New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
FALL ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
IMPORTANT MEET TO BE HELD AT THE
TRAvERs ISLAND CLUB.
e,,,,,,,,,,c CHAMPIONSHIPS A FEATURE OF THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GAMES TO CoMh
OFF IN MONTREAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'E'''
OFF IN MONTREAL.
All summer long the new clubhouse OF the New
York Athletic Club. opposite the fark' mas -
a popular spot with its comfor'ao'e "' -, a5
and dning-rooms It's fresh air from the farA. an"
las, hut not least its ever-cool swimming 'a"N'
Now, that the autumn has come the members "to
making elaborate plans for the fall and winter syn
in the many branches in which the cruz '""
most Interest There has been decldeu liipU
rnent IN the attendance. too since 'he wal e''I
ard IN the brIiard-room and grillroom the COMING
o.,,,otgre IN snort are talked OF quite as ehtnu
sastically as those so receh'' N'''7
Porto Rico. -, roeo, ,ed
Tho New-York Athletic Club was well representa-
at the front in all branches OF the seINi1 ~
Regular Army the Navy the volunteers "e ,ha
Reserve and in the Rough Riders no" '.'"' w.
courageous are returning TO their oiu Ia. 49, III
moro thov are the centre of interest AZ "' -
$500 a,d many times each week are 'heE ""
20 repeat their stores Of excitement and dAhse' an
victory The cub issued CARDS Oh iH''' o.
all the officers OF Admiral Sampson s4u'' ,, ~
the harbor and TO some OF the ARMY o -, ',,,r
entitle them TO the visitors priV'les'S - ~
house and many Of them have taken adVah''ee Va
the courtesy 1900, &, nrospect
is the fall athletic meeting OF the cruz a. 49, ~
Island On Oc o5er l. These games w., ~,
rrusual importance this year. because % '', 80
piou contests thdI VIII nc 4''N'
,,rar,,e for the day The Amateur Ath'e"o 80
.h r,,od tho club TO hold the National chaii-
,htr co,nnetitions for the standing Droad jump
Tho standing high jump and the two-rhl'e SV'.i'1
chase Similar permission mas a'so 'e'" =,
for the full series OF swimming chaihp'o'9'.' -
there will be five races In ms par "a ~ - q,
orou,ne The swimming contests VIII nc "''u -
e'"" ''. .or, che Sound with the finish IN each
- ,,roo,lv oH the boathouse. These VIII Deb'i .,
:, ,o,ock I'm the morning, while the track anu "''.
games will be held In the AFTERNOON" ,.,,a
% O'clock Admission will be, as usual - -,
ton only. The swimming championships .n 49,,
,aIi,, good snort this fall because OF ''e Us
go, .xnected The crack Austrian s"'"'i' -,
= Neumann will come on from O,,ssa-~ Am
-. I'D s,r,,n in the colors OF the chicago 40
Lotto Association. The Knickerbockef
Cluh has promised TO enter sNo's 'S..,,.od
mon and the Mercury Foot VIII De iep' -a
Nv. ,rorcest team IL has had for sevoral Yeas
n NJ Reeder who has won All inc i0''" -
,,,s,orce scratch contests in when ne h'lS eo
I'D u,II he expected to uphold the club ieIu'.
a., IN this mart Of the programme aItnout" "a
Iyenck, Louis Fitzgerald, jr ana III . w.
will also be entered from the lo'i'o .-,,,,,,n
render recently defeated the redoup'"o'V -, ,oo
IN the Canadian championship M 40, he
Yards and the club members iee' Co''"'
n,,u reneat his former victory next "eeN. ,,
". - poysrs the clubs crack hufule' 4.'",
,,...- hos recently developed n good ue"
eneed in the water. and he VIII "'so ~. ,,.,,.ias
so,oe Of the shorter races. "h''e " - ,.,,,r
hn ,von the Worlds Fair swimihlhs 0"''
chin q, Chicago In 1898. and w y. iiei'',' -
osplraut for swimming honors' WIZ o." It.,coral1
IN the long distance races. WencK ann 80, do
al 49, -, Cor. I'm these contests. There arc NV
,,,,,onebin contests on the s"IhillI"e
,rarnrne the distances being u" ',''N ,i,
o,or,er-rnile half-mlle and one "''e' 1851,
va a long list Of open handicap co'''''.' 80 -
trsck and field meeting, besides the 'N'e0 IL
,.,io bonors and the club expects 49,
P'O'''F = ~, &C. own formidable team. A4re""S
-. ro q number Of the club CRACKS IN ""''''"e
-. ,r,vers Island and one or two suiP''''s NO.
