The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-07
HJERTBERG G IN FINE FORM.
THE EOTED E<-1MITEUR TAKES
THREE PURSES At hMBRoSE PARK.


RertJ-seventh Games or tho Now York Gale
dosian Club n success-siH Thousand Per-
sons attend the Picture.aue Function
Sweeney, hoene, and RoHs Also winners.
The Now York Calodonian Club cut quite a
swath among tho sporting community OF this
vicinity yesterday and captured a big slice OF
the holiday patronage. The programme was
arranged on the customary liberal scale, with
substantial purses for each OF the twenty-eight
events. and, while tho best traditional features
were retained, tho competitive card was brought
right up to date by tho introduction OF bicycle
races under the sanction Of the l.. A. w.
There were spirited scenes about the now
headauarters Of the club, 1884 Broadway, yes.
terdny morning, wncn tho tnrtanCd pipcrs woke
the echoes with THE Camerons' Gathering"
and similar spirited Bummonscs TO the muster.
Tho members responded in full force and lined
I'D in their picturesque national costumes for
their customary march. With NCsLitts Band
showing tho way, they stepped martially down
Eighth avenue to Twenty second street and
thence to tho Sixth avenue elevated road, which
carried them to the 1hirty.ninth street ferry.
They again formed on tho Brooklyn sido and,
with plaids and banners nuttering. marched to
Ambrose Park, followed by a crowd Of Draw
lads and winsomo lassies. which kept the turn.
ptiles busy until the huge hOrseshoc stand over
looking the amphitheatre held fully 5000 per
Ernie HJertbere was tho bright particular star
on the path. winning the one, three. and nve
mile runs, and, Incidentally, the three largest
purses OF the day. Mike Sweeney. the holder OF
the worlds hiRb.jump record. stored easily In
his specially with "a neat jump of six teet, and
Rlso won tho broau jump. Another eN-ainateur.
spirits. Among the veteran pros" Duncan
q. Ross won tho hammer throwing and caber
tossing.
Frank Tnnkie: bridgeport, Second' William Cameron.
New York, third. - -, .. .
stand-won, by Duncan c Ross, New York, with VI
s sSd. i W,tn ' 81 iss; . M Inenes; " MH barry te New surS. shi ssI
with 80 feet IL inches.
Throwlns Light Hammer. II Pounds. Members
@. Cocker second. with - feet II inehesi q. Mcclain
Tossing tho Caber-Won by. Duncan c. Ross: with
sect SIs inches; P.J Grinin, Boston. third, with 80
a. p feet I h iasaes S'p n. Barry S syc %"i," With e z feet :
inohes; John Norton. Scranton. third. with ~ feet ga
.a 5S0; 6,,1sr D ssn;6 t@s by T .s1anS, E William HSs: St,s'
Boston. third. Time. 10 40 seconds.
Running Hop; Step. and Jump.wSn by Tommy
fho ssnfS; s. Pollard. PSwtucEst. third. ~ feet 10 inches.
Hitch ANA Klck-L, Monahan. scranton. and D.. ".
ton, ". White, William Marsh, and George Brown q
Se for third at 8 feet o inches. Money divided &C
TWo.Iiie Bicycle Race. Members onlr-won by A.
Mckay. ). Leslie second. GA. Patterson third. Time,
Half. Mile Run-won by j. Leavitt. Boston; Conrad
Mas. third. Time. . minute, 10 seconds.
Highland Fling. Boys and Girls unuer is Year,
New York. second Tuomas Lang. Hohoken. third.
Running Broad Jump-won by NJ. b. sweeney, Hill
Keene second, with 20 feet o inches: L. W. Pollard
One. Mile Run-won BY Ernest W. H1ertberg. South
Brooklyn; w. H.. Morris, Phiindel phia, second, J.
ieavitt.. Boston: third. Time. 4 minutes A 4 seconds.
Pole vault-won by u: Baker. Sew Haven. with y
Snrsh. Boston, and L. Monahan, Scranton. o tie at o
feet : inches. Second aud third money split up ae-
Highland Fllns-won by W. @. sorlie. New York
John Miller. Brooklyn. second; J X Lamb. Brooklyn.
Two-Mile Bicycle Race-won by Teddy Goodman,
Now York; Edward Anderson, Brooklyn, second;
Ernest steck. New York, third. Time, 8 minutes 80
Broadsword Dance, DO $ and Girls Under Is Years
Won by George Earsw"ll. BROOKLYN; Robert Lyons.
Newark. second, Hsr1rrt steele. brooklyn. third.
rhree-Miie Run-Won by Ernest W. HJertberg;
John Clifford. Philadelphia. second; Pote HeSeiman,
Standing Hlgn Jump-Won by D. w. Pollard. with
<feet 9 inches; George Brown. Brooklyn; William
feet 8 inches. Second and tItrd money split up &c.
cordingly.
James Brown. Maxwell Welsh second. Albert Duguid
rts second. J, Leavitt third. Time. So seconds.
Running High Julnp-Won by N F. Sweeney with
inches; D. Pollard and A. Keller u Ito for third at 8
feet z inches. Money divided.
Five Mile. Bicycle Rare-won by Teddy Goodman;
C.S. Henshaw. New YORK. second. u. Sutphen, New
ark. third. Time, IL minutes SO seconds.
Sack Race-won by William Erwin. Philadelphia:
III. Cole, Jersey City, second; James Graham. Home
Five:Mie Run-won by Ernest W. uiertb-rg. John
Clifford. second. Pete Hcgelman, third. Time, "a
80O-Yard Hurdle Race-won by william Marsh,
Tommy keene second. 4. Keller third. Time. ~
Broadsword Dance-wou by william Cameron,
William sorlle and John Miller q tie for next place.