New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

John !. Rogers Will advocate a chief OF urptrss
! for the National League next year.
Arthur p Sweet OF Pawtucket. r, L. who dted
| last week. q member OF the Executive Com
| mttee OF the National Association OF Amateur
0arsmen FOR a number OF years He was widely
known and highly esteemed by oarsrnen
Rolla Hekes. OF Dayton. Ohio. the trap shot who
defeated william Elliston at Nashville for the
Cast Iron Cup, has won the cup four times. Each
man shot at 100 birds and Heikes killed IS and
| Eulston "a
Tho members Of the Chicago Athletic Club want
larger quarters but President Lord does not think
the financial condition OF the organization Will
warrant the outlay at present
The Bankers Athletic Club Of Chicago. has
amended It's constitution go that others besides
| bankers may become members.
Bessie Stewart. the fast young mare who IS CRED
tied with having trotted mile IN 20lis at Belmont
recently is owned by william Stewart. OF Phila-
delphia, who named her after one OF his daugh-
ters- Robert Grady is training the mare but she
| will not be raced until next spring
The Young Mems Cavalry Club formerly the Tee
To-Tum Club. will hold It's annual cross-country
run on Thanksgiving Day at Westchester. EI-
| members Of the club are invited 10 attend
There Is now q strong probability that the Penn
sylvania Barge Clubs champion eight Will 30 TO
| Henley next year. without any apparent e1ertion
the club has already raised $3.50 70 help pay the
expenses Of the crew. and the balance Of the
| money WILL no doubt. be forthcoming. The club
IS the foremost one in America in point OF rowing
talent. and Philadelphia is proud OF II.
Western horsemen complain OF an exodus OF
ught-weight tockes The tockies. Il IS said. have
all East TO ride for the big stables hero or 10
get engagements for next season
Manager Bancroft OF the Cincinnati Baseball Club
talks OF taking team TO Cuba this winter he
took team there in 1879. and said that II would
have proved protltaole venture out TOT
ness OF the Spanish officials
The Bench Show OF the Boston Terrier Club win
be held IN the Auditorium In that city on Novern-
Der o. "a and p.
President Hart OF me Chicago Club and President
Puliam OF the Louisville Club have gone TO Mexico
FOR A visit The result may bs the Introduction OF
| the great American game into that country.
+, The English Kennel Club held record rd-oreakins
| show recently IN the Crystal Palace L,onoon.
| There were 800 entries and l4So dogs on exnio-
ton The Princess Of Wales and me Ducness OK
| Newcastle won blue ribbons with the now fashion-
| able Borgois.
The contest for the wing-shooting championship
will be held in Cincinnati on November g. Inc en-
tries will include many OF tho best-known trap
| shooters in the country.
The Harlem Jockey Club Of Chicago. VIII hold
It's last race OF the at Roby. instead OF at
shefieId a, Il was at first intended. Tho heavy
fall rains completely washed away the shefleld
track IL is said while the Rooy track Is IN excel
lent condition.
On November Y n trap-shootins match for tho
tween teams representing Harvard. Princeton
Yale. Pennsylvania and Cornell
II ,s lawful to kill deer now in New-Jersey and
Il will be until November g.
An attempt will be made this winter 70 encourage
roller polo in this city. There IS Roller Poio
League in England, and Mr. Olin. the secretary.
saws that Il is an expensive game. and that
fes m vorld probably lose money In New-fork the
first season but that after that II would De pay
ing venture.
John Paddock the inventor Of tho sliding seat
for rowing shells and OF the founders OF the
New-York Athletic Club is now more than sixty
years old but he rides a bicycle with an "a gear.
and sets such a pace that the young men nave
great trouble TO keep up Win MN
The Minneapolis Cycle Path Association IN tho
last year has bull, or aided IN the construction OF
th,rty-e,ght miles OF cycle paths IN and arouhd
Minneapolis at q cost OF more than Si-vVo
Il Is said that George Dixon. tho boxer VINO 10
training at Bay Ridge. is recovering his od-ume
form.
tn. following 1. the winter programme OF d.
Gaorpe's Club: November !. beginning OF checn''
chamn,onship; November ~ Thanksgiving LAY
cross-country run: November 2s decenhiai cs,e
brat,on smoker and addresses; Novemoer o.
cennial celebration. ladies' night; Decefnoe'
ginning OF billiard tournament; sesa Dsceh "ha M M.
fades night: January begnning ot nc,,,ions. Ian
,onsbin ia ntIary IS gymnastic ~ hsra
parv - smoker: February 6, beginning Oh oA 90
sh yy,rtcn.hin: February ( lectuis' Seo'~~- -