New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15
A FINE LOT OF ATHLETES.
SUCCESS OF THE CHERRY DIAMOND MEET
ING.
cpr,r crowDs WITNESS THE SPORTS AT MADI.

GREAT CROWDS WITNESS THE SPORTS AT MADI'
SON SQUARE GARDEN.
There were about 1000 people in Madison square
Garden last night when the indoor games OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club began at 3 go p. m The pro
ceeds of these games 20 dfiay the expenses OF the
team which the club will send to Europe People
kent coming in that 10y o'clock the seats were
fairly well filed. The athletes, to the number Oh
about 400 huddled together ~ the Fonrlh ave en-
trance The cool breezes made their sparsciy eau
limbs SILVER slightly, while the pace OF the winners
I'm tbe preliminary heats made them SILVER more
The straighaway running contests ended at the mont
entrance to the arena against number OF mattresses.
As dozen racers came piungnG down the COURSE anu
pounded themselves like battering rams against 'HY
mattresses, the crowd behind invariably drew back
was too suggestive of railroad trains in COLLISION.
Cries wells and shrill whistles resOunded all
over the amphtheatre from the friends OF the
competitors. The report Of the starters pistoi
Invariably called forth screams from the grlN' "Ie
they found more difficulty in keeping score than az
baseball game.
There we're about 700 entries for the contests. which
passed off rapidly. George W. Carr the genial rel
cree was everywhere about the arena, settling as
putes at "a word and facilitating tho contests DinH
the evening a gold watch presented to Samucl D.
Cornell chairman Of the Athletic Committee OS A. -
Palmer in behalf OF the Directors Of sports Oh inc
club
The carnival was successful IN every way and neat
sum was realized The officials as follows
Referee George W. Carr, NJ a. c.; track iudges-W. b.
Curtis, n. V a. C., W. J. swan, NJ ~ C' H. Mac
MILAN, A. c. S. ~; field judgeS-Waiton storm
NJ. A. c., J. f. sullivan, n. j. \. c., }. Harder
" Y T. ", VI. W. Ford b. II. a. c.; starter-llariy
P Pike NJ A. c.; timers-C. c. Hughes, NJ ~ e.,
W. Baker b. A. c., George a. Avery, NJ A. o. cerk'
Of the course-C. o. Perry, NJ. A. c., j. b. Anderson
NJ. A. c., DR.. J. c. Miller, NJ \. c. judge OF Walking
T. A. McEwen, NJ a. c.; inspectors-A l.. PrcSslneer'
u. A. c., L. E. Myers, VI. A C., j. H. H. Hacket,
NJ. A. c.; marshal-Dr. Arthur O'ohea, NJ A. g.;
announcer-A. c. Tamer NJ y. c.; Official reporter
W. DEF. BOstwick. NJ a. {.
The contests follows:
seventy-yard run, handicap, limit four yarts-First
heat won by II. Il. Sayback, Wesleyan University
IL feet time as seconds second heat Victor MapeS
Berkeley A. c., feet time seconds; third heat
g. r. SWAIN Princeton College, l. feet, time 4-o
seconds; fourth heat, W. j. DANES, NJ. \. C., y 1eet
time Z 4-5 seconds; fifth heat J. Spelnai Naruhd
Il. c., IL feet, time 40 sixth heat, NJ Z. Halpm'
N \. A. c., Z feet, time 4-5 seconds; seventh heat
5. V. Il. Thayer, Boston \. A., feet, time 40 sec
onds eighth heat, IL. Il. Dadman NJ. \. C., 10 feet
time 3s seconds ninth heat, F. II. Ryan, star A. C
IL feet timo 40 seconds; tenth heat, F. G. Puiier
New-Jersey A. c., IL feet, time 5 seconds; eleventh
heat, L. +. L. Pynch0n, \. c. 5. ", II feet, time
seconds; twelfth heat e. b. BoSs Boston ~ ~, feet
time seconds thirteenth heat. J. Coson, Bridge A. Co.
weigand, Brooklyn Y. NJ. C. ~, feet, time seconds
second trial heats-Frst, won by W. J. DANES. time
z 3-5 seconds: second, won by > '. r. Thayer, uH'e
3-5 seconds; third, won by (. B. Bloss, time 40
seconds.
