The New York herald., 1877-07-29
OTTISH-AMERICAN ATHLETES.
CONTEST AT THROWING THE HAMMER-A HALF
MILE SPIN, AND MILE WALK IN EIGHT

CONTEST AT THROWING THE HAMMER-A HALF
MILE SPIN, AND MILE WALK IN EIGHT
MINUTES SEVEN AND A HALF SECONDS.
The first of q series of athletic handicap games
held yesterday afternoon at tho Scottisn-Aner
Athletic Club practice grounds in West Finy-
ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues be.
fore some two hundred spectators The sports com
mcnced at twenty minutes to seven o'clock
by q contest ut throwing sixteen pound hammer
There wero six contestants Each was allowed
three, throws. No. 1T. b. Hanna, whose allowance
from No. T. A. W. Adams, scratch, was 20 IT., threw
40 It, u in, 40 II. s1a In. and 81 It, Sj1 in. No. &C
McEwen, allowance IA IT,, threw 40 IT, 51s in 81 It,
in and so f. "a in. No. Al. 3. Wilson, Jr, who
swung the hammer around his head some five times
before sending 1t through tho air, made SO f. in,
6S IT, 81 In and 62 II. u in, allowance o It NJ +.
More, tho fifth thrower, whose allowance was r.,
threw "a It. 3JG in, 62 it. ga in, and finally, amld
much applause, 81 f. Ga iG. No. GA. Thomson,
allowance f., after two fouls, in of which no
struck the ground with the hammer and in the other
overtoed the mark swung the hammer the splendid
distance OF " II. 3 IN. A. W. Adams, the last man.
fouled his first throw, but wnen his turn came
around the second and third times answered well
"a IT, 6s in and 67 II. 10 inches. As result OF the
throwing r. Il. Hanna, with a throw OF 81 IT, Sh and
20 II. allowance, won the prize, gold medal, n. Is.
wilson, Jr, with 62 IT, "a IN. and IT, allowance, being
second
The halt-mc running race Tor silver cup presented
by John Frazer. captain OF the club then called
fourteen contestants out OF tho sixteen entered
swcrmg to their names The course four and
half times around the ninth Of a mile track W. H.
Griffin, at scratch, gave the other contestants starts
running from twenty to seventy yards The
runners started at pistol shot and spun
rapidly around the course. g. w. Setmar,
Jr., drew rapidly ahead, X. Is. Wilson
also doing fine running and the plucgy scratch,
w. IL. Griffin winning back easily most of his allow
H. I. II smiIh, whose allowance was 20 var is
also drew well TO tho front on the third round. The
bv w. Diltmau, Jr., whose allowance
WIS IS yards, by yards, IN 2m. l1ks.; W. II. Griffin
second; \. Reeves, allowance, 80 yards, third.
THE WALK
Thero nino starters for the milo walk, whose al
lowances from I. w. Even at scratch were from Is
to so seconds. H. f. McCord, who started like Il. Q.
Smith with so seconds allowance, drew ahead
the first round and kept tho lead
on the second; 7. BulKley, with 90 seconds
allowance taking The second place. which he changed
ior first on the third trip around Tho crank. like
action and tall walk ny OF I. A. McEwcn sooa began to
tell, ana he rapidly regancd some of his allowances
On The succeeding rounds Buckley still kept ahead,
winning the race by several yards in Sm. 7l,s. T. V.
Wsicott, whose allowance was IS seconds, came IN
second IN Sm 23las., and j. j. Mcleod with 90 sec
onds start, tnird, IN SIN. 81 as.
The Judges for the games were W. McEwen. Sr., and
w. ID. Cornell. Relercc-D. FOULS. Timekecper--J
r. Luther. Startcr--T Fraser. Clerk of he Course-
III. NJ Forrest. Alter the matches were over some Of
the club members did some practice running, nigh
Jumping and throwing tho stone The matches were
over al half past seven O'Clock =, M.