The New York herald., 1877-09-16
SCOTTISH ATHLETES.
ONE MILE RUN-THRowING THE FIFTY-sIx
POUND wEIGuT AND MEDLEY RACE.

ONE MILE RUN-THRowING THE F1FTY-sIx
POUND WEIGHT AND MEDLEY RACE.
The fourth OF a series Of handicap games held
yesterday afternoon by the Scottish American Athletic
Club at thoir grounds, West Fifty-fourth street
The first a mile run, nine times arou nd
the club track. The entries were G. Rowland, ut
scratch; T. Ii. Smith, allowance Is yards; w. II. Griffin,
allowance 25 yards; A. W. Anderson, allowance 100
yards; T. Buckley, allowance 100 yards; R. s. Mcneil,
Jr allowance yards H. Friend. Jr, allowance $50
yards f. G. Lenardson, allowance $50 yards and E. c.
Smith. allowance $50 yards A start made tho
spaced allowances hali-past five O'Clock, Lcnardson
passing smith, keeping his handicap lead and winning
the run IN Am 53s 4. II. Smith came In second, Ii.
ii. Griffin, though good runner, fell the sixth
Jap around the course, and Smith met with similar
fate.
PUTTING THE WEIGHT
AT six O'Clock the contest at throwing tho 56pOund
weight con, snenced. The contestants were allowed
three throws, aud threw in rotation. Joseph Grassc
opened with ioul, followed with 13 It. In. and IL It,
51s IN. W. DIttmar. Jr., with feet allowance from A.
Thompson at scratch, made In his three II II.
u in, II II. IN. and ii IT, 10 in. +. Ia Lenardson,
with tho allowance threw IL It. 1OH in foul and
IL h3in J. b. Hanna, with icct aowapce made Is IT,
10 in lo ii. y and IL It, 10 In. J. L. Newburg, with
feet allowance, made IL II. u in, II IT, 4 in.
allowances, made first foul then with his good lett
hand threw II It ii in, and finally the good throw OF
d IS iees E =, Arnold WI with ise' allowance made 10 it.
TX M More Of q ia e eussiisa. TnS Is work K
at 10 It, 10 in.. 16 It, AZ in and 16it IN. He was
followed by Andrew thompson at scratch, who
with strong odds against him, threw II It, "a IN,
II IT, Sh in, and finally tho excellent put of is f.
ill.,, which drew applause from tho spectators.
James GrassicK, with l3 #. In and IT, In allow
ance. declared winner at Il IT, n, with Dutmar
second. The best throw In three taken ana tho
allowance added. Thompson, Just after tho match,
threw 10 #. in., which would have gained him tho
match.
MEDLEY RACING.
The medley race consisted Of hopping, walking,
running backward AMI forward, halt lap of the
track bong taken for each movement the whole
being 440 yards IN length. Mcssrs Charles Ross and
W. Dttmar Jr started In the nrsL hoat, Dittmar
taking the lead on the hop and keeping 1t up until
he won III I'm. 49,, by some thirty feet
Hanna Orton and Rowland were the next
contestants. Tho first named led on the
hop, with Orton close alter him. On the walk Rowland
got ahead, but Hanna picked up on the run. winning
easily. No time was taken: Tho contestants ior tho
final heat were Dttmar and Hanna Alter a toss for
sides in which Dttmar the inside, the race com.
mcnccd at pistol shot. DitImar kept ahead on
the hop and walk, but on the backward running
Hanna picked up wonderfully, but was unable
to lead In tho run, Dltmar winning the race in I'M
15s, with his opponent coso at his The prizos
were silver medals for each event. Judges, W. s.
Conncll and H. $. BudennScysr referee, ID. Fonlis j.
+. Luther, scorer; tmekesper, q. NJ. Stern, and
starter, Captain Jchn Frazer.