The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-07
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

AAClilN6 CONTESTS AND CREDITAbLE AE-
Suits.
The closing handicap games Of the season. under the
auspices OF the Now York Athletic Club, took place
yesterday on the grounds at Mott Haven In spite
Of tho cold, dsagreeable wind numerous company
assembled 20 take part the proceedings, which were
Of the most Interesting nature The programme was
an enormous ono. the entries being something won
deruL Much capital form shown, and " does not
need great foresight to predict that many OF the young
sters VIII make important marks in tho ranks OF
amateur athletes. The opening event was the 100
yards dash ior which there fortythrce entered
and over thirty camo to the scratch. Tho FIRST heat
fell 10 j. B. Elliott, Grcenpont L. l.. in 10 As seconds
NJ f. Burch. Harlem Athletic Club, won.the second in
10 35 seconds. Fred kuhl Now York Turnvcrein.
pushing him every step OF the way. Joseph Lafon,
Mystic Boat Club captured the third In 10 40 scconds
+. 9. Saportas, Harlem Athletic CLUB, the fourth, in
10 35 seconds II. Parsons Ncrcus Boat Club the nth,
in 10 3-5 seconds; John G. Murray, New York, the
sixth, in 10 40 seconds; G. W. McCorkinJale, New
York, the SEVENTH in 10 As seconds and Emil PERTH
New York, walked over for tho eighth. The second
trial heats found Elliott Lafon Parsons and McCorkin
dale the winners, and they to tho scratch for the
final, grand race, ending by Parsons, with twen-
ty-nvo feet start, winning by lttlo over yard In
10 20 seconds. McCorkindalc secured second prize.
Next order hurdle race, one-itth Of a mile,
ton ulgnts, leot ncnes ~ Drought Out uoio'
John Drew Now York Athletic Club, yards start'
took the first heat In 53a seconds. A. r. Pearson,
wavcrly Athletic Club 10 yards start, captured the
second in So seconds, W. G. Livingston, Mystic Boat
Club 5yards being second and Isaiah Frazier yards.
third. The final ISSUE lay between those just named,
and It looked anybodys until the last jump was
taken, when Pearson Just managed to stay fair pace,
and beat Drew out six inches, In 81 20 seconds
Twentyfour entered for the 44O yarus, and almost
q they came to the scratch. W. Chiids, an
oarsman we'll known on tho Harlem and momber OF
tho Nautilus Boat Club with 80 yards start, boat his
man In the first heat in 55 36 seconds Edward Mer
ritt, New York Athletic Club, champion amateur one
mile runner America took the heat "a 80
SECONDS. He WAS scratch man, and had the day been
warmer was prepared to make q grand effort Tor time
As II was tho time very cred!aDie Richard Berger,
New York, captured the third heat IN SO seconds.
Merritt did start In tho nnal heat, hoping by
ing himself TO cut down all opponents In tho seopc-
was tho lucky man IN the quarter winning q smart
race in 53Ja seconds. He beat Clarence L. Chapman
r. II. Armstrong, Js, OF Tue Harlem Athletic Club,
followed the quarter Of mile by an exhibition walk
IT. had esen ns so s e no
piished by Perkins the wonderful short distance
champion OF England. Whom the time arrived for
his appearance, however, Jack Gouldng, the veteran
trainer, who has had Armstrong in charge Tor year
or SO, and under whose care no has made hts
wonderful records, advised him not to try
in thirty inmates" He hstoDed to the adj
vice given, and the result Is another marvellous
performance considering tho strength Of the cold cut
ting wind. In hrs well known slashing pace ARM
strong mado the first mile IN 7m the second in I'M 34s
third 7m 30 3-bs and the fourth In I'm 81 los
This gives him lam. 34a Tor two mcs, 22m. 3-5s
for three miles and 20m. 40 45s. Tor the iour miles
The thrce miles beats tho English amateur time for
that distance LOS. There u knowing what Arm
strong may accomplish tho way of pedestrian feas
II no sticks to the business. He has great staying
powers and the exceptional quality Of excellent iudg-
mcnt. NM 4ftr
Tho two-mile walk had twelve starters. 1t was
amusing because the youngest pedestrian in the world
appeared ut the scratch, John Hargraves, aged eight
years and weighing % lbs THIS mite Of walkers halls
IRON Yonkers. HIS style is fair, and the boy did his
two miles wonderfully we'll He had start OF
minutes from the scratchman, but only minutes from
the winner who turned Ia q. d. Philips, Hudson
Boat Club Little Hargraves looked like baby
track but his slender legs moved In the style OF piston
rods. and he managed keep advance until the last
lap. Hargraves nrst m.ls was 9m 81 Vs. and his two
miles l9m 40s The winner, Phillips, dd the distance
in lin 2Sa Among me walker. na was q. W. Garrett
son, New York. who weighed 203 lbs.
