Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-11

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Annual Spring Meeting on saturday.
Some Fine Contests for the Cup, Medals
and Prizes.
The annual spring sports of the
Warren Athletic Club were held at the
Union street grounds on Saturday after
noon and dispite the usual proverbial
bad weather, which persistantly clings
to the club, there We're about 1900 peo-
pie present to see the contests of Della
wares athletes against those Of Pennsyl-
yania, New Jersey and New York. The
sports were well contested, the races
close and the finishes exciting, with one
or two exceptions. The events were as
follows
$50 yards run, novice, open to Warren
club only--Lewis IIance, first; Joseph
Hall, second; time, Is lis.
100 yards dash, handicap-First heat, r.
". Grew, \ NJ. 9. A., yards; first, 9. $.
Second heat, d, c. Clegg, 6 yards, A. C. S.
n, first; H. IL. Alcock, A. 4. S. NJ, 5
yards. second; time, IL. Final heat,
Glegg, first; w. d. Chichester, second
time, 10 20.
mile bicycle ordinary handicap-W. G.
Seeds, WI A, c.. first; G.. A. Elliott, w. A.
o., - yards, second; time BOG Ia.
40 yards run handicap, run in one heat
,--R. u Langden, n. Y. A. c., IA yards,
first; H. II. Alcock, A. G. 5. n, II yards,
second; time .52 20.
lIalf-nile novice scratch, w. A. G. mem
bers onlN-J0seph Hall, first; j. II. Klund,
seconi time, ~ -.
One mile walk, handicap-Lloyd Coils,
n. y. 4. G., scratch first; G. II. Buckley,
4. G. ). n. 20, second; time, 7.O5 %.
This was one of the best contested and eX-
fttinF hat ,,f
sports and only won by a grand squirt of
Coils at the finish.
20 yards dash, handicap-First heat, u.
G. Clcgg, A. G. 5. N, Ii yards, first w. Il.
Chichester, G. A. e., yards, second; time,
% 40. Second heat, Frank McAlorris, A..
ID. y. NJ. q, A.. 10 yards, first; R.W. Lloyd,
unattached second; time, 20. Final heat,
p. 9. Clegg, first; w. B. Chichester, second;
time, - %.
2-mile bicycle, ordinary, for the cham
pionship Of Delaware-W. G. Seeds, w. A..
O., iirst C. A. Elliott, W. A. C., second;
time .iu won easily.
300 yards run, scratch.-E. Il. Sarre, w.
A. G., first; Murdo Mckenzie A. ID. Y NJ.
G. A., second; time 81 rs.
One mile run handicap-A. S. Russell,
A. ID. Y. NJ. g. A., 10 yards, first H. l.
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Emile bicycle safety handicap-C. A.
Elliott, w. A. G. l56 yards, first r. b.
Elliott, w. A. q, 1870 yards, second; time,
G.07. This was too great handicap for
Seeds, the scratch man. to overcome on a
safety machine, but he fought pluckily to
win.
$50 yarns dash, scratch, for the cham
pionship of Delaware and the Bates chal
lenge cnp-Iewis Hunce first; time III;
irving A. Chandler, second.
Half-mile run handicap-W. II. Morris,
A. d. Y NJ G. A., scratch, first; H. w
Schlichter s yards, second; time, 20I
Running high jump, handicap-Z. II.
I.otland, w. A. q, . inches first. 5 feet "a
inches Lewis Mccall, w. A. G., 8 inches
second; feet "A inches.
Running broad jump, handicap
William schlief, A. b. Y, NJ. &. A., "A
inches first; 20 feet II! inches; Thomas L.
Council, W. A, g., 6 inches, second; 90
feet inches, second,
Pole vault, handicap Schneider,
Philadelphia, II inches, first; feet 81
inches 9. ]. Swayne. S. g. A. A., 6 inches,
second; o feet 1-inch.