The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-31

Exciting Csnteats Between An,nteur AthIctes
on the Mott Haven Grounds.

The annual spring games Of the New York
Athletic Club were opened yesterday on tho
Mott Haven grounds with n aeven-milo walking
match. Tho beat amateur record Tor this dis
tanco up to Yesterday WIS 55 minutes o. as
seconds but air. Il. T. Morrill, of tho Union
Athletic Club tho victor of yesterday. COM
plotod his task in 90 minutes &c As seconds.
MIR. W. O'Keefe came in second.
Mr.. II. l.. Buermeyer OF tho New York Ath-
lctic Club won tho prize for putting tho shot by
tossing IL 80 feet inches. and Mr.. W. b. Curtis
threw tho hammer 81 feet inches. and took the
frst place.
There was a 100-yard spin In four hents tho
winners being Messrs. Morse Value. Thomp-
son. and Lee. In the first heat Dir. Leo camo TO
the front and won In 10 4-5 seconds.
The 440-yard run was won by Mr. Edward
Merritt in SO SO seconds. Mr.. l.. Il. Meyers
coming in close behind him; and Mossrs. Beers
and Denniston the lntter Of the Young America
Cricket Club. tied at feet inches In tho rum
another tie at 5 feet inches. and the contest
| ants then agreed to toss for tho medal. which
In tho one-mile run. Mr.. T. IT. Smith led until
tho last lap OF the race was being traveracd.
Then Mr.. W. J. Duly. who had been rcserving
louder and won easily in min. 54i4 see.
Tho medal for throwing the 56-pound weight
was won by Mr. w. B. Curtis. who cast it ~ feet
One Of the entries for the milo walking match
WAS Mr.. W. OKeefe. but mt tho last moment n
protest was entered against his competing, on
the. ground that he was n professional. and he
Withdrew. The race WIS won by Mr. Thomas
| McEwen Of the Manhattan Athletic Club, in
minutes 81 1-5 seconds.
Tho prize for. the running broad jump wns
| carried on by W Il. Livingston. who cleared 10
| feet ga inches and the 220-yard run, in two
heats. was won by Mr. II. II. Leo in "a 2-5 Soc
| onds
Probably the most interesting events upon tho
| programme were the " tugs Of war;" The New
| and heavy weight team. as was also the Em-
| pira City Club. Tho Scottish American Ath-
| letic Club sent team OF heavy wcights-young,
| athletic. we'll disciplined men, who carried
everything before them. The Empire City men
| seemed TO be composed OF hard workers-men
| Of great strength. but lacking discipline. and
| showing n want OF dependence upon each other.
Their heavy weights were defeated by the
! heavy weights OF tho New York Athletic Club,
| whose light weights also defeated tho light
weights OF the Empire City. Then the Scottish
| Americans, working beautifully In concert, drew
| tho New York Athletics best men across the
| line. and then defeated the Empire City men in
| the Same way,
The 120-yard hurdle race was won by Mr. q.
| W. Pryor. OF Columbia College Boat Club In 10
| seconds and Mr.. i. T.. Meyers came in first in
the half.mile run. making the distance in
| minutes 81 2-5 seconds.
| easily ahend Of all competitors tie won by a
| Jump OF feet 8 inches. and then. continuing
the exercise alone. he cleared 10 feet, thus
making the best Jump OF this kind on record.
| The three-mtle walking match was well CON
tested. Messrs: McEwen. Hoag. and Ranhofer
walking close together until the last lap WINS en-
| tered upon. Then Mr.. Ranhofer was disquali-
| fed. for running. and Mr.. McEwen won the
race in the astonishinGly short time OF "a min
utes 2-5 seconds. Mr.. Hoag coming in few
l gpcOnda Inter