New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
SPORTS IN VARIOUS PLACES,
THE BEST OF WEATHER AND INTEhEoiiN'
CoNTEsTs-TENNIs, RUNNING AND
FOOTRAII..

,-. .rhars uere ross-country runners more
delighted with Christmas weather than Sos'oiua'
rbe Polyechnic Fleetfoot and Hernward Harrleis anu
~. eureka Hare and Hounds had exercise runs IN
prospect Park and the Prospect Harrers hc'u 'no''
reo,lar Christmas Day paper-chase Six competilorS
,rrred ont for this lastnamed competition Inc
bares J. W. Bates and A. A. McAusland' "ero ai
lowed ten minutes grace, when they sprans away
from the Mattan cottage, on the Coney lsiahu 'o'
r,no after 10 o'clock The hounds, led by PACK
master s. T. Freeth and accompanied by "n'Ppoi''H
7. d. LLOYD and j. H. Mellor, went away "noh inc
tmekeeper, +. G. Webb, gave the "o'u' =" -,
maze Tho hong paper trail lay straight down the on
ood for some distance and then branched OH towaru
conev Island Soon It took turn for flaianus anu
then led by way Of Parkville on the Boulevard INC
bares, time was forty-six minutes niioeh se'o'iN
& T. Freeth the fastest hound, mado inc uls'a'
in ono hour and three minutes. u D. /" "is'u
r IT Nicolls Mellor T. Raftery, IT, GrowtaSe' Dc D.
Allen. j. H. Reilly, j. ID. Lloyd and D. trainer "e,o
next homo in the order named inc next Run VI '
c,ub will be hello on New Years Day.
Al the tennis tourney OF the Odd Regiment Ienhis
Club held at the armory In Clermoht"No' Di'ohi'
Yesterday, J. W. Raymond won fiIs' pro- d h"n1
come silver mounted toilet set, by dclea'lhs ~
Miller in tho final round by score Oh - ",
CO e. Sixteen members Of the club participated
md four rounds were played. The fine playing OF
r 7 Post fr and j. ". Raymond In the first rounu
called forth much applause from the audience com
posed Of members Of the regiment ana ther rlonuS'
which crowded the large hall during the entire da!.
ID Miller received second prize, and he well deserVeu
II for the plucky fight which he made against such
A good PLAYER as Raymond. c. H. kentgen, r. H.
Worth and A. H. Muller the committee than had
charge Of the tournament and acted as scorers ana
umpres
Tho Lafayettes and the Champions OF BroohSn'
played their return football match Rugby rules on
the parado ground at Prospect Park yesterday.
large number OF the many carriages which paSsed
through tho Park as well some members oil inc
Kings County wheelmen, the Brooklyn Bicycle Jlno
and the Universal Club stopped to witness close
md exciting contest, which lasted for nearly an
hour The tafayettes by to o, J. b. towards
malung the only touch down OF the game W. MahnKen
NOT being able TO kick the goa. , -.
The third tic I'm the games Of the American. ROOT
hall Association for the cup played Yesterday
The Calcdonlans. of Newark. and the ThStles' OF
New-York There large attendance ana the
play was excellent The Caledonians showed thelr
superiority in the first half winning I'VE goaH 10
two for the Thistos. In the second hall the lniscss
played better and earned two goals Tho latter par
~ the game was exciting, the New-YorKerS stiNlng
10 make another goal to tie the game Inc sc0re
At tho stood. Caledonians, o. Ihistes, d Inc
referee was W. Turner. OF the Paterson Rovers.
cross-country foot race for gold and silver medals
took placc at stapeton yesterday. Tho course was
triangular one Of two miles and quarter Tom Jones
won First Prize gold medal going over me course
in seventeen minutes. Julius Shontube was oioso
second and received a silver medal Joseph T. oates
acted as fudge and awarded the medals.