New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-23
NEWpoRr ATHLE1IC CANES.
THE MEETING ACKNOWLEDGMENT RACES WELL
CONTESTED.

TuR MEETING sUCCEsSFUL-eEVERAL RACES WELL
CONTESTED.
Newport. II. l., Aug. 22.-The second an
NAL athletic meeting to-day was great success In
eycy sense The FIRST event on to-day s programme was
match for 500 yards between James G. Lathrop OF the
Union Athletic Club, Boston, and j. A. stewart r OF
Prnceton College Stewart took the lead, but wGs soon
ovcrhauled by Lahrop who the race by two yards
Time 1:O6Ta other events decided as follows:
1oo wards. Two heats brought out Joseph Laon, or the
York Lacrosse Club; +. f. McQngin, OF tho Union
Athletic Club; r. L. LamOnagne, OF the NeW-hOrk AN
Ietc Club; II. H. EmmOns, OF Princeton Coliegei ~ H.
steele OF the Greenpont Athletic Club ana D. Is Fa'e'
Of the Elizabeth Athletic Club The first heat was won
nv Mcouigin In IL seconds with Lafon second. the
sccopd heat was won by Valve, In IL seconds; Lamon-
t,qn, second The deciding heat was won by FalVe I'D
liz seconds; Lamontagne second McQuiSn third
Lafon refused TO run Oh the third heat
The starters for the ono-mile J. Egehart,
Of the Baltimore Athletic Club; +. H. Smith, Of the Man
haitian Athletic CLUB; W. II. Robinson OF BROOKLYN IT,
b. Dennis, OF ths Union Athletic Club; Clement noe
Of the orion Rowing and Athletic Club W. j. Dufy'
Daniel Bawlay and W. II. Mahoney, Of Ecw-London :
and G. II. Agassiz or Boston. II was won by Duny'
Time: 5:O4Ia. smith second, Robinson third'
The 40 wards run had three entries, namely f. e..
Lamontagne, OF the EewYork CLUB; NJ ii. dtln'n' oi
the Manhattan Club; and T. Ayres' OF the lohkers
Lyeeum. II was won by LamonsaGne, Griffin second
Time: 569i.
Five connected I'm the next contest, the running hgh
umn IA follows r. II. Sayre, OF Columbia College H.
n Fnmops OF Princeton H. L. Fickcn, OF the NeW-Iork
Athletic Club; W. T.. Beers, OF the Staten Island
Club; W. p. Mahoney, OF New-London. IL was
won by Flcken who jumped feet aud men Beers
I'm emitting tine snot, H. l.. Buermryer OF The New
Work Athletic Club, z. Johnson, OF the union Athctc
club and John BrtOn. OF the seotllsLSmerloan C,no
competed. Buermeyer wOn clearing talI9 -lv9 Ieet
and five inches Johnson, thirty-three teet ana -FOUR
inches. - IN ..a.,. ann ,ht, being n han
can neat The councillors in the first heat were j. b.
Valve of the Elizabeth Club; ". &. Han, OF the New
YorK Lacrosse Club Is. p. Pike OF the Manhattan Cuoi
! II Warren ~ Yonkers. and j. l.. Eglin0n, OF the
Green Point Athletic CluD' warren won III -o'e M"
second, ...,., ~ :, ID yyor, of the
New.York Club; Ralph Voorhees,, OF the Greenp0iht
club; John Cheever, OF the hew-f0rk CuDi u Il BIC
Crescent Base Ball cup. Inc neat was an, VIZ ~
by McQuigin In 2sl2i kauiman seeon,a. ~, Ou' u
seven entries TOT rn 90 ths Manbattan Club and "
r. Hewitt OF the American Club Hewitt won IN oozS..
The deciding heat was won by MGQnsiu' Oh Do''o" ~
O.20a; Kaufman second, Hal thFd. .
T5ere WAS am excellent exhibition OF pole eaping.
which was thoroughly enjoyed. the participants being
George McNiohols, Alfred jug and j. Robertson, ths
| won clearing nine feet six Inches; jug nine lset
three nches Robertson hl1S iSe' entries, rpSn four
Started as follows; w. H. Griffin, Theodore s. Draper,
| w r. He witt and L. O. Lamontagne, Grimm won IN
In,de,raee of 40 yards brought out II. j.. Lamon-
tagne, james LafOn. W. Duffy, George WORK nrs
W. G. Hall A. w Anderson ana 1S5shsrt SEE see-
ond Work third The afternoons sport, when lasted
nearly four hours ended with the " rug OF Meri Inc t
scottish American and hew-York Athletic Cluor Delg
lie contesiants There were four men In each team
| was won easily by the Hew-York Club.
The prizes, which were very weTS ~
the Polo Club. Tho fret second and thfd 10 each con
test where four or more started received priIe~