The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-19
A CARNIVAL OF SPORT.
Some of the Entries for Tomorrow's Ath-
Ietic Games at Bergen Point.

Some OF theE Entries Tor VOnnorrOWS Attn
letic Games at Bergen Point.
The New Jersey Athletic Clubs post
poned Fourth of July carnival of outdoor
sport will take place tomorrow afternoon
on the clubs grounds at Bergen Point.
Nearly all the best athletes in this vicinity
of the Amateur Athletic Union are
weather can mar the sports. The officials
for the meeting are as follows:-
Referee, James e. Sullivan, P. A. c.;
Judges, F. w. Jansen, S. l. A. c.:
Eugene A, Pomeroy, n. Z. A. G. and G.
e. Annett, N. J.. A. c.; timers, NJ. Bishop,
S. 1. A. c.; S. D. See, B. A. A, and A. NJ.
Sweet, N. j. A. c.; starter, w. Halpin,
N. J. A. c.; judge of walking, S.. G..
Among the entries for the 1oo-yard
handicap run are:-
w. Halpin, scratch; N. Linicus, N. J..
A. C. and I. J. Lee, n. Y. A. c., / yard;
". +: Henery. y, J.; A G., ~ yards; c.
T. Wiegand, N. Y. A, G., and g. Schweg=
j. lfr 4 >; O. !. A and Nv, W. sS Newman a., =, N ne !. <. G. 8,
"a yards; G. G. Wrede. S. /. A. c.. and G.
". Hoskins, A. C. S. N, 81 yards; G. H.
Martin, N. Y. c.; F. Mccormick, N. Y. e.;
E. Phillips. N. Y. c., and G. II. Mathews,
N. J. A. c., 4 yards.
There are about forty other contestants,
W1Ul SUdItS ttlIS1hG uP W ola Janus.
The 300 yard handicap run has the great
athlete, W. c. Dohm, N. Y. A. c., at
scratch, and fast time for it is expected.
Dohm's nearest men are:--
E. E. Barnes, N. j. A. c., Syards; E. w.
Hopper, N. j. A. O., and G. Schwegler, II
Murbrrg, P. A. c., f. F. Shirley, N. j. A.
c., and j. H. Tragresser, n. j. A. c., IA
yards. G. C. Wrede, S. |. A. c., E. S. De
Lam, p. A. c., L. X. Sharpe, N. Y. A. c.,
and &. w. Hoskins, A. c.. s. N, 10 yards.
Thirty others have starts up to % yards,
and if Dohm succeeds in winning, he will
do close to the American amateur record,
which is 31s seconds.
In the one-1nile walk, I. Sherman, N.
j. A. c., who lately defeated W. r. Burk-
hardt, is at scratch, with II. Hjertzberg,
n 7. A. c., Is seconds allowance; j. D.
Heating, p. A. c., and J. c. Korth, with
25 seconds. Others have up to 45 seconds.
p. d. Skillman, N. L. A. c., is at scratch
in the $50 yard run with Stewart Barr, S.
A. c., 8 yards, and thirty others ranging
up to As yards. Skillman is also scratch
in the one mile run with fifteen others re-
ceiving from 10 to rs yards on him.
The running high jump is expected TO
show some great jumping. HI. /. Hal
lock, the 5 foot 10 inch jumper Of the 5. !.
A. c., is at scratch, and he will allow all
the way from one to five inches to such
men as Barnes, Halpin, Spence and O'Sul-
Ivan. Seventeen are in the event.
The running broad jump has Barnes
and Halpin at scratch. Newman, B
inches, and fifteen others getting up toE2
feet 8 inches. Barnes and Halpin are
known to be good for over % feet at this
game, and both may show some great
work. A novel competition will be put
ting the 12-pound shot for men weighing
under los pounds. About thirty have en-
tered for 1T, and it will produce competi-
tors that never would have tried an un-
limited weight shot putting contest.
Games of t Surface Railway Employees.
A series of athletic games and a picnic
will be run off tomorrow in Caledonian
Park, on the Heights, by the Hudson
County Association of Surface Railway
Emnloyees. The rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union will govern the games,
which will include the following events:-
40 wards run (scratch) for those who
never won a prize at that distance; half