New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
SPORTS DAY IN NEW-J ERSEY t..
NEW MEN BROUGHT OUT AT THE GAMES
AT BERGEN POINT.
OTHER LOCAL ATTRACTIONS HAD SOME EFFECT
ON THE ATTENDANCE AND NO RECORDS
WERE SMASHED. BUT THE CON
TESTS WERE AS EXCT-
ING As EVER.

ING As EVER.
Numerous CONFERENCE.-The mostly local in
character. detracted IN numerical strength from
the attendance at the New-Jersey Athletic Clubs
annual Labor Day outdoor carnival but for all
that large gathering Of delighted spectators saw
the sports the New-Jersey oval at Bergen Point
Yesterday afternoon. The excellent card presented
mcr.ted better attendance, and the club commit
tee might well have felt some disappointment that
more people not attracted TO the beautiful
grounds by the games. The track and field compe-
,itons numbered ten, including two interesting BIZ
cycle races and a novel race between soldiers
equipped for skirmish hghtng. The sde-line diver
sons comprised games OF baseball. football and IA
crosse. and exhibition OF trick bicycle fiding.
Colonel Robert c. Smith. commandant Of the ith
Regiment. New-Jersey Volunteers acted az rel
for the tournament and Harry cornish was
tho starter There was an absence OF athletic nota-
bilities among the contestants. but this lack was
more than compensated for by the Sert dlSpiayeo
I'm the track and field competitions by numerous
ambitious young athletes and consequent exciting
finishes In several OF the contests. Beyond the TAN
Of one cyclist in trial heat not mishap oc-
Cured 10 mar the games TWO attempts To Dreak
record, were futile but the efforts were praise
worthy
TOO HOT TO BREAK RECORDS.
Herbcr, f. Marvel the clubs youthful middle
distance champion flyer, sought to put ne" hsui's
on the record for the hait-mile. ana ne hao '"o
speedy eliminates to pace him duarter-He eac"'
I'm, lie wa. uuab bic 10 respond with successfu re-
suit as was only ne expected under such "'"e" M,
conditions as prevailed Big James So's''e''
Mitchell tried to increase the distance lpI ooeat h
the nfty-six pound weight over a va, LIN single
Ia siIrpass the work Of his coinpe'HyIS a,,,ieite
hand throws but he could not rtach the te'u''''
itS se1saiionsl contest Of the day however was
IN. manner in which NJ. W. Loug, the Se", ~
Athletic club chamnion racer: rnners and won
the quarter mile handicap run hIcn Hnen The
not haye 10 2ush ne Townsend' slim Bayonne
hoy who carried the clubs colors IN ,he wv"
,rounsend won the scratch race for noViSes a ~
drished second IN the handicap contest. bn as
ia. pliH' ~ VAR handicap allowances. Philip A.
Moore DID some pretty vauItlng 'nous" u" "'' ~
'a he baifme military had dozen memoe sos
Of the tn Regiment New Jersey ,Tietes 81 local
S,,ma hut the cracks did not come to the 'front.'
in the run.
r,o.o summaries tell the story OF the Individual
contests , A.
Association and Br5osyn Wanderers Foo'osii
Clh contested halves ~ t~en brae gals 20 none.
WTi,ash Eckei al NE roal'. making one " '''
and Two IN ne snIyes ., twenty minutes each were
iacro'se me Staten island Lacrosse CUBS team ana
picked aesresai;'n n., ne - S's''"
one hunir4 yari run 1antcaromFiiT'' h'' HoiSnA
itrinNyt So. e. ~ yarAsi. secord Ilme =" a
sec}ni heat Roner, ciumtn college e y,d; ;,, ,G
IA r%e oIo IhFt ,5 a,i W." G.5rre Holman Aono!
-, YARDS, second. Tim",o,lu ,s. ''' ., ,6i,
Won by Fr,e"fr. 6rg %sN YORK = g "a yar' sec md
Ti"c 80" sem .S", g. ~ YARDS Tlme-o.io
Fnsi fe. son Boy Fr'a"rck Fore ~ VIZ g q
AA,-s. ..5a1S. Manhss Hnpin Ne"-''T@ \ -
- y'1i. Co.. f,c. .,r novice, scrachFirs heat won
v ..i,,s rown'end. Ncv Ier''y NH,...oo.lI pore,
Cli ', 4Ts a a. second rea, won by WI
en- = s.,ori George stanton queens l. j.
Srd Tine 20 F'nai hsa, 90 ~ J. 4 =:
N,,iI~ '..i Jersey city catholio 'ss ''''''
John Ry'r ,S h Ndrtei, r Iena-rsa,t ard
c,,Fe, salrer hs ciuhmai~s a. A',WaS, smash
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49,, D. i' .e.1i '' rp,r.I Frank Koeasr company
" nun 9 i,6ig w'q BY u T<oa> x. g M;o' z
loo 5arsa 's..nd. y a; Burke Riverside a. - 700
Pc ,a ',' ,or Se,shi ssaaepwaa by 4 A'er ,,
of 10 n - ln.. rhp \ More >r~ 'cfi icy - =, f.,
Z CaFanr. New Wei SUE - 10 '''
Uih an actual vault - .eri 49,, -, s.,.., ,,..,,cb,
In ~ lame. Mitchell. past'ine \ g. ~ - Ia IN,
1cf, H.rty Ner SIDE 4 - !? - IL in second
. sb.ridaa pa.,ine \. e.. II a. i0, in. inird ,,
90 bt.y-e rnr4 thaniicapi -Frst heat Won rA "lhh
,,r -, rer,ev g tao vards,; "Iack'' Towns"nt.
~ ie,sev 4 C. 20 yards second. Harry hosford
~. f,,..v 4 g. (scrat.hl third Tine : 3oNs second
lea, won by Wn1r Glossy Jer'~y CIV CHtao.r iHh
so ,s,is, George stanton. Queens. Long l-an1 '"l
-, s.r,,d- 4 wis-ln00ek. Pierce Wh""nen ~
;,ris, tni-f Time-2 2s- Fnai heat won by william
J. i.,ssv Jersey C1y Catholic club 80 yafdsl' JACK
Toe.,..nt NeN Jersey 4 g. 80 yards second ,i"oTSe
s,,,tCr oucens Low Island 60 yarIp. third. Time
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