The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-13
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zHE LORILL4RD GAMES.
5000 People Witness a Series ef Very
Interesting Contests.


Interesting Contests.
Caledonian Park was crowded to its
utmost capacity yesterday afternoon. up
wards of 5000 persons being present.
They had assembled to witness the first
games of the Lorillard Debating and Ath-
letic Association. Every event On the
programme Was well contested, and the
winners in every case had to put forward
their best endeavors to reach the scratch
FIRST The games were q success in
every respect, and the members of the
Association may well pride themselves on
the able manner in which they were run
off. The different officers selected for the
day were as follows : Referee, Thomas @.
Hood; Starter, Joseph Griffin, s. A. A. o.;
Judges at finish, Charles Thomas, J. A. A.. /;
George Stratford, ]. A. A.; Colin Boag, Is.
A. a. G. Timers, William Boag, s. A. "A.
c.; George Phors, Fl. A. c.; o. E. Grabo,
NJ. A. G. Jadge Of walking, We Shell
lab, H. A. g. Clerk of the course, Edward
Kennedy, J. G. A. A. Assistant Clerks,
I. j. Connolly, G. j. Leary, 8. A. A, O.
Scorers, VIM. Merritty, VIM. f. Farrell,
John OLaughlin, Ed Riordan. J. P.
Boyd. Marshal, William n. Crowley, Chief;
Assistants, Charles Hoag, VIM. Moore,
Ted Sullivan, Chas. Herber, Jas. Kiegan,
T. Underhill, John Powell, VIM. Carney,
T. Roundtree, John Flanery, John Della
ney, Sam Doyle, Richard NJ. Farrell, jos.
Boyle, Jas. Purcell, Frand Greeley, n.
Wanamaker, Tom Gordon, Jas. Salter, Jas.
Welsh,
The 100 yards dash was well contested.
In the first heat L. e. English, of the
Job Les N -
ner, with Ed States, Hudson a. A., second;
time of winner, 10 Ia seconds, In the
second heat A. G.. Grabo came in first
time 10 "a seconds-with Ernest Hirst, of
Newark, second. The final heat was won
by T. E. English, of the s. A. A. @. time
10 seconds. The next event on the pro-
gramme. half mile run, was won by t.
r. 0'Brien, s. A. A. c., in 2m. II 7-Ss..
with Frank Dolan second. w. Boag, OF
the s. A. A. G., won the mile walk without
an tffort in minutes and Al IL
seconds, George Logan coming III second.
event of a tug of-war between teams from
the police and FIRE departments was all on
the side Of the men who swing the club,
who won the two, first pulls without giving
the laddies ghost of show. This can
not be wondered at, however, as it was
reported on the grounds that Chief Murphy
had presented his men with the pretty
suits they wore, and that he had informed
each man before he entered that if the
team did not win he would he laid of for
thirty days. The one mile run which was
one Of the most exciting races Of the day
Was won by j. B. Shelter in N, 81 IL sec,
with J. F. Larkins second The married
mems quarter mile race was won by F.
Crandall who carriea off a harral of
-four, while J. McCue, who came in sec
run was won by I. F. OBrien, S.A.A.C.,
In the boys race Andy Hart proved the
fastest, winning easily with VIM. King
second; time, 2 minutes 36 seconds. The
S mile run was won by j. Anderson with
J. F. Larkins second; time, 16 Minis, 2344
secs. The hop step and jump was won by
G. S. Crabb, N. A., with record of 43 feel
10 inches, with s. J. Agnew second; dis
lance, 43 fest inches. The sack race was
made very laughable by Larkins, who sac
csedsd in turning double somersault. 1t
was won, however, by P. Martin, who came
in way ahead In the tug of war three
teams were entered, the Hudsons, Marion
Circles and Lorillards. The first men 1t
therope were the Hudsons and the Marion
Circles, the Hudsons pulling the rope away
fro n their antagonists in MINIS. 40 secs.
The Hudsons, being the winning team,
then pulled the Lorillards, taking the
lions share of the rope In five minutes.
After the games the orchestra. under the
leadership of Prof. Ferry, discoursed
sweet music and dancing was continued TO
a very late hour.