The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-07
RARE sPORT IN rONkERS.
The Contests of the Champions Of the Ath-
Ictic Associations.

Ictic Associations.
The third annual games OF the Yonkers
Lyceum were completed yesterday on the ury
bed of the Ludlow SEATING Park, South Broad
way, Yonkers. on the 26.h ult ID. NJ. Stern,
New York Athletic Club, the chlmpion amateur
walker; Cha les Connor. Young Mems Christian
Association Gymnasium: 4 c. Holske, Harlem
Athletic Association, and VIM. NJ. Watson,
scottish-Americ-n II Athletic Association. walked
three miles for gold medal, which Stern won
IN % minutes 59s seconds. Ioukers yesterday
sent her beauties and their beaux to see the
sport. They occupied the gr.nd stand erected
for the purpose. Yonkers also sent her | ziest
vagrants, and Westchester county her tramps.
They occupied the fences, the outlying hiliocks,
and the wide spreading trees The well pounded
track OF one-twelfth of a mile was in nne con-
dition. and was roped IN to keep out intruders.
The exercises iucluded Jumping. runnirg.
walking, ieaping. vaulting, throwing the ham
mer, throwing the base ball, and hurdle. aud
three-egged. sack, and handicap r ces. The
prizes were for the one-nilie race q s25 gold aud
a SIS silver medal, anu ior the remaining events
a slO gold med for 'ho first, aud a s. silver
med Il ,oi the second pre-.
After some usiay the exercises were begun
wilh tue throwing Of the t"eive-ponud nam
mer Iue e ntcstants were & fraZicr, Jr.. IL.
NJ. Undcrhill, ana |. Frazier. tnuerhi | pltcnrd
the IRON - fret ana iucnes, nj won Tnen |.
fraz er. IN. Irvine, IL. NJ Underhiii, al d {. 4.
A>re- tred tue running hien tear, winch II zier
won, making feet ana iIcnes, hundred
yard dash came II forthe seniors, thre. heats
and last ruoDe' Tor tue wi.ners o. each to see
VINO WAS he best man. First heat. Frank Slmp-
son. IL 2-5 second, |. Frazer auu G. Vougni,
| DEAD heat ii 5 and thrd, f. ;. Ackerman only
| entered. la tue nnal heat these tour ran aud
| NOugh, led The way until the finish, IN King tue
goal IN III seconds. Ihe ,niors followed tho
| seniors 10 a sih.ilaI race. :. L. SwaEey had a
| w.lg Over Ia the hrs. heat. q. FraLler, Jr, aud
{. L. A,res made dead heat IN ii 4-5 IA tue sec
| ond heat, and A. II. Ayres J. II. >ilkman, ana
1 "A 0 el.ar.
onds. Inc final neat was won o. VIM. Irvine IN
| Ii 4-5.
rier IN Il feet incues The Jumpers were
| Frazer, j. l.. DrumnOn. VIM. Irvine. and j. a.
Wood. returning TO racing I. a.; silkman and
| qu~rser mie race, and came In together In d1
sec /. Frazi,r. {. A.; Ayers, and wln, IRVINE
ana Fr,zier ana Ayers nni,nel In ~ SECONDS.
Z. +. Ayers won IN minute AZ seconds.
C. II. msrriot threw II $50 feet and .
| inches. In yaulting with the pole WIN. Irvine
Te.ehsd feet 10 inc inches and l., Frazier
| ago Ohver Adams vauted feet inches, and
both Iivine aud Frazier have e1ceiled their effort
Races and walks followed until the close OF
the exercises. half mile race between VIM.
| Irvine ana +. simpson resulted IN FIST prlze Tor
was well contested Dy WIN. Rowland, /. J. mn,
James Perclyal Wm. Anegk' ana I; {, shaw.
punched behind him. Shaw came Ia first IN
/ 1:5l. and lom Hill, second H. e.lU.
me ono mile race proved a waiting race. IL
was open ior all. &. n. Harnot AMI {. NOught,
OF tue Lyceuu, All, ana there was no speed at
tempted until tue las la, when there was d
Il rec struggle, soon over, and tue victory was
To NUught In MN. and sec. harriOt, 55s
Ihs jauiurs then tTied a hurole race, eight
hurdles and sixth Of mule. VIM. Irvine, q.
Frazer, Jr.. ami {. 4. Ayers compared leg
muscle. anu Irvine won In 48 rs SECONDS. The
seniors tnen csstyrd d simil r. lace. /. Frazer,
r. Simpson, anu {. NOugnt entered. II was
hnyUody's r.ce nnul tue second lap. Nought
Was ahe Id. auu Frazer close behind. The ter
tried to y 80 J.st alter ieiping "A hurdle. and
struck Nough1's SHOULDER with his elbow.
NUught fell, aud cropped out. A foul Was
claimed, and the referee decided that they
snoulu run the race anew. Nought and Simp-
son. however, declined, and fr.zef ran alone.
In the lTst rAce no was nrst, and mauo IL sec
Onds; In the second the same, A funny three
legged race was won by simpson ana " oud In
~ seconds; second we've Fr.zler brothers. A
yet tunnsr race was the saIK race over hur-
dies, one-twelith OF u mile. |. Frazer tumOied
over the first hurdle, but won In - SECONDS.
Ihe spurt WAC concluded with a one mile han
dicap race. I. j. hiii was Handicapped one
minute; l.. {. Dole, ll0; G. Aver and william
Irvine, l;2U; Gu ,Iles COnnOr, Uf the Y. N. 1. A
Gymnasium. IS SECONDS; aud K. c. Holske, Of
the Harlem Athletic Association, gave the oads
Conner came la IN I;Jv, ana holske in ~