New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
MEETING OF AMATEUR ATHLETES.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AND SPIRITED CONTESTS -
BEATING THE RECORD THREE TIMEs-wHo THE
WINNERS WERE.
The fifth annual meeting of the National
Association OF Amateur Athletes for the amateur cham
ponships OF America. held on the grounds or the
New-Y0rk Athletic Club, at Mott Haven, yes
terday The beautiful weather. combined with
the attractions of the programme OF the most
mnortant event OF the athletic drew an unrs
ally large attendance which included many ladies' The
programme very long and comprised twenty-five
events yet the persons present, who numbered about
1000, did not become wearied OF It,
The contests began in the morning at 10 o'clock
with a number OF preliminary or TRIAL events. The
throwing OF the hammer first on the programme
James McDermott, of the Scottish American Athletic
Club made the longest throw putting the hammer a
distance of e5 feet 1Oas inches william b. Curtis. OF
the New-York Athletic Club, was second with throw
s4 feet nches c. A. Queckberner, of che Scottish
American Athletic Club. with a throw OF e3 feet 2lz
inches. third. In the running high Jump which
followed there was q large number Of competitors c..
w. Donand, OF the Staten Island Athletic Club. and VIM
Wander OF the Olympic Athletic Club, of Philadelphia.
tied at inches. and A. l. Carol, or the staten
Island Athletic Club came next. with jump Of feet
inches In throwing the 56-pound weight, trial
competition were SIX contestants James McDer-
mott of the Scottish American Club threw the pom
derous iron globe "a feet ZIG inches, but as
theIe was question as TO the posi-
fion of the throvcr, the referee decided
that the throw was then 90 record being one Of
d feet inches William B. Curtis. OF the New-York
Athletic Club followed with throw Of % feet 10
inches and c. A. j. Grueckberner Of the scottish-Amer-
can Athletic Club with of 22 feet IA inches was
third In running broad jump, trial competiilon'
the best Jump made by p voorhees,, OF the Man
haitian Club. was OF u feet inches. and the second
best by f. J. Fitzpatrick. OF the New-York Athletic
Club was of 10 feet l04 inches. In the tria c0mpet-
ton the three persons mentioned III each TOOK part IN
! the final struggles.
The regular programme began at o'clock. Great III
terest and enthusiasm were manifested, and properly
so "A the earnestness the competitors shown by
the fact that the records in three different events
were beaten The first event the 10Oyards run In
four trial heats There twelve competitors The
first heat was won by L. W. Brown. of the Manhattan
Cub in IL seconds the second by T.. f. Myers, o the
! u.o,.,t.n Climb in 1O25 seconds; the
| third by L. Stuart, of the KnekerDockei
| CHM IN 1o4n seconds: aud the fourth by
NJ Jenkins. OF the New-York Club. in 1905 seconds
The anal heat easily won by L. l.. Myers In lo-1
seconds with J. NJ jenkins second The mile wall
followed the contestants being William H. Purdy oi th'
Manhattan Club j. b. Clark, of the Empire City Club
| and lanes Cameron, OF the American Club Iht
| race was a close between Clark and PnrdJ
| nearly 20 the finish. Clark won IN "a minutes
l7s. seconds Purdy coming In few yards behind him
Ih. final heat ln throwing the hammer came next ans
- Don nv William b. CnrIIs with IA throw or 81 fee
l4Ix inches the best American recotd-o. leet
nc The heat IN Tie running hlgh jump was Woi
by A. L. Carroll, with jump O rect Inchea Duiane
| ,yymned eaualy high, aud Carroll won by tOssup
a Adams OF Scottish American CluD. exceileu u
nutf,ng inc shot making throw OF ~ feet ~ Inches