New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31
ATHLETIC CONTESTS AT MOTT HAVEN.

TWELFTH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING or The NEW
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.
There was a large attendance yesterday after
noon OF the twelfth annual spring meeting OF the New
York Athletic Club Mott Haven. Tasteful toilets and
pretty adorned the grand stand and their owners
were enthusiastic at times The judges were Palmer H.
Charock E. A. Rollins and Waldo sprague and Charles
H. Pierce referee The first event wsa WELDON
tested 0yards club championship, In which f. j.
Fitzpatrick, r. II. Sayre J. y. jenkins, tr O. H. Taylor
and w. P. Dibbe participated. The run was won oy
jenkins IN 1ts seconds. The hammer was thrown oy
w. b. Curtis Of the HewYork Athletic Club SO feet q
inches and by c. A. J. Queokberncr OF the Scottish
American Club, SO feet inches T. Wendell l. A. Stuart
H. j. Dawson, r j. F. Jenkins 1r ]. b. White and ]. C.
Chamberlain entered the l20yards Wendell ran in
capital style, winning first place In 1926 sec, White
being second The running high jump won by II. II.
Baxter who made feet inches having handicap Of
inches r. H. sayre, @. II. Taylor, F. j. Fitzpatrick and
]. +. Jenkins jr.. each Jumped feet inches.
The 2-mile walk interesting event, In which
there were entries W. OKeefc OF the Manhattan
Club, started from the scratch, bis rivals having hand
caps Of from 90 to min and 20 OKeefe gained
considerably the field, but the handicap was soon
found 10 be altogether great and he dropped out In
despair the quarter OF the mile Hanan, OF the
American Club who given 20 handicap,
walked in good style, and won in Is min 3ii9 Sec r. H.
hue OF Harlem Athletic Club tainted the track
the last lap OF the first mile The hnal heat OF the
White Of the Manhattan Club In 1O sec, +. M Price,
OF the Williamsburg Club being second and G. g. wilson
OF Princeton College, third There were six entries In
the onemile run and the last lap hoty contested
The won, however, by H. Clifford OF The Irish
American Club In min. 40 sec; the second man
being w. H. Robertson, OF the Williamsburg
Club In the quartcrmile Robert Hol OF the
American club. ran well, but the pace
was too hot for him and he dropped the falling
TO J. T. jenkins. jr OF the NcwYork Club time DIV
sec Walter Smith. OF the Williamsburg club was
second The contestants IN the hnal heat OF me
twomle bicycle urged to their utmost by OK
cited friends The advantage held by C. A. Reed OF the
New-York Club, In having forty-hye yards handicap
waa maintained the close bringing him IN winner IN
min. IS sec. j. y stearns IT,, ~ second Inc one
hh mile hurdle won by J. j. Mckinney, OF tbe I'm
pire City Club In 462 sec, j. b. Hanna OF the Sootush
American Club, being second The final heat OF the
3OOyards' run handicap, was won with prrty
finish by Is French. " tho New York Club In 80 -
Sec f. A. Adams, OF the American Club. being second.
In the final pull in the individual ting OF WAT feather
weight T. owens, OF the Scottish American Cub, was
victorious over j. w. Biund, OF the Entire Nous Asaoca-
tion. The hamilc run. handicap, had seventeen en-,
tries and wRS interesting contest Walter smith OF
the Williamsburg Club started from the scraich me
winner T.. /. Mont gomcry OF the Manhattan lb'
In min rs ACC, T. J. Coolidge. Jr OF Harvard COT
lege, being second, and T. j. Murphy, OF the Scottish
mel third