The New York herald., 1878-10-20
ATHLETICS.

FIRST ANNUAL GAMES OF THE OLYMPIC ATH-
LEr1c CLUE OF JERSEY CITY.
The Olympic Athletic Club OF Jersey City Heights
held their nrst annual games the Vest Side Driving
Park yesterday afternoon. This club is mostly COM
posed Of boys and their rst appearance In tho ath
letc attracted quito crowd OF their friends
and relatives. The following Is q summary Of tho
FIRST trial heat-Hundred.ynrd handicap--1 Ed
cordukos. yards Four s,arsod. Run with The wind.
Second trial hsaI-hundrcd-y yard handicap-L A.
Clarke, yards Time, IL "a seconds. 2 A. Mclean,
Mile walk. -Handicap-1 Charles Mcbride, scratch.
Time, SIN. 33s. 2 ). Drayton, 80 seconds. Four
Final Hea,.-Hundred-y yard handicap-1. Edward
Young, A yards Tine, II seconds 2. A. Clarke. 8
Four-hu undred- and .nfty-yard handicap.-1. W. Has
Ian, yards. Time, I'm. AIS. 2. f. Clarke, IL
yar1s. Five started.
First tHest-Ono-hund twcnty.yard run, over
SIX hurdles-l. W. HAS Ian. Time, ia seconds.
Second Hcat-One-hun drcd-and-l lweniy-yard run,
over six hurdies-L a. Mclean. Time, liz seconds.
High jump. Marx Coughlin; height, 4it. ON
Four competed.
Final Hcat.-One- -hu ndrcd- -and-twcnty yard run,
over hurdles. !. W. Haslan. Time, 10 seconds
MILE SQUARE ATHLETIC CLUB GAMES.
The fall games OF tho Mile Square Athletic Club
were hold yesterday afternoon ON the Yonkers Ly-
ccum grounds. Tne referee was Mr. 4. Plummer;
judge OF walking, Mr.. J. A. Byrne, and starter, Mr.
u. II.
junior run between George Mot,ram, G. G. Wagg and
G. K. westsrasard. Motlram won in 12% seconds,
Wagg coming second. ThIs WAS followed by ono
skin OF mile hurdle JUNIOR race between the same
partics Mottram won In 5U ~ seconds and Wsgg Was
second. A mile walk Tor boys OF Yonksrs
under seventeen years was next contested by
seven competitors. J. s. Frazier camc Ia nrst
in SIN. sos, with J. Powers second A hundred-yard
handicap race, open TO club membors only, with SIX
entries, was won BY A. H. Croweil IN ~ seconds,
race, open 70 ALL followed. In the hrst heat H. L.
Rose. OF the Gienwood Athletic Cub. won IN
1lA SECONDS, with W. NJ. Little, OF the Mystic Boat
CluU, secono. In the second hoat NJ. McFau, OF the
Fsnwooa Annette Club, was the winner IN l0A sec.
onds. aua 4. J. Brcretou, OF the Gienwooa Athletic
CLUB, was second These tour aitcrward contested In
a nnal heat, winch McFaul won IN l0A seconds
A 44o-yard race, Tor cub members,
by W. 5. Ferguson in 67 seconds, his only
competitor being J. II. Martin. one-sixth OF mile
open hurdle race was next run oy W. Irvine, Of Yon-
kers, and G. shaw, OF The Yonkcrs Athiotic Club
Irvine IN a. seconds. A 22o-yard hanaicap rucc
TO club members, WITH eight on,rss resulted In vc-
walk, open, between J. q. Williamson, OF tho Glen
wood Athletic Cub, and W. NJ. WATSON, OF the Man,
haitian Athletic Club resulted in victory for the ior-
mer In 7n. 43s. hign jump tor club members, bc-
tween g. r. Ward ana George Frazier, was won by tho
former who Jumped AZ ON. Frazer made Az. an. a
44u.yard open race. with three entries, was won by
H. Rowland IN 5674 seconds, with =. NJ Snaw second.
In the mile walk handicap. open 10 cluo members en-
tries J. N. PcrcsvaI and T. Ward the former won
In On. 36Ls, PercvaI Withdrawing alter couple OF
..aps." In tho 440yard junior race, with three en-
trIe G. g. Wags IN 6S seconds, and j. II. Hessler
came IN second. A nali-mile run, open race, Was
next contested between q. IL. Rowland, NJ
Bcrrian and @. Frazier. The latter dropped out
nj tho end OF tho first lap. Rowland,
The winner, made The distance IN I'm 2Ss., ana Ber-
rian made 1t Ia 2n,. 40s Four cuo members next
concndcd Ia vauiiug Win the pole. W. >. Ferguson
cleared a neigh, OFT fcet incnes ana became inc
winner J. u. Percivai cleared oet incncs and X.
Condit feet inches. In the running broad jump
Frazier ccured distance OF 10 feet inches aud j.
". Martin 10 feot inches. The Rames closed with
hall-mile run between w. X. Hill, J. u. Martin and
NJ. Berran. The latter dropped out Of tue race ana
Hill 2m. 2ys.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CLUB
The first annual Invitation meeting OF tho Amcri-
Athletic CLUB, OF this city, held yesterday at
tho club grounds, foot OF Eignth street, Hobokon.