The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-15
FOURTH IN THE LEAD.
They Carried or tho Honors at last
Nights Exhibition,


nament of the Military Athletic League
of America. which will continue all the
week at Madison Square Garden, was at
tended by some of the finest exhibition in
athletes and military evolutions ever seen
in New York. The crowd, while not as
large as expected, was great enough to
insure the great success of the AFFAIR,
and during the remaining night OF the
show the event wilkbe well patronized. II
was something of a novelty to see thinly
clad athletes, mixing in with gaudlly
and stern featured veterans of the United
States Army. Both played a prominent
part in the exhibitions of the night. AMI
sxniten the track aee. eVnnts ere smsIe the m ths
greatest enthusiasm, and the soldier boys
were cheered until the crowd was hoarse
from yelling. There was a representa-
ton from every service in Uncle Sans
department with the exception Of the
Navy. TIL red and yellow of the artil-
lery and cavalry, and the blue Of the in
fantry showed prominently about the
garden, while the whole was fringed by
the more elaborate uniforms of the Ma
tional Guard.
programme was first, after which the
military display was given and a fair il
lustration of what might be expected in
case of trouble with Spain was shown by
the infantry, cavalry and artillery. which
| went through the regular evolutions of
battle and for a time the Garden rang
with the reports of muSketry from the
infantry and the eannonading of the Cat
ling guns. Previous to all his a battle
was fought on the cinder path etween
the Fourth Regiment of this city, TWEEN
ty-second of Brooklyn, Twenty-third and
Twelfth Regiments. Each organization
was represented by its strongest athletes
and the prominence attained by the Jer-
sey City regiment was a delight to the
large number of Jerseymen present. Last
year the Twenty-second won the cham
| pionship, but they will nav to fight very
hard this season. as they will find a
worthy foe In the gallant Fourth, and it
will ba a battle to the finish between
them. Last night the Fourth carried off
the honors. and leads in the competition
for the military, The features We're the
work of Koehler and Christie In the
| cycle events, Games will be held each
| night and the local athletes will be in at
the finish. Summary
One hundred yard dash (handicap)-
First heat-Won by f.. ]. Koehler, Fourth
regiment of New Jersey 40 yards): time,
lis. Second heat-Won by M. J. Wheeler
-Twenty-seeond Regiment q YARDS; time,
IL los. Third heat-Won by w. H. Bar
clay, Fourth regiment of New Jersey e
| yards; time, lis. Fourth heat-Won by
J: r; Higgins, TwentyrEtIfaird regiment ss y
Jerome Buck, Fourth regiment of New
Jersey az yards; time. II 2-5s. Sixth
heat-Won by y. 4. Whyte, Fourth regi-
seconds. Seventh heat-Won by A.. j.
Mendez, Fourth Regiment Of New Jer-
sey e, yards, time, los. Eighth heat
iment I6h YARDS; time. IL lbs. Final heat
Won by Koehler. with Barclay second
and Seheidecker third. Time, 10 Abs.
Won by two feet; one yard etwee sec
Sixty yard sack race (scratch)-Won by
F. A. Onderdonk, .Twenty-second Regi-
Regiment, second. and T.. A. Denham,
Twenty-seoond Regiment, third. Time. los,
Two nile bicycle race shandicapll-First
haa5f% " S ~ s jersey a GTiffit d5o T yaraa5; res j.
Thompson. Twelfth Regiment go YARDS.
second; " Frank. Eighth Regiment go
g gaadDw third. bv rl W' E Smi M 3 hers q sssond
second Regiment Go yards; w. Terrence,
Twelfth Regiment $50 yardsl, second. T.
r. thiT Go0dT zine TS sml s. K s.ssl Tb 80 y Ss J
New Jersey go yards; q H. romlison,
o oMsni y. set1em aesl T~went ~ yanadf'' R sed-
ment, qlo YARDS. third, Time, GIN. a ASS.
Half-mile bicycle race for the military
championship-First heat-Won by Walter
G.. Roome, Fourth Regiment of New Jer-
sey; w. e. Mosher, Twenty-second Regi-
ment. second; time, I'm. 81 2-5s. Second
heat-Won by O. Y. Babcock, Twenty-sec-
9 Rsajm RssIms Second I t nnemp Tm' as Tw Tbjsd
heat-Won by B. J. Keller. Twenty-see-
ond Regiment; J. 7. H: Kenny, Twenty
second Regiment, second time, I'm. IS 4-5s.
Fourth heat-Won by 6. H. Towlinson,
Twenty-second Regiment; A, S. Jungkind,
'Twenty-second Regiment, second; time,
I'm. 81 2-5s, Final heat-Won by Babcock.
with Goodwin second and Tomlinson
third; time, I'm. "a 2-5s.; won by a length,
two lengths between second and third.
Half-mile run fhandicap)-Won by w,
H. Christie. Fourth Regiment of New Jer-
Twenty-second Regiment $50 yards,) sec
nd, and ]. Sheren, Fourth Regiment of
New Jersey (35 YARDS, third. Won by a
yard, one and a half yards between Sec
ond and third.
Artillery and cavalry drills will be the
| feature Of the tournament this evening.