The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
CHAMPION VOGELLUS.
The Jersey City Boy Won
the Big Race-Sails,
Oars and Ball.

A Jersey City runner showed his heels
to q hundred and eleven of the heetest
travellers OF the leaplng athletic clubs in
this country, and won the junior cham
pionship in the national cross country
race. The champion is I. J. Vogellus. OF
the Wayne A. c. of this city. The con-
test was decided on Saturday at Morris
Park over an eight mile course with
numerous obstacles, water jumps and
fences.
The junior race was interesting; voeel-
lns winning from Rogers of the New DER
sey A. Z. The runners made a pretty
picture as they got away in a big bunch,
Nogeilus going to the front. AT half the
distance Vogellus was in front, Rogers
next, and Edwards of the Acorns third.
The others were strung out all over the
park The water jump was a poser hor
most of the inner When Vogelius
finished he fell In a heap, and about every
other man had to be carried OF the
track.
At the end Of the first circuit yogellus
was leading and running easily. Rogers,
New Jersey A. O., was second; Edwards.
Acorn A. A, third; Collyer. New York
A. G.. fourth; Marks. Manhattan A c.,
fifth: Grieve, Yonkers A. c., sixth, and
Fitzgerald, Star A. c., seventh. All were
we'll punched, and the race still appeared
to be anybody's. At 81 miles Rogers
took the lead and held IL TO within haif a
mile Of home, when he was passed by
yogellus The latter ran q plucky race
and fnally finished In front, half a dozen
yards In the lead. His time was 4sn., 80
3-5s. Rogers walked in 40m. l 3-5s. Carr,
OF the Manhattan A. A., was some dis
tance behind. his time being som. IS.
The next twenty runners finished in the
NAakA e. ~
Edwards, n. j. A. C.; IL. Halstead,
Wayne A. c.; A G. Grieye, Yonkers A.
G.: 4. C. Collyer, n. Y. A. c.; Ell White,
Trimont A. c. q. Fitzgerald. Star A. e.;
w. S. French, n. X. A. C.; w. +. Glossy.
Wayne A. G.; J. J. Kitty, Trimont A G.;
H. q. Johnson. Pastime A O.: &c. Hoey,
Pastime A. c.: ID. J. Carey, Trimont a.
q: 6. Bowman, Wayne A. c.; q. II.
Hodgkins. Trimont A. c.; j. F. Dryer,
Trimonr A. c.; p. Grady, Prospect Har-
riers; NJ. Il. Healey, Acorn A. A.; NJ. b.
Bailey, Acorn A. A. and X. Leopn-d,
StuyYesant A. C. c. X. Martin OF the
Wnynes was the twenty-fourth competi-
tor home.
In the club points the WayDes were
second. The Trimont A. c.. of Boston
carried off the team honors. In adding
M the score it was found that the Tri-
mont had won. their score being 102
points. The Waypes were next with 135;
LIE AtJLHd dIu LhStAAAG tALAt CttI AA
Ing l61; the Manhattans took fifth, with
167. the Stars sixth. with 237; the Pros
pect Harriers seventh. with 24S; the n. Y
A. G.. eighth, with 266; the Y. NJ. G.. A.
ninth, with 337, aud the Yonkers A. c.
tenth. with 243. Only five OF the New
Jersey team and three of the Stuyvesants
finished. As six was the minimum num-
Der under the rules. they were disqual-
flied.
In the Senior championship race Ken
nedy's time, of the Prospect Harriers. was
46 80 ass. Carr of the Manhattan A.
&. finished second in 4Sm. 10 Sos, but was
disqualified. his place going to Lloyd.
KuhlEe and +. Il. Kuhlke finished
abreast a few seconds later, and then
came s. T. Freeth and r.. 3. Collins. All
these were Prospect Harriers. This
made up the team OF six who had to hnish
to win the team race.
The next dozen men finished in this Or
DER
+. Dolan, p. H.: A. B. George, NJ. A. c.;
w. A. De Podesta, NJ. A. c.; 7. p. Con-
nsff. M. A. c.: w. 4. Young, NJ. A. c.; G.
Is. Gardiner, st. George A. c.; j.. +. Wen
ers, n. A c.; w. II. 'Lightfoot. p. H;
James McCreery, St George A. c., and E.
D. Lang, M. A G.
The team championship was easily won
by the Prospects, their score being q, the
lowest possible number that could be
made. The M~anhattans' points num-
bered 63. and the st. Georges, the only
other starters, 115.
The following were the oficials:-B. c.
Williams, N. G. G. A. of A. Junior Judge
w. 3. Curtis, N. Y. A. C. JUICES at
Finish-J. Z. Sullivan. N. J. A. c.; j. H.
Mellor, p. II VIII Frank, S. H.; A. G.
Mills, n. Y. A. c.; E. c. Carter, n. Y. a.
c.. and N. A. Cunning, A. A. e. Timers
Robert Stoll; G. G. Hughes and s; d.
See. Starter-W. II. Robertson, Clerk
of the Courses. j.. Cornell, NJ. A. C..
Grand Marshal-G. w. Carr, M. A. G..