The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-20
1nE JERSEY cITY 4zHzEzxcs.
The splendid Entertainment Given by tn
Ways and Means Committee Last Thurs
day Might.


The splendid Entertainment Given by the
Ways and Means Committee Last Thurs.
day Might.
Many gay and festive assent lage Of
toney Bergen people has gathered at the
Alpha Rink during the roller-skating crazs
Of two Winters ago, bat never has there
gathered within its walls a more fashion
able and a larger assemblags than that which
almost every family of any nste in Bergen
society. last Thursday evening. Itw.s the
occasion Of the grand athletic entertain
ment given under the auspices of the Ways
and Means Committee of the Jersey City
Athletic Club, and under the personal di-
rection of Mr.. Charles Lee Meyers. The
rink itself appeared never to have had such
pretty appearance before, by reason of
the thorough OVERLAPPING and several appli-
cations of pretty new paint On the inside.
The following named gentlemen, officers of
the games, used every endeavor in their
power to make the affair all that it prom
issd, and that their efforts were crowned
with perfect success is the verdict of every
person who attended : Referee, Mr.. Chas
Lee Meyers, J. G. A. @. Master of Cere-
monies, Mr. Frank Cavalli, j. G. A. @.
Judges, Mr.. G. Fl. Cavalll, J. G. A. c.; Mr..
i Mr.. Charles Esterbrook, O.. r. and A. A. !;
Mr.. Hugh Hartshorne, j. G. A.C. Timers,
Mr.. A.. L. Soper, ]. G. A. O.; Ar. Fl. NJ.
More, J. @. "A. g. Scorers, Mr. A. @. Luck,
NJ. A. O.; Mr.. E. O. Grabo, N. T. A. O.. !;
Mr.. P. d. Skillman. NJ. A. G. Starter. Mr..
Sidney Scbieffelin Schuyler, III. A. @. Mar
shall, Mr.. John H. Curran, J. G. A.C.
Tine opening of the programme had been
announced for 8 o'clock, and it was only
ten minutes past that hour when Prof.
William Graah, physical culture instructor
OF the Club, Msssrs. G. D.. Bowley and w.
H. Mattosks, OF the J. @. A. O., and Mr..
Fred Schnaibel, of the J. G. Turn Verein,
stepped into the rink to give as fine an
exhibition Of horizontal bar perform
ances as has ever been Witnessed in
this State Indeed, it was difficult to
observe who was best, and it was generally
conceded that they were all of the superla-
tive order This was followed by mile
walk, contested by Frank P. Murray, cham
pion amateur walker of the world, with
record of min. 29 sec., and Charles O.
Schoeneck, both of the Nassau Athletic
Club. Murray held the lead from the start,
finishing in min. 8 Sec. two laps and
more ahead of his opponent, who finished
the mile in min. Is sec. The haIf-mile
run between three members of the home
club was fzzle, no time being taken.
After Alfred Ribas, the splendid! y-formed
athlete of the Brooklyn Athletic Associa-
ton, had given wonderful exhibition of
his ability DIS an aerial trapeze performer,
the great tug -of-war between the j. G. A. G.
team, composed Of Messrs. @. E. Ahrens,
anchor; John "a. Curran, J. III. Mcmahon
and J (. q. Young, and the team of the Orion,
Rowing and Ath letic Association, composed
of Messrs. A. d. Stone, anchor; J.. b.
Kitchen, Frank w. Stone and William J.
Coughlin, was obstinately contested, though
the Oriens won an easy victory, taking two
feet of the rope from the Jersey Citys in
five minutes. MIR. Edward Morgan, anna
teur ex-champion of America, and a mem
Der Of. the Paterson A. c., next gave such a
remarkable knowledge Of how to swing
Innian clubs that he was vociferously
applanded, and responded with another
exhibition. Mr.. Robert Stoll, of the Ameri-
can c., and amateur champion Of Amer.
lea; James d. Burton and Alfred Ribas
amazed the audience with their flying ring
exhibition. Messrs. William Graab, Fred
Schnaibel, Gus ALL, Charles D. Bowley and
W. La <AAuttOSho tHduAPutdtOQ tncmbSlFtS
on horizontal bars in Al style. D. L
Tompkins, of the M. A. G., walked mile
in 4:35s. and Messrs. W. W. Martin and A.
Kraft, of the Brooklyn A. A. covered 5 feet
inches in running high jump The half
mile run between the worlds champion. Il
e. Myers, and Mr.. s. S. Schuyler was won
by Myers in z:09B, although Schuyler had
the inside Of the track all through the CON
test An intarestino shurleenua ey,orr;rf,
match between Messrs. j. Flannigan and
A. +. Copeland, of the Olympic A. G. was
well contested in three rounds two OF two
minutes each, and a final one of three
minutes-the referee deciding in favor Of
neither, as it was nip-and-tuck between
them, with odds IN favor Of the little man.
The entertainment concluded with double
exhibition, several athletes trying the pole
varltIng act, while George L. Bettcher
walked half q mile with terrible effort,
apparently, of which no record was an
nounced.