New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
Mr.. WIAlAN TO THE SONS OF ST. GEORGE
GOOD ADVICE AT THE CLOSE OF THEIR TWELFTH
ANNIAI SPORTS AND GAMES

The twelfth annual sports and games under the auspices
OF the United Lodges Of the Order OF the sons Oh o.
George OF Ncw-York city, took place yesNruty aN'i
AZ the Empire City Colosseum, SiNty-eighth'st anu
Avcnue A. Nearly all tne test athletes IN ana ABOUT
New.York took part and splendid running was uoe'
The programme comprised, In the sports department. wv
yards rum mile race, $50 yards run, tug OF "h auu
many other features ali well contestd and watched with
interest The open contests weo, Of course uN
,nost Interesting from an athletic point oil Ne"'
though the members were spirited ana wen ioush'
The IOo.yard dash. open contest had .Vcn men III
70 As S. j. Agnew, Y. C.. IL. H. MorrelI " j. A. =.
f. M Reilly A. A.. C. L. Leyien, sylvan A. u M
pepinrton NJ A. c.; W. y. Croft y. j. ~ Vi D. W.
Roir r. A. c.; and vigorously contested' Inc
rack was short by some yards, consequently Uhe '
,akco /. OF little value. The hnal heat was won Oy
Croft, handicap q. yards with A. j. May W. ,. A. o.
second The in this contest was better than '"e
record on account OF the shor; track
The onemic for members was won Oy W. o.
Nadpe A. A. c. handicap 10 yards. with j. Baker handi-
can 1875 wards second. The time was . mill SO sec
The o2O.yard hurdle race was crack ahair' though
m d,yp min course az hc finish made It dangerous, and
d, tho finish Two good men came to grief. l. W. Goa,
Il the NJ A. C's got terrible fall when ne was leading
the run in his aud looked a. he was gong 70 win
!, easily The final heat won by F. T. Slney,
y l. A. c.. handicap yards, with f. T. Barnes ~ J.
4 q second sliney's time was % 2.5 seconds.
The ssO.ysrd run open to ell corners, was won o W.
g. French n. Y c., handicap 40 Yards, with IL OhrA'
\ j. A. c. handicap 80 yards second ana A. Is george
NJ. \ C., n,
The quarter.mile members was won by F. Ro"en'
r. A. c. handicap % yards. with W. Fry, scratch Sec
ond The time SO 3-j seconds
C. + RciG T. \. c.. handicap feet inches, won
the broad jump. with 10 fct liz inches IL was d
down hill jump good men refused to compete In
consequence.
one.mile Of peculiar interest to followers
Of athctc- 7. Connect, NJ. \. c., and A. b. George
~ 4 c. start from scratch. on equal terms anu
f. Uurt.herr j. A. c.. handicap 10 yards, Vas thought
tiyht pfa
struggle FOR dr. place the start 6n the bad track ana
uphill course did up George aud Connect In the hrt iew
rounds and the men IN follows: T. Owens, W D.
A. c.. handicap IS yards, first H. Kelly, r. A. c. hahc''
cap 40 wards second and HieItsbcrg third
r. l. Rowen handicap % yards won the race for mem
bers over forynye years Ills was 20 40 sec
ond',
NJ Bent OF The Brooklyn Harriers handicap IS seconds
won the thrceme race with l. l. Rogers ~ D. n -
handicap 30 seconds second time 10 min 20 2-o sec.
Tho tiO.ynrd run was q good one. the obsocle
race and several Other contests Mtcr tho sports were
finished payisn thrown open for dancing anu
a Pleasant evening wa spent. during "hioh HtaS''S
Wnnn addressed the assembly the theme. The Duly
and Power OF the Enrli,hmrn In America" Mr. Wiman
beran by saving that the duty and the power oil
rucshn.,n IN America epi'omzcd in two words
no,ur,l!zc and organize. "Tneshmcn have not aai'"
thcn,cvcs u these privileges" said III" SPEAKER as
much a, they should though II IS difficult TO conceive
what HIGHER duty or noblcr purpose could animate them
than 70 participate In the government Of Such 'o"'
- this. rom time lmmcuora al England has sent ou'
~ m. world men who have achieved grat things Ia the
.ubca,io1 " empire In conquest and In stamping upon
larrcr area u the carths surface the influence OF h'r
institutions, but strange say within THIS country "h'r
their influence would most be t and whrr IL would y'm
rho greatest benefit u been cNcrcs the least or
an turorca nations whose people have come TO America
In l,r,. numbers. the English The only people who
how, had the urcylou, experience of sclf-lovefnn'nt
TIA, extraordinary influence OK the irish race in Amer
,n roll.ic. was then discussed and their Intelligence
nd ad,u,,lty to free institutions commended but the
sl,nr induction Of n elias, OF professional politicians
and HOSES who use the lowest elements 10 achieve
,c,c Nh. sneaker regarded neither promising nor
an attractive feature the political outlook III i
..ri,r,lJr fact" said Mr.. Wiman. THAT people VINO
| u on CONSIDERS, Incapable OF seligoycrnmelt ani have
ltcd fr centuries under different forms OF governmental
should Join hands with tho Irish branch OF IN"
70 ltsb nathan and control the institutions Of one Of the
,, nations I'm the world while the English. who alone
M, al the gr AZ alien bodies IN America have nheHt'd q
ovldce Of the principles Of government by the people
o omong Ms without influence and without power but
robt,r day 4. dawning. At length the En9lshman J"
,c,nnne TO see thath Is duty. we'll "a his pVlese'
% bocomo citizen Of greatest nation the sun shlh's
,on and that is 40 full promise TO the world ana sood
10 mankind" 800 . J..
In closing the speaker urged the Sons OF St. George 70
,,lize and cast their votes for the best men ana to
host measures irrespective OF party considerations '
s. George celebration u an end At ate hour III" "
every respect reflects great credit on the management