The sun., 1890-01-05
AMoNe rHR ArHLErks.
Active lrnuh.t,ou Athletes.


That the Manhattan Athletic Club intends
TO lead all Organizations In this vicinity Of q
similar character In the matter OF entertain
ments during the year was evinoed on FRIDAY
night. when the Board OF Governors held a
protraoted session at the club house 524 Fifth
avenue. President George W. Carr presided
and Secretary Charles @. Hughes recorded the
proceedings OF the meeting. while nearly every
member OF the Board was present.
1t was decided not to hold any winter athletic
meeting this senson, as Capt Cornell reported
that after a careful canvass Of all tho available
places In town there was none Of sufficient size
to hold games OF character commensurate
with the meeting which the club desired to
give. No building had either clay or COM
posite track upon which spiked shoes could be
used and on this account 1t was decided not to
hold the winter meeting, but to mako applica-
tion for the first open date in the new Madison
square Garden, when general athletic meet-
ing OF unusual magnitude will be given.
Tho following entertainments will be given
the opening Of the outdoor season: Saturday,
Jan. ~. first athletic entertainment. Thursday,
Jan. 2S, annual club dancing reception. Satur-
day. Feb. !, musical entertainment Saturday,
Fob. 8, second ATHLETIC entertainment Thurs
day, Feb l3. ITO l. NJ, annual ladies' day mu-
and muslcel entertainment. Monday. Feb
"a; to +: MI li annual promenade concert in and
Sr 6Daav GHn fsb feShihto for ART IadeS aen
and sentemen saturday '' March rel PS'n 5. musical %
atiletc entertainment. and Thursday, w. March
70. 2 to 7. NJ, last ladies' day musicale OF
the season.
mittce Of ff' the Amateur m @ Athletic Union Tor The
following dates on which to give the events
games; Saturday. June 2i. annual summer
games; Saturday. Sept, ~. annual handicap
given at each Of the meetings. and It is intend
ed to exhaust the entire list Of standard athletic
competitions In the series OF mixed scratch
and handicap contests.
1t was, decided, TO hold club games. open only
TO members OF the organization on Thursday.
May l, June 3. July 3. sept. 4, Oct. 2 Nov. 9.
and Dec. 4. The programme for the first meet
ing will consist OF the following events: One
mile run, 22O yards hurdle race. ten flights.
each two feet six inches high and field event,
On june 5 the events will be 22o-yard run.
hal mile run. one-mile walk. three milo run.
and field competition. all handicap. On July
mile run, one. mile run, and 22O-yard hurdle
race, q feet 6 inches) and field event. all
handicap.
on Sept the events will be 22O-yard run.
hal mile run, one mile walk, three-mile run,
and field event, all handicap. On Oct. 2 the
mS oe rum Safn haS Taee
and field event. all handicap On Nov, the
events W!Il consist OF 22O-yard run, half-mile
run. one: mile walk. three-me run. and u field
event. all handicap, and on Dec. the events
will be devoted to the decision of any ties
which may arise from the previous competi-
tions.
The prizes for these games will be the most
costly ever glven for athletic events. Each
prize must be won twice not necessarily con-
secutive. and II different athlete wins the
trophy at each one Of tho six meetings. the six
winners will compete for the event at the extra
December meeting. the winner to take the
prize for good.
On request OF Capt SamuelJ. Cornell. Treas
urer storm was requested to place In the Cap
tain's hands an appropriation sufficient to en-
able the latter to send team OF twelve picked
athletes to Philadelphia. Pa. on Feb. l. to COM
pete in the University OF Pennsyyania's ath-
letc meeting at the Academy OF Music, and to
enable team OF fifteen representative club
champions to go to Boston, Mass. on Feb. 15.
to carry tho club emblem at the Boston Ath-
lettc Associations indoor gumes at the Me-
chanics' Fair building.
whom were zach A. Cooper. the wel-known
Brooklyn athlete who was formerly II member
OF tn" club. and n large amount OF routine
work was transacted
In order not to clash with the Varuna Boat
Club boxing tournament at which the cham
of the Eastern States will be de-
cded it was resolved to hold the first athletic
Of the season on Saturday even-
ing. Jan. -. when general programme OF
evnnts will be given.
York Athletic Clubs tourney. but It is not prob
able that there will be any harm done in con-
as the New York's events are all
standard competitions. while the Manhattans
events are Of u mixed character.