New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
ATHLETIC GAMES AT CEDARRURST
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO GUY HIcuARDs-GooD
RUNNING AND HUMPING.

RUNNING AND JUMPING.
Slightly cloudy, which soon developed into decided
ly foggy weather, little marred the pleasure OF tho
athletic games at Ccdarhurs IL was the first athletic
meeting OF tho Rockaway Hunt Club, and 800
silver cup was tho trophy awarded tho winner Of
each competition In each OF the nine contests, too,
s gold medal rewarded second man and silver medal
the winner Of a third place. W. b. Curtis was thu
referee p. c. Williams the clerk OF the course and
". G. Hegcman, Cyril Robinson and a. " De Goicou-
ria the field judges. A. II. Wheeler A. Y. Cornell and
c. H. Mapes were the track Judges.
Tho first the 1OO-yard dash. II was q
three trial heats OF SIX each and a final heo,
G. Fl. Sheriff., Of Yale, the first heat IN 10 As
seconds The second trial heat fell to
s. J. King, OF the Manhattan Athletic Club,
time, 10 As seconds J. p Lee, OF the New.YOrk
Athletic Club dcfeated F. westing Manhattan, by
three yards in 10 As seconds The final heat
fnc race. Sheriff. amid wild applause with
Nesting second and Ice third.
There were seven in the mile Gil
bert had the lead they came around tho
turn on the first lap Of the struggle. Con-
nef was third skillmsn being In font OF him. Con-
non got to second place they came around again.
Coming around the turn the third circuit Connect
got 10 the front, closely followed by c. A. Davenport,
of Harvard Davenport tried to catch the Irishman
coming past the clubhouse, but tho Manhattan Ath-
ietic Club man ran away from him. Connect burst
tho tape In minutes, - 3o seconds Davenport
was second and Gilbert third.
painful and II IS feared serious accident 6efel Captain
Guy Richards In this competition lie fractured hs
rgh leg as he tried at the bar when placed az feet
. inches lie was attended By two well kno wn ply
Page, the high jumper, won with leap feet
ihches, ana then gave an exhibition jump, I'm which
nc cleared the bar al q feet Later he Jumped over
OF tho Nautilus Boat Club won second place IN the
high Jump, and J; ?: Lee got th,ri prize.
Princeton, and I. Is. Lund, Of iarvald. compesd IN
the 2so- yar College Undergraduate Race and sheriff
second and Robinson third.
u Tn .s X5h race rae dash Of 44o yarls surprise
Harvard College man, S. q. Wells second and ii. NJ
ba Tss AZ r third time, 81 - seconds;
York Athletic Club 4; r. Copeland Manhattan, won
seeos second heat yp from r. BeI Harvard IN y as
Columbia College, by throe yards in II e5 seconds IN
b the G9w9s heat The fourth trial heat
II Is seconds, Jordan the final heat In II
seconds oDncr Young was second con and Wogand third
OF the admirers of fine when he won the half
WG run by four Yard. C. smith, Of The New
we'll, Of Harvard, was third. The winning time was
The running broad Jump was contested while tho
sceplochaser' were preparing for the hvemlIe cross
country Try race ace hspn Jumped q feet 10 inches inches
Teams Of from four 10 six men each from the sub
urban and Prospect Halriors and American Athletic
Club ran in the fve-mile cross country affair. Tho
prizes a $3.50 gold cup to the club represented
by the winning team, each member Of the team
silver medal and OF the first three men past the tapo
the first gold medal and silver medals 10 second
and third. 2. l.. Levin, American; \. |. Thompson,
Suburban, and the champion. f. c. Carter, were tho
first show out OF the bunch as II swept past the
club house, having been started back Of the first
water Jump. The bunch was well spread as they
followed the tagged course back and then wound ons
toward tho water. Coming past the club house IN
tho beginning OF the second lap Carter was leadins,
followed by J. d. Lloyd, IT,, OF the Prospect Ehtrers
team, and r. Hjortsbers, of the Olympic Athletic
Club. Hjcrtsbers led Carter by half dozen yeris,
and Lloyd, G. D. Gilbert, of the Ncw.Y0rk Athletic
Club, and Manhattan Athlete r. ID. sklllmm VIZ
close behind the field ercled the course me tha
time -Four full laps should have been maze; pu ~ "
somc mistake a lap dropped and the nnish toOa
place when the leaders came around again. IM'cs
burst the tape away in the lead and snshed nks .
Splinter; time % minutes seconds. HsE sllI@ass
was second and Lloyd third Gilbert ana Shiil"ar'
came in level amid Kisses, for fourth place . J.;
Fcth and f. L. Hickey, of the Prospect Iiar1ct s bs
T. Avery CDlett Of the Suburban HarrclSi ~ ,.sr,
order named, were the next mon homo ihe ''
Victory went TO the Suburban Harrlcrs ao,.,,
The Manhattan Athletic Club claims "a Oh. soy.
victory with score Of twontythree points 10 'ns
YORK Athletic Clubs twelve.