The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-14
Extraordinary Jumping Match.

CONTEST BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN ATH.
LETEs-THE NEW YORKER VICTORIOUS.
A jumping match announced to take place
between the celebrated jumpers James w.
Freeman. Of Chicago, and Robert 81. Ryan,
of New York, was decided at Hoboken, y.
j., on "Wednesday. A large crowd assembled
to witness the affair. The contest was looked
forward to with eager interest. and there
were large sums Of money invested on the
result. Last Monday the men jumped three
standing jumps for 5000 side, when Ryan
was victorious, jumping 3G feet Al inches.
Freeman Immediately challenged Ryan to an
other contest, and on Monday night match
was made. The conditions of the contest yes
terday were for the men to jump one single
Jump, each to have six trials, for $3.50 side;
spring.shoeS barred. As soon as the two
contestants came on the ground the betting
commenced, Ryan's friends betting 500 10
$50 that he would WIN. Messrs. Creighton
and Mitchell were the judges, and Walter
NJ. Maxwell was chosen referee. The ground
being prepared and the arrangements for
the contest settled, the match began. Free
man won the toss, and Ryan had to jumb
first. The crowd formed in two lines and
crowded upon the contestants, not seeming
to be the least afraid Of being struck by the
dumb.bels of the jumpers. As Ryan stepped
forward to the mark to make the first Jump.
800 to SO was offered that be would
win, and the odds were readily taken
by Freeman's friends. On the first trial
Ryan grasped his fifteen.pound dumb.bels
and covered IL feet p inches. Freeman, with
graceful evolution, followed and landed over
Ryan'S mark, jumping II feet q inches. On
the next trial Ryan jumped II feet Al inches;
but when the judges announced that Free
mans jump was II feet g. inches, be was
loudly cheered. all eyes were intently
watching Ryan, when he toed tue mark for
the third trial; 500 to $50 WAS offered that
Freeman would win, and there was change
in toe betting. Ryan jumped II feet 81
inches amidst the widest cheering but
when Freeman followed and landed again
over Ryan's mark, the widest excitement
prevailed among the crowd. Freeman's
jump was II feet % inches. At Chicago in
July, 1870. Bob Way won the championship
OF America by covering l. feet 81 inches.
This jump was the best on record up to
June, 1870, when Ned Seares jumped
IL feet l inch, in match with Bob
Way, at Binghamtop, for the championship
Of America; and the fact OF Freeman cover
ing the above distance created furore. On
the fourth trial Ryan jumped s. feet III
inches, amid tremendous cheering. Free
man followed, and the rain began to come
down. He changed his dumb-bells, using
ais fifteen instead Of his twenty.pouHd bells
After making one or two evolutions he coy.
cred the extraordinary distance of s3 feet
iueh, aud without making any great effort.
Freeman was now made the faverite at
sfG9 to $50, and the odds wene read
lily taken. On the fifth trial Ryan
covered greater distance than Free
man, jumping Is feet inch. Freeman fol.
lowed, and Jumped over Ryan's mark, but
slipped down, and the 5ump was scored
against him. Then followed the final trial.
Betting was still 300 to $50 on Freeman.
Ryan kept quite cool, aud had little the best
of the contest, Tor Freeman had to jump
first, not having beaten Rvan's last effort.
Intense excitement prevailed among the
crowd when Freeman stood ca the mark to
make the fual jump. He did not keep the
crowd long 10 suspense, aud cererly jumped
Is feet q inches. Ryan's friends were now
jubilant, and offered 300 to $50 that their
man would win. He at once picked up his
bells and Jumped Ii feet 81 inches, beating
Freeman's wonderful performance one-half
inch, and winning the match. Freeman's
fliends were very much surprised at their
maD's defeat. Freeman belongs out West,
and WAS brought East expressly to defeat the
best jumper in this section. He has failed,
having been defeated Ia TWO contests. Free
mans friends thought, since the death OF
Ed. Searles, of Sing Sing, N. T.; Bob Way,
# Orlean, and Charles a. Looms, that man
hat could cover Is feet "a inches could beat
nybody in Amerlca, but they were mistaken.
Cyan is 8 wonderful Jumper, and bis friends
!saia that be can beat the best jump on re.
ori-made By searles at Ulca-1S feet 81
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