New-York tribune., 1896-01-02
Y. VI. C. A. ATHLETES COMPETE.
A RECEPTION AT THE ROOMS OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
MAYOR wt-RsTER AND DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY
BACKUs MADE SHORT SPEECHES. AND
PoIE-YAILTING RECORD WAS BROKEN.

MAYOR wURsTER AND DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY
BAcKUs MADE SHORT SPEECHES. AND
POLE-vAULTING RECORD WAS BROKEN.
The Central Branch OF the Brooklyn Young Mems
Christian Association gave its annual New Years
receotion Yesterday in its home at No jO2 Fulton
81 The programme Tor the day was a long one,
beginning at 1915 o'clock in the morning witA the
gymnasium exhibition and closing at 6 O'Clock The
members OF the association congratulated them
selves that they had the honor Of being the first
organization to entertain Mayor Wurster after he
was Installed in office Foster l.. Backus also made
his first public appearance at the reception after
becoming the new Dstrct-Attorney
The gymnasium exhibition at 1913 o'clock had
several Interesting features. The running high
Jump was won by J. Mccormick. who cleared five
feet two inches and the prize in the pole vault
went TO II. whitney who vaul;ed ten feet ana one
talf inch breaking the Central Association record
OF nine feet ten inches. +. Phillips and J. McCor-
mick tied the old record. The leaders corps gave
pretty exhibitions the German horse. the paral-
lei bars the horizontal bar. and in general tum-
bling and three other exhibitions OF unusual merit
FOR amateurs were those OF r NJ Vail on the
trapeze c. l.. Willis with the striking bag. and
Eugene Lynch the contortionist Vail won much
applause by his performance of feat which gym
nasts call "A throw from a one-arm hang 10 a
oae-arm back lever" In the putting Of the twelve
pound shot II. Whitney won. with forty-iwo feet
three irrres The leaders corps consisted OF H.
H. Clare. O. I. Foster NJ @. Samues, J. q Coch-
ran. C. /. Wills ]. Behr. J. Van Vranken. NJ.
Palmer " +. Martin G. .. Close. J. + Ray. r.
r Reutch +. : cox. H. Belitz and =. Megarle.
At u.3o o'clock teams representing the Central
Association and the 18th Regiment played a game
Of basket ball in which The former team won by
scor. ~ . 90 o The following were the teams;
C.ntral-J Riefenstahi. captain. .. Ger rlach: a.
n Garrison i. Mccormick. and T.. Leeds Thir-
'oentA KegIment-E Lrcius captain. r. ROBERTS;
r Dowi' Lowenthal r.. Harold. G. Goe;zen. and
O. Wood The best playing was done by Cam-
oron ,;.rach. and Garrison. for the winners. ana
I.ovsufhal and Harold FOR the Ih'rt"enth h"si-
mont
Mayor Wurster and Distr,ct-Attorney Backus
were received In the parlors from until -1 o'clock
and they In return received the other guests shAk-
ing hands with all who presented themselves MAYOR
Wlrs,er when introduced by +. u. Schenck. pres,
ident OF the association made a short address, ana
Bstrici-Attorn.y backus also spoke ,
At O. o'clock a handhall match was played py the
bah club iearo The following were the PLAYERS;
Central Team y Grcsl~y. captain. ". Jacobs. j.
Riefensiahl and J. Leonard. Brooklyn team-James
Ounce jr william Terry. y. Gillen w L. Jones
and r. shelly
During the afternoon there was music by the
Association orchestra and refreshments were served
m. Reception Committee consisted OF FREDERICK
y Schenck r A Cottrel and the members OF
tho Roari of Directors. y number OF citrgyneh
were present. among them being TN" KEY Ut j ~
Wilson the Rev Dr David Gregg. the tteN Cr
LYMAN Abbott the Rev Dr Charles Cuthbert ran.
the Rev ". j South"r'on. the h"N j. bous'"S
Adair and the Rev Or John Humpstone
4 licvclr exhibition OF the new l's' fncd"Is was
bed throughout the day. All Of the leading manu-
fariurers OF wheels had sent specImrns OF ti'if
nov machines TO the exhibit and wheeling enthu. >.
sasfs were enabled FOR the first time. 10 learn OF
,n1 cornpara the Improvements that VIII De intro
duced next season by all the best makers