The New York herald., 1877-10-25
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THIRD ANNUAL FALL GAMES OF THE SCOT
rIsH-AMERIcAS cLuB-FINE SPORTS AND
KEEN COMPETITIONS.
The third annual fail games OF the Scottish.A Amer.
lean Athletic Club took placa yesterday afternoon on
the grounds Of the New York Athletic Club ut Mott
Haven. There was a large attendance The OF
100 yards the Introductory feature. Tho lnal
heat brought together f. Z. Saportas, OF tho Harlem
Athletic Club; J. B. Elliott Of Grccnpolnt. L. l. W.
Holder, Aiephia Athletic Club ana II. X. Wilson, OF
the scottish-Amercan Club Saportas and Ell OFT ran
locked for ninety yards. when Saportas with tre-
mendous effort drew away and won by barely hvc
inches from Elliott. The latter had admirable op-
portunity OF defeating tho champion amateur sprntcr
and might have done II he had not been carlcss.
Dutield third foot behind Elliott, and Wilson
fourth. Time. l0s. seconds.
The one mile walk brought TO tho scratch j. w.
Woolcott Scottish American Club; w. Holden, Ade.
ph Club; |. IL Armstrong, Jr. and +. Z. Hoiskc, Of
The Harlem Club Much interest was manifested in
the competition, as 1t was that Armstrong aud
Holke started with tie avowei of eudeavor.
ing to beat the fastest amateur milo on record.
Tho result proved how well them at least know
his speed Armstrong travelled at a tremendous pace
from end to end and wont tho journey In 6m. "a vs.,
lust hree seconds better than the distance WIS ever
male Ia England aud Is Ks. loss than the American
record. Holske eit the track when ne had gone four
and nall laps haIi LAP less than The disance) tho
sczdiness OF Armstrong; sptting pace proving TOO
much i0r nm. Wooic0tt was second and Holden
third, boh badly beaten.
For the halt mile run W. H. Gr fen, J. b. Hanna,
c. Fabfegou, C. Rowland and w. Dittmar. Jr, OF tho
Scottish. American and > Ro.hschlld, OF New York,
responded. Griren aud Rowland had merry strug-
glc, and Grnen sticking gamey won by three feet In
2iD. 1875. Hanna was third
In putting the shot, A. W. Adams, OF the Scottish.
Americans reached the credtable distance OF 81 IT.
az in, the next man being 81. Mahon, OF New York,
thomson % and Il X Wilson also eemno,ea So'se ana
The club handicap OF 30 yards called out seventeen
performers The Anal heat fell 10 Anderson, who
among tho limit men at twenty yuids. Time, 24,s
seconds
The two-mile walk also a club handicap brought
out B. w. Anderson, scratch; W. Rowland. 20 Sec
onds. ana +. Il. Lenardson. 31 seconda Rowland
landed the winner In lon. 0i as
Ton responded tor the 44o yards II won by
W. q. Casper, Scottsh-Amcrcan Club the nnai heat
being IN 81 seconda
The running long jump had only two performers
w. 7. Livingston, or the Harlem Athletic Club cleared
IS feet inches, aud j. NJ. Manu. Young Mems Chris-
tian Association. II foet IL inches
Tho hours walk had nine aspirants. I. H.
Armstrong, JE, OF tho Harlem Club, who walked the
wonderfully iast mile IN the earlier stage the sport
made another remarkable record. He completed
and u half miles, loss about twenty yards tho
prescribed time OF 10 minutes. I. Buckley, oil thu
Scottish Amerc IN, and y. Mott accom- piishcd little
the seven miles.
In throwing the 10 ib hammer George Parmlcy, OF
Princeton College, reached 80 H. In. A. W. Adams,
Scottish American Club, threw 1t straight arrow
| 72it 2M Five others competed.
The tug OF war proved a stubborn contest II was
the Mvclicst OF tho year md between teams OF tho
Scoitish>Amcrican Club and Yonkers Lyceum. Ex
cited and Interested partisans surrounded them aud
shouted At the top OF thoir voices The Yonkers lads
| won In Am 40s.
7. Glare. OF Now York, vaultcd IT, in. with tho
pole. and NJ. 4. More, Sco'tish-American Club, 7 II
| In
The mile run was the feature OF the day or seven
entries Richard Morgan, OF the Harlem Athlstc CLUB
and Edward Merritt, OF the New York Athletic Club
oniy responded Morgan she champion at the dis
tance tor long time, and this occasion Merrtts =
first essay further than halt mile. Both nne
form. Morgan took the lead held II Tor
halfap when Merritt beg up 100 yards
away made his effort. II then hammer and TO ~
for seventy yards, waen Merritt showed slightly In
'front.' and coming with great courage landed The
winner by nine inches amid great excitement.
The time announced was An. 43As, just one-half
second less than the record An aitrmpt made To
run completely out