New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-12
THE STATEN ISLAND CLUB OPENS IT'S
GAMES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
IMITATION or BARNUM's THREE RINGS SERVED
TO CONFUSE THE Two THOUSAND sPEC-
TATORs-CHLEES FOR THE FAMOUS
MEN OF MUSCLE.

MiN or NJ >, IL"
The opening night Of the athletic carnival given by
the staten Island Athletic Clu5 was held at The N'd o.
square Garden last night. About 1000 people wcr'
present and the concert given by Cappa' th Regiment
| Band enjoyable some of the athletic coh'c-'
were not for the simple reason that tier' "c''
TOO much TO watch Tor any pair Of ordinary eyes
While the Splinter, ard distance runners were
chasing the oval track, boxing contests "cro
! going on on a raised platform near the chudhoo'
| tennis match in the centre of the ainph'hea'c an"
wrestling contests near the Fourth-ave. entrance
! Manager j. W. Morri>ey here, there ana every
where bur was impOs, ble bring order ont oil the
chaos The boxes were about half full. The boxing
platform collapsed about 10 o'clock but nobody was
! hurt The specta seemed 10 appreciate Inc Don
ing contests and the exhibition running by the ora'A
| ,plfnters Day Baker. Cary and NeNt'hg were loWN
! appauded The track ten laps 10 The mile Inc
lacrosse team OF the New York Athletic Club Will not
compete AT the games "a ahNer'l'o"' NV 'i'"
| Withdrawn it, entry.
Tn, officer, last night were as follows;
Athlctic,Referee, j. F. iu4ekeT ,1ii, a; G. uriia
speclols, W. Gnrti> :. l.: n 4, Mi'H Eu wH,fncy
week, sport: j. +. sullivan, y. J. y. {. I~,k
| judges, Walter Ii. schuyler ~ Y A. a., '"oFSc f"
c. F. Matthewson Berkeley y C. Tmcr, ); II, =, NRc Tn
jr.. ;. l. \. G.: G. A. Aycr' VI. ~ VI H H.,mIi
| Rakcr b. l. C. starter samuel ID. see. Acorn \. y.
| clerk Of course. samuel Cornell, VI. T. e. 'eoI9I
&. Stlrtt~.
bownnG a /. a. C.. Judge Of walking. samuel Austin
Judge Of hcycllnc, F. p, Pdal, ,,. =
Wrestinc"Ecfcrcc, W. G. Morse, y. y. 49,,
Fencing Referee, Euecnc Higgins, " u ~ -
| Tennis-RcfoIcc, +. q. killoGG'
| The first contest heat in the nail Mic r''o
The first neat was won by W. y. d. Pod'>ta' Nan
haitian \. c. 40 yards in minutes. g - seconds
H. F. Billings, jr.. New York i. G.. 20 NaIu'' W."
| second and \. u. TomphiuS, Riverside \. t. .
wards. third, The second heat wa- won by g J."
| casanova Manhattan A. c., 30 yards, IN : mInut'
q % seconds: +. W. Piers0n. Riverside ~ g. ODE
| wards. was second, and +. b. Turner Manhattan
| 4 c. 20 wards, third. The Gnal hed' W. spirited
contest and r. T. Turner won in handsome s'}lc il
. minnie, . - seconds +. II. W,Itldch VA second
| and c. De Casanova WIS third.
In the 22Oyard hurdle race. handicap. the hurdle
! wcr, ten i'm numicr. each being feet q inches llSh
| The fr,t heat was 10y +. W. G10". VI. ~ Co. =
wards. in 20 II seconds. James Dixon ir.. VI. y G.
! IL yards was second. and T.. ". Iarnc-. y H. y. &.
scratch was third. In the second heat }. {. inicr
| y J. A. c. 4 yards. won in - seconds bcduhs g J.
| Wic.aud y. I. y. G.. 10y a few inches. !. >cenc>
Y. j. A. c. was third. + W. cole Won the final ~
| = seconds, T. G. InHcr was second. and {. VI
| Barnes third.
| The threc-mc bicycle race was run IN heats.
| .tcgor H. : W.. 10 yards. Won the first heat; i
,tcnlbcrc. p. A. C., so yards. was second, and H. =
Rollins, y. Y. G.. 80 yard, third. The win
| ncr's time was II minutes second
| The second heat wa, done in hc't"
inc. H. SNYDER. BlooAIyn. 80 yards in l;
minnie, - seconds e. Lurr,ucr. y. J. \. g.. 90
! .rt. v... second and T. w Judge. l.. :. W. l1t
ards third The final heat Wa, won by II. &
| ljuncr. \. G. W. 20 yards in Is minutes 81
! cconds.
| Lutbor H. Cary If the Manhatta. Athletic Cut
! md Princeton College. won an exhibition 20 ward
! -,o He made Oh. distance IN 81 seconds and
| r loudlv auul..dcd Fred Wc,iur ". y. G., IT,
| ., charp.on howard runner ran 20 yaHds. DON.
! ho distance in : seconds. Wendell Iahcr. Il ia,
-loov Athletic Climb holder Of the worlds 1-i-inl,
! 80, ~, round ,ho track three times, lie did t.
| ahout oucthird Of a NILE in minute II ii
| ,,,,d uator.. clean runninc aroused much en-
| ..,.t..,, " u nav New Jersey Athletic Clue
| ,.,,, - ,,.,,+r,. r,,rncr Of the Unito1
nv ,l., ,..,. . doi,,, tho di.,auc,
| tate. half mile Siopechte doihs t' ul''"'''
| , i, minutes % 2 : seconds.
| rl ono milo .o.,ro.l,,-. was the Gral contest o.
| r .. 30 a., .,, ,,,,c rae + Uiert
| I'D" 'Ia'h' IL p"N'u ~ - an ~ -, -,
| crG. y. !. ~ g. - NA'N'' S"''I'' ~ ' 90. %.
| veil i'm hand, but faltcrcf m the last zap ". J
| >-.,,.. u {. - y,rl. came aCan and WoI
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| andy IN , m'Nuh~ ann go 'i"' J." ''''''' w
| e,nud and w. = French. y. y. \. G., 20 yards, Va
| ~
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| h, wasted youue men. Clarence Hobart. y. y. J..
| ~ 60, ., D., T. , {, d.f..t.d u Gambler
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