The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
ooxPAxr ms AUSTEN TROPHY.
Spirited Cycling and Athletics at the Eighth
Regiment A. A. Games.

Admirers of athletics and cycling gathered In
fair numbers at tho Eighth Regiment nrmory
last night TO enjoy the second meeting promoted
by tho regimental athletic association. A pro-
grammo Of ten events furnished capital sport,
and although spills were frequent in tho bicycle
races no serious accident resulted.
Tho clerk of the course and his aides rivalled
the Seventh Regiment expects in promptitude,
and the entire card was run through in
less than two hours. A noticeable feature
of the open events was tho presence for
the first time on q programme Of a
New York meeting of tho new registration
numbers issued to athletes by the A. A. U. Sow
eral of tho competitors had no registration num-
bcrs, and those interested are looking forward
somewhat anxiously to tomorrow, when the
matter will doubtless BIO brought to the notice of
the A. A. U. authorities.
the, quarter of u mile race, George Sands, Sew
Sass a RsFi snspi8G rsn tar p shn Sn6fs 5 race w Ia ' too n ais!
JFIYses S1 sst of tho I@' c. G. t,FNSE \. 9g. Y. went 10 young
The onc.mile run was a rattling flno contest
oil the way. Walsh, the scratch man, closed
with his field two laps from home, and looked all
over q winner, but a sudden cramp forced him
TO retire, and Garry" Fitzgerald took care of
The two.mile bicycle handicap, aroused great
SnTthusiassms and even The trial ,RHssaatosiw were x sX,
fellow scratch man. w. u. Mosher of the River
ullCb, " buIlC HOI oIu5Htb.
Unusual interest was attached to the rcgi.
mental events. For the first time in tho history
oil the association there was "A special prize Of
fered for the company scoring the most points.
1t is a handsome bronze figure presented by
lRegimental Adiutant Eugene X; Austen, and to
be known as tho Austen trophy. II was won
last night by Company Il with a total OF 10
points. Company Il finished u close second with
IL, while & secured q and IL 5. Summary:
6o.Ynrd Run. Handicap-tinal heat won by +. A.
Onderdonk, New West side 4. c., IL feet; J. u. Con
lin. st. u. A. e.. 10 feet, second; 7. A. sayles, X. A. C.,
a feet. third. Time. NJ IN apsDnla.
60 Yard Run. Scratch, for members OF the regiment
only-Final heat won ty john j. Dugan. Company b;
p. Umstadter, Company q, second; John J. Es2an.
Company b. taird. Time. z U5 seconds.
4lO.Ya ard Run. Handicap. Open-Fiuai heat wun by
Twenty second Regiment A. A.. IL yards. second; NJ.
J. Waters. Jr.. X. A. C., 4 yards. third. Time. % 10
seconds.
umstadter. Company G, second; John j. Eagan. Com.
pany u. third. Time. l minute 2 Id seconds.
Phillips, New York; G. Ehret, Jr, Columbia Y. A. e.,
second; J. h. Mills. Trinity School, third. Time, .
minutes 10 35 seconds.
$50. Yard Run. Scratch, for Members of the ReEt.
W. Bull, Company L. second; John ]. Dugan, COmpa.
ny B. third. Time, 9 minutes 81 80 seconds.
heat won by y. de Lister. A~talanta wheclmen; J. Gus.
ter. Eighth Regiment, second; n. Betzman. r. W.
third. Time, 3 minute 81 is seconds.
one.Miie Bicycle Race. scratch. Tor Members OF the
Company II; J. W. Eaton, Company L, second; u. w.
OFT, Company E. third, Time. 2 minutes IL go seconds.
one.Mile Run. Handicap-won by Garrett I; FitL.
gerald. star A. c., 80 yards; N. smith, Phil adelphia,
20 yards, second; J. +. Maloy, y. A. A., 80 yards.
third. Time. 4 minutes AZ seconds.
mile Bicycle Handicap-Fina heat won by 9.
scratch. second; Robert A. Miller. @. W, 20 yards.
third. Time, 5 minutes 80 i-5 seconds.