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this article. MIR. Boag's first race was at the
games of the club in 1879, when he took
two prizes IN the / and mile walks and
took first prize in the Fall games. ms
best time was 1888 He won the bois
medal three times in succession and the
championship of the club at the same tune.
In 1880 he won the l mile walk at the
Passaic Clubs games from scratch; tlme,
719, defeating eighteen contestants. Inc
same year ne won the l mile walk
at the games of the Elizabeth Athletic
Club: time, 7:21. In 1881 he won
the championship Of the State, gold medal
put up by the Caledonia Club, distance 2
miles, defeating T. f. Smith Cat that time
champion); time Ism. 27s On July 4,
1888, he won two races, the first at the
games held at West Bergen. 1-mile walk,
time 7:27; the second at games OF the Cal
edonia Club, at Caledonia Park, time 7;l2.
In August, 1884. at Paterson, he won =
mile walk three times in succession, for
silver urn valued at SIS. In September OF
games held in Brooklyn. On June IL and
Is he won the 1-mile walks at the games of
the Lorillards and the plumbers.
Thomas E. English, whose picture &C
companies that OF Mr.. Boag, is one of ths
best known sprint runners in the country.
He began running III 1877. and on, July 4.
1879, broke the 220 yard hurdle record, and
held it for one year. From that time to
1885 he won upwards Of so races. On May
%, 1886, at the games of the Pastime Ath-
Ietic Club, he won the 100 yard dash from
scratch, time lois, defeating "a others.
On July IA he won 100 yard dash at the
Clan Ma Gael game, time lois, defeating
w. @. White, of the Manhattan A. G., w.
Perrine and others. On July 10 he defeat
ed j. Hart, of the Wayne A.. g., in match
race of 100 yards. allowing Hart yards,
winning two heats out of three in lois. and
lois. On August 26 he won the 100 yard
| desh at the Williamsburg games, defeating
III. w. Ford, the present champion, and 81
others. He also won the 100 yard dash at
st. Joseph's Church games, Warren games,
Scots games, and at the games of the Lor-
lizard Debating Society this year.
James +. Larkins, another member
of the club, has wonderful record.
He has won IS prizes out OF "
races, the most notable prize being the
| 500 championship belt, which he Won
| three times in succession at Paterson, the
| distance being 5 miles. Mr.. Larkins also
holds handsome gold medal which shows
him to be the champion lightweight boxer
of this Stats and New York. Thomas F.
| O'Brien, who has only been running since
May 30th of last year, has won 25 prizes in
| az races. He also won the championship
| gold medal of New Jersey last Fall. E. j.
McCaffery, another of the members, has
won over rs medals, and can show every
one of them if called upon to do so; and he
is the only man, as the New York Clipper
states, who ever made Lon Meyers run.
| Frank Dolan is another runner who has q
record he need not be ashamed Of. Among
the many prizes he has won is silver
medal taken from the championship games
at New York. The present officers of the
Club are: President, e. J. McCffrey (;
Vice President, William Beag; Treasurer,
Colin Boag Secretary, Thomas f. o Brien;
| Financial Secretary. John Ryan; Captain,
Joseph Griffen; First Lieutenant, Joseph
Fitzsimmons; Second Lieutenant, James
Muldoon; Sergeant alarms, William Cole
| Another Weeks Delay.
Senator Brinkerhoff was in Judge
Knapp's Court yesterday, to represent the
Board of Works in resisting the application
made by Counsellor Fleming fer an expert
to examine the Board of Works accounts.
His appearance was scarcely necessary, for
! Corporation Counsel Blair discovered twat
that the notice Of the application had not
| been served on the Aldermen, and so the
matter was laid over for two weeks. Judge
Knapp said that he would then close the
door against all objections of this nature.