The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-20
AMONG THE ioREiaN ATHLETES.
Some Clever Performances. with - Break
Into n Coupie of Records.

On Saturday, July 5, at HollinEsworth Lake.
near Rochdale, tho half-mile amateur SWIM
ming championship OF England was decided.
| Every one Of the fifteen entries conf etcd, in
Guiding four from Loudon. one from Oxford
University. nine from Lancashire, and ono
from Yorkshire. over l,0)O spectators wore
present and the weather was very fine but the
water rather cold. The course was boarded
out and exactly 10 yards in length 50 that to
complete the distance eight lengths had
to be covered Tho men were despatched
to n good start At 44O yards Evans led
Smith by four yards. and Schlotel n
similar distance buck OF second man. All
the other contestants were considerably
behind. At about llfty yards from home Smith
made n fine squirt aid got within couple OF
yards OF the leader. but Evans went away with
n rear dash aud won ~ about yards.
with Smith second 10 yards ahead OF ScElotel.
The fourth man was 50 yards behind. 1ho
silver challenge cup. valued ut % Euineas, was
given to Evans Whoever wins this cup threo
consecutive Ycars will own it. This was Evans's
first win. Tho times at each ITO yards we're as
follows First / minute % seconds: second.
minutes II seconds: bird. minutes Sec
onds fourth mlnutes; ifth. minutes sec,
ond; sixth. 10 llinnies 81 seconis seEentn, ~
II minutes IS SO 'onds. All OF these i,Gures
beat the best Amer,ca amateur lecords ait
The summer meeting Of the London Athletic
I CLUB, hold July > al stamford BtidGe brought
land, i. II. Polling. who had not previously
connected this year. lle won the lOu yards
challenge cup Of which he was tho h1ife hy
only six inches. FellinG also competed Tor he
J0yards challenge cup but was defeated ly
A. H. NJ L.awiorl in the slow time OF / minute
20 seconds. Polling stopped at hhf he DIS.
TANGO. Comments on IslIings running r, ,d ARE are
than though he were n regular novice.
The four mie running race ior the amateur
oh nPs g. d M Sfn sfd wn n IN
second 5y $50 Yards. These were the starters
III" annual test of hill riding promoted by
the Catior,i Cycling Cl4b was decided June y.
wi an average rradioHi Of ! N 10. obi q
nineteen comhetltors. nine OF them reached
the s%m Tne nssen Ta' ,f 81 "a far far ire
this club. Chatter Lea, the cracE hill climber.
had for once TO lower his col2rs to Felix
cyclists who rode up be-trode Marriott 4
rider T was successful S F. GroviIle was irst in
, 3 minutes 80 seconds: Chatter Lea SECOND.
minutes 81 seconds;C Sangster Ct North ltoSd
nine successful climbers, was ". j. A. Butter
field, Oxford. unive city B. C.: who rode tri-
The United Hospitals athletic games At
Stamford Bridge. London. on July. we:e well
ate 'uou, although me weather WIS wet d. =.
Green, st. Barthoomews won four events-the
lOg-yard challenge cup in lo,e seconds 49, 1to
yard CHALLENGE cup IN 81, seconds aI, 9nsn l2O,
~ yard fla, race in 23's conds. The Hos
ptaI record Tor throwing, the lG;;roqnd ham
news who reached the distan e Of % feet 10
inches. The previous pest record was 20 feet
nGhHs NAE Sa nS s Se sseoHG e.
Bar holomews won . out OF the Y events on
the programme AMI retained the challenge
hnl1 tor hn c y vnn p n
Some good performances were done at the
Watervllle Athletic Clubs meetiins At Xii
ner, captured the 22O.yari run In y seconds.
and the 440-yard run in 81 . seconds. In the
onsn quarter mile he va frn IL ya 6o S'a a..
80 yards, in 81 . seconds. J. T. O'5u!livan. who
is thought TO be the best all-ronnd atheG NOW
on the path in Ireland won the running high
jump with 3 fee inches. the running long
jump with 90 feet 10 inches AMI ru'ting the
with IS feet ID inches. The club has been
Instituted by the officers OF the Commercial
Cable GGmrany and the l,reslGent OF ne com
yer prizes from New York.
