You’d throw this fair one in a trance,
Until I tumble on the plain--
But no! she cries a laughing rain--
A header dims my brief romance,
Her starry eyes.
And now whene’er I pass the seat
Where first I met that maiden sweet,
My aching heart is smote again;
The blush of shame o’ermounts my brow,
And bids me soft repeat the vow,
Her starry eyes.
_Jay Gee._
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~First Baseball Player~: Did you go to Shortstop’s wedding
to-day?
~Second Baseball Player~: Of course I did.
~First Player~: How did it come off?
~Second Player~: Declared a tie.--_Once a Week._
* * * * *
~A Cape Cod~ fisherman calls his boat “The Kiss,” because it is
nothing but a smack.--_Puck._
* * * * *
~Many~ large wagers are chronicled from time to time, but Queen
Elizabeth still remains the greatest Bet in history.--_Exchange._
* * * * *
~Dealer~ (_to clerk_): I’m going to make those boys’ diagonal
suits fifteen dollars to-morrow.
~Clerk~: Fifteen dollars! Why, we’ve been selling them for ten
dollars right along.
~Dealer~: I know it; but I’m going to give away a baseball bat
with each one of them free of charge.--_Detroit Free Press._
* * * * *
~Lady~ (_to negro cook_): Can you poach eggs, Sambo?
~Sambo~: ’Deed I kin, missy, when dey grows up.--_Time._
* * * * *
~Cholly~: I say, Binx, did you ever witness a burial at sea?
~Binx~: No, never saw a burial, but we had a wake behind us all
the way over last trip.--_Harper’s Bazar._
* * * * *
“~What’s~ up, Billy?”
“Fut ball.”
“Well, ’fore I’d set up there in the cold watchin’ a lot of fellers
kick a ball up--”
“Ain’t watchin’ em kick no ball up; watchin’ of ’em kick each other
down!”--_Harper’s Weekly._
* * * * *
~A lost~ curve in baseball--the Arc that Noah pitched.--_Puck._
* * * * *
“~Well~, Tompkins, how did you come out at the last race
meeting?” asked a traveling man of a friend.
“As nearly as I can figure it, I came out about $1,500 ahead.”
“Fifteen hundred! That’s not bad. What horses did you back?”
“None. I had about $1,500 with me that I did not bet.”--_Merchant
Traveler._
* * * * *
“~What~ shall I play?” asked a meek-looking newly-appointed
organist, of a parson of a rather festive turn of mind when off duty.
“That depends on the kind of a hand you have,” responded his reverence,
in the most innocent manner.
* * * * *
~The~ man who is wild on the subject of yachting is an
ultra-marine.--_Puck._
* * * * *
~Spirits~ probably walk about for exorcise.--_Life._
* * * * *
~The~ yellow dog contemplates with satisfaction the advance in
the price of tin cans. It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.--_Life._
* * * * *
“~Do~ you ever bet on the races, stranger?” he asked, as the
boat approached Bay Ridge.
“I used to, but it cost me too much money.”
“You are a business man, I suppose?”
“Yes, sir; I sell ‘tips.’ I can give you a sure ten-to-one winner,
to-day--only twenty-five cents.”--_Time._
* * * * *
REFLECTIONS OF A CAT.
~The~ nicest bed is a pan of rising bread.
The old maid is the cat’s good Samaritan.
If it wasn’t for the rat I would be an outcast.
I think I have a pretty nose when it isn’t scratched.
The oven was about the hottest place I was ever in.
I am blamed for a great many things the girl breaks.
In all my experience I never yet saw a cat hit with a bootjack.
Every cat that gets on our back fence doesn’t come to see me.
When people go to sit down they never see I am asleep in the chair.
When I can’t get the ribbon off my neck I try to drag it in the dirt.
If I hadn’t talons the small boy would find no fun in pulling my tail.
The sailor is the only one who would sooner have a rat than a cat
around.
The missis and I can never agree as to the place where I shall bring up
my kittens.
Missis used to leave me only one kitten until after she had twins
herself, and then she left me two.--_Judge._
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ATHLETICS.
~The~ Pavilion Pastime Club, of Brooklyn--a new
organization--started in August last with a membership of twelve,
has rapidly increased, and now numbers over seventy. Its grounds on
Arlington Avenue, Jerome and Barbey streets, have been frequented daily
by enthusiastic lovers of outdoor sports. The club has developed a
number of excellent tennis players, among whom are the Misses Milan,
the Misses Crawford, Miss Pattison, Miss Hart, Rev. R. H. Baker,
Messrs. C. Palmer, J. H. Webster, and C. Wheeler. October 13, an evenly
contested set was played on the grounds, Miss Alice Linton and Mr. J.
A. Cruikshank defeating Miss Edith Linton and Dr. H. O. Rockefeller
after a very interesting set, the score being 7-5.
* * * * *
~A general~ meeting of the N. A. A. A. A. was held at the
Grand Union Hotel, in this city, on the evening of October 6. The
constitution and bylaws were revised. The alterations made were of a
radical character, and a general movement of reform was inaugurated.
The following clubs had delegates present: Missouri Amateur
Athletic Club, Manhattan Athletic Club, Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, Star Athletic Club, West Side Athletic Club, and Allerton
Athletic Club. The matter of changing the rules governing weight
competitions was referred to the executive committee, with power. The
Intercollegiate Athletic Association will in future be entitled to
one representative on the executive committee for every five colleges.
This will increase the college representation to four. The Allerton
Athletic Club, of New York City, was elected to membership, and other
clubs will be proposed at the next meeting of the executive committee.
The following meetings, under N. A. A. A. A. auspices, were announced:
The Association championship was to take place positively, rain or
shine, at the M. A. C. grounds, October 13. The Allerton Athletic Club
games, open to all amateurs, was to take place at Madison Square Garden
during November; the M. A. C. Winter games, open to all amateurs, same
place, during December; the Star Athletic Club winter games, open to
all amateurs, at same place, during January; the West Side Athletic
Club games, open to all amateurs, at same place, during February. The
International Athletic meeting, open to all amateurs, will take place
on the Saturday before the Intercollegiate championship meeting at
the M. A. C. grounds. In this meeting there will be fourteen scratch
events, and the winner of each event will be entitled to go to Europe
on the N. A. A. A. A. championship team, which team will compete
at the English and Irish championships and at the international
championship meeting at the Paris Exposition. The team will also
take part in special meetings gotten up under the auspices of the
National associations of the different countries. Among other large
subscriptions, G. M. L. Sacks gives $500 towards the expenses of the
team. The Columbia College Athletic Association will give its fall
games under Intercollegiate Athletic Association rules. The entries of
the N. A. A. A. A. athletes will be accepted in the open events. Other
clubs and associations have expressed their intention of holding games
under N. A. A. A. A. laws.
* * * * *
~The~ Perth Amboy, N. J., Athletic Association have elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: William H. McCormick
president; Mayor Thomas Armstrong, vice-president; Fred. F. Fox,
secretary and treasurer.
* * * * *
~An~ exhibition was given by the athletic team of the Irish
Gaelic Association at the Baseball grounds, Newark, N. J., October 20.
Results were as follows:
100-yards run--J. Connelly, first, no time being taken; T. J. Maloney,
second.
Hop, step and jump--Daniel Shanahan, first, 49 ft. 7½ in.; P. Looney
second.
Running long jump--D. Shanahan, first, 22 ft. 2 in.; J. Connelly,
second, 21 ft.
Putting the 56-pound weight--J. S. Mitchell cleared 25 ft. 9 in. in the
American style, and 32 ft. 5 in. according to Irish rules, J. C. Daly
being second, with 24 ft. 2 in. and 30 ft. 7 in. respectively.
Quarter-mile run--N. J. Kearns first, in 54s.; F. Conklin, second,
close up.
Throwing the 16-pound hammer from 9-ft. circle--J. S. Mitchell, first,
133 ft., the throw being made with a turn; J. C. Daly, second, 114 ft.
7 in.
Running high jump--O’Connor, first, 5 ft. 9½ in.; Connery, second, 5
ft. 3½ in.
The sports were brought to a close with the usual hurling
match, which was watched with interest.
* * * * *
~The~ members of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Yonkers,
N. Y., held their fall games October 20, the events resulting as
follows:
100-yards run, for boys--N. A. Ball, first, in 12½s.; G. W. Stephens
second.
Running long jump--G. A. Gahagan, first, 22 ft. 9½ in.; G. P. Holden
second.
220-yards run, boys--N. A. Ball, won in 28½s.
One mile run--Alexander Grieve, first, in 5m. 22s.; N. P. French second.
Running high jump--G. P. Holden won, 4 ft. 7 in.
100-yards run--M. Frazier, first; J. Atkinson second.
Half-mile run--F. A. Ware won, in 2m. 6½s.
One mile walk--Frank Brown, first, in 7m. 52½s.; C. L. Nicoll second.
Tug-of-war--Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. beat Yonkers Y. M. C. A. by a yard.
* * * * *
~The~ new athletic grounds, located at Morris Dock, on the Harlem
River, were opened October 20, by the Berkeley Athletic Club. The
opening event was a football match between teams representing the
Berkeley Club and the St. John’s College of Sing Sing, which the
latter won by a score of four touchdowns to nothing. The old Harvard
champion sprinter, Wendell Baker, then attempted to surpass the
record for running 280 yards, 29 4-5s., being assisted by his brother
Fred, the latter receiving thirty yards start, and himself essaying
to beat White’s 251-yard record of 31¼s. Owing to the heaviness of
the track both failed, although Wendell lowered the record for the
lesser distance to 26 3-5s. His time for 280 yards was 31 1-5s., while
Fred’s time for 251 yards was 31 2-5s. Then A. F. Copeland, of the
Manhattan Athletic Club, was successful in an attempt to break the
hurdling records at 75, 100 and 120 yards, timers being stationed at
the intermediate distances, and the new figures established being
respectively 8 3-5s., 12 4-5s. and 14 3-5s., the hurdles being 2 ft. 6
in. in height. The event taken altogether was a great success.
* * * * *
~The~ fourth annual fall games of the Missouri Amateur Athletic
Club took place at the Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, October 14. The
weather was not favorable, and the attendance was small. A large
delegation from Chicago was present, and it must have been gratified at
the way the Chicago athletes distinguished themselves in the contests
in carrying off four firsts and five seconds. The games resulted as
follows:
100-yards run, _first heat_--Emile Reder, M. A. A. C., 5½ yards, won,
10 2-5s.; Walt Farrant, Chicago, 6½ yards, second, by six inches.
_Second heat_--Ed. Sampson, M. A. A. C., 9 yards, won, 10 4-5s.; Ed.
