New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
AMERICANS HOPEFUL OF WINNING.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO DEFEAT THE ENG
IISIIMEN N SATURDAYS CONTEsTs-LARGE
ADVANCE SALE OF TICKETS.

THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO DEFEAT THE ENG
1IsuyEN IN SATURDAYS CoNTEsTs-LARGE
ADVANCE SALE OF TICKETS.
The advance sale OF tickets for the international
athletic contests to be held at Manhattan Field
on Saturday has reached the handsome total OF
200 something unheari OF hereabouts In athet-
les with fair weather IL is expected that the lar
gest crowd at an athletic meeting IN
this country will be present. The New-York Athlet
&c Club candidates hard at work at Travers
Island while the English athletes are doing their
preliminary work at Berkeley Oval
number OF were at work at Manhattan
Field Yesterday levelling and scraping the track
moving the grass In the lnfed. and levelling of
the Jumps and. II the weather continues propi-
tlous the field ought 10 be in good condition when
the contests take place Saturday. And It is the
general opinion among tho experts that the weather
will have much do with the outcome OF the
games Local critics are counting Of the
eleven contests. II the weather Is clear and warm
but thew are rather so.ictous about a cold, raw day
sderably T4sfn Jney 'H"N Will ''''' '"' i ''''' ''
Two men will represent each club in each contest
and barring accidents the New-York team Will
be made up as foIloWS.
.ght-hundred- and-e lghty-yard run-Charles j.
One -hundred-yard run-Bernard J. wefers and
John Z. Crum. 7, l. Lee. substitute
Running high jump-M F. Sweeney and s. A. W.
BaltazzL
One-inlIe-ruH- AhOI'aS r NO"AieA oiu NeO Sc w
Orton
Putting the sixteen-pound shot-Georse r. Gray
and W o. Hckok.
Two-hundrel-and ,wenty-yard r,n-Bernard J.
one hundred and twentyyard hurde-Shephen
Chase and f. II. Cady. q. b. Hatch substitute
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer James g.
Mitchell and II. Z. Cross W. o. Hickok substitute
Four-hundred and -fortyyard run - Thomas j.
Burke and George NJ Sands. Irving Brokaw sub
sttute.
Running broad jump-E b. Bloss and L. p Shell
don. r. T. Lyons substitute.
Three-mlle run-Thomas Z. Conner and @. W.
Orton. c. J. fitzpatrick and f. c. Carter substitutes
Wei. posted critics believe that New-York VIII
win the half-me with fitzpatrick. the high jump
with Sweeney the one-me with Conneh. the shot
44O-yard run with Burke. This would give the
home athletes six out OF the eleven contests and the
championship Even in the other contests, the l0O-
yard and 220-yard runs. the l20-yard hurdle the
running broad jump and the three-me run, local
enthusiasts believe that he New-York Athletic
Club men have just good a chance the Eng
The New-York Athletic Club men have consider
able respect for Bradley, Fitzherbert and Downer
in the sprints Shaw in the l2O-yard hurdle Oakley
and Williams in the broad jump and Horan in the
three-mile run.
Next Wednesday night a theatre party Will be
given In honor OF the visitors at Abbeys Theatre
and three boxes have been secured for them. Al
most OF those in the large covered stand Alongside
OF the go yards straightaway have been disposed
OF At the New-York Athletic Clubhouse all the
seats in the grandstand hayS been sold except in
have been taken In order to facilitate the seating
the great number OF spectators expected. an add-
tional corps OF twenty-five ushers was engaged yes
terday and Acting Captain Kirschner will detail 4
Thanksgiving Day football matches are TO be
handled