The New York herald., 1877-10-17
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOURTH ANNUAL GAMES OF THE PLAINFIELD
CLUB--THE EVENTS AND THE WINNERS.
The fourth annua games OF the PlainAcld Athletic
Club held tho ha-mle track OF the Driving Park,
that CITY, yesterday afternoon proved fairly success
ful. The weather was fine and the attendance OF
spectators considerably larger than In any previous
year. The sports commenced with q seven mile walk,
T. II. Armstrong aud r. j. Mott OF the Harlem Athletic
Ciub and W. Anthony, OF Plaindeld, being the con-
testants Mr.. Armstrong much the better man,
but after going nve miles he generously withdrew
and allowed his Old comrade Mott TO take
the prize. Anthony went the distance, but
Mott, sm. 301ss. Two miles-Armstrong, I'm. 3&s.
Mott, l7nl 40s. Three mics-Armstrong, 26m. AK
Mott, I'm. 3Ks -Four mes-Both men on even
terms-35m. as. Five mes-Armstrong, 48m. 4hs. !;
Mott, 4sm. 7ss. Six miles-Mot, som. SAs. sevon
miles-Mot'; III. lin 4sks Anthony. 10. lam. 2o.ls
H. Doane, E. ". Young and II. M. Glligan. Young
got away nrst and tho others never able to catch
him. ne beat Ggan two yards In II seconds, Doano
being double that distance in the rear.
Edward Merritt, New YORK Athletic Club, much
Ss .m. ns 1u Fred aaus
Club, and Frank Banbarn, Harlem Athletic Club were
also entered but did not start Merritt took I'm. l4s
to the distance twothirds OF the way at an exercs-
Throwing tho baseball had four contestants. Tho
ball gwen the benefit OF stiff breeze. A. r. Pier
son, OF Newark, N j., managed to reach 346 It. In. ;
H. d. Kaufman, Crescent B 'se Bali Club, $40 f. in.
George r. Horton, Harlem Athletic Cluo, 1888 # in
and d. NJ. Demarcst, Of PIainncd, 800 IT, o in.
Tho open 100 yards had five cnrics and all came TO
TO ne scratch. 1t one of the most interesting
events OF the day. +. @. saportas, Harlem Athletic
Club; j. B. Elliott, Greenpont, Long Island u. Lafon
Mystic Boat Club; Charles d. Knapp, Athletic Base
ball Club, and George H.lock, OF Planneld mace up
tho field. Saportas came IN winner, and It was we'll
he up to his form, Elliott was only three eet
behind MN 1O1s seconds. Laion was third, Two
yards behind Elliott.
one milo walk for residents OF Plainneld next oc-
cuped attention Five appeared these being j. Gavett
John Aylwart, Edwin Anthony, L. ". Randolph and
w. A. Bass, Jr. Gavett proved the best man, and
finished the winner In 8m 24As.; Anthony second In
8m. 29<s Bass Ia Sm. 47s., and Randolph fourth
IN Sm 54 i,s. Aylward was disqualified before going
nm eighth OF mile account oil his gait, which was
ruled 10 be unfair.
The hurdle race-120 yards. six fights-had five
contestants L. b. Foote, Jr., New York Athletic
Club; Alexander Brown. Princeton College, and u. M.
Dcmarcst oil Painfeld, were IN the first heat. Footc
the heat in cauter IN Is seconds. u. Edwards
Ficken, New York Athletic Club, ana J. Laion camo
together the second heat, Ficken WIN
ning easily by three yards IN Tx seconds.
In the final heat Ficken and Foote had merry
struggle Four hurdles were taken at the same In
stant but Foote struck the hth when Ficken went to
she front, anu lcaping the sixth IN good shape, car
red OF tho prize by six inches In IL u seconds.
Tue 440 yards handicap was well contested MI.
RommelI, with rs yards, beat f. Merritt who was on
the scratch, by three feet, In 80 seconds Mr.. Nc
C0rkendao, 40 yards, was third. Messrs moore and
Burr, 40 yards, wero the limit men
During the afternoon Mr.. 4. q. Hoskc, OF the Har-
lem Athletic Club, walked mile IN I'm. l1l4s. The
track WAS In q bad condition.