New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-03
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
SCOTCH ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
1uE ANNUAL GAMES OF THE NEW-YoRK CALI
DOMAIN CLUB.

SCOTCH ATHLETIC CONTESTS
TIE ANNUAL GAMES OF THE NEw-YoRK GALE
DOMAIN CLUB.
The annual athletic contests OF the New
York CALIFORNIAN Club held ut JoDes's Wood ana
Washington Pan yesterday the two parks beng thrown
into one the II Day was all tha' co""
he desired and the made without an eXce
zion excellent There present athletes from many
OF the leading cuos In the United States. as well as rep
rcsentatiyes OF the prominent athletic associations III
Canada The Attendance was unusually large, nearly
10000 ticxets being sold at the gate Al q" IN 'h'
members OF tie club started from Their cuD-ouse OF
Jackson sonaro and marched to the elevated rail-
road station nj F0urteeiil-st ana Secono-'Nc
Three hundred members were III ine and Of these I3-
were alfred In the p.cUrcsque costume OF the II gh
laudcrs with kills and plaids. Among the athletes
present who took part IN the games were ioui ArNo"'
Indians VINO are connected with an exhibition com
pany at Gomez Island.
The following events wers among those contested the
winners and records made being appended; THROWING
the hammer 10 pounds, J. Rane, 81 feet inches
Il ,nding inmp. NJ NlcDouald Toronto Club, . Iee y
inches; TOSSING the caber join Melrosc Hartford Ath
-iir Nd IS lcct inch So putting the light s'onr' -
polnGs W Robertson Al fe.t inches; standing blgh
cap ~ NacDorad. I feet > inches: hop, st"p ana
lump ". MacDOaa d, fl feet 81. inches; loOyhd assn
H. &. Reed II milton, Canada, lOa4 seconds; running
lump \. &. Reed 10 feet Inches. lie twomile Walk
WIS omen 10 members OF amateur clubs only. aud was
the lrst of any in crest she PROGRAMME IL was we
contested j. Il. Clark, OF the Empire City Athletic
CuO, winning III - MN. 20 scc., ana receiving me
Hr-t prz. OF 500 ". II. Iur'y, OF the MAD
haitian Club, coming second In i NM II sec, asa
gaining the second prizn of 80. The onrne race open
to all go uer. was holly contested, tec bong Iarge
number o. entries. and won hy j. H. ia ne, 81 VI
lava N min. Is Sec; =. Mcdonald. of thr Irsh
ing the or1cr named Ia lain % zee. ana /, MN,
rsgecvty. Tue Inalaus Jose a.a Antonio, eHi'l'a
tttfg ffft
For tie rnrcc-nile waking match there were ten en-
that a good record was made. j. II. AtnstTops' 81
Harcu ioek the lead from t"c san ana won Oily -
dass IA - min. Is sec. H. tIe br.adrword Gahce tnt
fist priz awarded to william >ohers % HIgo, ~
Tne ha.. une race was won Dv ). irving IN = mn, 20
sec ma nrXt event was "A sack race over ceht hurdles
eighteen inc! e, hIgu. This hghly "musluE 10 the
sncrtqtor- aud the uncertainties wac we're s deay ar
rested h, 100 much eageruess fame greeted
with rounds ap plausc ~ one alicr another ihcN Top
pied over ard were cXtucated from hef pShi bl ibcr
,,x,noathil,ng rri,u. w. r.. Robertson won in l MN.
10 SEC four cone sauis for thr pizr 10 DE
F,.n. w. t. Isober,son supposed fellow competit
as the ocOtusn national dance ana received Tie
Nrxi on the programme the fve-mile race. open
10 All Gomez. tbs the event " the afternoon;
iitccu est red, including me three Indians; "J.m'
ana Bob" al once taxing the lead at terrific pace
when tncY wer, able hold Tor only two OF tree laps,
whcu they retired To the extreme rtaf d. h'ine' vi
Toronto, came 10 the front All.r liG S'IUuu
mle he Lot pushed at an nav
ing a fuu lap between his nearest COM
pa:lior with "a steady. swinging gdit, he went
around The tfrb, chanu BIS pace at all until near
the n.Ish VIXEN mad "a beautiful squirt Tor TWO hps
and won IN u - zee. p. |. u, DOuhid came
IL second. Antonio. the INDIAN. tnir@ me Pres
were 800 50, M" uc euui.c ~ i.'' ~ nv, wv i,,,.
Tu- oir-ni.- race. To members Oi amateur clos
on y was next contested. The uuc rtnty a. 10 tue re-
matte - Very Interesting a. tne coh'e- 80
nearly matcntd. j. H. Clifford hcld IN lrad uht thr
last la n. y. NJ els pushed ahead won Dy II
frrt IN min Is SEQ The last event the afternoon
was The hu.GIe race which Won easily ~ y. e.
w. b. Gurus acted as referee and L. Piummer as time
keeper