The morning times., 1896-12-27
c. A. c. ATHLETIC SMOKER
Spirited Program Carried Out
at the Club Home.
SOME GOOD RECORDS MADE
Low Bar for Distance and Heights
Made an Interesting Contest All
the Experts Were Entered in the
Various Events-Capt. Barrier
and Prof. Darzalat With Foils.

The announcement of an athletic smoker,
TO he held at the Columbia Athletic Club,
last night, served to bring to the big club
house very large numbers of the mem
bers and their friends
The affair was a success in every
way, and the management is TO be CON
graduated upon the splendid manner in
which the enjoyable occasion was run off.
The several features of the evening in
dicated very plainly the good results of
Prof. CrosSley's training ana coaching, and
the high class work OF the athletes re-
fleets credit upon their instructor.
ilaley'S Orchestra cnlivened the even
ing with excellent selections,
Among the Interested spectators We're:
Capt. Duncan Ross. the famous broad sword
fighter, who was accompanied 10y his
manager, Capt. Casey, who announced that
the invitation To Sergt. High, u $. A, to
another sword combat on horseback, had
been accepted by the latter, and that the
match would come off at Brightwood
Park, on New Year. Day, at = O'Clock.
Low Bar Experts.
The first number Of the athletic eXhibi-
llOl WAS lHc low OAR LOT uiSldNCt, WHICH
was followed by the low bar for height
The first event was won by CruSslcy with
a jump of feet inches; Spcare second,
| with feet flat. The second event was won
by Ross, with jump OF feet 10 inches,
and CroSsley and AvaIis tied al 3 feet
inches. Others who took part i'll these
events were Curtis, Waters, Allen, Lyons,
Mather, Cabrera.
Following these came clever and fin
ished exhibition of work at the parallel
bars by DR.. Harry Harding, Speare, Avalis
and Ross.
Ths fence vault brought out a lot of the
best talent and the contest was extremely
spirited and finally 10 wnto Allen,
who won with a vault of 6 feet ) inches:
Speare and Consaula tied at 6 feet 3
inches; Cabrera; Franz, Curtis, Avalis and
Mather also competed.
Avalis gave an exhibition of muscular dis
location and showed a most wonderful and
well-trained muscular development.
Waters, Midge, Ross and Prof. CrOssIey
gave a brother act, in which mum Der Of
difficult and very clever movements and
tricks were shown.
Spirited Fencing Bout.
pole vault contest which was intended TO
come next and was TO have been an
effort to break Dudley's record in in
door vaulting, was omitted Franz was
in fine form and ready to make the effort
OF his life for a new record.
very spirited contest with foils by
Capt. Barber, Of II. NJ. Horse Guards, now
with the Duncan Ross company, and Prof.
Darzalat, fencing instructor of the club
was won by Capt. Barber by 6 to points,
after a most stubborn and on both sides
very clever contest.
The two sparring bouts, which closed
the program, and which were exhibitions
of boxing, were hotly contested and by
no means tame affairs, IN which no de-
cisions were rendered; hcnors for the most
part being even.
The announcements were made by Lieut.
j. h. Nolan.
After the athletic exhibition, the COM
pany adjourned to the club parlors, where
an Informal musicale was held