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W. J. T.. New York.-with "Mysterious" Billy
Smith. who defeated him.
Will ban Creedon and Jimmy Handler kindly sand
their present addresses to- this office At oncef
A new athletic club in Hartford has offered 81 900
for tight between George lieycrs and ban Creedon
Robert Stein, New York-FitGsimmons He has
been in the business ever since he was years old
F.S New York.--IIis manager Gays that he has
been down TO- as lev As lo' pounds recently. but it
Eddie I.euny of Philadelphia has been m stohed to
meet TIM Cnliaha n before the Pelican A. Q. in
The date II tho Jack O'Brep. Jack Downey match
is slated for Aug II at Coney Island. 1t will be- for
twenty 1--WE rounds. weigh in at 1873 pounds at
Several local clubs have cast lines to secure bout
between joe Cans and Frauk Erne. The Westchester
the affair.
After quite trip through the West Casper Leon
has returned to town Leon saws he il in nrSt class
condition now and ready to make a match with any
good bantam.
New articles were signed yesterday for match
twain will meet at the HroadwIy A. g. nett Friday
night, The hmitis twenty i've rounds.
The twenty .tyt round battle between Fred Morris
to have held the boards at the broadway A. O. next
Friday night, has been postponed indefinitely.
The fact that both Pedlar" Palmer and Terry
MrGoven are going to act referees at the West
chester z. has attracted quite lot Of interest TO
take place this afternoon.
Lou Housoman tsleggaphs to TEE Sun from Du.
twrnty.round bout between Dan CreedaI and JACK
Monat in Dubuque on Aug 80. This of COURSE in
cudrs transportation from New York.
The Coney Island sporting club has brought
about combat between spike" Sullivan aid
Mntty Matthew The ahair. WIFI n Is TO he decided
in September. Will be for twenty hve rounds at 1888
pounds As the pair are well up III their Profession
the meeting ought to be EXCEPTIONALLY Interesting.
match bstweol Dave sullivan and joc FSrLmrn has
al been c!mehcd. The two hoY.rs are 10 have it
cut before the Greenwood A. q. a week from to-
night 40 particular weight Is stipulated. and the
distance II twenty i've rounds.
A. tho Pelican A. e. tonight Billy Hlnrahau will
clash with Harry Fischer in a twenty round bout
The Greenwood A. {. has arranged an attractive
card also. Tommy sullivan OF Brooklyn vii face
Johnny Richie Of tAl.AGo, This AFFAIR IL also r
twenty rounds. Two good preliminary bouts Will
preCele each event
pRrton" Davies. who was prevented from hold
ing the contest between ueOrRr Dixon and Eddy
Santry by the police in st. l. ing start an
athletic club IN that CITY. The Parson has already
leased building and all that Is required 10 clinrh
mattcrSisA license. When matters are entirely ar.
ranged Davies will offer purses for good men IN all
classes
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Sir Thomas Iiiton'S representative in this
country, David Barry, has chartered the ocean
going tug james A. Lawrence to be used to
tow the Shamrock whenever necessary while
tho yacht is here. The tug is now being thor
ouGhly ovcrhauIcd at Burling's Port Rich
mond. and will! be ready for service in few
days. She will - out to meet the Shamrock
few days before the challenger is expected
here and tow the yacht in. The Captain OF the
Lawrence is George brandon. Last yoar she
used as a transport for the troops at Montauk.
Sir Thomas Upton has also secured tn"
steamer Plymouth, which will he known, as the
Column bla 8 tender st. N!rhaoIs AMI will be used
for the crew and to carry the extra syars and
launch 10 also being built forthe shamrock ut
i,pnmunipaw
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Money Needed for the Open-Air Gym.
nasiums.

