The morning call., 1890-07-13

enough. start In the English amateur champion
meeting. Sheriff. will represent the Yale Ath-
etc Association aud the New York Athletic
cub
Those two great pole-yaulters Of England, +.
/. Stones aud Tom Ray, have met several times
recently, in Toronto, Canada, and show by their
performances that they are sun very evenly
matched. Ray has taken on flesh since the
championship games last year ard now weighs
over 200 In athletic clothes Stones stu remains
at about 154 pounds. BOh have done II ieet
Inches.
On June 9TH in London pedestrian named
joseph Spencer started TO walk 2OlG miles in
zoos hours. II Will no doubt make a bold bid
Tor Wet CRY should lie be patl OniZed by the pub
lie, as in 1861 lie successfully walked 1000 miles
IN 1000 hours at Cremorne Gardens. being then
40 years Of age In 1877 1926 miles were Gov
cred in n days at the same rendezvous, ecllps-
ing Wesion's performance OF Zoo miles In 80
days. His next teat occurred III 1888 at the
Hlghburv Skating Rink. when lie completed
53OG miles IN 100 days. In 1855 Spencer, then
60 wears of age, tramped 5000 miles in / o days
after walking the first 30 miles at Liilie-bridge
taking TO the roads passing through The Drlnc-
pal towns OF England to Scotland and back to
the Golden Club, finishing the last 81 miles at
the original starting point, amidst the greatest
enthusiasm.
The Dub lin Sport recently suggested the hold
ing OF a general athletic championship meeting
for all Ireland The many reriies received TO
the suggestion show that he idea Is very popu-
| lar one. 1t Is proposed TO hold The competition
under the same rules regar ding dtsqualifcatlons
| as were used in 1888 when Z. Dawn won with
| George f. Gray second. II is contemplated 10
cndDGe TIE StAUQdTU, ana Inc fOilONlnB list mas
! been prepared but not yet accepted:
One hundred-yard run. IL 30 seconds; 440
yard run, 81 seconds; One-mil- rum minutes and
! 40 seconds; 12O-yard hurdles, 3 feet inches
| high, 10 seconds standing long jump with
| weights. 10 feet; standing hop, step and jump,
| with weights, 20 feet; running high jump, o
| 7-pound weight 70 feet; pushing 2S-pound
| weight with follow, % feet; throwing 5G-pOund
| weight, Il feet; throwing l6-pouud hammer, 50
| feet.
The letter ends saying: "IfyOu would put in tie
16-pOund shot in place Of the 7-pOund weight.
| The standard should be "a feet, but the 7pOund
| IS more IRISH"
The American standards in events which are
\ found on the proposed Irish programme are:
| lOOyard run, ll12 seconds; one-mie run, .
| minutes and 40 seconds; 120-yard hurdle, 3 feet
| inches high, 2Ola seconds; running high jump,
| feet; running long jump, 8 feet; throwing o.
| pound weight, Is feet; throwing l6-pOund ham
| mer, 75 feet
A comparison OF these two programmes will
! show that the Irish one is of higher standard
| all through and the events on The American
one not on the liish one are pole vault, half-mie
walk and putting 1O-pound shot, although the
| latter game may be on the Irish one, the stand
| ara Of which Tor America is 80 feet compared
| with "a feet Tor the Irish
The second Eastern Championship meeting OF
! the Amateur Athletic Union was held on June
/ 2Sln al The Staien Island Athletic Clubs
! grounds, in West New Brighton. The attend
| ance was enormous. aud the riyalry between the
! crack Eastern athletic clubs intense. While
| SAFE the track was not especially fast The re-
| suits were as follows:
| 100 yards, f. We,Ine, NJ A. C., 1O1a secs:
| 22O yards I. 1. Lee, y. Y. A. c., % 30 secs. /;
| 44O yards W. O. Downs. n. Y A. C. and Har-
ward, 81 2-5 secs; 800 yards, W. G. Donm, NY.
| A. c. and Princeton, m. l 10 secs; three
| miles, W. Mccarthy. NJ. A.C., 3 M. 90 secs; one
mile walk, G. l.. NIeo, NJ. A. C., 7 NJ. 5 As
! secs; 12O-yard hurdles, G.. Schwegler, n. Y. A.
| e., lG 10 secs; 22Q-yard hurdle, Ii; Schweger,
! 20 80 secs; 2-mile bicycle, W. w. Wendle,
b. A. C., m: % secs; running high jump,
j. E. Morse, b. A. c. feet 11s4 inches
running broad jump J. E. Ramsdell. A. g. 5. N,
% feet g inches; pole vault, r. +. Curry. b. A,
| a, 10 feet Az inches; putting g. pound shot,
! g. X. Gray, n. Y. a. c. Al feet 31a inches
! throwing 16pOund hammer C. A. j. Qurck-
| berner, s. l. A. G., rs feet 6H2 inches; throw
| ing 56-pound weight, C. A. J. Queckberner, S. l..
| A. C., 81 feet pig Inches
The following table shows how the clubs
stood at the close: