New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-06
CONTESTS IN NUD md RAIN.

Nearly thousand spectators, with many
lad,es among them assembled at the Manhattan
Athlete Club grounds at o'clock yesterday 10
witness he games given by the club The entries we're
numerous a "a the clb had offered handsome gold medas
To arst and second and silver medal IA the third in
each event except the tW special eveEtne oDcni-s
walk and haIaile RUIN which beautiful gold medals
set with amonGs the prizes. Tie rain began 10
fall soon the games were started but me spec
t.tOrs shielded under the spacious covered gransau
sat through entire programme, Wllich was eairlF
ont without any change. The competitors, nothing
danted by the rain and va ked as II TIE sun were
shining aud the cicers of the day. III 1t ease IN wet
Garments and with feet took their situations
good naufe'ly when they saw TIE r0nteDtuehl au GU
thu,isIn OF the spectators, and Tire ea&eTless Oh tue
eope. TORS " ho were zlrdless OF shower oa'h IN
their thin costumes. The st0rm prevented the aecom
p.Ishment Of plane set forth IN the pfoRr'H'he-
the beating Of the records in the hafniie run ana one
mile walk-aud caused mrou disappointment sboth To
councillors An spectators but the latter appreciated
10 cause end received with applause the winners OF
the various events.
Fourteen men starte n the IS yards handicap run in
four beats VIII en- re.pocvely wen ny CT souihart
~ prooklvp as Yards Ncth Clark Of ne GFtnp0nt
Atberlc lun g Ta- - T. T. English 0i the bnpr; ~
Athle. IL Club a yards ana W +. uYdati o. th' u
haitian Annette club e. yaTl,). SuYdm won te' nh.h
49, m ; seconds. Clara second. En- dish third Tie
goo yards run handicap 'as s4Ilen cul-S anu J" -
won from seven starters 9J IT, Fredrtcks ~ New loH
~ yard~l IN - T. Adams Of the Amer can Athletic
Fub second C. :. NcCul"h third
The quarter nib run Tor men VINO nai 'tfer per'en
aiytv seconds. brought ont fourteen conp sor, FVc
g.,ts were ruT. AMI tht winners Wei" +, - Jrsuluh
Au,r,cau: \. ". Anderson Nry-GDrSi NJ. j. GiI1Gan,
Nrft,,up Assnciation; W. storms Columbia COLLEGE
ana g. Il. smith American. The nnai 'ea, wa won ny
anrn,a IN 81 ,: JesuTGu second Ilith thrl IN
two nItes walk Tor men VINO mad never heatGn
Is minutes, had iOuf starters 'hi Wa Won ~ '"
O,Kcqfr Manhattan CIuD, in - min. y see g. y van
dcnnoE ir vernon second J. Lenanc; Pastime, tArG
n l. T. -. in. Empire CITY Athletic Club. Won The 10
yards u'it race over ten hurdles reef, m,nts
hin /, 80. seconds tch = the nest TIM" on RECORD
l. Kan. Ealplr. city Gun, vas second; NJ D. CHI
gar. NtptIce, thifd 400 81. . .+
limit If Ten minutes struggled IN the uu tn The u @"
,ar Tho Hrst neat uetGcrn re EHtrc NOu- aud NrIt
tune Wa bv tle former pT TX inches III" en- 81
I'm v.ou their heit " tI the M0rtauK tcam ny two
feet The Park CiBo team drew bye.
The Eutrc NOUS then pulled the PalK
,,y-cn mn. Eue Noaa aud Centrals WIS hereby con
fp.t,d the forurr spite OF having pulled two
frrsh teams to Iater's one. was winners Nv Two
if,shsS hslUg rom re h'cs tt ma uu@ h h, iooNe
lrolud the contestants looked Ike animated clay, SO
fhnr, hlv covered were thcy With mud.
W H. Puray 5ue Maulsttan. attempted re- beat me
made soft by ram, ana covered III piactS
,,y an inch Of water, made 1t impossible. PURIFY
made n courageous effort Trough inc
falling rain to accomplish ms feat bur could
uot make better man MIL see. lie WIS leeii'- W
MS best aud was e0nfient IT lowering The seccn nad
the r c good condition AMI tha Weh Jltr lVot-
eblc Ills splendId physique and faIr walking drew
to,th well deserved plause nom the spectators
ID H. steele, Gre.nrOint Athletic Club, proved an
never hea rp TWENTY-FIVE seconds ais lime was 20 .
see: r Mallory. Clinton Athletic club was second and
/ NJ F.gIiroe. Putnam Athletic cub, tlrd The Nile
Kun Handicap had eighteen starters, anu WIN won t"sly
~ r. T convey Pastme Athleuc Club. go YARDS In
4:4sIt-H Fredericks ri Ne 5-IOrA was second ana r.
Graham, New YORK.. tGrd. For he mle run specdl,
runners and j. A. NaUahan, Vernon Athletic Club,
were the only competitors.