The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
TWO RECORDS SMASHED.
Crack Athletes Compete IN
Jersey for the A. A. US
Eastern Champion
ships.
JERsEYMENsHOW WELLIN FRONT.
Another Off Day for the National
Game---The Records, Scores and
News---A Tennis Tourney Post
poned. 1856

The Amateur Athletic Unions post
poned first Eastern championship meet
ing was held yesterday afternoon, while d
miserable drizzling rain fell, on tne
grounds of the New Jersey Athletic Club
at Bergen Point. In consequence OF tne
unpleasant weather there were only sew
eral hundred spectators, aside from the
officials, competitors, trainers and report
ers, who numbered an extra hundred "A
dozen ladies who had braved the drlzzle
were in the grand stand.
The array of competitors in attendance
comprised the greater quota of the en-
tries, and nearly all the cracks, and thls
fact atoned in a measure for the "hoodoo"
wrought by the weather. Considering
the heavy rainfall of the previous twenty
four hours, the quarter-mile cinder track
was in rather fair condition. h start
for the hundred was somewhat soft, but
Notwithstanding Sheriff. could have made
even time in the final heat without much
exertion had he so desired. Two records
were broken, one in the track and
one in the field events. Other records
would also nave been smashed had the
winners UtEu paSLlCA oAlAhAbAJ ~
fellow contestants. The events were all
from the scratch. A summary OF the re-
suits follows
TRACK EVENTS.
One hundred yards dash-Two trial
heats. First, won in 10 3-5 seconds by 5:
J. King, Columbia Athletic Club, OF
Washington, ID. c., with N. NJ. Graft,
American A. c., second, and w. B.
Coster, New York A. G., third; Second,
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Yale College and N. Y. A. c., with j. P.
Lee, N. Y. A. c., second, and c. H. Mapes,
Columbia College, third. Final heat, con
tested by winners and second men of trial
heats, won in 10 3-5 seconds by one yard
by Sheriff., King second by one foot, and
Craft third. Sheriff. won easily and ran
prettily.
Two-Mile Bicycle Race.-W. E. Crist,
c.. A. c., of Washington; l.. L. Clarke,
Berkeley A. c.; f. A. Brown, New Jersey
A. c.; E. p. Baggott, n. j. A. G., and 5.
B. Bowman, N. J. A. O., started.
The quintette were well punched on the
last lap and all spurted. Brown, who is
one of the fastest quarter wheelmen in
the country, went to the front and I'm
ished first in en-, 2Ss., ten yards ahead OF
Crist, with Bowman third, Baggott
fourth and Clarke last.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
race, ten hurdles, 3 feet 6 inches high.)
For the first time on record this event
was run over a course with a turn. There
were two trial heats. The first was won
by N. L. Deming, N. Y. A. c., in 10 Is sec
onds with H. L. Williams, Yale A. A, sec
after the fifth hurdle. C. T. Wiegand, N.
Y. A. c., won the second in 81 seconds,
with G.. S~chwegeler, Staten Island A. G.,
second; E. E. Barnes, N. j. A. G.
retired at the sixth hurdle. Viii
liams captured the ina heat in II 3-5 sec
onds, with Schwegeler, second, Deming.
third, and Wiegand, fourth.
One mile walk.-The starters were:-J.
Heating, Pastime A. c; j. L. Coils, N. Y.
A. c.; W. Pollman, p. A. c.; Thomas
Shearman, N. j. A. c., J. G. Korth, P. A.
c., and G. Wulf, p. A. G. At the outset
Sherman took the lead, with Pollman
second and Wulf third. The latter was
disqualified at the half-mile finish. Shear
man won, making the quarter in I'm.
81 lbs; half in 3m. 25 POS, three-quarters
in 5m. Is los, and mile in I'm. IA 2-5s.
Pollman was second, 4 is seconds later;
Korth was third, Heating fourth and Col
lis distanced.
Two hundred and twenty yards can
ter-S. J.. King, c.. A. c., won the first
trial heat in 25 1-5 seconds, with j. P. Lee,
Harvard College, and N. Y. A. c., second;
w. E. Hughes, p. A. G., third, and G. w.
Hoskins, Athletic Club of the Schuylkill
Navy, fourth. The second trial heat was
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Yale and N. Y. A. c., with A. w. s. Coch-
rane, S. !. A.. G., second: w. H. Struse, S.
]. A. c., third, and Il. w. Hopper, N. j. A..
c., fourth. To every ones surprise Lee
took the final heat in % 1-5 seconds with
Sheriff. second, King third and Cochrane
fourth.
Four hundred and forty yards rum
The contestants were:-W. C. Downes,
Harvard College and N. Y. A. c., and E.
B. Hinckley, N. Y. A. G. Dohn won by
several feet in 81 3-5 seconds, with Downes
next and Hinckley last;
Three mile run-P. ID. Skillman, N. Y.
Petrie, s. !. A. O.; Henry Webb. N. Y. A.
G; and f. Hjertberg, N. j. A. O., ran.
The first mile was covered in Am, SIS 2-5S.,
Day, Hjertberg and Skillman being well
punched, and in the order named. The
half mile run was made in I'm. 30s., and
two miles were covered in 10m.,
09s., the trio running together
as at first. Webb dropped out at the end
of the first mile, and Hjertberg becoming
blown could not keep the pace after the
tenth lap. On the last lap Day showed
signs OF distress, but he bluffed Skillman,
who ran like a fresh man, with a squirt.
One hundred and twenty yards from the
finish Skillman developed a burst of speed
which broke Day, who rapidly Sickened.
Sixty yards in the lead Skillman finished
in Ism. IL 2-5s., beating the best previous
record, mdu6 Dy Il. u. CdrU6r, by 4 80 sec
onds, and passing Petrie before the latter
nae completed his eleventh quarter. Day
pluckily continued and just crossed the
line before he sank in a half faint in the
arms of friends. Hjertberg was third.
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle
race (ten hurdles, 2 feet, 6 inches high).-
G. j. Wiegand, N. Y. A. c., won the first
trial heat In % 35 seconds, with A. Brown,
P. A. c., second; N. L. Deming. N. Y. A.
c., third; and w. H. Struse, S. /. A. c.,
fourth. The second trial heat was won in
2S rs seconds by III. T. Williams, Yale A.
c., with G. Schwegler, S. !. A. c., second;
and L. Levein, A. A. c., third. Wiegand
won the final heat in 2S 1-5 seconds, with
Schwegler second, Brown third and Will
Jams last.
Half mile run-W. c. Downes, Harvard
A. A.; E. B. Hinckley, N. Y. A. c.; w. Il.
Thompson, s. /. A. c.; j. A. Byrne, p. A.
c.; Stewart Barr, S. /. A. O.; j. S. Roddy,
Princeton College, and A. S.. Vosburgh.
S.. l.. A. c., were the contestants. They
ran well together, and made the race a
pretty one. The first quarter was covered
in I'm. 10s., and Downes won in 2m. 3 3-5s.,
with Barr second and Thompson third.
FIELD EVENTS.
Pole vault-Won by II. H. Baxter, N.
Y. A. c., with a vault of 8 feet. 6 inches.
In an exhibition Of his skill he afterwards
cleared an additional foot. A. Schroeder.
N Y. A.. c., won second place by vaulting
9feet, 6 inches. HI. Hallock, s. ]. A. c.,
and M. O'Sulliyan, 2. A. c., tied for third
place and the former won on the toss.
Putting the sixteen pound shot-George