The Outdoor Recreation League is in danger
OF collapse from want OF funds. and unless be-
levers in tho ssity OF retaining he grounds
come to the assistance Of the league both tho
lIudsonbank and Seward Park grounds will
have to be closed. year ago. when tho league
opened tho first public open-ar gymnasium at
Fifty-third street and Eleventh avenue Eener-
Gus contributions poured in from we'll to-do
citizens who realized the great benefit the
establishment of these Fairgrounds would DO
for the poorer classes. Through its alliance
with tho Park Department the league was
able to construct a second playground in
Seward Park. which was opened early In July.
Since then 10th grounds have hoen crowded
every day. Thousands OF youths in the densoly
populated east side district have taken advaD-
tage OF tho new gymnasium and improved
morally and physically.
The success Of the venture has apparently
created the impression THAT the league was
supported 10y financial aid from the city. on
the contrary. the city does not contribute u
Jenny to the funds, and Treasurer J. g. Phelps
Stokes has Just iSSued an urgent appeal for
contributions to enable the grounds TO be kept
open until December. To accomplish this
$4,000 is required, and those wishing to help
In the physical welfare Of the poorer citizens
are requested tn forward donations to }. G.
Phelps stokes. Treasurer Al Cedar street.
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Yachting Notes.

BOSTNS, Arg. 4. The story has bcen current for
some days that late as the SEASON ten. Paine
intended to fit ont the JLMlcr, which was built -
possible cup defender At the time when the Wig
liant was seectei. Tho boat is still lying in Law
lrys basin, aud there It Is sad. no hint has yet ben
given to put her into any sort Of readiness.
kUSI,ruN. Ont, Aug,4 The steam yacht MiltOnia
owned by Mr.. Knopf. q New York millionaire. aud
NAlGrd at $1,000 Was destroy by urc a. o'clock
this morning. together with tue boIhDus In which
II was kept at Milton Island. IN the 81. Lawrence
River The boat Was built hero III IsNb and Was
seventy two feet III length, Ind . beam OF twelve
Feet aud her speed MA twelve knots an hour.
The Gft annual regatta of the Hugueuot Yacht
Club ~ Nav Rochelle Will be sailed on SATURDAY,
berry Island and will he Tor all classes % foet and
under. a,Gu tor ydwls not exceeding AZ feet racux
length. all ia one class. Entries cAn be made with
II. G.. Wagd. Chairman Regatta Committee, at las
Woodland Ayenue. New Rochelle. or with J. Nsls n
Could, $50 Nassau street. Manhattan. A number
OF yachts are already entered, and an unusually
large entry list 10 expected.
AISHASsEr HovsE. Shol'cr leland. y. Y. Aug a
New York Yacht Club station 10 Col william Hester
new screw schooner yacht. to WlIaIa Her length
10 l27 feet. water line 1872 beam 1919, depth .
and drApzhtn Another yacht Low in port and nv.
ing the British ensign ~ the ulAdyS - The Royal Ca
madam Yacht Club OF Kingston, Canada. Her owner
10 James AitcLslL The GLADYS came these waters
by way OF the Erie Canal! Her length n feet wa.
Yer l,ne ~. bean 10 lrAught :. Her designer and
buildsr waA Mills. hAe NSs made St Csnjen \, j..
ntsS sY,eii nsc3Td 'F'S WON rs''Aa'''H's 10 Man
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BTRGLAR'S SODkL Plea.
John Jackson on Being Arraigncd Says 10
Is Escaped Lunatic.

