New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
THEAMERICAN TEAM ABROAD
SUCCESS AT HUDDERSFIELD-AFHLE
LIFE IN ENGLAND.
Manchester. June II.

Last wear we welcomed to our shores team
composed of the best English athletes at their
respective distances. This year the Manhattan
Athletic Club not yet satisfied with the glory cast
upon it by the building and opening OF it's new
clubhouse decided to send team abroad COM
posed of the best athletes contained in the CLUB
After careful selection by the athletic committee
the following men were chosen TO represent the
club and carry the cherry-diamond TO new fields
Of victory: Luther Cary, the Princeton College
,printer; Mortimer Remington, the Canadian
puarter.mile champion; Malcolm Ford, the cham
pion all-rouud athlete of the world; Henry Dad
nun, the champion half-mile American runner;
Alfred b. George the champion mile-runner Z.
l., Nicoll, the champion walker; II. H. HailocK'
the champion high-jumper; Queckberner, the
weight-thrower w. T. Young. the long distance
runner: f. d. LANCE the walker, j. 5, Roddy,
The middle distance runner, and Eugene IL. Sarre'
the hurder and splinter.
The first section of the team, sailing ny the
Servia on June s, arrived in Manchester the
headquarters of the team in England, on June IA
The second section, leaving by the City Of New
York on June 0, arrived two days later
AS soon as we were all united in Manchester,
,ur manager, Eugene Van Shaick, set out to ind
mitsble grounds outside Of the city limits when
We could use as training quarters He succeeded
minutes by rail, which we pronounced the
prettest spot il had ever been our good fortune
20 visit After settling down there, we had only
me DAVIS training before the great meeting at
Huddersfeld, which was scheduled as our first
Engagement abroad. We were all, however, IN
EXCELLENT health, and looked forward to our hrs'
appearance in England with pleasure.
Starting from Brooklands at II o'clock, we ar
rived at Understood about /, being welcomed
st the station by delegation from the HudderS-
field Cricket and Athletic Club, on whose GROUNDS
the games were TO be held. We were driven 10
the grounds in coaches, an immense crowd lining
both sides of the streets through which we passed.
and cheering US on the way. Arriving at Tie
grounds a sight such has yet never met our eyes
at an athletic meeting presented to us Oh
an immense brick stand, holding 5000 people were
gathered the wealth and nobility of Northern Eng
land while on two smaller stands on either Sue
of the first holding about 1000 each, the lnel-
chant and manufacturer predomnated. Inc whole
field was lined with stands like an immense aihphl-
theatre, and il is eXaggeraton 10 state ChaV
over 10000 people were gathered uhere
when the pistol was fired lor 'he HeV
heat Of the 120-yard handicap ana
the great sprnter Cary on whom all eyes arc
centred won in the last stride in the tast Time
for the track of l2 Is seconds. An immense
tbout went up. and notwithstanding large police
force the crowd broke through the ropes md fences
enSesA DELAY of over half an hour occurred before
they could be put of and the games resumed. In
the final heat Cary was unplaced, being beaten
ward and half in IL As seconds. however, ne
won the 220-yard scratch lace . Jew moments h'er,
,on+erinc in without trouble in 90 IS seconds,
while bennington was beaten six inches for the
place by Basan of the London Athletic Club
The next American to show up well was W. 1.
Young. who with 100 yards handicap was beaten
q ward for the mile run in 4 minutes % seconds.
Dadmun then came out in the quarterme hahd
CAP and won with ease from the eighteen-yard
mark in 81 IL seconds A great race followed
between Shaw and Sarre for the 44O-yard hurdle
Northern Counties Championship. Sarre led at
half the distance but tripped over the fifth huTle
and Shaw passed him. Though Sarre could not
regain his advantage he forced Shaw to break the
worlds record by 2-5 of a second, his time Delng
80 2-5 seconds. The record of the day showed
that the American team had won two firsts, two
seconds a thrd-an excellent showing In view OIL
The fact that only three days had elapsed since
they landed In the evening we were entertained
at St. Adams Hall by the II. e. A. A. On Sun
day our hosts took for drives over the YORK
shire moors and among the villages.
On our return to BrOoklands we found that we
had been elected members Of the Manchester
Athletic Club for the time of our stay In England.
We had become known by sight to everybody III
England and our appearance was the slgnal lor
the gathering of a crowd. Even in the trains we
. could hear whispered comments as to our chances
on the following Saturday, the general lmpie'-
zion being that we have the sprints and jumps at
pur mercy but that in the hurdles and distances
we will be easily beaten. How true these prophe'
ries are will be proved later.
They have no really frst-class men in the spirits
oItb oh 4 BRADLEY is credited with
being GOOD for 10 Ia seconds at 100 yards. lie
is a native of Huddersield, twenty years of age
uanding five feet ten inches in height, and weigh
ing in condition, go pounds. lie has only been
running year. and will, in time, become first
slass man at any distance below quarter-mile
Cary gave him three yards start IN l2O at llud7
dersfield beating him six inches. He therefore
ought to hold him safe in the lOO-yords champion
ship.
We have now all settled down 10 hard, honest
training. and until Saturday evening, when we
Attend the dinner given in our honor by the
Athletic Association of Great Britain, we VIII
partake of the most substantial and plain food.
We rise every morning at 8 a. M, and after
short walk eat hearty breakfast Of SggS CHOPS
ing playing tennis and bowling, until luncheon,
Which we have at / O'Clock short drive or
rest is then INDUCED in till ), at which time we
begiIs the real work of the day, consisting, ac-
cOrdine TO specialleS IN running lumpIns,
hurdlng walking or throwing the weights; amer
two hours or 50 of this exercise we have shower
bath and rundown, and are then ready for dins
ner comprising soups. fish, vegetables, meats and
puddings, which we have at about u H. The
fine between dinner and retiring Is spent In sign
seeino driving or walking, and when 0 O'CLOCK
comes we are all ready. for good nights rest.
and il takes a great deal of persuasion on the
part of our trainer 10 wake us up the next MORN
Ing at s O'Clock. -
The grounds on which the meeting Is to be
held sncXt Saturday are at Old IIahord about
three miles from Manchester. The track is com
posed of brick-dust and cnders, and is extremely
hard Ii is an irregular square with sharp cor
ners and should be about three-quarters OF a sec
0nd slower 10 every quarter than the Berkeley
oval The lOQ-yards stretch, however, is eX-
tremely fast ~,
has been postponed We will therefore go TO
Paris directly after the championships. comp ting
there for worlds championships on July a.