The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-17

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INDEPENDENCE DAY GAMES.
Inaugural Nesting Of tho yersey CIV
Athletic Association.
The Jersey City Athletic Association
WIN hold its first annual athletic meet
lng and picnic at Baldwin Park, on Mon
Jay, July s. The organization is COM
posed Of a number OF well known SPORT
ing men of this city, several of whom
We're prominent in athletics. George D..
Bushield is president; James Kelly. vice
president; Thomas n. O'Brien, treasurer.
Peter A.. Clerlsin, secretary; Walter d.
Williams. financial secretary, and WIN
lam u. Harry, captain. All are hard
workers, and there is not the least do,lbt
but hat they will make their coming
games a great success. The list Of
events IS sure to be attractive, and.
Judging from the handsome prizes Offer
ed, are bound to fill well with promi-
nent athletes. The members of the yari-
Gus clubs are greatly interested in the
contests n nave promised to send over
a big representation. The men are train
ing for the races and will be in condition
to make an exciting competition. The
programme will consist Of a one hundred
yards dash, handicap; quarter. mile run.
handicap; one mile run, handicap; three
mile run, handicap, and a one mile walk.
handicap. The great feature of the day
will be a two mile run for the cham
pionship of New Jersey, open to all
members of the letters carriers, fire and
police departments in the State. Hand
some prizes are offered and there will be
a large entry for this event from this
city,. Hoboken, Newark and Paterson.
Music will be furnished by the new
Fourth Regiment band, in charge of
be a grand display Of fireworks' Under W.
direction of Pain, at the park. Several
large set pieces will be put off and the
oisplay will be the finest seen in this
city in years.
American Bowling Congress.
h annual meeting of the American
Bowling Congress will be held at Beet
hoven Hall, No. -210 East Fifth street,
New York City, on Tuesday, June %, at
s p. M. sharp.
AS business of great Importance, in
Guiding election of officers for the ensuing
year, adoption of new constitution and
bylaws, and some changes in the rules
are to come III for consideration, request
ed to attend. Out of town organizations
unable to send delegates, are kindly re-
quested to notify the Secretary, adding
any suggestions they may care to have
considered. also the condition of their
tournament, so that their vote may be
recorded.
A meeting of the Doolittle Bowling
Club will be held Monday night to com
plete arrangements for the annual outing
to Oceanic.
Promfnent Riders Entered.
Amateur riders of the Metropolitan dis
trict viii have things all to themselves
at the Atalanta Wheelmens meet at
Wayerly lark track on Saturday, June 19.
Over $50 individual riders are entered in
the events, including most of the best
riders in the 100 miles limit. The tandem
race has brought out a record-breaking
list of entries, exactly twenty-five teams
entering for the event. Among the best
men entered are:-W. c. Roome, VIM.
Weller, G. B.. Mitchell, w. g.. Douglas,
Bert Ripley. c. S. Henshaw, Oscar He'd
strom. H. F. Varley, Walter Babb, j. NJ.
Hague, George Reith, S. Standeven, w.
s. Slavin, Charles O'Connor, G.. A. Haw-
kins. Thomas Firth, j. t. Beam, H. K.
Bird, J.. Y. Bedell, hi Ruel, T. G..
Hughes, +. A. Maggie, c. T. Earl, B. T.
Allen. e M. Ertz, W. H. Fearing and w:
e; Mosher, Popular prices will prevail at
Waverly at this meet.
Clio Wheelmen.s Races.
The third series of club races of the
Clio Wheelmen will be held at the West
Side Driving Park one week from Satur-
day. The members received permission
from the Jersey City Driving Club to
hold the events in connection with the
series of trotting races under this club's
auspices. The combination will BIZ an
event worth witnessing. The Clos will
have four contests and offer handsome
prizes. These consist of medals, tires,
lamps, bicycle suits, canes, umbrellas,
sweaters, shoes, saddles, silverware, etc.
0 prizes will be offered in each event.
There will be three handicap races and
one championship a half mile, in whic
there is lots. of interest. The track will
be in excellent condition and every mem
Der of he Clio Club with any speed
will be half mile, one mile and two mile.
There will also be a one mile race for
members of the police department.
Yachting Notes.
The twenty-eighth annual regatta of
the Pavonia Yacht Club will be sailed on
Monday in the upper bay. There will be
eight classes and some pretty prizes are
offered. The starting signal will be given
at eleven A. M. All the club boats will
participate.
Sunday an open s~weepstake race for
skiffs will be sailed at Communipaw at
IS a corner. Entries can be made at
Morris.
Fred Wrege has arranged a series of
races for Sunday at Communipaw for
handsome prizes. An entry of S. will
be charged each boat that enters. Class
No. 1 will be for round bottom boats, 20
feet and under, and Glass No. 2 will be
for fiat bottom boats, Is feet and under.
Entries close the day Of race at No. lS2
Phillip street.
Walter Moome Won.
In the night races given by the River
sid Wheelmen. last night, at Olympia
Park, Walter C. Roome, Of his city, won
the one mile scratch race in 2 minutes,
Sc seconds.
II Abuse or h Dtepensary.
It may be broadly stated. as the result
of exhaustive statistical study, that fully
50 per cent. Of the patients who apply for.
free medical aid are totally undeserving
of such charity. The main reason for
his is that no effectual means are taken
by the managers of these institutions to
correct the abuse. For the sake of dona-