The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
THE DRAGON GOT CHILLED,
BUT THE MEMBERS GAMES OF THE
BERKELEY a. c. WERE SUCCESSFUL.

BUT THE MEMBERS GAMES OF THE
BERKELEY a. c. WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
a Strong wipd Prevented Attempt. st Rec
ord Bresking-Interestins Exhibitions by
Deh.. Curtis, George. and Others I ur-
tis's Walking Declared Iiiegai-The Ha.-
sicap Evest. Well Contested-The Uni.
versity or New York Team WINS
When the Berkeley Athletic Club people pre-
pare for an athletic event they do not. as
rule. permit anything to interfere with tho
programme Yesterday afternoon was bright
and sunny but n penetrating breeze swept
over Morris Heights tnat was we'll calculat-
ed to chill even SO fierce an Object
as the winged. fork -tongued dragon. which Ia
the emblem Of the club. Despite this draw
back some 1.5O0 persons. n majority OF whom
were ladies'. sat in tho grand stand Mt the
Berkeley oval throughout the entire list OF
events. The strong wind rendered 1t
impossible for u number OF noted attn
letes to do anything in ths record
smashing line. but there were some interest
ing exhibitions. and the contests between the
members OF the club in tho various events
were all hard fought and entertaining. On the
wholct the meeting was very successful
The first event was the 75-yard dash. II was
Handicap race. L. l.. Sarre ~ feet captured
the first heat in 4 4-5 seconds. with III Stead
"a fect) u good second. T. W. Allen lscratch)
took the second heat in . seconds. II. T..
Fenske q feet second. The final heat was n
hummer Sarre got away the best hut the
others hung to him well and travelled to the
tape in a bunch. Sarre won by less than a foot
in 8 seconds. Allen second and Stead third. a
foot behind Allen.
Tho mile safety bicycle race brought only
three starters to their marks. 1t was an easy
victory for W. H. Hall lscratch). who won rs he
pleased in ) minutes 40 seconds: f. D.
Knapp go yards second. and II. Penguet 40
Walter Dohm. the New York A. C. champion
dlr;distance runner. thcn appeared for an
high wind. it was out If til" question to try for
the record Of ! minute 70 seconds
himself with showing the spectators what
strong, fine runner n" is As he flew past the
n g1and t1nd h. n Loudly tnandsd
and finished strong in minute 10 10 Sec
0P TSe quarter. mile run wa. a we'll contested
race. L. lie Perrier had eight yards start. and,
despite. the desperate efforts Of Sarro and
overtake him. he winning 10y u yard in 30 3-5
seconds Isl. sarr e, and stead had battle for
ssG! SaSs " '%t the %'sE oil victor
VICTOR Nns r. Ys4 ana OS Hs word 1a hs
q r. sSsSna lar: Hs anis%ed Second. and +.
was #as A @s1 su H 2nG In "sa' sRa
Le Bouteliier % yards third. ' 'N "
The running broad Imp Sure 20
Bkn IL s"
and y: 4 Smith tscratch) was third. with 10
j. W. Vincent e feet 8 inches, came out
ahead in the l6-pound shot contest. with put
OF ~ feet " Camp lscrltch' came second,
was third with 81 ie.t : Inches.
p hhe rIihn5nE I nigh lTmGp was captured ny
inches. E. Burke s scratch, was i Second With
feet 2 inches. and c. Mellen q inches) third
nnd son Sf hStyfsn
A. C.: Was not e brilliant surcsss: George went
ssids Feid "a, Went ~, , yards tqTthsr and aisS
minutes az seconds George had Intended to
continue, o on and try to crack the four;mie
Day. j. A. c. but owing irs?' to the new Wind nS
nppd the stitch in the side the idea was
The one mile exhibition walk by H. L. Curtis
was announced to try and lower the
Red f By Mnrray Cults So ha si'9 eo1s
cred quarter Of a mile in minute 2,,s sec
%he ddsas by a ats
Of Walking H. Dimse. who decided that the |
hnfIS Eft was unfair Curtis was
would never again show his face on American |
soil.
The steeplechase afforded great deal Of |
amusement to tho spectators. who seemed to |
enjoy seengiiard and LLOYD dash into the Ice |
cold water Jump Yard was scratch man, and |
won in minutes 297s seconds. +. c. Lloyd |
~ second 81 was the only other starter.
II was found absolutely necessary to post |
pone the 22O: yards hurdle race for the reason |
that the hurdles. being ight ones. were blown |
down as last as the truckmen could set them |
up
The football game between teams Of the |
Berkeley A. c. and the University OF New York |
aroused great deal Of enthusiasm The |
elevens lined up as follows: |