New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21


distance, and Will, IN all pro"'oih'H' ''' ~
place for his club
r Conncn whose fame as n l0ng-dis'aht'
runncr has extended throughout England, Ireland
and America will. il is confidently cApfc'cd' hi'h'
This four Tor the club whose record he mas 80 "'
exalted, Connect was born III County hii'uc'
Ireland, and WAS aiicctonat"ly Known on NV
cindcrpath some time ago as the iri'i ,""
ILL.,, first attempt us n runner was lhaoc u" '.'"''
49, in his native country. when nc WIS s'N'-.''
wears old and from that time his CAREER '
amateur athletics tended steadily upwafu' ''i'
sickness overlook him some months ago. HUN
which, however, he has completely rccoNeI'o'
though il is said NE has not yet snccee"'" III
training himself to the pitch which hc hlaih'di.''
before his illness His running styI" IS pc"u'i''
He holds himself well together. an" apparently
runs rs easily when lie IS a'""' 10 "'"P "
exhaustion as when he first starts III 'ie ''''
In runninr his tactics seem generally TO nc 10
keen the leaders heels well III view. ""t ho' "
n,sL him too severely till the homestrTtch opens
out before them. Then he sprin's h"iie Ike "
deer Ills spur, at the end of rafting miie
RIM is one of the curiositieS of tic clhdcr-pi'h'
Copncn las often been carried from the ieid
in triumph By the spectators, aud els gchei"'
fovoritc AS a runner. (0hucf VIII H'n III III"
A. A. t. championship meeting III Nashlns"n
but George, aoollcr "cdier oil tlle 'ntii' ''
seems 10 be- ti" iuVUrItc Tor the p!a'f.,,
Wr Remington is another of the Manhat'ahs
who may make the Wrtcrn ,"nr ne - oic W, W.
the mos conscent ions and honest trainers NV
clb has on It's roll this sPasoil. lie Is t'ii any
wr-hnit has all honest straightforward" iouk
and is modest and nticmtnly III MS Gearl,s: ,h
is "A promising Splinter, but 1t IL salu thaI III Nv
IOO.I yard dash lr mas rivals III his own Gu" VIM
will probably force him TO take sccohu "r 'ni'"
place in the championship mcftlhs' H., 49,.
The Manhattan Athletic cum records rho"
~. irtX
and A. +. Copeland has done his s,:arr IN a"uins
to the list as he has IA record ui pelnS tIic ~
ward hurdlcchanpion OF America, ana 'hc ~
yard champion of Canada, and among the names
of the men whom the clu!' dcIish'S u" hoi'ol ~"
more brilliant records or hnr Srn
~ athletics was in winning the American AIN
Irtir club a-around championship IN 1881. ne
will unl,od the credit of the CLUB IN me 2-o-EaIu
hurdle at the championship meeting. ana mas MANY
hackers in this contest, though II Is Sai' ,ha'
J. Ice. the INTERCOLLEGIATE rhampi"n may carry
first place in ,nI rr' , '"I ' Grrcnni will aeon
parv the Stafford llarrirrs on 'h"if western" '""'
Inc Stafford Iarricrs have lonedis,nncc run
nor in W. H. Morton. worlds rr"rd-holdcr from
fourteen To- twenty iniles, who IS 10" likely 70
find any exceedingly Formidable rivals III 'hlS
country Met arthy Oi III" Mlnlitta,. mas r.
ycalcd GOOD stnNin. powers and is probah'S me
best man the cluh has for The l"ns-''stnncr rum
ming the Western trip f"r rren''" ,.oro w. w.
mic amateur runner hardly knows wh'" I"
look a. five miles is the longest 'lis'an"r com
nct"I for m the \. T. L. Championships ana ii''ie
si,"mion is gvcn 10 longer distances. ,""
i,rccht of The VI A. { :. is puffInE the s'in' MI
usuoliy we'll ihs season. and would IN Io"i n''h
for the club 10 have represent them III ne Wrs.
He has nio!c American championship, r",n
any oIrrr athlete. and his exploits laIr ''Ii"'
materially To- ra!>.. he Manhattan Nhi'1r l""
,n lis present rnrircncc rs ~ nillr', lhst'"''"i
In IL" championship m'"tin "' ,"uo ,".., 81. INN
,i,mii.'c opponent ~ tl"y. of re .'r"-N "rk N'I
lrtic r'iih. and h. AS ho' p'"mH'h '"'''" VI
nm,s C,ry /, the M.nhnttan's hopriil for ~"
lanyard dash - the championship nee ~ :"
Washinrtoi u" j, rnnnin- Ia Np"n'i" '"'n'
,pur,, like the wind and viii 10" f"f'''l' ne com
p,rv fer ilr best spfIni"rS ~ lie '''h'+N. a.
