New-York tribune., 1879-05-12
coNrAsLs 81 LAND 80 WArhR.

ROWING ON THE UARLCN-BACFs AT JEROME PAHK
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The rowing season was opened on the ltar-
lcIn River Saturday with four contests between Co
mmbia College crews, and q race between five pair
Dared zig crews from the Dauntless CLUB. The iirsi
was an clght-oagcd class OF Columbia crews only
The three lower classes putic pating Special ID
torest felt IN the performance Of the Freshmen
crew. it 90 against the Harvard Freshmen 1t
Ncw-Londou I'm July The course for all the races
from Nlcomb's Dam TO the Club House. The sorho-
mOrrs won in min. and Secs the Juniors being four
lengths behind, and leading the Freshmen half length
The next race was Of fouroared Shells between crews
from tie College ana the school OF Mines, awarded
to the Miners on foul. sing p-scu followed be-
tween Fsie and II p. Brown. in Shells ana Muller III
gig with twcnty minutes start. Brown took an inyol
uutary bath, ana vas saved from drowning by Mr..
Rees slroae Of tie crew 1874 Thcracc won by
Muller. A ra1g-oarcd gig race well contested by
Pointer and EGli 2, OF The College, and Feke ana
lead and won by c,t leustEs IN min 2t's secs.
Five paiI-oared gg crews from the Dauutless club
Pearl took the lead aud kept f. winnne MN.
small party assembled 70 Jerome Park niiurihy to
witness race between polo ponies oAhed by hc-,Is
Henry OercHs ana GrcUvile Kane. During lunch n
second race was imprOVsed brtWeeu A. ,Ber9nt
horse Bomb zinc. Ar. OcUchs's pony won tie FIRST
race by two lengths having made the 19aIt,r 3t mile
ID ~ seconds ihc -et'hu rae, Wda hNtIu''a " 4"
mile. BomDazne beat Lady Godiya easily II min
ute 1Gl2 seconds.
The fourth annual championship meeting Of The Atl-
leuc Association of tile Coz gc II the city OF heW-fOrH
was held oatuIaa. on TIC 9laalas an uus GROUNDS at
T. gIth-ayt. aud FlUY-s Ni- The 100 yards uash was
by J.. -tJaTt. 80, m ll3l seconds; the one lulc
walk by j. Sinclair 50. m minutes 54t seconds; the
half mile ty H. J.. Todd, 80 Iu minutes ltai sc1-
ouGs putting the l6ppund shot. ty c. Il vi and. So,
distance o It In the 4iJ yards by J.. Bonner ice,
80, lu = minutes; pole waiting 5y G. htAameI, -,
height I'd. iu.; Uur mile Walk by }. BJgaFt IN HiH-
ue- ll2 seconds one uur race 20 as you please u'
T. Coulter Sl2 wIgs; running biCl jump by l. Bnne'-
sen, -, IT, L. u.; running long jump uy l.. uart
80 L U Iu. TIE 20 yards nurtc-l.ce by l. stuar.
! ID 81 seconds.
Seven OF te fourteen men who started IN the walking
match at Glmur-'s a. ratu last week were Ou the uac
during Saturday. Geo. Ee GuyOu, oi Chicago, Won ne
belt aud first yr.. o. 1000 with score OF 4cyt-
miles and under the conditions or lhe ma rh mas cal
himself tine hampton long distance ncrl and toe WdkcI
of tie world Ii- scOra however Us nearly lyry miles
| less than that Of O'Lcary IN bis heei ANA toe walk
against Weston at tue Agricultural Hal, London Tie
other prize winners were K.ohue, A6l miles, second
! $3.50; CosfOu 1928, third, 5000; and bet 40Vi5
! fourth, $3.50 turtl, having walked 1883 niles, 20,
his entrance fee and $50, uud CampJna got back hl'
entrance lee for going 4DlIs miles. The seventh man
Davis only made 22j miles IN tnc SIX days viewed
financially the match has been failure, FOR the at
tendance was small throughout the week