New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
DAYS MAGNIFICENT RUN.
A FINE CROSS-COUNTRY RACER.
STARTING on SCRATCH HE PASSES THE FIELD
AND FINISHES wINNER-DErAILs
OF THE CONTEST.

OF THE CONTEST
In noin of number Of entries and starters ana the
time made under the conditions of the course the
w -, Tho National Cross Country Association, at
vorr,s Park Yesterday was the most remarkable
contest NJ its kind ever seen In this country. Out
~ 900 entries over 40 men started, ana Oh ticso
forty eight splashed through to hniSh. y Ia"
March wind swept over the course and made inc
occupants Of the grand stands shlver In their hcaNy
TOP coats and ulstcrs. Through SKY IKE ieau 'e
sun shonc fccbly at times. turning TO hard stcei
gray the pools Of water that flooded the field ana
turned 10 soInbre orange tint the mud that was
more than ankle deep The course was eight miles
starting the judges stand. the way lei To the
southwark. out the gate leading to the grove ana
thence through the gate to the open field then DacK
nv the open ground between raccc0ursc and Stablcs'
then north along the open ground for seven eightns
OF a mile to the corner Of the track adjoining the
williamsbridge Road and Pelham ave-. from here the
three quarter mile stretch Of track was crossed and
so on down and up the eastern and western nieds,
across the race tracks, hurdles and hedges and
a water jump. and through the mud and the mlre
that made sticky every part Of the course, wlch
finished the judges box. The course vas covered
twice TO make the eight miles.
At 3:is the five first class started on their
run fifteen seconds later another brilliantly but
coolly clad detachment sent off, Then followed
the representatives Of the other classes in their
lar order. then the fifty more men of the 80
list burst away like flock Of rainbow feathcrcd birds
amid the applause Of the 1000 or more spectators
who had bravcd the day to look upon sight that
WAS intensely interesting in spite of all the discom
forts attending It. At last william d. Day. Of
tho Ncw-Jcrscy Athletic. to the scratch
Brown slender clean-lmbed and In every
n~ for the race, he looked Ike classic statue OF
runner turned into life, he sped away. the whole
great field of stretched out before him. lie
gained upon them from the start.
C. b. Gardner Of the New Jersey Athletics.
the first TO turn the blue flag +. kuhlkc of the
Prospect IIarricrs. coming second. Following them
were Bailey. Of the Harricrs, Ramona Of the Man
haitian Athletic Club; Ioey. of the Pastme Athletic
Club and Lowell. Of the Young Mems Christian AS
socation in the order named with Others close be-
hind Al the end Of the first four miles Day was
still behind about twenty five men. Gardner leading
with Kuhke q close second. Day passed the four
mile post at three minutes behind the competitors
he was following being led by only twelve men,
Then the pace was hard and laborcd one up tho
cast side shortly after the last half Of the course
VA, started upon cchty-six runners counted
In the field large number for that point In the race
though many of them dropped out. At the SiN
nile point only three men were ahead OF pay 'arn-
ncr Kuhlkc and sidney Thomas. Of the Manhattan
Athletic Club. who had thirty seconds the start OF
Dav and who had run n splendid race. Then that
tagged 10 fourth place and Day took second.
Coming down to the water Jump for the last time
Gardner wa, IN tho lead lie cleared the hedge ana
the water in two running jumps. Gardner and Day
followed almost elbow TO elbow and took the jump
nearly together. DAY lifted himself beautifully for the
water and although he slipped on the further SIDE
losing about five seconds he left Kullkc slightly In
the rear and raced down the red nsS opposite tho
Judge, block In the Nca He'll pas Gardner there
wa, the cry that went up. Int Gardner turned the
flag first Day seemed TO himself for II mai
sput Up tho field they went. Day almost touching
Gardner heels, Then they bent 10 ~ under inc
fcncc that opened into the racc-track, Day seemed
fairly 10 Side along the ground ahead Of MS op
poncnt and from that time tho conclusion ~ Inc
race was regarded As forcgonc Gdinc down the
homc.trctch amid ringing cheers from crowd whose
shoes were stuck fi-i IN the mud. Day came III
winner IN ~ OF followed hy Gardner In $780, kuhlhe
I'm OBJ and Thomas I'm 62f7, a, fine race As ever
Wa
Other mon came I'm m the following order:
Edward IS. Il the Acorn \ G.. lliertbcrs' " j. H. e.
poi,f. Prospect IIarncr- Rumpf. y J. 4 C.. French
= JA g.. N,Grcceor Prospect IIarricr, iicaley' 81
Cd. ,rorn.. frd American \. C., Rodscr, Acorn
A. e.. Mccr,or,. - ,,cprsc Tomphn-. Riverside ,
GRAY. Sew jersey Nolan. Acorn. Bailey. Prospect
u,rrors Brow %. Pa-tim". !. :. H. M''rrSSor' It''
Pee, IIarrcr- De- rodeeia Manhattan Moon
Yonlcr,. HAMMOND Manhattan, flahcrty. Prospect
u,rrcr, Eolin. Acorn Adc,dorfcf. Pa-iime >ea'cr'
Acorn. naync. II. George llach. Il George Phrian'
- George laird 4. George. Dow. Prospect liarrl'N
~l,olls Prospect Harrer-; licf"rnan, F'N
time. Mccarthy. Manhattan. Collins, bp'K
Ism. Robinson Amc'ican. Olsen. Acorn
-pencer Brighton. stanton. sylvia. NM
lalv American. Woodruff. Sew jersey Lowell
y. VI C. T.. stephens y VI. g. 4, Wager. \ VI
G. A.. uamlIl. Attention. lIcncr y. Y. CITY Whit
latch. Prospect liarri"rs.
Tho following !, the list Of prize winners Inc
ar., ten men each receiving prize
90 The IIcrald" cup for the competitor making me
fastest time. William u. Day
For the club having the Lowest aggregate score
,or tho first -iN mon to hnish-thc Ncv York Jockey
tl,i,. Gun the Sew Jersey Athletic club.
r>ira prize for the first man in the winning team
william D. Dav. -
special Prize for the first novice 10 finish. r
Kuhlic. 49,, 49,. 49,. ,,.., to-, mo, n
/ witch remington rifle. paror lamp. i'c pitcher
toll sci oNidiIed Ice pltfhci' H'N'' '"''''' '
William d. Day the principal plizc.winnrr OF We,
tsfd,v 4, eighteen year, old. lie J, Inc Nn.i'. VI
! ch,ripinn and apparently the lci>t ""u'"
/ OF tlc whole held. MI the men were 'p">h'" Wiz"
mud from head To foot. u 49,, ,,..
The follow ing were tho principal officer OF the uaN
! Referee f. {. Williams. y. J. \. 6 '',", In m'
! william Il. curtis. y. y \. g., -tdiirr' W. u i'""
,rfenu. Outiug 4. 4.