The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

tempt at the mile track record, which will
take place Saturday, Among the pace
maker in the attempt will be the famous
Of Rastus and ssSnowbaIl," the latter be-
ing a colored speed merchant. A letter
from his trainer, Pat Mcdonald states
will be prepared to show his speed at the
track swept by ocean breezes.
The entries of H. r. Steenson and Jay
Eaton have been telegraphed to the Quill
present. a busy scene with the racing men
Whirling around 1t.
AS many people are DESTROYS of watch
Ing the men in training at the Beach,
the Long Island Railroad will run special
trains from East 34th street ferry, at
500 800, lilo, S:10 and $40, and from
aa ia avenue depot, Brooklyn, 7:10;
Ihe men usually work out in the morn
ing at about ten o'clock and are on the
track for about an hour and repeat the
performance in the afternoon between
three and four.
University of Pa. Athletes i'm Trim
The University of Pennsylvania will
make a strong bid for premier honors in
the weight throwing end of the pro-,
gramme at the Intercollegiate champion
ships on May %. The Quakers nave a
quartet which will take a lot of beating.
Wiley Woodruff, who scored second last
year, is on hand again with a vast i'm
provement, and McCracken, Garland and
Outland, three freshmen, are close on
Woodruff's heels. McCracken is beating
100 feet daily and Garland n Outland
can easily get on the other side of 125i
feet without ruffling a eathe Trainer
Mike Murphy is in high glee over the
prospects in this department and he has
written to J. E.. Sullivan to the effect that
the TOUR cracks will take art in tho
hammer throwing contest at the Decora-
tlon Lay carnival of the New Jersey A. C.
Catholic Institute Athletic Meeting
The second annual games of the
Catholic Institute Athletic Association,
Will be held at Baldwin Park, on Satur-
day, June 5. An interesting programme
has been prepared and the Institute
athletes are busily engaged in training for
the various events. The following track
and field sports will try the mettle of
the boys:-10O yards dash, 22O yard dash,
half mile and mile runs, shot putting,
throwing the discus, high jump and pole
vault, for the senior grade. rs yard dash,
40 yard run, potato race and broad
jump for the intermediate grades. so
yards dash, sack race and obstacle race
for the juniors.
The managers ars anxious to lave a
relay race of a half mile for the various
parochial and public schools in the
vicinity. All teams wishing to enter
should write for particulars to Thomas
Ryan, No. S53 Second street.
The HI. G. w. Century Course.
The Hudson County Wheelmen will
have a century run on June 27, and the
Road Committee prepared a proper
course for the run last Sunday. Storer
and Dewey rode from this city to Hack
ensack, to Ridgewood, thence to Ramsay,
on to Sufferns and Tuxedo Park, where
the turn win be made and dinner partak-
en- of. The course is one of the best
land for a century from this city, and
the route will be a popular one, as the
reads are hard and the scenery is a
great feature. The slow division will
start at 5:45 A. M. and the first pack at
81 When the later reaches within ten
miles OF terminal point a race for a
medal win begin over the remaining dis
lance.
RayOnne n. A. Century Run.
h Bayonne Rowing Association
Wheelmen have announced their annual
century run to be held Tune 20, through
the State to New Brunswick, over ex-
cellent roads. The wheeling division of
the association is more extensive this
season h ever. On May 80 and 81 a
two days run will be made to Phila-
deallphia, leaving Elizabeth May 30, at
$40 A M. The entrance fee for the
century run will be twenty-five cents, in
Guiding medal. The entries close with J.
Iaylor, clubhouse, East 80 street,
Bayonne.
Pat lower Boxing Show.
Pat Powers of this city, who has
doubled up with Billy Brady in the man
agement of the Palace Athletic Club in
New York, will run off the first enter
tainment this evening at the old Ice
Palace, 10Th street and Lexington ave-
nue., and has prepared a very interesting
bill of attractions.
RayoEma Fighters Matched.
Larry Becker of Bayonne has been
matched to fight Owen Farley Saturday
night in New York, and Jimmy Hall, an
other istic star of Bayonne, will meet
Jimmy Purcell. Farley and Purcell are
both clever men, and will give the South
Hudson boxers much trouble to defeat
them.
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