The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-01
The Athletic Carnival.

in Cecil county, about two miles from
Perryville, on Tuesday afternoon. The
object was to raise funds for the COM
pleti IN of a church at North East, and
the exhibition, from financial point
of view was a success, at least $500 be
ing raised. The attendance number
ing fully 1000 many ladies being pres
ent.
Among those who took part were
Mr.. Nj. W. Ford, of the New York Ath-
letic Club. champion running broad
Jumper OF the world and champion all
round athlete; Professor John McGraw,
the well known teacher of sparring;
Wilson l.. Coudon, the champion six
teen-pound hammer thrower of the
world; Prot. Otto Tuerke, of the Balti-
more Athletic Club; Mr.. Oscar Wolff,
of the Baltimore Athletic Club; VIM.
NJ. McDermott, of the Fifth Regiment;
l.. B. Sprengle, l.. {. IRVINE and Bart
ON Loney. The master of ceremonies
was DR.. Worrail. The first on the pro-
gram was a seventy five yard dash be-
tween M. W. Ford, of the New York
Athletic Club, and VIM, M. McDer-
mott. Ford won by a yard i'll nine
seconds. The next was some excellent
work on the horizontal bar by l.. G. IT.
vine, Prof. Beyer, l.. B. Sprengle and
Prof. Tuerke. Sprengle did the giant
swing very well, and his circling by
hands and toes was also very good.
Harry Nicodemus aud Barton Loney
had a sparring match of three two
minute rounds, one minute intermiss-
ion, Professor McGraw, referee, and j.
Carroll Lucas, timer. Loney had the
best of the boxing all through. They
clinched at the end of the first round,
and broke away when ordered. Nico-
demus did better work this round
which was closed by Barton giving
Nicodemus heavy hit on the arm,
which caused Nlco iemus to stumble
and fall. The third round was lively
but Loney bested his opponent
Oscar Wolff then did some pretty
work throwing and catching two heavy
balls weighing about sixteen pounds.
He rolled them from the palm of one
hand over the back of his neck to the
other hand He also threw them tif-
teen feet in the air and caught them on
his arm.
McDermott and Ford did the running
Il i~l, inn r 4 Ma
Dermott cleared 5 feet 4, and stopped.
Ford kept on and jumped 5 81 inches
on the second trial. The record is 8
feet IL inches. Ford is a remar kable
easy and beaut iful jumper. Ford and
Wilson Coudon then put the seventeen
pound shot, Ford making 35 feet Al
inches, and Coudon through foul but
36 feet s. inches. The record is 43 feet
held by Lambrick. Coudon tried to
beat his record and the worlds record
of throwing tue sixteen pound ham
was used up from working all day, and
did not tn ak he'd succeed. Ford threw
with him making 79 fee, Coudon max
ing 9S feet and IL inches At one
throw he made 81 feet l inch, his ham
mer touching the ground. Had It not
done SO he would have made 100 feet
easily. He will break his record at
very e rly date.
"A boxing match between Harry Lee
and Sprengle followed. The men were
well matched. f rd then tried to beat
his and the worlds record of Z3 feet 5
inches in the running broad jump, but
the ground was not got d, and twice
while running he Slipped. lie made
20 feet S inches, 20 feet III Inches and
81 feet 6 il les.
Coudon then put Il 50 pound shot "a
feet inch and % feet IL inches. Ford
making Is feet. Professor Tuerke,
Sprengle, Foro and Boyer did the par
allel bars.
One of the prettiest feats of the day
was the pole vaulting, Ford jumping s
feet inches, falling at 8 feet at which
Coudon was successful. The bar was
then placed at 10 feet inches. Coudon