New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
ATHLETES IN FINE FORM.
SUCCESSFUL CHERRY DIAMOND GAMES.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FILLED WITH NEW
ATrRACTToN-wINyERs OF THE CONTESTS.
Several thousand geople gathered in Madison Square
Garden last night to witness the annual indoor meet
Ing OF the Manhattan Athletic Club The Garden pre-
scented marked contrast to is appearance two weeks
while the horse show in progress. The broad
promenade front OF the boxes had been taken out
and the whole devoted TO the games The
crack horses Of the country gave place to the crack
athletes while the people in the boxes and stalls IN
stead Of visiting with each other and with the prone
naders. watched the contests with sustained IN
terest The boxes were well filled with the fam
Flies and friends OF the members oil the clnpa
represented, among those present being Mr. and Mrs
George W. Carr Mr. and Mrs. william ]. swan, T. J.
LauStzen. z. C. Converse. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene van
schak, F. A. Wade, Mr. and Mrs 5. j. Cornell J b.
Anderson. DIR. J. c. Miller A. p. Morrisin r. H.
Fortmeyer, III. A. Appelus Mr.. and MIS- walker
storm. Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. shade and Miss Shade F.
NJ. Person, George A. Avery and Miss Avery lngerso
Lockwood, Harry Lockwood and Mr. and MIS- u. HON
roe and the Misses Monroe.
Cappa's eth Regiment Band played popular aiN be-
tween the contests, and what time there was left was
filled In By the college boys with cheers and counter
cheers from different parts of the vast building Aito
gether, the games fully up to the standard OF IN
terest by the Manhattan Athletic Club at previous
meetings. over score Of clubs were represented by
them. George ". Carr, president Of the Manhattan
Athletic Club was the referee. The other officials were
Track judges-Charles r. Mathewson. Berk. A. c.,
Walton Storm, NJ. c., and william b. Curtis ~ 4.
A. c.; field judees-W. J. Swan, NJ. A. c., j. E. Sulli
van n. J. A. c., and William B. Curtis, N. Y A G.. !;
starter-H. p. Pike, NJ A. c.; tmers-C. c. Hughes,
NJ A. c., E. j. Wendell. n. Y. A. c., E. Van Shack,
NJ. A. c.. q. A. Avery, NJ. A. c.. Wendell Baker,
Berk A. G.. clerk Of courses. J. Cornell, N. A. c.;
Judge of waIking-F A. Ware. NJ. A. c.
The meeting opened with a lacrosse game between
the teams OF the Manhattan Athletic Club ana the
College OF the City Of NcwYork. The Manhattan team
won with a score OF goals to .. The goals We're
made by Joseph De Casanova. W. T. Davis.
Malcolm Thompson. and Horace Thompson for the
NJ. A. C. team and F. sutorius and f. spahr for the
c. G. y. Y. team.
There were seventyfour entries for the 7O-yard
handicap dash. Ten heats before the finals
The race was won by a. NJ. Judson. jr., NJ A. c., In
I-o seconds, with f. B. Bloss, Boston A. A.. second
and c. L. Harding, Y. NJ. c. A.. third.
The one-mile handicap walk was won by Harry Meyer,
pastime A. C.. in : minutes 30 10 seconds; 1. W.
Letson Y. VI. c., second, and T. Sherman, VI. A. Co.
third.
A. r. GRAY of Princeton College, took the 40
ward run for novice in minnie 1-5 seconds. with
Frank Hener Corinthian A. C., second, and ii. A.
Lefty, Columtia College, third.
In the onemlle safety bicycle race. W. ]. Grandin.
ir. NJ A. c. came.in first, in minutes 80 40 sec
onds with H. c. Wheeler, Orange A. G, second. and
H. 3 Wgand. VI. a.. C.. thin.
The onemile run, handicap, was won by A. j.
Walsh Xavia Athletic Club, in minutes 40 20
seconds: f. Hjersburg. New-Jersey Athletic Club,
second. and L. L. Holm Clarlrs o. ~ T. Athletic
Association, third.
NJ F. sweeney, Xavia Athletic Club, won the running
bigb-ump handicap with record Of feet 8 inches
Harry Bowman, Flushing Athletic Club, got second
place. and c. r. wieeland, New-iork Athletic Cluo'
The seventv-yard hurdle race, handicap, went T.
Harry T. Fielding. NJ A. c. ald Columbia. In = 80
seconds: F.. Barnes. y. j. a. g., second, ana r. u
F. iowari. Acorn (. A., won the 44Oyard run
handicap, in So % seconds With II; HllMhss r.
third -, A., e, han. ot
Tho 600 val handlcap IN % seconds: J. T. Norton
NJ A. c. second and James Newman NJ. A. C., third