The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-13
CLOSING ATHLETIC SPORTS.
ENDURANCE AND MUSCLE SErERELY
TESTED Ar MORT MAVEN.
ry,enty.three Clubs Represented nc the Fall
Games Of the New York club on the fir.'
- windy Days-MRnN Champions Winners.


,.Ics Witnessed al the Mott Haven grounds Of |
%e Nrw York Athletic CUB. yesterday, the third
,r,ual Games lur thc championship oi Amer
,,a The entries " contestants showed u large /
.,,,r.s.tigt, ON of rival athletic organizations.
rhr University 81 PENNSYLVANIA. Princeton Col /
lao, Athletic Association. Montreal Lacrosse /
I~nh Union College Of schenectady. Mystic |
p,a, Climb Of Newark. ~ j., Toronto Lacrosse |
ciuh New York Lacrosse Club. Orion Rowing |
end Athletic club. lonkers Lyceum. and the |
sbort HIS. Harlem. Staten Island. American. |
ovnpic OF Philadelphia. Union OF Boston. |
scottish American. Greenpoint. Adolphi. Plain |
eeid Manhattan Glenwood. and lonkers Ath- |
ls.e Clubs were represented by their picked |
men and there was every prospect. apart from |
s,mo,phetic conditions. for a day Of unusual
a,,,ement and enjoyment. But the weather |
ros a very serious drawback. A fierce north |
.ros, wind blew across the low. level grounds Of
,he club all day long. in httuI gusts and furious
has,s. turning blue the ladies' noses chilling
Tho Judges and reporters. npping with cold the
hare ahauks OF the contestants. vastly increas-
IN, the difficulties Of the athletes feats. and
initiating against the making Of desirable
records. Men walked about the field beat
ing their breasts like penitents. or dancing
pertncory !iss ike negro Ministries to keep
No their circulation. while from the crowded
grand stand On one side Of tho field and the
minor stand opposite arose a continuous rum
bic Of many feet beating upon the boards to
warm cold toes. Those who seemed least
affected by the discomforts OF tho day were the
athletes lightly dressed as they wore. for their
trained and hardy frames made them reck-
Iessly Indifferent 10 the cold. but their friends
more anxious to all appearance found abund-
aui occupation in wrapping listers and blan-
keis about them and In chatting their stiffenng
muscles Major Gen. Alexander Shaler was
,resen, In the ornamental capacity OF referee.
Int there were a host OF accommodating
Judges ume.knepers. starters. clerks. meas
urers. scorers. and marshals; for in no nice
detail y sit.9 iQrmnlity can the model Now
yorS Aihe'i' club allow its arrangements TO be
found lacking.
The exercises were begun at ?. NJ. with n
lN-yard run. which was ultimately won on
ths third heat by W. c. Wilmer Of the Short
seconds. Horace III Lee Ut thu University OF
psnnsylvara AMI Rene l.. La Montague Of tho
Now York Athletic Club Wore second and third.
orj,r.le " the sports might have seemed plain.
e. -.Har M understanding OF them would with
diN pi'y have been hal by person not 80 pro-
yidri. .1r varied contests were sandwichea in
lttw" q t'tfS. and often two " three would be
gong ou o.; 0n- time. This was necessary. in
ylew % tAe lrugth OF the programme, and had
pleas ng Effect in maintaining unnagging in
teresi lor u present. lui taxed 20 the utmost
ship ~ Capt Waldo Spru.ur. who was thu re-
tpolshie master OF ceremonies. Before
Tho ,, ihFsG heats OF the ar7t went were
AMI a third was started That. con-
cluied WINS, the hal mile run, which was
Won IN MIN. g.. see. 10y Edward Merritt Of the
\. y. \ G.. rhnuu.ou ot tnis race in both 1876
b. T. C. Ia Mou,aEne. y. Y. i. C.. and Frank
TIE running tish Jump. ior which there were
nye entries Four 81 ~" Ave APPEARED and had
almost concluded their -ndeavors when the
MN man. ar-rreseLtatlyc OF the Olympic A. c.
Of Pm adtluhlH. APPEARED AMI claimed Il place
which was allowed. The late conner did some
very handsome jumping. starting from both
feet 50 nat. though preceded 10y a run, his was
practically standing Jump. and for that style
than win third prize by q jump Of 5 It. in. A.