Smith, Chicago, 4½ yards and set back one, second, by two feet. _Third
heat_--A. C. Wignall, Chicago, 4½ yards, won, 10 3-5s.; A. J. Hellmich,
M. A. A. C., 7 yards, second, by a yard. _Fourth heat_--D. L. Cabanne,
Pastime A. C., 9 yards, won, 10 3-5s.; George Mark, M. A. A. C., 9
yards, second, by a foot. _Fifth heat_--John C. Meyers, M. A. A. C., 10
yards, won, 10 2-5s.; H. G. Perry, Chicago, 4 yards, second, by a yard.
_Final heat_--Cabanne, won, 10 2-5s.; Wignall second, by a half-yard;
Sampson third, Meyers fourth.
Weight contest for height--George Riddle easily won the 56-pound weight
contest for height, tossing the missile over the bar at 10 ft. 5 in.,
with Dan Leahy second, three inches less. Riddle afterward threw 11 ft.
1 in. and is good for much higher. Three others competed.
Running high kick--A. C. Baum, of the Missouri A. A. C., easily won the
running high kick with 8 ft. 11 in.; George Powell, same club, second,
at 8 ft. 8 in. Baum then tried for a record, and did 9 ft. 5½ in. C.
C. Lee, of Yale College, holds the world’s record, 9 ft. 8 in. H. G.
Perry, of Chicago, also competed.
440-yards run, handicap--_First heat_--W. S. Farrant, Chicago, 25
yards, won, 53 1-5s.; W. T. Nolan, M. A. A. C., 8 yards, second; R. J.
Leacock, M. A. A. C., 20 yards, third. _Second heat_--J. C. Meyers, M.
A. A. C., 30 yards, won, 52s.; James Price, Chicago, 30 yards, second;
A. J. Hellmich, M. A. A. C., third. _Final heat_--Farrant won, 51
1-5s.; Leacock, second, by three yards; Price, third, by two yards. The
start was too great for Farrant. Leacock’s effort was a good one, but
he had hard work beating Price.
Mile walk, handicap--H. H. Hentrichs, M. A. A. C., 125 yards, won
easily by twenty yards, 7m. 45s.; Ed. Gaines, M. A. A. C., scratch,
second. Two others started, but both stopped.
Mile run, handicap--Arthur Hunn, M. A. A. C., 110 yards, won easily by
ten yards, 4m. 43 2-5s.; R. K. McCullough, Chicago, 120 yards, a strong
second; T. K. Henderson, Chicago, scratch, third, by twenty yards. The
latter ran a game race.
Hurdle race, 220 yards, handicap--The _first heat_ was a walk-over for
George Mark, 15 yards, and A. J. Hellmich, 15 yards, in 30 3-5s. The
_second heat_ was won by Ed. Smith, Chicago, scratch, in 30 4-5s.; D.
L. Cabanne, Pastime A. C., 15 yards, second; J. C. Meyers, 15 yards,
third. _Final heat_--Mark won by two yards in 28 1-5s.; Smith second;
Hellmich third, by ten yards.
George Powell took the high jump with an actual jump of 5 ft. 9¼ in.,
George Riddle, Chicago, six inches, second, 5 ft. 9 in.
Half-mile run, scratch--Ed. Baker, Chicago, won, 2m. 6 1-5s.; T. T.
Lingo, St. Louis, second, by five yards.; W. T. Nolan, M. A. A. C.,
third, beaten off. R. J. Leacock, M. A. A. C., also started.
Hop, step and jump--Chas. Bayer, Jr., 4 feet, won, 43 ft. 11½ in.;
A. C. Wignall, Chicago, 4 feet, second, 43 ft. 9 in.
The members’ race was taken by A. H. Hitchings, in 37 2-5s.; B. A.
McFadden second, by a yard.
John C. Meyers won the amusing obstacle race in easy style, with F. H.
Armfield second, and Arthur Hunn third.
* * * * *
~The~ fall games of the Columbia Athletic Club, of Washington,
D. C., were held on Analostan Island, in the Potomac River, October 6.
The weather was disagreeable, and though the attendance of visitors was
comparatively small, the games themselves were a success. The grounds
and track were in fairly good condition, and the events resulted as
follows:
100-yards run--Samuel King first, in 10 2-5s.; L. T. Reed, second by a
yard.
Two-mile bicycle race, lap--W. E. Crist first, 26 points; Phil. Brown
second.
120-yards hurdle race--Lee Harban first, in 18 3-5s.; McCawley second.
One mile walk--A. T. Stoutenburg first, in 9m. 15s.; O’Leary second.
Bicycle race, mile, novice--W. E. Bell, first, in 3m. 25 1-5s.; T.
Hodgson second.
220-yards run--Sam. King, first, in 23s.; L. T. Reed, second.
One mile bicycle race--L. J. Barber, 75 yards start, first, in 2m. 47
4-5s.; W. E. Crist, scratch, second.
220-yard run--Sam King first, in 55 3-5s.
One mile run--J. M. Kenyon, first, Lee Harban second.
Throwing the hammer--T. C. Chalmers, first, 62 ft. 8 in.; Van
Rensselaer, second, 60 ft. 2 in.
Standing high jump--Robert Elder, first, 4 ft. 4 in.
Running long jump--S. E. Lewis, first, 20 ft.
Putting the shot--L. T. Reed, first, 34 ft. 7 in.
Running high jump--W. E. Buell, first, 5 ft.
Standing long jump--Robert Elder, 9 ft. 10 in.
Pole vault--Telfair Hodgson, first, 7 ft. 8 in.
Tug-of-war--Fat men defeated lean men.
* * * * *
~The~ thirteenth annual meeting of the National Association of
Amateur Athletes, for the Amateur Championship of America, was held
October 13, on the Manhattan Athletic Club Grounds. The Irish athletes
proved superior in three events--the 440-yards run, the running high
jump, and throwing the fifty-six pound weight. In putting the shot,
the method of J. S. Mitchell of the Irish team was objected to and
he withdrew from the contest. He made one effort, however, that
was allowed to count, and that gave him second place. In throwing
the fifty-six pound weight he lowered the American record six and
three-quarter inches. W. J. Barry, also of the Irish team, threw the
sixteen-pound hammer 120 ft. 11 in., as an exhibition of his own method
of throwing. Conneff, of the M. A. C., had an easy victory in the
five-mile run, winning by over a quarter of a mile. Results were as
follows:
100-yards run, _first heat_--Walk-over for F. Westing, M. A. C. _Second
heat_--A. F. Copeland, M. A. C., first. Time, 10 2-5s. _Third heat_--V.
E. Shifferstein, Olympic A. C., California, first. Time, 10 3-5s.
Trial heat for second men--J. Mooney, Gaelic A. A., first. _Final
heat_--F. Westing, first. Time, 10s. Dead heat between Copeland and
Schifferstein. Copeland won the run off in 10 2-5s.
One mile walk--E. D. Lange, M. A. C., first. Time, 6m. 53 4-5s.; C. L.
Nicoll, M. A. C., second.
One mile run--T. P. Conneff, M. A. C., first. Time, 4m. 32 3-5s.; W.
McCarthy, Gaelic A. A., second.
220-yards run--F. Westing, first. Time, 22 2-5s.; H. M. Banks, M. A.
C., second.
Two mile bicycle race--J. W. Powers, Jr., M. A. C., first. Time, 6m.
55s.; J. H. Hanson, M. A. C., second.
Three mile walk--E. D. Lange, first. Time, 22m. 49 3-5s.; C. L. Nicoll,
second.
120-yards hurdle race, _first heat_--A. F. Copeland first. Time,
17 2-5s.; Herbert Mapes, Columbia College A. C., second. _Second
heat_--Walk-over for H. S. Younghand, M. Vandervoort, M. A. C. _Final
heat_--A. F. Copeland, first. Time, 16 2-5s.; Herbert Mapes, second.
Half-mile run--J. W. Moffatt, Montreal A. A. A., first. Time, 2m. 2
1-5s.; J. C. Devereaux, Columbia College A. C. second.
440-yards run--T. J. O’Mahony, Gaelic A. A., first. Time, 53s.; T. J.
Norton, M. A. C., second.
220-yards hurdle race--A. F. Copeland, first. Time, 20 3-5s.; Herbert
Mapes, second.
Five mile run--T. P. Conneff, first. Time, 25m. 35s. S. J. Freeth,
Prospect Harriers, second.
Tug-of-war--D. S. Lord, J. Jenning, D. T. Brokaw and W. Revere, M. A.
C., against G. M. Elliott, F. M. R. Meikleham, E. C. Robinson and
Eugene Clapp, Columbia College. Manhattans won by two inches.
Tug-of-war--M. A. C. team against M. Mulhern, J. J. Van Houten, J.
Moran and C. Miltman, West Side A. C. Manhattans won by 7¾ in.
Pole vault--G. P. Quinn, University of Pennsylvania, first, 10 ft. 1
in.; J. J. Van Houten, West Side A. C., second, 9 ft. 10 in.
Putting the shot--F. L. Lambrecht, M. A. C., first, 42 ft. 4 in.; J. S.
Mitchell, Gaelic A. A., second, 41 ft. 9 in.
Running high jump--T. M. O’Connor, Gaelic A. A., first, 5 ft. 9½ in.;
M. W. Ford, Brooklyn, second, 5 ft. 8½ in.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer--F. L. Lambrecht, first, 105 ft. 1 in.; J. S.
Mitchell, second, 102 ft. 3 in.
Running broad jump--V. E. Schifferstein, first, 23 ft. 1¾ in.; A. F.
Copeland, second, 22 ft. ½ in.
Throwing 56-lb. weight--J. S. Mitchell, first, 26 ft. 10 in.; J. C.
Daly, Gaelic A. A., second, 26 ft. 8 in.
* * * * *
~The~ annual fall games of the Princeton College Athletic
Association were held at the University grounds, October 20. The
Princeton record in the half-mile run was broken by Roddy, ’91, who
covered the distance in 2m. 5 1-5s. Dohm, ’90, ran one hundred yards in
10 sec. The other events and winners were as follows:
Throwing the hammer--Brownlee, ’89, 81 ft. 9½ in.
Running high jump--Lemassena, ’90, 5 ft. 2 in.
Mile walk--Whitehead, ’91; time, 8m. 10 1-5s.
Putting the shot--Galt, ’91, 28 ft. 10 in.
Quarter-mile run--Somerby, ’92; time, 59s.
220-yards dash--Dohm, ’90; time, 23 1-5s.
Mile run--Phillips, ’90; time, 5m. 18s.
Two-mile bicycle race--Shick, ’92; time, 8m. 7 1-5s.
Running broad jump--Lemassena, ’90, 20 ft. 9½ in.
* * * * *
~The~ fall meeting of the Ridgefield Athletic Association took
place on the afternoon of October 8. The results were as follows:
100-yards dash--J. F. McDonald, three yards lead, first; J. H. Shepard,
six yards, second. Time, 10 3-5s.
Running broad jump--Ben. J. Worman, one foot allowance, first, 19 ft. 7
in.; F. R. Wells, second, 18 ft. 11 in.
440-yards run--J. F. McDonald, 10 yards lead, first; William
Grotenhuis, second. Time, 57 1-5s.