When Burglar John Jackson. who was re-
Gently arrested after numbering the house OF
Mr.. L. A, Walker, at 7;} Ocean avenue. IN tho
FIatbush district in BROOKLYN, was arraiguei
yesterday before Magistrate Steers in the
Grant street Court he described himself as an
escaped unatir. He said that while in Belle
vue Hospital six weeks ago lie was ndIudged
insane. and than escaped from Central ONCE
detective while on the way to the Kings County
Asylum.
THE detectives hat" lie said, blew or.
and when he ran after it skipped. l believe
that am sane. but the authorities say differ
enlly. ana that. OF course, is the law
Magistrate Steers adjourned the hearing so
as 10 nav" the prisoners story investigated
The records at Bellevue Hospital show That A
man named John Jackson went there on tho
night OF June - and asked to lie examined ~
70 his sanity tie said he was married AMI
lived at lOl Bedford avenue. brooklyn. ii,
was r"ofer by trade and Scotchman Atinr
being kent at the hospital for four DAYS he wls
PRONOUNCED Insane. Being a resident of king,
county ne was turned over to the care 81 (iruTE.
Blair. superintendent of the Outdoor Poor "a
lief Society. with the understanding thnt n,
was to be sent to the Kings County InIuus
Asylum. "'''
remember having tho man John jack
son, who was adJudRed insane" said Sup.riu-
tendent Blair last night. They rofusnl I,
thEe MN INTO the Manhattan State IIosuI'aI
rs ne was from Kings county. One ~ my mn
took him over to brooklyn and reported To- ,y.,
mat he lett him with his relatives Ifthis riiI.
heard OF il. '' "'''
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Work Being Done There by the New York.
New Haven and Hartford.


The New York New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company il opening up a new rail-
road yard at Oak Point. where the compapv
acquired title to lightweight acres Of land
about ten years ago. The land includes the
Arnold estate and portion Of the Casanova
estate. both noted in their day as the sites Of
ideal country homes. The Casanova mansion.
which Is still standing. was noted for the pro-
fusion and beauty Of the marbles used in the
interior decorations. The Arnold house vns
tor many years the country seat OF the hend Of
the dry goods firm Of Arnold. Constable ( Co.
tho place degenerated into an ordinary sum
mer garden but with beach which could not
be exec ed Tor still water bathing.
ABOUT forty two acres OF the land will he util-
levelIeI and graded it will afford space Tor IN
ward OF twenty miles OF track. switches Ec
Inc Iand r. about equally divided into hills and
lowlandS. the former abouudlnR in rock and
the latter for the most Part swampy. Shipman
and DAILY, railroad contractors have been nj
work on the grading since April with a large
i9rco OF men. Tour locomotives with their com
OF milo OF One water front. The Iottnm Is 81
rock covered to depth Of only few feet with
depth OF 200 feet fifty feet out Fhe VIII 10 Ia
cludos the building Of four transport brIipes
aud CRIB work vii! have to he used in dock con-
s'EEu Is ion because Of the rocky bottom.
~ for freight handling. and il is irtcndrI To-
relieve III" pressure Of business in the aims
seH 6a bseG arEs yard at Viii. avenue The event
ot the Willis Av"puo Bridge which /. sill mTGE
ther congesting the Harlem River AT ono 81 ~
narrpwss} pointe The work viii probably Ice
Ts ,.,tteteI ny Hctooer Fer the present nj
nco purposes. ''' ''' VI
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Polo.

NARRAGANsETT PIER. r. l.. Aug 4.-The Point
Judith polo tourney was continued to-day on
the grounds at Wdfeld Farm. The fine after
noon brought out good attendance and many
drove overland from Newport to witness the
game" while as usual. the Narragansett colony
was much in evidence. The play to-day was
for the NarraGansett cups open to teams OF
four under the existing handicap for individ-
ual prizes. The rival fuurs to-day were the
Nestchcstor Country Club team aud the Phila-
dcphia FrerbuoteTs' team, The Pniladelphias
received three goals by handicap. their agkre-
gate being seventeen and that Of tho WcstchG5-
tiers twenty goals. The game opened with fast
polo on each side and at the end oi the nrst
period the score was tied.
A. T.. Kennedy and j. b. Eustis made some
clover individual drives for the Philadelphia
aud the two Waterburys played beautiful polo
Tho Wcstchesters won out. the final being
Westchestcr, Is; Philadelphia, g.
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Cricket.

