New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
MANY RECORDS BROKEN.
ercCEssFIL GAMES OF THE BERKELEY
ATHLETIC CLUB.
r,u LEADING COLLEGES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Tho lovers of athletics have seldom enjoyed so line
- xbihition in the shape OF track and field contests
. xras Witnessed by the large crowd that gathered ~
a. Berkeley oval yesterday afternoon Inc OCCASION
uas the first ANIMAL spring meeting OF TIE herheIcS
A,hctic Club and the reopening of the Berkeley oval
The larger colleges all sent their crack 'u''eUS 10
..mnee and most OF the frstc!ass American athletes
or,dde Of the colleges were also entered so mat
a., CO, Of games was expected, bat hardly any one
..,ipoted such a wonderful exhibition as was given
Thc worlds record for the 30 Yards hurdlerace
w.s broken twice by i. F. Lee. of h'r'a ara VINO ran III
oso5 and in - 80 seconds. {. H. sheriff. on Yale t
49, u,lds record Of 10 seconds in the l00yariS dash
and the worlds record OF IL - seconds III the loo
,.rds DASH Robinson, of Yale, also ted tins Latter
- which breaks the American record. W. c.
-. q uor,.ayh ted the worlds record OF minute
,a I, D, seconds IN the G0o-yardS run. while Ii. L.
wnu.rns of Yale broke the best American record, Of
~ seconds in the l2oyardS huIoe race Inns also
,,.. the worlds record. W. d. Day. OF the New
- ,,l,Ierc Cub broke all American records in
,he 4miles run. which he did IN . minutes 40 sec
onds: the IL miles run. which he did in minutes
oAs seconds: the l 3-4-nlies YIN, which he ran IN
n,inues 1. Is seconds and the 2milcs run. winch
~ finished in 9 Minutes 80 Is seconds.
Great enthusiasm shown at each Of these ex-
n,,tons and the crowds seemed TO 60 wild over the
performances OF Lee and DGy
There were 3l5 entries, and handsome silver cups
the New York Athletic Club the referee. and F. p
pr,a, Of the New York Bicycle Club, the umpire
of bicycling. The judges were c. J. Mellen. G.. H.
TAYLOR F. W. Jansen, G.. W. Carr, C. stevens, C. r
Mathewson ". X. Manner and {. ". Whitney Ihe
timers were A. Avery, J. q. Lathrop c. A. BEAD
and G. c. Hughes
A summary of the games is ~ follows:
1OO-Yards Dash (scratch,-Flst heat won by L. H.
Carey Of Princeton and Manhattan Athletic Club. ~
10 IS seconds second. F. W. Robinson. Of Yale ana
. 4 hub, Apsf N III
sSenn of Male and New York Athletic Clnb in 10 20
seconds second p Vr-ienburg. of Princeton ana HeM
Of Yale in 10 second, ctieing the best American
record second L. II. carey of Princeton third r W.
i2o Yard. Hurdle C.cratchFlrst heat wen by Her
second heat won by il. l. Williams. Of Yale and New
schwegier of Hew-Y ork Athletic Club. final heat won
by H. /. Williams. Of Yale, n Ii seconds, eqqanng t.c
&; Schwegler. OF ork Athletic Club.
