New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-18
A CARNIVAL OF SPORTS.
GAMES OF THE NEw-JERsEY ATHLETIC
CLUB.
AN AMATEUR RECORD MADE IN THE DuMbbEhi'
coNrEsr-MANY ATHLETES IN THE sPRiNrs

CyoNTFST-MANY ATHLETES IN THE ~
saova GvTaa INV a1oAoIa a1dHhH
The nrst night OF the athletic carnival conouc'eu
nv the New-Jersey Athletic Club took pace NJ W.
Madison Square Garden last night ana a'','
fair attendance of those interested In track anu
neld sports. The programme was Varieu ee
N suit all tastes The riders in the bicycle rae
kept the policemen busy catching the" as M
would take sudden lurches ana start ou' Vi w
Madlson-ave entrance TO the Garden' lheio w.
plenty Of falls and many wreckeu ""ee''' "
OF the riders were hurt
1r,, ptr,en tho referee Of cycling. demanded
. certificate as TO the proper measurement OF 'he
track Tho signed statement was forthcorn'"s, an.
n showed that the radius Of the curves was 4 ,e
inches and the straight lines 100 feet ga "'n.'
which made ten laps 10 the mile Many OIL vi,
h..t amateur athletes OF the country were ehlereu
a. tho .nr,nts Wefers beaten In the "-ya'u
handicap. but easily captured the 5o-yard spec'a'
:, ~. d,mbbeu competition the big men hao
chance 10 show their ample proportions. Inc
u,ork Of the night done by FREQ "iite %
.he new West Side Athletic Club IN 'he M. "
~. series Of tests when he lifted 'O-pound auino
Vii IN tho right hand and 62-pound oeii III 'ne
~, This ia said TO be the best amateur recoro
49, nade winters excelled in three OF the n'e
tests. D.. 1,,uuor, p
The oea. were as tClOTs1 e Refs st nishHarry
Mcmillan president Of the a. a. Y yohh G G.. j.
49, bAF S G + MySss K!rhy I3iefeC
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sivsrsids 4 e Maxwell F. More ho N Xavier 4 Ter
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The summaries are: -, .,,.,-
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STT N.., A.. q. Es'9 1a. ;t'2 3s A:
on.mre bicycle race novics)-won by J. NJ Banar
.seS sPfA" ~ r JACOBSON. Addison whee'men third
5::% sSs Sss 4.c Lancaster
W. e. Messtr unat;ached Cs,, yards: J. j. HOPKINS
New West e sac ss4a. ma G yqFfS' isSao '
n,esoholseo team relay ree-WOp BY ssc PIN
Ti;ne~3:154.
Running hss jump ea2di9 5g3.. by j. in F. Bt
Waller Chicago iscrs,sh r. i'm ln 5 ss9l'd
Two-hundred and twentyysrd run {haRd!SS2PMWS9n ey
X ssra G A mira G 2 Haso. ssse'' corey n ~ - "
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! = e. second: II. ". 6srth.. p 4. O.. third Time
V:57is
One-uile run Chandlcap)-Won by ". II. Parry. Uni
yerslty OF Pennsylvania J. Sheran NewJersey A. c. (5
vardsj second; Shindn. Pastiue a. c. C05 YARDS.
third Time-4:35t BIZ.
This evening one Of the, attractions Will be a
FORWARD run, in which Champion Wefers, Rich
ards OF Yale; Sulzer. y. j. A C. Krsenzle!n. u.
OF p. J. r. Rush, Princeton. and other flyers are
entered. Other contests a two-mie bicycle
race 2D0-yard run 440-yard run. SsO-yard run. 220
yard run, bringing together Wefers. Rush. Sulzer,
Richards Corley Thomas and Enrich; 10cD-yard
run soo-yard hurdle, 4i0-yard run for National
Guard members only mile walk. fve-nile and
throwing E-pound weight for height, with Cham
pion Mitchell on scratch.