The team Of the steamship Manitou played tho
hAuhattans full two'iuuing game yesterday at
Prospect Park. The sailors did remarkably good
bowling, but wore defeated by 81 runs AMI X wick
cts, y. A, Cox and 4 Il. sLtnSlrr both buwled in
good form tor the MauhattAns. The former OBJ.
tanned 10 ~cLeW for II and the latter for a.
For the sailors, tie best batting was done by f. T.
Laycock and W. +. Clark, while in the second inn
ing OF the NAnhattARs vigorous hitting was done by
A, q. shnglsr. A. W. Cherrington and +. A. Cox,
who contributed ~, not out, rs and ~, reepec-
lively Tie score was: MAnitOu, Il and a; total,
ia.
There will no several interesting cricket matches
III New York today. aud the noted Germantown
Club OF Ph!iadelhia will be seen here for the FIRST
tins this year They will play the kuIckeTbocker
A, c. At Dsrzen Point the game beginning At II 80
O'Clock in the morning The Paterson team, leaders
Cricket Association. will play the Maintains at
Prospect Park, where also. New York will meet
S:cc,s s G S5s%g 90 1iG: s. md
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HUSsErITEs ISDORsE O'BRIES.
serve Notice on Tammnuy That They Want
Him Sent to the Assembly.


The Hussey Association of the Twentieth
ward have candidate for Assembly this year
in Matthew J. O'Brien, who is also prcsi lent
OF the Liberty Club. They have issued THIS
address to the Twentieth ward voters:
We. the officers and members OF the lluss"y
Association. in meeting assembled, resolve
that this organization appoint a cOmmlttr" "
three to present the name Of Matthew j. q l}rien
chairman Of the Liberty club to the CHAIR
man of Tammany Hall as our choice for tho
Assembly nomination. and to assure SAIL
Chairman that in the event OF Matthew J.
O'Brien's nomination the officers and mems
beers of the Andrew j. Hussey Association viii
do all in our power to further his election rs
we arc firmly convinced that better repro
sentative Of the peop!es interests in tho
eeted a osn eRa b9 "Si
dent OF the district from childhood. and. bong
q man Of ability and intelligence. cannot hen
triet shown 10y men elected in tho past
This ailuson to the present Tamnany Han
is little likely to endear the name and ANTI
ton of Candidate O'Brien to the Eleventh dis
ResSrnd That ws rstton the b rgdnS o
terests OF the district in Matthew j. o Br"us
behalf. and alro interest the younger rI"mrmt
Us 1t is to the best interests Of the people OF ths
Eleventh Assembly district that they send u
New York With whom they will be IN harmony
at all times during the Legislative session ant
who will guard Jeaousy the interests OF Tia,
district as to public improvements, business
advantages. dock privileges and all other al
yantagcs to the business interests OF tho
Eleventh Assembly district. 1t is w,.l-
known fact that. as far as this district "a
CONCERNED as regards public improvements.
1t has been sOrely neglected by tn" men vino
in the past have received the greatest benefits
at the hands OF the people. and it is about tims
TO who shall represent their interests IN ia"
state. as well as in the county and toward that
end we intend to exert our best efforts t. send
n representative to the Assembly Chamber IN
whom We have the fullest confidence that ho
will perform the duties of SAID uIlin" ~ tho
best Of his ability and in the interest ot The
people of his district and not the politicians,
and we cheerfully rccommend Matthew J.
q Brien. President Of the Liberty club, and w.
further pledge ourselves to do all in our power
tin cas-" he is ominatedj to SEQ that he Is tli-
umphRntly elected"
The Eleventh district extends from Thirtioth
to Thirty sixth street. and from seventh ave-
nue. to the North River. including very lHrca
tenement house vote and All unusually IGr-a
supply OF labor agltatOr-, especially in tuh
Tenth and Eleventh avenue sections. lna
TnmfnhnN leader 10 tumln iSsion"r Dalton. he ~
Of the Water Supply department, and the Re
publican leader Commits ionrr Winluph, a
member OF the AGuehuct Board. The Husscy-
tics are solid for O'Bri"n. and one result Of
their political activity may be the election Of u
Republican AssembIyman from this district
this
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Knickerbocker Y. {. Cruise.

