Show Athletic Tournament C H Richmond the famous English pedestrian and shore distance champion of the world has completed arrangements for an athletic tournament to come oft at Agricultural Agri-cultural park on the afternoon of Sentem ber 3d This exhibition is given solely to awaken interest in legitimate athletics and not for the purpose of making money Admission Ad-mission will be free and everybody is invited in-vited to attend The programme will boas bo-as follows Halfmile race 3 p m prize Manhattan full dress shirt donated by Lipman Wallerstem Co lOne hundred yard dash 330 p m prize split I bamboo fishing rod donated by1 R Evans lOne I mile walk 340 p m prize one dozen satin imish photos donated by Shipler the I photographer I I Bicycle raceone mile 415 p m prize prize goblet donated by Joslin Park I Fat mans race fifty yards 415 p m prize box or cigars donated by T J Nestor i Boys halfmile goasyouplease 445 p m prize soft felt hat Bicycle race halfmile 5 p m open only to riders who have never contested in a race prize Daisy bell donated by Browning Bros I At 315 Mr Richmond will give an exhibition ex-hibition square heel and toe walk of two miles These races are open to amateurs only and will be conducted under strict amateur rules Seats will be reserved for ladies XOTE3 Local sports are anxiously waiting to see what Jim Corbett will do with Charley Mitchells challenge to fight for 25000 aside a-side and those who are acquainted with both men say that if Corbett goes into the ring with the Englishman ho will have the hardest light on his hands bo has ever had in his carear and clever foot play will not save him from punishment The Ogden papers speaking of the exhibition exhi-bition given by La Blanche and Purcell on Thursday night state that the latter once stood up for nine rounds against Jim Williams When was itl The billiard tournament will be held at the Morgan hotel on Tuesday night Turfites are looking forward with interest inter-est to the fall meeting Some excellent sport is promised |