Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-04
AMATEUR ~ITHLETICS.
Great Sport and Lots of it at ST.
Louis.

Sfctt sport ana bOtS Oh IL at 81.
Louis.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3.-Fully 5000 lovers
of athletic sports went out to the far grounds
to witness the championship events of the
Amateur Athletic union under the auspices
of the Pastime Athletic club of this city.
The day was suspicious, the sun being shaded
by thick clouds, and u nice cool breeze blow
Ing all the afternoon. The affair was the
greatest of its kind ever held in this
city. All the events on the programme were
holly contested from start to flush. There
were SIX entries in the bicycle race, but five
of them requested to be scratched, as they
did not wish TO run against MIR. Murphy,
who had a dead ''cInchn on the race, he hav-
ing on September 10 last broken all previous
records in 4:59l4. One record was broken
today, VIZ. tho throwing of the 81 -pound
weight by }. S. Mitchell, New York Athletic
club, who threw it 80 feet 80 inches, beating
his own record of "a feet g. inches.
The lOO-yard dash from start to finish was
between the cracks, Messrs. Cary OF the
Manhattan Athletic club and H.. Jewett
of the Detroit Athletic club. Cary won
easily, a yard ahead OF Jewett. The per
formance, considering the wind, which was
n the runners face, was a very creditable
inc. Following are the results:
First event. 100 yard run: l.. II. Carey. Man
haitian. Athletics club, first; II: Jewett, Detroit
Athletic club, second; p. Y. kodbcnburgh
New York Athletic club, third. Time, 10 is
second event, Que mile walk; 7. s. sher-
man. Manhattan Athletic club, first; +. G.
Nicoll, Manhattan Athletic club, seconds; W,
", Scott, New Jersey Athletic club, third.
Winners tine. $3.50 2-j,
Third event, ia yard hurdle race, First
club, first; 6, Schwegeler, New York Athletic
cub, second. Time, Is 3-l.
Second heatl15A, I. Copeland, Manhattan
ARTISTS shIstjS s ei%S. t trsti a. i Tt M9rT Is J.. Ne" York
Fourth, event, 40 yards rum; W, Downs,
New York Athletic club first; NJ. Remington,
Manhattan Athletic club, second. A. w. $.
Ffth event. faa1 yards hurdle race, AZ.
Copeland, Mammalian Athletic G ,uh, first; II.
4. Morrell. New York Athletic club, second;
L. 7. DucharmeT Detroit Athletic club, third.
slxth event, " mile bicycle race, was a
ride over for w, Il. Murphy, New York Attn
letlc club, he being the only contestant.
seventh event, $50 yard run: w. G, DOhm,
New York Athletic club, first; Thomas Jack
IN, Mahhattan hthietle Giuo, second u Is
Time: 2304ia.
Eighth event, go yards, hurdle race. First
heat; II; IL; Morreil, New YORK Athletic club.
second. Time: % 3-5.
Second heat: g. sehwegler. New York Ath-
letic cub, first; A. I. GGopeiand' Manhattan
Ninth event, one mile rum; T, T Comma,
Manhattan Athletic club, first; A, b., George,
Manhattan Athletic club, second; j. u. Reed
Manhattan Athletic club third. Time;
4:3025.
Tenth event, running high jump: A, Nick
erson, New York Athletic club, first, 3 feet,
second, 8 feet, So inches; q f. Powell, Phila-
delphia Athletic club, third, ) feet, as inches.
ln this event Nickerson and Long ued Tor
FIRST place and In the jump-on Nickerson won,
jumping ) feet, sa inches, ana Long . feet, So
Inches.
Eleventh event running broad jump o's