II Oases Of the American 4. c. took second
srss by eleer NJ f. IN, and the first prize
jumper u the y. !. A. c.. who easily carr cd his
lns ess over the, bar at a helght Of II. 5 in.
nouncrs THIS h. his last public contest. He re-
tires win tn well-earnsd laurels Of three
years championship Of America
me iavpt I. Old Scotch game OF " putting the
hravy stone " "a here known. putting the
shnt. brought out three contestants II entirely
different model from the hghtly-built runners
and JUMPERS hitherto seen. This exercise con-
s.sis IN hurting from the shoulder a solid ball
o. IRON. weighing sixteen pounds, and demands
ior IL comp lshmeni men u bone and Drawn.
lure such entered but the victory was not 10
who has already been champion TWO years. put
ne shot 37 Feet inches. and won hrst. prize
John Britton % the scottish American 4. C.. a
hll man OF powerful :rame; who struggled al
most with the energy OF desperat on. made a
throw, OF 80 feet g., inches, which took the
second prize, and James Gleason Of the Boston
A c. stood third, with a record Of * feet A..
inches, While the shot was being hurried
through the air new object OF interest was
young mer for three-mile walk. W. ii. Purdy
Q. TIE Grsenpont A., c. took the lead. and
Ha .a pa by SAMUEL AAFm H6Ss Of 81 the
Sy ta a. f Seb1d WIT 'h tbs 9a Eraa
OF aman Who was steadily making up his mind
. % a the reverse direction, There is Il singu-
mf !h'-r--t N the public mind about walking
matches gad few athletic sports awaken more
eAeiemea, than the spectacle Of two or moro
iolAR mon hrellng and toelng. over more or
l-ss extended track, with that peculiar wrg-
Rln2 motion ~ the hips and shoulders which
Is suYlos-e u he the correct style for finished
p"lesirans 50 this walk elected more APP
pause and oua encouragement than ANYTHING
pf@-dns u, " Go il. Puriy - " Hurrah for
5A,rnsiroPs r. step out IIoag !" shouted the
srowi In dne course Of time HoaR's hopeless
nul p!ucky endeavor found favor in the eyes Of
q. Spectators. ana he was heartily cheered.
he isayoung pedestrian. Il soon became ap-
parent that. r. on Of the Judges expressed II.
'lls was puddin for Armstrong" When he
saw ny y ptss Purdy. which he did on the last
~ u We nUren. making up the distance. he
"a So easi .y aud came in winner in 20 min.
~ sec. Purly followed in % min. 1914 sec.
l'ne arrived III - min.
T me so yards runs winners were: First.
i.hA W Brown ot Gl.uwuod A. c.. 54'. sec
W,si sec nj. Il. l. La.Montague; third. WIN.
a.NullY oi mon College. There was "A protest
aetalh-l thr latter that he was u professional
~, ~. le.thrr testimony nor performance sus-
miuel th- charge. Throwing the hammer
FM'h Us noi hammer. but sixteen pound
KIT " ~ o. ~ M" end 81 "A handle three feet six
,''N',' llhs -1Lr" iuorr brought out the heavy
eHt7, Hllu proved % Dee ono Of the most eN-
s"uE '9n' So % tne lay. As the stillwArt men
,,lsah'l ih nv" % a'est whrled the ponderous
u''r9I' uncut Their heads to gain impetus for
'yr llui7ion. ceni Held was given them bY
a. "itlih Tie ropes, OF the sport Is u really
S.'s Is one NO one can tell the minute
b. "'If fingers may relax on the handle and
ra,, ,Hass IRON go flying n any unexpected di-
H. IN E4l almost the force Of a cannon bail.
80 g., "; 49, Curtis of the y. \. A. G. soon demon
,,tnp'l ha superiority by sending tho hammer
"ui' distance Of ~ feet 10 inches hut was not
yAleut with tnat. I've been champion two
So A7 sai and guess that makes ne
tar p'yA again. hut am not satisfied For
3su's nave been trying 10 throw tho ham
H., 9 ,irrl anu nave never yet succeeded"
-'u. til '"iDre the contest was over send II
u 'Wl= inches and therefore stood first W
hrfl gym ~ ~ - -tOu made II feet inches
q"att a. j. gueekberuer VI the Scottish-Amer
- A. N' I'D le-t . inches.
III "-l Ar rae" - ! p Yards was won easily In
tc 49, yer. nis by II. +. Firken whose long legs
Iuri 7" 'utiis nun 10 simply step over the
Itu.s Whch MI the others had to Jump.
LH'pn ~ the Mystic Boat CLUB came IN
Yii'4' tIl d. H. van Loan Of tho Orion Club