The New York herald., 1878-10-10
PLAINFIELD ATHLETIC CLUB.
FIFTH ANNUAL FALL oAMss-rHE EVENTS AND
WINNERS.

FIFTH ANNUAL FALL GAMES-THE EVENTS AND
WINNERS.
The nth ann ual meeting OF the Planneld Athletic
Club took place yesterday at their new grounds In
tina, city, and although the weather VAS not very
pleasant the attendance Of Jersey boys and adiss
was large. Ths games were humorous ana fairly
contested the handicaps in particular rejecting great
credit upon the iramer. The grounds are within easy
distance OF the centre Of the city. The track IL
pear shspsd, iarly wide. with rather aD-
rupt turns ana yesterday was In az COCA
lx - could pe expected. The pleasure Of
the Day was considerably lesssned by fresh vino
that swept up the slraght with great force and
sionaliy nned the eyes With dust In good time the
Plainasld athletes will hsvs very nus sroanda the
handicap OF 100 yards opened The games. Sxtssa
lads responded IN fve trial heats. and alter
the sitting that This preliminary work gave six we're
allowed to compete in the hnaL These were ". H.
eau a. O., yaa !. VI aurray Jr.. Pla.ndsid a. j.
ys'avs Van Loaf. ORION and s'x aa's yas ss
struggle ended with Pinkney wnpiag BY three isst,
Wray, who was penaiized one yard, being second
In tho ons-mie handicap walk nine started, and
after fair exhibition Of mis- style and speed ;. W.
Gavett, Platnhed A. u, I'm. 30s. start, landod ths
winnsr His actual time Was I'm 341sA A. varian,
PlsinAeId, A. G., I'm. 65s start was second In sm
man, and, though on the grounds Declined to walk.
The 220 yards handicap mad thirtsen per.
isj%sss %ysso sss s p 1es.noo
Jersey ony, l49s yds; J. H. Van Dsvsn.sr. P!.inde,d
= Hwy sS os.! pIsaa.is Ma Is e.
American \ c. i yds daniel u Bosls bowl oSi Orion r. aSi
handsomely in "a seconds Muir was sscond. -
". w. BAnham. Harlem c., bsat w, 9. conklin,
Pianaeld A. c.. for tho ha-milo run as he liked 10
I'm. "a aay MGt ..l1t VNa tisr8 t4ttt
wards Frioken, New York A. o.; Fergus Dennis,
Prnceton A. e., ana Joseph Lafon, Aystc b. c., in
me final heat Dennis trpped at the hrst hurdle
and, falling, retired. Fricksn by ten yaras IN
10 the one-nf,h mile handicap there were ,wenty-
These were William II. Douglass, New York city, Ii
yds. Hiram 9. Bennett, New York cily, IL yas. !,
1aa " sss; I. M. YoA f Il Lewis
staten Island A. O.. II yds u Atwood. Piain hsld a.
G., Il yds. sraJ; 3; Value. EizaOelh a. g scratch
certed the balance, and won easily In ~ seconds.
Douglass was second, The balance Of little account.
Plaiuhed A. minutes ssart in the actual time OF
s6m SOS. f. z. Anthony Piainneld A. c. Sm 4Os start.
Harlem A was ssra,on man. Su. ns seemed foot.
anu lacked hts accustomed speed, doubt owinE
70 MS work ~ Gilmores Garden last Monday nigpI IN
Alfred InE Scottish american A. 9. had .'walk
Es..rs eUT ,ns pS,s vEsaSs Tsx YORK
Beers, Staten Island A. T., whose height Il, in.
w. b. Naio, Scottish american A. c. retired early.
J, b. Value, EixabethA A. C.; Fergus Dennis, Prinos-
ton A. O.; VIM. L. Little. Newark, N. and J. La
ton Mystic b. T.. tn the spsOai 400 ya.aA
Laion Was psnaltzed two yards ior false starting.
and still won crackin! race In the face Of stlf
breeze ~ loN seconds. Value was second. =.
j. h. Van Devsnter, scratch won at the nnsh 220
yards handicap. open only 70 The members Of tho
Crescent Baseball Club; nine competed. Time,
rs u seconds. tH AZ ti6A -iA eH at1 @& t'fsta
W, h. Gr'fau, Manhattan A. O., captured the 40
yards very handily Charles Frint, Princeton A. c.,
and W. C.. Conxlin, Plainned A. O.. we're his oppo-
nents. Time, 56,t seconds
W. J. Dufy, Harlem A. O., had giit In the one
mile run. J. II. Couser, Princeton A. O., and /. E.
Goodwin, American A. C., also appeared, but neither
could mako ihs Harismits extend himssl. Duffy
cana home IN 5m. O4x, with lots In hand.
A tug Of war wound up the days sports The Scot-
tish Aericaa tsam OF four beat teams Of four. dvs
and men from the Plainfeld Fire Department
The Scots arc hard 10 beat v aa3 -tAf ~
,0FrlcEas OF THE DAy-Rsferee, William 3. Curtis
Now YORK A. q starter. a. 4. T curtis, NE New Yo,k
Handicapper, q. A. Mahoney, New York A. 9.