The New York herald., 1878-11-06
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THE NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB CLOSING THEIR
SEASON WITH INTERESTING HANDICAP GAMES.
The closing handicap games of 1878, under the au-
spices of the New York Athletic Club were held the
club grounds Mott Haven. yesterday afternoon. and
proved very successful Though there keen
wind blowing from the north, and heavy outer gar
ments necessary. the seven or eight hundred
ladies and gentlemen who assembled to witness tho
events remained until the full programme WAS dis
posed Of. The management was excellent.
The run Of 100 yards opened the games OF
twenty three entries sixteen came to their stations
in five trial heats John G. wray. New York. 3ts
yards start; H. NJ Moore Yonkers. 6k yards; NJ. H.
Burch. Harlem A. Co. ss yards; H. P. Pike. Manhat
tan A. c., sh yards and W. G. Hall. Perth Amboy, N
j., AZ yards, qualified for the final. The struggle
was particularly exciting and Hall landed the winner
in good shape by nearly yard, Wray being SOC
ond, ton inches ahead Of Moore. Time. l0A seconds
W. McFaul, Fanwood A. G. tdeaf mute was scratch
man, and though he got of nicely fourth In his
trial heat.
The run Of one half mile followed and fifteen eager
young gentlemen Of the twenty-eight entries
found on their marks W. r. Whitmore, New York A.
c.. II yards start with commendable Judgment
and on lap went tho front and after
ward headed He breasted the tape easy winner and
with lots in hand. George l. Whitaker, New York.
26 yards, was second. and Alfred varian. Knicker
a. ",
w. f. Barnes Short Hills A. c.. scratch man, and
though the grounds and desiring to start.
slow in obeyiug the summons and was left behind.
The novel feature Of individual tug Of war fol-
lowed OF four entries two appeared-William B.
Curtis. New York A. c.. and G. A. J. .Queckberner.
Scottish-American A. G. 1t the best two pulls
out of three. Much interest centred in tho
event 1t took Curtis just 15h seconds TO pull his
muscular opponent over the mark when they first
came together. Then they had long rest, other
games being meanwhile decided and as they met for
the second pull thcre was great anxiety TO obtain an
pf her lfaivN
good foothold and for while troubled Curtis. Int
suddenly the latter got ready for his effort and in
dislodged from his miniature rifle pit and Curtis
again gave him chance. bnt pulled him almost
double 1t required Curtis I'm. AVS to win hs final
tug and make victory complete
In the dash Of $50 yards there were fifteen entries
and eleven starters Six were in the final heat. and
W. H. Douglas. New York. running in excellent form,
landed the event by two yards from d. H. Steel.
Grecnpoint II yards second, and William Hendrick,
seconds.
The tug OF war-teams Of four whose gross
weight was not more than COO pounds in uniform
from the Harlem A. c., one from Mott Haven, one
from the Greenpoint A. G. and one from the Scottish
American A. G. Harlem team No. bhrst pulled against
the Greenpointers the former being victorious in 1m
Os Then the Scots and the Mott Haven boys appeared
the Scots making short work OF their opponents, it
requiring but rs seconds to win Next the two Har-
lem teams came together. and No had only slight
difnculy in winning, As seconds being the time. Now
Harlem No / and the Scots responded for the final
tug. OF the teams were given required rest
between pulls. The Scots, true to their record, won
in Ak seconds, amid enthusiastic applause VIM
ming team-C. A. Queckberner. captain c. J. Leach.
A. Thompson and N. Ryan
W. Il. Stewart New York, yards start, the
hurdle race one-fth mile in 81 seconds beating four
others. William Irwin. scratch man. never in the
hunt.
Tho 400 yards brought out large field. L. Z.
Myers, l8 yards start, cut down his men pret
tily In the Anal heat and landed the winner by two
yards in 55 seconds. Ralph Voorhees,, Greenpoint
A. c.. scratch man, but failed to win his trial
heat. r u
Nineteen started in the two-mile walk. G. A. Van
derhoof Jr., Astoria, Am. SIS. start quite credit
ably, his actual time being 16m. 23s. p. Mcdonald.
New York, 2m. 10s. second. and W. Burt, New
York. lin. 50s., third W. H. Purdy, GrccnpointA c.,
was scratch man, and finished fourth.
The tug of for the championship of the Seventh
regiment, N.GS.N.Y., created great enthusiasm.
Four teams appeared Representatives from X, q,
and companies. In the trial pulls @ companys
team beat company in n seconds; company beat
T. Company in As seconds, and then and G teams
tugged for tho final. If there excitement in the
deciding pull Of the other tug Of there
genuine enthusiasm displayed when the captains Of
and brought their 10 the mark just ~ seconds
required for to pull Is over the losing crease
and win the championship Of the regiment. Tho
terribly disappointed. they thought de-
feat Impossible. Winning tcam-Waldo Spragte cap
tain; c. H. Bruel. J. L. McNicoll. J. H. Walden J. q.
Glics and John Gillies.