New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
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FINE ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
THE ACORNS' ANNUAL SPRING GAMES.
GROSS COUNTRY MEDALnoLDERs DO NOT COM
PHTE-wuNSERs AND RECORDS.

PETE-wINNERs AND RECORDS
The annual spring games Of the Acorn Athletic AZ.
ISOLATION took place at their grounds Fifty sixthst
and second ave. south Brooklyn, yesterday Aft moon.
Those who were interested in the camel and they wers
many, began TO entertain gloomy forebodinCs IN tho
morning state of the weather, and certiiny
the outlook mos unprOmsing. but toward l
O'Clock light south wind blew tie clouds away. the
sun came forth bright and genial. and for about two
hours all nature smiled. During those two hours
one Of the most inprtng and enjoy able sets Of games
Imaginable was run of. Beyond doubt the Acorn
bows have many enthusiastic female friends who
cheered them the echo yesterday in the contests.
and threw bouquets and footed horns whenever an
Acorn excelled. which often, AZ the scores show
pretty feature OF the day the exhibition 81 tho
prizes, handsome ones too. about thirty IN number,
which were placed tables in view Of the grand
stand The spectators filed all the available seats
and gaver merrier or enthusiastic throng ono
seldom
The runners who disqualified by the National
Cross Country Association, VI. b. Bailey, VI. liea'y
John Nolan. ". X. Rogers, f. Edwards and G. Knob
lock- did not enter the contests. the matter % TO
medals they took az the big cosscOuntry run is SIN
in abeyance. The Acorn boys say they Will return
the medals but would prefer a settlement by aroltrS
ton in which they would seek the privilege OF com
petng for them again in the fall against the same
competitors.
The games opened with the seventy five yard run
handicap II IN eleven heats, of three men
each with FIVE second trial heats and final. only
the winners being allowed 10 run in the second trials
and the final. The winners of the first heats were W.
Charney jr. handicap Is feet, Nautilus b. c. j. {.
Devereaux. VI. \. c., handicap feet D. A. sands,
p A. c.. handicap 5 feet; Z. c. Baumann. y. Y. c.
handicap feet; J. F. Rim. p y c.. handicap -
feet: J. VI. Glen, y. A. C., handicap Il feet: W L.
Grogan y. J. \. C.. handicap - feet: H. Luerson,
p. \. C.. handicap 10 feet. +. VI. Reilly, A H. G.,
handicap - feet George Jackson 4. A. C.. handicap
- feet Ii. L. Catln C. A. C., handicap feet j. W.
Rich, VI. \. C., handicap feet.
In the second trial heats, same handicaps. N,
winners were ". Charnley, IT,, J. VI. Glen F. NJ.
Reilly q. l.. Catlin and ". L. Grogan.
The final heat won by Reilly In : Il Seconds
with Grogan second. protest made against
Grogan's running and the awarding of the second and
third prizes postponed this contest. In case
the protest holds. the second prize will 20 TO RIM
The twomile walk handicap excited great deal q
interest. 1t was by c. L. Nicol. VI. A. c. ION
scratch; W. W. scott, y. J. y. c.. handicap IL min
utes $ Blumenthal, a. VI. A. c. third. HicoI'
| time was 10 minutes 5 A seconds.
In the sixteen pound shot handicap. J. Van Houen,
West side A. G.. handicap feet inches. made put
Of 80 feet IA inches. taking first place F Lamoiech
| NJ. \. C.. scratch, who made put oil 80 feet -
| inches coming second. and /. sternberg' American
A. c. handicap feet inches. taking third place. VIII
| a put of 80 feet IL inches. =, ...o
The winners in tile eo0yad scratch run Tor thoS'
who had never prize in any contest %ha'eser.
| were J. d. Hopcwell. A. \. C.. first IN the srss
| heat and John smith, Brighton A. c. hnr's
in the second heat. In the hnal ned'
| Hopewe came OF victorious, with smtn se'oN''
! The time was > minutes 30 As seconds. , ii,
| The iour-hundred and forty ward run was done N
| three heats V G. Rothschild Harvard y \. Wlnhln'
| the first In 81 seconds George Jackson A. a, , ~
winning the second in 6S IS seconds and Never Coen,
Titan ~ C., taking the thra IN oi sc,nc Cohen
| coming second. - .,.,o,, ,ras
,,n Iff s, nh heaS and fnal " C. Johnson " y
c. handicap IL yards. took the first heat j. T. Nc W.,
, sSoH nS and J. H. Glen, National l. c. handicap
10 Yards took tine fo Tas "a IS ' seGo S with Glen
second and McMullen third. 80 ,,,. ,
Ira Baird of the Varuna Boat Club, hanhsap -
inches tSok first prize in the running high jump handi-
cap his jump being feet inches. win W. -, Lip'ey.
il" tt ! inches and p E. Dehnert, Nautilus B. c..
handicap 4 I.S inches. third. at feet inch -. ~,
The mile run handicap was rt won oy r,' NC
AZ 2 : seconds with William Kulke, Prospect H. handi-
can so yards. second ~.
the games a good deal, but, they were just on the
verge Of completion, the programme was carried
through The officers Of the day We're RefereeIC' 4:
a. Poverelly Atlanta b. G.. J. F. sullivan. \. J. 4 G
sS D. see ce slsi q tie
rourse-C C. schoeneck. Acorn A. A.. assistant clerks
Of the course-s Campbell Acorn a. AZ trd EGpeP'
Murray iE Acorn Acorn 4 A.; III . j. Dimse p <
T. " Ford SaT H. C. AEON ISn j. C. rshe
Y. r. C.: F. F. Kohler, Acorn 4. A.; J.. b. anderson:
NJ. j. c.. ann0Tncer-G. C. Griffin Acorn on, a Acorn or,
A. A.: c. Vofei, Acorn A. A.; athletic commtsese,
+. F. Kohler, chairman d. b. Seaver. 3 j. ca"po'n'
C. Vofre A. p. Walker A. VI. Hesser