The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-06
N. ]. A. C. CARNIVAL.
Battling Games on the Grounds
at Bergen Point Despite
the Rain.

There was a big crowd Of lovers of out
door sports at the fourth annual carnival
of track and field games given by the
New Jersey Athletic Club on the grounds
at Bergen Point yesterday afternoon.
Despite the unpleasant drlzzle the games
were thoroughly enjoyed. Considering
the fact that the track had been soaked
for several hours, it was in q very fair
condition sor the sport, and while no
records were broken, some remarkably
fast time was m nde in several of the con-
tests. William J. Swan OF the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club was referee. The
events resulted SIS sollows.-
One hundred Yards handicap dash
Eighteen of the two-score entries ran IN
four preliminary trial heats that resulted
as follows
Flrst--Won in 10 So seconds by A. F.
Copeland, Manhattan A. c., [scratch),
with c. A. Harrington, Pastime A. c.,
Il 2 yards), second.
second-Won by r. G. Kennedy, Man
haitian A. c.. q yards), in 10 8 5 seconds,
with Miles P. Halpiu. New York A. O.,
Il yard, second.
Third Won in 10 3-5 seconds by f. G.
Ryan, Star A. c., "A Yards, With A. Wer-
ner, Brighton A. G., Is yards), second.
Fourth--Won by T. NJ. Coco, Star A.
G., "a yaris). in 10 3-5 seconds, with
Frank Clark, New Jersey A. G., % YARDS,
second. The eight men competed IN two
second trial heats, COPELAND winning the
first in 10 8 8 seconds. with Kennedy sec
ona and Ryan capturing the second IN
IL seconds, with Clark second. In the
final heat COPELAND finished first by six
inches in 10 3-5 seconds. Ryan was Sec
ond, just six inches In front OF Kennedy.
Eight nandred and eighty yards run
P. r. Burns, Xavier A. G. 10 yards.)
finished first in minutes and Is of a
second. He was one foot in trout Of W.
HI. Nv bite, Accoru a. "A. go yards), who
led G. L. Greenhall, New Jersey A. G. 90
yards), by two Yards.
Two hundred aud twenty yards hahdi-
cap hurdle race---B. g. Woodruff, New
heat in u 20 seconds. with +. G. Putfer,
New Jersey A. c. q yards, second; Z.
Howard, Acorn A. A., az yards), won the
second in 81 Is seconds, with A. Nj. JUDI
son, Manhattan A. 9. IL yards, second.
Edward Z. Barnes, New Jersey A G.,
Is 8 8 seconds, with j +. O'Hare, West
End A. A., second. Howard won The final
Ia 26 rs seconds, with Edward e Barnes
second and b. G. Woodruff third.
One mile handicap waik-J. Shelly, Jr.,
Acorn a. A, go secondsl won in Z mlI-
utes and % seconds with Walter ".
Scott, New Jersey A. g. (25 seconds1,
secoud, aud f. B. Ellis, Pasrime A. G.
go seconds). third, Z. L. Nicoll. Manhat-
tan A. c., was scratch man and he finish
ed fourth only y few yards bshind the
winner His time for the full mile was o
minutes ani So seconds
Four hundred and forty yards handi-
| cap canter--pnere were eighteen starters,
with Edward T. Barnes and Frederick G.
4 Puffsr, 4. J. A. c., on the scratch. Frank
| Clark, OF the New Jersey Athletic Clue.
| yards, won by six inches in 81 4-5
seconds, with r.. G. Kennedy, Manhattan
A. c.. 25 yards. second, and J. Tracy,
Acorn A. A, Is yards, third.
1 One mile handicap run--A 3. George,
Manhattan A. c.. and Ernest Hjertberg,
New Jersey A. c., were on the scratch.
| George finished first In minutes 81 As
| seconds. He fell in the arms of friends
exhausted. Hjertberg quit remarkably
fresh. A. C. Grieve, Yonkers A. 9. 600
yards), beat Reid for third place.
Handicap running broad jump--A. f.
COPELAND, Manhattan a. c., (scratch), won
with an actual jump Of % feet 4 2 Inches.
George SchwegIer. New York A. c., 4
1 foot, was second with an actual jump of
81 feet and inch. Miles P. Haipin. New
York A. G., q feet inchesl. was third
with an actual Jump OF - feet IL
4 inches.
Handicap RAINING high jump--H. Her.
rick, Manhattan A. c., g 1-2 fnches), can
! tured first prize by clearing 5 feet 6 "a
4 inches. With his allowance he beat out
ny / aud 1.2 inches Alvah Nickerson, New
| York A. c., (scratch). who secured sec
ond trophy with an actual jump of s feet
5 "a inches. lack. A. Cooper, Manhat-
tan A. c., Is IL inches), was third with
| an actual jump OF feet inches.
The competition for points between the
1 organizations whose representatives par
! ticipated in the eight events resulted as
4 follows. Manhattan A. e.. IS; New Jer-
sey A. c.. Is; Acorn A. A.. IA, New York
| A. G., z, Star A. c., B; Yonkers A. c., /;