The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-02
CROsS-COUNTRY RUNNING.
Athletes Have fieaty OF Sport Uuae
kaieke-socker and N. ". A. Z. Auspices.

Athletes Have FIeaty Of sport U.aer
Kaieke-socker and N. Y. A.C. Auspices.
The members of the knickerbocker A. C. cele-
brated New Years Day at the club home.
Forty-lfth street and Madison avenue, by ait
ting down to q banquet and wishing ono another
the best OF good fortune during the coming
year. The athletes OF the club, together with
many outsiders. INDUCED in one of the most
successful cross-country runs held so far this
season. These Affairs are becoming more popu-
lar every day, and the run yesterday attracted
such q large field OF entries that tho officials OF
tho club have decided to hold q run every Sun
day. which will be open to all amateur athletes.
Yesterdays run brought out nearly fifty men,
representing thirteen athletic clubs. The course,
bia oval; thence down Moshoiu avenue. across
the Bronx River. to WILLIAMSBURG re. TO Ford
ham; thence across TO Bedford Park, oyer 70
woods back to the oval. The two hares. q. q.
Hollander and j. !. storms. both Of the X. A. e,
numbering ten, aud including the Big Four"
J.J. Frawley, II. A. King. I. Ward. and Harry
Cornish, started with the hares: The inferno,
diate pack was let loose Mt lO:55 o'clock. and
o'clock. The only mishap occurred while some
K. Pfatner. Pastine A.. c.. fell through a hole
and received a thorough dncking. but that did
not deter him from resuning the chase to the
end.
Six Of tho hounds beat the nrst hare. @. @.
Hollander. in. The first man home was Is. Kin
ney, X. A. g.. who finished at IL :33. W.
about a yard behind, and =. A. Youngel, 81.
George A. C., was third. Hammie. Gray, st.
George A. C., who vas fourth. was tho first of
the fast pack to finish, his actual time for tho
distance being "a minutes. w. Grady.
X. A. c.. wa. tho second OF the fast
the order Of finish. Hollander was seventh.
while storms, tho other hare. WAS about TWEEN.
tieth. u. salmon. the CLUBS gymnasium in-
structor, headed the slow pack, and covered
himself with mud and glory in defeating tho
Big Four" who finished arm in arm at
athletes. who are members OF the club. attended
"A quiet little spread. which soon disappeared.
At tho New York A. C.'s home. Fifty-hfth
street and sixth avenue, there was q gala time.
The building was crowded all day with menu
bers and guests. and hundreds of toasts were
pal attraction. and there was no end OF fun.
The clubs cross. country runners took q spin IN
tho vicinity OF Trhvers Island. twenty men
going over the course. which extended
through Pelham Manor and Barlow. w. A.
DE Podesta aid T.. J. Keen were the hares. and
minutes later the pack got under way with
Ernest Thorp as ana Mortimer
Bishop as whip. The distance was about seven
miles. The hares managed to finish ahead,
still holding their time allowance. Ernest
Thorp was the fret OF the pack to reach home.
the Sea View Harriers OF Brooklyn was held
yesterday: The start was made from the organ
iZntion's headquarters. corner OF Third avenue
and Sixtleth street, and nearly ak miles of
good. stin running was enjoyed. Frank Bernard
led the way across tho line. with. +. II. Whit.
rest OF the pack was close up. Time, AZ minutes
oOlS seconds,