The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20
nOWN WENT THE RECORDS.
v.yBaTray ATHLETIC CLUES
r.RyIydL 4 GREAT SUCCESS.

r.. n,ree.t Athletic Meeting Held In this
co,ntry-Tweivo thousand Spectators
,x,,,s.s the stirring Sports-worid
u.rs. BroA e n and Equaiied-American
y..,rds suppinuted-Dohm and Connects
.r.st Running and Mitchell and Grny's
w,rdersu, weight.throwing-In Lacrosse.
,..,.,,. Football, Lawn Tennis. Bicy-
lilac. swimming. Rowing. Launch aud
r.,o. Racing wero Other Features.
yss,srdoys carnival OF sport at the Manhat-
Gan Field was tho browning Jewel in the Man
haitian Athletic Clubs coronet OF brilliant tri-
umpbs. The Knights OF the Cherry Diamond
s.ys scorei many successes in the athletic and
socsl world. but never one that can be looked
hack TO with moro pride.
rm,tv l2uuo persons witnessed the days
,,ort Hitherto the New York Athletic Club
s.s had thu distinction OF catering to the
.nor,ing palate OF fashion and beauty. but
n IN. future 1t Is apparent that 1t will
h.ys to share tho honors with its rival.
charity after noon the spacious grand stand
a. last years National League grounds
hocan to al up with select gathering
~ Invited guests. Before the athletic events
had co, fairy under way the upper and lower
HAS were crowded, and late corners were
.o,,pell.d TO invade the right fold blcacher-
lac These soon filled UP. and the rough
.ronnL where the left-fleld blea heries were
i.st year was also soon n mass OF surgng hu-
mani,y. High upon tho bluffs OF Deadhead
Am were at least a thousand spectators and
"a many more were at the doors vainly clam
oring for admission.
standing upon tho club house porch pretty
acme was in view. The open mir seats were
moving mass Of different colored parasols. and
hshuge stand with its thousands of charm
ipry costu med women was again Offset ON tho
other side BY u constantly moving thronG with
snshaies OF rich colors. looking for all tho
world Ike a migrating field OF varlegated
mushrooms, while tho steep bluf with it's
mauy oco slnts. was background to
II all Tho officials who had worked
hard to make the affair success could
hardly restrain their emotion at the sight.
and one remarked: The $4,000 this is
ssing the club has been we'll spent" Nd
mission was by invitation only, AMI it Is esti-
mated that 10000 Invitations were issued. In
view OF the fact that many were given to
strangers in blocks the n. s. V. p" engraved
On the cards was q matter Of much amuse-
meat
"
should result In some wonderful perform
snces and records kept tumbline during the
sternoon. The very first event showed that
the beautifully laid track Was more than
Wiling to do its share. for Mort bennington.
running easily and against strong wind in
the 3O0-yard scratch race. won by twenty
yards in 81 SIS seconds. dangerously close to
Lon Myers lonG-standing figures of 3l's Sec
onls. made nearly nine years ago. A few MIN
utrs later Luther Cary.the Princeton Demon"
won his 100 yard heat in 3 AS seconds. which
eoualled John Owens worlds record. but as
unfortunately. only two timkeepers started
their watches on the heat. the performance
eannot be accepted.
But THO enthusiastic crowd got chance to
yell when Walter Dohm. the New York A. C.'s
ayer. who is Just now In the pink Of condition.
saptursd the half mile handicap run. and not
only broke his own American record OF l min
ute 554 seconds. made ut Travers Island June
o. 1859. but equalled the worlds amateur rec
ord Of F. J. II. Cross. the Oxford student. who
bad covered the distance in minute 54!s Sec
onds on March Q. 1888. on his college grounds.
Dohm was impeded on the last lap. coming
through his field. and had to pull out and run
uound. or else Mr.. Cross's record might have
ken ecitsed. He can lower the figures. how
y.
nand performance must be IL setback TO the
clique which shouted Fraud" when he made
bis Travsrs Island record. The timeEeepers
stopped as follows: Hughes. :54'.: Wendell.
l:54h; Baker. between 1:54 2-5 and "a 3-5:
Van Schaick. ]: 54 2-5, and Avery. 1854 4-5
Lite Tommy onneiI next tried his hand at
smashing Old Father Time. and when he had
watches showed tnat the plucky Irishman had
Knocked out w. 6. Georges American record
!or the distance. minutes q . seconds, made
match against Lon Myers. Connet had
peny ,chpped Off q twentieth OF q second
sS haas to Ever nov shs aSsltsr
Nrond horse racing ,chronometer here
a ssoms LII Lite DOUBT thrown on the Official
t2l4: Avery 4:22. Avery is slow timer.
put 10 this instance his tmekeening is upheld
~ ",i the watches OF Several outsiders. who are
S Sysrs These .ss +sltaGpoi,ntsd officials we're Lon
there Ds'H of H seesni ie a @s",
between Hughess ami Ayery's announce
NETS. Th.s means about ten yards. and AS
ssprds aSsha ken. The f Record 1,mmis,ss
Harry Curtis the English champion walker.
es arrival uere. He won tho one mile walk in
..minu'es ID 20 seconds, and broke The irac-
h minute % seconds. He ha. lost much Of
els numbering gait now that he has come
around AZ light. and is one OF the prettiSst of
Walker. his wGs good race to win. when il IL
.ohsldere that he second mans time WAS i
minutes ~ 4-5 ,6cponds. and third mans
~ 10 the scratch men coming in one. two.
inree. Tom McEwen was Judge OF walking.
ah1 hs is probably the hest Judge OF u fair
SaiH IN this country. 10 said after the race
jhat he consider cd Curtis's action siulply per-
io".im9il There Is no hip motion about the
s ,,. imam but he gets all tho work possible
sul OF his brawny arms.
IN The Held big Jim Mitchell and compact
n " ,,g GRAY, tho two finest weight thrOwers
" inc world, we're continuing the work o.
;v.rnfdIbreaslng begun at the Mstrcpoi-
san ASSOCIATION championship meeting.
Ws sturdy arm put thu lG-pound shot
rchs.ei - inches, which was Just ~
a ~ better than his own worlds rec
"" made week ago. There seems to be
B. unit 10 frays puts and Curris and Nc
tnrrsoh may thank their stars that the New
sUk crack has no intention OF entering the
Eole.si.nal ranks. Mitchell toyed with the
E-p'uhu weight In his ponderOu- hands
.n a. moment. and then giving an
e,.1,ge,her hrave slung the. missile "a
w ~ Inches away. which came very
Reat Boating his own worlds record a foot.
Es"saiah' the Nihnhatta giantwh WAS sling
Ny lle weight tnirty-nye Ieet In practice,
MANAGED TO get as itiaru s thirty ieet in com
esttioh. AL of which goo, to show thut
'rshou,sna trials don't count for much.
os Ma plsil-r contest at handicap high jumping
A. Snni,onl been seem Than marked the work
mAl'och. sweeney. AMI Edwards. Tho
a ainier cot over feet !. inch but needed his