The sun., 1891-06-28

with George Alexander OF the st. James,
Theatre for the coming season. Lackaye will
make his London debut In The Idler" on
next saturdayt taking the part Of the American,
In which Jack Mason, late OF the Boston
Museum. has made a great hit. Mason will
sail for America on next Saturday.
Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mrs. Mckee are
sightseeing in Brussels.
Holt. alias Shaw, the defaulter who was ar
rested in Cuxhnven two weeks ago and has been
detained there, will probably be released very
soon. as there Is some flaw in the extraditlon
paners relating to his case
| Rain we'll nigh ruined every thing at the
amateur athletic championship games at Man
chester to-day. and n stendy downpour OF
three hours converted the beautiful enclosure
into regular swamp. Tho outlook was so
bad that the Executive Committee hesitated
for long while whether to postpone the meet
ing or not. and just as they were on the point
OF setting the games back until Monday tho
rain stopred and the sun came out This
brought the peonle from Cotton opolis in thou
sands. and at least 5000 paid the high tariff Of
so cents and rs cents during the afternoon Tho
sodden state OF tho track played havoc with
the American contingent. only four Of them
showing up prominently. Three scored wins
right out, while another had to divide honors
With IN Irish athlete. The star performances
Of the day were Luther Cary's running In the
1O0-yard race. and Harry Curtis's seven mile
walk. Cary frightened D. Basan Of the London
Athletic Club in the third heat Of the sprint.
which he won In 10>s seconds. Had Basan run
him out 1t 10 almost certain that the American
would have done ten seconds. ms the wind had
dropped. and then the track had not
been cut up. Cary had q very easy
thing OF 1t In the final heat. but ran through at
his best pace DESPITE the half gale that was
blowing against him the watches recorded
10 4-5 seconds which the OK ports say Is quito
equal to 9A seconds on good day and track.
He came In for an ovation when he broke the
tape. Mortimer Remington OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club won the second heat OF the sprint
in 1925 seconds. but he did not start in the
final heat.
A. D. George. H. L. Dadman. and J. s.
Roddy. ali ofthe Manhattan Club. started in the
half-mle rum but failed to get places. W. J.
Holmes winning the event in minutes IS Sec
onds.
G. A. J. Queokbsrner. the American hammer
thrower. won the prize for this event with 129
feet 10N Inches. which is within 1A inches OF
W. J. NJ. Barrys record. Had q little more
care been exercised in the measurement the
American would have been declared some
inches ahead Of the record. An old tape
measure was used. and by actual test It had
stretched three inches Barry was third TO
Queckberner with us feet inches.
These positions were reversed in the shot
puttinG contest. which Barry won with 40 feet
8 inchea Queckb got second prize with
81 feet 10 inches
Both H. L. Dadman and Eugene Sarre OF the
Manhattan Club were entered in tho hurdle
race. but failed to start, d. d. Bulger. Dublin
University. winning In 16as seconds.
A. B. Georges exertions were 30 severe in
the half-mile race that he would not start in
the mile race. which was Won By J. Kibble-
white in minutes % 3-5 seconds.
The pole jump went to R. Watson. II feet
inches. Tom Ray was third at 10 feet 5 inches
The Americans entered in the quarter mile
race were Mortimer Remington. Eugene sarre.
H. L. Dadman, J. g koddy. and Luther Carey
but only Remington and Roddy started. and
the frst named had . pionic He won tho first
heat In 81 As seconds, and took the nal In 81
seccnds He played with his antagonists as q
cat does with mouse.
H. L. Hallock was so unfortunate a. to knock
the bar down IN the high Jump when 1t stood
at feet Sk inches. He was then tied with
Arthur Watkinson for second place. T. Jen-
nings OF Cambridge University won the purse
at feet 81 inches
w. T. Young started In the four-mile race.
but A. B. George was an absentee. W. H. Nor
tOus WuO Iuu III N0" Aoih WIN tuo ouAOIu
Harriers, won In 20 minutes 53S seconds.
The seven mile was a disastrous event for
the Americans. as T. D. LnnRe was disqualified
in the first mile and c. l. Nicoll could only get
third to Harry Curtis. the English champion.
His time was "a minutes 1-5 second. Nicoll's
time wa. SO minutes 81 1-5 seconds.
The broad Jump was also an unfortunate
one for tho Manhattanites. as Malcolm Ford
could only tie D. BulRer OF Dublin at 20 feet4
inches.
The two-mile steeplechase was won by E. W.
Parry OF the Spartan Harriers.
The stock markets have been inactive, and
fiat dealings were limited because every sale
caused an unduly heavy fall in prices and the
general uneasiness was increased by rumors
OF impending fAilures The heaviness re-
ported caused considerable depression in
American railroads here. and some forced
sales to close an account aggravated matters.
The chief declines were in Louisville aud
Nashville. X in Denver preferred. u IN Atchi-
son. aud quarter to q half In others.