New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-22
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB GAMES.

The sprino handicap games of the Manhattan
Athletic Club took place yesterday at the cruz
grounds at Fifty-seventh-st. and Eighth-aVe. Much
interest was shown in all the contests particularly "
the GOO yard race in which L. e. Myers ran' III tio
trial heats OF the 1O0-yard tho first was won ny
= Derickson OF the Manhattan CLUB. with W. PROCTOR
OF the Columbia. second; the second heat was
for w. Ualplp of the Atlantic Club, and W. u "mte' oi
the Manhattan; the third heat was won by L" r. s'
OF tho Manhattan with VI. W. Ford OF BIO KY
second and the fourth heat by II. L. fredricKs "l'u
Waldron second both OF the Manhattan Tue hhaI ne'
was won by NJ W. Ford by two feet over b. DerlokSon
The 6OO-yard scratch had seven entries III ""S
won with great case by l.. L. Myers The one anu
half mile walk was won by r. McCausland' OF tho
Williamsburg Club. in 1919 f. Mcdonald OF INC S'i0
club was secont The one-mie run, handicap was won
by E. A. Thomson OF the Manhattan CLUB IN 4''o' Win
r. j. Murphy, OF the same club, q FAR second
The Manhattan Club hes started work on its ne"
Grounds fronting on Ei :hh-ave. and running through
n Nutbave and from Elghty-sXth 10 Eighty-seventh-
ST. These will be among the finest athlenc grounns III
the country aud will be ay0he place Tor an for
snort i'm tlls CITY This club has always Deeh note u
its enterprise hut this last venture SURPRISES Guy &
it has hitherto undertaken II was ne Manna1a nta
which first conceived the idea OF sehdlhs Iepl Iii
tive athlete to England, ana Win What ,c
and It was this club too tha aoI ,"e rares
the opportunity of witnessing the NyeIr-''cO r.,
NJ hen Myers and several ol his cuD melnuers weIe ~
England two years whore they were nost "a, f ne
impressed with the SIZE shape hhu w. ,'at their
London Athletic Clubs grounds and knowing ln. M III,
Own club would probably in the near luuTe nave 70 an
new grounds they took valuable notes ~ TO now thcs
oro,rJ. yrnre LAID ont The time has come TO SO
these notes i'm helping them to construct their new
grounds There will be place Tor baseball mciIs,G,
football and lawn tennis, ~ well As the regular hl,
hed and track II Is expected that most OF the
baseball games will be held on the Manhattan Ato
,L,. ne y grounJs This club Il strictly an athletic
club and has a very congenia pleasant set OF nenoe
They hold most Of the American hmileur ie,o o. az
Among the members are such wel'-TnoWn hanGT "
Myers Fredricks Wadron White. Parry, Purdy, hari'
Derckson. Thomson. Rimmer Br3kaw uarr' oI',Ir'
Grinn. Hoag, Hunt Knubcl, Knignt + Mcnwehh'
McCaGrev Nngee Moore. Murphy Moritz, Newhrou-n'
Psrnicv Perry Plaf Haynes. Porter, Preston. Storm
Stone Schuyler Sachs sackow sanlo[ s2 VoorSees
Ynnna Watson Walton and williamson. This ciuD can
do what few others in this country can do that Is give
series Of games worth witnessing ana nor rely on uu
std entries The lawn tennis courts will be nj the MINI
ove SIDE and separate rooms will be provided Tor
a pIavers There will al-i De III the grounds large
,vt1nasirin beside club rooms and dresslng-r OoW-
nesc latter being under the grand stand, when VIII DO
a substantial aud handsome structure