New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16

his stride with more and dcxtcrity 1t looked
like hard work, from the way the boys shook them
selves up from scalp to sole. LANCE steadily wore
down all opposition, made nice little squirt in the
homestrctch and finished the easiest Of winners
Time IL minutes, 80 seconds.
The mile novice walk brought TO the post a swarm
of unframed youngsters, some of whom didn't know
how TO walk any than baby. They ran and
they crawled, and one of the judges ran with them
and yanked the offenders of the track T. Nell
vaine of the c. c. a. A, won in minutes 40 80
seconds
"L ons Myers has been III for week and unable to
train for record breaking, but he appeared on the
track and delighted the spectators with an exhibition
lole Of half mile, covering the distance without
effort and winning I'm a common canter in IL. His
record is :55 20. lie is not the Myers Oh old by
several seconds
Four men on one board, with their feet braced
against cleats, four men on another board, win
their feet braccd against cleats. an inch and half
cable between them. few grlnts, a few bitches, a
pistol shoi-fhese little affairs constitute a tug Of
war. In tug Of war between the Gable team and
the Manhattan Athletic Club team, tho latter in two
heats won by stealing four inches OF rope IL the first
heat and seven in the second ,- 49,.
jump getting over pole and handkerchief feet
inc J. qS0S M }RS I'P NJ c. and LamOrccht
c. were thCnIy weight swinser s,1 70 appear
The former 81 p9unn cshno Dh T.t ot
hung fifteen feet above ground. breaking all previous
records so seriously that they dropped entirely out Of
sight
The same men put the 24-pound shot weighed at
the Adams EA press Office. breaking all records.
Distance, 80 feet inches. Gray's exhibition put Of
SO feet ! inches the Union games Is not record,
because the shot two ounces short OF weight
Some of the handicappng was extremely bad. Cap
tain Costcr, Secretary J: G. X. lawrence, and H. D.
Mcintyre can beat II &c death rank outsider Of the
name of Owens, ". s. A.. c., won the mile run be-
he given 100 yards the start Of the cracks
That was entirely too much Owens would have been
one OF Bnrtons 20OtO1 shots
j. A. Smith, Crescent A. C.. won the $50 Yards race
field ''"''"' " "'o''''''
\ lot Of curious1y constituted persons among the
spectators thought It proper to hiss Connect NJ A. c..
because he laid up the first heat In the half-me
run. As first, second and third men eligible
to run In the final heat all that Connect needed TO do
was 70 save his distance. which he did by finishing
after CLING the some easiest of p0 lis opDon9:
as much as So yards tho start of him. ". Phbbs.
trying TO Jump over competitor. Three heats We're
run Tho race was cevery by H. /. Dadman.
NJ. A. C., who was presented with lead Of 80
Spartan larIicrs. finished second lie In receipt
Of "a yards Connect and Moffat t6ed the mark and
were nowhere.
NJ. \. G., who got away In the run with lead Of
ten yards II. NJ. Banks. who scratch and
didn't get place W. J. Carr, Brighton a. C., was
In The two-mle bicycle race four mon fell all
In a heap but they remOunteh and continued ped
alllng for dear life. @. F. Brown. Kings County
over Kngsland the Southern Meteor who started
at the line with J. W. Powers NJ 4. c. Time. : 80
J; A. Hanson. NJ A: C. 100 yards, was second and
H. a. hclicw, 18th Regiment y. A. Q50 yards
c. T. Bostwck. Crescent A. C.. with an advantage
OF eight yards, won the 2jOyar1s hurdle race in
second, and Herbert Mapcs, c. c. a. a. three
yards, third