The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-10

at Elwood Park grounds Long Branch,
n. j. This is said to be the finest shoot
ing park in the world, i with the possible
exception of Monte Carlos famous trap
ping ground. Especial interest attaches
to the event this year. A large number
of the best trap shooters in the West Will
be present to try for the rich prizes. The
handicap last year had no less than l46
entries, and 1876 of them faced the traps
for the rich prizes. 1t was then great
money-maker for the shooters, twenty
first gun receiving $43 as "A prize. Elk
wood Park is an ideal spot for trap shoot-
ing. There are three sets of traps ana an
underground system of trapping WINCH
with an admirable system of retrieYers,
make it possible to dispose of $50 birds an
hour, larger number than can be trap
ped on any ground in the world.
Manager Hanlon. of the Baltimore club,
is getting slashed right and left for MS
kicks aginst Uncle Nick Young's sched-
ule. The New York Sun handles him
thus: "Hanlon, after making a favorable
impression at st. Louis by coming out
squarely in favor of honest methods, has
set rather poor example for his players
by kicking over the schedule of games
drawn up by President Young and adopt
ed unanimously by the magnates Han
Ion knows very well that each club in
turn must have it's share of attractive
plumS, and his protests because Baltimore
did not get the choicest dates are de-
cidedly out of order. The schedule was
carefully and conscientiously compiled by
Mr.. Young. whose record for fairness is
well known, and it was adopted as usual
without looking at it. This has been the
custom for years, for the excellent reason
that if the magnates We're in the habit of
looking over the schedule before voting
on it their desire for the best dates would
make them indulge in prolonged wran-
gles.''
At the last meeting of the League of
American Wheelmen, held at St. Louis,
the proposition to sanction Sunday rae
ing was defeated, but the International
Cyclers' Association, of which the League
of American Wheelmen, the controlling
American body, is a member, has decided
TO hold the worlds championships at
Vienna on Sunday, September 4;Thursday,
September s. and Sunday, September II.
Thus for the first time the worlds cham
pionships will be held on the Sabbath.
The Sabbath is the greatest cycling day
of the week in Paris and many European
countries. England. Scotland and ireland
being about the only countries in which
Sunday racing is prohibited by the con-
trolling bodies.
The Wauchusett Boat Club, of Worces-
ter, Mass. has determined to enter Ed
ward H. Ten Eyck for the second time
in the Henley Royal Regatta, where he
will compete for the diamond SOULS, OF
which he is the present holder. The club
also voted to send James A Ten Eyck
the young mans father, as coach ano
! trainer.
This weeks important event in the
| pugilistic world is the meeting between
| Joe Choynski and Tom Sharkey. SEIZED
! uled to take place under the auspices o.
the National Sporting Club of San Fran
/ cisco tomorrow night. Sharkey an(
/ Choynski met two years ago and Shar
key was credited with having the best Of
/ things, but whether he can hold Joe safe
this time remains to be seen. The bou
is not creating much interest in the East
! there being an apparent suspicion among
the sports that something of the Fftz
smmons-Sharkey fiasco may come ou
| of ii.
Ernest Roeber and Yousonf. the Turk
have finally beeen matched. They vii
wrestle Greco-Roman style, at Madison
! Square Garden, New York, on March %
for $500 a side. and the championship o
the world Martin Julien represented
Roeber and William A. Brady Youson
| when the agreement was signed. 1t wa
agreed that a referee should be chosel
on the day of the contest.
Steps have been taken by Homer Selby
brother of Kid Mccoy. to have hi
mother placed in a sanitarium. Mrs
Selby is an adventist of great enthusiasm
and her mental condition is the result o
excessive devotion to religious work. Tn
lady is now in Cincinnati. Her home i
in Indianapolis, where she will be takel
| for treatment.
Kid Mccoy Is not going to let any 0
the easy things offered him slip through
his fingers, Notwithstanding his apper
emily consuming desire to get on a mate
with really hard man. Word nov
comes from Chicago that Mccoy has &C
cepted Parson Davies offer to fight JAG
Bonner twenty rounds at New Orlean
the latter part of this month.
Notwithstanding the general mpressio
that cycle racing will be dead in Europ
this year, it seems that some big prize
are to be offered. First prize values @
81 900 and So, 600 will be offered on the con
tinent I'm short-distance races. the frs
for a sprint race at Turin and the secon
at Berlin.
RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.