The sun., 1890-05-11
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
ANATEUR 4THLETES PARTICIPATE IN
the INAUGURAL MEETING OF 1900.

"
the INAUGURAL MEETING OF 1890.
The Manbsttaa Athletic CIub Held Its
Games Under observation-disclosures Ath-
Ietes Get Most OF the WRtehes-Good
Contests Despite Inciement Weather.
The athletic season OF 1890 was lnaugurated
yesterday afternoon In n rather inauspicious
manner. The Manhattan Athletic Club had
been awarded the opening date and It hold Its
annual spring games under many difficulties.
The club was at first heavily handicapped by
the breaking up Of their grounds for building
purposes After vainly endeavorinR to secure
tho Berkeley oval the officials we're compelled
20 utilize their own grounds, and a x-lRp
track was built, Just clearing row Of build
ings going up, and upon which work was going
on who the evonts we're being run OF; but tho
progression OF the flats was not very rapid
yesterday afternoon for tho laborers paid
moro attention to tho exciting contests
than to bricks and mortar. In addition to the
track the club was obliged TO build tempo
rary grand stand along the EiRhty-seventh
street side the old stand presenting poor
point Of observation. Under the circumstances
the arrangement OF u large athletic meeting
was discouraging task, but the Games Com
mittee buckled to manfully, and but for tho
rain. which broke up the meeting. fairly
successful set OF games might have been
ohronicled.
Tho outlook yesterday morning was very
discoursginR, but toward noon the clouds
cleared away aud the sun got q chance to
throw Its bright rays. At o'clock, whom tho
games were started, it seemed o perfect spring
day, although weather prophet would have
shook his head at some distant ominous
clouds; The attendance was fair; about l2oo
spectators being present when Starter Pike
sent away the first latch OF athletes in the
opening sprint,
tended, the fair sex. being in decided ma
Jortty. The tiers oil pretty faces and bright |
aRd E sese a e SsaT
rain that fell later was that It drove away these
Interesting spectators.
Interesting; and spirited contests were the rule.
The battle between George and Peters In the
1.OOO-ysrd run was soul l-StirripR while the duel |
in the lh- mile walk between LanRe and Lloyd
Coils was fought to the tape. tho little Man
inches, Dohm OF Princeton exposed his form
ip the 5OQ-yard run. and showed that at any
without peer In the, country; His rival.
DoEnes Of Harvard, blcssomed forth as
dead heat with Remington. beating the Man
tp out that pownes @ is dark horse e in S the 2ae
yard Intercollegiate championship: 1t is re-
ported that he has run the distance inside
evens." certainly good enough to carry Off the
The officials Of the day were as follows:
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thru Ims seconds The rack Sio"%s was
probably moro than six laps IA mile mistake in
ihe timing have been made The hnish between
lanRe aud oils was Z orious The champion caught g
Col 10 about 20 yards from home and from There on
neither could gam foot on the other They came [
down the etc amid tho greatest excitement and in
the last stride Lange managed touch tho tape urs
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l'rInGeton Couege 90 yardsl second RndJ l. Batcie
der, T. a. A. 80 Yards third. Time. minutes Jt3s
seconds. Peters the BnStun runner had 10 var lis OH
George and the attor did catch him until yards
from home Then cnsnel OF the best races Of the
dog ans' followed The Koston crack strength how
ovcr vas not 30 great as hrs and faltered
but sank elpcss and did recover for ten minutes Il
- 1~yard Handicap kun-final heat won by ". C. I
rrlnceon College AMI Vi /. {, ~ yaTds thrd Tine u
made Of hi. strong tinrles SrpRr.
emily unnecessary tor the not within
hnt yards OF hun le "yerdid himself and it was
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Md Kunie r. u i3 yards thiri iime Tee1hp. "m mp
nies l'ts seconds The winner strong sturdy run
nsr one oi we irsh team Rnt same over In SoT and
kuhlle had run Win 'tle more judgment he might
Rnnnt"r ItiEI jump fiiandcap-won by Il. Linden, q
nches there were four ties for second and third prizes
econd houors and F. ii Eiwara. : J l. c c q t"et 4
hird Morse jumped feet sinches and Edwards feet
Running Broad jump HNnticap--Won by A. Brown I
6 g fsel wltn an aciTa I.,np OF anrtet inches
eet v inch. aud H. RnscONer \. j. A. &. % Ieetl third
Nth IL feet /, VI inches .
rmtiins Twenty pound Shot, HanaIcNpwon by n, c. i
inches; H. +. lIOhCrty Boston A. A. q eet incheb
"a: second YIN q Re, q nshS', nnd T. coxilan
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