The New York herald., 1877-10-13
ATHLETES AT YoNKERS.

FOURTH ANNUAL GAMES or THE HoNKERs
>LYcEUM-A DAY or RARE sPoRT-LARoE At
TENDANCE AND SPIRITED COMPETITIONS.
Fair weather, a large attendance and good sport
we're the chief elements Of The fourth annual games
OF the Yonkers Lyceum, al their GROUNDS, South
Broadway, in that city yesterday There wore four.
teen entries In the 100 yards run. T. RuhL New
York Turn verein won the first heat from H l. Rose,
Columbia College, and Isaiah Frazier, Yenkers
Lyceum, easily by two yards IN IL secondA Y. O.
Saportas Harlem Athletic Club, fully sustained his
reputation by winning the second heat loz seconds,
his competitors being G. L. lies and G. A. FlAgg
Yonkers Lyceum, and ii. K. Wilson, scotlish-
American Club. J. II. Ferguson, Yonksrs Athletic
Club, led s. swasey, q. u. Harriet and 7. II. Nodine
OF the Lycoum, In The third heat In the slow time Of
1lK seconds, and D. Rcardcn, Jr, Sing Sing, had .
wak-over tor tho fourth boat. In the hnal heats
saportas accomplished has task in good shape boating
tho OF tho trials. He yards the best
cfRuhi IN ioK seconds, Ferguson and Reardon being
The boys 100 yards run next followed and tho nrss
heat brought out Irving Gale, Eugene Small, Il. ~
Moore ana Randolph harriet rs moore won easily ~
James Frazier responded IN the second heat, ana tho
last named captured II from Peck by six inches IN i3k
seconds The third boat brought out J. Rowland, Jr,
and H. Lettre victory IN IA seconds falling on the lat
Ter. la the hna struggle Moore and Lettre only re-
sponded. Moore won In IL seconds
The running high leap, open 10 Lyceum members
only, brought out q. r. Ayres Isaiah Frazier and 4.
j
nrsi prize; Frazier, with eot inches, tho second.
and Mason retired with feet z inches
rne one mile walk caused J; l,, @ Williamson, ". ):
respond. HILL in I'm. 37a, bore on the nrst prize,
and Rowland the second.
There were two trial heats in the 440 yards run
Z. s. Blunt, Ossining Athletic Club, walked over In
the first. and 9. 7. Ayres, y. L. won the second In
Club, ana Walter II. Grnn, scottish-Amorican Ciup.
by eighteen inches. Bannam and Grimm made dead
0 Sc eSa s The a1a ss, " ~
ofGrtn, who was six inches tho best OF Ayres and
Blunt last
between Luz Frcnn. New York Turn veren, and J.
Frazier, YolkeIs Lyceum. Frepn cleared H. ~.
9. voashl, YonKsrs Athletic Club; q; 2; Williams.
Athletic Cub, toed The scratch tor inc ons mile run
vought won BY twelve yards In Am. $685. Duffy sec
Three teams contested in the tug Of II was
by the American four against The Paltsade
Boat Club and Yonxcrs Lyceum teams.
For the DrecLors Medal, 22o YARDS there were zen len
entries o. Lyceum members. IN y. n tn n9wana wonane
hreo competitors, in 26Z seconds the second to j. W.
Arthur rs seconds, and whom the dual neat was run
Harriott took second prize
4. II. Armstrong aud y. J. Mott OF thc Harlem Ath-
etic Club, only laced tho starter In tho thrse-me
walk. IL was an exhibition until the last lap, when
Armstrong drew away from Mott, and going IN ex-
s.rons, aim. N aSsa; Mot. 25m. s oss. During this
contest urchln about six years, in full athletic
colors. came upon tho track by permission to show
his pedestrian powers in walking halt mile A por-
ton OF ths journey was run, but the dimin utive
athlete the work IN i've minutes amid the cheers
OF lhe assembled hundreds.
The running broad Jump feil to Isaiah Frazer with
II Il 10 dis brother George second prize with
II H. o in.
Tho hurdle race, onssixth OF q mile, over eight
ngnts brought out seven performers H. Edwards
FicEen, New York Athletic Cub, won In canter IN
A seconds Fred RuhL New York Turn verein, was
second. Z. vought, Yonkers Athletic Club, third.
The halEmile run-a magnificent struggc-brought
out H. Rowland, George Frazi0r and q. Y. Ayres OF
the Lyceum. Rowland and Ayres raj dead heat
2n. 23As. Rowland was the bctter man when Il was
run OF, winning in Pm. 22hs
G. L. lies won the Consolation. 440 yards for men,
bers by 25 yards, In I'm. OBS HIS only competitor
WAS J. A. Woods M
sack race wound up the sports Of the day. It fell
to Isaiah Frazier.
Rcicree-J. T. Mahoney, New York Athletic Club.
Starter--J. ". Arthur. rimeAeepers--L G. Bruce aud
SarOnY