New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
PUBLIC GAMES POPULAR.
Crowds at Opening of NerO Field at
Macontb's Dam Park.

Tbs new track and felc at Macomb's Dam Park.
a public playground, under the direction Of the
Park Department OF The Bronx. were officially
opened yesterday with carnival OF sports such as
IS rarely witnessed In this city The track is with
fl q few blocks Of where the Eew-York Athletic
Club had its field seventeen years ago, and from
which It moved because the location was regarded
too inaccessible.
It was a record crowd that gathered about the
track. which measures quarter Of a mile Thou
sands lined the Central Bridge viaduct. small boys
perched among the Orders Of that structure, and
five deep the spectators fringed the Cinder path.
The total humber approxtmated twelve thousand.
Such gathering indicated the hold that athletics
have upon Sew-Yorkers, and it warmed the heart
Of Henry c. Schrader, Park Commissioner Of The
Bronx. TO high degree Of enthusiasm. He It was
who fostered the idea of the track and brought it
through to a successful elimination.
Commissioner Schrader acted as starter. The cfn-
Gals were all active and from the opening to the
end the contests progressed as smoothly as clock
work. The new track was trife soft. but at that
one new record was made A band rendered popu-
lar airs.
The record was broken IN the three-legged race
by Hiuman and Robertson in the Military Athletic
League event These representatives OF the 18th
Regiment were in perfect stride and burned up the
one hundred yards at a great sprinting pace. get
ting to the tape in Il 2-5 seconds while the record
was L seconds fat. The winners beat sedIey and
N0rthrlde, 23d Regiment, a sCant yard
sen25 upon Pc The o @ ta[ learns ad repre-
High School, Of Mount Vernon. would engage IN a
centre space and police and otficiaIs were power
less to check them. At once it was realized that
a mistake had been made and all Of the athle1 tic
crowd back to the edges of the field The two
scnooLooy eleVens put up an interesting n1a1cns N
which the superior signal and tactical work or De
Witt Clinton won a victory:
An interesting exhibition in calsthentc work was
given by small boys and girls from the German
American and French turn vereins They went
and dunbbe!ls The children held the centre OF
the field before the grandstand. and when they
The prize list was representative as the trophies
were given in each event by persons Interested
donating prizes were John R. Van Wormer. presi-
dent OF the New-YoEk Athletic Club; M1nsigno IN NJ
] O Brten. A 9. Mills. A 6. spgldingi New.1o 1c5
Athletic Club Public School Athletic League and
other organizations The summaries;
One hundred-yard dash: haudIcap-won by b. L
Abtott, Mohawk Athletic Club yards; Arthur Johnson
Tousor. IT. No7--York Annette Club yards, third
hundred and tty-ard dash ha5diqoD (esm 7s73.
sary school boys)yon by Leonard Witha5n o PT6is
yards second John Wiardo Public School 10 10 yards
One hundred-yard 3legge1 race scratch for AliutaE!
4else LSaggSw2 On . Hay Z e. 4 e. sed hSa
Jr. s c. Northridge. 23d Regiment second John
Z fns nSt@lS9 thira an4 rt6 hsoe5: II
One hundEsdyard 6asa hand Lea PeTSss aos
Branch yards: :. D Mcdonald, Central 6ran9n' .
y yar9s tara sfe9na T4naeI . 45sA
r. Irsh-Arnercan Athletic Club "A yarcs Henry Hay
wood Naw-YCTk Athletic Club % yards second; Harry
Y. Valentine. New-York Athletic Club scratch third
seventy-yard dash; handicap elementary school
boysl-Won by Chiu, Public School ., YARDS;
George Otttnger. Public School 40 8 yards second;
Edward Dempsey Public School II. yards, third
Tine COS Il
Clancy De Clinton. 10 yards; Horace Wright. Pc
witt Clinton yards. second Harry T MorreuL De
witt clinton. 20 Yards third. Time ZOE -.
one mile run: handicap-Wou by Bartholomew free
man. Xavier Athletic Assoclation % yerds D09dy
Mohawk Athletic Club. 20 yards. second H r ode4I
unattached 70 Yards, third Time 4:s115 ,,,
Flanagan IrishAnecan Athletic Club Scratch throw
of 81 9l-1OO feet 5. Mitchell. Nevv-York A G
g feet) So 66-10O feet second; Richard J. Sheridan
Irsh-A raarican A c. 81 29-100 feet, third
Pole vault Chsndicapl-Non by Martin J. sheridan
a C. IS inchesl, cleared 10 feet Louis
Mang Mohawk A. c. 90 inches. cleared T. n
second John H. Moore. Young Mems League d2 inches
Pu9ning broad Jump Chandicapl-Tvon G b Tipnett
New-York a. { 30 inchesl, jump Of % feet; W e
Eazss= Wnnt slfa Y0nIE Mems Christian Associat'5n
inches. 20 second. Martin j sheridan,
\ as inches, 20 #. in. third
Punning high jump (handicaPlZWon by W. C. Fed
ing Edmund \. c. IS iuChes) jump OF IT in;
NJ z. Gabrte. unattached 9 inches), r. In second
Cabrie won junp-on OF the tie.