New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25
FOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE NETWORK
AND THE IoNroN ATHLETIC C1J'Bs.
The expected letter from the London Athleuc
Club, regarding the arrangements TOT se' "
International contests in this country WIN We"
york & men was given out at the New orK
A G. house yesterday. The letter from > ~ Ho'-
man. the secretary OF the London A. - as'eeS
renerally with the suggestions sent over by SecIe
tary Guck some time ago -
The Englishmen agree to the date. september 81
but prefer to have the arrangements made so tna'
An case OF accidents the contests can take place
vyasl earlier or a week later than the date men
toned The Engshmen offer 10 allow the New
York A. c. TO pay the expenses OF the trip' anu
mention the following athletes as likely 10 compose
their team: c. A Bradley C. g. Fry u. shaw' ~
r DoHner, +. c. Bredin. w. E. Lutyens, r. =
Koran. r. Williams. w. j. NJ Barry ana A oven
den.
secretary Quick sent letter TO the London
A c. on Saturday. lie suggests that the contests
be as follows: l0o-yard run. l@-yard hurdle ~
yard run 4ao-yard run. half-mle run one-miie
run three-mile run. high jump, broad jump 10
pound shot, and throwing the hammer
He says among other things:
In regard to changing the date September ~ for
a. week earlier or later. the Athletic Committee
while desirous of meeting favoraby all suggestions
that would conlTDue TO 'ne us are TO
alter the fixed time without so dlsarf ahsihe ma .
the games Grounds Will have TO be engaged ana
passage taken on steamers ana at that
10 change the date in a way that would not inter
fere with these arrangements. ,,-.,- l,.,,.ao
There is no intention Of our Athletic Committee
imposing any conditions governing the events which
in any sense would be prohibitive. The statement
tended to avoid any possible misunderstanding as
10 the manner in which the games would be con
Quoted as TO which reaffirm our former state
ment and say that all the events are to be gov,
erned and controlled by the customs. rules ana
practices prevailing in this country In conducting
such competitions. What you have heard about the
hammer Is idle rumor, and that you may ieei
at rest upon that point | desire TO say that me
hammer used will consist OF an iron mead Win
wooden handle haft. without crossbar the en-,
tire implement being four feet long. and mead ana
handle together weighing sixteen pounds am
thus explicit in regard TO the conditions OF com
petition, as II. is the sense of our Athletic com
mittee that these should be we'll understood at
the departure OF your team. that all GROUNDS
for possible misunderstanding may be entirely
eliminated. AS far as know. there il no radical
difference In the manner OF conducting such games
In our respective countries but should there be any
difference, IT Is our understanding that the rules
customs and practices existing here should control.
Our committee did not suppose in expressing IT.
self so far other competitions were concerned
pending the events Of September q and IS that
your team should enter annual open fail
games in a body. The supposition was that some
and possibly all. might do So and under
those circumstances deemed II only uroper TO
express wishes in that respect. Ii IL quite
proper that member OF your club should act as
one OF the officials and should be glad to receive
the name of the gentleman submitted for that pur-
pose.