Yards Ran Osslachl,M0n by ~, ". G DownS n OIL
II IS sec. which was the American record second
" c. Dohm. of Princeton and New i"rh Au a!,,
Club; third. J. c Devereux Manhattan Athienc Cino
Two mile Bicycle Race lhandcap)-Trsl heats
first four r1dc IN lina First neat won ~ w W; =
in : min II IS sec second William schumacher
go vds.l Berkeley third +. H. Delatsrre; ct Am,
l,crsi $40 yt>. fourth A. Csrk' OF Yale ana
won by ". ". Windle scratch Eerhe1cy Atpleuo
NSeoncn: third. F. iessc O1o ydsl. New lsey
Athletic Club fourth W. II. Hall H. 40 g.:
won by w. ". windle scratch. Of the Iclkeey AN
Ietic club. in MN. ~ sec secona. w ,tt
william schumacher $50 yds.. Berkeley Athletic CilD
40 Yards Run 0andicapiIN9n j.! 49, I'd, sec
tuck ~ yards 81 N TaIgr Of II, Harvard and Bo,ton
Athlete Club: third c. j. Neilen Is yards OF
800 Yards Hurdle Race nandcaprrt heat Won
nv +. Lcn,ilhon. OF Yale and The We" N"rn Atneo'
Of Columbia and BERKELEY scratch. >econd heat
J. p. Lee. If Harvard and the New OK Atn I,,
Club. beat the world, record, in - 80 safo o,,
second ". IL. Strlse % II yards, Manhati@h
Athletic club Third heat H. l. Wl l, mo- Of Yak
world record BY mining in - a. G, ,G'o1d, 3D. ID =
broke hi, own world, record by running in p -
seconds H. L. Williams, Of Gs wa aeon @q IN 1 ,e
, tr T. heat ssi'.'' vas mira.
ysrd- First heat won by 9. H. sheriff of Yale and
Nes York Athletic GLIB scratch II - seer ms,
W VI Graft - Yards. y the college OF the cts of
New York. in l. ID seconds. Third heat. won bf
A. H. JGnc, . u y%r' oi lale rorIh F, yn,
heat won hy r. " Robinson. of Vale 3 varlsl. who
second in the first heat lie wa allowed to
in The final as sheriff. only ran 70 beat The
j. : Cook . j. va.d. Of Harvard third A. II.
Two Nile Run ,>cratcl,-Wou hy W p: pay. of the
NV .Jersey Athletic club IN 9 minute ~ - seconds.
broke The record for the ! II milo. tn" ! u hlie'
and the 81 ulle~. running IN , minute 40 sec )nfS.
minute. - Seconds. and mnui'~ l. -
seconds. sucoc>,lvev. The second Wa W T.
Young Of the Manhattan Athletic Cnh. third.
" McCarthv Of the Manhattan Athletic Club.
Half milo Run tutndcapi Won hv ". II. WRIGHT
club 90 ! minute 5G seconds. second. \. J.. Roy
nolds. Of Yale - yards; third. J. :. Roddy 20
Yards. oi Princeton
Three Miles Bicycle Dam Race tscTa'ch,-WOn by
the Kings County Whcclmen. who scored % points
second Berkeley Athletic Club. with l72 point
third New jersey Athletic Club. with 1913 points
The winning team composed a follows VI. I.
Murphy. 80 points +. Is. iIersc. ~ points ana
Charles VI Murphy. - points.
Tug Of War Contest $50 pounds Unit -firSt Tug
Columbia pulled Yale . ] inches second tie Bcr e.
Athletic (lub pulled laic % : inche. insl 'nt,
Columbia pulled EcrSeey 3 irohe- The winning
foam va, ornpnsed a. iows !. = DOuSla,, j. {.
Robips0n j. VI. Hewlett and T.. II. Miller anrhori'
Tie berkeley team was ". II. IlanleY v H. haIin'
" y Bavcr. and C.. VI. Elliott ,anchol. nalr-
team Wa C. " Lcavouworth. ". J. Love. Z. Dir>~icI
anchor and 6. l.. Avery. -
Putting the shot Ulaudicapl-Won by decree Il.
GRAY scratch. NcW Norh Athletic tlub dlot,u'c
a. H. / q. IN. second. r. l.. Lambrccht n. MAJ!
haitian Athletic Club distance 30 q. . m. ihid. W
G. Ron - IT.. Acorn Athletic club distance "a II.
Running Broad. Jump lscratchl- Won by G. H. Dohm
~ PRINCETON and New. York Athlete Cub. dl-tln"e
o, Z, : in: second Victor Mapcs. Columbia COLLEGE
and berkeley Athletic club. distauc" 20 f. ! ~.
third Howard Welsh. Columbia aud berkeley 20 -
Runnins HchIump (scratcl)-Won by G.. y Tear-
ing Of Harvard. height % 4. in. second o.
sherman Ncw York Athletic Club third, ). f. Morse
Berkeley Athletic Club.