The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
AN ATHLETIC CARNIVAL.
The Knfckbockers Offer Many Novel;
tics as Features for SATURDAY.

On Saturday the first annual games Of
the Knickerboeker Athletic Club win he
held at Columbia Oval, Williamsbridee
New York City. The meeting is aro1sine
an unusual amount of interest by rea-
son OF the programme and the
quality of the contests assured Proha ~,
no more attractive programme has ever
been seen, both from the point of an,1,se-
ment oifered the spectators and also the
national interest attached to some Of fha
competitions. Having In mind the con-
petitions held at Athens, last spring. the
cnp mas endaavored, as far as possible.
10 follow cut the general idea of fha
events contested there. while addine
events which will civ some of our fasf7
EST men chances to lower records. The
principal interest seems 60 centre arat,nd
the road race. which has been chrietenad9
the Marathon Race, after its predeces-
sor in Athens. The distance Of this Is
sAdctiy 2 mics the exact distance of the
race in Greece. The course chosen for If
l. from the public square In the town Of
StanIord, conn, and ending at Columbia
oval the first halt mile being finished
already been received from all the nron,i-
nent long-distanee amateurs in the Fsas4
n assurances have been received that
more are coming from all over the conn
try. Everything has been done for The
comfort of the competitors: While the
runners in Greece were accompanied nv
eavairymen IA this race each runner viii
have a bicyclist to accompany and CHECK
him. The Harlem Wheeimen have WI
unteered to furnish riders, and that part
OF the programme is under the super
man OF the Wheelmen Athletic Commit
tee. Among those who will start are
Han irl5ton Gray Of the st. Georges Ath-
of the United States; 6. n. Rear 4ba
well known distance runner of fha Nar,
Jersey Athletic Club; P. Christensen Of
the same club, John Hart of the Catholic
Suffolk Athletic Club Of Boston and o the
ers. 1t is confidently expected that ovar
fity starters viii face the pistol on the
have the satisfaction Of knowing that ba
is the champion distance runner of This
country as well as the first to cover
that distance in a road race on this Cor.
tinent. Another event which viii attront
attention is throwing the discus iris
VIII be Its first trial In this country. and
as the entries VIII come from different
sections the winner may truly be called
the champion for this season. The best
throw. IN New York, up to the present
time, has peer made BY Or. 3. J.. Multi
accomplished s. feet 6 inches. James
~cunningham Of the East Boston Athletie
Club Is reported to have lone 10I feet
else in New England within striking dis
t anee Of hig- The famous weight throw
leeti a aSd J eyar aeF fsst Of the West SIDE
tried. Garrett of Princeton won the
event at Athens with a throw Of ss feet
3 inches; but this will surely be surpassed
at the coming games Another Greek
event Is the running two hops and iurnn'
or, as II is called there, the tripod iumn'
This differs from the hop, step and ilInnn
that the competitor must hop twice and
then jump. James b. Connolly Of Rosfnn
who won this event at Athens. will com
pete in New York, and as It is a favorife
game Of his, he Isl looked upon as a sure
winner. However, e. Il. Bloss, holder az
the amateur record for the running hop,
step and jump. Will also compete, and
who can do nearly As feet, so that a new
amateur record VIII probably be establish
ed. In keeping. with the other Greek
events VIII be the chariot race between
teams Of the New Jersey and the Knick-
erbocker a.. G. This viii be the first
time this event has been given out d