The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-31
A DAY OF SPORT.
Tow Hudson CountY's Ath-
letes Observed the Great
Memorial Holiday.
ON CINDER PATH AND DIAMOND
A Crowd of 5000 People at the
N. ]. A. c. Carniyal-0pening
Of the Yachting Season.

That amateur athletics are as popular
as ever was demonstrated yesterday al
y ternoon at the carnival of sports nelo
5by the New Jersey Athletic Club at the
picturesque Bergen Point grounds. IN
point of attendance the carnival was
the most successful ever held in this
vicinity. but this is not surprising When
it is considered hat a finer programme
has never been presented by any attn
Aetic organization. Long before noon the
trollev cars and Central Railroad trains
heran to unload crowds of sporting en-
sthusiasts bound for the games. BY one
Y,,elock the grand stand was crowded
and the bleachers were full to overflow
ing. These points of vantage being SO
we'll taken care of, the row formed a
line three deep around the rack. and it
was all the marshals and policemen
could do to keep the crowd from surging
: in on the track and centre green IL -
ESTIMATED that the crowd numbered o.
900. 1t was an enthusiastic crowd ana
whenever a brilliant performances ar a
close race gave the opportunity cheer al
ter cheer rent the air.
The sport began promptly at noon
when the teams of the Centreville A. Z.
and BROOKLYN Wanderers lined up for a
game of Association football. The game
was full of snap and we'll contested. The
strong C%entreville team won by two
goals. their opponents falling to score
The goals were kicked by ]. Grumpy ana
c. c.. Garvin. The teams We're as 1oi-
lows
Centreville A. C. ~Club-Bauer, goal; G.
and A. Wilson. full backs; }.
SPAWN. c. Garvin and Byrnes, hall
backs; ]. Campbell and p. Cooper, right
wing: J. Grundy. centre; G. SPAWN and
F. oliver, left wing; J.. Fitzpatrick, re-
serves.
Brooklyn Wanderers-F. Smith, goal;
Patrick and Masterton, full backs; H.
Lamb, P. Mcclure and S.. Hopkins, hail
backs; A. Brown and E. Gemmill, right
wing: ]. Mcconnell, centre; A. Mason
and w. Saulter, left wing; J.. Hopkins
and ]. Young. reserves.
At the conclusion of the football game
the lacrosse teams of Stevens Institute
and the Crescent Athletic club lined UP
for play. The game was rather one
sided. Stevens being unable 10 cope with
the team that formerly proved easy,
four goals to one. The athletic events
of course. were the features. The pro-
gramme opened with a one mile relay
Club, Golden Links Association and the
Lafayette Kings Sons, all of this city.
The Lafayette Kings Sons athletes ran
in good form and won an easy victory.
The Golden Links secured second hon
ors. The great feature of the day, how
ever. proved to be the one mile special
scratch race and the college team race
In the former Tommy Comet chal-
lerged the world. but only three athletes
accepted the challenge. They We're Geo.
orion. Andy Walsh and H. MeMahoa;
Cor.aeT set the pace and held the, lead
for three laps. On the last lap plueky
Orton came up Behind the champior.
and tte two left Mcmahon and Walsh
far % the rear. orion held his marvel
Gus pare. and soune passed Connect. gain
ink a tea feet. Then <the -ace be-
earle interesting. Connef worked like
a traian to regain the distance lost, but
Orten was not 90 he defeated, and he
finished twelve feet. ahead OF the cham
plea. II the college team race. Yale won
a ~victory in the last relay. Following Is
the summary
! rifle relay team race--Lafayette Kings
Sons. first; Gnlden Links Association,
~~nozis and Nieilant Field Club, third.
Time. < min. 81 4-5 secs.
One mile bicycle race
t.r=t hast-.Won by T.. w. Jrdga,
Riverside w. % yards, J. OsHaEerori
N.J.A.C., $50 yards. second; A. w -
Sos. Princeton College, 100 yards, third.
- . min. % sec.
Second heat-Won by J. R. Barrett