New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
GEORGE BEATEN By RED CHECKED BOY
AbOut 9. 500 people gathered at the Madison

About $500 people gathered at the Madison
Square Garden last evening to witness the athletic con-
tests given under the joint auspices OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club OF this city and the Moseey Hsrrers OF
Birmingha England The contests were all pleasing
but the greatest interest centred in the ten
mile run, which resulted in the defeat OF
George the English champion and In the bringing into
the first rank OF athletes OF boy OF sixteen. who gives
promise OF eclpsing all the runners that have hereto
fore held the championship.
The frat race of the evening was 60yards run In
which there were thirty-Aye entries, including L. f.
Myers Myers the first trial heat in % seconds
beating record OF Gig seconds He did not run In
the final heat, which was won by j. Mcmahon
in 3-5 seconds The onemile run, In which there
were twenty-five entries, won by j. Hatfield or tue
Williamsburg Athletic Club, his time being 5:O72; L. a.
Thompson of the Manhattan Athletic Club, was second
In the onemile walk there were fifteen entries was
won by W. g. Hart, OF the Manhattan Athletic Cno' IN
1903 25; G. D. Baird, OF the American Athletic Club,
second quarermile hurdle race lent its ala 20
enliven the occasion. There fourteen entries,
and some very good running and jumping
when the race was over The winner was c. W. Drscoll
OF the Pastime Club, his time being 6l seconds lne
quarermile run was won by A. A jordan Ia ~ 70 sec
Onds. Then 900 yards run, In which the honors
carried off by W T. stoddart, Of the Manhattan
won easily by Myers against nineteen competitors III
2.0l As.
The great of the evening, the teumile run, IN
which George was to beat AL previous records was
next the programme There were twenty-one
George the scratch man, and the others
were allowed from 3 to minutes. r. F. Delaney, Ofthe
Gramercy Athletic Club, the only one who started
minutes before the English champion. When o the men
except George and Delaney had been sent on II was ev
idenT that the English champion was not taking very
great risks in giving his competitors the ADVANTAGES
that he did. But when Delaney at the word " 20
sprang down the track running heety and grace1uyi
there G. suspicion that George hau
something more tnan childs play before
him. though few though that -the almost unknown
boy could beat the champion of two continents and the
vanquisher of Myers When the three minutes M ha1 1
elapsed and George stretched away around the traeS
with his swinging strides there great applause ana
shouts Of "GeOrgel" But soon the crowd perceived
that Delaney pushing George and his course around
the track was marked by a shout OF enconragenent.
The race became closer and closer. George began 10
look haggaTd and though he seemed To pu forth every
effort the redcheeked boy kept close behind HIM In
latter part the fourth mile, Delaney tred TO pass
George and for moment ran side by side with MIN Ihe
excitement intense but tho ambitious youth coud
not keep his own and gradually fell behind again;
Finally, IN the last mile Delaney put on "A w0nderIul
squirt and passed ahead OF the Engshman. having run
the 10 miles In 5607 beating the American record of
81 80. Georges time 5707 %. His best record,
made IN England is 1886 90 Thus De aney woh
the race without regard TO the handlc9p Second place
given to j. Reilly, OF the Pasme A Athletc CLUB,
who got it, however Oy the reason OF the nine minutes
start that was allowed MIA.