The sun., 1890-08-30
TIE WORLDS R1GH JUMP nnooRD.
Work OF Athletes on tho Other Side or the
Ocean.


Work OF Athletes ON tho other Side or the
Ocean.
A remarkable performance at the running
high jump was said to have taken place on
Aug. 6 at the sports OF the fifth volunteer Bat
talon. Devonshlre Regiment at Haytor Camp,
England George William Rowdon won tho
running high jump at the great height OF feet
5h inches. which is ~ inches better than the
worlds amateur record made at Philadelphia
in October. 1887. by W. b. Page. Page also hold
the best English amateur record. feat 81
inches, which he made at StourbrldCo In Au-
gust, 1887. Tho authenticity OF Rowdon's Jump
is supported by the following certificate:
We, the undersigned. certify that the 9Th day of
August 1890 at tho camp of the Fifth THE Haytor,
Volunteer Battalion Uevonshire Regiment George VIII
liam Rowdon OF tho DawliSh Athletic Club in our pres.
enco Jumped clearing six feet Ave inches and three
eighth In hoght according to the rules OF the Anna.
tour Athletic Association the ent being tax
from tho contro of tho bar the ground being RttorwArd
tested by Asprt level Dated this 9th day Of August
1890 j. Harris Square cnptan Solomon ToEer. Cap
tain; John Alsop Lieutenant; r. L. Tucker Captain;
John Tucker color sergeant J. Phillips sergeant W.
Gill sergeant; ". II. Pitts Lieutenant; IL b. Williams
private; W. T. Court private: Dixon Second Lien.
tenant; j. B Brooks, QuartermAsters sergeant
Rowdon won the English championship at
the running high jump in 1856 at feet TX
inches. The following year he tied Page for
the same event at an even feet, and in 1888
he had virtual walk-over at 5 feet inches.
This year he did not compete for the honor.
He ia quito celebrated as fancy jumper, and
has initiated the great professional. Joseph
Darby. in many Of the latters tricks. Rowdon
Is compac;ly built man. standing . feet
inches tall and weighing 152 pounds.
The amateur champlonshin long distance
Tbamos Aug IT, Previously the champion.
ship has been swan oyer a, course from Put
Bdse 6a 70 tbe er2s nd ET
Kew hallway Bridge for a starting point and
Putney pier Tor The finish; the distance being
Ibbott, DreadnouGht $. O., second; F. Bownes
G and FFanGe Tspn Nsstano S'saGs
the long distance champion for 1886 -S7-SS.
fifth. There were dozen, other starters. 1t
several swimmers showed signs OF distress
and had to leaye the water before finishing
utes is seconds; Ibbotts. hour Is minutes
so seconds. and Bownes. hour l6 minutes II
seconds.
The games OF the Finchley Harriers at the
PaddIngton grounds. Aug. H. had an aggte-
gate OF 69S entries. The l00-yard oren handi-
rs, the ono mile scratch race (openl had IL. the
l5O.yard handicap boys, race had 4s l0V-yard
yard handicap loi. one,mile handicap run l66
and two-mile members handicap "a. Although
there were no Held events. which necessarily
quarters were necessary to finish tho pro-
gramme. The proportion OF starters was very
large and there were more athletes on tho
field than at any meeting held so fur in England
Walter NJ. Christie Of the Manhattan Athletic
Club Is still in England competing in games A
correspondent OF the London sporting Lite does
not approve OF the way Christie is running,
and says:
won the quarter at The Gloleh Hall sOors having Lb
Yards I9mped home with me quarter handicap; v. r.
Ee da
q" tho
although It may not he very diGcpt OF expianA
s'n s he Hs t5f S
eG six or seven ysraS bH, sesmeI 10 su hex n G shs
knife in tho last two much the surprise OF
he made oSton S'i Of tho I:s 21 2aqas
wstehos showing j IS seconds. viii . mo&srats sMS
start in the quarter handicap he won his heat hands
by HGward of the L. 4. O. "N' "'A
On Wednesday. Aug 13. R. G. Macredy. tho
iifty-mlle amateur ehnmpion ship safety bicycle
sd 6sSs tho So record for that
to nifty were broken. The pace was very fast.
and Macredy came to- tho front not until the
minutes s5I5 seconds. He finished the fifty
mics in hours 70 minutes 5)'0 seconds He
rode pneumatic tired machine: Only seven
tance, and all gained standard medals for beat
seven was W. W. Wall who covered the distance
in 2 hours 40 minutes Al seconds.
George McGregor. the champion QUOT player
OF England. died at South Shields. on Aug. l3,
after u protracted illness. He has not com
peted for some time. but held this title up
through his last competition.
Tom Gill. landlord OF the Green Man. Hale
near Edaeware. is desirous OF meeting Adair,
the athlete in q horn blowing contest for ESQ
side: tone aud execution to count.
At the Burnley Cricket club sports on Aug
10. L. Dickinson. the English amateur cham
pion pole vAulter. cleared II feet inches win
ming tho event. L. Watson OF Burdsea was
second with II feet.
Two big performances were done at the Free
mans journal sports in ireland. r. Mooney.
who halls from Monasterayan and Is only about
Is years OF age. won the running broad Jump
with the great performance OF 29 reet inches
and J. Cornell cleareh ~ feet 10 inches for the
running hop. step. and jump, which. as the
Dublin Sport says ia really the hest perform
ance on record. taking into consideration the
absence OF wind and other advantage which
were noticed when y. Shanahan cleared 80 feet
l a inches at this game. Shanahun' y Ierlorm-
ancs Is the best on record.
The prize for the coming al-rouud amateur
cham piOnship OF Ireland Ia q handsome silver
belt consisting OF four pieces two suitably in
scrlbed, whilo two remain blank for the names
OF the winners. The buckle will be composed
OF original gold motal valued at seven SOW
eroigns. which Ia fashioned 20 represent q
four leaf shamrock with the respective arms
OF Ulster, Munster. Leinster. and Connaught.