Hop, step and jump--Ben. J. Worman, allowance of three feet, first, 41
ft. 10 in.; F. R. Wells, second, 41 ft. ½ in.
100-yards dash, juniors, heats--J. H. Bailey first, E. L. Miller
second. Time, 11s.
220-yards dash--Wm. Grotenhuis, six yards lead, first; R. S. Calkins,
Jr., second. Time, 23½s.
Running high jump--H. M. Wilcox, allowance of four inches, first, 4 ft.
11 in.; F. R. Wells, second, 4 ft. 9½ in.
Putting 16-pound shot--F. R. Wells, first, 33 ft. 5½ in.; M.
Pennington, second, 29 ft. 4 in.
880 yards--W. Patterson first, F. R. Wells second. Time, 2m. 28 1-5s.
* * * * *
~The~ fall athletic sports of the University of Pennsylvania
took place October 20, with the following results:
Open 100-yards dash--Won by Sweet, of Swarthmore, in 10 4-5s.
100-yards dash--Won by Landreth, ’91, in 10 4-5s.
Pole vault--Won by Quinn (law), with 9 ft. 5½ in.
Throwing the hammer--Won by Bonsall (med.), with 96 ft.
Half-mile run--Won by Chamberlain, ’89, in 2m. 20 3-5s.
440-yards dash--Won by Kulp (med.), in 56s.
Mile walk--Won by Schofield (law), in 8m. 39 1-2s.
Running high jump--Won by Howard, ’91, with 5 ft. ⅞ in.
Running broad jump--Won by Landreth, ’91, with 19 ft. 5 in.
120-yards hurdle race--Won by Stroud, ’88, in 19s.
Mile bicycle race--Won by Cressman, ’90, in 3m. 25 1-5s.
Putting the shot--won by Bonsall (med.), with 33 ft. 6 in.
220-yards hurdle race--Won by Stroud, ’88, in 34 1-5s.
Mile run--Won by West, ’91, in 5m. 3s.
220-yards dash--Won by Landreth, in 25s.
* * * * *
~The~ fall meeting of the Yale University Athletic Association
was held October 20. There were 137 entries. The grounds were in
excellent condition. Results were as follows:
120-yards dash--Won by H. F. Walker, Yale, ’89, 6½ yards start, in
12 1-5s.
Mile run--J. T. Lloyd, Yale, ’91, 50 yards handicap, won in 4m. 43 2-5s.
Mile walk--L. R. Parker, Yale, ’92, won in 8m. 19 1-5s.
600-yards run--Won by C. W. Porter, Amherst, ’90, 24 yards handicap, in
1m. 13s.
120-yards hurdle race--Won by H. L. Williams, Yale, ’91, 5 yards
handicap, in 17 1-5s.
Two mile bicycle race--Won by F. A. Clark, Yale, ’91, Sheffield,
handicap, 50 yards; time, 6m. 33 1-5s.
300-yards run--Won by H. F. Walker, Yale, ’89; time, 32 2-5s.
220-yards hurdle race--H. L. Williams, Yale, ’91, handicap 6 yards, won
in 28 4-5s.
Three-quarter mile steeplechase--G. Y. Gilbert, N. Y. A. C., won in 4m.
38 4-5s.; C. A. Davenport, Harvard, ’90, and J. P. Lloyd, Yale, ’91,
ran a dead heat for second place, which had to be run off, when the
Harvard man won.
440-yards run--Won by E. B. Hinkley, Yale, ’89, in 52s.; F. W.
Robinson, Yale, ’90, was a very close second.
Running high jump--A. Nickerson, N. Y. A. C., handicap 4 in., won in 5
ft. 11½ in.
Throwing the hammer--H. A. Elcove, Yale, ’91, with a handicap of 3 ft.,
won with 81 feet, 1 in.
Running broad jump--E. P. Hinckley, Yale, ’89, handicap 3 ft. 6 in.,
jumped 22 ft. 8 in. and won.
Putting the shot--F. W. Robinson, Yale, ’90, handicap 4 ft., won with
35 ft. 8 in.
Pole vault--E. D. Ryder, Yale, ’91, with a handicap of 1 ft. 10 in.,
won with 10 ft. 2 in.; T. G. Shearman, Yale, ’89 was second.
* * * * *
~Delegates~ from the Manhattan, Star, Titan, Crescent, Brighton
and Allerton Athletic Clubs and the Missouri Athletic Association made
up the meeting of the National Cross-Country Association in this city,
October 23. The West Side Athletic Club was elected to membership.
The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President, F. A.
Ware, Crescent A. C.; vice-president, C. C. Hughes, Manhattan A. C.;
secretary, C. J. Harvey, Star A. C.; treasurer, E. J. Ryan, Allerton
A. C. Executive Committee--E. J. Ryan, Allerton, A. C.; D. J. Cox,
Brighton, A. C.; C. S. Busse, Crescent A. C.; C. C. Hughes, Manhattan
A. C.; J. A. Murphy, Missouri A. A. A.; C. J. Harvey, Star A. C.; J. L.
McAuliffe, Titan A. C.; J. D. Douglass, West Side A. C.
* * * * *
~The~ first annual meeting of the National Amateur Athletic
Union was held on the grounds of the Detroit Athletic Club, September
19. An attendance of five thousand witnessed the games, and the entire
management was a success. The referee was John F. Huneker of the
Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy. The judges were D. G. Trench,
Chicago Athletic Club; W. G. Schuyler, New York Athletic Club; J. H.
Booth and F. W. Janssen, Staten Island Athletic Club; P. E. Stanley and
F. D. Standish, Detroit Athletic Club. As timekeepers, the following
gentlemen officiated: Otto Ruhl and J. H. Abeel, Jr., New York Athletic
Club; Fred. T. Moran, Detroit Athletic Club; W. H. Robertson, Pastime
Club, and Hon. J. E. Reyburn, Cape May City Club. The measurers were J.
E. Sullivan, Pastime Club; Howard Perry, Columbia Club; J. W, Carter,
New York Club; Charles W. Lennon, Pullman Club, and W. H. Rogers,
Schuylkill Navy. George Turner, of Philadelphia, was starter, and
Sporting Editor, P. J. Donohue, of the New York _World_, was judge of
walking. Harry McMillan, of the Schuylkill Navy, was chief-marshal of
the day, and Fred. W. Burns, of the Brooklyn Athletic Club, official
announcer. The following were the results in the various events:
100-yards run--F. Westing, Manhattan Athletic Club, first; C. H.
Sherrill, Yale College, and Malcolm W. Ford, Staten Island Athletic
Club, tied for second place, Ford getting the place on the toss. Time,
first heat, 10 2-5s.; second heat, 10 3-5s.; third heat, 10 2-5s.;
final heat, 10 2-5s.
120-yards hurdle--A. A. Jordan, New York Athletic Club, first; A. F.
Copeland, Manhattan Athletic Club, second; E. M. Vandervoort, Manhattan
Athletic Club, third. Time, 16 1-5s.; won in one heat.
One-mile walk--W. R. Burkhardt, Pastime Athletic Club, first; C. L.
Nicoll, Manhattan Athletic Club, second. Time, 6m. 54 1-5s.
One-mile run--G. M. Gibbs, Toronto Athletic Club, first; T. P. Conneff,
Manhattan Athletic Club, second; P. D. Skillman, New York Athletic
Club. Time, 4m. 27 1-5s.
220-yards run--F. Westing, Manhattan Athletic Club, first; W. C. Dohm,
New York Athletic Club, second; H. F. Walker, Detroit Athletic Club,
third. Time, 22 1-5s.
220-yards hurdle race--Won in one heat--A. F. Copeland, Manhattan
Athletic Club, first; A. A. Jordan, New York Athletic Club, second; G.
Schwegler, Chicago Athletic Club, third. Time, 26 4-5s.
Three-mile walk--Won by E. D. Lange, of the Manhattan Athletic Club;
Otto Hassell, Chicago Amateur Athletic Club, second.
Two-mile bicycle race--W. E. Crist, Columbia Athletic Club, first.
Time, 6m. 49 1-5s.
440-yards run--W. C. Dohm, New York Athletic Club, first. Time, 51s.
880-yard run--G. Tracey, Wanderers’ Athletic Club, Chicago, first; C.
M. Smith, New York Athletic Club, second; C. L. Estes, Manhattan Club,
third. Time, 2m. 2 1-5s.
Five-mile run--T. P. Conneff, Manhattan Athletic Club, first; E. C.
Carter, New York Athletic Club, second. Time, 26m. 46 3-5s.
Running high jump--J. D. Webster, Manhattan Athletic Club, first, 5 ft.
6½, in.; W. M. Norris, Staten Island Athletic Club, second, 5 ft. 4½
in.; R. K. Pritchard, Staten Island Athletic Club, third, 5 ft. 4½ in.
Tug-of-war--Manhattan Athletic Club Team--D. S. Lord, anchor; W.
Revere, D. T. Brokaw, and J. Senning, against the “Busy Bees” Athletic
Association of Co. B, 22d Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y. Won by the “Busy
Bees,” in the first and third pulls.
Putting 16-lb. shot--G. R. Gray, New York Athletic Club, first, 42 ft.
10½ in.; F. L. Lambrecht, Manhattan Athletic Club, second, 40 ft. 6
in.; W. L. Coudon, New York Athletic Club, third, 40 ft. 4½ in.
Running long jump--W. Halpin, Olympic Athletic Club, first, 23 ft.; A.
F. Copeland, Manhattan Athletic Club, second, 22 ft. 11⅝ in.; A. A.
Jordan, New York Athletic Club, third, 22 ft. 9⅞ in.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer--W. J. M. Barry, Queen’s College, Cork, first,
127 ft. 1 in.; C. A. J. Queckberner, Staten Island Athletic Club,
second, 106 ft. 11 in.; F. L. Lambrecht, Manhattan Athletic Club,
third, 97 ft. 4 in.
Pole vault--L. D. Godshall, Manhattan Athletic Club, first, 10 ft.;
C. Whitehorn, Staten Island Athletic Club, second, 9 ft. 9 in.; A. A.
Jordan, New York Athletic Club, third, 9 ft.
Throwing 56-lb. weight--W. L. Coudon, New York Athletic Club, 27 ft. 9
in., beating the world’s record by 1 ft. 11 in.
* * * * *
~Columbia College~ students turned out in full force October
26, at the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds. The entries numbered
over 225. Three Columbia records were broken and one intercollegiate
record was equaled. H. Mapes, ’92 (mines), won the 220-yards hurdle
in 26 4-5s., beating the Columbia record by two seconds and equaling
the intercollegiate best time. He also beat the college record for
the 120-yards hurdle in 17 1-5s. A. S. Vosburgh, ’90 (arts), beat the
Columbia mile record by one second, making the distance in 4m. 53 2-5s.
The winners and seconds are as follows:
100-yards dash--Final, Herbert Mapes, 3 yards, first; H. M. Banks, Jr.,
scratch, second. Time, 10 3-5s.
