The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26
NEW YORK COLLEGE ATHLETIC
CLUB.

ANNUAL SPORTS At WARRINGTON PARK AND
JONES wooD-rHE wrNNEKs
The annual sports or the New York College Ath.
lotto Club at Washington Park and Jones' Wood
yesterday afternoon were novel and interesting
Owing 70 the extra intellectual sxcrtions necessary
10 meet the req uiremenss Of next weeks annual
examinations only few OF the members were in
proper training All kinds OF costumes were worn
BY tho athletes Some had their pansaloons tied
ovor tho legs Of rundown CATERS; others wore
Derby hats, flannel drawers and undershirts, aud
the general spectacle Of miscellaneous procession OF
small boys and tall muscular strung out over the
course all walking for gold modal, created consider
able amusement Halt dozen ladies wsre present,
and a hundred or Two otuer spectators James Down.
ing OBLIGATED as starter, G. Baker ana Mr.. Perkins
as scorers and Mr. Van Cott as referee.
heats Tor gold mcaaL la the 0rsl neat the contest
ants were H. b. Spraguc, Mr. Dcnkclspiei and Dir.
Emmoua Tho latter won in II ~.
In the sccoud heat Hooper, Eggloston and Stewart
ran and stuart won In lO%a
Ia the third heat Langbon, Frazer and Parker ran.
tho latter winning In 10xa .Nt k}aN
tho ANAL hcat between the winners Of these heats
Stuart ION seconds.
The next contest was one mile walk Tor gold
medal. The contestants wcre:-D. Smith, Jr., A.
Sinclair, Burchard, Oppon K'eruan, Stuart, Dictx,
clair camo 10 second ia sm sSSs an amusing
race, and Sinclair, who seemed nnere boy, arrived
only na ya,a Ossne n ,ns SGo Stuart
early IN The gamo TO save his strength tor race 70
come later.
next. was made as fvliows:-
Ttrss feat -Baiconlb, Porter and Frsxor. Bal
Second Hedt.-Baxcr. Cai,stor. Dudsnsing and Eg.
glcston. Cailstcr won ~ 20 seconds.
Third Heat-schroeder and Webster, tho latter win
Ia the lnaI contest Cali,s.er won in I'm. "a
The next feature was running long jump, In three
heats, aud res ulto cd as follows:-
Fira Heat -Langblen, Is feet 10 inches; Stuart II
feet ,ncnos; brown, 10 feet inches Marks 10 feet
Second Heat = brown, IL fcot inch; Langbien, 16
feet inches; Marks, IL feet ~ inches; stuart not
Third Heat Brown, II foot 2 inches; Stuart II
fect liz inches; LangDicn. IL feet inches, aud
Marks IL leet inches. stuart won, making II ieet
rnK FIVE nLg WALK.
Next csmc i've mho walk. Watson, the best
collegiate prize at Saratoga, undertook walk IN tins
five miie raco yesterday SIX mics while tho others
but his line work excited general admiral,on.
Ihe contestants were Pnkn, schroeder, Lenan,
Mer,ny,on. yr,sgs and watson. Tue latter made me
following ,mc:--Flrst mile, 5m. 2Js4s. second milo,
I'm 42s tn,ro mile, SIN. as fourth milo, sm 2sa ;
nun mile, SIN. 5lAs., which madc his total time IN
waking i've mites Aim. itss Briggs csmo IN Just
half mile behiud when Watson finished his nvo
milos. Briggs completed dive miles in AIM. lis.
iu halI-m,lc race following Caliistcr, Frazor and
Bomcislcr ran, the latter winning 10 2ui. 22s
Tnon me tho sstug Of war, four men pulling on
ropc forty iert long against iour other cont
The two best heats out OF three to decide the match
Tho teams were four seniors against Tour freshmen.
VINO proved the vctors.
SENIORS II. 9. Bornns. A. Nordlingor, J. r. Doring
and Wiiiam Laug, VI Class rs
Fresnmcn--E Bunzci, J. Smith, y. A. Knight and
Mr.. Labgb,cn, all OF Class 81
A foul was claimed and granted the second heat
As stated above the freshmen two out OF the
three heats
Then thero q 40 yards run between Parker,
Webster ana Marks, Parker winning In 70 seconds.
Gold medals were awarded TO each OF the successful
competitors IN all tho sports except tho ug OF wal"
the 22U yards race, aou 10 watson (the champion
walker OF the club Tor his I'VE mile wax.