The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26
GAMES AT WAvERLY PARK.

| A SUCCESSFUL ToUnNAMENT-TEN ISTEhhsiiNo
EVENTS EXCITING HURDLE RAcE-LIsr OF
WINNERS.
In point Of order. variety results and weather Inc
most successful series Of athletic games held ANS
spring engaged in yesterday afternoon AZ
Wavery Park, N j., by smateurs under the auspices
OF the Mystic Boat Club. Of Newark. bewtcn'ne
delegation Of ladies from Union and Essex counties
was hand to witness the trials ana
stir the contestants TO effort They came
afoot, in tho saddle, In iour-in-hand stages
In phassons apdaulsts and bugges, and literally pos
ssssed the grand stand aud the enclosure near Inc
finish the various trials did not develop my ex-
traordinary prowess agility but vol up to 'hs
Ordinary standard. There were in al about dity-hvs
entries for the several which contested
In tho following order:-One hundred yard handicap
heats) running high jump, 440 yards ran I'm
trial beats 220 yards hurdle thandcap over ten
hurdles aud hall fsot mile walk (handieap);
club race 220 yards; mile run, $50 yards run
(speciaD. onc-hal male thandicap) AMI two mile
relay
Promptly at tho hour announced, tho sport began,
anu Ar. G. "A. Mahony, N.Y.AC, placed tho men Tor
the first heat tho 100 yards run. Messrs a. r.
Moore, Jr. lStsvens Institute, G. T. Day, Jr Wavory
A.C.) and G. w. Thomas (Manhattan AC.) came TO
time Thomas ana Moore made dead heat in l0H
seconds, ana both took places together with Day IN
Fur Tho second hoat tbore wers ave entries, J. B.
Value tEz beth AC.), 9. NJ McCorkendas. w Y.
France, Jr., H. P. Pike and II. G. Hepburn OF Man
haitian c.. BON first aud second time In this hoat
beat tho bost made 10 the nrst, Value flushing IN lO
seconds anu France crossing the string one Quarter
Roborl Zohnsr stevens Instituted, L. a. Latnrop
(Mystic B.C.) and II. L. Radder (Hannattan A.c.)
started on The third heat ana luIshed zohner, IL
seconds; Lathrop, IL seconds. A. H. Curtis IN Y.AG),
Il. Boussard (short Hills AC.l aud D. MAYNARD
rlev AZ rAn az
sard FIRST l0A seconds; Maynard In second place. u
second later The NTH neat was won by ". A. Lttell
(Nowark, n ~ IN IL seconds L 3. Pomcroy Nam
rattan A.C.A second place, Ia liz scconus; Z. J.
Handson tN.TAC) dis,aucsd. IN the second trials
was won BY vaJs who Improved On us Time IL The
first trial j vi second aud flashing in ~ seconds
| third, l0sx seconds
RUNNING HON JUMP. .f
This interesting contest. but the gradual
rising Of tho string made tor f.
b. Foote, Jr. my. A.Cl; J. wilson, d.; John kuox
ss ana Wen. OUT On foe. nch The second wen.
| out on the score as Fooe. Knox diu 9 feet
lAanAa.tan A.c) ana H. T. Ficken (N.Y.A.c) were
now alone IN Inc lists he first mentioned Knocked
the string stick down thrice from tho ieet ncnes
elevation and ficksn clearing II AZ that height won tho
contest The ladies took deep interest TINS gamo
aud seemed fully % appreciate the skill Of the con-
tsstants. earnestly appiauding each clean jump
e YoUK HUNDRED AND roKrY YARD Rux s14e
rhis race, WIN f =. La Montague ,N.YA.C.l at the
scratch In nrst heat, w. q. Gasper tMystic b. Cj AT
| scratch In the second, on final trials BY
Walter Smith, VINO handicapped Is yards, i :58;
=. g AcKa,g lprinos.oa 4. "a Handicapped %
| TOOK third place. @ja6
This was the most picturesque and exciting event
OF the day. The picture OF the course during It's prog
| ross was animated. Tho whole contest 220 yards
being the distance took place Immediately IN front OF
the grand stand and tho interest IN the result was
80 great that the fence oil but carried tho
press for front places. The ladies the grand stand
waved thcir handxcrchcis ana capped their las,
Inc college boys gave vent 70 hdeous yeIIs, and tho
und shouted vociierously Moan white the
In eayiy caparisoned shirts, clearing the hur
ing colors was ms pr,ng Tho first heat was won by T.
Boussod lshort Hills A. IN q seconds, Joseph Laon
| tMysnc y. o. following In Box seconds. J. a. Free
so S ssconds Meyer Orion ssi T. ana D. j sse
ond, 81 " seconds. John Drew, Ihe ACTOR IN. VA.
/ J. the third heat easily III 33a seconds; J. II.
| Van Loan (Orion r. and A. q second, 81 seconds On
Nh na trial LsiOn led and nnlsnsd first IN 80
onds, 4 owed by Drew aquarter second later aud
freeman third; no time taken.
| MILF WALK.
In this ntcst T. H. Armstrong handicapped i. j.
North tAarlem A Gu 20 seconds; J. Mel ,od tscot-
tsh-American A. o., so seconds; 4. 3: Wall tAmeri-
West tPoy tecnnlquo b. b. Al; H. G Beach ana 9. IL
Holman tWaverIy 4: O. so seconds; r. Noel snort
s s. e. seconds sas 9 rho r4 s.s.
ma m'adlo No. men, alter tho frs. Jap, passing
squirt the last half mile, but did not succeed IN
ting place ~ tno uuiSu. 'a'miy won 'ne sacs IN
s:45, West second, SAT. Armstrong finished his miic
| In T:l0x.
| @Mt OTHER EVENTS.
| William Q. Cuspcr The go yards club race
| W. NJ. Dowd second and J. v. Il Dunning third. No
| timo taken.
A. Noel (Short Hills A. CO. won tho one mile run IN
| sos; r. Brod rick (wavcrey b. C) second, 5l01s !;
| William Il. Robertson. 5.12A. Noel and Brodcrick
had twelve seconds start OF Robertson IN this race.
| The especial" 100 yards won ny W. q Will
mer tshort Hills A. e. IN 151s seconds R. l. La Mon
iAguc (N. Y. A. G. second Edward Merritt thrd
| No time for last two.
| J. Stewart, OF Princeton, the half-milc run,
handicapped against II. q. Banhan tiarlem A. C) rs
yards IN 200k; II. lnman (Short Hills A. c., handi-
1 capped ~ yards, second, 2:00Z, aud W. J. Duffy
tHariem C.l, handicapped II yards. third no limo
4 The New York Lacrosse Club mad u wakovcr on
the lwo mile relay race, Princeton College and the
| Mystic Boat Club falling to come 10 time.
Mr. X. Van BusKirk, Jr.s acted ~ scorer and was
marked success.