New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-23
EIGHT PRIZES FOR THE MANHATTAN CLUB.
A FINE DAYS SPORT AT THE NEw-YoRK ATH-

A FINE DAYS SPORT AT THE NEWLY Jim hA'A
LETIc CLUBS GAMEs-THE CONTESTS
The twentieth fall games of tho New-York Athletic
Club were held at their new grounds on 1faVcr'
Island Yesterday afternoon. The weather was 1a'or
able and although the new one-ffth OF mile cindor
track is not yet sufficiently hardened the contests were
good The Manhattan Athletic Club won eight hrst
prizes the New-York FIVE, and the staten Island one
Copeland defeated westlng. amateur champion OF Eng
land and America. Copeland ana Cohhen Won 'no
greatest number OF medals There were nearly 1900
people I'm attendance, among whom were joseph D.
O'Donohuc and family Mr. and Mrs Tabor Mrs jane,
NJ Waterbury, Mrs. W. G. schuyler. Mrs Robert
Fisher Miss Z. a. Egan, Mrs. J. C. lie Page. Mrs. A.
Sullivan. Mrs J. Marshall Carvle, Miss Julia Mcneil
Mrs franklin Morton, Mrs. Theodore Morse and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. SarOny Mrs. William Catiin.
Mr. and Mrs. Wainwright, J. Warren Lawton, Mrs
George pcll G. g. Petersen, Major Frank Tryon. NJ H.
Wolfe and 5. s. Schuyler The officers of the day
were: Referee, W. Il. Curtis; starter George Goldle
announcer f. w. Burns: judges. Otto sarony. J. II.
Booth and f. Pinckncy. The contests were as fol
lows:
100 wards dash, run in one heat and won by A.. f.
Copland Manhattan A. c., in 10 20 seconds; fred.
westng NJ A. G, second
one mile run, won by G.. I. Gilbert. N Y A. G.
Time 10 As w. f. Thompson Staten lsiahl h'h
letlc Club second.
The 100 yards hurdle race with hurdles feet 8
inches was won easily by 4. f. COPELAND, NJ A. G..
in II 3-5 seconds.
with A. A. Jordan n. Y. A. =. second. At the Detroit
games Jordan congratulated COPELAND before the decision
WIS rendered considering himself beaten. When he re-
ceyed the prize he much surprised md yesterdays
contest IN which COPELAND by three yards seems 10
establish The later's superiority.
ssO-yards run-Thcre three starters won by
:. p. Connen NJ. a. C. Time, o5. { NJ. Smith,
n. V A. C., second.
44o.yards run-won by J. p Thornton, n Y A. c.
who kept the Of his competitors from first to last
Time, SO 1.5 seconds. A. w s. Coehrane NJ T. A. ~
second.
2aoyards run-This was finely contested and won by f.
westing NJ A. c. in % as seconds A. w. S. Cochrane,
second.
Five.mlle rum. Hyertberg, olympic A. G., led at
first but was distanced by I. r. Conneh NJ A. O. VINO
won. Time, 81 ;Oi 4-5 s. T. Freeth staten lsishu A.
c., second
o2o.ysrds hurdle race-wy by A. f. COPELAND, NJ A. C.,
Time, y 40 seconds. C. T. wiegand N. Y. A. c. sec
ond.
Running broad jump-w9p by A. f. COPELAND NJ A. c.
with a Jump Of % feet "a Ach T. H. Babcock, second
nv some mistake Coplands had been entered for
The running high Jump, although he never takes part
In that contest. lie was allowed TO compete
I'm the running broad jump. Captain W. IT, schuyler
refused to give him the medal on the ground that he
was not properly entered 1t was handed TO Bsocock
but he refused to take 1t, saying that 1t rghuuliy De-
onged to Copeland
Throwing the 5o-pound welght-won by w. L. Condon
n V A. c. Distance % feet 81 inches; G. A. j.
Queckberner. S. l. A. c., second
Pole vaults. ID. Goodshall, NJ A. G., won, clearing
the bar at 10 feet second. A. A. Jordan
Putting the 1o-pound shot-Won by George Il Gray
Distance A feet 3 inches; +. L. Lambrecht second
amateur record broken
Running high jump-won by NJ w. Ford Distance
; feet 10 inches c. 4. Wiegand second.
Throwing G. pound hammcr-Won by w. L. Condor
Distance III feet ID inches f. l.. Lsmbrecht second
American amateur record OF 10S feet inches broken
Tho annual regatta, open only TO members OF tho
" y A. c. was rowed over the course OF one milo
from the Ca,Iscway 10 Hunters Island to the Gov
errors Dock The officers of the day were Referee,
@. C. Petersen: starter, NJ. l. Hard Judge at tho
finish, f. Plnckney timer, j. H. Abel, jr.
The first race of junior singles won by NJ J.
Austin. A. w. Sublin capsizei.
Fight-oared shes-The Rathb0rnc crew gave the Free
man crew 90 seconds Won by the Rathbornes.
Senior sIngles-C. G. psotta easily. T. G.. Nc
Dougal second.
Palroarod glgs-Won by the Phillips crew in 55 IA.
The d. G.. Smythe second.
Double sculls-Won by r. G. McDougal and NJ J.
Austin No time taken. Two fishing boats Inter.
with and the result given that of the
second trial
Rour-oared shells-rhis the best contest OF the
day. Won By the J. CrcmIns crew. by lengths The
Devlin in second although expected by many
to win