- orr,,-r on tho spectators when the t''ne'' -
~, the figures shown by theF ",, Ia,
rrr,n,inr king Wefcrs had not 'esui' ".'''''' ~
80, "a N. club officers are stu IN DOUBT ""'''''
"eeh' INV mic fau or not Tho veteran
- o>,,ke" Murphy, however. mas "''''"
,..,,g wonder who. he declares wa
lice all the magic figures that "'''''
lshed. ,o ono,, the success
Nrrnbv IS VIGOROUSLY sanguine auou' va ..,,,
~, -. ,,e,, under his care. and the last ~ . -
OF ne" mn n, sorne OF those have heard trust
r.. accounts of Tewksbury. the io'''''
,ag,a,e sprinter from tho unFe's'S Va 49,. 90,
,ania believe that this time 'ne ~ , - T., ain
,oogeroted his speed Te"ksDuty wiz -"
the sbort-distance races. ana il r, or
W. ga favorable It IS said that he WIZ
to'S ",o ',ar ,,,ne in tho lo0-yard and po'''o'
alrly
~ ooo, .ard which must be run aro"h' -
Ion the phenomenal younssie' VINO moo 49,.
s~,,, w,nders this season. VIII also conn 49, "a.
race as well the quarter -th''e' M a. heavy
- Flanagan and Gray Will 'oJ WIN -,
AM, 80 cal and reports have come from ~
weish'S % 70 -. ,s.n making the old figures lo'
n,,,,no the shot look small. Gray ~ 80. ,to, be
P u'', -, ,bls game but 1t was supposed ''"'
- cached his own limit and niue vas .,,
=, h,,, ,bls fall since lie had Deem SIN 49, So IL
., tho summer. However. IL Is ee'" nv ~ c,,,h
orgor than ever before. ana "io''" r,,cx
house It is whispered tha' '"' al. ol1-tlme
,u hrcak his own record again ~ ne ,oyv
WIN - t e. or slx wears ago when he hddeu Il ~"
49, "a his best figures almost every "'"~
competed. .os,s tho New York
w. ,he three championship contests ''' =, c,.r.o
.t,.,,c clnb men think they have winners 49,. %,
w orion is said 10 be apso'u'e'' load
.,.o,osinr and his hollow success 49,
.n away from strong heid OF rep
.,,,o pr,,Ish runners last spring LOT INC H.,s
ueh championship. confirms TINS eo'i''''-', an
| ,toht haired Canuck. orion Is Plo"a"'' -, -.
aoual In stecplechase racing ana ]. u Wv -
Anuhtful by the best informed II t"o ,'. ,a ,.i,b
I,,,,,,a nav AT his pest could have kept Wy .' W,
NlI''' y, ~. two Jumping contests the ciup WIN
niN 90 y schwaner. who has Won '"'''
rn,e en- many times before. but the ino'''"''
not 90 confident usual TINS year % 40 =. -
ch,.o,er Is not in as good condluoh as ms -!
aDd he will also have for an opponent II.
a. the chicago Athletic Association VINO nous po'''
W Wv s,ond,ne high cna broad jumping recoru nc
T r 6uel he ween Ewry ana SchWah'i W. =" S,ort
The canadian enamp@nss@ 81 r a9sH and the New
J De menu .ihhta,tc Cub will send up strohS icih
and they expect bring back most q he @e hope
as tnvS ~, ,ri,h hem too several Canad an chIrs
FOR me open events at the Travers istn f which
following week the general programme iC Contests
,cI,,Sns the following limited handicap Sol Is
i20yard dash @ yards limit, r Eai i,n IL" one
m dioS run 90 yards limit l2yard hH 5Cbes rdG eiT
wards miO running broad Jump 90 t,rov,nr 6
p pond hammer ,25 feet miU and pole vault toi
| height az inches limit. , 49,. ,,,,,ror n give