The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
oBoss-ooUNrRY RUNNING.
sturdy Athletes Test Their Endurance Over
Dinioult Couraea.

Difiouit Courses.
The athletes devoted to the sport OF cross
country running were out In force yesterday.
The Shamrock Harriers started the fun with q
finely attended run IN the forenoon from the
headquarters OF the club. Van Courtandt Park.
The Herklmer A. O. Harriers held wel-at-
tended run from Lebohner'a Dexter Park.
Brooklyn. The pack numbered nearly thirty
athletes including Palliser. Murphy, Sohloen.
Gable. Hannigan and McDermott. The pace
was easy for most OF the way and the pack
finished with a sprnting run in after cover
ing about ave miles In ~ minutes 13k sec
onds.
The Hamilton A. G. barriers held q well-at-
tended run yesterday morning from the club
headquarters. South Brooklyn. The route
covered was about ave miles. John J. o'Brien
was the first runner home. and he was followed
closely by Henry q. Sargent. David King,
owen Mulroy. Richard Desmer. Samuel s.
Williams. Terrence McManus, Charles Boy
soern and Frederick Williams. Time. 4S min
utes IL seconds
William Cotter. William Elder and Aaron
Kalisher oflciated as the pace akers Of tho
Brooklyn A. O. run. held yesterday morning
ut Maspeth. L. I. Cotter and Elder who had
been having great race Of It throughout, were
ohallen ged In the run in by John q. Doyle the
him OF and Cotter came over the finish line
FIRST with Elder at his shoulder Doyle came
next. thirty yards away. with John II. o'Keefe.
fourth; J. II. Pulaski. 9th; Frank Veres.
sixth: j. II. French. seventht Aaron Kallsher.
eighth, Thomas +. brennan. ninth. and Frank
W. Foell. tenth. The time was 80 minutes.
10 1-6 seconds for the six and three quarter
mile spin. The members and guests Of the
club then adjourned to the city clubhouse on
Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. whore they were
Hospitality entertained.
An old-time run was held In the morning by
the Star A O. OF Long Island City. and large
throng OF enthusiastic followers Witnessed the
event. Robert W. Kennedy. p. Mckay and
Garrett J. Fitzgerald. the fastest cross-oountry
runners In the club. had a great race Of II oil
the way. Kennedy winning with Mckay few
yards back Of him. Fitzgerald third. J. White
fourth. J. J. Mulligan 9th. T. Murphy sixth.
X Reed seventh. William II. Hugg eighth. J.
Donoehue ninth. X. White tenth. j. Chevlin
eleventh. l. Roetger twelfth. and O. Gable.
sioS pack "a x Soms. veil up with the leaders.
I.n bon. q The The HsS
Ole Library Association OF Brooklyn on their
first cross-country run Of the season yesterday
from sixtieth street and Fourth avenue, South
Brooklyn. Cross-country rum Ing was at one
time, q favorite sport among the members 9f
to hold weekly events 70 revive the iatsnt. In
terest ip the sport. @ Il; Hendsrson. J. Mul;
SS:2 i9nass sefo IN sSs f Ss
pack that was sent away. but no time was kept.
the spin being nothing more than practice run
peted in the event and they covered a trail OF
little over I'VE miles In extent
GUSTS on the National A. G. from rom sta start 'p 10
finish fms yesserdsy morning on IN The run Of tes
oyar sayen mica in length and the DRca w
loved . BY h Sn,ssDy YMSk wa: TSo va. p
myH SHsssd H" FspsS Rsnss IsTf: D.
| William r lehrt.ld. Frederick J. Grundey and
Down at Bay Ridge the sea View Harriers
hell paper chass that was warmly contested
hsres. we're not caught, although the hounds
mads the best OF thSir T"Ess n a rscing PACE ace;
A. the h!ll the Sraes TO oceHs% Tas given
nan and the rest struggling. Time. So minutes
The second Of the .erle. q runs to be held
successfully conducted Yesterday afternoon
the aS6n Ave .Ss The
farming lands in the Vicinity The event de.
veGpsa me zee 6.,~esp J AN Cad
.n o TO land BY halt a yard with Giaawsh
ss s,o ,nb tbiss kcbssd GouissS CLAN lam
dale dale H Jar fourth william H. %eS.ier :
! Glendale Hsrriers, NTH. Edward Ernest,
| Diamond Athla'ic Club sixth. and George VI
! Topping. Glendale Harriers. seventh. Time
~ minutes 81 seconds. for about SIX miles
| Frederick O. Rurprrcht won the holiday
! handicap OF tho Atlantic A. &. at Ridgewood
! The order OF finish was:
| Ruppreoht. I minute 80 seconds nrst; Daniel q.
! Mononhan, scrst n. second: william B. French
. 80 seconds third; David II. jenkins, l minute
fourth; William II. Gregory. scratch, nfth: VIII am
] p. McElls 9S saronds rIth Thomas n ftVld.
( ing. scratch. seventh. Time, ~ minutes 3sA SEQ
/ onds; distance. about slI miloa.