The sun., 1890-06-07
RECoRD-BREAxIxa ADE1pHIANs.
Excellent Competitions OF tho Four AS,
Despite Unfnvornble Conditions.

Excellent Competitions OF tho Four AS,
Despite UnmvornbIe Conditions.
The sixth annual neld meeting of the Adelphi Aead.
emy of the foremost collegiate preparatory schools
In the country, was decided under the unfavor.
able conditions at the Washington Base Ball Park Fifth
avenue and Fourth street. Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon Bevies of those pretty girls for which the city
OF Churches 80 Justly famed occupied the gran stand
resplendent In brown and yellow satin ribbons the
organzations co!ors The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed an! the meeting was by all odds the
best yet held by this lively body Of students -Four
OF tho association records broken in spite of
heavy track and stormy wenther. which greatly inter
fersd with the good work but the young athletes went
through their events cIevery and enSy. showing they
could do better II pressed under favorable cond
tIons Amherst College to which institution the Ado phi
boys usually 20 to complete their educational studies
will receive Gume capital material II the winners Of
yesterdays events enter her portals
In addition TO the regular competition for individual
points extra interest was lent to the competitions from
the fact that the sigma Psi Fraternity OF the academy
offered sterling silver cup for tho athlete WHO gained
broken record Tor rS rIas and for third place. lac
The ndTiNHa n6 record was computed on the basis Of
oEd.6reAEing sprner is AN athlete Of great promise.
proper shod be heard from in tic 'r frt MTn
I4iS s'atsmsnt ssn applies 70 LEONARD Brooks who has
Of IN the he ftSa! Snse
Te a S6ss o Res Henry Penny
FeGfsg FIisgD iuSsfS ID + 4 lima. G w4Gsw?r. w. a. EdTIfdS
ursrE Geo Robinson s1 j. waters: starter. It's H. &
Ande son A.; clerk OF the course. Z. l.. Hutchlns
The summaries follow:
ono Hundred Yards Run NIandcap)-Trial heats
first and second to run in the final heat First won
Scratch cod re @ setnn St so2Sa hro9ss s & w
oas 4 seconds made py T. Nanyon ys ls ss
ApriI a. A. ths same games by Of .seopI. fa! neat
HSards). second Time i'4 Just eQnnlling lie record
fhroWing tho base bal! thaiic.p Won by 4. H. IIan.
Sh'E 70 &c scr3tch with throw Of 1iesl Wool
the record OF 2ts feehnade by Lounsbury IN 1885 Oy
Three legged race Chandicap)-won by Team No. T.
H. Hartman and Darwin James {. yBrdsl; Team No.
4 Pome'oy and 7. Butcher nCratchl, second. Yong
James 70 n son oil Congressman Darwin H. JnmeS Time,
Running High Jump (IIaudicap p-won by Leonard
hrl3kt t- scratch with feet inches: u. q. Conn
ner Junn hrOk" TIE Association record of , feet 3
inches made IN 1881 nv Alfred rnrbott by ono inch
scratch; 7. Van Every ~ scratch second Time u ~
Ssc"n4s breaking the record made by H. L. Kenyon in
Throwing the Twelve pound Hammer tInndlcap)--
Won by j Beach 'A, scratch with ~ feet inches n
H. bancker "ul foot inchesl second, with 20 Ieet
pr Geran patron of the &c lool presented George
O. Com, tn" champion sprlnt,r with gold medal at
this stage Of thr programme.
oa y "ckos "H % R Il tcet 81 ncs p y L.
& inches, was serond with Il feet ~ inches -
, rntung ne Twe!Ycponnl slo,-W0n by r. II.
Banrh7E 80 g. inehcs. win - feet inches. J; Don.
inches tied at 3 feet inches, the latter winning
QWartermile Run thandicapy-won by John Ander.
son ~ ,a Yards with ii l. Trait ~ 10 ynrds) sec.
ond Time n7AI seconds
20, with ", Pouch, o. second Time minutes 81 3
seconds
onS hpnarsi end aty.ysra race for boys under Is
second lime, ~ EHCondS