The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05

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Local spurturs-n have made elaborate Prep
a-atSons TO oeaehrnte Independence Dag, and
many special features on land and water court
the patrunnge cf the holiday crowd With the
baseball season st such an interesting stare
followers Of the NATIONAL game viii doubtless
make liberal use Of the opportunity 10 zee the
BROOKLYN and New York League teams meet
twice during the day AZ the Polo GroundA Ad-
mirerr Of TIE thoroughbred viii find an IN
usually attractive card at the picturesque
sheepsheAd Bay track. and q big turnout is
anticipated Of The breezy tnclogure By the Sea
The yhehtinE viii be limited a. TO the number
Of rera;taG. but the mos1 speedy boats IN the
vicinity viii compete. The event Of the great
est importance in this line is the eighteenth
annual regatta ut the LarchTnunt Club. Among
the competitors. the noted Chicago yHchf
vencodur viii compete against the best In her
class tha: the ESst can produce Commodore
Il N. Girir belicrcs that the yencsdor. Al
thoaKh defeated By the Canada last summer.
has been improved enough TO win in the East
Another feature is the beginning Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club cruise The Graressnd Bay Yacht
Cub will also celebrate the day in q fitting
manner.
Golfers and their followers look forward 70 q
busy and enSoyahie day. The features include
:he open hHndjcsp and cup fnAls al the Sea
bright Coli C1ub. the thir7y six bole open hAndi-
cap for u esp presented by Mrs Jules ReynRL.
and a uotnen's putting match a. the Knoll
wood Country Cub; the GuvernOr's Cup con
test al the NutJey Coli Club; the modal and
match play for two cups al the Country Club Of
westehester: the foursone handicap al the St;
Andrews Coli Cub for the "star-si[hones
cup: mixed fuursorles for two cupt al the Nor.
ris County Colt Club, and also al the Hillside
Coli and Tennis Club. Plsinheld: The SECOND
. mai sgr h she sal,ss a. ts1 al The fs5rfcld Goun:
ty Coli Grub. In addition there will lie members
contests al the Ardsisy CUB, Speens L0unt!
Yacht Club. New BrunsEick Cot Club; Essex
County Country Club, Englewood Cot Club,
and the MorriEtOwn Field Gut;
Bicycle meets viii he held al Manhattan
Beaeh NareTaE. Phtnheld. p~s'chosae; .p M
Mgrr1ssS.n; WhIs ,he ra gar msa q 4 ne 3s
safe 10 predict that some notable races VIII
take place at the different tournaments Tits
morning d twenty-fve-inile road race VIII be
he'd on the Hudson County Boulevard. Tn.
der favorable circumstance new records should
be made. 49,.
held under the auspices Of the New Jersey A {.
al Bergen Point The card arranged bristles
with. attractions, the red.letter item icing tie
annual competition for the indiyidus sll-ruund
championship OF America. Nine representa-
tive entries have been filed for this important
event. and a spirited contest Is anticipated
The programme is sweled TO generous proper
tons by a series Of handicap contests on track
ana DG1G, IN which LLt IDOcA INDilALN8A Lac
Of the metropolitan district viii figure. The
other events OF an athletic favor sChed uled
include the show at Ambrose Park. IN which
John L. Sullivan and Bob . Fitzsimuons are
among the advertised features; the Jersey City
A. A. games Vt Bald win Park: the professional
athletic meeting at Linden track South Eliza.
beth; the Hudson County Californian games
at Boulevard Park, Bayonne; the Brooklyn
Clan-na-Gael games al Glendale Park Ii;
the New York Letter Carriers games at sui
zer's Park, and the games OF the Union County
A c. at Elizabeth
The lawn tennis schedule for the day includes
the opening matches in the Middle States cham
pionship at Orange; the finals in the Chiffon
Tennis Clubs open tournament at Arrochar. >
l.. and the open tournament Of the Hillside Ten
mis- and Coli Club. Plainfeld.
decision are the following: Manhattan "a
| Brooklyn, at Central Park; Paterson vs.. st
George, al Paterson: Kings Comfy rs. New
York, at Prospect Park; R9seville vs.
Brooklyn second at Newark; Rokeby tear,
VS. Wrzht's team. at Livingston :. L, AMI
Kearney VS. Paterson second. az kearny-
Oarsmen Will be from home 70 a great eK
tent, as the local crews are engaged at Philadel
phia and Springfield but there are aquatic sport
scheduled for Communipaw. and no lack Of i'm
prornptu fun Is 10 be feared al the rarou
beaches and watering resorts in this vicinity.
There will be shooting al the Enfield stree
grounds. Brooklyn; Aqueduct- Holly ant
Hackensack. and polo at Rockaway.