The New York herald., 1878-10-06
SHORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUB.
OPENING FALL oAMEs-THE EVENTS AND THE
WINNERS.

OPENING FALL 0ANEs-THE EVENTS AND THE
WINNERS.
Fine weather favored the Short Hills Athletic Club
yesterday, and q large number OF spectators as
moied the club grounds, at Mnlburn, N. J., to
witless the opening tall games. The arrangements
OF the meeting we're admirable the track good
order the prizes OF designs valuable and the
several events decided In excellent season. Large
entries nad secured, and, with The excep-
tion OF . few well known athletes drawn to
Montreal sssst In the annual fall meeting OF the
Montreal Lacrosse Club, fair nelds responded. The
rank and nle OF The CLUBS performers hand
IN strong oree and IN several Instances landed the
prizes In very crsditable style The handicap 100
yards had entries, dvioed into nve tria
heats. Nineteen came 70 the scratch, tho winner
turning up in Z. n. Reynolds, Snort Hills A. c. q
ydsl who won his trial heats in such good shape
bis victory in tho anal not unlocked tor Cnn
ton S. Day, Chatham, n. J. t6H yds.l was second
aud C. W. Pingney, Short HIS A c. Il yds) thir a..
Time, 10 ssconds Alfred log, Scottish-Amsrican
A. c., was scratch man, out did not appear.
The one-mile handicap walk brought out six OF the
entries James y. GIBBONS, Scottis h America
A. &. .t4S secoudsl and j. J. Caibertson, American A.
c. us secondsL nnisbsd first and second, but then
came 10 gret oy oeing disqualified upder the rule Of
who nnisned third, was ptonounce1 the winner IN
I'm. Sos. actual time. r. Noel Snort Hills A. q. $50
secondsl, was placed second, Hugu IoIcr, Madison,
N j., VINO sveo 81 seconds and first TO start re.
tired when ne mad plstsd two laps. and L. Fos-
dick. Manhattan A. q. 80 ssconds), gave up tn
lastlap.
The one mile run found only three OF uine entries
at tue post. d. smith Manhattan A. C., took the lead
iinnlediatsy, c. H. oxland Manhattan A. c.. and W.
IL. Robertson, Brooklyn, l.. j., respectively second
aud thirc. smith mad II all his own way Tor Two laps
and three-Quartcrs when Rowland drew nearer aud
pressed him hard, but he lacked the steam coud
not get level terms with smith, who crossed tue
score iour wards best Of Am. 40 Los. Row
mad M IN hnpA Tor
Robertson never hal the ghost OF a chance.
rhe running high jump proved ra.her tame. W.
T. Beers Staten Island A. c. cleared the bar at 6ft.
1,u., beatlDg IL. Iomar, who reached 5ft.
Iu the 22o yards cIuD BaDaicap A. Noel Jr.. two
Icy, mo yards, competed capt. al race ended with
PDkney winning by one yard, Farley second, two
yafds away rom A. Noel Jr
he loo yards level Was looked upon the of
tho day. as W. g. Wilmer, Short Hiils A. q ~ u
saportas, Harlem A. G., audi b Value, Elizabeth A.
e., were the spriuters entered. For 100 yards II
very snarp struggle between Saportas and Wilmer,
when tho former suddenly stopped, and Wilmer,
though not pushed the balance o. the way, won as
he liked Is 25 seconds. Saportas limped IRON
track, weak spot Ia bIs eit ies not being able TO
23 1867, J. h. Ridley, Cambridge UsIversIty A. G.,
covered TINS distance IN 10 seconds, the record
sincs standing In England among amateurs.
Tue halt-niils handicap run ieIl TO Pierre Nool,
Snert Hills A. G., 10 yards start; !. A. stewart,
Princeton, ~ j., IL yards, second, and W. IL. Grilu,
Tho remaining performers were:--J. b. Value Ehza-
beth, N. j., l2j yards; Alexander 4. Moore, Jn,
stevens Institute, 20 yarGs; W. "a Barnes, Harlem
A. c., 35 yarJs; A. Schhape, Snort Hills A. q, 40
yards; Z. DE Rouge, snort Hus A. g., ~ yards, W.
g. Conkn, Pia!nneld A. O.. ~ yards; q. G. Atwood,
Painaeld A. G.. a. yards; James Ly nch, Manhattan
A. C., as yards; James Doyle, cottisb-Amsrican A.
O., SO yards, ana {. W. Horton, scottish American
A, c., 65 yards.
W. 4. Wilmer, Snort Hills Athletic Club, IN the
ming broad jump, placed ~ ieet inches the
record, and IA. lDman, short Hills Atnlotic Club,
reached Is fcet los inches
la The four nundrsd and forty yards hurdle hand
leap, ten fsuts, there appeared r. l.. La Montagnc.
New Y ork Athletic CluU, scratch; H. 4. Wllkinson,
New YORK. 10 yards Wilkes wheaticy, Jr 20 yards;
Frank Garrison, Chatham, N. j., "a yards; g.
DE Kongc, short Hllis Athletic CiuD 2s
yards; r Noel, short Hills Athletic Club, Is
yards; h. J. haign, Scottisn-Ameriean Athletic
Cuo, 80 yards, ana William Pnknsy snort
Hllis Athlete Cluo, "a yards La Montague
cut down his men In mag ncent style, and vas
gong nrst at the eighth hurdle, when he FELL but
hgin found his feet, and, coming on, looked win.
per notwithstanding his bad luck Tripping over tho
laat Il gut, however, he was beaten out by ilh am
Piukey, Jr, and \. j. Halgh, VINO unisbed respec-
tivciy nrst aud second. la Montague was q good
tnifd line lm. los.
me tug vi war vas won by the Scottish.American
Athletic CLUB, wnO we're credited with the second aud
third pulls Their opponents, tue New YORK Atblot 10
CtuD team, had the tug In their hands but iost "
through the orders OF the referee, which we're msun-
taad