The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-31
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

EIGHTH ANNUAL SPRING GAMEs--KEEN CoMPE-
TIrIoNs IN PRESENCE OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED
PEOPLE.
took place yesterday their grounds at Mott Haven
Fully 800 persons were present, one-third OF whom
were ladies' who greatly enjoyed the various compe-
titions AS usual with the meetings OF this
club, the arrangements were admirable, and
strict punctuaty being observed lengthy
programme was satisfactorily gone through
with in three hours and forty minutes There
fifteen events down, all having creditable
number OF entries. Some OF the performances, the
mile and the half mile runs, particularly, were the
gamest struggles seen, the winner Of the latter,
Edward MerriLt cutting down the record TO on
ngly low Inquire. Appended are the results
THE SPORTS.
One Hundred Yards Run-First Heat-F. c. Sapon-
tas, New York, l; d. Lauterbach. New York. ?;
George Ii. Parker N.Y.A.C, 8; /. Sidenbach New
York, q; Theodore Donaldson. New York, 8. Won
easily By Saportas. Two feet separating second and
third. Time IL seconds
Second Heat R /. La Montague. N.Y.AC, i;
N.YAC.,s 8. La Montague bad the best OF the start,
and he stuck to his work so nhcenty that he n-
SIX p @ seconds as IN ad
Final Heat-R. /. La Montague, /; +. O. Saportas,
2; William b. Curtis, 81 II. LauterDach, 4. La Mon
pace cleverly by seven ieet, Saporas three feet
in OF third, with fourth beaten or. time, 10 15
seconds.
one Nile Run-C. vought, VAC, 1; W. J. Duffy,
H.AC., 2; g. A. seabnry. LAC, Boston. 81 Will
liam ken, New Brighton, s l., O. Richard Morgan.
New York, U; W. II. Robertson, Brooklyn, n. Y,
Vought showed the way al raving pace. followed by
Duly and seabury but soon the latter went second
place. and gradually moving up got WITHIN two feet Of
The leader and there remained until the straight
reached on the last lap Here he made tremendous
effort and was at vougnts shoulder Tor an instant but
The Yonkers lad still had little speed lett, and
gamely using all OF 1t breasted the tape only
inches front OF Duffy. There was three feet between
nndth iplfh han thApo mt Hni IpN
46s
-Four Hundred and Forty Yards Run Edward
c. P. Avres VI, 3; s. Salmon, N.YA.C., o.; Henry
g. Keeer, HAc, 0. Merritt held his men sale ali the
y ad s0n sy Ua ~ eight
William Van Ripper, New York, 2; Francis Buckley,
HAO, o; John H. W. Killeen. NC, o; i.
william Ss% YSTs q Ss aes p
mile had been done 1t was evident that the steady
SWING Of Armstrong would do the trick, and he I'm
Van Ripper and Freeman for second place, which the
former won. Freeman was disqualified on the last lap
I'm. 4os.; Van Riper H. am 4os /; Buckley, lib. 5m
23s. shaw, In ON. los. Geering, III. Gun. 4os
hunnng High lump II. Edwards Ficken, N.Y.Ac.,
5 IT. 3 in. Oscar l.. Richards, N.Y.AC., II. III. |;
the tie and won y Rcnards,; Q. B. Ayres i. i'm
Putting the Shot--H. h. Bccrmeyer, NY .AC, 90 It, /;
81 IT, TX IN George D. Parmy. PC. AA., 80 ii. in.
James g Lathrop, LAC, 80 r; 81 - .,,u,o,
HAC., II n. % in James G. Lathrop. U.A.C, II
n.t% in ISAIAH Frazer, Yc, 49, IT; Il IN.
William Weeks &C, IT. Am (; Isaiah Fazlcr, Y.
L., It.
@, 10 in. II. E. Buermeyer, NY.AG., 10 H.
william i B. Curtis VAC 70 Il * IN; James
ONE Mic Idl.-E c. Ioske H.AC. /; 4. G..
Koester, aAc.. = T. Il sayre, New York ?;
sor. ~ fnAM Yc r. os New
New York, o; j. 4. b. West New YORK, o; W. e..
Barnes Harlem, \. y, o; Il. a. Cohen New York,
time, I'm. us. sayrc. I'm 2ss.
THO Hundred and Tceaty Yards Ru,a-Fyrst
la Moniasns, NYA.c., 2; George H. Parker.
N.YAC., . La Montague made game effort, but
saportas beat him out by SIX nches Two feet dividing
second and third. Tims 20 seconds.
Seconi Us0t-E. &. La Montague, SY.A.C., o; j.
L. o'Brien, TAG, O. only TWO competitors in this
heat and both allowed the nna, thoy logged
to the tape level terms. Time 81 seconds
Ffadt Hsn.-R l.. Ia Montague l; y. G. Saportas, 2;
J. T. o'Brcn, .; y Z. La Non,agne, cracker all
the way, aad amid great excitement, Il. J. La Mon
ta-Ge Won by ieet double that distance between
second aud third. time y 80 seconds.
Hn,Dile Hdoe, 40 Yards III. Edwards Fickcn,
NY.A.c., !; H. g. Beach. R.C.A.A. 2; Oscar l..
Richard, S.Y.Ac, 3, Israel Frazier, L., l. A
close .drug4le ending with Flicker winning by a four
icct thfce ect between second and third. Time, 1879
seconds.
Tiore Mic lpaLk--E. {. Hoiskc, HA.c., !;
Charles "a. shaw, VA G., q Holske had frightened
the rest lie won IN 2im. l0lss -Snaw's time, 2om.
AIS
The tug OF war from imprUvised team created
much mcrrlmcnt. There were TOUR on side aud that
uudcr Captain William b. Curtis
HayNtc RIM Edward Merritt, NY.A.C., /, q.
NJ Hammond, Columbia College, 2, W. J. Duly,
A. A.C. Hammond cut out the work and showed the
way un,il onc-haif the distance had been covered,
when Merritt moved up wresteG the post OF honor
from the brave Columbia lad, but the latter came
agnin and when the straight entered Tor the run
home II looked as f the two were locked together
terrible struggle ensucd, aud forty yards from home
they were not loot apart, but Merritt stuck To ais
task magniiccntly and ultimately won by three feet.
Both men ran themselves out. Time, I'm 4.5s.