The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-01
ATHLETICS have SPORT.
Two Sets of Prize Games
Held in This County
Yesterday.
THE NEW JERSEYS AND THE SCOTS.
Perth Amboy Athletics Defeated at
Bergen POint---Games in North
Hudson---LOcal Amateur Ball
Tossing COntests---0ther Events.

Tossing COntests---Other Events.
With many of the prominent athlete
of the East as participants andin the neigh
borhood of one Thousand spectators in at
tendance the New Jersey Athletic Clubs
second annual fall carnival of outdoor
sport was given yesterday afternoon on
the clubs handsome grounds at Bergen
Point
Although the number of contestants for
the eight events were not as large as had
been anticipated, owing to the fact that
two other big athletic meetings were held
in the vicinity, the games were well worth
witnessing and successfully conducted.
The heat of the sun was, however, al
most unbearable and it played sad havoc
with many of the spectators as well as
with number of the competing athletics.
A light northerly breeze carried little re-
lief to the sufferers.
The quarter cinder track was in
fine condition for the long distance and
sprinting races good time being made in
ALI the track events. The games were
run off with all possible despatch in order
to give large contingent of the contest
ants and their friends opportunity to at
tend the meeting of the Scottfsh-American
Athletic Club in this city.
The field officers were:-
Referee Harry Mcmillan, A. G.. S. N;
judges, James f. sullivan. P. A c.; E.
Graunine, M. A. c., and Samuel G. Aus
tin, of the World; timers, John H. Abeel,
Jr., N. Y. A. c.; r. Stoll, S. ]. A. G.;
Samuel D. Lee, b. A. A., and G. A. Avery,
NJ. A. G; scorers, G. I. NJ. Sacks, AIler-
and A M. Sweet, N. J. A. c.; clerk of
course, William Halpin, N. J. A. c.;
assistants, E. V. Fargis, n. J. A. G.,
and L. Levein, American A. G.;
measurers, William G: Davis, S. / A. q;
Charles e. Annett, N. j. A. c., and Frank
Gerow, American A. c.. starter, William
III. Robertson, P. A. G.. judge of walking,
Samuel q. Austin; announcer John =.
Wetmore, N. J. A. c.; chief marshal,
Michael V. r. Stringham, n. j. A. O..
A summary of the events is subjoined:-
One hundred yards dash.-Twenty men
started in four first trial heats, which re-
suited as follows:--1. A. l.. COPELAND, Man
haitian Athletic Club Scratch, won in
10 3-5 seconds, with w. Linicus, Jr., New
:Jersey, Athletic Club 81 yards; second nc
YARDS, finished first in 04-5 seconds;
with T. j. Lee, N. Y A. c. (315 YARDS,
second. 5.--W NJ Paret, Athletic Club
of the Schuylkdll Navy q YARDS. won in
1913 seconds, with c. H. Matthews. N. j.
A. G. (6M YARDS, second. 4.-G. Schweg-
Ter, Staten island Athletic Club
(315 yards, finished first in 1915 seconds
with E. E. Barnes, N. j. A. G. 49, yards),
second. The four second men ran for the
: right to enter the final heat, and Lee and
y Linicus sprinted dead heat in 10 As sec
littnds. In the final heat Fisher breasted
wahe tape first, COPELAND being on almost
gotven terms with him. Schwegler was
But,ven third place, having beaten Linicus
ble 4 four and Lee by SIX inches. Time.
49,, 3-5 seconds.
on9 en- ran in three heats, with the follow
ing results:--1. ID. |. Tompkins, M A. @
az YARDS, won in 80 rs seconds, with C,
Kechler, N. (16 yards), second
and I. T. Sliney, N. ). A. G. q yardsl'
third Third. 2 Won in s8H seconds, by (.
with d. A. Ross, Pastime Athletic
w. B. Brill, Hampstead Athletic 'Associa-
ton az YARDS. third. 3-S S. Schuyler,
m. A. G. and n. ]. A. G. DC YARDS, won
iu "a As seconds, with W. NJ. Parett, A.
Barnes. N. j. A. G. Is YARDS, third
Schuyler captured the final heat in fine
style, with Ross second, aud Namack
third. Time, 81 As seconds.
Eight hundred and eighty yards rum
Eight flyers started but only three
finished. The trio were:-First A. B.
George, M. A. G., as yards); second, L.
r. Sharp, N. Y. A. c.. (32 YARDS; third,
w. F. Thompson, S. /. A. c., az yards)
Among those who quit were W. D. Day,
J. A: c., go YARDS, and G. l.. Livingston,
n X, A. C.. $40 yards. Time, l minute,
SO 35 seconds
One mile walk-The starters were:--.
j. G. Forbes, p, A. G. go seconds); G,
Mulf, A. 9. $50 seconds; i. Shearman
N j. A. G. g seconds), and Il. ID. LANCE,
M. A. G. (scratch). Wulf took the lead at
the outset, but on the last lap was easily
passed by Shearman, who walked right
away from Champion LANCE Shearman's
actual time was minutes, 50 3-5 seconds.
Wifi finished second and Forbes was
third.
Running high jump-Several essays by
each of the nine or ten contestants left in
only three members of the New Jersey
Athletic Club. Z. E. Barnes (scratch),
won with jump of 5 feet So inches.
William Halpin Il inch), cleared feet z
inches and got second prize. The third
man was F. +. Sliney q inches), with
jump of feet inches.
Two hundred yards hurdle race.-The
dozen starters got well punched, A. f.
six inches, in % rs seconds, with f. G.
Putfer, N. ]. A. G. % YARDS second, and
G. Schwegler S. l. A, C.. Il Yard third.
One and half-mile run.-A. j. George,
M. A. O., the scratch man started sick
and withdrew after covering mile w.
- 1I(oJt ~ u - ~ w 1dSly DttoSeu
SSGx nPetrie, S. l. A. c. (60 yards)
on the last lap by an adj
1nirabie squirt, and then fell to the track
in q dead faint. E. Hjertberg, N. ]. A.
c., (25 YARDS, stopped TO aid in reviving
his clubmate. By this time only four
men remained in the race S. 4. Stage, S.
I. A. C., q15 YARDS. won in minutes and
% seconds with W. S. French n. j. A. c.,
(120 YARDS, second and Petrie third.
Three-legged raee.-This event was rlu
on the turf, the distance being $50 yards
Six couples started from scratch. G. s.
Bnsse and G. i. Jacquelin, Seventh
Regiment Athletic Association, won
in 20 rs seconds, the fastest time
on record. Z. +. Barnes and L. A. Sliney
N. J. A c., were scored three feet behind,
and their club mates, Il. c. Puffer and E
Hjertberg, were third. The competition
for points resulted as follows, a hand
some silken banner for the club whose
representatives scored the highest num-
Der of points, being won by the local or
ganization:-New Jersey Athletic Club. 25.
Manhattan A. c., 10; New York A. O., s:
Pastime A. C., z; Staten Island A. c., Z:
Seventh Regiment A. A., B. Two points
won by G. Schwegler and five secured BY
S. S. Schuyler were not counted, accord
ing to the Amateur Athletic Unions
rules.
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