The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
CARNIVAL OF SPORTS.
Indoor Games of the N. J. A. O. VIII
Re am Athletic Treat.

Indoor lanes OF the N. j. A.. O. VIII
he am Athletic Treat.
II present indications are any criterion,
New Workers. will be able to witness, on
next Saturday evening, one of the great
est athletic carnivals ever held in the
city.
-Four Of Americas greatest athletes
will be the star attractions of this meet
ing.
B. J. Wefers, that wonderful sprinter,
will attempt to lower the indoor record
for running SO yards. s 2-5 seconds, now
held by L. =. Myers. Mr.. Wefers has
been training for several weeks at
GEORGETOWN. D. c.. for this event. and
the chances are that he will equal, If
not lower, the figures so long credited to
Mr.. Myers.
Charlie Fitzpatrick, holder of the worlds
record for running a half-mile and also
the American champion, will endeavor to
lower his wi record of I'm. 50 2-5s.. made
in this city, September 81, 1896. Mr.. Kill
patrick is without doubt the greatest
half-mile runner in the world, either am
ateur or professional. and his perform
ance at the Garden on February Is will
be watched with interest.
Chauncey +. Hamilton, in the pole vault,
will attempt to eclipse the present in
door figure for this game. Mr.. Hamilton
during his short career as a pole vaulter
has made startling Improvement and is
thought by many to be the greatest pole
yaulter Of the day. Mr.. Hamilton won
the Metropolitan Association champion
ship last season, clearing the bar at loft.
Him., but afterwards lost it on a tech
picality. Mr.. Hamilton also did a very
cred1table performance at the A, A. u.
championships, held al Manhattan Field
September IL, 1896. Strange to say, al
though Mr.. Hamilton cleared the bar by
a considerable margin higher than the
other contestants, the best he could do
was TO win third prize, as the jump in
which he did so creditably was to decide
a tie for third place.
John Cosgrove, of Albany, who has been
doing some remarkable hop, step and
Jump performances of late, will attempt
to create new figures for this game. Mr..
Cosgrove is a former aIl-around cham
pion of the A. A. u, and there is every
reason to believe that he will push the
flgures a notch or two in this attempt.
r. Gaisel, who won this event last year.
expects to give CoSgroye a nard rub, and
says he will be in line when the prizes
are distributed. Another notable feature
VI lAO AutctA1S Will DG Tie basket Dali
game. which is to have as competitors
the Knickerbocker A. C. team n the
Eastern District Branch Y. M. C. A, of
Brooklyn. III latter team claim the
championship of the United States, and
have SO far defended their title. The
closest call they ever had to losing it was
when they met the Knickerbocker A. C.
team a short time ago, when the score
was s to 5 in favor of the Brooklyn team.
The Knickerbocker team has improved
considerably since that time as also has
the 7. M. c.. A. team.
The A. A.. ". championship events to be
decided ct tn eNew Jersey Carnival are the
ten mile run and the two mile steeplechase.
Owing to the fact that the A. A. U. at
their last annual meeting ordered an
amendment submitted by mail vote and
which was afterwards carried, allowing
five prizes to be given in events of five
miles and over, the entry for the ten mile
About fifteen men have entered for this
event, including Regain and Mccarthy, of
the New West Side A. c.; Gray and Rumpf
Of the St. George. A. G.; Landy and
Mitchell of the Fairmont Rowing Club of
Philadelphia; Hjertberg, of the n. j.. A. c.
Mason. Of the Star A. c.; McGirr, of.
Georgetown University; NJ. Kiernan. st.
Bartholomew "A. G. and several others.
The two mile steeplechase is also well
filled, and it is safe to say that there will
be at least eight entries, including Hjert-
berg of the N. ]. A C.; Grady, of the
Knickerbocker A.. c.; Warren W. Smith,
New York; Frank Herman, Philadelphia
and several others equally as prominent.
To say that the entries have simply
rolled in for the handicap events is draw
ing it mildly, There are over three hum
bred Individual entries in all. The $50
yard novice race has been most patron
lied. There are so many entries in this
event that the Athletic Committee are
it in heats or dividing it No doubt this
crop of young athletes will develop some
crack runners the coming season.
There are fourteen events on the card
and each one has filled very well. and far
beyond the expectations ofthe committee.
Athletes are paying more attention to the
distance events apparently, as each of the
events over 40 yards are well filled.
The famous Russian Imperial orchestra
will furnish music during the entire pro-
gramme under the direction of Prof.
Schotoff. Owing tothe many applications
for reserved seats it has been decided to
place tickets on sale at A. G. Spalding &
Bros, 126-1SO Nassau street, until Friday,
after which the sale will continue at Mad
ison Square Garden.
Facts for Cyclers' consideration.
1t is thought in the East that Potter
has a "cinchsy for the Presidency of the
League of American Wheelmen. Pot
ter's position recently will gain him lots
of friends from the thinking members of
the organization. While Mr.. Elliott has
been travelling over the country seeking
NJtSS, MI H0ttCl 1ido pCCH 0teSAiOAHo
good roads matters, a subject dear to the
heart of every rider of the wheel.
One mater which concerns the cycle
trade of this country is the price retail
dealers mus pay for old wheels when
exchanged in part payment for new
models. Heretofore the price has varied
in nearly every locality. In some places
one price is paid and in Others another,
while not i~flfrequently allowances vary
from $40 to SIS in one locality for the
same machine. The manufacturers are
much interested in the matter as the in
terests of the dealers is to a certain ex-
On his matter and will find it to Their
interests to join in a general movement,
with this reform in view. The best policy
to pursue is 10 ALLOW only as much for an
old wheel as he will be able to sell that
wheel for. Makers of bicycles are in
communication with their agents on the
subject, the February issue of the Ores
cent Bulletin having three pages de-
voted exclusively to the opinions of re-
a step in the right direction, and by act
ing in concert the bicycle agents will be
better able to keep the allowance for Sec
ond hand wheels within reasonable limits.
While regret Is expressed pretty general
ly for the conflict of dates between the
National Assembly Of the Il. A. w. and
the cycle SHOW now being held in New
York City IT could not have been avoid
ed. Cyclists interested in both are maxi
be able to take in both events. Many
of the L. A. w. people will spend today
and Wednesday at the big show and will
take an early train for Albany so that