220-yards run--H. M. Banks, scratch, first; Herbert Shipman, 7 yards,
second. Time, 23 2-5s.
440-yards run--J. C. Travis, 35 yards, first; Herbert Shipman, 18
yards, second. Time, 52s.
880-yards run--J. M. Hewlett, 40 yards, first; M. R. Strong, 10 yards,
second. Time, 2m. 5s.
Mile run--A. S. Vosburgh, scratch, first; J. S. Langthorn, 25 yards,
second. Time, 4m. 53 2-5s.
Mile walk--T. McIlvaine, scratch, first; H. G. Peck, second. Time, 8m.
8 4-5s.
Two-mile bicycle--W. H. Hall, 60 yards, first; G. A. Wardlaw, second.
Time, 7m. 50 4-5s.
220-yards novice race--S. R. Bradley, first; J. R. Steers, second.
Time, 25 4-5s.
880-yards novice race--F. E. Gunnison, first; J. A. Dempsey, second.
Time, 2m. 27s.
120-yards hurdle--H. Mapes, ’92 (mines), first; T. H. Havemeyer, 12
yards, second. Time, 17 1-5s.
220-yard hurdle--H. Mapes, scratch, first; Victor Mapes, 15 yards,
second. Time, 26 4-5s.
Putting 16-lb. shot--B. C. Hinman, actual distance 33 ft. 6 in., first;
M. C. Bogert, actual distance 31 ft., second.
Running high jump--F. C. Hooper, actual height, 5 ft. 4 in., first;
Alexander Stevens, 4 ft. 7 in., second.
Running broad jump--Victor Mapes, actual distance, 20 ft. 8 in., first;
J. C. Devereaux, 19 ft. 8 in., second.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer--B. C. Hinman, actual throw, 79 ft., first; M.
T. Bogert, 66 ft. 6 in., second.
Tug-of-war--’89 won from ’90 by 1 in.; ’92 won from ’91 by default; ’89
won from ’92 by default.
The winners in the open events were:
100-yards run, handicap--F. Westing, M. A. C. first; H. Shipman, 5
yards, second. Time, 10 2-3s.
Half-mile run--J. W. Moffatt, of Canada, scratch, first; D. I.
Tompkins, Manhattan Athletic Club, 24 yards, second. Time, 2m. 2-5s.
C. H. Mapes was referee; G. L. M. Sachs, S. C. Herriman, and D. L. R.
Dresser, judges; G. A. Avery, W. Hegeman, C. C. Hughes, timers, and H.
Pike, starter.
BASEBALL.
~The~ following is the official record of the League
Championship campaign, giving the victories and defeats of each club
and the deciding percentage of victories, on the basis of which every
club was placed in the race, from the pennant winner to the tail-ender:
A: New York.
B: Chicago.
C: Philadelphia.
D: Boston.
E: Detroit.
F: Pittsburgh.
G: Indianapolis.
H: Washington.
I: Games won.
J: Per cent. of victories.
---------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
~Clubs~ | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H || I | J
---------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
New York |-- | 8 |14 |12 |11 |10 |11 |15 || 84 |.641
Chicago |11 |-- | 8 |12 |10 | 9 |14 |13 || 77 |.570
Philadelphia | 5 |10 |-- |10 | 7 |14 |13 |10 || 69 |.531
Boston | 8 | 7 | 9 |-- |10 |10 |11 |15 || 70 |.522
Detroit | 7 |10 |11 | 8 |-- |10 |11 |11 || 68 |.519
Pittsburgh | 7 |11 | 6 | 8 |10 |-- |14 |10 || 66 |.493
Indianapolis | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 |-- |12 || 50 |.370
Washington | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |-- || 48 |.358
---------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
Games lost |47 |58 |61 |64 |63 |68 |85 |86 ||532 |
---------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
Not only was the race close between New York and Chicago for first
place up to October, but the struggle for the third position between
Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit, was interesting.
* * * * *
Here is a table giving the full statistics of the League campaign in
all the most essential particulars.
A: New York.
B: Chicago.
C: Philadelphia.
D: Boston.
E: Detroit.
F: Pittsburgh.
G: Indianapolis.
H: Washington.
-----------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
-----------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Victories | 84| 77| 69| 70| 68| 66| 50| 48
Defeats | 47| 58| 61| 64| 63| 68| 85| 86
Games played | 131| 135| 130| 134| 131| 134| 135| 134
Per cent. of victories |.641|.570|.531|.522|.519|.493|.370|.358
Drawn games | 7| 1| 1| 3| 3| 4| 1| 2
Series won | 5| 4| 2| 2| 3| 2| 1| 0
Series lost | 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 6| 5
Series tied | 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0
Series unfinished | 1| 1| 4| 3| 1| 3| 3| 3
Batting average |.240|.247|.229|.240|.243|.223|.233|.207
Fielding average |.918|.906|.919|.904|.916|.914|.904|.899
Victories at home | 44| 43| 37| 34| 41| 38| 31| 26
Victories abroad | 40| 34| 32| 36| 27| 28| 19| 22
Defeats at home | 23| 26| 31| 29| 26| 30| 35| 38
Defeats abroad | 24| 32| 30| 34| 37| 39| 50| 48
Extra innings games | 6| 2| 9| 2| 4| 4| 1| 1
Chicago victories | 18| 11| 16| 7| 10| 13| 6| 6
Chicago defeats | 3| 9| 6| 13| 5| 19| 11| 21
-----------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
The appended table presents the statistics, in brief, of the thirteen
pennant races of the League, from 1876 to 1888, inclusive.
-----+------------+----------+--------+-----------+---------------
YEAR.| CHAMPION |VICTORIES.|DEFEATS.| Per cent. | CLUB
| CLUB. | | | of | MANAGER.
| | | | victories.|
-----+------------+----------+--------+-----------+---------------
1876 | Chicago | 52 | 14 | .788 | Spalding
1877 | Boston | 31 | 17 | .648 | Harry Wright
1878 | Boston | 41 | 19 | .683 | Harry Wright
1879 | Providence | 55 | 23 | .705 | George Wright
1880 | Chicago | 67 | 17 | .798 | Anson
1881 | Chicago | 56 | 28 | .667 | Anson
1882 | Chicago | 56 | 29 | .655 | Anson
1883 | Boston | 63 | 55 | .534 | Harry Wright
1884 | Providence | 84 | 28 | .750 | Frank Bancroft
1885 | Chicago | 87 | 25 | .776 | Anson
1886 | Chicago | 90 | 34 | .725 | Anson
1887 | Detroit | 79 | 45 | .637 | Watkins
1888 | New York | 84 | 47 | .641 | Mutrie
-----+------------+----------+--------+-----------+---------------
CANOE.
~The~ second series in the canoe sailing races for the
international challenge cup took place October 13 from Bechtel’s Rock,
Stapleton, Staten Island, over the usual course, which is two miles
long. The boats sailed over the course four times, making the distance
of the race eight miles. Col. C. L. Norton, of the New York Canoe Club,
acted as referee.
There was but one race in the forenoon, which was won by the _Eclipse_
of the Brooklyn Canoe Club, sailed by R. S. Blake, in 2h. 1m. 30s. The
_Charm_, of the Royal Canoe Club, sailed by Walter Stewart, took the
lead at first, but was overhauled and passed by the Yankee boat. The
time of the _Charm_ was 2h. 8m. 30s.
The afternoon race was won by the _Eclipse_, in 2h. 9m. 45s. The
_Charm_ was unable to round the offshore buoy according to the
requirements, and the Brooklyn boat went over the course alone. The
winning of the silver international cup by an American boat will
necessitate the next international canoe race to be sailed also in
American waters.
There were other races during the day for a prize flag. The first
race of this contest had three entries, and the boats finished in the
following order: _Fly_, time, 1h. 15m. 10s.; _Essex_, of the Essex
Club, 2h. 7m.; and the _Guinn_, Brooklyn Club, 2h. 8m. The course was
six miles.
The second race was decided in the following order: _Fly_, 1h. 34m.
45s.; _Guinn_, 1h. 36m. 30s.; _Vagabond_, 1h. 41m. 20s.; _If_, 1h. 45m.
45s.; _New York_, 1h. 48m.; _Essex_, 1h. 48m. 45s. _Will of the Wisp_
and _Nancy_ fell out of the race.
CRICKET.
~Cricket~ has closed for the year among the leading English
teams. During the season the following scores were made in first-class
matches: W. G. Grace, 215, 165, 153, and 148; W. W. Read, 338, 171,
109, and 103; W. Newham, 129 and 118; M. P. Bowden, 189, not out; J.
Eccles, 184; Abel, 160; Painter, 150; P. J. T. Henery, 138, not out;
Jesse Hide, 130; Hall, 129, not out; Briggs, 126, not out; S. W. Scott,
121, not out; Maurice Read, 109; K. J. Key, 108; Wainright, 105; Frank
Sugg, 102, not out. The 153 and 148 of W. G. Grace were made in one
match.
* * * * *
~The~ Irish Gentlemen cricketers, who have been visiting the
principal cricket clubs in this country and Canada, sailed for home
October 3, on the _City of Rome_. The Irishmen speak in warm terms of
the way in which they were treated by their brother sportsmen here.
They have reason to be proud of their performance. During six weeks
they have played thirteen matches, of which they have won eleven and
lost two. Both games were lost in Philadelphia, one by seven runs, the
other by thirty-nine. In Canada the Home Rulers defeated Kingston’s
and Ottawa’s best players by large scores, and in a match against
all Canada they had eighty-six runs, and an innings to spare. In the
United States they defeated all the best elevens, except those in
Philadelphia. New York’s best team came within nine wickets of the
Irishmen in a two-innings match. The highest score made by any member
of the visiting team was 126, made by J. Dunn, in the New York match.
CURLING.
~The~ annual meeting of the Ontario Branch of the Royal
Caledonia Curling Club was held in Montreal, October 16. The following
is a list of the officers elected: His Excellency the Governor-General,
Patron; Robert Ferguson, president; vice-presidents, John Harvey and
Dr. Bouchier; chaplain, Rev. D. J. Macdonnell; secretary-treasurer,
J. S. Russell; council of management, W. Badenach, Toronto Granite
Club; W. Rennie, Toronto Caledonian Club; Dr. Beaton, Orillia Club; T.
McGaw, Toronto Club; W. Leggatt, Hamilton Thistle Club, and Dr. Berth,
Bowmanville Club.
CYCLING.
~S. G. Whittaker~ continues to make new records abroad.
September 22, at the Long Eaton Recreation Grounds, England, he made
the attempt to beat the record for twenty-five miles, and succeeded in
creating new figures for every mile from two to the finish. Time for
the full distance, 1h. 11m. 5⅔s.
* * * * *
~G. R. White~, in England, at the annual North Road Cycling
Club’s 100-mile road ride, September 22, over the usual course, on
an “Ordinary,” rode the entire distance without dismounting, in 6h.
