New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-17
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

The ,h,,d carnival of sports OF the Ncw-Jersey
A,blot,c club this year will be held on the clubs
grounds at Bergen Point, y. j, on Labor Jay
The contests Will be open to all registered athletes
The athletic contests will be under the sanction "i
me A A. L. and the cycle races under the sane
,,on ~ the I. A. w The open athletic handlca's
will include a lco-yard run. iD-yard run an wv
yard run. a two-mile run and special hair HI"
which has beer added TO the programme 10 ehap'e
IIorher, + Marvel Of the club 70 break the
worlds recor, for thai distance. Their" VIII al1p
be a confess a, throwing Tn" 5f-pound woigni over
a crossbar a pole vault thandicap) mile bicyc'e
200 lh.ndicar, and n mile hcyce rae" tnnNlr'l.
Anotnor specis feature Vii be haf-m.le military
race in heavy marching order. opeN onN 10 me f,H
Roeimen, National Guard OF tse state OF NcN-
Jersey Gold silver and bronze m"das VIII hH
given to first second ana ,hira respe 's sns e' on
Augus o. 1898. The prizes are TO be e&ni'lted at
Spalding's in Nassar-st
The annual regatta OF tho New-York Athlete
c,uh wW take place a, Travers Island on Scptem-
her u The contests for oarsmen will be handicap
singles double-scul gigs. four-oa ggr. senior
ejgh cared shells ana a barge race. In addition
there vii be TWO handicap swimming races Theie
viii also be handicap naphtha launch race. over
a lve-m mile course. FOR cup
The weekly smoker Of .he Knickerbooker Athlete
club will take place tonight in the club theatre
MISS Ethel Goding o. Bath Beach. the cham
pion woman swimmer 0. America. started last night
for Montreal. where she viii enter the women $
races TO be held at that place the latter par: OF
this week
The Williamsburg Yacht Clubs annual ladies
day. regatta Of the organization will take place
next Sunday over tho regulation cun courge. in
Flushing Bay. To each n winning
craft Handsome souvenir Will be given. Aquatic
sporfs omen members and crews Of ITO differ
ent Yachts Of the clubs feet will follow the races
There will also bc music and dancing after th"
races.
The new outdoor athletic plant AZ PRATT Institute
known as Pratt Field" has been competed. and
Il is now ready for the return Of the students ana
actual use Its cost about $3.50 which was
given oy Frederick r. Pratt. The track. which Is
highly ba 1ked on the for the cyclists Is ten
l,rs 10 the mile and along the side outside OF the
oval track is Il sixty-yard straightaway running
path for the sprinters
The residents Of Bensonhurs: have started nm
athletic club. II IL proposed TO secure n plot Of
land and build an outdoor club. cycle track. Gin
der running path and golf links ms outdoor &C
cessorics with y completely equipped indoor plant.
are 10 be features OF the place The crga nzliion
Committee consists Of Robert J. Webb WI liam
H. West Peter +. DALEY. W. j. Siocum and Will
lam n. Reynolds.
The Ancient order az Foresters will hold It's an
nual festival and gamer al Ridsewood Park. Long
Island on September Il. There will be complete
nrogra nrne Of field and track sports includns D.
cycle races under the rules OF the Amateur Athietc
Union and the League Of American Whrelmen
trap shooting eyiva for amateurs only VIII pc
held Na'ick, Mass. on September s ufiuei tne
auspices Of the Nattck Gun club.