New-York tribune., 1890-06-08
WORLDS RECORDS BROKEN.
RARE SPORT AT TRAvERS ISLAND.
SUCCESSFUL SCRATCH GAMES OF THE NEW
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB-wINNERs
AND THEIR TINE.

Notwithstanding the unsettled state of the weather
between two and three thousand people turned ont To
witness tho fourtv fourth annual scratch athleuc
games of the New-York Athletic Cub at TravcTS lland
yesterday. Fridays rain had washed the leaves oi
the trees and freshened the grass and the grouhd'
never looked more beautiful. forebodings oil ram
had caused the sombre umbrella u supplant inc gay
na,asol and light and bright tintS good many
laps behind shades of a sadder hue, but the manage
ment had strung flags everywhere and among inc
green of the trees and terraces they pIoauced a
charming effect. The weather was perfect, however,
not so much shade 10 be gloomy. nor 50 Tncn sun
as 10 be hot pleasant breeze blew from the south
east welcome enough 70 of the spectators, but
not so much so the athletic enthusiasts, who saw
that it would preclude the possibility Of record break
ing. Four worlds records were made, however IN
the shotputtng contest
The contests were all from the scratch. ana as the
cream Of the athletic talent in the East had entered
for them the crowd was kecnly interested The hrst
dsappointment in finding out that the cream had
been skinned somewhat, w. G. Dohm. W. [. Downs
md A. s. Vosburg not appearing In the oooyaro run
pohm had caught cold and "A school examination had
caught Downs but there plenty OF good matcriai
left. Sheriff. drew near and in answer to Trio-
upe reportcrs question said he felt in splendid TRIM
Poor fellow it was not ten minutes afterward when
ne was carried from the field His leg had failed him
again when victory was almost in his grasp. and he
fell headlong within ten yards OF the rope
a
that the day's sport had begun time and the 600
ward race was under way The entries were L. II.
sharp y. y. A. c.; W. NJ. Moore. \. y. a. c.. l. >.
Roddy, NJ. A. c.. and W. II. Wright, Iiar'a1d ana
n. Y. A. c. The contest was won b. Roddy llme-
1 minute 90 Is seconds second. l.. Il. Sharp.
In the 120yard hurdle race the starters were
II. F. Williams. n. Y. a. c. and Yale; E. Lentllhon'
Yale; E. E. Barnes, y. J. A. c.; F. C. Puffer' y. d.
A. C., and George Schweger, " y. \. c. The nrst
heat was won by Williams in Il 50 seconds, Lentlhon
second. The second heat was q walk-over Tor fuier
and schweger and the final resulted In victory Tor
Williams time Ii As seconds with Schwegler second
The 6sO-yard run had the following entries: W. NJ.
Moore y. Y. A. c.; William II. Wright y. \. A. u
II. Z. Billings, jr, " y. a. C., and J. ,. koddy'
VI. a. {. The was between Roddy and Wright
Roddy got the lead but Wright made desperate spurt
ar the last and pushed him hard for first place
Roddy won in 2 minutes and 1928 seconds, with
Wright second
In the 440yard the following we're the starters
L. II. Carey NJ. A. c.: J. c. Dcvereaux, NJ A. C.;
L. r. Sharp y. Y. A. c.; F. NJ. Hartshorne, n. y.
A. c. 1t by L. II. Carey, NJ A. c., IN %
seconds with J. c. Devereaux second
The obstacle race was an amusing contest ana was
won by ]. H. Bell. y. y. \. c. with b. G. Woodr7If
second. In this race time was kept.
The following entries made for the pole vault:
]. Crane, ir., Boston A A. Il. F. Curry boston A. A.
z. A. Cooper, VI. A. c.. and E. ID. RYDER, ~ J. a. u
and Yale. E. d. Ryder, y. V a. c. and Yale, won
with jump OF 10 feet inches Crane ard Curry ugd
for second place at 10 feet lnch crane won Oh INC
toss Of COIN putting Garry third. ,o,r ,ror,,,
records in putting the foureen sixteen; & eig'eeh M az
fourteen pound shot, made BY r. L. taGieTns, ni en-
NJ. A. C., 46 feet ga inches Gray InGT h !H
erday was AZ feet 13 inches. Ills record WIN Iho
sixteen pound shot was 80 feet, and WITH me eee ,
pound shot II feet IL inches There j. no rcoI ~
nrevious 70 this with the cicheen-pound shot he
put the twenty-Onc pound shot IS feet 500 lhCIc',
The previous record with the twenty one Pouhu si9'
being 80 feet 10 inches made b. QueckDeTner, . l.
In the 1ooyaEd run C. H. seFrll n; sr6 Primo Ai e.
ton Victor Mapes Berkeley A. G. Wa IL ~ Cos,cr
\. V A. c.; and T. l. Lee, ~ \; a. -; eneeIe od
sherrl won the first heat. with Nredenburgh sec0no
With Carey second tme-lo3 3o seconds and the & maj
neat was won BY Carey Sheriff. lost this race whei
he seemed suI winner. tendon IN ms cs i WinoiI
has troubled him before gave way at the critical
second In the final heat Of THIS race the tape o %as
held for Carey 40 yards, ann his time was ~ ID
In the oneme contest the following started w. W.
Ellsworth n. Y. A. c. and Yale; A. b.; Seorse
NJ. A. c.. W. r. Young NJ A. g y; T;, yHp
by George in minutes 35 40 seconds, with Mccarthy
The starters in the .22o-yard run were George
L. II. Carey, NJ. A. c.; and T. l. Lee. ~ \: a; -.
It was won by Carey in % % seconds, with Lee
second and vredenburgh third - n.,..>oua
Manhattsn A. c. 5 feet 10 inches: F. {. Hooper,
Berkeley A. c.. and H. l.. Hanock Manhattan n. -,
tied at 5 feet inches. and liallock won The t"sS
for second prize. s.. ~
Throwing the heavy hammer was won by W. Il;
Gordon, New-York \. c., distance, l23 lect 20
inches; F. L. Lanbrecht, Manhattan A. C., taxing
The days sports closed with the running broad
jump, F. F. Barnes, NeG!ersey A. c. taking g.rs first
place, with 81 feet 4 "a inches Viot1r h. MaPes