The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Second Evening of the ournament at
GiImores Garden
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS.
An Exciting Series Of Interesting Events
Closely Contested

Fully six thousand ladies' and gentlemen assembled
ut Gimores Garden iast night 20 witness the conclu
sion. of the tournament promoted by the New York
Athletic Club. Among this grand gathorik were
many VINO had Identified themselves With ''every ah
Ieic word and work" whom tho sports Of the cindeo
path their infancy IN America and opposr,on
came from every quarter In the shape Of popular
apathy and GOODNESS. To these, more than all tho
others that present, the magical change TO en-
thusiasm and support that marked last nights event
tho occasion was particularly gratifying
FENCING.
The games began with the fencing bouts four of the
five entries appearing whom called. julius scrnmg,
oithe Manhattan Turn vereiu, and +. B. Wilson. OF
New York city. met in the Introductory trial. Wilson
proved the expert, scoring short order three
out Of possible Eve points. Charles Koch OF the New
York Turn vercip and G. C. Barnett OF tho New York
Athletic Club, laced other and deerminedly
went 10 work, the trial ending in Barnetrs favor,
with tho same score as the above. Then Koch and
Sernmig appeared for third place honors, which tho
latter won very easily securing third prize. Wilson
and Barnett made excellent exhibition in the final
trial for first aud second prizes, tho result being that
Wilson showed his opponent more tricks and points
than no had dreamed OF in his fencing SKILL and.
scoring three points before Barnett was sufficiently
aware that he had a "foeman worthy OF his steel"
Wilson proclaimed tho amateur champion OF
America nmid a storm OF applause
trst WALK
Tho one.mile walk Tor all pedestrians who had mover
beaten SIN. 3Os. followed IN excellent time. There
trial heats, the nrst four ia each being al
lowed compete in tho dual heat. Fourteen aspirans
lame appeared at the scratch in the first heat
duly sent on their way rcjoisng Singy. then in
pairs, and again ny threes tnoso who dsrogarded the
referees caution 10 conhne themselves legitimate
STYLE to grief until at last four were LETT Their
Sy w. Mayer 81 jersey City, wnnnr the heSs
In Sm 32s; A. Varan, OF the knickerbocker
Yacht CUB soeona IN ,n S%; BIAS H. A.
aud George II. Allen OF New York city. fourth. In
the second heat twelve likely looking lads toed the
scratch. Many Tell out by tho wayside through run
ming more than walking law allows and only Iour fin
isned. John Davidson, whose style very lar. won
IN Sun. lOs. Joseph Williamson. Of the Yonkers Ly-
ceum. in SIN. lss, was second; J. ". Adams, Of the
Mystic Boat Club, was third and f. f. Dole, Of the
Yonkers Lyceum, fourth. Two others finished In tho
group with sufficient courage TO respond to the call of
the officials. Great excitement prevailed throughout
Tho heat Each competitor had scores Of irionds Ia
different parts OF the building, and they urged them
with friendly calls aud stern commands to do
the second heat, showed equally we'll IL this, and
in Creditabe shape in Sun. 23s. game struggle be-
tween Dole anu saI'an onaea VIII .neir making
the last lap. Laer in the evening the "dead heaters
walked their friendly struggle over again to deter
mine who should own the second prize. and, justly
enough, II came into Dole's possession.
SEVENTY FIVE YARDS RUN
Tho handicap seventy -hvc yards run brought TO-
gcthcr IN tho final neat four excellent sprnters. C.
Wilmer, OF the Snort Hills AthctIc Cluu, with II II.
start spun down the course 50 merry that he mud
in shape landed a good winner IN 7 seconds.
We r. Browne, OF the Manhattan Athletic CIuo made
a fair race AID obtained second place, with G. b.
Knapp, OF the Harlem Athletic Grub third, and +.
Hcnshaw, also OF the latter organization, fourth In
this brief dash the twenty street side
TN building ladies' especial interest," and the
winner received good share Of applause from the
fair sex for his successful effort
FOUR HUNDRED FORTY YARDS.
In the final OF the handicap 440 yards seven OF
the tral.heat winners presented themselves full Of
anxiety he away. The pace was slow for nearly
entire lap, when i. X Hastings. OF New York city
twenty yards starD, made his effort, and,
cutting down his men In clever style and
in aA5 5sS seconds W. McNulty, Of Union College,
sehaeciady r. y yards, upon n whom many Dc,
him. did well and showed considerable pluck, hui the
speed OF Hastings was moro than nc bareained for.
and y. E. Hough, of thos IA udson Boat Club yards,
could not catch their men, and so obtained third ana
fourth places respectively.
IYrEnSAnoSAL TUG OF WAR.
Big brawny and determined men composed the
three professional teams Of five men each Tor the inter
national tug OF war The absent teams were the
Irish team Of brewers and tho American team. In
drawing for.tne trials the irish team, Of Greenpont
New York came together Tho Greenpoint
boys had no difficulty in pulling the round
nre9 time on The Gsrmans York
then met tho irish team, also OF Gotham OF which
Wilson Rcid, the professional pedestrian, was cap
along with them In Is seconds. This brought the hna
10 the Irish teams, ana time, an hour or moro,
was given them to rest and recupcrac. They came
after the hurdle handicap OF seventy live yards
and II the grandcst and most determined contest
OF i.s Kna tna. ever arSeu o UNI, nd rae
with Judgment In two minutes Rcid's team had
gained an inch or so upon the Grcenponters but tho
bright scnrlc; ribbon The wnvered and stopped; pull
all together and Daniel McKIop, who directed Green.
POINT brought back to Its ola spot Then the teams
realized mat The tug would be baby play Seri-
ousiy they tuggcd and tugged away rho muscles in
their and along their necks stood out like
whipcord; now ana the captains In haif breath
would cry ''Hcavc," and tighter and tgeter cocaine
The rope. Grecnponts end ma made hole In the dirt
sitting down, aud doubling the limo about him
anchored his team by taking In every inch his
brethren made so nothing was lost. When hve
had expired, the team, with oustretched arms
cIutchng the rope looked into each others !accs ana
smiled as pleasantly as circumstances would permit.
Al last the pointers knnck OF doing their work
proved too much, ana finally ~ pull all together"
brought the scarlet bit OF ribbon over their marx, and
were proclaimed the winners amid terrific cheering.
required en- los TO DO the ,rcK the names Of the
andcr o'Neil, Alexander Mcdonald, James Gillen,
James Lavcrty.
OF the four who entered for this event two only
CuD, and j. Laion. Of the Mystic Boat Club 1t WIS
scarcely a hands breadth between them; but Sapor
tas with that pluck for which he is famous, kept up
his pace and landed the winner by six inches IN ~
seconds ..H--A--CIn yelled hundred voices. 1t
was the members Of Saportas' club giving vent to
their lcellnbs
TwoMTLE WALK.
The handicap two mile walk had fifteen entries and
twelve starters Some OF the best amateur pedestrians
in tho country among the number, but they were
compelled TO give air performers so much start that
II was absolutely impossible Tor them to win
T. II. Armstrong, tho champion. was compelled 10
give some vi the 3m 35s, and one of
these, J. schmidt, OF BROOKLYN, L. H.. proved the
winner his time with the handicap being
20m. 03,as. g. ID. Phillips, OF tho Hudson
Boat CLUB, was second and Armstrong third. Arm
strong was timed by outsiders who say ne went tho
two miles in llm. los Buckley, Cohen anu Barnes
.I..u. Ind