The cruise Of the Knickerhocker Yacht Club
will begin to-day. The yachts will rendezvous
at Sea GIN and tomorrow will run to Black
Rock, The yachts that will take part in the
runs are tho schooner Gaetina. A. +, William
SON; sloops Moccasin. Commodore s. II Mason,
Jr. WcIIada. Vice Commodore W e. Newman (;
Viking. Rear Commodore ii. A. Quackenbush /;
Tempus. j. D. Billiard Jr; Bel Ami Daniel
Noble; White Wing W, l., Hall; N4utilus. j. j,
MrCuc; Gurnard. l., II Xacher; PUrgie. John
{! llovey: Narik0,, +. T. Cornell; Sea Gull
Herman Lutz; OuananichS, Rodman Sands |:
Margaret. L. Eperspacker; Espsrito tyawl ,
george Fl. lerrS I9"4repo lan{iliaryl, Oscar
phin. q. IL. Montrosr Frollr. Frederick GAUSS.
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MoRRrsTowN. Aug. 4.-The semi-Gnals In the
tournament of the New York and New Jersey
Tennis League were played on the courts OF
the Morrstown Field Club this afternoon and
Witnessed by large assemblage. The scores
N D title Leaf Hugh Talant. Ga 50; L. H.
Woodward beat h. N'Keover. 81. Il. Is.
the SoyiTWHMrs ,nI A%f 4Fhe sGm!anas in
E"yed here to-day on he courts S of R" Meadow dow
Cluhi There occurred two decided upsets
Ware the former champion Of Canada. de-
ieated the hurricane Harvard PLAYER. Dwight
Pr n @ n aaSE b h%HGEs wss at 81 ST
' tn" @ 6rI .e ware ns'fha as great w
speedy and his yoiieys at the net were ex.
cepti,onaliy fine. The other sensational match
Kcttrick Of Harvard Who were paired taSs m
the colt Harvard cam. Davis and Ward. who
prcted to have walk over for the twin chal-
lenge cups in the national doubles OF Newport
N wHGT Ills As %as very strong n hs match
win the match. summary:
Chamr4,ronship Singles semi. final round-Mal.
Lc@ +. Ware teatD j. Davis, los. ga. IA. al.
and Edhh os%mS M.lS S.., First Psys
wsr. ns,. E %'n.o W9.%.n and Leo
I n,y, ga" n Aoi Ail"n and Mcks.rick beat =
80 rs. 81 -n' ''''''' ward - 80 80
NEwcAsTLE. r. H., Aug. 4.-The semi-fnal
Wentworth lawn tennis tournament we're fin-
ished today and both finals will be played to-
morrow. The surprise OF tho meeting has
been tho defeat Of Fischer by Wright to-day,
The New Yorker had not lost match here be-
foro In three seasons play. The scores:
Grrtlemens Singles Semi. hnal round-D C.
Wright beat f. Fischer a-7.6-4; q. R. Budlonq
beat J. ?. Paret, ia d.
dentlemeus Doubles senli.nnal round-H H.
HacGett and u. c, Wright beat James Terry and ir.
wing wright 40. ~. e-1; y. ?. Fischer and ".
3. Bond beat J. P. Paret aud ]. 8. Davidson . .,
Ga,
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WHERE TROUT WOS'r HirE
spring Fond In Orrington. Me-, an AKrrn.
walton to Fishermen

oREINGToN. Me-. Aug 3-Spring Pond 10.
Gated IN this town. is and has been SING. onv
one can remember great aggrnyatiuu 10 i,sh.
ermen II IL tull OF big trout. but tho fish wont
bite. Tho pond is situated in deep hollow an
me TOP OF mountain. and its waters mr.. cod
as teo they year around. 1t is about OH acre H.,
NE MET and It's depth is unknown S6wrI IKE
ing bottom. '''' "''hout Aud-
., ne trout In the pond weigh from two m
thst tho 9oH HsS. each ana 40 clear is the water
d.rt h s th SneS ian easily be seen at n great
po o Is tm,i 81 food Tor the trout aud thSy cm'
sns os hptei . take the qaintic,t Gait or -,
therc 70 llsh now Tor it is known 10 bc usn G"rS
isw OF me trout have been dipped an ~ w.
mere Se delicate ha'or than any othet 1,ibsas 81
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KnickcrbOcker and Pennsylvania large
Club Men May Row.

