New-York tribune., 1897-12-12
A WINTER ATHLETIC CARNIVAL.
sEyEnAI. WORLDS RECORDS EXPECTED TO GO
At THE NEw-JERsEY ATHLETIC G.UBs
..n,-o>, Anr ca ARDEN MEETING.

sEyFRAI. WORLDS RECORDS EXPECTED TO 10
At THE NEw-JERsEY ATHLETIC CLUES
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MEETING.
Tn. two nights. winter carnival OF the New
Jersey Athletic Club will be held In Madison
s,uare Garden next Friday and Saturday nights
December II and IL and every indication points 10
an Interesting tournament The entry list Is one
OF On. largest received for athletic meeting ana
includes the cream OF American athletes among
them being several worlds champions ana recoru-
holders So numerous are tho contests tha' the
Game. Committee has had TO extend the meeting
n two nights II IL OF the few times IN the
history of amateur sport that two nights attn
letIc meeting has been attempted In thf CITY, ana
Il 4. hoped that the venture OF the CLUB Nip nee'
with success.
Ths games will begin each evening at O'CLOCK
ON Friday evening the contests will be Running
high Jump handicap: mile bicycle race. novice %
yard run handicap: ssD-yard run. handicap; 10
yard hurdle race. handicap Ho-yard .rVpN noNfe'
mile run handicap; 23-yard run. handicap, ana
team race open only 10 teams OF four men each
from insurance companies. on SATURDAY h's"'
Their. will be: Throwing the 5-pound weight FOR
height handicap: 1-mile bicycle race handicap
5-rnile run scratch: Ao-yard run. handicap; @"-
yard run handicap: bo-ynrd run. novice. cohHheu
10 employees OF Greater New-York drygoods houses
3Oo-yard bundle race. handicap; ln-yard rum hahoi-
cap; uO-yard run. handicap; mile walk, handicap
and a quarter mile with A l5-yard lmi'' open ohg
TO members OF the National Guard
Reside. this extensive programme. two special
races a 80 and n sO yard dash have been added
The 50-yard race will be run on Friday night ana
the longer distance Saturday. B J. Weiers'
the sprinter Of the New-York Athletic Cluo' mas
entered both races and makes secret OF the fact
that he hopes eclipse all former records III oOth
d,.hes Though he is in record shape. he Will not
be alone In his glory. as j. H. Rush OF Princeton
1, out for a slice OF fame. and Will start IN Doth
races. .
BY far the most important competition OF all
| will be the Individual all-around heavy dumppeh
| match extending over the two nights The con-
test is divided into ten sections. so arranged 'ha'
tho spectators will experience no trouble IN oe-
| termlning who Is the best performer unusual IN
| terest attaches to this contest. owing 10 IT'S 'H-
| tsrnatlonal aspect. German italian. Swede Eng
| lish. American and Irish will each put his best
| leg forward for tho credit OF his native soo' IL
| Is generally expected that the bell contest wiz
| bs tedious but three OF the most expert Judges IN
| America-Harry f. Buermeyer. John Wood ana
| Julius Harder-have volunteered their services ana
| this is a sufficient guarantee that there VIII DO no
| clog Each performer will have to furnish his
| own bells and IL will take several horseS 10 cart
| the trinkets to tho scene OF action
| The Games Committee headed by J. T.. sullivan
is leaving nothing undone TO perfect arrangements
and competitions. and spectators may De sure OF
| every comfort The following Is list OF the ohl-
| c,als. Referee-W p. Curtis. New-York A. C.
{ Weeks. Sew-York a. c.: ]. J. Frawley. Knicker.
G%sryI' YA.Gy A.%burssi ss''VsEiase csiesse
4, q. stsrter~Harry s. Cornish, KnickerbOcksI
&.Sde HatAfs ttslssr.ts H Ct e. oS
nson Xsw5eIs,sy 4 c ES0sr' sto Abee
MswYoTWE SssesoW !. 1nihan T Riverside H A. c. T. poo
Ing. xavier A.; Navel MAJ S,i E. More HeTfggan games a
| New-Jersey A: G.. Official reporter-Husn . 0u,Mln Nm
GsaI St. par;Soo%sM se5k: f.
York: walter Scott. NswYork i. Z sasv Manvel Nex
Jersey 6: John Sort9T Wbe i'm sowpleR Greer
Wheelmen ie Marshais..Thoma Kane. Clipper 4 4
C Thomas Creamer. St. stephens A. A.: T; T. ii IL
Sweeney, BROOKLYN A. C.; - X: Anhe9!' Fred Trost
a. G. csist scorer George Bu;hheld; Jersey City
scUTersJ J. Walsh Psstime A C. p Brien
VT ". +. Lewis. New Jersey A, G.: ! F: Byrne' New
Rnss.. lancashire Insurance Company, Inspector
Alfred Chasseaud. Knickerbockerr A. &C C.; W III =
Fuller Msw}er'ey yoSer %9eTsey Sn9 Sss e.
Moore, No se05k jr ith Res%eqi Al RSsIn'Gn on
4 S cS,re, TrSsS. Rck Ne%Je9sey MeGpe'1A
aW.Jsy:.y sThn w Ke'c a. G K ". Booth New-Jersey A.
Umpres o. tSok Forbs:
G. Steve ksen Isr' p sullivan. H Knickerbocke
A. C: A. g. Armstrong New,Jersey A. c.; Adopl Up
sah GTeenxcs WhsrmeSS S:xJer,ey e sress e. e
Ssrsey Referee q sysnsMGW R R ltIns p%sn
NewYork state Racing soara nEe p pist.9sc
FrryUr Harry Dimsee; B. n. shurts, National T. V
Judge. individual all-around dum99e competltion-
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