New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
SPORTS AT TRAVERS ISLAND
ANNUAL GAMES OF THE NETWORK ATH-
LETIC CLUB.
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC THRONG OF sPEcIA-
TORs-EXCITING CONTESTs-THE WINNING

The ffty-fourth annual games Of the New-York
Athletic Club. which were held at Travers ls.and
yesterday afternoon attracted a notable throng or
spectators: perhaps 1t was the largest and most
enthusiastic gathering that has ever attended one
Of these island festivals The enthusiasm OF the
ladies and gentlemen present was Indicated by the
pains they took to reach the scene OF the sports
Members of the Ncw-York Athletic Club walked
uncomplaining.y from Pelham Manor TO Travers
Island and back tc the station again. for. Of course
the stage acccnrn Oda tons were wholly inadequate
for a Cr wd that cure al d all n bun h. VII &c
dainty women in costly attire not only held Oh win
roved hands straps in cars. even the platforms
of which packed. but walked through the dust
raised by the vehicles In the road between the sta
ton and the athletic grounds cheorfuly az II
they were accustomed 20 such discomforts.
One OF the features Of ye-;etday's Travers lsanI
carnival was the fleet OF yachts anchored before ne
clubhouse All were gayly decorated. Among the
steam vessels moorel here were the Cosetie' DC
longing to \. H. Tatun; the RepoHo. T. - Mac
Grcgor: the Mlspeth. c. NJ. MeyeIe; the Ladosa' D.
Kennedy and j. Baker the Ncnsd. T. j. byrhe
the Lin,a Water Lutgcn, aad the Fofset-me-not OF
the Butter brothers. There were a dozen naph'n'
launches and several trim sloops
When the crowd was in place awaiting the p'st''
crack for the sprnging away OF the flying sprint
crs IN the first race. Travers Island had SOMETHING
't,f the appearance OF miniature Epson DOWNS on
DERBY Day There were the green in the Held ana
the bright colors OF the ladies' paTasols' mats ana
dresses. The picture was framed on one sue III d
dark green backs round OF trees, WIN s'i@n' INV
Of black carriage tops, While on the o'her sue '"o
bue waters OF the inlet were cool and refreshing
ros, f,r tho ewes II was not even warm al lraN-
crs Island yesterday, the breezes being asreeao'y
cool
The feature Of the day was to rave peeh lne o''-
mite race between Conneif and orion, ou' 'He
scion" came sooner than was expected '"' ''o"
exhausted himself to- much by running dead neat
A.If Tho u
magnificent half. instead Of great struggle !" inc
one-me. =, 1,x,,
The seward handicap feather In Garter s.
The Handicapped. cap. 4. j. Walsh, NaVer N'n-
letc Club 20 yards start led TIL nearing inc o",'
turn on the last lap when G. W. Orton' New-i ork
Athletic Club, 10 yards. came up ana 'hd'"s''
him. 1t was a tremendous struggle amid ou's's
of annlouse TO the tape. which the men prcasteo
simultaneously. c. G. Hollander' Pastme +''e''o
Club Is yards third. close behind me time was
1 min 81 % sec The race was decided by a 'os"-up
which gave 1t to Walsh
Tommy" Connect. the little flying lrishnai
,ho ,s such a fayorlte in the NewYork Athletic
Club was very confident OF the one-ml.e race a.
he stretched himself before getting on the marx
At the report OF the pistol ne sDrang past or'on' MS
clubmate and fellow-scra lehman. and started III P"
suit OF Lang, OF Andover. who had ~ !ards SIT
Running like clockwork. his graceful stree c''i''
ing him swiftly. without seemingly seino'a"0e =,
an effort Connect was cheered as he swung arouhi
the turns lined with enthusiastic spectators anu
overhauled Lang rapidly. 1t was "hen coii'''.s =
the fourth lap that Connect took the ieau' oi'on
never being In the race Conner maze P'e'.'
