New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-08
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Amateur athletes from various athletic and boat
ing clubs OF tho city taking steps toward the
formation Of the Manhattan Guards. an amateur
military organization designed to give Its mem
bers instruction In infantry drill regulations. NO
tees are posted In all the principal ciubhouses'
Fifteen new members have just been elected by
the Committee on Admission TO the Knckerbocker
Athletic Club They are Frederick J. Fleck. Rob-
ert f. Fulton Keith Hudson, Arthur NJ. Hunter
NJ L. q. Lark. William Pollock. y. Douglass sal
ked II. f. Scripture, Joseph +. Silo and Theodore
Starrett resident members. Albert Burnstine. East
Berlin Conn: II. T. Coggeshall. Watervle, y y
Mason d. Pratt. Steelton Penn; John l.. Ray
mond Toledo and George Cyrus Thorpe. Mime
apolis. nonresident members Entry lists are open
al the clubhouse for the open tournament or the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club. In the competition Tor
the tennis championship OF New-Jersey The tour
nament will be held on Saturday. A rifle match -
now going on among the knickeroocker marksmen
American flag to be purchased and hung from
the club stan in honor OF Admiral Dewey are post
ed on the bulleun-board and already foot UP well.
The Crescent Athletic Club lacrosse team Will
play the Station Island team at Bay Ridge to-day.
Tho shooting carnival 70 be held under the
auspices % the National schue,zeabund Of Amer-
will take place July 8-11. inclusive. az the
Glendale Q-ong Isiand) Schutzen Park
Tho New-York City Rife Club will hold rs twen-
ty-hfth annual tournament at Union HILL New
Jersey to-day and tomorrow. The programme
which is open 10 all is OF a liberal character. and
s347 In prizes will be distributed At the ring tar
get tickets emitting the holder 10 three shots will
be sold The tickets Will be unlimited There VIII
be twenty prizes ranging from s. TO $40 Al the
bus-cye targets there Will be twenty prizes. rang
ing from 50 TO $50 Tickets emitting the holder 10
ten shots Will cost 81. The shooter making the
largest number of bulls-eyes during the Two days
shoot will receive $40; the second man. So third
50. fourth. So and nth. 81.
The SOUTHAMPTON Athletic Club will hold m
interschoastic meet on Its grounds at Southamp-
ton Long Island on Saturday afternoon. There
Will be bicycle races. high jumring and putting
game between the Rverhead and southampton
Union School teams. The meet VIII probably be
include all the schools in Suffolk County.
All the boxes for the Choyrski- Mccoy contest
to take place at the Ienox Athletic Club on June
Is have been sold. The spar for 40 per
cent Of the gross receipts which will be divided
on the basis OF IS per cent TO the winner and rs
per cent 10 the loser
One OF the most important athletic features OF
the East this year will be the all-around champion
ships which will be held the grounds ~ tho
New-Jersey Athletic Club July 4 The contests
are as follows: One-hundred-yard run. putting 10
pound shot running high jump. SSc-yard walk.
throwing 10 pound hammer. pole vault for height.
120-yard hurdle race. ten flights; throwing 5'-
pound weight for distance. running broad jump,
one-mile run. Tho scoring will be by the per
centage system adopted by the Amateur Athletic
Union Gold silver and bronze medals Will be
awarded.
There will be a meeting OF the Registration Com
nhttee at James f Sullivan's Office, Nos 10 and
IS Park Place tomorrow at p. III. Arrangements
for the outdoor field and track championships 10
he held at Chicago on June % Will be perfected.
officials will be selected and other details aT-
rr,od