The New York herald., 1877-12-02
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THIRD ANNUAL HANDICAP GAMES OF THE
scoTTIsH-AMERIcAN ATHLETIC CLUB IN WEST
F1FTy-FouRrR STREET.
Tho third annual handicap games OF the Scottish
American Athletic Club took place yesterday on the
club grounds at No. 500 West Fifty-iourth street,
having been postponed from Thanksgiving Day on
account OF the heavy rain. All the young men wore
ordinary tights and trunks OF acrobats and with
moro protection from The frost than ovcrcoat
offered those Who were not actually engaged in any
match progress stood the open lots spectators
Many Of the students the College OF
the City OF New York. and have recently bo-
known to sporting people as football
players, while one or two Of them havo
gained quite local reputation as pedestrians
GAMES
Shortly after two p. N. the games began, tho first
event being 22O yard run. trial heats first In zach
heat to the lna heat For this there
many entries. but few only started or the
tered for the first heat only two appeared-Mossrs.
G. stewart and G. A. Ludin The latter mad yards
start OF the former, who won, nevertheless in "a
seconds The second heat was run alone Dy Mr.. J.
Knox In 36 seconds, the third by H. H. Moritz 34
seconds, and the iourth between Messra Fabrgou and
E. Arnold, was won by the latter in 2S1s seconds.
Next came the one-mle walk between Messrs. @.
Connor, I. Buckley, l. L. Newbery aud G. A. Ludin
The two first gave Mr. Newbery 1m Ass and MIR.
Ludin minutes start. The latter won the match in
8m 12s, Messrs. Connor and Buckley coming in
SO clos. together that mother could be declared SEQ
ond Mr. Newbery was disqualified by the referee
and taken of the track for running rather than walk
ing e., ,,,,n no, ,,mn c.a nov, - -. ~
gramme and iour contestants participated. They
were Aessrs KnoA, ). b. Hanna, II. H. Moritz and G.
Stewart. The two latter could leap higher than
4 II. in, that the matcn left the former.
Mr.. Knox cleared bar it. in. from the ground; Mr.
Hanna one it / In THIS gentleman who was allowed
z II.
'puttng the shot" was the next event IN the
games ana those who essayed to cast the eighteen
and Higgins Mr.. Adams was what is known IN hand-
cap games .s "lhs scratch" He made allowances to
ali the rest. He Was Obliged TO beat More over f.
8 in, Arnold IT,, Hanna and Higgins II IT, HIS
longest throw 36 II, that OF Hanna over 25 H.,
contest also.
The halt mile run was quite a spirited contest
Messrs. Arnold Fabrigou anu Hanna took part III
Hanna gave the hrst mentioned 90 yards and the
second 10 yards start In the four turns made
by them around the track 'her 1 roatys positions
won easily IN Pm. 19ks Fabrgou was second, Hanna
third.
There three competitors for first honors at
vauItiug with the pole These NJ. 4. More j. u.
Hanna ana J. Knox. The first vault was at itet, and
utter each turn the bar was raised 3 inches. Tho men
allowed three attempts at each vault Mr.. HANNA
who was becoming exhausted, withdrew The matter
former won by inches. He cleared the bar when
feet inches from the ground. Mr.. Knox could not
vault higher than feet He had an allowance OF
inches IRON Mr.. More
The affair 440 yard rum trial heats, Arst
second each heat IN the nal heat In the
nrst heat Messrs g. A. Ludin, Knox and Fabregon
Knox won Fabregon was second. Ludin gave up az the
opening OF the third quarter OF the last lap Fabre
gol ''scratch." Knox had twenty yards start OF
him. The time OF The winuer was 65s. The second
heat between Mcssrs. Stewart, Morlz ana Arnold
who won. Time, 6OLs. he mad ten yards start OF
Stewart and Ave OF Moritz.
ALMOST A FATAL ACCIDENT
The most exciting event oil the day expected to
be Afforded by that known ''throwing the hammern
Nearly all the athletes we're entered take part It,
Mr. Mcleod swung II around his head three or 1our
times ana flung II 43 ieet and some incnex Mr. q.
McNich0l picked up the missile und nearly flung il
among khot of spectators This ended the hammer
throwing
EVENTS.
The next feature was the hna heat OF the 220 yard
men reached The string IN this order, Mr. Arnods
time beng 27s.
The three mile walk won by j. j. Mcleod
@. COnn0r was second, j. i. Newbery third ana T.
Buckley fourth. The winners time was 27n. Is
Connor was 36s. behind.
Then came the 1nal heat OF the 440 yards run be-
tween McssrR Arnold, Moritz Knox and Fabregon
Mr. Arnold Won Ia 59As; Moritz was second and
Knox tnlrd. The game closed with 'the tug OF war;
ten team.
Mr. Hopkins was referee; Messrs. NJ. r. Cahill and
W. ). NEIL judges; John II. Luther, time Keeper
NJ Il. More, startor, and Messrs. W. McEwen aud W.
M Forrest, scorcrs Tho prize. gold medal, pre-
scnted by j. r. Luther, was not awarded to anybody,
MS throwing the hammer was postponed. This ma ch
will take place hereafter, when tho prize Will be gwen
to him who has made the highest number OF points
first each event will count three points, second two
and third ono