New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-19
ATHLETIC GAMES.

THE ANNUAL SPORTS OF THE PLAINFIELD ATHLETIC
CLUB-CLOsE RACING AND SHARPLY FOUGHT
GAMEs-THE SPORTS OF THE GARRlsoNs AND
MANHATTAN CLUBS.
A very pretty little athletic meeting took
place on the grounds Of the Painfeld N. j. Athletic
Club on Saturday afternoon when the annual games Of
the club came of The entries we'll filed up, and
though no remarkable time made in the races they
weregeneray well contested and close enough 10 prove
interesting the crowd Of bystander For the matter
Of that closely contested no matter how poor the
time may be- always interesting TO the general
public than races in which some frstclass runner
has things ell his way, matter how fast tho time
he makes. 1t is only cOnnosseurs, who few in
number who ali able to appreciate hrstclass per
fOrmances by themselves alone.
The first event was the trial heats for the l00yards
run To the first trial. j. Hastead won with j. W. Muir
ray, jr., second. Murray exceedingly we'll but was
pocketed through the greater part of race and when
he got his chance they too the string for him
to be able take first place time, IL seconds In the
second trial heat there only two starters j. H.
Doane and J. De Camp, who logged lesurely over the
course in 12la seconds In the final these two
started with the winners in the rst trial The heat was
very close but unquestiOnably won by Murray by
nearly foot judges decided, however, that 1t
dead between Murray and DOane and as Halstead
claimed foul il was decided that these three should
run the heat oyer again. In running 1t of Halstead
won, with Murray bad second; Doane did not get
away at all.
In the one-fth mile rum first trial heat, there
only two starters who logged peacefully over the track
IN the second there were three. who made brisk race
CoDklin winning, Atwood second and Sanders third.
Conklin and Atwood first and second in the hna
beating Freeman and ]. Halstesd. There was one
mile walk won by Gavett; three-mie walk. and 100
yard hurdle race which had three starters, Gavett Ar
mold and De Camp Arnold fell at the ninth hurdle and
did not finish and Gavett went out Of the race about
halfway through, leaving De Camp winneri but the race
was very close up TO the last hurdle.
The event of the day. however the match between
the teams of the Ravenswood H. IL and New-York La
crosse Clubs for handsome svercup presented by the
Planfied Athletic Club. The match for the best
four goals in seven, and decided, somewhat
promptly by the RavenswOOd Club making four sue
cessve goals. Most OF the games were closely con-
tested aud the New-York worked exceedingly hard
but fo iSo Nng S be 3 goal was only
about seven minutes In playing. The play was sharp,
the New York goal often behind It. II was hit out Of
bounds and faced three or four times Goal was finally
The second goal much longer and more closely con-
tested than the first lasting about sixteen minutes Inc
long throws, especially by the Ravensw0Ods Inc
play, too. was more OF the Teisy fsms
Lafon, OF the Newly Workers, tripped and went
down and one OF e ss made for the Ravens
woods by Slater. The third and fourth goals were
ionth was very quickly played, lasting only about two
Minutes The ball was Knocked straight down 70 the
Ts TWO teams meet again on Friday OF this week In
Newport. but unless the Hew-Yorkefs have some sur,
prisIuR luck, II does not seem as tnousn 'nsg WJuu
stand much oil chance In the matches Tor the champion
ship cup.
The Garrison's Athletic Association held its
second annual meeting Saturday, the grounds Of
Samuel Sloan at Garrisons the Hudson. The COM
petitors we're from Columbia, Harvard and Trinity Col
lagos and the workmen employed by the Hon. Hamilton
F,sh Samuel Sloan W. II. Osborn and Mrs Underhl
The prizes OF silver medals given by several gen
te,pen residing at Garrsons and the games were wit
messed by large number The 1OOysrds dash was won
nv Evert r. Wendell, OF Harvard. Thomas Turner won
the 22O-yards dash and G. H. Taylor Of Columbia, the
ouarter-mile ruu. Thomas Turner won the standing
broad lump making gig feet 100yards race Tor boys
fonrteen Years old ana under, was won ny j. Bordeh
Hartman T. j. Wendell also won the 20 yalds aasn'
the yards dash aud the hurdle race OF lZO yhI W.
m TaylOr won hafnile run In minutes 5oI5 sec
onds George II. Taylor won the running DrOad JUMP,
the onenile walk and the 75yards walk lie Also WIN
Wen1eii won tile llO-yards threeegged race. Thomas
Thornton was the victor IN the One1ue run H. y. LAY
or youth OF sixteen. was the successful CONFESSION 10
the 22Oyards James REID put the shOt oO9 iee'
and threw the hammer 80 feet IL inches
THE Manhattan Athletic Club conducted
series OF handicap games Saturday at Flftysi1th-st
and Eighth ave- The first event was running match
"a Yards In sixteen hats the winners OF each being al
lowed 10 run in the final DASH There were thiry-eght
contestants and j. D. Freeman was declared the maj
winner in 8 seconds. L. @; Quincy won the " einD
handicap" distance Of 40 Yards IN oS4 sconIS
testants was won by j. Gibbons. A tug OF war pc
tween the scottlsh-American and the Manhattan ALL
letlo Clubs was won by the former
SWIMMING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Seven swimmers competed for the amateur
championship OF America in the Harlem River on satur
dav under the auspices the New-York Athletic Club