Evening journal., 1888-10-06
WARREN CLUB SPORTS.
Coudon Threw the Hammer Further
Than Ever-The Wilmington Boys win
Laurels at EIkton.

Coudon Threw the Hammer Fnrtbe,
Than Ever-The Wilmington Bows win
LaureIs at EIkton.
Yesterday was the last day of the Elk.
ton Fair, and amusement was furnished
by members of the Warren Athletic
Club of this city, the Schuylkill Navy of
Philadelphia, Athletic Club Of Baltimore,
New York Athletic Club and Staten
Island Athletic Club
Inc hrst event was the 100 yard dash.
handicap. There We're eight starters 1t
was was Won by William M Peritt Schuyl-
XII Navy Club, in 10 is seconds: w. II.
= SShahdier, Jr., Warren Club, second
samuel Jones, Warren Club, third. There
we're SIX contestants in running high
Jump, handicap. The first medal was
| Won by w. nj. Mackdermott. Baltimore
yScratchb . feet It inches. George W.
! Hepburn, Warren Athletic Club, took
second medal, with score Of feet "a
inches.
In putting the 16pound shot. G. A. J..
Queckbernes, Staten Island Athletic Club
won. Best throw, 80 feet inches. vii
son l.. Coudon, of Northeast. Cecil county.
a member of the New York Athletic Club.
Threw 80 feet II inches and secured the
second medal Both were scratch. G.
II. Iriggs, Warren Club, scored 35 feet.
Messrs ). Percy Oliver, Baltimore, and
Fred H. Greiner, w. A. c., gave an exhi-
bltlon on the horizontal bar There were
eight participants in the running broad
jump, handicap, rs inches limit The
hrst prize was taken by George I. Zim
norman, w A. 9. He jumped II feet 8
inches, making his score Is feet / inches
Y. 9. kurtz, w. A. g., made a score Of ~ |
feet l04 inches, and won second medal
The 220 yards run, handicap. had six
starters, w. NJ Perritt, A. G. S. n. won |
first medal, finishing good first Ii o3 |
seconds, w n Chandler, Jr.. w. A. G |
took second medal.
The half-mile run, scratch. was van
by John Spoerl w. A. c., in 9.26. w
B. Spoerl, W. A. c., second: r. II Lof.
land, w. A. c., third.
The one-mile bicycle race was won nv
3, Frank Mcdaniel, scratch j. d. Knrt5
". a. G., second, and George M Gragg
w. A. G., third Time, 3.21.
hurtz and Gregg each had fifty wards
handicap, Mcdaniel, however, gained on
them from the start and finished one
length ahead of J. D. Kurtz. Jr.. Grepg
was about one length behind Kurfz
Mcdaniel and kurtz rode victor bicycles
Inc hrst prize consisted of bronze sealing
outgt valued at $1s to $50. The second
prize was gold pen worth 81. After
the race, at the request Of the ladies
\ and Gregg raced dead heat.
Both riders were then presented with
clothepins as prizes
Baxter, of the New York Athletic Club
broke the pole-vaulting record last wear,
md yesterday Wilson L. Coudon. Of the
same club, beat the worlds record at
'hrowlng the sixteen pound hammer His
lest throw was 119 feet inches. beating
ne record made by him in New York Of
~ feet " inches. The pole-vaulting was
handicap. Wilson L. Condor.
eratch, won by vaulting over the bar
It feet p inches Messrs. Condor and
9neckberner contested in throwing the
ifty-six pound weight. Coudon beat the
worlds record at this in Detroit recently
4 ~ feet inches. He only threw 26
eet inches yesterday, and was beaten
y Queckberner, who threw four inches
urther, Frederick L. Greiner Warren
]lub, and 5. Percy Oliver, Baltimore en-
aged IN tumbling etc, for the amuse-
aenc Of the people. Couden threw the I
ixteen pound hammer 1913 feet 8 inches
ut i was considered foul, owing to lis
oOt being abont an inch over the line