New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-05
CARNIVAL OF SPORTS Al STATEN ISLAND.
THE ANNUAL GAMES OF TIE ATHLETIC CLUE
HOTLY CONTESTED-GREAT ENTHC,I-
Assn SHOWN.

Perhaps the finest athletic carnival ever given on
Staten Island that yesterday at the seventh IN
Labor Day celebration Of the Staten Island AIM tc
club. at Livingston y. |. The SPORTS included lawn
tennis bicycling, lacrosse. baseball, football pony ana
horse racing and a regatta. The last perhaps the
interesting Of all the sports. the close nish's ir
sune in good deal OF cheering and general On.
thusia>m. The pony races WIRE vel cont sled ana
from the deep interest the feminine portion OF the
spectators them. would Imagine that many
had akcd Pin money the results The lacrosse came
a,o exceedingly interesting
The grandstand filed with representative collee
ton Staten ISLANDERS and the pretty girls and fetching
costumes for which the meetings of the Staten Island
Athletic Club famous suggested garden party instead
u an athletic meet. The day perfect one for ont
door sports and night the ground, were brilliantly
Illuminated.
The first event Of the day was the tennis j.
Paimcy Paet winning In the re2Jtta the first race was
for senior cightoare1 shells The Staten Island Athletic
club aud the Dauntess Rowing Club contested in this
event for the Staten Island Athletic Club challenge
After pretty race Dauntless logs in min. 3Gla
two lengths in Island Athletic
Club crew, which made the distance, mile and half
in I min 81 sec The water choppy that when
the Staten Island boat finished It half full Of water.
The Daunless crew l.. l.. Nilsson, T.. H. ADdct
son, ,; w. j. Tucker, 8 i. A. Temey j. }. Shea.
c. w. Coleman. @; T.. w. Gender. A. Y. wempe. jr.
stroke; +. l.. Gilbert, swain
By most unfortunate accident the Institute Boat
Club OF Newark, defeated in the intermediate eight
GA. shells. The Institute leading the Laureate
Club Of Troy by lengths when within half boats
length liom the finish. suddenly the forward elk,
battered by tho rough water broken away AMI In
poured the water nlirg and throwing the
into the water. The Laureate boat shot the line
first several lengths ahead OF the Eureka Boat Club OF
Newark. Times min. sec. The junior cight-oarcd
shells BY the Aalanta Boa Club. of NewYok in
min Az see.
The bicycle races resulted follows
one mile novice safety. scratch won by +. j. Muigan,
Riverside Whoclmon George W. Irving, y l. \. C.,
second time. 2:47 Twomc handicap safety, wol by
Raymond Mcdonald scratch; c. +. Dcpuy. 1870 yard,
second time. IL -5. IIatme scratch. safety, for boys
under seventeen, by T.. n. Zcntgraf; Oscar Knox
second; time. % i.5. Two.mle scratch safety. fog
staten Islanders. by Il. McDonald; {. L. Eepny,
second time. Sc % One-mile handicap safety, won
By Il. Mcdonald scratch; G. T.. Depuy. second time,
o 81 %.
The New.York Athletic club team did practically as
liked in contest though the Crescent Ath
etc worked hard The first half OF the enme gave
six goals TO the New.york A. G. and none to the
Crescent. Ford Sutorous OF tie NewYork team, took
all the honors. The score was:
Nrn.York A. .9
Crescent A. c.. '.--.o
rs this victory the New.York Athletic Club team
wins the championship Of the United states, end VIII
represent the United in the international lacrosse
tournament in Chicago.
L. wa, a close finish in the football The
tstcn Island Athletic Club played the Americas Football
club under American Association rules. The score was
Americus r. IL
J. y.
tioals-A mcricus q Seller, r. Milne, A. Gregory;
:. ]. \. g., W. A. McFptlane, .
There were few contestants IN the pony races Tut the
finishes were close and the excitement at times In
tense The halfmic dash for ponies won by Elsie
r.. by l.. \. Hart, 5. /. \. C. time, :0S Tho
ter-nilc dash for ponies was won by staten
Islander owned Oy T. Scott; time. l A.
In onc-mile horse th're were three entries
gcldng Victor. owned by Dr. Frederick Bar
isr - !. \. c. won In 10. Majestic won the pony.
~ IN. atnnv
final event OF the day. the BASEBALL match was
called in the nth inning. The tn2 teams were the
All and the = I. 4. c. The score was: Staten
leland A. C., Z; Aelton A. {, 7.