The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-18
SATURDAYS ATHLETIC GAMES.
Conte,is Hetween Tobacco IInnds-Intet-scho-
iastie ana scottish american Games.

lnstie and scottish a mcrican Games.
A series Of athletic games, open TO all per-
sons engaged in the manufacture Of tobacco In
New York. BROOKLYN. and Jersey City took
place in the Hppodromc last evening. There
were about three thousand persons present.
Competitors were numerous. In tho first
match one-milc run for t15. 80
and IS. fifteen started. Ross won tho
race in min. 2iI sec. f. Bohcr was sec
ond in min. SO sec, and +. Weissner third in
8 min. 54h sec. The second match. n one-mile
heel and toe walk was won by John West in
min. 2GA sec. Arthur Shook came second
in min. 30 sec. and Jacob Smith third
in min. 33 sec. The third match. one mile.
10 as you please. was for women
only. Lizzie OGrady won II in minutes %
seconds. Maggie Bishop was second. and Wal
lace. who walked In the recent women's match,
was third. A nvc-mile hee-and-toe walk was
won by J. West in 40 minutes 13 seconds. f.
MCGOWAN was second in 81 minutes 8 seconds.
and p. Frake third in 81 minutes 10 seconds.
A half-mile run was n walk over for W. Cantoll.
one-mie go as you please for Cinnamon
only. was won by John Eng In minutes As
seconds: John Sam was second and Jim Ling
third. one-mile hecl-and-toe walk. for Span
iards and Cubans only. was won by Guteriez in
2 minutes 81 = seconds. A tug OF war was won
by Lorllard's employees.
On the Manhattan Athletic Club Grounds yes
terday the thirteen events on the programme
OF the interscholastic games We're contested
by the young students OF tho Wilson
and Kellogg, tho Evcrson. and the Gibbons
and Beach and other schools with an earn
estness not surpassed 10y ful-grown athletes
The nges Of the contestants ranged from IL 10
II years. The grand stand was occupied by
enthusiastic mothers. sisters and schoolmates
Of the boys. and strange and childish series OF
plping cries and hurrahs greeted the achieve
mnnts oi the more valiant contestants
The three trial heats OF tho hundred yards
run were won by W. A. Stehhins Of the Evcrson
school. =. F. Cannon OF Charer Institute, and
epectively and the deciding heat was won by
Stsbbns in Il y seconds
The halt-mile run was won by W. X. Trask OF
the Gibbcns and Beach school. over elght com
petitors, in 2 minutes l2s seconds. Ten boys
was won by b. H. West Of Trinity Chapel. in
minutes 40 seconds W. A. Stebhins OF the
Eyerson school and r: o. Colt Of the Charlier
and in jumping of the tie Stebbins won, clear
The only contest in which outsiders were ad-
mitted was the istranRers' mile run. The con-
testaDts were: i. IL, Smith, three-mile cham
Gn Of Aie;c A%erca N W. j. R9SerS sieP ye
Athletic J. I. w3Inyright;, IL; p Todd. Col
ySss yeSe Clty OF NeY II York i /. L. Deaelid New
letic Club. Smith won easily in minutes
seconds.
won by d; P; Morgan OF Gibbons. md Beach.
md c. ID. Miller OF the same school. respective
ly and IN the final heat Morgan won, covering
the distance in 25h seconds.
Then six Of the Cutler school boys stood up
against six OF the Charlier boys in the tug OF
war" The Cutler boys were girlish in face and
slight OF build. Their opponents would have
weighed n third more than they. but the rope
was pulled to the Cutler side by little jerks. and
held there. IL was trial heat. the winners 10
pull again with six Of the Wilson and Kellogg
boys. In minutes 10 seconds the Cutler in
fants had pulled just yard OF the rome to their
side. and pistol shot stopped the strain. In
their final heat with the Wilson and Kellogg
boys the odds were with the latter in point OF
strength, but the skill Of the former won.
". A. Stebbins OF the Everson school won the
A one-mile run was won by W. il. Trask OF the
Gibbens and Beach school. In minutes 1ls
seconds. and a quarter mile run was won by T.
W: Janssen OF the Ch,nrller institute IN 5sts
won by Z, F. Cannon, and the deciding heat OF
n 22O-yard run, for boys under IA years old
was won by A. La Montague OF St. Louis Col
lege. in 3OA seconds.
Finally there was three.legged race OF 100
yards. ). VI. Cauldwell. with W. S. Macdonald,
ot Eyerson. We're beaten by ID. i. Morgan and
W. X. Trask OF Gibbons aud Beach, in l5S
seconds.
The first event nj the Scottish American Ath-
letic grounds, yesterday. was handicap quar-
ter-mie hurdle race. Three trial heats were
run. Tho first was won by II. II. Moritz Of the
scottish q American Club ip g. minute ~ sec
sey City Athletic Club in minute Ga seconds
and the third by j. Il. Hagh in minute IA sec
Onds. who won the final heat and the medal in
minute 81 seconds.
handicap run, and the dash was won by NJ.
Ellis. Jr.. OF the Scottish American Club in
minutes So seconds. There we're twenty-five
starters in the threemile handicap walk The
Clinton Athletic Club in "a minutes Al seconds.
A tug OF war closed the days sport.