New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-20
ATHLETES AT DETROIT.
THE AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNIONS FlhSn
ANNUAL GAMES A GREAT SUCCESS
SEVENTEEN FIRST PRIZES OFFERED OF wHICB
THE MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB SECURE
SEVEN, WITH 81 PoINTS-THE NEW.
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB SECOND,
WITH FOUR FIRSTS AND
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YORK ATHLETIC CLUB SECOND,
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Detroit, Mich, Sept 19.-No lovelier weather ~
graced athletic gathering than that which to-day gave
chance for enjoyment to competitors and spectator"
the Amateur Athletic Unions first annual game&
and field perfect 5000 spectators crowded
through tho gates long before the hour for the sports 70
begin. The Manhattan Athletic Club IL jubiant over
winning Of the seventeen championships Their
competitor the New York Athletic Club. i twenty
behind In the for clubs winning points The Man
hatans gained nrss prizes second and i've
third places total OF sixty-one ponts The NewYork
Athletic Clubs Is points made BY winning
four nrst i've second and third plsces The New.
Yorks and the Msnhatans the only clubs that scored
moro than first place
John y. Huneke. Of tho schuylkl Navy Athletic
Club. referee Of the games The judges
D. G. French Chicago Athletic Club: W. G. Schuyler
and j. H. Booth. Newyork Athletic Club +. w. Jams
sen. Staten leland Athletic Club; 3. ID. Standish ana
p. E. Stanley. Detroit Athletic Club. Timekeepers-
w. H. Robertson. Pastime Athletic Club; j. H. Abees
IT,. and Otto Ruhl. New-York Athletic Club; n. T.
Moran, Detroit Athletic Club; J. E. Rayborn. Cane
May Athletic Club. Judge Of bcyclng-R d. Garden.
Of Chicago Chief marshal-Harry Mcmillan Of the
schuylkn Navy. Oacid announcer-Freder.ck We
Burns. Of Brooklyn N. Y.
The follows: 1ooyards dash-1a
hca BY G. H. Sheriff. of Yale In 10 rs seconds
second heat by NJ. w. Ford In 10 3-5 seconds;
third heat by Fred. westing Manhattan Athletic
Club, time 10 2-5 seconds; L. III. Babcock New-York
Athletic Club walkover In fourth trial heat The
Anal a handy triumph for Westing. The Yale man.
Sheriff. hurt his right thigh one Of the tendons break
ing away from the muscles and he finished even with
Ford the place. coin toss gave Ford second prize
Westings time 10 rs seconds
12o-yards hurdle raee-Copand and Vandervoort q
the Manhatans Jordan OF the NewYoks. and Ducharma
Of the Detroits in heat COPELAND seemed the
winner. but Gordon got the decision. Time. 10 Ii
secendA
onemie wsk-There were four statcrs LANCE.
~ The Aanha nj
OF tho Pastimes Burckhards stuck pluckly to his
work. and won . creditable victory. Nicon inishe1
second. and LANCE third. Time, 9 "a Lib
oncmile run-Skilman and Gilbert Of the New Yorks;
Connect of the Manhans Gibbs. Of the Toronto. were
the contestants Gibbs led fine race almost from shs
start and won In 27 Id
ooo-yards daah-westng OF tho Msnhattans, won the
nrss trial heat time Us T. II. Baocock. Of the
New-York Athletic Club, got the second In 70 70 Sec
gamey tried in the second trial heat OF the
90. but couldn't 60 twenty yards In the final heat
Wrestling beat Dohme opponent By halt yard
In the fine time Of % 15 sec.
Two-mls bicycle race-Three starters: w. L. Crise. Of
the Chicago Athletic Club amid great applause by
o foot In 8 min ~ LIS A. C. Hastead. Of New
York. second. -
22oyaros hurdle raoe-won by COPELAND, Of the Manhat
tan Athletic Club; time, 20 46 Sec
Three mils walk-Berran. LANCE and Ncoll. Of the
Manhattan Athletic Club. competed against w. H. Haseh.
Of Akron Ohio and O. Hasse. Of the Chicago Athletic
Club The Cherry Diamond easily finished one. two
three LANCE hrs Nicon. Berrian third winnsrs tmss
% min. - IS Sec
I4oyards dash-Final heat By W. G. DONNA Of tho
Nsw-Yorks; Mesley second, Bradish third time 81 SEC
ssoyards run-w. f. Thompson and Stewart Ban. Of
the Staten Island Athletic Club G. L. Estes and D. l.
TompkinA Of the Manhattsns; G. Tracey, Of the WAN
derers Athletic Club Of Halifax and c. n Smith Of the
New-York Athletic Club. were the competitors Tracey.
the hardy Nova scotaa, won In min Is Soc
Smith second, Estes third.
Frvemie run-Skllman and Carter. Of the New-York
Athletic Club Hertzberg Of the Olympic Athletic Club.
OF New.York; j. Pkeary and Connect. Of the Manhattan
Athletic Club started The race extremely
estins saIanuy did Conner make up for his run
ming only second the mile by beating Carter Gus
of sight Conner with Carter poor second Skl-
man third. Tme-26 46.
While the track contests were going on the inned
lack attention Some of the contests here were:
Running high jump. D. Webster. Manhattan Athletic
Club. with a leap Of IT.. in Norris OF the
Staten Islands second Prtchard Of the club third
Tug-of. war-Two teams contested follows Teams
of four men, weight limited to ESQ., best two out OF
three pulls time limit 10 minutes. First pull Man.
haitian Athletic Club D. S. Lord, IT, captain, anchor.
w. Revere D. T. Brokaw. j. SEEMING Busy Bees Athletic
Association of Company B. 22d Regiment NewYork.
A. Stevens. anchor; w. N. Bavsr. captain; d. s.
Brown, r., W. II. Hanley. The 22d Regiment team
won the pull by but rs Of an inch, and the final
BY 1-2 inches. The Manhattan team got the second
pull BY 2i-2 inches
Putting the shot-Lambrecht Of the Manhattans
Gray and Condor Of the New Yorks and oueckberner
Of the Islands. competed Gray won with pus
OF AZ feet, 10 1-2 inches
Running long iump-won by W. A. Hapin. Of the
oympics, with . jump OF % feet; COPELAND, second.
with - feet II SIS inches; Jordan. OF the New-Yorks
third
Throwing SO n weght-rhis was wonderful per
sornancc only record breaking contest OF tho
day. w. L. CondJn and G. r Gray, OF the New-fork
Athletic Club oueckberner Of the Staten Island Athletic
Club; Lambrecht the Manhattans, and NJ O'Suivan,
Of the Psstimes. the competitors Several OF
Condon's wonderful throws beat tho old Queckberner
record Of 20 feet "a inches, bus no retired with
record Of 81 feet inches. Queckberner was second.
with . throw Of 20 feet o inches; 0Sulvan third
Throwing 16 hammer-W. J. NJ Barry, Of
Queens College Cork with throw Of 127 feet inch
Queckberner second 106 feet IL inchea
Pole yauitC Godshal Of the Manhattan Athletic Club.
won. clearing the bar at 10 feet