New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-14
ATHLETICS.
CAPITAL SPORT AT THE MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN
A STIRRING rIvE-MLE STRUGGLE WON Bf ALIEN
AMBER GRANr-rEwKESBuRY. OF PENNsYL
vANIA BREAKS REcoRp-GooD
ATTENDANCE AND PLENTY
OF ENTHUSIASM.

OF ENTHUSIASM
Are- the enthusiasm and the good attendance
at the athletic carnival at Madison Square Daroeh
last night II looks IL track and field athletic
meets in the future will be more successful than
they have been for many years The meet was
held under the auspices OF the knokereooKer A'"-
ietic Club. and the attendance Of three thousaho i"
spi,e OF the disasreeable weather. was 50 encou'-
aging that the clubs officials contemplate runhhs
another meet In the Garden IN the near future
The character OF the attendance was also en-
ccurarinc the number Of pretty girls being un-
usually large -,
The many contests were run of in exoenen'
order and there were none Of those vexatous delays
which have been so conspicuous at the cycle meets
held at the Garden recently. W. { curtis was
che referee and among the other officials were
James E. Sullivan. Barlow S. Weeks hai'!
Cornish oliver Shres. G. T. Kirby Charies /
Harvey md many others well known IN amazon
sports.
Tia var,ou. track race. aroused the liveliest IN
tsres and and in the lasthalf mile OF the
fiye-nnile championship the noise was so erea' nc
old-time lovers OF the sport were astonisheu ''
teen hardy runners faced the starter III '"ls i"0'
and the pace fast from the start before '"e
pack had gone two miles severa, OF the a'h'e'es
found the mace TOO fast for them and dropped out
The three miles were made in leIe 70 and the Tour
miles In 222e 4-5 But II was not until Inc .Ss NJ
that the real struggle began. Alexander ana DicA
Grant OF the University OF Pennsylvania ahc mar
respectively,
fought battles before. gradually wore down '"e
other men and had the finish 10 themselves
Alexander led most OF the way. While DICK
was satisfied to hang on TO second or tni'o pSce,
IN the last lap Alexander Grant tried 20 spui'
away but hi. namesake after him Ike a sho''
Going down the backstretch in the run Tor the
tara Alexander Grant forged TO the front. ano'
holding his advantage TO the end. won by ABOUT a
yard McGirr and Kennedy were far oehlno 'e'-
Grams considered II one OF the best hve-mie races
ever run in this district.
In the contest for the srken banner. the New
York Athletic Club with II points Inc points
seored by the other clubs and associations were as
follows: New West Side Athletic Club. ?: Pastime
Athletic Club. S: 81. Bartholomew Athieuc C'uo'
2 New-Jersey Athletic Club s: University OF fehh-
syivana. 5; Columbia University. s; Bay Kidse A,n-
,e,,c Club 3: Xavier Athletic Association. = Poly
,echnic Institute 5: Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation g. and Knickerbocker Athletic CUB.
some fast sprinters met in the intercollegiate
so-yard run. The long-legged Tewkeshury. OF Penn
svlvania ran like A deer and nn'shed with Day
light between himself and his rivals doing the us
lance in 2-5 seconds. an indoor record.
SUMMARIZES
si.,y-yard run. handc.P-F1r. heat Won by o 4 D.
s.., xon BY wallace ans,,aessd Is ~ Fsds:ieS
bore. s. ps5hS St 4 M 81 f s. ee4s. 4 e III
E Mu!isan Georss,osn n 4 a e NJ W,,s ss'0p s1
Tines Tines S Xavier fG'fa ; MeKinry, Pas'is
10 M second. Time-o0SS Final heat won ny ~ ~
f 1,ms.-S H oes. "A''"''' -.
r psrr Knss School 80 ysr Taylor Batn
Fes ssSSol go ynTs' saSpna Ao' ''S'''
~ XsIns %;srcty team Boston a
kni' ,4 4 D a.S SiW'P and i
Ssris' w. Mansfield and l. DOdman. second Time
Me3 hurdl. @snasg1won
oRoaF.e Columbia uny'T IL yarl Zard: se3 As:
gu. nWSeeeian jr n W S A. c. Us yards third
1'Fsai forward anas.P,won My by
Knirv Pas,ime 6 ~ yAFds,, 'e:Tn ra.o "a.
ca-"rnns team relay race-Won BY West SIDE Branch
. 6 Az ' .nS 10 Amah ws. sd. Branch
., ~ ,,ap and ; Newman second Young Institute
third Tims-2 s4s Won by hst iaP,,s,,,,.,,-r4-.,
an Sr W srthe Sew-Je1sey A. G 80 Yards,
storms g. Kniskersocker 90 y Si-h s TiT
"s sesond i h.. Won by H D Ranni.,-r Knlcks5
boxer C H $3.50, ysTds Yo4 a 81 Bs?thoiom.@. 6
M yae third Ti6sI hea f0 wSs q S
Tne@o:ssI j. storms 81. finished second. but he
dsa9si.:. 70, :s 'q S1 w rswk.ssu
Tawsrsi,y Q, rsSnsr'an Wash s., ~ College third
Sim.-oce.s Indoor Track reo25d Won by nys ysFds
sxie.n-Founa sho'r .. by R ShsiaOas = in So
erd: r q Beck Knickerbocker A G.. ~ H. \ In 'hi,i
ysS5a. sss Rlsse 2: White
se~ond: y Adam. Haokes'stown C. T. third Time
iassrcolesa,. Tun-wor
Ssl1msi. unysr.i,y. second; E Mechiins University
Of psnnsyysn.s 1hTe TmsV ssndapwon sy
y McLsughn. y. W. = A G. go ysrds'' = &c. r. ~
pysnis ln'uu'e as y:ra ,s' 5sd d Tns MesE o
Msnv, ,ns u nI,s lump ,hanaicsp,-won by James :
spTsSer Columbia vniysT:i,y . no Il 10 IN; ;e I
Fire1mie ranwon By A.Ha9aer Grant . JaiSyer:T q
r r.1,, N..YoIs ' CO !'1 sd Kennedy