The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
ATHLETES
Of the Fourth Regi-
ment A. A. We're a
Big Success.
THE ARMORY CROWDED
Splendid Time Was Made, and the
Local Athletes Showed Up
Strong in the Contests.

The second annual indoor games Of the
Fourth Regiment Association were held
last night at the armory, which was filled
with an appreciative audience. The games
were an ~unequalled success, and the at
tendance was a compliment to the COM
raittee that arranged last nights meeting.
1t was one of the finest athletic meetings
ever held lin this city. The programme
was long, and every race had a large list
of competitors. Promptness in the rum
ming off Of the events was a feature thai
added to the enjoyment, and to the COM
mittee belongs great credit for the eff
cheney with which the officials in charge
managed their part in the arrangements.
Every race. followed quickly after the
other, and there was not a single delay.
Interest was keen in each event, and the
lively struggles that ensued added great
ly to the excitement. 1t would be diff
cult to say which was the more exciting.
In every race the contestants put forth
their greatest efforts, and many were the
close finishes. The closed events for SUI
premacy of the regiment excited the inter-
est of the members of the various eompa-
MES, and at every close finish the soldiers
filled the armory with cheers for their ia
vorite. Consequently these were just as
spirited as the open competitions. The
three mile run was the event of the even
ing. Every runner Of prominence was en-
tered. with Hjertberg, N. J. A. c., the
champion, on the scratch. There were 20
entries, and all but four started, making a
large field. The sympathy of the major
ity was with Roger Dorgans of the Catho-
/ Ito C11fh ond Cbor1ac Cnofoho1 ne fho yyini.
liant Field Club! Both ran well. but Dor
gan was the only one to get a prize. The
scorers picked him out as the winner of
second place, although 1t was the opinion
of e~veryon that he. was the winner of the
first medal. With such a field it was diff
cult to score, and Dorgan was undoubt-
eddy the victim of an error on the part Of
those counting the laps. The running Of
Jerome Buck, Of the Catholic Club, and
William Hurley of the same organization.
were features. Buck captured two first
Iprizes, winning the go yards hurdle race
and the quarter mile run from scratch,
beating out prominent fields Of athletes.
The obstacle race created lots of amuse-
ment. and the contestants found it diff
cult to get over and through the obstruc-
| tions. The tug of war was a long struggle,
the first three pulls resulting in a tie at
the end of five minutes. In the contests
for the officers cup Company B captured
the prize. 1t was a great meeting and the
association deserved the success.
The summary of events follow: Fifty
yards dash, novice, for members of the
regiment, first heatSwon by H. Thoman,
5 Is = s.es eaaI'ei ss sss1sa i Heat. g 6. 4 Il. 4 Me llms
seconds. Third heat won ~ charles 4.
t Moels 8 is So Seconds g. Il 'Fi Goate heat 20 Won q b j;
C. H, Melor. Co. A, third; time, 6 20
seconds.
Fifty yards dash, Handicap winners of
each heat only were allowed to run in
second sss}n i trial sn:u Tbs bet first z 2 t he1, respective
feet: s.. K. Thomas. K. A. G., 2 feet;
William Hurley, Catholic Club, 9 feet; W.
18th DT Rest.s n, 4 feet; j. Powers tsyei !. c h1ass.
Links, s feet In the second trials the
Holland. K. a. G.; william Hurley, Cath.
folic Club; time 6 seconds. Second heat
won By 8; Is Thomas. A. CIV. Hgr-
seconds. The final heat was settled as
follows: J. F. Holland, K. A.. c., first;
VIM; Hurley, Catholic Club, second. and
econds. Fifty yards dash for the cracks
of the regiment was decided in two heats
and a final First heat won by q close
]. r. Kohler. Co. j., second; time 6 rs
W ssdSIs e. / Il AR B. ) i, Williams, e: :,
of the night among the soldiers. viii
Buster q cut CIT the work and won, beat
s aagon W; Al r WHY'S Y Kob by tive was yards 1Ss,d in 6 IS
Half mile novice, open; three heats, first
two COUNTED for the finals; first heat won
by, w. H Christie, Tram Cross second.
Inhn n Nrau atfUs lima o fn,,+4 10 q Z
Second heat won by G. B. Hallbrock,
G city; 7; J. Metz, Clipper A. G., second;
ton third r + ees Van sG psl y y + SiFsss ats,d Aims sI5,g:
time 2 minutes 2 s-5 seconds.
Christie, Iron Cross, second; G.. B. Hoi.
brouck, third. Time 2 minutes II As sec
Half-rnile run novice. closed. final heat
won by John D. Wardrop, Co. K: r. M
Rabbit, Co. finished second and fell
to the floor N a faint. Fred Pansing, Co.
Two hundred and twenty = Yards va iecd daab
in one heat, closed-Winner, W. IA. Whyte
s eompan ana q F y. b K ;6 + Company 3,
third. Time. % seconds,
Half mile ,h~andicap-First heat won by
{. n HerShe,. New York, Is yds; B. j.
F. P01 ). Parrre aav Novi 4; & & z 70 YES ydira se SGand
2 minutes 6 As seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle.
al IN one heat--Won by Jerome Buck,
Catholic Club, scratch; G. G.. Winship,
n. Z: A. 81, TO- yds., second, and f.. J.
Murphy. 18th Regiment A. A., IL yds.
third. Time, 80 rs seconds.
Tires mile run was a hard race for
of1cials, as they. had work to tell which
had won. P. Mackey, N. VS. A.. c.. 10
seconds, was declared the winner, with
Roderick Dorgan, Catholic Club, 80 sec
onds, second, and M. Regain, N. w. S. a.
g. 10 seconds, third. Time, Is minutes
81 Us seconds.
Half mile, scratch, for members of the
regiment-Won by George H. Weston,
Co.. A; F. !, Koehler, CO.. D. second. and
j.. p. Fl. West, G {. A, third. Time. 3
minutes 16 8-5 seconds.
Quarter mile run, two heats and a final
First heat won by Jerome J. Buck,
scratch, Catholic Club; w. Mccormick,
18th Regir1ent A. A., second, and James
Mcintyre, Ct. Bartholomew A. A., 10 yds.,
third; Time. g 81 seconds Second heat
Nelson Buck, Catholic Club, is yds.. sec
ond, and p. H. AIberts, Iron Cross. 18
yds., third. Time, 81 3-5 seconds.
Three-legged race, with three teams.
was quite. a novelty. Company B. with
VIM. B. Blister and A. B. Riggs, won
with lots 10 spare; Company G. with
Charles Frankie and JohnSC. Becker. won
second place, and Company A was third.
Time / minute and 5 seconds.
The one mile team relay race was o
good feature but too one sided. Com
pany 3 had an awful big lead on the first
relay and nearly Tapped the second team.
a last. Time, 4 minutes 5 As seconds.
The winning ffekfu was r RI yU;++fo-