The sun., 1891-07-11
THE MhNH4TTAN TEAM.
An Interest,pg Chat with A. n. George o.
the European Trip.

again rs brown as berry, his glowing health
being tribute to the efficacy Of an ocenn voy.
age for recuperative purposes. His return be.
fore the NJ. A. C. team has no signihcanc as
was reported. for lie did not make the tiip as
one OF the team. sailing some time before. lie
had no inclination to go to Paris or stay Ia
England for handicap events, and as his ex-
cheQuer was losing It's stability. owing. piinci.
| pally, to a tendency TO back himself and
! Cesar" Young In tho events they competed
10, he thought return both I'D l. able and not
without its pleasures
II had a most pleasant trip both ways" said
the great runner yesterday. as he stroked his
luxuriant brown moustache, which the ocean
zephyrs seemed TO have assisted In Guilt, alton.
rs the hairs can now be counted distinctly,
being sick but one day on The voyage out.
arrived In England In the best Of condition.
which was gratifying TO me. for l was natu-
ally ambitious TO mako q good showing f. my
country. and especially to win one OF its cham
pionships. Three days after landed ian at
the Southport games in the 1000 yard run,
finishing second in minutes % seconds, being
beaten BY ave yards. This was encouraging,
and on June G won the half-miIe run Mt Ed
monton from scratch In minutes 8 50 ,onds on
six-lap grass track. l was running in good
shape about this time. doing around 2 min-
utes 2 seconds for the half mile. l wont to Pad
aington to comneIe ut the kildare A. I: loo.
the prsy bsa to
!. which they estimated as my chances. L
Wonl,l have landed q pot Of money II that devil.
by Jour yards after Q stiff race. In mlnutes
u rs seconds. on bad track, At this time
and at the Hudjorsnald games. where ads
such a poor showing. the suspicion became
E. sa 1hs and s 1
resorted to heroic measures. aud on sunday,
Monday; and Tuesday did no work hut pour
went out to run trial. and this was what killed
me: me, ~ Dadman man ran "a .he hglf mile With me and It
Ssnds IN nuss Msn eea5 aim Wss bs
worst Judgment ! ever displayed. for at tho
championship meeting l went 10 pieces. Jones
nnn T.. , wade non could give yards. finishing
1t was severe lesson to me. for. rs ! have
on ynaRx Mas ooRna ON nnss
Young dumped me- He had run ni ip = 4:a5 Sio from
100 yards IN handicap mile we thought 1t
thagb, niek1E " ns msroy aid s and
was up in front all the race. and when the last
lap was rung he started off like n race horse. as
4 It was one Of these armory twelve-l lap tracks:
got out my tickets. Ijut. blind me. ii hc DIDN'T
90 to piecSs short distance from tho tape
home he was Beaten. That is one of e tie 'ro rea.
sds hsgf V q bsnkns to on
forgotten Myers over there. and almost every. ry.
Of days With Walter. the famous WI. ~ q. Georss. %s
sin ana we 6sd some excellent e fs9inG 81 He's awful
lost little son short % tine ago s" and Rfts tsI yo e
It upset him considerably. He's managing
hotel out there though he doesn't fancy it
though suppose lie could run good mile yet
II he trained. somewhere between 4:23 and
fall, ami. ior curiosity's sake, he did a littIe
weeks le went mile mlIs in i:Sa; 80 You e saa see
Tie n team dia @ not % as well as expected.
Carey ran great hundred. ard when the con-
earded as good as 10 seconds. Tney think be
Is wonder oyer there bat o course % not
sas aa R tSsy ma, DO o"s sse
onds; Dadman and Roddy were nowhere at
tho CHAMPIONSHIPS: the only man really show
bennington, who ran superb " In the quarter
mile run. showing rare Judgment; His most
Iwsny Yards at the 'snN Start bst that nesey
troubled Rem who rated right along. reserv-
Ing himself for the stretch where he hs made
han so seconds before he leaves there. Hem
nRto put athletes IN mind Of Lon Myers by
about It. When You think Of it. there Is sc some me
,imilari though. OF course. I he posssssss
way. p see eminsion eTedissd fns in toldays H 1
pane with winning tho 2a9.yard run at TuT.
nell Park London. yesterday in % seconds:
Don't take any stock in that. for the 1uffnell
.raok q e 10 yards down hill. the last ITO yards
NOR re record ord Of Is2 feet ~ inches viii not Co.
hat is owing to tho down grade. Poor .Queck"
msss ;sSud s sYs u h ss whep
ire. The field officials loaned /! from him BE-,
vas linen and liable to stretch. a steel measure
,hould he procured II he threw over l29 feet.
iicking and raging that went on. Barry, whose
ecord OF lS0 feet '4ueck' undoubtedly boat,
oook hand In the affair and there was gay
!" il is my opinioap that Lange's disaualiflsa;;
emember we all admired his style and Thought
las altered STAGE then. and am not uualiaed
Sco fSs Was 81 In miserable condito and Was not
n the hunt. Curtis, the champion. walked |
Vaks as Straight as soldisr vHh wihdut % any hiD h
notion. and his stride Is sGmething immense.
sse ead Were
'ut English cln bs do nor nay any attention to |
bssoms amose Tse
'fiicials were told that before seending tho |
:" j met Shook, Coad. and all the old-timers
0 be back In. New York. was suggesting to |
Walter that he come over here and be rein
tated with Lon Myers, They would make a
,retty good team OF has-beens.' wouldn't |
hey"
so Western BODY Gan Hurt the L. A. W. |
Tho removal OF Charles r. RAndel OF Chicago from
he ChairmAuship OF the Racing Board Of the Laagus
{ American Whse!men has evidently made tho West
rn wheeimsn very wra.hy. and thsy are about form
M Western Cyclists Union. President Dunn of tho
carue ut Amsrichn Whee 'nen stated to spS re.
he Chicago cyclists IN an effort 10 form association
nd eprndent or tic L. A. W WAS Actuated purely
hrouEh personui' feelings He says that such an or
anizati0n could not !nHre the l. A. to any extent,
tho ae 10 too strong numerically TO feel the effects
T u Western body Of men
1t is t at the Illinois division of the League
passed requesting the OF
andsl Office President Dunn says that all dissatis.
action that may lave arisen from tho various actions
tho officials or tho League wi come to tho surface
the national assembly meeting of tho A. W 10 10
eld at Hartford on sept y.
Jack McAuiine is Wiiling.
Jack McAuiiGe ths champion light light pugist |
lated yesterday that he would be wiling to Aus.
N Gibbons the Pater,on boiler maker. for hfteen |
punds the to AXE place before Gibbons sails for
ngland In september TO tulhl his engagement with |