48m. 14s. The previous record was 7h. 6m. 18s., and was made by F. H.
Williams.
* * * * *
~The~ Y. M. C. A., of Worcester, Mass., had games October 20,
and in the one-mile bicycle race D. W. Rolston made the mile in 3m. 18
1-5s., James Wilson, Jr., coming in second, in 3m. 18 3-5s.
* * * * *
~The~ Pennsylvania five-mile handicap race was run October 20.
The contest resulted as follows: J. H. Draper, half-lap handicap,
first, in 22m. 25s.; D. A. Longaker, one lap, second; J. G. Fuller,
scratch, third; C. L. Leisen, one lap, fourth; Al. Kohler, one lap,
fifth; John A. Wells, one lap, sixth; L. J. McCloskey and W. W.
Randall, each with two laps, finishing seventh and eighth. The track
was soft and the wind strong.
* * * * *
~A. C. and W. D. Banker~, of Pittsburgh, Pa., rode a mile,
tandem, Sunday, October 21, in 2m. 41 4-5s. The course was rough, and a
strong wind prevailed against the riders.
* * * * *
~The~ Danvers, Mass., Cycle Club races were run October 20 on
a heavy track. The results: Mile novice--J. Ogden, of Middletown,
3m. 4s. Half-mile, club challenge, two in three--M. W. Robson, of
Salem. Mile tandem tricycle--R. H. Robson and mate, of Salem, 4m. 50s.
Mile handicap--E. A. Bailey, of Somerville (scratch), 3m. 37s. Mile
tricycle--R. H. Robson, of Salem, 5m. 15s. Two mile--E. A. Bailey, 8m.
15s. Mile county championship--H. Robson, of Salem, 4m. 14s. Referee,
W. S. Atwell, of Boston.
* * * * *
~The~ five-mile Peninsula championship, decided at the
Wilmington (Del.) Fair, was won by McDaniel; Pyle second; Jefferies
third.
* * * * *
~I. P. Hail~, of Albany, Oregon, recently made a four hundred
mile trip through Southern Oregon to Coos Bay and return. He crossed
the Coast Range Mountains twice, and traveled one hundred and fifty
miles over a rough mountain trail, over which no bicycle had ever
passed.
* * * * *
~John M. Cook~ has presented an eight-in-hand cycle to a college
for the blind, at Upper Norwood, England. The eight-in-hand is arranged
for the girls of the institution to ride. Two four-in-hands and a
tandem will enable the boys to take exercise and recreation.
* * * * *
~The~ tournament of the Pittsburgh Cycling and Athletic Club
was held at Pittsburgh, September 24, 25 and 26. It was a show in
which professionals and amateurs took part. “The tournament,” says
the _Wheelmen’s Gazette_, “was a success from a sporting standpoint,”
whatever that may mean, “but there was little or no financial benefit.”
The following is a summary of the races:
_Monday, September 24._
One-half-mile bicycle scratch--W. W. Windle, first; time, 1m. 23s.
One-mile novice--W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 20s. Five-mile
professional championship--First heat of championship series--W. A.
Rowe, first; time 15m. 22 1-5s. One-half-mile bicycle, 1:35 class--W.
D. George, first; time, 1m. 35 1-5s. Two-mile professional lap race--H.
G. Crocker, first, 31 points; time, 6m. 42s. Two-mile Pennsylvania
Division State championship--A. C. Banker, first; time, 6m. 3 1-5s.
One-mile bicycle, 3:30 class--W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 21 2-5s.
One-mile professional handicap--W. F. Knapp, 30 yards, first; time, 2m.
52 3-5s. Two-mile bicycle scratch--W. W. Windle, first; time, 6m. 15s.
_Tuesday, September 25._
One-mile bicycle lap race--W. W. Windle, first, 14 points; time,
2m. 55s. One-half-mile bicycle novice--W. D. George, first; time,
1m. 38s. Three-mile bicycle professional, second heat of world’s
championship--W. A. Rowe, first; time, 8m. 57s. One-mile bicycle, 3:10
class--W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 19 1-5s. One-mile professional
handicap--R. A. Neilson, 50 yards, first. One-mile bicycle scratch--W.
W. Windle, first; time 3m. 2-5s. Two-mile bicycle professional--W. F.
Knapp, first; time, 6m. 14s. Three-mile bicycle amateur handicap--W. W.
Windle, scratch, first. Time, 8m. 59s.
_Wednesday, September 26._
One-mile bicycle amateur handicap--W. W. Windle, scratch, first; time,
2m. 58½s. One-mile professional bicycle scratch--R. A. Neilson, first;
time, 3m. 12s. Two-mile bicycle amateur, 6:20 class--W. D. George,
first; time, 7m. 2s. Two-mile bicycle amateur lap race--W. W. Windle,
first; time, 6m. 20s. One-mile professional bicycle, final heat world’s
championship--W. A. Rowe, first; time, 3m. One-mile bicycle amateur
scratch--W. W. Windle, first; time, 2m. 55 3-5s. One-mile bicycle, 3:20
class--W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 23s. Two-mile bicycle handicap,
professional--H. G. Crocker, 20 yards, first; time, 6m. 11s. Five-mile
bicycle L. A.W. State championship--W. D. Banker, first; time, 16m. 28s.
* * * * *
~The~ Indianapolis Wheelmen held their first annual race meet at the
Exposition Grounds, September 29. The track was bad, the weather was
wretched, and time poor. The results were as follows: The one-mile
novice race was won by W. C. Marmon, in 3m. 20 4-5s.; the five mile
State championship by L. M. Hollingsworth, in 17m. 6 4-5s.; the
one-half mile heat by A. B. Taylor, in 1m. 31s.; the one mile club
championship by Tom Hay, in 3m. 59 4-5s.; the two-mile lap by L. M.
Hollingsworth, in 7m. 7s.; the quarter-mile heat by A. B. Taylor, in
42s.; the one-mile, 3:30 class, by Chas. McKeen, in 3m. 42s.; the
one-half mile heat by L. M. Barber, in 1m. 34s.; the one-mile rover
safety by A. L. Tabor, in 3m. 56s.; the quarter-mile heat by A. B.
Taylor, in 43 2-5s.; the one-mile open by A. J. Lee, in 3m. 51¼s.; the
one-half mile, 1:30 class, by Josh Zimmerman, in 1m. 39 2-5s.; the
two-mile handicap by L. M. Hollingsworth, in 6m. 42 3-5s.
* * * * *
~The~ bicycle races at Wilmington, Del., October 18 and 19, resulted
as follows: Mile open--S. W. Merrihew, W. W. C., 4m. 7¾.; E. J.
Halstead, Y. M. C. A., second. Mile, 3m. class--Merrihew, 4m.
54½s.; Ludwig, Honeybrook, Pa., second. Three-mile lap race--W. I.
Wilhelm, won, 19 points, 13m. 28s.; Merrihew, second, with 14 points.
Half-mile open--Wilhelm, 1m. 45½s.; Halstead, second. Two-mile 6.20
class--Merrihew won in 8m. 4½s., but was protested as being out of
his class. The race will go to McDaniels--Mile novice--C. R. Guiding,
Reading, Pa., 4m. 26¾s.; J. D. Kurtz, Jr., second. Half-mile, state
championship--B. F. McDaniels, Wilmington, 1m. 34½s. Victor Pyle, 2d.
Five mile state championship--McDaniels won, 19m. 51s.; Victor Pyle,
2d. Mile, 3:30 class--McDaniels won, 3m. 37s., J. D. Kurtz, 2d.
* * * * *
~The~ races at Quincy, Ill., October 11, resulted: Half-mile--Percy
Stone, St. Louis, first; Lumsden, Chicago, second: Colie Bell, third;
1m. 48¾s. Quarter-mile, hands off--J. Harry Gordon, St. Louis, 1m.
38s.; Frank Peters, Newton, Kas., second. Mile, open--R. A. Neilson,
Boston, won, 3m. 10s.; Munger, Chicago, second; Knapp, Denver, third;
Crocker, Boston, fourth. The grand-stand fell in during the races,
injuring many people.
* * * * *
~Our~ cycling friends will read the following with pleasure, as
it shows that there is a probability of the improvement of the Madison
Avenue pavement being accomplished shortly:
~Office of the Board of Aldermen~, }
~No. 8 City Hall, New York~. }
October 24, 1888. }
_To the Editor of_ ~Outing~.
Dear Sir: I have the pleasure of informing you that at the Board
meeting yesterday your resolution for a noiseless pavement on
Madison Avenue, between 32d Street and 59th Street, was passed.
Yours very truly,
~Geo. H. Forster~.
~Department of Public Works~, }
~Commissioner’s Office~, }
~No. 31 Chambers St., New York~. }
October 24, 1888. }
_To the Editor of_ ~Outing~.
Sir: In answer to your letter of the 6th inst., urging the
desirability of continuing the asphalt pavement on Madison Avenue,
from 32d Street to 59th Street, I beg to say that this work
was included in the Department Estimate for “Repairing Streets
and Avenues” for 1889, and that the work will be done by this
Department next year if the Departmental Estimate is approved by
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
Very respectfully,
~D. Lowber Smith~,
_Deputy and Acting Commissioner
of Public Works_.
FOOTBALL.
~An~ Interscholastic Football Association has been formed in
Boston, in which the following schools are represented: Roxbury Latin,
Boston Latin, Chauncy Hall, Cambridge High and Latin combined, Mr.
Hopkinson’s, Mr. Hale’s and Mr. Nichols’ and Mr. Stone’s combined,
and Mr. Noble’s. The officers are as follows: President, R. B. Beals,
Roxbury Latin School; vice-president, E. B. Randall, Mr. Noble’s
school; secretary, F. W. Lord, Mr. Hale’s school; treasurer, F. Loring,
Mr. Nichols’ school. The series of games consists of one game with each
school, to be played on grounds mutually agreed on, for a cup to be
called the Boston School Football Challenge Cup.
* * * * *
~The~ first game of football in the United States was played in
New Haven, in 1840, between the classes of ’42 and ’43 of Yale College.
* * * * *
~The~ Intercollegiate Football Association held its annual
meeting in New York, October 13. The colleges represented were:
Yale--Camp, Corbin and King; Harvard--Brooks, Palmer and Sears;
University of Pennsylvania--Hill and Hulme; Wesleyan--Coffin and
Manchester; Princeton--Barr and Cowan. The interpretation of the rules
as regards blocking was left as suggested by the Graduate Advisory
Committee.
* * * * *
~The~ New England Intercollegiate Football Association held
its annual meeting in Springfield, Mass., September 28. Trinity
withdrew from the Association and Williams was admitted. The colleges
represented this year are: Amherst, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Stevens’ Institute of Technology, and Williams.
* * * * *
~The~ Graduate Advisory Committee of the Intercollegiate
Football Association met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, October 6, to
select umpires for the several association championship matches.