exhibition OF running TO the nnsi w'"i4's -
the good time Of min. "a 20 sec. O''o' ~
heat with Walsh In the half-mile. in Hih' o. 20
Sec was evidently too much for MN. $1,000,
The onening competition was the lcoyard hanc'-
can II was run in four trial heats TWO S.vo
trial heats. and a final. H. S. Lyons. New orh
ard
trial heat after pretty struggle, by one yard IN
N tx seconds NJ F. Halpin, his ciuoma'e' wiz
was on the fve-yard mark. finished secoHu !. ~
Fisher IT, New-York Athletic Club S's ya''s' "o
the second trial heat from NJ F. sweeney Nv
york Athletic Club, yards. Time 10 S-S SECONDS
~ th,rd heat fell TO L. p Seldom. New-York Atm
,et,c Club 5la yards The man on scratch h'oH
ards who recently did 50 well against Coh'' We
second. E. W. Solder. New-Jersey A'hie'c O'u -
els wards won the last Of the trial meats from ~
Mitchell. r.. OF Yale. yaros. Iihe AZ 80 49, snn
LYONS beat Halpn again in the hrst OF 'he sec
,rd tr,a, heats the second Of which fell TO ohei-
don. sedler coming in second. The hna neat Oh ''e
100 yards handicap was not so good s'r"ss'e a.
some of the others. Lyons won 1t IN lVl-o seco''s
nv three wards Stacked up. Sheldon was second
and Halpn third
The one-mile bicycle race. scratch fell TO Ray
Dawson with W. G. Douglas second. and H. L.
Howard. third: time 2:S2. All the contestants arc
The iso-yard hurdle race, scratch. was con
tested by Chase r. II i cay 1dye ana H. man ' j. II
Thompson. Chase won pretty race in 10 secohu3
Cady got the place. and Thompson had to Saec"n'0
The scratch man, Samuel Liebgod: pastime A. T.. c.
man m who who had IS seconds start This was won
The 40 yards handicap run showed what Zine fine
TS u the Sst mnsS of e i, q
Ca, n. y. a.
had three yards start got ,br ag There was M hl lot
Of Oh applause T5 over this race ,,....,.
There were eight starters in the two-mile bicycle
"A G. sd nsneGaR scheer % rs yards William ing
gins, 49, yards: c; L, Howand Hus9enot wheel
is yards y g. Douglas % YARDS; II L r, M0wara
100 yards Powell 70 Yards ana no Thomas se F.
ond and Dawson third. The time was min IS sec.
fHais h;h II c1ey With Sf;5
went to the starter on ior ne tne sTugs
,Ths 2eyaa dash handieap. was run ao5 heats as
II 4t of L iSs trials N s. seconds yaFd WITH T.
Is shs sr. y a &C. sy y1H5d h sfSon? hf
yards in % S-5 seconds: r. Burnet, Of Yale,
% yards second The third was taken by sie tIG
22 AS seconds Fisher the trial heat for second
The na h n t9e the s25 'S d an
Struggle H. S. Lyons ,S won ,Sr il in % 30 seconds
competitions by the idea that Hickox. OF Yale. was
in good enough form TO dethrone the New ork
Athletic Club crack. Mitchell. and Gray, the Cana
ttlan Hickox was fortunate enough in the l6pound
sloi-puttng competition scratch, to get the place
wiih n put of Is II 81 In, Gray winning with
. Ia, OF a IT, "a in. while Mitchell. who seemed 10
be ont OF shape could do no better than Al f. in
- The bad form Of tho oid-time champion Mitchell.
: whose name is generally in the front place
= o. The weight competitions. seemed even more APP
parent in the ls-pound Misunderstanding contest
" Chadwick won this competition with an actual
cast OF 1872 H. 10 in With his handicap Of 10 feet
this made III IT, 1872 in G. Wuttrich. Pastime A.
C. % feet, got SECOND prize with an actual throw
Mitchell could only accomplish throw OF 1870 r.
Mitchell cane round IN q surprising fashion IN
the 81 round weight competition scratch contest
Winning handily win throw OF q IT, 81, IN
Wuttrch. who won second prize, could come nc
nearer than q II. y in while Hickoxs best throw
was only q II. In -
Tho poIe vault was won by Fred w. Phillips. o!
the Bryant and Stratton school inches handicap
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