wLn would i.a, t.,rY must nm pu!'' i''' 49, "'.''
soIii" s.f. 'l"u-h some more ""y ",H ~, +"
dcwr H." WIZ" 'fr'n'; VIZ. ,n h.. rc.n.,tcd
,h, 'ary . j no, '~ abb" g. arc%T",ny We wan
haitian rrp,"s"n' live, "p thri' ""o.t" 'r,p' -,
,l.. opening of Isl, col"g" VIII h'''>i'" HIS
''S 'T !, Gc"rgc is one Of thr hardest 'nh most
enduring athletes 'at bear 'nr n'iN ~, r,'" c'sv
r,c, Of Cnnrcn's style and looks f,"r"d ana
heavy hat !, CARRIES him I" the front "ln,.' W,
| onnrY athlete. lie VIII enter the mile contest
IF ,lc ! 4 / carmpioi,shp nhcr'in, ana ia'
! greatly hri.'hrucl tir pa" ;rr'r @! IT," W. y
| in his Iacc II : ais" 'h"'s. hE|l tI.u w.
| ,yiIl make tie tor with -" >1i"rd ''ir"r'
,r,o,,, tie o'i,rr "rrn"t men from Whose I'nk>
tic Western ten" VIII V" c!"Ir' w ere -
/
~ NE J.. 'inil..: X,cn '""prr. - o." hui iI'S j.
! rr,ch,rd. IN inc h,h jump, and L. H'""i' III
/ ihr WalkIn. r"a;r"i'.
| Is tcli.. ~ .,d tina vii maj" ere i'ahir
| .hov!ra - lie ch,n"i"rship meeting ~ "rt""r
II Is als" c>r~,'r'l tla h" will Il K" f'" mp -
| lc Yves, U,"uck .ancwav AMI 'llsrk'"rrrf
err. uncY of proiuiu"nc,' VIII" would reflect rird!'
| on any athletic AS ra'l"i and f'"rr are E''''
| ulauv others ,h"u-h tie I>i already gwen con
tain, H.. Names of the m''i pr"ini>n= u my
l." l,l. l,.c":' pl"'". h"N"vri. - = hNf i,'' dh
| rot embrace" tlr nanr "f HrF"r"r\ and some
other, would nnn@ r,di"nlr upon itself II u pre-
| tcr.icd I" c,.rI al the pride "i tlnN hne rlun
Eu.crc Van >chack. tl.c first lieutenant - tlr
clnh. '. been maxim ptrl"Fa'"rH 70, ne nn i:h
athletic n.>oca,ions IN PhiIadclnhla BOSTON.
! Chicago. ~ Louis and other places. 10 INFORM
of EnaIi,r athlrrs that visited America cam" IN
III" year l-Nj year n;rin"rahI' IN INC h,>'ory
Iltrricfs. Of Birmingham. England. and their
games were gwen under the auspices Of III"
| " \. and on their grounds. and the feeling
Of f,cu,>iip established between the Manh,itans
| and ne fnpllsn athletes al that time las been
steadily arnw ina. In the following year an ALT
| ancc VIZ, TONED with the South London iinrrrrs
| for The purpose q" @iTinc games IN vhri"ls paris
| Of Englard. Tor the promotion ~ amateur afli-
lc'c,. Games we're arcordinelv held in London.
! I,irninali,lu. I.iyrrp"oI, Nottingham and other
| pac.> in Enrinud. and irv proved great sue
! cess from, athletic point "t Wow Thee
| friendly relations were extended still further ",
| an alliance nl.lr with the 81. 'icorsr Athletic
| Club 81 Hanover Square, London when Il great
| mnnN members u. the Manhattan were made
! honorary members IT tho ~. tirurgr. and athletes
| from either onb. when III the country Of the
| other have club courrSrs extended To them. and
| the picJSui" ~ meeting sp"rf-loNInS mon.
Apari from he pheasant social side Of this
! nirrnaiiuIl ur:on, nothIn: r"nld he more riic"
| tive (" .tiinulat" IN interest III manly sport =
| than the iltindu 'tIon Of some young English
| athlclcS The general impression among English
men is tina, they can beat tn" world, and, o. fine
oih"r band as sam Slick used to s,N. IT'S pretty
generally allowed over here in America. that wr
! tan whip creation. and there are good many
t,rjrars who agree with Sam Slirk and the
desire I" soc how the Stafford lIarrcrs Will com
pare with Americas best athletic talent Will hr
fe by every lad vino has ever worn runnIn:
| .hoe or clrcrci a favortc 10 victory, ir,nl
| Boston 10 San Francisco.
The ENGLISH athletes will sail for this country
on September l.