The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-11
SPRING ATHLETIC GAMES.
Meetings In and Near the City-Good Walking
by n slim Youth In New Roehslle.

The fourth annual championship meeting
OF the College Of the City OF New York athletes
was held yesterday on the Manhattan Athletic
Grounds at Fiity-eiRhth street and Eighth
avenue. The first race was 100 yards dash.
and 1t was won by l.. Stuart Of the class Of 80 In
TX seconds. The one-mile walk was won by
]. Sinclair. 'S9. In minutes 54h seconds.
The one hundred yards final heat was won by
L. Stuart In II seconds. The half-mile run
was won by II. P. Todd. 80. in minutes 16I
seconds. Putting tho sixteen. pound shot was
won by @. Rowland. SO; distance. feet
In tho 440 yards run l.. Bomerser. 80. was
the winner. in minutes. G, Hexamer, ~.
was the winner Of tho pole-vaulting contest, at
n height OF 7 feet inches The one mile walk.
open to amateurs who had never won prize.
was won by ]. Bogart Is. A. O., in minutes 14h
seconds. The one-hour race. 90 as you please,
was won by T; Coulter. who made 81 miles. The
running high Jump was won by l.. Bomerser.
80. who covered feet y inch. and the running
long Jump was won by I; stuart. so, who coy
race was won BY L. Stuart. 80. in 81 seconds.
The final race OF one mile was won by II. Todd.
The Jersey City Athletic Association had
their first annual spring games Yesterday In
the West Side Driving Park. Jersey CITY, The
In il seconds. defeating Charles +. Bement q
was won by j.. w. Lupton in 8 minutes IL 4,
seconds. Tho half mile handicap was won hy
| l.. r.. Meyers OF tho MnunAttunH IN 4 minutes
s.. seconds A. T. Greenough OF the New York
who had : yards start, was second: The ~.
yards dash I.i was s,E Mon by W. X, Beers Of q.
yards start. In 800 seconds; ii. MacMahon
| second.
| yolli OF the Jersey City Club. In min; Is sec
the Empire City Athletic Association. who had
| two minutes start Hi time was II min. 32.
sec. ii. O. V. Rapp Of Jersey City won the run.
ming high Jump by jumping, feet. The half;
| sec. In the final heat OF the $50 yards run han
| dicap W. J. v Roberts won in ION sec. The
light weight tug Of war was contested by team
| from tho Winona Boat Club. The WlnonAs woI
| the final tug in 55t sec,
The ground OF the Yonkers Lyceum was no
nconveniently crowded yesterday when tn,
spring handicap games OF the Glenwood Ath
letic Club were in progress, but large thronl
| OF non paying spectators obtained an eXcellen
view OF the sports frou. the SURROUNDING banks
The loQ;yards run WIS won by Mr.. g.. NJ Wor
10 seconds. The l50-yards run, IN six heats
seconds. The 9OO;Xards run, in two heats
snwO %Sn Athletic club nr IN s9 Seconds SCI
The one mile walk was won by f. Burke OF th
Tho one hour race was won by ". O. Merrill o
the Harlem ATHLETIC Club who covered
miles. 9s2 yards. The hall mile run lhandi
capl was the most exciting event OF the day
There were eleven entries, j.. Il. Martin o
Yonkers5 was the winner. in 2 minutes 10 sec
onuH. Inc nest runner WAS H. NJ. moore OF III
Glenwood Athletic Club who gave the two ilrs
men forty yards start passed all Of his com
petitOrs except two.
thirty hours go-as- You -please pedestrian
contest began In the Town Hall in New Rochcll
AT 4 O'Clock Friday afternoon. Eight local pc
destrians competed. At the end OF twenty fou
hours Ave walkers remained on the track. job
Getter and Frank Bloom had covered respect
lively 90 and 81 miles. and Charles Clark. a sen
der. pale boy OF II years. had scored 20. 500
after o'clock yesterday afternoon Clark ra
seven miles without stopping, and placed him
self two miles ahead Of his closest competitor
He kept the lead and won the race. making II
miles.