The New York herald., 1879-01-07
KNICKERBoCKER ATHLETIC CLUB.
SECOND ANNUAL WINTER MEETISo-THE GAMES
AND WINNERS.


SECOND ANNUAL WINTER MEETING-THE GAMES
AND WINNERS.
The second annual winter meeting of the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club inaugnrated last evening at
Gmore's Garden with Indifferent success. There
were about twelve hundred persons present, but the
management loose everything was at "sixes
and sevcns" before the second event decided.
IL the idea OF the club to obtain a
large number of entries, and thcy placed the en-
trance fee at trhing sum. they succeeded in this
particular yet the fact that their programme might
assume such proportions it could not well be COLI
trolled for moment seemed to occur to them.
Had there been judicious wedding out OF the in
ferior performers. is the with well managed
exhibitions of this character there might have been
smoothncss and satisfaction connected with the
affair. No one had any authority and the inside cir
Gle and track was overrun with bostcrous crowd.
who annoyed interfercd with the officials that
it was almost impossible to tell who the win
ners. The final event the programme was not
reached until midnight. at which time most Of
the spectators had left the Garden.
In the of 10 yards. which headed the pro-
gramme. there were sixty-hve entries and thirtyhve
starters NJ. McFaul, deaf mute, belonging to the
Fanwood A. c. who was placed at scratch. won the
final heat in excellent shape in IA seconds. Joseph
King. New York 13 feet start, second. and W. l.
Kendrck, Westchestcr H. and H.. II feet. third.
A handicap walk OF one milo followed. and of sixty
seven entries fifty started The majority of these
knew very little OF what constitutes fair heel and toe
work. the proof of this being in the disqualification
of thirty-six of the competitors by Mr.. Thoma
White the referee Among the disqualified were those
who finished first and second but did not leave
the track when notified 70 do After considerable
discussion and the comparison of score cards it was
announced that L. L. Lachcmacler. Clinton A. c.,
I'm. los. start. was the winner: f. W. Malson. Har
lem A. c., I'm. )Os start, second and Il. \. Smith,
Knickerbocker A. Co. I'm. los. start third. No time
given.
The handicap mile run. next the pro-
gramme. was another failure. Fourteen OF twenty
nine entries responded. among them A. r. Chartris.
Red Hill Athletic Club, London, England, who was
placed the scratch Mr.. Chartris was evidently
not in form, for he quit before completing the
sixth lap. J. II. Dobbs deaf mutel Fanwood A. c..
40 seconds start. adudged to be the winner. but
the tally of his laps evidently wrong, tho
timing watch noted An. Az as for the distance.
Five of sixteen entries competed in tho running
broad jump. ". T. Livingston. Harlem A. G.. cleared
Is ~. in. and proclaimed the victor. George l..
Payne Astoria A. c., reached il it. ~ in, and William
W. White, Harlem A. c.. IL IT. y in. g. c. Ncls.
London Eng.) A. c., who was among the entries did
not appear.
II. G. Romel, Triton B. c., 20 seconds start.
the handicap half-mile run in 2m. 254s.; Walter
Smith, Seawanhaka Il. c.. Is seconds, second. and
A. f. Gordon, Scottish-American A. c., Is seconds,
third.
j. B. Clark. Independent A. c.. 3m. 40s start,
cured the three-mile walk. beating field of about
fifty. His actual time 26m. 3Ss.
J. H. Oakes American A. c.. won the running high
jump. reaching #. in. Elliott Marshall, Eliza
beth A. c., was second
The exhibition finished with a quarter mile run,
900 yards hurdle and five-mile run.