New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01
ATHLETIC CONTESTS AT MOTT HAVEN.

MYERS BEATS THE AMERICAN AMATEUR RECORD
FOR A OHE-MIlE RUN-MERRILL WINS TIE ONE
MILE WALK.
The eleventh annual Spring games of the
Ncw-York Athletic Club attended by large mum
Der Of spectators yesterday. The grand stand was
filled good proportion OF those present being ladies'
Every part of the spacious field surrounding the racing
track was black with people.
The first event a of 125 yards in which there
were twenty entries Five contestants ran together in
each OF the first trial heats and the first and Sec
ond had tho privilege Of entering for the second
trial heats. The winners in the first heats were e. W.
Brown Is seconds ". c. Richardson 1876 seconds W. j.
McCrecy 1885 seconds, and H. Davidson ir 1885 sec
onds The who came i'll second were A. j. Bhringer,
s. A. Tabey, c. NJ. Shaw and J. A. Summerville In the
second trial heats in which four men started together
the winners W. O. Richardson and H. j. Barringcr,
who made the distance respectively in ID and 1926 sec
onds The final heat won by W. c. Richardson, OF
the Essex Athletic Club who came in feet inches
ahead beating E. W. Brown, II. r. BarrinGcT and t. A..
Sunmcrville. H. f. Buermeyer won the medal for put
ting the shot, the distance being 80 feet inches f. T.
fitzpatrick the only other contestant. L. L. Meyers.
of the Manhattan Athletic Club, took the medal in the
800 yards run. The time was 34l5 seconds. l.. A.
Stuart of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club second
In the running broad jump there five entries j.
s. Voorhees, Of the Brooklyn Athletic Club, covered 81
feet inches, and F. T. Fitzpatrick 10 feet nch There
were four entries III the 100yards dash, which was won
by j. g. Voorhees, i'll 102 seconds. beating L. A. Stuart
]. NJ Esqulnol and Thomas Maoy. In the One-mlle
bicycle race L. H. johnson first, and Ross Under
hill second and they the only competitors. The
time was minutes 34l6 seconds.
The teams were almost evenly matched in the tug Of
war. The team OF the Entire Mons Athletic Association
was composed of r. +. Stoockel, captain N. German,
c. p GAfncy and A. ]. Stevens: aud that OF the New
York Athletic Club of f. T. Fitzpatrick, captam I. W.
Carter NJ. c. Patterson and W. r. McCredy. Tho Entire
Mons Athletic Association the first and second pulls
the first by inches the second by three. 1t was an
excellent exhibition both sides James McDermot;
Of the ScOtthAmcrican Athletic Club cleared So feet
inches in throwing the hammer f. W. Edleston OF the
Elizabeth Athletic club, second with record Of 80
feet Five men started in the 40 yards rum ard f. II
Thompson, OF the Union Athletic CLUB. Boston, came In
first in 5235 seconds beating W. II. Griffin Gig yards
The pole lcapinS match, while 1t was line exhibition
resulted enthusiastically. The entries were Il. +. Rich
ardson and W. j. Van HoutcI Of the scottish-Amercan
cub. Each man cleared feet inches but neither
them could go over at After all the games
over they tested each others powers again, but at late
hour the contest had bcc decided In the running
high lump c. W. Durand, of tAe Staten Island Athletic
Club, cleared feet inches, and W. Wander, OF the
Olympic Athletic Cab OF Philadelphia, was second
In the One.mile run there were four entries There
was great deal Of interest in the race, the clerks
and statesmen of Tiffany Co. had presented tic club
with u valuable silver cap which 10 be given 10 the
winner provided the best American amateur record Il
mn. 3125 sec was beaten. After the start L. f. Myers
Of the Manhattan Athletic Club the only prac
ticaly in the race as he around the track he
greeted with loud and continued cheering. lie flushed
in min. 2Jl5 scc thereby winning Tie cup. The hest
English amateur record Is min. PAL T. ii. Clifford
finished the nilc IN min 3as The tve-me hcvcle
race proved UnuterPstirg aS RsS UndcrlhPs bicycle
broke when about half mile had been covered. lie
finished WITH another one; bU; IT, II. johnson
10 min. 81 C. T. Waite. OF the Windsor Hotel. anil
T. W. Carter were the only competitors that appeared IN
tho individual tug OF war. The struggle VAS very
amusing; both men displayed more strength than SKIN
IN pulling ut the ropes Waite took the medal. II. II.
MO1tz won the 120.yards hurdle race in 1913 sec.
T. r. Merrill, OF the Union Athletic Club, Boston, took
the medal the mile walk, his tine heug minutes
20 seconds His competitors W. H. Pdrdy, OF the
Manhattan Athlete Cub, AMI +. i. LOckema-
cher Of BROOKLYN, who dropped ont carly In the race.
Pnrdy lei at tae start but Merrill quickly pissed HIM
and retained the advantage TO thc end. Merrill received
two cautions from the referee for unfair walking.
There were nine entries IN the coo yards run. c. W.
Cleveland beng the winner in minute 17a4 seconds.
beating r. COombs and T.. Adams who were 'ond and
third. J. A. ManAhan won tic medal IN the halfmile
run IN minutes 10 seconds W. 0. Wilkinson
ond IN 10 inutcs 1Sl2 seconds.