Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-20
FINE SPORT
At the Grounds OF the Amateur Athletic
Association On Adams street Yes.
terday-A Good Crowd.
Improvement Shown by the
Members Of the Club-Tbe Pro-
gramme and Winners.

The fourth public exhibition Of the ANA
teur Athletic Association was given at their
beautiful grounds on Adams street al the
corner OF Manassas, yesterday afternoon, be-
ginning at o'clock. A large number Of
ladies and gentlemen were present, and the
interest, in spite OF the warmth of the
weather, WAS very encouraging to the young
athletes. Each member wore a costume
suited to his own taste IS to color, and many
Of them exceedingly picturesque. All wore
knee breeche-, embroidered jackets and sport
ing shoes. The forms of the athletes were
displayed 10 good advantage. band of
four pieces, harp, two Violins and cornet,
Furnished beautiful music for the occasion,
and together with the presence Of large
number of Handsomely sUired ladies, gave
the grounds quite gay ard festive air. The
fret on the programme was
TENNIS MATCH
contested by Mcdowell and F. Cruise on one
eide, and f. Orgil and W. r Ross on the
other. The play showed decided improve.
meut and several OF the hits were beautifully
DONE Mcdowell and Cruise won by a score
OF 10 2. The second event was
TOURNAMENT
around track, 140 yards, four rings. F.
Cruise ran first with his spear, making a clean
MICS. Time-23 seconds. He was followed
by Walter White, who took one ring III "a
seconds. f. Howkins, the third man, TOOK
one ring in 20 seconds, and W. r Ross, the
last, made water haul. The tie between
HoWkins and White Was ICu off, Howkins
taking two rings in "a seconds, to cns ring
for White in % seconds The winner was
greeted with ; round of applause. The next
feature was
RUNNING RACE,
one lap, 140 yafdp. This was contested for
by Frsd OrgiII, A. B. McC1mb and W. II.
Mcdowell. Alter soma difficulty In starting,
McComb got away several feet ahead, closely
followed by Mcdowell, Orgill last and six
feet in the rear. Mcdowell closed on Nc
Cemb, and it was neck snd neck down The
homestrelch. McComb fell when within ten
feet of the string, and Mcdowell wop. Time
0:l9. An interesting
BAR EXERCISE
by NJ. H. Mcdowell followed, and wss, per
hsps, the most interesting feature of the en-
terisinment. His juggling on a horizontal
sar was something quite out OF the common
run, and many of his feats were worthy Of
q much older ard more practicsd athlete
Mcdowell seemed to be perfectly at home il
midair, and continually surprised and d.
lighted the spectators by alighliDg upon hi
feet when he promised to strike the ground
hesd first. The funniest feature was
AN EGG RACE
between H. B. McComb, Walter While, r b
ert Lee and C. c. CuAiPr. Four rows OF egg
we're placed twelve feet apart in para ic
lines, the first being twelve feet from bow
at the end. They were picked up by III
contestants, one at a tim, and placed in thu
bowls. To break one was 10 lose One o
two of the contestants fell, but all dispiayer
a considerable degree OF agilitv, and gooc
humor was universal. McComb won 10 Al
seconds.
A HURDLE RACE
of 40 yards WAS won by F. Orgill il
% feconds. The trsck wss spanued b.
four hurdles about three feet above thu
track. The were taken 10 pretty good ordel
by the rueners, f. Cfuee, Bob Goyer, Sam
Cruise, and the winner, Orgill.
SACK RACE
was entered BY F. Howkius, w. White, San
Cruise and Ell Campbell. The sacks were o
toe kind used for oats, closed at one end
White tumbled just before resching the goal
There was very little space between th'
flyer at any time, and Campbell won in II
seconds.
HALF NILE
race for all ages wss at least The hotties
feature. NJ. II. Mcdowell, j. F. Rica aut
Ed Campbell entered. McDowell was handi
| capped 100 yards. Six laps around tn
track made the distance. The race for In
first two laps WAS close, when Campbell la
| away, coming under aha sprou-,tring il
2:23, Mcdowell second and Rico third.
A THREE-LEeGED RACE,
| between +. n. Grnsa- as,.i c. c. Carrisr, OF
| the one side, and s. ]. Cruise and r. L Coy
err, on the other, 70 feet, was won by III
| former pair in 6 seconds.
DASH
of 220 yards, with three entries-G A. Stone
Fred OrgiIl and Wslter White-wss run il
the order named. Time-0:45. 1t was III,
prettiest race, iu many respects, yet given.
THE TUG OF WAR,
or in oiber words, pulling at rope with
handkerchief tied IN the middle, the ain be
ing for one side 10 pull The hsndkerchie
over a line drawn beneath it upon III
ground, was the closing feature. Sam Cruise
Bob Goyer. II. Dlmman and Charles Currie
defeated Fred Oigill, J. E. Morgan, Fran
How6ins and Frank Cruise.
The judges were J. E Morgan, c. B. Coat
and Edward Csmp