The annual athletic games Mt Crewe held
l0O.ynrl race for the NJ rtheln counties cham
pionshp was ae eat contest, 1t was won hy
pool. Ivy one foot in ten seconds. but the fast
time is vaIueless as a record on account OF
str gale Pp"ins hSc6s Of the
two miles. minu'es 46 seconds. was bcnten
on July by A: Hannah. Jr.. o. the tlydeSdale
Harriers. at his clubs sports in lhrox Park.
Govan. His time was minutes 43 30 seconds,
Scntlard is behind both England and America
in amateur distance running records aud the
value OF Hannah's Ngures may be JNdGed from
the TACT that the English record made by W
C. GeGrGe MFy H. ISs5 IS min 6s "
D. Day at the Berkeley oval May II. 1920, is .
minutes 81 l-;5 seconds.
Ladies' Challenge Cup for the otter Swimming
Club was held At s.. Geoige's baths on July l.
The detsn tan was isS yards ' or six lengths The
first heat was won by G. J. Sachs 20 seconds.
The second heat VA wa captured nE T. BSt 'SO
third heat. and c. i. MaGrae a. seconds w'n
the fourth heat. Tge final heat was a great
ono foot ahead Of Sachs. VIII, was about TWO
yards ahoad of Cattle with Macrae close up;
4 novel contest took place at tho Ealing
baths on July, 7. 1t was Il, 2O-yard hurdle
swimming ha1ticqHpii prSm09tsl by the Ealing
iIrst, with I: {; Wagner ~ seconds ,,econd.
skill az taking tho obstacles gave nm an easy
victory. He took the timber with regular
vault, not touching with his legs and gong
cleanly over. His strength of arm enables him
Following worry closely on his great perform
ance ut two mics, comes an announcement
that }. kibhlewhite recently ran magnificent
TOUR milo race, coming within, three seconds OF
anre took place at the Spartan Harriers' games
at stamford bridge. aud London Firid OF July
3 contains the following regarding II:
-Four mile ace--,I. hiOOiswhit. Spartan H., l; G.
HOoklnE 20 NtrchGc IL = j. Swate spartan IL g. J.
H. iuswOrth llighgate H.. - ". J. ry. spartan II,
q; ". ., Mank GLOW, spartan II o. W Bu len Spartan
H.. Q; F.. ermat foiytechnic II o.; II Wal. spar.
tan H., q II. X. Clarke. Falcon u 90 Cohen, e.
H.. o, Jones lower 4. G., THIS race was sappo,rd
20 be contest brtween the snartan liHrrrrs AGAINST
England, though how tac latter WAS represented may
was wrother khhewhits would surcesd IN lowering W.
q, Georges record Of l" minutes 10 ~ sec
ondG To give him every opportunity tho
made FOR CON petitors TO make The pace for him
alter he had !rOpp-d those who entered Th's he was
lGug in uOins. nd at iutcrVds A, II Edwards j
prvine amt + trnCkcr came on the course aud took
him round a. n smart pace He certainly covered the
last lap in excellent style ana came in a'isr hard
finish IN - minutes - 10 seconds or rec seconds
only behnG tho record very tnc prrt lrmlEre.
Nookins also wei. but ronll not shake OF SwAts.
who not Wor1 than three SR'i. behind the Folly.
tscHnC lIiTrier ut the winning lost. LiOb"Nhtle'B
times me mile minu rs ~ ercnnis. two mies.
minutes - - seconds. three miles i minutes 50
seconds. four miles !" minutes ~ second
At the games o. the North Leeds Cricket
Club on July j. over 400 nnmos wore OF the
programme, Among tho entries was q. shaw;
In a 300 yard hurdle handicap. shaw travelled
from Australia TO compe.e in the nglish
championship games on July T.. Al the North
Leeds GamoS he and {. i. Dait. the eX-
champion hurdlrr of England. were n -rratch
a., ,l,1 yt,rlI t,r 10 Inr