The sun., 1890-08-24
RArrLING GOOD SPORT.
The Veteran Anerieaa Athletic Club In
the Field.

The veteran American Athleuo CIup IN
the Field.
The American Athletic Club held its fifteenth
annual games yesterday upon its grounds at
1S5th street and Railroad avenue. The Games
Committee made all arrangements to have
successful day and had the old grand stand
and fences prettily decorated with red. white,
and blue buntlng-the clubs colors. The
games were started promptly at p NJ, but
after two heats OF the seventy -hve-yards race
had been run the rain came down In torrents.
After delay OF ten minutes the sport was re-
sumed, and tho games went on In rapid order.
There seems to be o great deal OF trouble
with the American Clubs track. and few II
any. Of the officers OF the club know whore the
exact finish OF any of the mile races should be.
Some say it's an even Eve laps to tho mile
while others contend it's fifteen yards over the
mile. At any rate both starting points were
used yesterday. Billy Burckhardt was sent
awav from an exact lap and finished there.
going no doubt fifteen yards over the mile.
while George and Hjortberg. tho two scratch
mon in the one-mile run. were despatched
Bnrckhardt ran. The matter as to whore the
start and finish OF the one mile races should
" In % the %finai heat Of the 500 yards race an ac-
cident occurred that may lay up one OF the
for .%s o tho On pss@e h s
b had da quite bad fall Both men were rather
Soai1 As usual. the Contest for tho point banner"
caused great excitement, and for the first
gb bssn the HSw Ss 9tSsSyy s5sSy AssS
Crrossle1 Of the Columbia Athletic Club OF
The latter ran quite well and won q second
prize in the seventy-hve yards run. The fol-
lowing were the officials:
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BOYS rod up well, W. W. Scott 20 BocondG nniAhing
second and Herman HjertberR. Is seconds, third.
6Tho nnal heat OF tho Boz yard. by George
Rehm A. A. c.. with II yards, in 81 BocondG A. Day.
Riyerside 4 O., Y yards wss second slinsy. n. }.
dead heat third place Thsy tossod for the medal
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yards very close second Reid OF the A. A: O..
and second men ran nip and tuck ~ the dltanse and
dsorEe started from scratch George ran nne rass.
caught and passed Reid and every one thought was
StI.tCh. having besn taken with stitch in his sid:
was won bv A + George ~ A. G.. who was the scratch
ished second and Conrad Marks OF the Richmond
County 4 G.. with AZ yards, was third. Georges time
was minutes 81 seconds.
Tho bicycle dull and uninterestinE None of
the crack riders entered Tho hnhi heat won
by T. r Mclaughlin. Hudson County Whsslmen, n, with
and caught F. HsrnberE Of the =. 4 c. on the tape
The time was minuteA As seconda- Z. A. PoWers
Riverside wheelinon. WAS third "
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Prospect HATTiers, s; Richmond Co. A. /; Riverside
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