The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
WINTER ATHLETIC SPORTS.
What Lost the Tug OF War TO the Lighter
men-A Bow Legged Mnn WinninE the
Nstie and Tyyo-NiIe walks In Good Time.

Inc new 1Olk AlnlellC NluD ncll thc SCC-
ond part Of their second annual winter meeting
at the IGipp0dromc last evening. There must
have been 5000 persons present. including many
ladies'. All visitors were kept scrupulously In the
seats and boxes. and no one was allowed In the
enclosure except the officers OF the games and
the reporters. Grafulla's band made the mu-
sic. MIR. VIM. X. Travers looked very hand
some and knowing MS referee. and everything
went of like clocl; work.
The first installment Of the sport was tho
75-yard run. II was too brief for any one TO get
much pleasure out Of it. There WINS start.
flash. and finish. all pretty nearly simultane-
Gus. Five runners slim. Timber and eager
took part For minute they stood dancing at
the start. all nerve and tension: then pistol
shot and away they dashed to the other end Of
their course. upsetting two or three q the
judges who we're rashly waiting there. The
runners were; George +. Payne Of the AS
tora Athletic Club. ]. +. jenkins. Jr.. OF
the Glenwood Athletic Club. A. B. Will
son OF the Carmen Rowing Association. $. Stern
Of the Amateur Athletic Club and A. Noel OF the
Short Hills Athletic Club. Payne won the race
1t seconds Noo coming In second.
A two-mie velocipede race followed. in three
heats. The first was won by VIM. r. Pitman Of
Boston. the second by Vim. VI. Wright Of New
York. These two. with Joseph Lafon OF the
Mystic Boat Club ran Off the final heat. Wright
coming in first. in minutes "a seconds. Pit
man says that he was Just or from sick bed
and in no condition to race.
Next came n tug Of war between Cos. G" and
*" OF the Seventh Regiment which was very
lively. md which the women liked For O min
ute the issue was doubtful. both sides getting
good foohold by kicking up the soft earth but
then somebody, cried out ~, 2 aueTul9us
x" Captain must have laughed. for his feet
got tangled at that moment and the " q" SOUND
at once drew him and his men across the
4 4l0-yard race twice around tho course was
3nq!hSr very rapid matter. The runners yere
Athletic CLUB; W; /, Hewitt Of the American
Athlete q, GuH; v Janssen Of the staten
Club; II. c. Rommel Of the Triton Boat Club.
who had been winners and second best in heats
on Friday evening. Hewitt Won the race Ia
So 2-5 seconds. Myers coming ia second.
The next was a tug of war between SOUND o.
Greeenpolnt American liGhtermen and q SQUAD
laid hold on either end Of the rope, aud
The anGl lrishman took coil around his body.
Tho pisto. was discharged. and the llghtermen
went over the scratch 10 precisely IS 9. seconds.
The cne-rnile walk was matter OF great in
trials OF fir.t heats here had been eight or
ten, enirss. James IL. Ginord, OF New York
were the best. and walked nearly together
and James Cameron OF the Young Mems
G.: 4. was very close behind. s,yerol Of the
Prompty D ruled E out b y Hs iud G T Tio
OKeefs a short. ow-egscd.and rather comical
pedestrian. went with the periinHcity Of q
donkey engine about ten feet behind Clifford for
four laps. and on the niih lap passed him
ey making his legs &c q trine faster.
lap made a mortal squirt. but O'Keeie seemed 10
feel his proximity when he came m 10 within
foot Of him. and instantly walked away again
two laps clifford spurted but O'Kecfe spurted
harder. and came in first in 8 minutes III
seconds. Clifford being the second across the
scratch.
Last evening o'Keete was there again, among
eight contestants. his bow legs clad in blue aud
taking him promptly 20 the front. lie seemed
precisely ilse the Liitie Muek Who
eudeavofs went az precise right angles 10 his
body first front and then back. clifford was
there again and tried MIN sorely. but whenever
he came near the little bow-legged man shot
away and ahead once more with marvellous
I CELEBRITY. NJ one point they were breast and
hEenst and NJ another point clifford sailing
4 IKE tue WIND, went yard ahead. hut up
flashed little Muck again. and put the, other
roar that set the Hippohrome in a tremble he
came IN ahead in SIN. IA 3-5 secs. =.
a 22O yard hurdle race was next, with two
runners-Arthur Anderson Of the New York
Athletic. aud VIM II. Douglas OF New YORK. The
former won In 30 2-5 seconds. Then the Irish
men from Gr'enpoint cn,nc ont again and some
more Irshmen from New York, and the last
Gresupont lrishmAn once more wound the end
OF tn" tux Of war rope around his boiy. and MS
mon pulled the others over the scratch in 23i
seconds.
Then came a two-mie walk. with eighteen
entries. Some OF these were 50 heavily hundi-
capped that others were once and a Quartrr
start. O'keefe with his crescrnt-shuped anu
hpul2ns lsss. was ac an IN this, He aud
quarter OF a mile although Nand"nhof had
no more chance 10 catch the other than he had
TO oyrTlakG MS own shadow His enerness 70
presently grew 10 that pltch that he ran
little and then ne was ruled out. and OKrefe
came - winner O! that race, too. in I'm.
2ts. He was. with a great deal OF noise
and for five mlnutes importuned to come out
and show himself af,erwHrd but he must hav.
grappi"d his queer legs about something and
anchored himself for he came not
Mr Es 'gg r ' Of saS H% TaS wPn
can car, d. club; md then came The grand
naSch , OF , ,ag ey Yen ihe tug Of WIT
and ten mon ~ the Empire City Gymnasium.
On Friday evening this event had been ap-
between ten men OF The scottish Aineri %a1
CLUB ana ten OF the Ninth Regiment. which
arms 10 btcA the same, IN minute IL seconds.
he New York Athletic Club and men n Ei
mas UNI being McCartnry.s. the old police GYM
nnsiuln. IN rhiuy-iourth street. The latter
sleeves. tnkins Off their coats ana wnstcoats
simply The sleeves OF their shirts they rolled
W displaying arms OF enormous circun-
IN anchor q rope with. Their ,owls
were broad and rosy and determined looking
/ Ihrir. hands closed over the rope slowly AMI
ciumSily, but with the rigidity u CLAMPS. On
the other sid" the New York Athletic men, In
uniform, had thin. Intelligent faces. Their
arms also were INDUSTRIOUS their bodies were
| hardly half us bulky rs the bodies Of the
others. Capt. Curtis Of the latter looked liked
tut, rs. Win his feet planted IN small earth.
work which, he had picked W, he glowered
upon Capt, Mccartney Of the other team. who
sat with his io"t in another eHrthwOrk and
looked Ike man VINO WIS going 10 beat fate
A pistol was discharged and the pull was be-
gun, capt. Cnrts's men getting first to work
ana hauling the blhck ring about the middle oi
the ropt foot or 81 over their way before
the others got well anchored. But then
the rope would 80 no further For six minutes
i did not NOV" IN inch. The mounds OF earth
Increased at tho feet OF the men rs they hnulel
tGeM SELVES nearer and nearer together without
altering the position OF the rope. Then Capt
McChrtueys men weighed trinc more
and the rop9 went their way an inch
Az the end OF 10 minutes il had gone two inches
anu AT the end ~ IS minutes the black ring was
Just oyer the dividing line. and neither squad
| hhd tho advantage. Capt. Curtis tried 10 nut
his feet deeper IN the ground Capt Mccartney
ana ms men took another hold and weighed
a little more, The rope went slowly over their
way. Tho pistol was discharged again The
| ilteen minutes We're up. and Cant. McCRrtnevs
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