The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-31
ADELPHI AND ATHLETIC CLUB.
FIRST MEETING AT BROOKLYN YESTERDAY
INTERESTING coNTEsrs.

FIRST MEETING AT BROOKLYN YESTERDAY
INTERESTING CONTESTS.
The nrst meeting OF the Adslphi and Athletic Club
OF Brooklyn held yesterday on the Captoiiue
grounds very fairly patronized Tho programme
embraced sixteen events, including running walking
jumping, putting tho shot, hammer throw ing pole and
vaulting. Shortly after O'Clock the contestants
TOR the rst heat Of the 100 yard called TO
the marx The FIRST and second In each OF these pre-
lin nary heats was allowed to run in the final heat
which resulted as foows:-Willam Holden Grst
David West second and Jared Hiliyer third; won by
yards, 2yards separating second and third Time,
1lh seconds There were eight sturters for thu
contest.
Next ON the list was putting the shot, six compett
tors coming tho scratch The issue was:-C
weigand, 20 IT, In; Jared Heyer, "a It. 10 in q.
Flvnt, % # Q In.
Mex. came the standing long jump, which
eight contestants II resulted as follows Hillycr,
SIT 0in.; G. weigand ami s. S. Hooper both cleared
ST. In, but in the deciding jumpthe latter was de-
feated.
Tho following wore the entres:-Edward C. Holskc
Harlem Athletic Club; William Holden Adelphi
Athletic Club; William Van Ripper, Harlem Athletic
Club Mr. Barnes, Harlem Athletic Club, and Mr.
Burts, Harlem Athletic Club.
Holske the race; Barnes was second and Van
There were SIX contestants for the pole vaultpy
event. Hooper finally getting first place With Z IT. In;
Hlyer was sccOnu, no naVius Caeetcu''"t "ooS "'su
9 H. ip., was third
The standing high jump came next 10 order. This
was also by Hooper, who cleared IT, 10. Hill.
yer was second, his jump being II. In. weigand,
with IT,, was third. Hiliyer and Weigand tied Tor
first place and Hooper on the fnalT
The 220- yard run which followed was won by Will
lam Holden David West running second and j. Hillyer
third. The contest won by inches; yard and
a half divided second from third. Time, 36s
Next came the main event the programme. The
one mile raun the for which W. Duffy,
Harlem A, c. D.; Richard Morgan, Harlem a. G. Henry
Stokunl Adelph A. e.. William Holden, Adelphi A.
c. Duffy led all the way and although Morgan pushed
him somewhat closely a. tho finish, no won. Time,
4m. 5SXs. -
The result Of the running high jump was:-D West,
first f. @ In. H. Faulkner. second, f. g IN, and
Paul Smith, third, IT, In. These three made tic
at the distance stated but in the Jump on" they I'M
ished In tho order named.
Tne prize for the hop, step and Jump was taken by
William Holden who cleared "a IT, 3 IN; Hiuyer and
Hooper both cleared "a II. In jumping OF their tic
Hooper was beaten.
seven men camc ont 70 the post for the hammer
throwing contest The result Of this competition
was-E Flynt, AZ IT, in., first; Hillyer and West both
cleared 40 It, The deciding throw resulted In favor OF
West
Tho one milo walk for club members brought out
eight competitors. At the end of the journey their
positions were:-Holden, frst a long way ahead OF
Thompson who beat Ransom by some ten yards for
second place. Time OF mile Sm So. The last event
on tho program the 100 yard hurdle race Jared
Hillyer won, with David West second. Time, 22&s