The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
THE NATIONALS GAMES.
Ridgewood Park Is Hardly the Place for
an Athletlc Meeting.


The frat annual games OF tho National Ath-
letic Club we're held at RidRewood Park. Brook
Ign, yesterday afternoon. and the financial
success that has attended all the ventures OF
this enterprlsing young club did not fail in this
instance. An extraordinary large list OF en-
tries had been received. and an unusual pcr-
centare Of starters appeared for competition.
All the events were closely contested, and in
the shot-puttinR contest George Gray OF the
New York Athletic Club put the sixteen
pound sphere Al loet inch, which would sup
plant his own worlds record OF 4G leet. But
tho weight was found to be Il quarter OF
pound short which invalidutcs lho put" us q
record.
Tho management throughout the afternoon
was somewhat lax, on tho usual, picnic"
order In one thing the club IL deserving Of
censure, and that is the track that the athletes
wcro asked to contest on. 1t was simply
rough field, roped of. and 10 pretence had
boon made at either rolling or preparing it.
Tho officers of the club advertised, some weeks
age, that first class track would ho built, and
on that understanding n great many entries
were sent IN. Many OF the athletes made quite
vigorous objection to such manner OF
it good-humoredy Dowoes of Harvard
was entered in the quarer-mile run
himself. and thus spoil his chances OF lower
ing Wendell Bakers record nest Wednesday.
The prizes were valuable. anu the cageruesS to
win. together with the condition IF the
grounds made Ipulng frequent. and the ref
eree's lot throughout the afternoon was 10y no
means u happy one. Tho secoud event the
mile walk. discloe ed the fact that the track was
also short In addition to it's other inperec-
tions, end the times given in the summary are
yalueIess. The path was iemousured after the
games and found to DO thirty.two yards short.
There were six laps 10 mile and thus tho
n nd n Inr in
proportion. The officers OF the club claim the
proprietor of tho grounds did Lot live up to his
There was banner offered to the club scor-
Ing the highest Humher OF points, which was
~ te Se NeY VIII
-. the Pastimes third with 10. and the Acorns
fourth with Z. Other clubs had FROM down
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The summary OF events is as follows
ono hundrcd.yard Handicap Run-Final boat on by
7 ;; Lee. New York a: g. scratch " e Downs, Nsw
1oTf EnFp . fa se X.
ing heat was msgnacen. race as tl.s time oyer
FrSasa- r%Ssoy heard clSdsf Issns ana "a" az
s~ rs about the s
q Snso bail the thinning Ssn " b. ma nag ed
oat Where four have too o
one heat every contestant including the winner bo
seged the referee with claims This heal wa. run over
OF Washington on Iu,siay tits to regretted that no
ps bsgInnmS 10 nov true camTonsL,n 40 to WAS
! Getting 70 be gac s4or distance
nd ipr E r EuG nHndsap na
Tef + KSnnoie ' 4 a. ards second and i5u' II
Gin National A {. t2o yarip third. Time, ~
inv case was hat Of Sam T"TIett New Jersey n'p 10
Re was S5on 70 20 INTO TIE cad by Smmi"g sa4
SxT to 9s Gef as ct s Snsf he S%' fo:e Of
t2rSs t" h" nrmGd 99m1o M before
dRa en aG sIE H' he war
much abused individual and shon be a owed to run
81 gsfa ay kun f a" ;; rag
dR lea tns iS15 / Acorn ri
4. A, thlrd; Time ! minute - - seconds, ne win;
man when he got his prize Gee" he exc pimTi as
he eyed ne trophy with awed admiration, i've got a
Gns%hs run: naniisapwTSn BY ( H!ertssrg New
5srs q ysrds 3 S ssSGgd and " s m T.n NsE
6nShei sec"n bur 0" Kuh &e Claim .? tu tie rot
proven that French a> Tho ug@rcssor IN the somewhat
disgrHcefu osilin that occurred between himself AMI
knh!ke. Tie scene tnnt French created Was unworthy
of rrofe ssing TO be All amateur.
one mile walk, hsndi"ap-W or by II. Hicrtherg. New
Jersey A. 4 GO seconds; W. " Scott New Jersey A.
g. (5n seconds, second. and r. Walker Pastrme L. q
as scon!s. third. Time minutes Hs$ seconds All
sorts aud conditions OF walkers competed and the
tudg" was kept busy dlsGnalifyin4 e. you please
artists The A. A. u rules provide that walker shall
GIVE cautions before disqualification IN ess il
Is the asst Ian Bnt this ohciat was on his NETT and
pulled them of without warning
Putting the l6-pnund shot handicar--Won by George
GRAY, New York A. & scratch, with H. feet inch;
J. D. DouRins West SID" \ G. tHtset inches second
with actual put OF n feet 20 inches and ~ J. Free
borg Pastime a e. q feet 6inches). third with
uRl put Of 81 feet inches Grav'S PIT ono inch
was found 10 he less than H. pounds.
Running High Jump. Nandcap-Won by j. T. Fitz.
gerald, Clinton Is inches, with actual jump Of
b feet inches; ". q. lipEey, It George A e. t3I6
inchss> second with an actual Jump "f3 feet inches
with an ActuA Jump OF feet tnchts
The usual festivities incidental TO picnic
games followed the athletic spot. and the
influence Of music and beer oblitcra-
ted any unpleasant recollections Of the alter
noon.