Kin Sens q sis G G9is Ct the Iron Cross.
League and st. Mary's Catholic cub,
This should be the feature of the day in
the local interest and Will prove a great
struggle. Three sets of medals will be
presented to the teams finishing first,
second and third. These will be gold
silver and bronze; This event viii be
NdlcQ DIT OEE CLOCK. Inc men have
trained well and II will be a grand
struggle. A remarkably large list Of
entries has been received for the open
events and owe: $50 athletes will CON
tend in the track n bicycle races. The
sport will begin with a game of football
at twelve O'Clock between the Bay Ridge
A. G. and Bayonne Rangers and at four
o'clock there will be a game of baseball
evening.
Mates OF Wheel Riders.
About ten members of the wheeling
section of the Irving Club of Brooklyn
will leave Friday night for a "trip to Bos-
ton. They viii return Monday.
The Cyclone Cycle Club has arranged the
Ioll9wing runs:7July 4, Patehogue; July
. Hye Beach; July 70, New Brunswick:
July 19, Orange Valley; July &c. Roekaway
The Alpine cyclers of Hoboken had an
run to Hicksville, l.. T.. recent
~; % august Y four Of their members
yhfe and return.
TIL Castle. Point cyclers of Hoboken
from Albany to Toms River On ACCENT
OF the bad roads to Albany. They will
stanE from the clubhouse at 7 A. M. Sat
urday; returning from Toms River SIM
Matthew Nanagan. while riding along
the Hudson Boulevard. near Newark ave-
ituS. ictchtfy, WIS PfCNUeQ 100 close to
the curbstone, which his wheel struck,
He was thrown on his head. receiving a
severe scalp wound.
.AioTZo Let's. a wel3-krown member OF
the Castle Point Cyelers of Hoboken. has
sent in his entry for the amateur races
az the cuban-American carnival July G.
His eliminates expect to see him land a
winner, as Let's has trained ~conscien-
ticllsly for this event.
The committee having charge of the pic
mic of the Hamilton Wheelmen. Union
Hill. which VIII be held July s. are work
ing very hard to make the affair a grand
success. They expect delegations of wheel
men from all over the county.
Arranging Their Regatta
Al a meeting of the Atlantic Boat Club,
to be held his evening. final arrange
ments win be made for the annual re-
gatta. which win be rowsed fully % at the
Gutenberg course. The club will be more
considerate of their guests and will have
the contests decided so as to enable every
one to witness them from the club barge.
They will be rowed one mile with a turn.
having the start and, finish at the club
boat. The events will be Junior singles.
senior single gigs. double gigs. pair-oared
SOULS and f~our-oared barge race. A spe-
cial feature will be a race between tsfa
Senior and junior f~cur-oareG crews. The
juniors have undergone weeks Of train
ing. and were in good condition at the
time Of the Harlem regatta. which they
won, and are satisfied they are more
speedy than any crew on the river. They
issued the challenge which the vets have
accepted. In their boat will be Magistrate
Kudiich of New York. No. 1; Bob Heyne.
No. 2; Lfndeman- who was the original
No. I. but Is not a member his place Will
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