The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-29
L0RILLARD'S DAY.
It's Debating and Athletic
Association Had its Ath-
letic Games.
A BIG CROWD AND RARE SPORT.
Results Of the Baseball Games and
the Horse Races.

The Lorillard Debating and Athletic
Association held Ats summer games and
picnic at Californian Park yesterday The
games were heIddn the afternoon, and at
the finish o recess was taken until last
evening, when the athletes and their
numerous guestszdanced until midnight
Both features ofthe meeting were q grand
success. 1t was Thought the strike at the
factory would interfere with the attend
ance. and possibly1t did, but to very
imitedSextent, as it is estimated that t1f-
teen hundred wore In the park last night
The dancing platform was constantly
crowded. With such vast gathering
there were, of course. q few belligerent
young men, but they were comparatively
few, and as half q. dozen policeman were
on guard the mischief makers We're
promptly elected.
The punishment they received depended
on the amount Of resistance offered. The
picnic was q jolly affair.
The athletic contests were the best
that have been given IN this city. Every
event had an unusually large number of
entries. and the majority started in the
contests.
The association had offered splendid
Inducements. They gave three medals,
one of gold. the second of silver and the
t0lEQ OF BfolLe. LOT the bHIeo DeSL men III
each competition
The first contest on~ the card was the
one hundred yards dash.
There We're forty-eight entries ind
thirty-eight fst&rters. Ten heats were
rpm. The final was captured by J. New
man. NJ. A. G., who had ~ yards start.
His time was 10 1-5 seconds. r. O. Irvine,
J. ID. A. A., G yards. was second, and f.
a. keiliy. Acorn A. G., yard, was
third.
The half mile run had twenty-six
starters. II. f. Billings, Jr., N. " A. O.,
the scratch man, caught the gold medal.
His time was 2 minutes. o seconds I. i.
Maloney. /. d. A. a., IS yards start. was
second. and j. Marks, Richmond County
4, e, whose entry arrived too late TO be
handicapped and he ran from the scratch,
finished third.
The $50 yards run for novices was won
by w. K. Glossy, Wayne A. c., in 2 min
nres 10 4-5 seconds: J. 3. Forbisher, New
Work City, was second. and 6. G. Hol-
lander, Pastime A c., third.
The 40 yards run had twenty-fcur
starters The final heat was won by II.
A. Thompson, New Jersey A. c.. who had
- yards start, in 81 seconds. w. +.
Beckle, Pastime A. c., 16 yards, was
second, and ]. ). Mccain, N. j. A. G., %
yards, was third
The boys race, one-half mile, was won
by A. W Harris, New York city, in 2
minutes 81 seconds ]. H. Smith. N. J.
a. G.. was second. and c. T. Holgate,
Newark 7. NJ. C. A., third.
The high jump was WOE by Willie Fa r
rel, l. D. A. A., who cleared the stick at
feet inches. a splendid jump. He was
allowed 2 IL inches. H T. Sill, Riverside
a. g., 4 inches and A. %. Lewkowicz,
l. D. A.. A., 4 inches, tied at feet 5
inches. In deciding the tie Sill jumped
feet 81 inches and won the silver
medal
The one mile run was magnificent
contest. Marks. who started from the
scratch, won, but tainted as he reached
the tape. 1t was many minutes
before he revived His time was 4
minutes A seconds T. ]. yogellus,
Wayne a. O., O. yards, won the silver
medal. and Frank Dolan, also OF the
Waynes, caught the bronze medel. Dolan
started from the scratch.