New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-11
THE DEFEAT OF l.. E. MYERS.


SEVENTH ANNUAL CONTESTS FOR THE AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIPS OF AMERICA - THE RECORD
BEATEN IN SEVERAL INSTANCES
There was a large attendance at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon watch the seventh an
nual contests for the amateur snpionshps ofAerca
The chief interest in the 220yards rum in which
entered H. g. Brooks jr, OF Yale College, and l. f.
Myers and 8. Derickson, OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club. Myers has held the championship at
this distance at which he has been considered nyinclbe
Brooks was known to feet runner, snd won the re-
cent intercollegiate pionshp, making fast time
For making false start both Myers aud Dcrckson were
put back at the beginning and the small lead thus 40
CURED by the Yale held TO the end, DO coming
2 yards before Myers aud four or five in front OF
DercksOn; time, % 35 seconds About $1,000 was said
to have changed hands this and the Yale men
present were much eated while tho athletes, nearly all
Of whom had backed Myers, were spondinSy de-
pressed Of the result
The trial heats OF the various contests had oil been
held in the forenoon. except those for the 100 yards
race. Brooks, Meyers and DercksOn were entered IN
yard however they troted over the course TO the
Intense disgust OF the spectators By whom they we're IN
fused to call it race, tho ground that the result
prearranged. f. NJ buckley, of the Adelphi Athletic
Williamsburg Club J. f. Pendergast, NewYork Walk
ing Club j. CODE, American Club, +. W. Kane Pastme
S seTen-m nss walk. Murray TOOK the lead
at the beginning and OF his competitors was able to
Hart was about 10 yards behind, COBB coming IN third
While this race was n progress the heavy wgIs we're
Boston Young Mems Christian Association, had thrown
the 5Gpouud weight "a feet lob inches inches better
Club threw it 70 feet GA inches. BTt Tue
S shFowtnT the nsnmer which was cast SO feet acS
by r. /. IamDreoht Of the Pastime Club feet further
don OF the Baltimore Club, second with 50 feet 10s
inches and W. b. Curtis third, with 80 feet 65 inches
tho Staten s Issnd Gao Who Cleared feet inches A.
II. Winch, Of the Union Cub and j. T. RhnrnaTt OF the
Of the Manhattan Club Jumped feet and inches F.
j. jenkins IT, OF the NewYork Club, won the running
feet 7s inches Keane, Of the Pastime CuD cleared
20 feet and 2s inches In putting tho snot the neavy
81 feet ~ inches FMS done by T. L. Lambreoat,
ach ns f " coac T0 Of the baltimore Club being
second with SO feet and inches G. j. QneGhPerner'
c. A. Reed Of the New-York Club, a. smith, Of the
Williamsburg Tg.vat GO the T Eeno4 Bcy SHS
Club, George d. Gideon. Of the Germantown Bicycle |
Club and Perry Of the aanhatah EuD started a.
evident to all tnat Gideon would have no din
aud Al seconds Thompson second IL minutes ana
80 seconds b. +. Richardson OF the American
inches less than the record. j. T. heaHe was seon
There we're seven entries lor tne oh t. |
Club, In minutes and SO Is seconds r. FAIRIES OF the
University OF Pennsylvania was second Myers was |
test the programme the tugOtwar between teams
Of the 4reln Athletic Clue aud tue 9TH Regiment Com
pany G. j. W. Carter, j. {. Giies, C. II. Bruel, j. H.
mS Sai' and 9. Berwin, r. Patton, N; nS GSr,
man, C. T. Gafaey, and o. j.. stephens
won By the men from Harlem by feet end inches
Then Followed one-niie walk, for which there were
seven entries H. Parry Of the Williamsburg CiIhD,
tween c. A. j. QueckberRcr and w. j. warwick, both OF
the scottish American Club resulted In victory Tor inc
former, who pulled his opponent over feet ana ~
inches of ground QueckDerner then defeated lain.,
brecht In q tugOf-Wur 6y tho iugiOIl0us record OF |
II feet W. II. Robertson, H. j. Ryan and
W G. Davis OF the Wllamsburgh Club ). A. Niles, II. |
haitian Club L. F. Delaney, OF the Granercy Cluo H.
" Carnes. Of the Union Club, aud j. H. Clifford VI the
ford took the lead and kept 1t until within a hundred
Yards Of the finish, when Delaney, who had been third
shot pas. him, and came IN the WIN,
ner in y minutes and "a 20 second. Bailey passed
Clifford aad got second place. hurderace OF 10
yards was by j. A. 1tyey, Of the Williamsburg cup,
WHO made the distance ia as seconds = A oaheEd,
OF the New Club third In the 40 yards run ihero
were five entries 1t b. J.. Myers, 40 made
the distance in 81 3-5 seconds Win Chaies
a short distance behind. threc-nie walk %lih
six starters IN - minutes 1884 seconds by T. e.
rrunkett, Of the Williamsburg CIuD W. H. FAIry was
York Walking Club third tug OF war between |
f. L. Lambrecht and W. j. Warwick was won by the lat
by six inches. In dyelnilc bicycle race WIN nVe
Starters. the Pcunsy Nanian, George ID. GideOn, |
first, although he was pressed 70 the nHlSl |
by G. h. Rood, OF the Leuox Bicycle Cub; |
C;deon'5 time wac II minutes 10 AS seconds. In the
won by ". H. Goodwin jr u the New-Iork Club in |
minute 5G7s seconds. > D. Jesurun OF The Mahnattah
burgh Club. third A handsome stand OF coOrs 10 De- |
given club which Guccetdd in scoring the most
pOnts won 10y the Manhattan Club, which made "
points, to 81 points Of the Wiiamsbgrgh Club.