special meeting Of the committee in charge OF
the arrangements for the Labor Day rowing regatta
was held at Philadelphia on last Thursday. Reports
from tho various subcommittee showed that tho
prospects for successful regatta were encouraging.
There talk Of having. as special attraction an
e.Ght-oared race between tho knIckerbocker A. C.
and PtnnSylvaniR Barge Club crews. II was an.
Houncei that Capt. hughes Of tho KnicEerbuCkers
had stated that his crew was InIlous TO row tho
rCnusylvAntAnE again and would gladly meet them
on the Schuyliill on Labor bay, either infn pen
match race Coach Dempsey Of the barge Gun crew.
for the SuAkers 10 Journey to Bergen Point but de;
clArsd that N he received ASSURANCE ID At tho local
crew vould row In the NiddlS 0tstas Regatta he
would entsf hAs crew.
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C'NSTiNCE' MEN SATISFIED.
M kicking Against Committees Decision
Challenge for the Cup.

MONTREAL. Aug. 4-Thn decision Of tho
R,vnl 81 Invr.ur. Yn,n, TJu,,s s.iIir, Gov,
''I-'h. 'oh
h',Ira n"n'I'"E YESTERDAY r"'"' which car
CL,l.rr.,,n,.pn f., ,,,,.,,.,ir,' w..tn'I'
l "' w. ','9 ''" i'' wan .Iery
ni''"-''i ~ yN'h'lnI CIRCLE" to-day, While
,brr, was much r.,,,,t ,,,,rr..,I ,h,,t o,'n,I,
w. '''' - - ~ ,'''' announcer
Crane were willing to x i again. Regis II
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scorer ATHLETES BEAT IRISH.
w. j. II. Ncwburn Defeated for the First
limo in tho Broad Jump.

limo In tho Broad Jump.
For the first time since the annual athletic
contest between Scotland and Ireland was in :
augurated in 1895. the scotch team was VIC
torious In the Nth international contest held
on the Powderhall grounds. Edinburgh. on
July 10. From start to finish the proceedings
were full OF excitement the issue hanging in
the balance until the last event
The defeat OF Ireland was due principally to
the failure OF W. J. NJ Nowburn in tho broad
jump. Since Newburn came prominently into
notice. about eighteen months ago. he has
never previously failed to get in n big jumu
but after his first cfrQrt. in which he cleared
iWenty-"ne ieet. his Ieg gave way. and the
0tonn3r. who jumped % feet IL inches three
inches less than thc performance of ii. Barr
strong breeze blew adversely to the spriu-
tiers ter and hamprred the distance runners
ar.n. Ss9tSh IN the @
seconds with v + taiifnder Of Wal on Sc CT 81
lege second. New burn did not start in the 30
yards. and Ca!lcndor won that event for Scot
land in 23'4 seconds In all the other runs ON
W H: Welsh Of Edinburgh Tmiv"rsity 4 o' c,
Man ,n tne GnartSr mite aiSr hard race WITH
6n snd g. We fgso Of n the
College A. {. secured the winning brackets for
Two cid Gfamqpaigners carried off the weight
putting wi III - feot los inches new scotch
record and T, F. kiely, also made a new scotch
WITH III f t@f hfTmeT which he won
second ID the high jump with j Lonhy Of
Charlevii!e. who cleared :, feet and + O'Connur
Of Waterford. Ia the Toward hurdle race d.
Carey, the Dublin policeman. led ali the way.
and won easily in rs 40 seconds.
The four-m run was the deciding event Of
the meeting, The race was between j. Pator-
son. Watson's, College A; c.. Scotland, and +.
curtis. Swords, county Dublin. The pair ran
the Seotchmsn shot to the front and won BY
thirty yards. In 20 minutes 81 seconds