The delegates present were: J. A. Hodge, of Princeton; Mr. Brooks,
of Harvard; W. C. Camp, of Yale; J. C. Bell, of the University of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Beattys, of Wesleyan. It was decided to ask the
following gentlemen to act: Yale vs. Harvard--R. Hodge, Princeton; Yale
vs. Princeton--F. Fisk, Harvard, F. R. Remington, alternate; Yale vs.
Pennsylvania--R. Hodge, Princeton; Yale vs. Wesleyan--F. Fisk, Harvard;
Harvard vs. Princeton--E. Richards, Yale, A. Baker, alternate; Harvard
vs. Pennsylvania--L. Price, Princeton, H. Beecher, Yale, alternate;
Harvard vs. Wesleyan--J. A. Saxe; Princeton vs. Pennsylvania--H.
Morris, Harvard College; Princeton vs. Wesleyan--W. A. Brooks, Harvard;
Wesleyan vs. Pennsylvania--R. Hodge, Princeton, W. A. Brooks, alternate.
After the delegates had reached an agreement about the umpires they
proceeded to give interpretations to Rules 10, 24 and 25, which read
as follows:
Rule 10--Interference is using the hands or arms in any way to obstruct
or hold a player who has not the ball, not the runner.
Rule 24 (a)--A player is put off side if, during a scrimmage, he gets
in front of the ball, or if the ball has been last touched by his own
side behind him. It is impossible for a player to be off side in his
own goal. No player when off side shall touch the ball, or interrupt or
obstruct opponent with his hands or arms until again on side.
Rule 25--No player shall lay his hands upon or interfere by use of
hands or arms, with an opponent, unless he has the ball.
The Princeton delegate wished to have these rules so changed that
a rusher should be allowed to block with his arms and also to use
his open hands in pushing his opponent. The committee came to the
conclusion that such a radical change should be left to the meeting
of undergraduates and therefore decided merely to put the following
interpretations on the rules:
(_a._) The side which has the ball can only interfere (or block) with
the body, and no use of the hands or arms will be permitted in any
shape.
(_b._) The side which has not the ball can use the hands and arms as
heretofore, so long as they do not get “off side.”
The great idea in these rules is to do away with the disagreeable
“slugging” feature that has characterized intercollegiate football
matches for the past five or six years.
* * * * *
~The~ Harvard team defeated the Technology team at football,
October 13, by a score of 18 to 0. There was a large crowd of
spectators despite the drizzling rain. Some of Harvard’s best men were
not on the team, but they won nevertheless.
* * * * *
~The~ opening game of the American Football Union took place on
the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket Club, at Livingston, October
13. The teams of the Orange Athletic Club and the Staten Island Cricket
Club took part in it. The game was a hot one, and ended by the Orange
team winning. The score was 4 to 0. Mr. Larkin was referee.
* * * * *
~The~ Princeton team beat Stevens’ Institute at football, on
the grounds at Princeton, N. J., October 13, by a score of 80 to 0.
The Institute team lacked training, but some good individual work was
displayed.
* * * * *
~Harvard’s~ Football team won the contest with the Worcester
Technology Eleven on Jarvis Field, Cambridge, October 27. The score was
68 to 0.
KENNEL.
~The~ National Dog Club held a meeting in this city, October
15. Twenty new members were admitted. Among other business transacted,
writes Secretary H. W. Huntingdon, it was decided--
“That the American Kennel Club be formally notified that the National
Dog Club of America is ready and will be pleased to aid it in advancing
the interests of the breeders and exhibitors of this country.
“That should the American Kennel Club desire to confer with the
National Dog Club, the latter, on receiving such expression, will meet
it in the person of Dr. J. Frank Perry, the chosen representative of
the executive committee.
“That hereafter at all bench shows there shall be appointees of the
executive committee of the National Dog Club to take charge of the dogs
of those of the club’s members who are unable to attend, to see that
such dogs are properly benched, fed, watered, groomed, brought before
the judges, etc., and at the end of the show to superintend their
reshipment. The expense of such service to be borne by the National Dog
Club.”
* * * * *
~The~ New England Kennel Club will hold its next annual show in
Boston, April 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1889.
* * * * *
~The~ chances of a bench show in Pittsburgh this winter are
slight. The last venture in that direction was not a success.
* * * * *
~The~ Richmond Dog Show was a very creditable exhibition. The
enterprise, however, was not successful financially.
* * * * *
~The~ Erminie Kennels, Mount Vernon, N. Y., have purchased from
Mr. Jarvis, Scarborough, Eng., the well-known rough-coated St. Bernard,
Lysander; also the imported smooth-coated St. Bernard dog, Barry out of
Bella, own sister to the celebrated Guide.
* * * * *
~A special~ meeting of the American Pet Dog Club was held
October 15. The following members were present: Mrs. Charles
Wheatleigh, Mrs. M. E. Randolph, Mrs. John Draper, Mrs. Frank Leslie,
Miss Marion Bannister, Dr. M. H. Cryer, Mr. W. J. Fryer, Jr., Mrs.
Henry B. Cowles, Mrs. Landreau. By a resolution of the club, Mr. C.
Ormsby was expelled from membership and the office of secretary which
he held was declared vacant.
* * * * *
~The~ third annual meeting of the American Coursing Club was
held at Great Bend, Ind., October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. It proved
a great success. The winner of the Great Bend Derby was Master Hare, a
perfect specimen of his breed. Thorn, the winner of the Silver Cup, is
a well-known greyhound in the neighborhood of Great Bend. The annual
meeting of the club was held on the evening of October 19. President
David Taylor of Emporia, Vice-President D. W. Heizer of Great Bend,
Secretary F. K. Doan of St. Louis, Treasurer V. Prinkman of Great Bend,
were re-elected for the ensuing year. Mr. D. V. Heizer, Mr. H. C. Lowe
and Mr. W. W. Carney were elected as the executive committee.
* * * * *
~At~ the last meeting of the American Kennel Club, the following
changes in the contemplated new Constitution and Rules were offered by
Mr. Hitchcock:
Amendment to Article V., Section 1, of the Constitution, by adding “and
no delegate shall represent more than one club.”
The following are the amendments to the Rules:
Now Rule III. by changing in Section No. 3, the words “Kennel Club
Show” to “show recognized by the American Kennel Club.”
Proposed Rule XVI.: “unit of weight” should read “limit of weight.”
Add to proposed Rule XVII. to list of classes “Kennel Classes”; and add
to Rule VIII.: “The Kennel Class shall be for kennels of dogs of the
same breed to compete as a kennel. The number of dogs to comprise a
kennel must be fixed by the Show Committee.”
Proposed Rule XVII., Section 6, by changing the word “four” on second
line to “five.”
Proposed Rule XVII., by adding to Section 5, “and for dogs for which no
challenge class has been provided.”
Last section of proposed Rule XVII. so as to read: “All dogs qualified
to compete in a Champion Class previous to January 1, 1889, shall
compete in the Challenge Class. The winnings referred to in these rules
apply only to shows recognized by the American Kennel Club, a list of
which, together with these Rules, must be published in the Premium List
and Catalogue of each Show.”
~Herman F. Schellhass~,
_Sec’y pro tem. A. K. C._
LACROSSE.
~A Lacrosse~ match for the Eastern Championship and the
Oelrichs’ Cup was played October 13, at Staten Island. The contestants
were the teams of the Staten Island Athletic Club and the Brooklyn
Lacrosse Club. The latter won after a desperate struggle by a score
of 4 goals to 3. Canadian lacrosse men present stated that it was the
finest exhibition of lacrosse they had ever witnessed.
* * * * *
~A match~ game between the teams of the Montreal Club from
Canada and the Cambridges was held on the Union Grounds, Boston Mass.,
October 6. Heavy rains interfered somewhat with the games. The Montreal
team won by a score of 6 to 0.
* * * * *
~The~ Victoria team defeated the Orients, both of Montreal,
during the week ending October 6, by a score of 3 to 0.
* * * * *
~The~ Crescents also the same week, in the same city, beat the
team of the St. Lawrence Club after the same fashion.
* * * * *
~The~ Hawthornes and the Jerseys, two other Canadian clubs, also
during the same week had a match game, in which the Hawthornes were the
victors by a score of 3 to 1.
* * * * *
~The~ Waltham and the Cambridge Lacrosse Teams met on the
grounds of the Cambridge Club, October 13, to contest for the Boston
_Herald_ Cup and the New England Championship. The Waltham team won
by a score of 2 to 0. The following was the organization of the
contestants:
Flohr Goal Phalen
Young Point Clacy
Cook Cover point Ritchie
Clements { Defense } Watson
C. Brown { field } Wyman
Menard { } Phillips
Smith Centre Gilmore
Stanley { } Crocker
Barton { Attack } Rourke
A. Brown { field } Clancy
Ballard First home Wells
Eyrick Second home Crocker
LAWN TENNIS.
~Mr. C. A. Chase~, the Champion of the Western States, goes
into winter quarters with quite a brilliant record for the season. He
began this year by winning the Western Championship, following this up
by capturing the honors at the Wright & Ditson tournament. He also won
again the following week at the invitation tourney at Nahant, and added
to his victories the last of September the Middle States Championship
at Rochester.
~The~ fifth annual tournament of the Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis
Association was held on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn Tennis Club,
October 8, 9 and 10. Eight colleges were represented and the play
resulted as follows:
Singles, Preliminary Round--Vernon, Princeton, beat Woodruff, Amherst,
6-3, 7-5; Ludington, Yale, beat Mapes, Columbia, 5-2, 6-0; Campbell,
Columbia, beat Wheden, Brown, 8-6, 7-5; Hurd, Yale, beat Banks,
Williams, 6-1, 6-2; Sears, Harvard, beat Johnston, Princeton, 6-1, 6-2;
Wright, Trinity, h beat Deane, Amherst, 7-5, 6-4; Hall, Columbia, beat
Brown, Harvard, 6-2, 6-2. First round--Hall beat Ludington, 6-3, 6-3;
Hovey, Brown, beat Vernon, 6-3, 6-3; Campbell beat Hurd, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3;
Sears beat Wright, 6-2, 6-2. Second round--Hall beat Hovey, 6-3, 6-2;
Sears beat Campbell, 6-3, 5-7, 8-6, 6-4. Final game--Sears beat Hall,
7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Game for second prize--Campbell beat Wright,
6-3, 6-3.
Doubles, Preliminary Round--Hurd and Huntington, Yale, beat Wheden
and Hovey, Brown, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Chase and Tailer, Harvard, beat
Woodruff and Deane, Amherst, 6-0, 6-1; Campbell and Hall, Columbia,
beat Banks and Meigs, Williams, 6-1, 6-3. First round--Chase and Tailer
beat Woodruff and Deane, 6-0, 6-1; Campbell and Hall beat Ludington
and Beach, Yale, 8-6, 6-3; Sears and Shaw, Harvard, beat Hurd and
Huntington, 6-3, 6-4; Vernon and Johnson, Princeton, beat Wright and
Scott, Trinity, 6-4, 6-4. Second round--Campbell and Hall beat Chase
and Tailer, 6-4, 6-4; Sears and Shaw beat Vernon and Johnson, 6-1, 6-2.
