New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
PLUMBERS ANNUAL GAMES.
JOURNEYMEN AND THEIR HELPERS
RACE AND DANCE.
SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL IN HARLEM WITH
MANY CoMIcAL INCIDENTs-THE RESULTS

MANY COMIcAL INCIDENTS-THE HhsoLrS
OF TIE CONTESTS.
The thirty-hrst annual festival and games OF the
Amalganated Society Of Journeymen Plumbers
and cas- Filters Of New-York were held yesterday
afternoon and evening at Suffers Harlem River
Park One-hundre 1 -and-twenty sixth-st ana Dec
ond-ave The games were governed by the amateur
athletic rules and were under the direction Oh D.
D. see the welknown starter and manager Oh
athletic contests f. c. Carter was the hahu'-
capper The sports Of an interesting CHAR
acter many OF those entered In the different con-
tests coming from the ranks OF the best known
athletic associations In and around New fork'
Owing to the pleasant weather there was large
attendance OF spectators. who took lively inter
est in all the contests.
The day was not without It's comcal Incidents In
the 440-yar open a fat man strolled amless-
ly on to the track just the runners were making
a turn collision occurred and the fat man
was sent sprawng on his back. lie spent 'he re-
mainder OF the day looking for the athlete VINO
'trun him down" III the three-legged race only
two teams started. Daily and Haggarty. of New
York who won the last year. jumped into the
lead at the flash of the pistol and made runaway
race of 1t. rompng home winners by over ht'y
yards They were loudly cheered.
The half-mile race for plumbers helpers was n
hard fought contest. All the youngsters ran as II
their lives depended upon 1t. red-headed man,
with voice like a fog-horn. followed them around
the Enclosure yelling with all the power or his
lungs: Go IT, Charlie.' cit after thin. Charlie.
STEADY Charlie" Little Charlie did his best to
respond TO the red-headed mans shouts OF en-
couragement, but he was never in It, Al the turn
he was badly jostled and bumped. got a bug In his
mouth and collapsed. When the race was ended
the red headed man rushed TO the judges ana
made vigorous protest In Charles pehai' -
policeman squelched him.
After the games there were suppe. and danclhS'
which lasted far into the evening" The winners IN
the different contests follow:
one hune scedn Safa' NJ Slater Tlm.1o S5
one hundred yards urade)-won by F. G. Flores; st.
ment A A. Time-1O1-3 sec.
HUNDRED yard. ..ssos q MSs4.es BY J. z
fine FINE 81 s-5.
hundred and forty yards H b By NJ
NJ c. A. Tme-5s 5
one mile waik-won by L. Lebgold, " j. A. C.; sec
ond J. Ward. Tlme-G:52.
Three-legged racewon by Daly and Hassarty; second
Half mile Open)-won by william Lupon y =. VI
G. Al; second. Charles Ditmar National A. {. Time
Barry " Y. s. A. c. Time-2;32 o
second o%s b. j. '0i bonovSn xavier 80
malS mile CsRsTs,mwon by Dayd H1' second Will
The officials OF the games were: Referee. NJ A
Cummings. Bay Ridge ATHLETIC club; Judges at the
finish. George sutton, New OrK, JOnU DOOHHB
Xavier Athletic Club and A. ]. Gundcrman, New
Pastime Athletic Club; T. II. Wilson. Brooklyn, and
w Thompson New-York clerk OF the course
Charles Hall. Atlantic City Athletic Club; assist
ants J. Damery. St. George Athletic. and H. SEES
selberg Staten Island: judge of walking, ID. &. Eng
land New-York: scorers John Burns New West
Side Athletic club. and VI. I. Lynch. Bay Ridge
Athletic Club; inspectors NJ l.. Chares. New-York
r j. Terney. New West Side Athletic GLIB. and
L. davenport ]. S Athletic club. announcer
Frank Purdy Manhattan Athletic Club, starter
and manager s. D. See The festival was In charge
Of the following Committee of Arrangements: John
ii. Dunn, chairman: William L. McManus. score
Thomas T. Christie Cornelius Smallcn, Walter
Ward Francis j. Mcnamara. Alexander Winant
William Siggns, James j. McAdams, John kchoe
William j. Twomey. Patrick ]. Lawless. John Al
corn The dancing in charge Of: Floor Man
agcr. Andrew Smith; assistant floor managers
Frank Lizette and Edward s. Lynch Floor Com
mittec William Fitzgerald, chairman PHILLIP
Ahwetter. Thomas Wheeler Donald Campbell
John ONeill. Edward Farley Edward ]. Carroll
and John +. Dolan: Reception Committee James
f. McGovcrn chairman; Robert Higgins. Johr
Martin Michael Higgins. Daniel O'Bricn. James
Carraher Charles Abercronfbie. James ID. Mullar
key. Frank Kane, Frank Wilson and George Tough
The officers OF the society are: Charles Ward
president: NJ r. Nicholson. vice-presdent: John +
Crowley recording secretary; William Campbell
financial secretary: George J. Anderson, treasurer
BERNARD Speer, sentry; James TIammL David Dew
lin William Z. McManus. John Farrell, John AL
corn David Jones and Daniel Schol. directors. and
Daniel Mahoney. Patrick J. Mcclure william
smith. John Fitzpatrick and Thomas Murphy
auditors