New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
rOR GREAT ATHLETIC MEETING.
EVERYTHING LOOKS BRILLIANT FOR THE NJ A
c. AND sALFORD HARRIERs AT THE
BIG GARDEN.

BIG GARDEN.
S. J. Cornell Eugene Van schaick and F. A.. Ware
composing the Athletic Committee OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club make the following announcement WIN
reference to the international Joint meeting 10 be held
At Madison Square Garden on Saturday night Either
a worlds, American, English or Canadian champion
will be scratch In each contest at the lnernac
tiona Joint meeting Of the Manhattan Athletic Club OF
New York City and Stafford IIarriers Of Manchester
England, at Madison Square Garden, on Saturday
evening at p. m"
This announcement is an extraordinary one. There
has never been an athletic meeting held In New-forK
City before where a like announcement could have
been made This meeting promises to be one OF the
greatest indoor amateur athletic meetings. II not the
greatest held IN trca The boxes and seats nave
been on sale at No. ga Fhavc. and at various hotel
ticket Offices in the city for the last week No less than
fifty boxes sold in the FIRST three days, ana inc
reserved seats arc being sold In large blocks
Among those who have purchased boxes are Herman
Oelrichs, J. II. Flagler c. G. Hughes F. p. Earle
f. J. Woolsey. II. Heminway W. c. Demorest' +. Dc
Lauritzen, W. S. Elliott. Warren Sage, William j. swan
d. A. Lorng. Eugene Van Schack. s. j. Cornell
4. Pcrcgo, E. c. Converse, c. o. Perry, Joseph Cornell
George W. Carr, J. A. Nutter, W. W. schenck, j. IT,
Gillg, Lincoln A. Stuart, ]. r. Bartlett, william
stanton Dr. L. R. Morris and NJ. S. Bernhelmer.
The Stafford Harrers team have been training
specially for this meeting at the Manhattan Athletic
Club grounds, Fifty -sXth-st and Eighhavc, and II Is
fully expected that they will show their best form In
the competitions I'm which they engage In the Garden
The interest in the meeting will be great, as Mortimer
Remington NJ. A. C., who beat W. c. Downs in the
Canadian championship Il mile will positively com
pete and everybody is anxious to see the BrooRyh
wonder run. Fred Westing. NJ. A. o., 10 yaruS
champion Of America, who held in one year me
championships of England Canada and the United
states will be sure starter in the 20 yards. Luther
H. Cary Princeton College and NJ. A. G., the holder
of the worlds record IL seconds for running 100
wards, will positively start AS he Is the iastest
amateur runner for 100 yards that the world has yet
produced there is regular craze to see him nun at
the Garden.
T. p. Connect, NJ A. O., the champion distance
runner OF tile world will take part In the races at this
meeting A. B. George, NJ A. c., champion runner
OF the United States and Canada, who has run the
third fastest mile by amateur In the United
states is starter. f. D. Lan9e, NJ. A. C., and
c. L. Nicoll, NJ A. c.. will be sure starters In the
walk. The Stafford Harrers team will also compete
as follows: N. D. Morgan. champion 1O0yard runner
Of England, T. L. Nicholas champion 40 yard runner
Of England G. H. Morris champion 900 yard runner
f. ". Parry, champion cross-country and distance
runner, W. H. Morton, champion distance runner
and holder OF the worlds record for twelve miles
The contests at this meeting are all handicap ex
cept tng-ofwar and the novice races and the entry
is the best ever received for indoor meeting ever
| held. CaIpas 18th Regiment Band will furnish music
| for the occasion. - .--
under the rules Of the Amateur Athletic Union Sev-
enty-yard run; handicap 24O-yard run, henGlcap
S20ard hurdle race haRsSsp feet inches
handicap: 5mile rum handicap; tug-ofwar, limit $50
pounds. teams OF four men l-mile Walk: HANDICAP a
scratch; running high Jump handicap 1-mile run,
handicap. Entries close tomorrow.