Final game--Campbell and Hall beat Shaw and Sears, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. Games
for second place--Ludington and Beach beat Chase and Tailer, 6-1, 2-6,
6-2. Final game--Sears and Shaw beat Ludington and Beach, 5-3, 8-6.
The officers of the Association for the ensuing year are: G. A. Hurd,
Yale, ’90, president; Q. A. Shaw, Harvard, ’91, vice-president; and O.
S. Campbell, Columbia, ’91, secretary. The next tournament will be held
as usual on the New Haven grounds.
* * * * *
~The~ Boston _Herald_ of October 14, says, regarding the
champions of the world and the premier lawn tennis players of both
sexes in two continents:
The comparative playing-form of both sexes in England has been tested
on two or three occasions during the past season. At Exmouth, says
London _Pastime_, the champion gave the lady champion 30 and defeated
her by 2 sets to 1, after a very hard match. At Manchester, Miss
L. Dodd won by 2 sets to love against W. Renshaw at the same odds,
and at half 30 she beat W. Grove, setless. How far Miss L. Dodd is
above the acknowledged next best player, Mrs. Hillyard, was proved at
Exmouth, when she gave the ex-lady champion half 30 for a bisque and
defeated her. This performance vies with E. Renshaw’s victory over G.
W. Hillyard at Torquay, when owing him half 40, for the glory of being
the most remarkable match of the year. The champions for 1888-9 are as
follows:
England--Champion, E. Renshaw; lady champion, Miss L. Dodd; doubles
champions, E. Renshaw, W. Renshaw; ladies’ doubles champions, Miss L.
Dodd, Miss May Langrishe.
Ireland--Champion, E. Renshaw; lady champion, Mrs. Hillyard; doubles
champions, W. J. Hamilton, T. S. Campion; ladies’ doubles champions,
Miss M. Steedman, Miss B. Steedman.
Scotland--Champion, P. B. Lyon; lady champion, Miss Butler; doubles
champions, H. B. Lyon and P. B. Lyon.
Wales--Champion, W. J. Hamilton; lady champion, Mrs. Hillyard.
Covered Court--Champion, E. W. Lewis.
United States--Champion, H. Slocum, Jr.; doubles champions, V. G. Hall
and O. S. Campbell.
The United States National Lawn Tennis Association has not yet
recognized a lady championship, and if any such championship is claimed
it is open to question.
* * * * *
~The~ lawn tennis season in England has ended, and from the
results of play for the year an interesting review has been completed
by the London _Pastime_. This shows that hardly a tournament, after
the end of May, was free from the serious inconveniences caused by
heavy falls of rain. Among the principal features of the season was the
defeat of W. Renshaw by W. J. Hamilton, in the championship tournament
at Wimbledon, and the success of his twin brother, Ernest Renshaw, at
the same meeting. The champion, E. Renshaw, has not once been defeated
on level terms, and his record against the first-class players is an
excellent one. Against the second-class players his average is not
as good as those of the other men in his class. He lost two sets out
of eight played, while Lewis lost only that number out of twelve,
and Hamilton three out of seventeen. The two sets lost by Renshaw
were in his match with Wilberforce, at Wimbledon, on the day that W.
Renshaw was defeated by Hamilton, when the ground was in a very soft
condition. Neither Renshaw or Lewis lost a set to a third-class man.
The classification of the leading English lawn-tennis players for the
season of 1888, based on actual public performances, in matches on
level terms, is as follows:
First class--E. Renshaw, W. J. Hamilton, E. W. Lewis.
Second class--W. Renshaw, E. G. Meers, H. F. Lawford, H. Chipp, P.
B. Lyon, A. G. Ziffo, H. Grove, H. S. Barlow, E. de S. Browne, H. W.
Wilberforce, J. Pine, J. Baldwin, C. G. Eames, H. S. Scrivner, T. S.
Campion, F. A. Bowlby.
Third class--H. S. Stone, F. L. Rawson, W. D. Hamilton, W. C. Taylor,
C. L. Sweet, M. S. Constable, W. C. Hillyard, C. H. Ross, J. R. Deykin,
F. S. Noon, P. B. Brown, A. Thompson, A. de C. Wilson, G. R. Newburn,
W. Baddeley, F. O. Stoker, H. S. Mahoney.
The placing of W. Renshaw, ex-champion, in the second class is due to
the rule that no player beaten by a player in the second class, without
having defeated one in the first class, shall be placed in the first.
* * * * *
~The~ development of tennis in the Southern States, both as to
the number of clubs and players and the improvement shown in play, is
wonderful; and, although the first open tournament at Washington, in
September, resulted in the honors being brought to Boston by Messrs.
Mansfield and Hoppin, the Northern players who were in attendance
during the week of the tournament all look forward to seeing two, if
not three, strong players from the South in the national championship
of next year. Mr. Post, of Baltimore, is perhaps the most promising
among the younger set. He is only seventeen years of age, yet taking
the odds of half-fifteen from Tom Pettitt, he made a very creditable
showing, winning the first set. Charles L. McCawley, of the Marine
barracks, is another rising player, and with his partner, Mr. Post,
they made a strong fight in the final doubles against Hoppin and
Mansfield. The above championship was played on dirt courts, and the
Country Club contemplates covering the courts in. Thus the Southern
players will be able to keep in practice all the year round. With the
many advantages for play afforded the players in the South, they will
before long make dangerous rivals for our Northern cracks. Already
there are more than 100 lawn tennis clubs and many new ones are
springing up every day.
* * * * *
~The~ Hunnewell Tennis Court, near Dartmouth Street, Boston, has
been reopened pending the completion of the courts in the new building
of the Boston Athletic Association on the Back Bay. Tom Pettitt is
again in charge, and Messrs. Hunnewell, Warren, Metcalf, Dr. Haven, and
other lovers of the game, are in regular practice.
POLO.
~The~ New England Association of Polo Clubs, at Hartford,
October 22, elected the following officers: President, T. H. McDonald,
New Haven; vice-president, F. C. Bancroft, Springfield; secretary and
treasurer, F. E. Sands, Meriden; directors, H. W. Putnam, Salem; H.
P. Merrill, Springfield; C. F. Clark, Boston; Chas. Soby, Hartford.
Messrs. Clark and Putnam urged a consolidation of the Connecticut and
Massachusetts divisions, by taking in Boston and Worcester, the Salem
team to remove to Worcester, but the Connecticut representatives would
not consent, and Messrs. Clark and Putnam announced an intention of
forming a league of six clubs.
The Connecticut division elected the following officers: President,
E. J. Smith, Hartford; vice-president, W. N. Harris, Bridgeport;
secretary, T. H. McDonald, New Haven; treasurer, F. E. Sands, Meriden;
directors, F. C. Bancroft, Springfield, and Chas. Soby, Hartford. Mr.
Bancroft’s location at Springfield was approved. Secretary McDonald was
authorized to receive applications for appointment as referees.
ROWING.
~The~ record on the Paramatta Championship course in Australia
was broken recently in a race between Henry E. Searle and James
Stadsbury. Stadsbury is not yet out of his teens. Searle covered the
first mile in 5m. 35s., and the 3 miles 300 yards in 19m. 53s. The men
rowed with the tide. The best previous record made over the course,
20m. 29s., was made by Beach in his race with Hanlan in August, 1884.
Searle has been matched to row Kemp at Sydney, N. S. W., on the 27th
inst.
* * * * *
~Goepfert~ of the Metropolitan Rowing Association of this city,
who was charged by James Pilkington, his partner in the double-scull
race at the National Regatta, July 19, at Sunbury, Pa., with selling
out the race, was found guilty by the executive committee of the
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, at a meeting held October 13,
and expelled from the amateur ranks. When Goepfert’s conduct was first
reported, ~Outing~ took occasion to point out the bad results
sure to follow unless the most rigid measures were adopted to get at
the truth of the charges made against him, and if they were found true
the severest punishment should be meted out to him. The executive
committee has done the amateur athletes a good service.
* * * * *
~The~ Harlem Regatta Association held its Fall regatta October
13. The Association is now in its twenty-first year. The course was one
mile straightaway. Weather threatening; slight shower; wind light;
water smooth. The following is the summary of the contests:
Four-oared gigs, with coxswains--Nautilus B. C., Bay Ridge, L. I.,
F. Oleson (bow), D. Voorhees, C. Sutton, M. Donally (stroke), J.
Schellenburg (coxswain), won in 5m. 51s.; Atalanta B. C., M. Lau (bow),
W. Lau, J. Miller, G. K. Storm (stroke), E. J. Byrne (coxswain), second
in 6m. 2-5s.; Nonpareil B. C., J. Plummer (bow), F. Zellecke, J.
Canavan, I. Maas (stroke), H. W. Nelson (coxswain), third.
Senior single-scull shells--O. J. Stephens, Union R. C., was the
winner in 6m. 50s.; J. Pilkington, M. B. C., 7m. 3s.; W. Goodbody,
Metropolitan R. C., third.
Junior four-oared shells--Metropolitan R. C., G. C. Johnston (bow),
J. T. Hettrick, J. E. Nagle, J. A. Heraty (stroke), came in winner in
5m. 41s.; Nonpareil R. C., C. Schilling (bow), J. Meehan, T. Wade,
F. Zellecke (stroke), 5m. 50s.; New York Athletic Club, E. Valentine
(bow), S. G. Carr, R. Fisher, J. E. Lambden (stroke), third. Nonpareil
was impeded by N. Y. A. C.
Pair-oared shells--New York Rowing Club, C. L. Andrews (bow), J. C.
Livingston (stroke), were the victors, 6m. 23s.; Union R. C., G. J.
Eltz (bow), M. B. Kaesche (stroke), second; Nonpareil R. C., G. A.
Delancy (bow), J. J. Delaney (stroke), quit at half way.
Junior single-scull shells--E. R. de Wolfe, A. B. C., came in first,
6m. 16s.; O. D. Thees, Nassau B. C., second; A. J. Davenport, A. B. C.,
third.
Pair-oared gigs, with coxswains--Atalanta B. C., M. Lau (bow), W. Lau
(stroke), E. J. Byrne (coxswain), won in 6m. 13s.; Columbia B. C., Glen
Echo, N. J., J. A. Dempsey (bow), G. C. Dempsey (stroke), N. Southard
(coxswain), 6m. 19s.; New York Athletic Club, G. D. Phillips (bow), J.
W. Burr (stroke), E. Freeman (coxswain), 6m. 23 2-5s.; Nonpareil B. C.,
G. Bates (bow), P. H. Morgan (stroke), H. W. Nelson (coxswain), 6m. 25
2-5s.
