The Jersey City news., 1898-03-29

REGIMENTAL GAMES.
The Fourth's S Indoor Meeting
the Biggest Kind of a
Success.
SPLENDID MANAGEMENT
Competent Officials, in Charge
Prominent Athletes Entered
Spirited Racing in
Each Event.

The Fourth Regiment Athletic Associa-
tion scored a great success last night at
the .Armory, where the third annual in
door games were held The event was the
most interesting and best conducted meet
ing held in this city and the result is a
credit, to Messrs. Toffey, Whyte and
Wordrop, the committee that arranged
A better class of athletes and more ex-
citing racing than that coupled with last
nights meeting have never been offered
in the city. The management was superb,
every detail being carefully attended to.
The officials were chosen from the best
in the A. A. U. and the rapidity with
which the order Of events was carried
through was sufficient proof of their
ability Every race abounded with ex-
element but there We're those that ap-
pealed more strongly to the enthusiasm.
OF these the finish in the opening heat OF
the $50 yards novice race was the first to
result in a sensational finish. P. Weston
of this city ran pluckily and holding
enough force in reserve won out right at
the ribbon. beating NJ J. Mccarthy OF
New York by few inches. The next ex-
citing incident was in the final heat of
the quarter mile run. Garthes OF the
Pastime A. c., with mark OF 20 yards,
ran away with his trial heat, ana the
easy manner in which he won gave every
one the impression he would capture the
prize in the final r. L. Eaton, New Jer-
sew A. c., II yards, had something in re-
serve however. for the final and holding
Garthe until the final round sprinted the
distance, overhauling his man in the last
five yards, winning in the most exciting
manner of the night. Jerome Buck, al
though unable to carry off first prize,
ran pluckily from back marks in each
event. In the half mile for members of
the regiment he finished a Furnishing race
with a great sprint and was badly beaten
out by less than foot by Sheren. The
relay race of one mile was too one-sided
to excite enthusiasm, Company winning
easily. The obstacle race furnished lots
of fun for the crowd, all sorts of diff
culties being presented to the six starters.
James Fitzpatrick was an easy winner.
Teams in the tug-of-war were well
matched and results were gained by small
margins. In the opening pull Company l.
won by 21a inches from Company *. The
second pull was between Companies and
G, the former winning by an inch. Com
panies D and e pulled for the prize ano
the former gained inches of the rope al
the close. A large number Of pretty girls
were in the boxes and at the close they
spent several hours in dancing with the
gallant soldier boys. The officials were
Athletic ommittee-Lieutenant j j
Toffey, Jr., Company c.; Private w. A
Whyte, Company b. Private John D
Wordrop Company K.
Referee e. Sullivan N. J. A. C.
Judges--Colonel Robert G. Smith. Lieu
tenant Colonel ]. H. Bumsted, Major A
l.. Steele.
Sergeant s. S. Isles and Major H. D. Lob
Timers-Lieutenant B. f. Moore. Jr.
Robert Stoll and S. Nelson.
Clerk of CourSe--J. j. Dixon.
Starter-W. H. Robertson.
Announcer-Charles J. Harvey
Scorer-Lieutenant ]. I. Pringle.
Handicapped, A. A. U.-John p Boyle.
acknowledgement Major w. r. Glenn
Assistant Marshals- Sergeant Schoon-
over, Sergeant Dixon and Sergeant Shan
Assistant scorers-E. B. Moss, J. D
Ackerman. r. F. Jones and Thomas j
Shannon.
Assistant Clerks of Sergeant E
f. Wordhaugh and Private G. Gothardt.
Winners of the prizes were: =
Fifty-yard Handicap (closed)-First hea
won by ". II. Barclay. Company =, l
second; time, 5 AZ. seconds. Second hea, ca
won by e. Zinn, Company E, feet; W
A. Whyte. Company B, 10 feet, second
time, seconds. Final heat won by w; H
third; time 40 seconds.
50-Yard dash, handicap, open-Firs
heat won by William B. Buster, N, j. A
G., 6 feet; time, 6 seconds. Second hea
won by S. Murray. Brooklyn, 1S feet; time
4-5 seconds Third heat won by W. H
Barclay N j. A. c.. IA feet; time, A.
seconds. Fourth heat won by ?. J. Walsh
ST. Francis Xavier, 4 feet; time. 5 40 sec
onds Fifth heat won by H. 2. Mcdonald
Heffley School, IL feet; time, 6 seconds
Final heat won by S. Murray, w. H. Bar
clay second and William 3. Buster third
time, 6 seconds.
22O-Yard hurdle race, open handicap, al
In one heat-Won by A. McLintoek, New
York, Is yards: w II. Barclay, n. J. A
c., p yards, SECOND; Jerome Buck, K. A
c., yards; time, 20 seconds.
44O-Yard run. novice, closed--Won by ]
H Shannon, Company 3; H. J. Thoman
Company A, second: r. ]. Hogan, Com
pany A. third; time nd,c ~ 70 ne seeohqS awo heat
First heat won by r. L. Sandford. Poly
Prep, % yards; J. H.. Roll, New Jerse,
4. G.. IS yards. second; E J. Walsh, s., St
Francis Xavier A. A., 10 yards, third
'lssse. Second nc heat won by H. w. Garthe
Pastime a: G, 25 yards; R. I. Eaton, Mt,, n
]. A. c., II yards, second: F. a. Wygert
star A. c., 10 yards, third time, 80 A.
seconds.
Final heat won by R. L. Eaton, H. w
Garthe second. P. J. Walsh st. Francis
Xavier A. A., third; time, 81 seconds
Half-mile run, open, novicenFirst hea
MCCARTHY. ST. Francis Xavier A. A., sec
ond; j. owen Grundy, Jersey City, third
time 2 minutes. % seconds, Second hea
won by james Sackowsky, New West Sid,
a. e.; A. S. Black, [. Z. c., second; H
Mulry, Y M, c. A.. third; time, minutes
| 81 So seconds Final heat won by M ]
Mccarthy. ST. Francis Xavier A. A; P
Weston, Jersey City, second; ] sackow
ski, third; time, minutes; ls 3.5 seconds
220- Yard run closed. handicap-Firs
heat won by w. H. Barclay, Company 3
IS yards; Nelson Buck, Company K |
ond heat won by w. A. Whyte, Compan,
| B. 13 yards; Jerome Buck Company. Y. E s
8 yards, second; time, 25 2-5 seconds. Fina
heat won by W. II. Barclay, w.