Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

ners skimmlng over the turf. Mr.. +. II
Babcock (scratch), OF the New York Ath
letic Club, finished first, and Mr.. c. I
Wiegand Il yd. } finished second. Time II
seconds. In the second heat Mr.. f
j. Kron az yds.), of the Y. M. c. A
broke the string, Mr.. John owen, Jr
(seratch), of the Detroit Athletic Club
coming second. In the final heat the last
named gentleman won easily in 10 1-5 sec
onds, Mr.. Babcock taking second.
There were five entries for the next event
throwing baseball. and there was great
exhibition of biceps as the contestants stood
up to the line and launched the hide and
yarn catapult with mighty efforts. Mr.. E.
V. Paul. of the Pittsburg Athletic Club
won easily, throwing 10S yards and 2 feet, a
record fairly good for an amateur. MIR. F,
H. Babcock, of the New York Athletic
Club, was second with 81 yards IL feet.
The 2:20 yards handicap was to have been
run in three heats, but by common consent
was run BY all the entries in grand dash,
John Owen, Dr., (scratch) of the Detroit
Athletic Club, won feet down in q Is sec.
onds, Mr. w. III. Struse, Staten Island Ath.
letlc Club, coming second. The course was
down hill, and the time apparently smashed
the record to Smithereens. A timer ran to
the turn to watch fouling, but Mr.. Owens
was SO far ahead that fouling was impossi.
BILE.
A GREAT DISCUSSION AROSE
as to the time, and to set matters straight,
a tape line was run over the course and il
was found to be "only" 1917 yards short.
Mr.. Owens has record of % 3-5 seconds on
Al Gaol,rS-,, 'oF4o n
hurried session with pencil, said that the
gentleman mad just about run up to his
record time. This race was beautiful and
the quick-moving young men made STIR
ring picture as they dashed past the club
house.
The one. mile bicycle race was handicap,
H. II. Wilcox, the winner, having 80
yards to w. D. Bankers scratch. The lat
ter, in making sharp turn up hill, slipped
and fell. and although he recovered quickly
and put on steam for all his muscular legs
were worth, he could not catch his feet op-
ponent, who came in on the eighth lap an
easy winner, in 4 minutes 81 seconds.
Banker came second and was loudly cheered
for his plucky stern chase. Messrs. Lea
Higbee and d. A. Davis were respectively
third and fourth.
The running high jump evoked the
most applause Of any of the contests. Two
poles were planted in the turf, with patch
of newly-spaded soft ground for the jumpers
to light on. A slim piece of wood stretched
between the poles with handkerchief tied
in the center to catch the jumpers eye and
the ground to clear the jump.
The upright supports had holes bored
in them one inch apart with iron
pegs upon which the pole rested. The con-
testants emerged from the club house ar
rayed like Solomon in all his glory. Vie
gand, of the New York Athletic Club, wore
submarine pants, an old gold belt and
mahogany shirt, while pair of wash
leather shoes and chamois-skin socks COM
pleted his costume.
THE SWEET COSTUMES.
F. 81. Babcock, of the New York Athletic
Club, wore pair of abbreviated petticoat
trousers and jersey waist with an old-gold
unicorn embroidered thereupon. A grim
smile of determination and disreptuable
pair of moccasins completed his costume.
Mr.. J. Boggs, of the Y. M. C. A, burst
upon the gaze in a nadjy costume of black
Jersey and yellow ballet shoes. All of the
of the jumpers were extremely
decollete at both ends.
The jumping began at AZ feet height and
easily up to 5 feet. Then the
trouble began for Messrs. Boggs and Bah
cock. Mr.. Boggs took long run and came
down in the soft ground like thousand of
to the pole and got himself over
nfI
ran few feet, planted his legs on the
ground and turned half around, clearing
the pole every time with the utmost ease.
Each man had three chances at the altitude,
and Boggs and Babcock just got there by
the skin CT their teeth several times. FL
nally the pole rose to 5 feet inches, and
Mr.. Boggs could not make the ri file, al
shough heartily cheered by the spectators.
AT feet inches Mr.. Babcock fell by the
wayside, and Mr.. Wiegand put on steam
and went over as clean as whistle amid vo-
,iferous applause. He was declared winner
with an official record of feet Az inches,
Mr.. Babcock second.
The 440-yard handicap was lively con-
test, and was won by w. 81. Struse, of the
Staten Island Athletic Club, in IS seconds,
J. McGrew, OF the Y. M. C. A., coming in
second.
THE BOYS RACE
brought out some aspiring youngsters, who
made magnificent showing in speed, but
looked somewhat heterogeneous as to get-up.
The distance of 100 yards was covered by
George M. Laughlin, Jr., (scratch) in IL 2-5
seconds, very creditable showing. j.
Howard Fry, of the Rochester Athletic
Club, came in second, and gave the winner
Ill he could do to keep his heels in sight.
ALL the lads ran well together, and a
liminutive youngster, II. Lloyd Gillespie,
made his short, fat legs work In marvellous
manner.
Messrs. Wilgand and Babcock, of the
New York Athletic Club, and 81. c. Fry,
# the Rochester Athletic Club, put up
7ery lively race in the 12O yards hurdle, ten
hurdles three feet high to clear. Wiegand
won, clearing all the hurdles but the last,
Ind making record of II 2-5 seconds, H.
;. Fry taking second honors:
The $50 Yards handicap was vigorously
'ontested, J. M. McGrew, of the Y. M. G.
A., winning In minutes and 16 2-5 sec
'nds, w. Brown, of the Hszelwood Ath-
etic Association, finishing second. Mr..
was at scratch, the winner having
70 yards and the second having 20 yards.
Mr.. Wiegand, perhaps through desire not
o scoop everything in sight, made no effort
o figure in the finish.
WITH MERITED COMPLIMENTS.
Colonel J. M. Schoonmake5 called the
ontestants about him, and awarded each of
he handsome medals to the winners in q
ew well-chosen remarks, while the crowd
'athered around and admired the glittering
'adges of prowess. The different medals,
old for first and silver for second honors,
we're contributed as follows: THE DIS
'ATcH, 1OO-yard handicap; the Chronicle
Telegraph, throwing baseball; the Times,
so yards; the Leader, 44o yards; the Press.
icycle; the Bulletin, high jump, and Mr.. j.
). Grogan. hurdle.
A group of ladies descended from the
rand stand and inspected both the prizes
nd the recipients. They were: Mrs. Col