The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28


The great championship meeting of the Am
ateur Athletic Union here next month will be
the greatest meeting ever held, says the New
York SAN, an authority on athletics. From re-
ports from every section of the country it is
certain it will be. The New York contingent,
represented mainly by the Manhattan and New
York Athletic clubs, have the same old fight
on hand. The rivalry existing between them
for the honor of securing the Bailey, Banks, &
Biddle plaque is becoming hotter every day.
Neither club is sparing effort, time or ex-
pense in securing athletes and trainers to
coach them. The only object now is to secure
some one who can make points for Them This
plaque may have Objectionable features, but it
has stirred up athletics wonderfully. The clubs
are but two points apart, the "Cherry Dia-
mondsr being in the lead. Sheriff., the great
sprnter of Yale, is in England, and will not be
back in time to run. This will leave the 100
yard dash between Carey, Westing, Owens,
Jewett, and Remington. They are all in great
form, and it is probable the record will be
again reached. Jewett, the Westerner, is run
ming strong, and lately has made 10 1-5 seconds,
and his friends are confident he will bring it
down to 10 seconds. 1t seems odd to think
that one-fi fifth of a second is much to knock off,
but it must be remembered that
in running 100 yards in 10 seconds
sprnter must necessarily go 30 feet
each second. The Manhattan people think
Carey will win. In the 220-yards Owen, Carey,
Westing, and Remington will meet again, and,
judging from the latter's recent fine perform
ance at Staten Island, he is relied on for the
surprise of the meeting. Downes is certainly
the superior of any quarter-mile runner in
America, and the way the writer saw him out
run George, the Englishman, at Staten Island
confirms the good impressions formed. 1t was
expected that Dohm the Prncetonian, would
race him in this, but he is training 1t is said,
for the mile, which will give Remington a
chance for the place. If Dohm is in for the
mile it is good evidence that he will not run in
the half, as he is anything but good repeater,
and Downes will therefore haveto uphold New
York's chances. George, the Englishman, is
training for the mile, and the only strong rival
the Harvard man will have will be Tracy, the
fast Canadian, if he comes. The one-mile walk
will be a strong one, and it will be well for
spectators to keep their optics on the men as
they amble around the track The starters will
be Burkhardt, Lange, Nichols, and that fast
student of Amherst College, young Gregg.
The same ouartette will also meet in the three
mile tramp. The mile race will be an interest.
ing one, says Jim Robinson, the great trainer of
Princeton College, and 4:25 will have
to be made to beat the winner. The
starters will be George, Connect, Mccarthy, and
Dohm. In the 120-yards high hurdle Alex
Jordan, the champion all-around athlete, will
be opposed by Al Copeland, and it will be
great struggle, though if Williams, the great
Yale student, concludes to enter he will make
it too hot for both of them. In the low
hurdles Lee, of the New York Athletics, is the
best and with the exception of Copeland out
classes all the rest. The race between Copeland
and Lee will be one of the events of the meet
ing Ramsdell, of the A. G. S. N, seems to
have a cnch on the broad jump, but Halpin,
the champion of 1883; Copeland, Jordan, and
an entry from st. Louis will antagonize him in
the event. The high jump will be again con-
faeta nv those ANTAGONISTS.
Morse, and Long. All three claim six feet as
their limit. Baxter, of the New York A. c.,
seems to have hold on the pole vault, that is
if he vaults though the Westerners are speak
ing of a crack who will down him. Ryder, the
intercollegiate champion; Curry, of Boston, and
Cooper will also compete. The five-mile run
will give Washingtonians chance to see that
wonderful cross-country runner, Willie Day, of
the New Jersey Athletics, at his best. He is the
greatest of them all, and he will be the star OF
the gathering. rumor is prevalent that Z.
c. Carter is training for the event, as also is
Connect, Hjertberg, and Mccarthy. Thusit will
be seen that the star athletes of America are
busy training for the event, and that the meet
ing will be corker from start to finish.
Secretary Perry, of the Columbia Athletic
Club, last night gave out the names of the Of
lows; Referee, f. w. Eddy, D. A. c.; inspec-
tors, A. c. Stevens, N. j. A. c.; Edw. Milligan,
A q. S. N; G. S. Atwater, c. A. c.; J. II. Stead,
N Y. c.. A.; A. II. Hartwell, P. A. G.;
Huneker, A. G. S. N, w. G. Schuyler, n. Y.
A c.; field judges, W. II. Rogers, A. z. s. N;
H. E. Beurmeyer, N. Y. A. c.; Cyril Robinson,
NJ. A. c.: e. b. Morrison, B. A. A.; timers, c..
c. Hughes, NJ. A. c.; G. A. Reed,
B. A. A.; M. Bishop, s. l. A. C.;
judge of walking, Samuel Austin; starter,
George d. Turner; clerk, NJ. G Williams, Jr.
assistant clerks, s. j; Cornell, NJ, A. c.; G. F.
Bicksta, w. A. c.; Robt. Mazette, S. |. a. c.;
scorer, A. M. Sweet, N. j. A. C.; assistant
scorers, Geo. Brosius, Central Turn Yeren; w.
j. Swan, M. A. c.; j. II. Mcclellan, B. A. c.:
announcer, E. Buckley, b. A. A.; marshal, S. w.
Stinemetz, Q. A. G.
The Columbian Field Events.
The annual field events of the Columbia Ath-
letc Club took place on Thursday afternoon on
Analostan Island. The games were witnessed
by nearly one thousand interested spectators.
The track and field were in splendid shape, the
only drawback being choppy wind from the
southeast that interfered somewhat with the
sprinters on the backstretch. The officers of the
day were as follows: Referee, Mr.. Howard Perry;
judges, Messrs. Il. j. Pickett, Dorsey Brown,
Alex. Grant, ii. Nj. Woodward, r. w Ryan, and
W. g. Crist; timers, George w. Harris, Walter
Gait, and D. West Wagner; scorers, Alex Shaw,
Percy Hills, and r. e. Joyce; starter, j. w.
Crossley; marshal, Samuel Stnemetz; clerk, DIR.
Lee Harlan. The summary of events was as
follows; l00-yard dash-First heat, j. B. Elliott
2 yards, won; j. r. Elder, yards second; II. j :,
9 yards, third; time, 10 2-5 seconds. Second heat
S. j. King, scratch, won; Il. V. Covle 4
Yards, second; j. S. Tyler, yards, third; time,
10 3-5 seconds. Third heat, H. NJ Dickinson
scratch, won; w. B. Chichester, scratch, second
E. Simpson and IF. .McLean,7 yards, third time
10 3-5 seconds. The seconds in each heat, Elder
Coville, and Chichester, ran the fourth heat, Ell
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