Twenty started in the half-mile run. II was CAP
tured by E. G. Gurnet, letter carrier belonging TO
bret struggle with Charles W. Turner, Now YORK
Athletic Club, thirty yards start, beat him TO the
tape two yards In I'm lis Thomas K. Hastings,
The one milo walk, open to members of the Har
lem Athletic Club who nad never beaten eight min
utes, was won by 4. Schiichtng IN 6m. 341 as. SIX
started out OF twenty mine entrees
The steeplechasc, half milo, ovcr bush hurdles.
water jumps fences and other Obstacles proved ono
Of the most interesting features OF tho day. Four
started-Edward Merritt Now York Athletic Club
scratch A. W. Anderson, Scottish American Club 20
YARDS; VIM. r. Stewart, jr. Now York, IS yards, and
T. b. Bates, Harlem Athletic Club 40 yards The lat
ter won ~ though no beat Merritt less than TWO yards
In Pm. lis. Stewart third ana Anderson fourth
IL was pretty race throughout, but Bales had SO
much the best of the start would have been strange
II he had not pulled through successfully.
scrub game OF football and tug Of war, thirty
each team, wound up satisfactory days sport.
GAMES IN NEW JERSEY.
The members of the Orion Rowing and Athletic Asso-
citation engaged In series OF handicap games At tho
Wn,tS i.to nrtu purL Mo- lara Tna
nrst event the programme a 100 yard handicap
dash, the FIRST heat OF which was won by ). H. Van
Loan, who started from scratch. Time, IL seconds.
Tho second heat was by J. Il. Drew liz feet
startl Time, IL seconds Tho third heat by W. Viii.
rs feet startl Time. IL seconds The fourth
taken by =. J. Rooney 40 feet start). limo, liz
seconds O. Hoe 10 feet start won the NTH heat in
IL N seconds The final heat WIS won by John Van
Loan. J. H. Drew was second and Q. J. Rooney third.
Time, l0A seconds
H. Bowiy with lao seconds start, proved tho winner
W. H. Grattah, with $50 seconds start, second,
aud W. Goodson, with leo seconds start, third Tame,
ON. 37ka
The result OF the hammer throwing was-w. II.
Myers, SO icct 10 inches; d. W. Lawrence, 81 feet
inches, and J. IL. Van Loan, AZ feet inches
The one mile walking match between \. j. Mott, OF
tho Harlem Athletic Club, and s. ID. Philips OF the
Hudson Boat Cuo, was won by the former Time.
The quartcr-mlc handicap was won by J. II. Drew
40 Yards starry; W. +. Myers tscra.chj second; G.
Hoe 10 yards startj third. Time 50 seconds
The tug OF wanwas won by Captain Lawroncc's tcam.
The thrcc-lceged race was won by Myers and Van
Loan, distance 100 yards Time, lax seconds.
The strangers haf-mc race captured by r..
Hough, OF the Hudson Boat Cu0; G. Myers was
second Tine, I'm. ~ 1as.
CURIOUS ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Charles Lutz, George Dieterc and Frederick Grcner,
three young men OF Newark, have been arrested and
held in that city 10 answer an extraordinary
charge OF conspiracy II Is alleged, in afdavs made