New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07

Rowing
Harlem River The Irish Volunteers will hold their
ncnic and games In Suffers Harlem River Park
and II is expected that the parade, which Is to leave
the armory I'm the Grand Central Palace AT
o'clock will include 2.0O0 uniformed men
The John J. o Brien Association will hold lis
fifth annual clambake at the Riverside ho'ei' o"e-
hundred and fifty -frst-st. and Sedgwick-ave
The Volunteer Firemen's Association VIII nave
it's annual picnic and games in aid of the charita-
h,o fund at Lion Park One-hundred- and eghth-st.
and Columbus-ave.
SPORT FOR YACHTSMEN.
Seldom IN the history OF the sport have devotees
OF Yachting arranged elaborate a programme
as that Of to-day. The most important affair OF
the day Is the fall regatta Of the Larchmont Club.
whose entry list comprises the following
Special Class A-Ramona. Intrepid
class D-Amorita. ouissetta
Glass 5-tvira Choctaw Ava
class 7-infanta. Cymbra
su''fH AqSss T Hela
Class 0~Nnita Murie.
Class il-Dosoris II. Exonan oconee. rarda
Class 12-weasel Jonauil Presto Grace win or Lose
Class is-Tom Boy Osprey Violet. Edwina, zelca.
Brant. " -, =,
class Ia-norothy lone &C, GosHrd Ida Kon,,
Class I7-Die Hexe. Yola
Acushla was to have been a competitor in the
thirty rating class but her unfortunate acct
dent on Saturday will preclude her from competing
I'm any race for fully two weeks. and possibly for
the remainder ~ the season. The start will be at
30 a. m and John F. Lovejoy and his associates,
Messrs Wintrngham and Sarony, Will conduct the
details, usual
Next in importance will be the annual regatta
OF the New-York Yacht Racing Association the
great occasion OF the year for yachtsmen west OF
He'll Gate. along the banks of the Hudson River
Ct,ta Tc11 md
Among the entries will be found all the crack
sand-baggers and many OF the larger craft whose
cIub stations are between Gravesend Bay and
Newark The start and finish will be on the
Gravesend Bay Yacht clubhouse. at Timer PARK
pier and the committee In charge Is composed OF
A F. Adams, G. McCain, Edwin Moore jr, Will
lam Ross jr and T. LanSerfed. After the races
the officers of the association and the competing
yachtsmen will attend a reception ana musical at
the house of the Gravesend Bay club, whose hand-
some home has generously been placed at the as
posal of the association for the day Inc start
OF the race is scheduled for 1890 a. m
The annual regatta OF the Oak Point Yacht Club
IS another affair that will attract considerable at
tention among yachtsmen whose tastes run to
smaller boats of the sand-bag variety. The com
nettors I'm this regatta will be divided INTO nVe
classes the largest being for sloops between thirty
and thrty-five feet and the smallest for catboats
under twenty-three feet. The course VIII be an
nounced half an hour before the start which Is
scheduled for 10 o'clock The regatta committee is
comnosed Of A. G. Miller, o. Sutthemer, William
Folk Henry Henois and Frank Kne7ek u -.
The popular Atlantic Yacht club VIII also san us
fail regatta over the club courses in the lower pay
The entire race will be visible from the pr raat
Number of entries have been received the contests
being mainly among CLUB poats w,. same os
Tho nvers while the cruising yachts VIII have lttle
opportunity. except to qualify for the consolation
Women have been specially invited by the regatta
committee and an excellent enteranmenr mas
fra viii DISCOURSE concert music the whole after
noon after the mgsSal in the
The Yacht club T hSld races 10 f Ss
The American Yacht Club will give dance at its
fine clubhouse at Milton Win pq p ser%eG at
D. m Yacht owners have been requested to have
their yachts in the harbor and to Illuminate ,1 n them
natede with multi-coIored lanterns,
American Model Yacht Club. Three handsome
Challenge will Ss ne Upf the sa beg
scheduled for 10 clock m, off Thirty-fourth-st,
South Brooklyn.
ON THE CRICKET FIELD
Cricket players will take full advantage OF the
holiday to indulge I'm their favorite pastime and a
large list of games Will be brought off on local
grounds The Philadelphia Club is expected TO play
George will meet Columbia In the Association series
at Prospect Park. and Harlem will play Its Assoca-
Georges A. c. will go to Perth Amboy for game
with the local club: the Manhattan League team
will play It's Association eleven at Prospect fark
and NewYork. Yorkville and the Caribbears Will
all play at Central Park.
In Philade lphia the international game between
the United States and Canada Will be brought 10
and exciting The Americans will need to make
about leo to win. not very dificrlt task tor
them under ordinary circumstances; but IN ,h
good bowling OF Laing and McCiverin. II Is nara 10
predict what will happen.
GOLF TOURNAMENTS.
The large open golf tournaments which have just
been finished at Newport and at Niagara -on-the-
Lake Canada have had the effect OF drawing away
some Of the expert golfers OF this neighborhood for
the last week or two and many OF them will not
In time TO take part In the Labor Day tourna-
ments 1t Is perhaps on account OF these more I'm
portant though distant affairs, that more local
matches have not been scheduled for to-day
Among the most noteworthy contests whicn nave
been announced is the regular Labor Day Hand
cap OF the st. Andrews Club OF fonkers. Play
may begin at 10 a. m. and Will continue throughout
the day The competition will consist OF eighteen
holes medal play S Se przes eaad bV the m CLUB
are OF silver plate the first valued at $50 the
ond at $40 and the third at $40
Will be two games to-day. one In the morning and
The other In the afternoon. The former VIII be
handicap OF eighteen holes for the Members Cup.
and the latter scratch tournament for the Mems
Cup also OF eighteen holes.
The Morris County Golf Club will hold two tourna-
ments for special prizes given by the club. The
holes Ten or twelve OF the most expert women OF
the club have entered their names for the competl
ton In the afternoon there will be mems handi-
cap the players to be divided according to the Gus