The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13
RECORDS BEATEN.
Splendid Performances at
the Manhattan Clubs
Athletic Meeting.
JERSEY BOYS WIN HONORs.
Genera News and Gossip Of the
Waning Outdoor Season.
w KEELING ALWAYS B00Ms.

No more successful carnival of outdoor
athletic sport has ever been held in the
vicinity than that which introduced the
public yesterday afternoon to the new
quarter mile track and the thoroughly
improved grounds at Manhattan Field,
New York City. There were eighteen
events on the card The meeting formed
the first annual championship meeting of
the Amateur Athletic Unions Metropolis
tan District. Several thousand spectators
enjoyed the sport and heartily applanded
ali the prominent athletes. In three of
the seven field events records were
smashed with apparent ease. President
George w Carr OF the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club was referee. The events aud
results follow:-
One hundred yards dash-Luther II.
Cary. NJ. A. c., won easily in 10 10 sec
ouds; Mortimer Huntington. scout, K.
Vredenbnrg. N. Y. A. G.. third.
One mile walk Five started. Thomas
" Shearmau, NJ. A. G.. won in minutes
40 1-5 seconds G.. L. Nicoll, NJ. A q,
finished second; Curtis, third.
One hundred and twenty yards run
Frederick G. Puffer. New Jersey A. c.,
was beaten out at the tape for first place
hy Alt T. Copeland, NJ. A. c., after lead
ing from the first hurdle Copland's time
was 16 is seconds. Pnffer was second.
J. j. Mooney, Xavier A. c., finished
third
Mortimer Remington, M. A. c.. won by
ten yards in 40 4-5 seconds Downes was
second. aud George J. Bradish, N. 7. A.
c.. third.
Two miles, bicycle run-Charles NJ
Murphy. n. X. A. c., winning by twenty
yards in minutes IL 1-5seconds.
Two hundred aud twenty yards hurdle
race-Alf +. Copeland, NJ. A. c., won in
rs 2 5 seconds, with Frederick c. Pufrer.
N. j.. A. O., second, and George Schweg
Ter. n. Y. A. C., third
Eight hundred and eighty yards run
Waiter z. Dohm, n. Z. A. G.. led all the
way and won easily ia 81 3-5 seconds, with
Z 81 Turner, AZ A. O., second. and p
f. Burus x A. c., third None of the
other starters finished
Two hundred and twenty yards can
er-Luther Il; Cary. M. A. G. won by
Six feet IN % 3-5 seconds, with Thomas I.
Lee, n. Y. Al. c.. second.
One mile run--The winner was Thomas
p Connect, NJ. A. G. His time was 4
minutes, 20 3-5 seconds A. b. George,
M. A. G.. finished second. J. Reid. Nj
A. G., was last.
won in % minutes. / 4-5 seconds; j.
Skelly, A. A. G., second, and S. Leib-
gold, z. A. c., third.
FIVE mile run--Thomas p. Connen won
Ia % minutes and % seconds. O'Keefe
was second and 5. L Freeth, V. B. c..
third.
Running high jump-Alvah Nickerson,
N (. A. G.. won, clearing feet; +. NJ.
Edwards. n. j. A. c.. was second with
5 seet and IL inches: II. L. Hallock, NJ.
A. G., was third with feet and inches
Putting the sixteen pound shot-George
r. Gray, N. X. A.. c., won with a put
OF 4S feet and inches and established a
new record; J Barrett, x A. c., was
second with 40 feet and 10 inches; James
s. Mitchell. Ny. a. c.. was third with.
" feIl and inches.
Running broad jump ]. Money, x.
a. G., won FIRST place with leap Of 81
feet ~ inches; Charles I. Wiegand, n.
X. A. u, second honors with a leap Of 81
feet and 2 inches; Edward w. Golf. Man
haitian A. G., took third trophy with q
feet. ~ inches
Throwing sixteen pound hammer
James s. Mitchell. N. Y. A. c.. won with
q throw OF 199 feet and Q inches and
smashed by pig margin all previous
records; @. H. Z. Queckberner, N. A. e.,
was second with l29 feet, 51s inches; G..
Coughlan. Nd. A. @, was third with lib
feet, az inches.
Individual ug-of-war--Arthur Gale,
Acorn A. c., and Frederick L. Lam
ants. The former won in is seconds.
Pole vault--George Casey, N. J. A. c.,
and f. G. Potter. N. A c., tied at feet
aud 8 inches They tossed and Casey
won first prize. Potter getting second.
@. Pulvermiller, p A. c., and Zach. A.
Cooper. M. A. O., tied for third prize at
feet, aud the former won the trophy on
the toss.
Throwing the fifty-six pound weight
james S. Mitchell, N. Y A. c., won first
honors With throw OF 3S feet 81 inches,
smashing the American record by 1917
inches; G. A. ]. QuecKberner. A. c., was
second with throw of 80 feet ~ inches;
c. Coughlan, NJ A. c., was third with a
throw of 20 feet 81 inches.
The competition Tor points resulted rs
follows:- .dauhattan A. c., IS; New YORK
A. G.. A; New Jersey A. c., IA; Xavier A.
c.. 10; Acorn A. c.. 6; Kings County
Wheelmen, 3: Pastime A. c., 2; Varnna
Boat Club, 1; blank. 2.