New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
BERGEN POINTS FIELD DAY.
ANNUAL CARNIVAL OF THE NEw-JERsEY
ATHLETIC CLUB
CoNNEFF BEATEN IN THE MILE RUN BIZ TWO
YOUNGSTERS WINS THE $50
YARD SPECIAL, But IS BEHIND HIS
RECORD - INTERESTING FIELD
GAMES AND BICYCLE RACES.

! RECORD - INTERESTING FIELD
| GAMES AND BICYCLE RACES
| The usual crowd OF several thousand holiday
p,easure-seekers and admirers of outdoor sport
joyed yesterday afternoon the New-Jersey Athletic
Cubs annual Memorial Day athletic carnival at
| Bergen Point. AS in past years. the seating ac-
| commodations afforded by the large grandstand.
the clubhouse pazzas and the Avenue beachers
insufficient for the throng. and the
flow stood from five to dozen deep all around the
| quarter-me cinder track. For the diversion of
Its guests the organization provided its customary
big programme Of varied and Interesting games the
! card comprising OF contests, all save one
Of which took place without a hitch. Harry Nc
| MILAN, OF the Athletic Club OF the Schuylk
! Navy, the referee. and he was assisted by
| corps OF special officials.
From until sunset the contest lasted. ana
| while no records were shattered, and many OF the
| best athletes of America were unavoidably absent
| because OF the intercollegiate championship games
at Manhattan Field. the sport entirely satisfac-
| tory to the throng. The tourney was opened with
| a game OF association football which was followed
| by lacrosse match and the regulation track ana
| field contests. noticeable feature OF the pro-
| gramme trio OF half-mile runs ana the
absence of that athletic standby, loO-yards dash
For this contest. however, a seventyhve-yards dash
was substituted. The interschoastic team relay
race which introduced the track games. was
| virtually a walkover for the team representing the
! Pingry School, OF Elizabeth Five OF the nine
heats contested to decided the seventy Vineyards
dash were run in 7 As seconds, just one-hfth Of
second behind the record.
The special ha,f-mile run did not develop good
, time, but 1t was made exciting by the tusse for
| victory which George Holander, OF the New Man
! haitian A. C.. gave the champion, Fitzpatrick on
| the backstretch OF the second lap Kilpat|k
passed Hol!ander with apparent ease. but the next
! instant Hoander again showed In the van. and
! Fitzpatrick had al he could do 10 more go TO
the front and stay there. The halfmile novice run
| was easy plum for W. J. Hot OF Georgetown
University. The three Llebgold brothers were COM
petitors in the mile walk but none OF them was
able to capture a medal. Champion Samuel IAeb-
gold the Pastime A. c. pedestrian. was too heavily
Handicapped by the allowances given the limit men
for him to finish any better than fourth. The mie-
run was something OF a Disappointment as champion
Tommy" Connen did not display his usual form
and made a poor showing. Although he had almost
overtaken the two youngsters who had the limit
allowance. he was beaten out by them. and did
not within sixteen seconds Of his record FOR
the distance.
The two cycling contests consisted of several
heats each. but the competitors did not do much
riding In any heat Of either contest until they en-
tered upon the final lap. The result was that tho
then considerably punched, and when they
started to squirt the track too narrow for them
and collisions occurred. Luckily none OF the spilled
cyclists were seriously injured though several
machines were badly wrecked. final heat OF
the one-m!e wel-deserved victory for
William Darmer. OF Jersey City. He was pockeed
for more than two laps by his adversaries. but on
the backstre;ch OF the last lap h. managed to get
outside and then he cleverly pumped 10 the front.
winning by a foot. Four wheelmen who led tho
dozen riders in the final heat OF the two-nIe race
upset Just as they entered the ias' zap Inc
Associaon foobai-Ray Ridge Athletic club Of Brook
/ lyn. goals. Bavonne Rangers.
Iacrosse-Cresccn Athleiic club of Brooklyn. goals:
RasKrt "Eas;srn pistrlc, Young Men's christian
Association Brooklyn. goals; Paterson Young Mons
Christian Association, ?
EasebalL-
Sss,Js''.y s.,ss,s .sy,.s:S s'h'''' ciae:.SG y
seventyny- yard dash (h,nd,sp-won b J9srPh Ses GSS
s ,o 1sso t.ay nq rae, fr ncrschoa.c teams
Marvel Of Pinsry school q Eisaoe'h and howsri
sh schoo were the competing suscr ran ne
INST quarter .. .rcona. ea4ns h9%%s5 sy y'io m
yards. whish AisrSndcr maintained whs M@n..i nn'hed
by &. j. Holt o;eorse,own rni,.rsty. +. ". iIaenseI.
New Manhattan A. q. seconi Wills T. Marcy. Der
mgaa cehe. cub h,.s Ina ,,I II ,-,,, handicap
wo. BY chiTls K"gs,.cx S To C. c. IS '',sSs ysr
secSnd' ,,,S Gorge . ~ Lyoss $ Francis N'''' a.
heat va. won b; = r9as1xe Nsw We, s!d' .,s T. c
H. Rowiey Bay Ridge A C.. 10 yards third Time
soo,S Gisns Falls % .ec samuel Jacob', rs'tms 4 g:
% .,cona & Jam: :. fTs1e'' Young America A. " 90
'e1,; mum handicap hurdle
Tn. nnaI heat was won ,e y f. sm Ma'n wc. Sac @
yards second: M. J. Lynch. Bay Ridge \ C.. Yards
5Sn ssjy;eyd j.:y n'9e'rG % & %|P yards.
shechy ALBANY catholic Union ~ Yards ssson1; w. Is
pany G A. A.. an Regiment y O. y. J.. 100 Yards
o@%c% o oGe[ crG'I n. cSsf 9.sne. in 81 "'
william Tns m'' n6nansR pnns %ewJ-r.ey A. g 80 yards. =
Der Boerum Crescent A. c. 20 Yards 'ec1Hi ,n 5 m5t'
Walker Arcanum Wheeimen. OF Bnyonne' ITO >af''
Two-mile handicap bicycle raceF1nsl heat won by =
DER Boerum. Crescent A. c. l2S ysrds; nta ..o,a =
q Cor,elyou Port Richmond. Staten Island lfo Iards'
third Tme-5:?2 80 49, - =. ,n
ton Hamilton A. G.. scratch with an actual vault 3i W
feet; George Casey ~ J. a. G. scratch second with an
actual vault feet 10. inches; s x Thomas T"rny,
third street y. c. A. scratch. third. with an actual
Throwing 'stssn pound ~, sso, s nch~s
"a g Davis. Jersey A. -. second with throw OF
io7 es lncher David EdwaT' o prnes,on ncs.s
Throwing nfty six pound weight-Won by James >
Mitchell New-york city, q r. In; D. e. pa naTs ~ H.
G. second with cast OF y r. II m ph''n Hi""'''
Princeton TnIverrity third II n. i?,n - g ,,,
putting the sixteen pound shot-Won by James > MI
che New,York city rs r. * in Ds'in EG"Sys. Ssw
West eide A g. third 81 n. I in. , ,,,
These last contests comprised m "on'
ber Of points he decided the winner AZ @
Mitchell captured honors In an three the trophy wa"
awarded 10 him.
FIELD SPORTS AT RUTHERFORD
t,AxDIcAp TOURNAMENT OF THE LAWN TENNIS
CLUB WON by ELLIOTT AND sPAIDING
Rutherford. May 80 tspeciaD-A handicap tourna-