New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
ATHLETES TUG AND STRAIN,
ANNUAL HANDICAP MEETING OF THE
T. A. A.
A GREAT GATHERING OF AMATEURS IN BOSTON
HAYWARD GETS A GooDLY SHARE
rBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


| poston Feb 14-The handicap games In the New
south Armory this evening. under the joint auspices
| of the Boston Athletic Association and the lst heI
ment Athletic Association, brought out not only the
pick of athletic talent from the large associations o
New England but also some Of New-forks hheSI
amateurs as well as large crowd of spectators TO see
| them The immense building proved admirably
adapted 10 the games, permitting track OF nine laps
| to the mile with very easy turns and seVehIy-hNc
ward straight away track for the dash3s Amp; room
was found also inside the track for the field contests ana
| outside in the amphtheare were seats for ooOo or
6 900 people The sports were started promptly at
| o'clock and were run of with commendable prompt
ness, considering the great number Of entries lhcued
| in the officers of the meeting were the fOHOWlhB
| Referee j. l.. sullivan, " J. y. c.; tlheAcepers'
C. C. Hughes NJ a. c.; J. G. Lathrop, Harvard f. NJ
Wood b. A. A.; r. ID. Sears, b. a. ~ starter H. D
| Cornish b. A. A.; official Handicapped, E u '&oer'
A.AU Governor Russell and staff were present as
guests. A.,
rirst on the programme were the trial heats OF the
soventv five ward dash, and some time was consumed
IN wedding out the nearly $50 entries with SIX men ~
| a heat. The Harvard men made an eXcelieht sio"
ing and Remington, VI. \. C., also secured P'aoo'
simultaneously with these begun the feld sports
Trial heats followed in the 4ioyad novice race anu inc
200 ward rum and then the 1O00yard run, with all
cor,nettors I'm one heat 1t the first real race
NJ t.e evening" and applauded correspohlhgN'
ConneG and ROddy, NJ. A. c. made game hght frOll
tbe scratch, but could not get place Blake' Vi
Harvard won In the good time Of ;23 20 ,.,,
In putting the shot Lambrccht was 100 heavily
| bondicapped and could not win any way.
The mile walk uninterestng except for tle
gallant fight for place made by Nlcoil, NJ A. O''
who wa, too heavily handicapped.
Three Harvard men took the places in the ID
ward dash final while the first 3ooyard run went 10
TrmOunt (Boston MAN..
The mile run brought out a host Of runners 50
IN leader,
crimson was well in the front.
In the tug-of war the team from the Naruna Boat
Club Of brooklyn, won fist place by defeating inc
Gloucester and Williams College teams. The last named
took second.
ir Harvard a. A., who jumped feet Ii inches
i,atng tho indoor record Of feet a. H. Green, W. A.
C.. and J. Z. Morse. b. a. A., each cleared
4ioi ard novice run, all scratchFrst. E. Muin.
tara e. IL ii IL % 'S'Gna A fms5J RI @Gi5, Is ,ic &c: = 49, '
ecS5a %p TaEEd va l. Ead;oi T. T. + jclgH' . q g. :'
Brackett H. \. A. 30 sec. Tint min; . 80 see;
feet SEQ sedonG G' q. w. Shcad H. A. A. ii ieci ird,
A. r. shaplelgh, II. ~ ~, II feet. Time - sec.
3OO-yard run--First, ;. A. Coomb', T. y. e.. l.
'"TTocc Toco-yad ran-Frst A. Blake, II. 4; A. $5 Yards
second { v Person r. & A. A. 20 G yards "a 3md . W. .
f'IRid ing the Ii a. lSpGHad 81 % shStFt T. G. PotteF
ryan X; H. BOSTON, fee! inches, actual 35 feet H.
inch third H. II. Morrell y. J. A. G., feet. actual
ambrech, ~ A. G., 37 feet a - inehsi tSS, 'ee'nf'
oncmlle runrFrit H. C. Lain .H H. v3r. a. A. iby h1p
/ j. ~ Gallagher c. \. C., 80 yards. Time minutes
20 seconds. u -, =, , -
six hundr,d yards ruu--Fir,t. T. Il. Turner. NJ A. e.
10 ward, &. T.. BatChedcr. B. y. y. and H. ~ y, ID
ward ". j. Patchclder. b. y. ~, % yards IlNle-
! minute i / > seconds. - r.. d,
| Two hundred yards hurdle race OurtlleS . iect -
| lnchosj-Fir,t l.. ". Cor, VI. \. G., yards CDhu'
: J. Sucy s. j. A. C.. yards thiId, ii. H. Morlell,
X J. A. c. = wards Time-:'O seconds. .
| Pole vaut-First, L. W; Jenkins D.: A. a., ~, !
Inchos actual y feet inches second. T. l. Crlus'
I f. H. l. inches. actual . feet - ncheS thrd.
| H. NJ Whccwrlght. II. ~ A., L. Inches actual iee'
! 4 = inches.