The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
STIRRING ARMORY GAMES.
Athletes or the Twenty-third Regiment Enter.
g . tain y Large Crowd.

Athletes or the Twenty-third Regiment Enter
g.,A eel. . tain y Large Crowd.
Tho twelfth annual games of the Twenty.
third Regiment were decided last night at the
regiments handsome armory, corner of Atlantic
and Bedford avenues, Brooklyn, before q
large number of spectators. 1t was the
formal opening Of Brooklyn's indoor athletic
season, and those who came with the ex-
pectation of Witnessing some stirring contests
did not go away disappointed. In many of the
events there were large slices Clipped off the
records ir the armory, and in one instance the
excitement was SO intense that even the officials
themselves forgot to catch the time of the race.
II they did they forgot TO announcc it.
Great rivalry existed between the companies
OF the regiment for the possession OF the perpet.
ual prize cup. Last year the trophy was cap
tured by Company X by a large margin, but this
time Company f secured 1t.
William G. Damn, the crack runner of Com
pany !, who was on scratch, in the loO-yard
nents fairly got started and won h%andily. Damn an
also captured the 2 0yard dash, but it
G. aud the Eastern District branch OF the
y, N. {. A. vas won by The Ia ter by the
R!ckerson cut out the pace for nearly the entire
distance, but A.; Smith came up 3 ,rong near. the
finish and won by a length. Summaries follow:
Half. Mile Run. Novice-won by J. 7. Greene. Com.
gany A; L. J. Nygatt, Company a, second; A. B.
Soltt, COMPANY n, thEu. lime, Z minutes IL 25
One Nile Bicycle Race, Novice-won by II. S. Hi.
second; G: >. Brown. Company X. third. Time. Z
44o-Yard Run. Handicap-won by William pu
Iols. Company X. scratch; Edw I'd Cudet. Company
K, 7 yards. second Z. X. Roid, Company X. Is yards.
Running High Jump. Iandicap-won by A. b.
? 5feet a. incnss; n. II Hatfield, COMPANY D., / inches en-
fre md. win rdns an actual "a " lIg,mP Of : re,' Ak inches; J;
jump OF 5teft ! l. inches.
@. Dan Damn a' Company Dnpsi u F. n serslen: 4 G. f Po1te wO SoS Sy w;
K, 9 feet. second; VIC Dalton, Company k. 10 FEET,
o NH Run. Handi .Sp-won by g. E. Rollins.
oompans =, 80 yards; W J: Roll ms; Company 1. q
yS,ds, third, Time. I minutes 81 is seconds.
c6 1a" u Z, PAP > p D N shs'sIrr,S S@ by ): n |; ,s a,gsin :
Sc!slt na' S GS%pa3 Rae =; III a al Tame, 70 10 s ss'G on +
Lacrotx. Company D. IS yards; 4 ~ Hillmah. Com.
pan, x, 50 yards. second; Z. a, Ross, Company c, 80
Pm I ~ the ls;PouId saot-won by q. s. burnett,
s Co.. Sa ~ E E. % :asanS g. s re, : 81 'H is y ". .s =; %so {. J
COM @' Z .H %''f (, T s ..so af1'' { z: RitGs1 ay 4 G 8 Ri s%!' 4:
s 20 .e .ssa lsir sreo %ime D. i m Fl III gen Il E. e. c .seg"s:y F. q
ssoTard' Hurdle R%s Ney!es-won y 7. ): HAr
HaltNiIt Run, Hahdieap-Won by ". H. Scott, Jr,
S ssr% /. sssd Fl o I. ). xr AiRi t cS%b,n GS" '. ~ Yards x ss
third, Tim; 2 MINUTES : e. seconds;
Company D. 2 feet. second; +. s. Greene, Company r
scratch, third. Time. 10 seconds.
Old" Sack iace-Won by +. X. Comm. Company A; J. l.
Howe, Company +. second; W; A. Towner, Jr.. Com
PAL A, thir Time. II seconds.
? h.Yard Dash. Handicap-F nal heat won by ". ]
Damn, Company F. scr Ich; J.R. Higgins. Company c
byar Il, second; A c. Porter, Company X. 2 yards
tn rd Tim. "a 40 seconds.
Two.M le Bicycle Rare, Handicap-won by W. FIJI
man. Company X, 40 yards; ]. +. LarrOix. Compnn,
p 100 Yards, seconii J: r; shillaher. Company y
22o,Tari Hurdle Race, Handicap Won by A. W
Bowie. Company II. 10 yards; W. q. Damn. oompan!
F,5 yards, second; r. u. Brckwith. Company b,
yards, third. Time. 80 seconds.
Potato Kace-Won by 4. y. TImony. Company Il
J. d. Scheiher, Company II. second; l.. s. Tyler
COMPANY c. third. Time. 80 seconds.
Pole Vault-WOn by Il. II. Hadhed. Company +
with y feet y inches; l.. j. Mygatt. Company A, sec
ond. with 9 feet 9 inches; =. q. Farquharson, Con
panY X. with 4 feet 10 inches.
Half. Mile Relay Race-Won by Company X, Con
paDy + second, and Company @ third.
On n basis OF Ave points for first. three for SCI
ond, and one for third, the total score OF eacl
company WIS:
r, SO; X. so; A, 20; D., "a; II; l5;R. 1IBI.