New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-01
GAMES IN THE GARDEN.
KNICKERBOCKER ATHLETIC CLUB HOLDS
A CARNIVAL.
TRACK PAsTIMEs WERE KEENLy CONTEST
Ep-sEvERAL FOOTBALL GAMES KEPT
THE SPECTATORS EXCITED.


The Knickerbocker Athletic Club held successful
carnival OF football and athletic sports in Madison
SQUARE Garden Yesterday afternoon and evening
The managers Of the Garden had a busy time IN
carting away about five hundred loads OF super
euous soil which had done service In the ring our
Ing the Horse Show. and later during the auction
Of horses They still carting 1t away wheh tne
friends Of the athletes began 10 gamer u see 'ne
Afternoons programme.
George w orion of the Toronto Lacrosse and
Athletic Association, won the ten mile champion
ship run He made magnificent race IN the las'
two laps and defeated Dick" Grant, OF the Jam
bridge Gymnasium by forty yards. His victory
makes him the American Athletic Union champion
He finished comparatively fresh and strong IN %
minutes and Is seconds.
A. F. Duffy. the crack Splinter OF Georgetown
University failed TO win the sixty yard dash belhg
defeated by w. s. Edwards. Duffy was faster thah
Edwards but his handicap was too great He ana
Edwards came under the tape, after dead neat
between them I'm the semi-hnals. with Edwards only
a few inches ahead. Their time in the dead neat
was e1 seconds, equalling the worlds record for
the distance and in the final run off Edwards again
made the distance in the same time. The events OF
the afternoon were:
Ten mile run for the Amateur Athletic Union
championship 90 yard run, novice: 44O yard run ior
schooboys; $50 yard rum handicap; 40 yard run
Jump: throwing Sc pound weight for height; putting
is pound shot handicap; four football games nnuer
In the running contests the entries included
George w. Orton OF the Toronto Lacrosse and Ath-
letlc Association; j. J. Burke, Xavier Athletic AS
ISOLATION: +. c. Hanlon Harlem Young Mems
Christian Association; F. A. Blount, New-York
Athletic Club; T. ]. Fitzpatrick, New West Side
Athletic Club; A u Kent. Pastime Athletic Club;
j. F. Miller ST George Athletic Club. and George
NJ. Trede, NewYork University.
In the ten mile run there were twenty-five start
ers Orton the pace all through. In the ninth
mile the race between him and Dick" Grant was
exciting. Grant hung on close till the last lap
when Orton put on more steam and lett him. HIS
time was 81 minutes and 2S seconds The rest FIN
,shed as follows: Second. Dick" Grant third. Nc
Cir. New-York Athletic Club; fourth. r. W. Ken
nedy. Summaries:
Sixty yard novice race-First heat by Adolph Wey
gandi. IT.. second heat by Washington Delgadoi thiro
heat by o. Landsnes fourth heat by Michael j. Walsh;
Nth heat by Joseph Klein sixth heat by Lucus Saucie
seventh heat by B. w. Dudley; eighth heat by ID. g
Hsring. the emi-fnals the first heat won BY
Degado in 00Tb second heat by g. W Dudley In OOi =.
In the Anal DelgadO IN 0:07 fiat.
-Four hundred and forty yard run Gor public school
boys)-Won by Prank A. Bresin St Bartholomews Attn
letlc Club: H. T. Taylor second Irving j. Levine. third
Time-l:c0%.
Eight hundred and eighty yard run Chandicapl-Won
by Henry Arnold University Settlement Athletic cub A