The New York herald., 1875-10-30
PEDESTRIAN TOURNAMENT.


FIRST DAY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING Al
MOTT HAvEN-GEoRGE Il. LIVINGSTON WINS
THE ONE HUNDRED YARDS EVENT AND KERA-
RoNwE THE FIvE-MILE RUN.
The international pedestrian meeting SO long looked
forward to by all lovers OF athletic sports in this vicn
ity was successfully nauguraed yesterday on the club
grounds at Mott Haven The track In excellent fix,
the weather delightful tho attendance large and the two
events on the programme most stubbornly contested
For the 100 yards dash there starters, which
being run in heats finally fell Geo T. Livingston
of West Farms, y. Y The i've mile brought ou
six crack performers 1--WE from the and from
Montreal an Indian The contest for two miles was ol
the most interesting nature, and then the runners
falling out one by one, there were but three lcii
the track, but two Of these Of any account,
Patrick Fitzgerald Of New York and the 'dusky brave"
from Canada Tho latter the in the very
credilable time of 29m Is, and the plucky effort Of
Fitzgerald entities him to much praise, as4e re-
iharkane race with remarkable man, and was nOt
badly beaten.
ONE HUNDRED YARDS.
FUH Htat-Abraham Wesher, Newark, y, j., Ii
Lawrence Martin, New York. =. Wesher drew away
from his opponent at the start, and running grand
style, won by four feet Time, 10 25s.
Second Hedt-Gcorge r. Livingston, West Farms,
n y, l. Thomas Prior, Pawtucket, H. l., . Livingston
showed the way once and despite the cXertons OF
Prior Kept II throughout ana won in good form by TWO
feet Time, 10 25s. This effort of Prior Is but the
beginning OF his pedestrian ana with practice
and experience he VIII prove good one.
Third Hedt-John Allison, Paterson, n. j., James
Frost, Port Chester, y. " 2 This was gift for Ali
son. AS he led all the and beat his opponent by
! yards. Time IL IS.
Final Heat-George r. Livingston, l.; John Allison,
| 2; Abraham Welsher, 3 This heat after tho
nye miles. The false Starts made were very annoying
and Allison and Wesher ran out the hundred thinking
they had been sent away Beng called back Welsher
and Livingston peuallzed one yard Tor previous
breaks away. The heat WAS hot from start to nnish
Allison held his men too cheuply and Liv-
Il innaf In
denied and whatever his opponents could do breasted
the tape the winner by about four inches, yard
between second and third.
First prize, $50 goes TO Livingston second of SIS to
Allison and $40 to Wesha.
RUN
Kerraronwe Qndianl Montreal Canada, L; Parick
Fitzgerald New York, 2: John Connolly New York, 3;
John Coney, New York, 0; John Maloney, Fall River,
Mass O; Edward Wilson, Cromwell Conn, The
men went away slowly and all run in good form for the
hrst mile, when Maoney showed IN front, the Indian
next Fitzgerald third Connolly fourth, then Coney and
Wilson last Fitzgerald and the ''braveh from Mon
treal cut out the running at rare pace the second
mile Mt tho end of which the Indian dashed by the
flags FIRST then Fitzgerald and Connolly Maoney, VIII
and Coney lar away. This distance was as pretty
i STRUGGLE MS ever was Witnessed and was worth q
journey of hundreds OF miles. The third mile began
to tell on some OF the men, Wilson and Maoney falling
out the rst lap. Kerraronwe kept in front the balance
Fitzgerald who forty in advance OF
Connolly Coney was disposed Of in the third
lap of this mile But three remained,
and the race lay between Fitzgerald and the dusky
bgaycn from Montreal Running in hls effective
style, aIdsponstIang tina. he soae pass Fitzgerad
dropped behind his opponent a foot o.
two, and thus ran the fourth mile At the commence.
ment of the hith the Indian went to the front
at spirited pace and, bidng his time, drew away from
Fitzgerald and landed the winner, with lots on hand
by yards Time, 29m Is. Cheer after cheer greeted
this performance, and indeed IT was such rs will no
again be Tor many day The first mile was done
5m 43s the second III ON. 56s third in 5m. 4ls
fourth in 6n. 00s. and the Nth in 5In. Ais
Keraronwc takes the first prize of $50, Fitzgerald
the second of Sl5 and Connolly the third OF $40.
Timer Mr.. c. ii. Pierce, NY.AC.; starter, Mr.. W.
p Watts New York; judges, Messrs. Howell, Barnes
and W. Sprague, NY.AC.; referee, Mr.. James Wat
To-DAY's EVENTS.
There two capital events the card for to day.
These the mile run and the three mile walk.
The entries follows:-
Three-milk Walk--Charcs Copeland and Charles $
Cushing, Boston; John Oddly, Philadelphia; John Hols
man. Ed Wigzc (Albion Club and Edward Mullen, New
York.
one-mic Run--Patrck Fitzgerald, J. Coney, Edward
Wilson, John Mooney, John Anson, keraronwe, Pierre
Dailebout and Joseph II. Cox.
The track be reached by tho 2:30 7. N.
train from Grand Central depot by the boats which
leave Peck Slip and Fulton Ferry for Harlem and Nor
risana every half hour.