The New York herald., 1878-07-07

SHORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUB.
INTERESTING FIELD CAMS CLOSE CONTESTS
AND EXCELLENT RECORDS.

INTERESTING FIELD CAMS CLOSE CONTESTS
AND EXCELLENT RECORDS.
After repeated posiponemcnts the Short Hills
Athletic Club oil Mburn. n. j., held their opening
"spring' games yesterday afternoon The srounds
are rather pleasantly located one miie and quarter
from the depot and the TACK, one quarter OF mie
in circuit oval in shape and with iar corners
The 100 yards quite level but the lar side OF the
track there is up grade, which must prove tire
some TO contestants The programme, though not Of
an ext tensive character, was interesting. IL brought
togetner the first this the vel known
athletes R. La Montague, Of the New York Athletic
Club W. Z. Wilmer, OF the Short Hills and J. Laion,
of Mystic Boat Club in special race OF LOO yards
In this centred the attraction Of the meet
ing Wilmer ran up his repu,ed form ana captured
tho prize.
HUNDRED YARDS HANDICAP.
First the programme was 100 yards handi
cap, which brought out eleven performers. When
the trial had been decided there were remaining
Tor the nuuI heat Z. W. Thonas, NJ. AC, GA yards
II. Do.ne. P.A.C. 10 yards; y: Il. Reynolds
SHA.C., 10 yards: Il. lnman, Newark, n. j., d
yards; O. :. Day. Cnatham, N. D., Sh yards. lhs
heat wen c0n.esea anu IN the last twenty yards
Inman came away IRON ms follows aud Won ny hAeen
inches Reynods was second and Thomas third
Time, 10 SO seconds
There we're SIX oi the eleven IN the halt mile
handicap, these being j. A. stewrt, Priucson Col
le,e scratch: E. G. uurney @ yards; b. ~ Williams,
New York, 80 yards; clement hoe, OR. 4 A. a., 80
wards; Z. Dc Ronse, s.H. C, 45 yards: W. Roy
noids, H.A.C., 40 yards. Dc Ronge and heyholds @
had u merry tussie Tor eighth ot niie wnen the
former TO the front anu Was lever caughs. ING
scratch man made hue enort anu reached second
place, bu. was tour ieet away when ue konse
breasted the tape. Time, 2m. Cs
| WALKING nANDicAr-oSE MILE.
| Six took part III tho oas-ns walk, also a haudi-
cap lnese were Z. Nae, ;. II. A.C, lm. 4J,.; VII
lam Wilson, New York, lin. los. RI. J. boyd, New
| =. Noel. ST. C., 55s. W. H. Barues, HA.C., S5s.
| Wilson retired the second lap anu Van Loan was
the event well in nand. BARNES proved winner
| 7m. 43 3-5s, actual time; Naei was second, IN Sm
as 500.
! The 100 yarus special amid much
excitement lhe performers were J. Liion. Mysc
! York Athletic Cluo, ana ". {, Wilmer, snort HIS
Athletic Club. A better and more determined contest
was lever seen ON Inc cinder path. Bo,h Lafoa aud
La Montagns got slightly me best OF " inner the
seuu-o but ten yards away Wilmer had cut his men
down aud was lying toward tue tape. Laion was ~,
| way to La Montague. Yet the latter KEPT him NOV
,nr and the Snort Hilis man breasted tue 'ape
winner La Montague was only niecn incnes bel ina
him. Three excellent timers made IL lO sesOnds, and
the record was fairly won. Laion was about t"eivc
| ieet away from La MontngDe.
rwo HUNDRED AND TWENTY YARDS HANDICAP.
The 30 yards c,uo Iandicap nad our s.'s.ersc ;,
| H. lnman, cratch; A. Nicl Jr yards; L. Noel D
yaras. and +. H. Reynolds ~ yards. Naei had tue
loot o the aud landed .he wunor by TWO yaras
Iaman was second
Tn. 4to yards handicap Called iour 70 the track--E
Z. La Montaaen, n. \. A. e, was scratch man. w. n.
Gr,ncn LAC, yards; r. a. Farley. IL AC 90
yards, aud william PncKuey, Jr, - yards. LA Non
tag ne gradually wcedcd his way through his men un
ri he had reached Grien. whom lie caught 100 yards
from home, ,hen interesting struggle ensued and
Guisned by La Montague winniug 10y two ieet IRON
Grtncu the others proved VI no account Time,
So rs seconds
WALKING AND ruG or WAR;
Mr. Thomas MekweD, MAC, treated tho spec.
talurs 10 au OK xholton walk OF three miics He made
tbs nrst IN I'm. 2Gs, the second IN Sm. Is. aud the
third in TN. ASKS. Total, 23m l6Es.
A tug vi war between scratch ,cams OF the New
York aud Man haitian Atnlet:c ciuOs wound up TUE
meeting The New York team won IN 81 u seconds
the men beng William Is. Curtis h. I. La Moniasne
Thomas w White and Dr. Fo0tr. Mr.. +. j. Hynss
A.C wAs referee.