Double-scull shells--Ravenswood (L. I. City) B. C., A. J. Buschmann
(bow), J. Flatt, Jr. (stroke), reached the goal in 5m. 11s.; Union B.
C., O. J. Stephens (bow), E. T. Haubold (stroke), 5m. 33s.; Nonpareil
B. C., G. A. Delancy (bow), H. Zwinger (stroke), 5m. 37s.; Varuna B.
C., Brooklyn, L. I., G. E. Laing (bow), T. Hield (stroke), fourth;
Metropolitan B. C., R. Keat (bow), J. Pilkington (stroke) did not
finish.
Senior four-oared shells--Metropolitan B. C., G. C. Johnston (bow), J.
T. Hettrick, J. E. Nagle, J. A. Heraty (stroke), captured the prize in
5m. 17s.; Nonpareil B. C., G. A. Delancy (bow), H. Zwinger, I. Maas,
J. I. Delancy (stroke), second, by several lengths; Union B. C., H.
Roche (bow), E. T. Donovan, M. B. Kaesche, G. J. Eltz (stroke), third;
Atalanta B. C., M. Lau (bow), W. Lau, J. Miller, G. K. Storm (stroke),
fourth. The Metropolitan crew were the same four men who rowed and won
the junior four-oared race two hours before.
Eight-oared shells, with coxswains--New York Athletic Club, E. W.
Knickerbocker (bow), E. Weinacht, W. O. Inglis, I. Spalding, F. G.
McDougall, J. Cremins, M. J. Austin, E. J. Giannini (stroke), E.
Freeman (coxswain), won in 5m. 14s.; Nonpareil B. C., G. Bates (bow),
P. H. Morgan, C. H. Beck, H. Zwinger, T. Wade, H. C. Boedecker, I.
Maas, J. J. Delancy (stroke), H. W. Nelson (coxswain), 4m. 19s.;
Dauntless B. C., A. F. Camacho (bow), C. J. Connell, J. K. Mumford,
H. W. Walter, F. H. Burke, L. M. Edgar, V. Mott, M. F. Connell
(stroke), I. C. Egerton (coxswain), 5m. 23s.; Metropolitan B. C., D.
H. Bransfield (bow), G. C. Johnston, T. S. Mahoney, J. T. Hettrick,
J. E. Nagle, J. A. Heraty, K. Kent, J. Pilkington (stroke), M. B. Foy
(coxswain), 5m. 33s.
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~The~ eighth annual regatta of the Union Boat Club was held on
the Harlem River, October 20. The course was from Macomb’s Dam Bridge
over a straightaway course of nearly a mile.
In the race for single gigs T. A. Fitzsimmons started off with an easy,
telling stroke, which he kept up to the finish, winning apparently
without effort, F. J. Burke making second place.
In the double-shell race George, J. Eltz and Harry Roche were defeated
by E. Haubold and Olin J. Stephens by three lengths.
The four-oared gig contest was an exciting event. Four crews entered.
The winning one was composed of S. Van Zandt (stroke), Louis Walter, F.
J. Burke, E. T. Donovan and William Schneider (coxswain). The crew of
Coxswain E. P. Murtha got second place.
The starters in the junior single-shell race were Harry Roche, E.
T. Haubold and Charles Halkett. When half way over the course Roche
dropped out, and while Halkett was overhauling Haubold, the latter
upset, making the race a paddle over for Halkett.
The eight-oared shell contest was won by George T. Eltz (stroke), E.
B. Schile, William D. Kelley, E. T. Donovan, Charles Halkett, John J.
Schile, J. P. Donovan, Harry Roche and Olin J. Stephens (coxswain).
Coxswain Schneider’s crew was second.
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~James R. Finlay~, ’91, of Colorado Springs, Col., has been
chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Storrow
of the Harvard University Crew.
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~George W. Woodruff~ has been elected to succeed Carter as
captain of the Vale University Crew. Woodruff rowed in the University
eight and has played football on the eleven for three years.
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~Yale~ class races were rowed October 13, on Lake Saltonstall.
The weather was bad. The single scull race for the Cleveland cup was
declared off on account of a foul. The mile race between ’92 and ’91 S.
was won by ’92 in 5m. 51s. The two-mile race between ’90 and ’91 was
won by ’91 in 11m. 36s.
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~The~ Harvard class races came off on the Charles River, October
26. Considerable pluck was displayed by the contestants. With a broken
oar the sophomore crew made a gallant struggle. The juniors, too, made
a manly fight and were beaten only by about half a length by ’90, with
’92 a good third. The seniors thus won their first class race with this
crew--Bow, E. W. Dunstan; 2, J. H. Proctor; 3, C. A. Hight; 4, E. P.
Pfeiffer; 5, F. E. Parker, captain; 6, A. P. Hebard; 7, E. C. Storrow;
stroke, C. E. Schroll; coxswain, J. E. Whitney.
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~The~ annual fall regatta of the Columbia College Boat Club
was held on the Harlem River, October 19. The contests were between
crews in six-oared barges from the Freshman classes in the Schools of
Arts and Mines, and between eight-oared shells in which the crews were
chosen by lot.
The first race, three-quarters of a mile to a finish opposite the
boat-house, was between the freshmen. For a short distance the crews
kept together, but after that the Arts crew drew ahead, and landed a
winner by four lengths. The victorious crew were: J. C. Travis, bow;
F. W. DeGray, No. 2; J. A. Barnard, No. 3; E. P. Smith, No. 4; E.
H. Sisson, No. 5; A. C. Hazen, stroke; H. C. Pelton, ’89, coxswain.
Their opponents were H. Ries, bow; C. B. Anel, No. 2; E. Wenland, No.
3; E. Flint, No. 4; B. Robertson, No. 5; H. Weatherspoon, stroke; W.
Robertson, ’91, coxswain.
The next race between four scratch-eights was more closely contested
and more surprising to the students, as the crew that won had been
thought an excellent candidate for third place. The winning crew were:
Jopling, ’89 (mines), bow; Douglass, ’90 (mines), No. 2; Camman, ’81
(arts), No. 3; Bunzle, ’88 (arts), No. 4; Dempsey, ’91 (law), No. 5;
Hewlett, ’90 (mines), No. 6; Bradley, ’90 (mines), No. 7; Pelton, ’89
(mines), stroke; Cheeseborough, ’91 (arts), coxswain.
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~The~ Harvard Boat Club held its annual meeting October 9. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, G. F.
Keyes, ’89; vice-president, J. P. Hutchinson, ’90; secretary, C. F.
Crehore, ’90; manager and treasurer, S. Dexter, ’90.
SHOOTING.
~The~ Minnesota National Guard Rifle Association had a very
successful meeting at Fort Snelling. The meeting lasted five days. The
weather was miserable except the first day.
The Judgment Match, two shots at 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600
yards, was won by Lieut. T. C. Clark, whose scores at 100, 200, 300,
400, 500, and 600 yards were 3, 3; 4, 4; 4, 5; 5, 5; 3, 5; 3, 5. Total,
49.
The Stillwater Match at 200, 300, and 500 yards, was won by Prof. C.
Mandlin with the following fine score: 42, 49, 47, respectively. Total,
138.
Rapidity Match at 200 yards, sixty seconds to fire--won by C. M.
Skinner; total. 38 out of 86 hits. On the targets there was not a
bulls-eye made.
The Pillsbury Match--cup valued at $100, donated by C. Pillsbury & Co.,
for teams of six men, 5 shots each, at 200 and 500 yards, was won by
Co. C, 1st Regiment Minnesota N. G., with a total of 280 points, and
Co. A., 1st Regiment Minn., 259 points; Muscatine Team (Iowa), 215
points.
The Reeve Match (open to commissioned officers of the M. N. G.)--Capt.
Skinner, 58, first; Lieut. E. W. Bird, 58, second.
Minneapolis Match (7 shots each at 200, 500 and 600 yards), won by W.
J. Bain. Total, 86.
Commissioned Officers Match (10 shots at 200 and 500 yards)--won by
Lieut. E. W. Bird. Total, 80.
Enlisted Men’s Match (5 shots at 100, 200, 300 and 500 yards)--won by
Corporal Falk, 79.
Company Team Match (7 men, 7 shots each at 200 and 500 yards)--Co. C,
1st Regiment Minnesota, 340; Co. G, 1st Regiment Minnesota, 334; Co.
A, 1st Regiment Minnesota, 333; Co. K, 1st Regiment Minnesota, 272;
Wisconsin Team, No. 1, 370; Wisconsin Team, No. 2, 370.
Regimental Team Match (10 men from the 1st, 2d and 3d Regiments, M. N.
G., 10 shots each at 200, 300 and 500 yards)--1st prize, the State cup,
value $250, to be won three years before it becomes the property of
the regiment. The 1st Regiment now owns it, having won it three years
in succession. The scores were: 1st Regiment Team, M. N. G., 1250; 3d
Regiment Team, Wis. N. G., 1225; 3d Regiment Team, M. N. G., 1033; 2d
Regiment Team, M. N. G., 838. (The last had but three men.)
Washburn Match (State team match at 200 and 500 yards, to be held by
the Adjutant-general of the State winning it for the year)--Minnesota
Team, 984; Wisconsin Team, 964; Iowa Team, 846.
St. Paul Match--(10 shots at 200, 300, 500 and 600 yards)--Cole
Mandlin, 1st, 164; W. J. Bain, 2d, 163: H. T. Martin, 3d, 162; E. W.
Bird, 4th, 161; J. H. Bacon, 5th, 160. The Springfield U. S. musket was
used in all the matches.
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~At~ the Ohio State Trap Shooters’ League, the league offered
$80 in cash prizes for the best average in all shoots except the
championship, which was won as follows: Mr. Heikes, of Dayton, O.,
214, 1st; Al. Bandle, Cincinnati, O., and C. W. Hart, Huron, O., 213,
2d; Mr. Benscotten, 210, 3d. The championship was undecided as Hart
and Heikes tied so often. The shooting of each was very fine. They
tied first on 48 out of a possible 50; their second tie was 47 out of
a possible 50, and third tie was 49 out of a possible 50. Both being
out of cartridges the match was postponed to a future day, and as Mr.
Heikes won the cup last year he retains it until this match is decided.
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~A match~ between the Wawaset Gun Club, of Trenton, N. J., and
the Wingohocking, of Philadelphia, was shot at Germantown, Pa., October
18. Teams of 11 men to shoot at 25 birds--15 single rises and 5 double
rises. The Wawaset Club won by 27 birds, the scores being Wawaset,
211; Wingohocking, 184. Of singles, Wawaset hit 138, missed 27; and in
doubles, hit 73 and missed 37. Total singles, 211; Total doubles, 64.
Wingohocking in singles hit 117 and missed 48, and in doubles hit 67
and missed 43. Total singles, 184; total doubles, 91.
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~The~ annual rifle meeting of the 3d Division Rifle Association,
of Albany, N. Y., was finished at Rensselaerwyck range, October 13.