New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
GAMES AT TRANERS ISLAND.
THE NEw.YoEH ATHLETIC CLCBS SUCCESSFUL
ALI. SPORTS.

THE NEW YORK ATHLETIC rLrBS SUCCESSFUL
FALL SPORTS.
Through the lovely hills OF Westminster County
many hundreds of persons journeyed yesterday
afternoon To Travers Island where the New-lork
Athletic club had its iiftyfrst annual games The
day bright If Il Bit chilly and the Jaunt to IN"
summer home Of the club was in itself well worth
the while and the games were 50 much surplus
enjoyment.
The two-mile handicap race aroused no little eN-
element by winning II. Zimmerman scored his
ninety victory Of the season. and there was
suspicion that Hoyland Smith and Philip Murphy
did not press him hard as they might The three
were punched together near the last, so that Iim-
mernan's wonderful! sprntng powers were certain
to give him the The crowd yelled for the
other two go harder. but Zimmerman won
1t gave many spectators a shiver to see the
contestants in the swimming race plunge into the
cold waters of the Sound. but the match was a fine
one. y. Murray winning by three inches. The Vie
tory OF r. l. See in the 3G)-yard dash was most
popular one az Tommy is OF the best liked
athletes In the club.
The chief officials in charge were: Referee. W. T.
Curtis: starter :. ID. See; announcer +. W. Burns:
clerk b. Williams: referee of bicycling. John C.
Gulick Judge OF walking. d. VI. Stern; scorer, W. H.
Pinckney. and referee of regatta. George A. Adee'
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs Barlow
s Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Schuyler. j. H.
Stern Mrs. G. ID. Phillips. Mrs. u. Vaughn. Johh
Bodne jr., Mr.. and Miss Hazen Mrs Chandler
Miss Van Pragg. Miss Edna Schuyler. Miss Bow
ers Thad II. Beal, Miss Mary r. Beal Miss Dolly
Chatterton Judge Henry A. Gildersleeve, Colonel
George NJ Smith. Colonel Alfred Smith l. s a.
and Miss May Handle. The summary follows
loo.yard dash. handcap-FrSt heat won by w. F.
Garcclon, Boston a. 4. Iine-lO 30 seconds S"c'
ond heat BY John Hcnrcks Gernanic A. {. Time
10 A. seconds Third heat by T. Il. Fisher. j.. ~
Y A. G. Tme-l0 % seconds. Final, won by l. X
Fisher. IT,; w. f. Garcelon second; John lienficSs
third. Tme-lo is soc.
onernIe run. handcap-w. O'Keefe. Xavier A. A.
so; A. J. Walsh. Xavier A. A. (scIatch). second:
samuel stanheld. Riverside A. c. GS) third. Time
go 2.j
Putting the 1o.pound shot-won bv George II. Gray.
v. Y. 4. G.; distance, a. feet Sc inches; r. j.
Giannni. y. Y. a. C., second; D. D. Sl"ohc'' ~ i
A. G., third. .
Throwing 5e.pound welpht-won by J. S. Mitchell;
~ feet c'2 inches; George Il. Gray, second L. D.
Gionninl. third.
onen,nc handicap walk-won by Thomas Sherman
y. V A. G.; LLOYD COLTS. y. y. A. c.. second go;
Loui. I.ebeold third 1907. Time-G 49, s. Liebsod.
OF Iasti.nes finished close second I" she'fn'n'
bu, was disqualified FOR unfair walking
Ioo.v,rd hurdle handicap-wor by T. w. Lord. Dos
ton A. A.; NJ p. Hslpin y. Y. A. G.. second; T. j.
Movnshan Xa,lc: 4. A. third. Tme-ls 80 SECONDS.
One-mIlc nlcvclo racs-A. a. zimmerman INST: ho'Iah'
Smith second George Smith. third Time-o 81 40.
eoov,rd rrn sc.atch-Thomas l. Lee. y. Y. a. G..
o,., John Icnrick, errnanla A. C.. second. and j. H.
still ir third. Time-33 20 'econds Il T. lyons "
Y A. G. stumbled and tel when haN waT AROUND the
-.
- sso.vnrd run hsndicsr-H. Billings ~. 10 rardS
star, or.t C. ~ Carcner. We, she a. c. te' Ylrd'l
seeord and Herman Tachnc. NcwJersey A. {. thid'
Time 20 -.
Running broad Jump-E. W. COT nrs. T. Howard IT,
Acorn A. - second: l.. y. Lyons. west SIDE u'fa
Of fee. lOia inches. 49,
coward hurdle racc-w. 7. Gsrcelon. first T. W.
Coz sec,nd and W. Z. HIlIdn. mi7d. Time 10 ~S'
on1s - ,,,, \,
Throwing 1G.pouna hammer scratch-I' >. M''"e'' ~
" & first. T. J. Gannlp, y. T. \. G., sttohi' L.
T. sheldon y Y. A. C.. thrd 1871 feet inch"s'
Running hop step and Jump. scra'ch-E W ton y -
A { nrst: l.. T. sheldon =. y. 4. C.. second H. l.
LYONS y. Y. \. G.. third - feet inches
Tvo.nllc bicycle race-A. 4. zimmerman. h'"' IL
Smith second Philip Murphy. third. Time so 10
Standing high jump. scratch-A. J.. SehwaneT' y. J.
A G. first: A. Partington. st. George A. e. secohi
I H. Still IT, ST. A. G. third fect II ihche''
Obstacle race scratch--B G.. Woodruff, - "eoIer y
r. FIST. w IT, white y. J. \. C.. second; r. H.
Never. ST. George 4. C.. third. NO time tah'A
clay pigeon shooting competition. Tor neinoer'' -
h,,ds csch-J Adams. Is birds nrst; H. Bradley l.
hi,ds second f. Moore 10 birds. third.
one hundred yards swimming Tuc"-N Murray INST u
Knoblock second {. Douglass. third Time ~