22Oyard handicap, limit ten yards first two to
run in final-Fist heat Won By E. :. Ramsdeil p C.,
and A. c. S. ", yards; tme 26 ID seconds. G.. r.
swain, p. G. A. A., feet. and G.. +. sanford, New
Haven a. c.. 10 feet, tied for second place. second
heat. Spelman, Varuna L. c., yards, time, 20
seconds. J. T. Morton. NJ. ~ c.. . yards, second
Third heat-W. IL. Hottoa, star A. Co. yaIdS,
time, 20 seconds. W. Morgan, " j. \. C., yards,
was second. Fourth hcst-L. Pynchon A. c. 5. ~,
10 yards, time, % 30 seconds. James Newman,
NJ. A. c., second.
Just thirty -four men started in the One-inllc run
The handicap limit soventy-tve yards The race
was q spirited and evoked loud applause. French
led for three quarters of mile. but in the last lap
E. Hicribcrs, y. J. y. g., 20 yards, who was
practically scratch, took the lead. HjertberS won
easily by dozen yards, with W. ;. French, n. u A. c.,
40 yards, second; and II. ;. Lee, Buffalo a. C.. 30
yards, third The winners time was minutes 40 Id
seconds-a clever performance.
The 7O-yard hurdle race also in heats.
Tho hurdles were 3 feet inches high and the haEdi-
cap limit was 5 yards. First heath. MOrrell,
n. ]. y. c. yards; time. 80 seconds. second
heat-E. f. Barnes y. j. y. c., yards, tima 10 10
seconds. Third heat-G ochwegler y. y ~ G.,
yard; time, 10 3-5 seconds. Fourth heat-F SlneJ,
y. j. A. c., yards time, 10 3-5 esconds
440-yard run, handicap, limit twenty yards-First
heat-C. W. COnklin y. J. A. c.. yards. first J. F.
Weners jr. NJ. \. c., 20 yards. second, and NJ.
Remington. third c. J. Mcjartie. p \. G.. 20 yards
was fourth: time "a second second heat M. Flarty.
star A. c., 20 yards, first j. s. Ro1dy, p. c. and
NJ. A. C., yards. second; J. W. Cross \. A. Co.
20 yards, third, and X. p. Evans. Buffalo A. C.. 10
yards, fourth: time. So ID seconds. Third heat
]. A. CarboneI NJ. A. C.. 10 yards first J. T. Dvlny,
Star A. c., 20 yards second; :. r. Wood, Fall River
tmd. ard J. r. loooru. p. c. y. A., 20 yards fourth
time 90 50 seconds.
Cunning broad jump handicap-E. f. Barnes, ~ j.
A. C., inches; wa t!o Mnnec WIN an actual lump
was second with jump Of 10 feet IA Inches. f. b.
Bloss Boston \, \. o inches, was third ~, o.,,o
walk. handicap. The limit was thirty yards
r. 5 Hale, the Harvard College man. was disqualified
never prominent, finishing about seventh. c. w.
Atley, p. c. and y. y A. G. led most Of the way, and
Won 50 easily that he Wa, ;eieIred to a..
sSep tern err a,ed 70 designate an 9t9s'e
?. C. and y. :. a. C.: 3 seconds, Wa second
T aHa lime wac AS mna NJ % 15 seconds rS0
~, The he, lGooaT ne 4nGaP g. " K 1 e'1
second f. W Julius h. 4. G.. 30 yards. third c. II.
r. y. s. +. a. Yards nm fine miaGteS IS -
seconds second hca,,A Fitzeeraid Star ~ G.. -
Gs II 4 ard NJ NJ a A;c6 G 40 ,S ypl, t e
fines e. T0p a. G.. 10 yards, i'm ''''O' "
The 44O-vards novice raeo scratch. and twenty
men ran in q heat. The final heat wa, by William
OBren, W. ;. a. c.. with f. Howard, IT., b. e. G.,
second and c. V; Black, Princeton College, third
Time-5T 3 seconds.
The fnsl heat in the 70-yard dash was won by
S. V. II. Thayer, b; A. A. =. Y. Bloas d. A. A., was
second and W. j. Daincs. VI. a. c. was third. The
time was : 35 seconds.
The e2oyard handicap was won by James Newman;
". A. c. with &. +. Sanford, y. II. 4. c.. sccOnd and
J. spelman V. b. C.. third. Time. % % seconds
The pole vaulting contest at scratch a. H.
Green, VI. A. G. and II. A. A.. won with leap Of 26
feet IL inches r.. W. GOf NJ a. c. was second
with "a feet ! inch and a. NiclicrsOn, y. y A. c.,
third with % feet > inches.
IL. Morrill, had almost walI-over in the final 10
yard hurdle +. Suney was second.
AMONG THE AMATEUR ATHLETES.