New-York tribune., 1891-05-17
A BAD DAY FOR ATHLETES
oox-rror FOR BERKELEY CLUB PRIZES
nr u,prs DOES FINE WORK IN THE
,,,,pn,r RACE-oTHER WINNERS.


Inc Seoo"u - hold AT the pretty Berkeley oval
,, with pIoasant weather the games wouiu
- In aoually as successful as the cluOS 'he"
,,,Io snorts of year ago. DARK ana u'e"''n"e
,od. hung like a pail over the GROUNDS yes'eiu"y
rbese with the drlzzlng rain ana eo"' Po"0""'"9
h,os,, made everybody miserable. Many hahu'0iio
women I'm striking spring toilets sal IN tne si"nI
stand and looked half-frozen. AS the thiihS 0'%
.h,o,os darted over the clnder-track they were oo
,an, - nIty and many fair lips uttered Poor ief
- ~ Recor1.brealdng with the track deadeneu w
tba rain was out Of the question: yet IN sp'e "a ',
discotarng welther and slow track some relanA~D'
n.rformances were made Herbert Mapes's iSo'S"u
hurdle race in 16 10 seconds was rennarh'yS
clever piece Of work, and he deser'eu ~ -,
apnlause bestowed upon him. There "as ''n0 "a
in getting the halffroze athletes startcd III ~"
~ ~ oont,s 20 the ANNOYANCE of the shvering spec
tators. bitches dug around the tfa'A " N'''
Off the water o.. follows /:
ReferceW b. Curtis, N. Y A. c.; umpire Oh oi,S .i,s
F. p P1ial n Y. A. c.; track 1udgeS-h - go
ACsN NC. F. Mathewson, Berkeley n -, 80 .
w Carr NJ \. c.. field judges-L. Il. myers r. /,
" A Ginning. Acorn A. c.; c. IL. Mapes' NJ a. "''
timors-Cbarles A. Reed, Il. A. c.; {. u Hushes,
c.: Mortimer bishop, S. l. A. u,
Ir,, NJ the courses. j. Cornell, NJ A. C'' ASSISTANT
clerk Of the course-Alired Chassaud, NJ A. O''
start.r-S ID. See n. Y. A. C.; 0mclal anIiou''
y ". Burns. New-YOrk City; official handlcappei
f. c. Carter A. A. U.; games commissioner ',ISiS.
Baker. Berkeley A. c.; Gordon Paddoch' p.'A
A e.. Henry Stanford Brooks, Berkeley a. w.
,,1u-on1 Cordon BcrReley A. c.; Herbert Mapes'
porlclev A. c.: Victor Mapes Berkeley A u Cn"iie9
+. Mathewson Berkeley A. c.; Clark Meneh' beiA'iS'
AC:H V. n. Philip Berkeley a. u
Ten started in the one-mle safety bicycle race
The heats were abandoned Those WHO roue Pneu'
matte tire wheels were penalized 4oyaiuS'
Murphv n Y a. c., scratch took the leui Oh 'uo '9
Ian and won easily by 2Oyards. Paul Grosch Oraneo
w-hoIrnan 100 wards was second. The winners ulne
uos minutes 4s 4-5 seconds 1S 40 SECONDS Deiihu
the best American record.
The 1OO-yard run in three heats' iour 'nel
starting in the final There was no hlhulcop' anu
as Carey, the flyer, entered, the oulers ""u y
Storm chase Luther II. Carey, Princeton College ana
VI. A. C.. won easily yelling encourageneht ="
p vredenburg fellow -collegian, who finished tniru'
Mortimer Remington NJ A. c., was second py
few inches Carcy's time was 10 % seconds
The hurdle race scratch at 12C yards ana "'D'
tln in heats. The final furnished n pretty c"'lo9'
H. H. Morrell Of whom much was expected lDiiSinis
last The performance was as good as tne SeeollU
| considering the Disadvantages. Herbert Mapes W
umbla College and b. a. G., won py y"r"' AZ
10 Is seconds fifth OF a second behind the recoru
| George schweger, y. y. a. T., was eecohu' '-''N
| F. c. Puifer ". j. 4. c., third
puttinr the 1O-pound shot was O handicap' ".
Pulvermiller Pasme A. c., feet, won with an ac.u
mt of 36 feet 5-9 inches. James d. Lahey, A. " o.
| Navy. feet was second, with an actual Pu' Vi
| "a feet IA inches. =, Lo.
Five started in the final heat, which was won py
II : Harding Columbia College, yards, won aiter @ q
brushing race. Z. W Allen, Berkeley "A; ~ y'iu''
| was second The time was 10 10 seconuss,b rd ,ras
The running broad jump was also at scratch, anu liz T 1f
won by an athlete whose name dld h3I apPca a m % ~
~ ~, New, Jersey A. c. won with jump Of ~ rect
a inches. which is within "a OF an lnGh OF e tne
| IVi'i7 n G. was second with - feet II inches.
sixteen men started in the mile handicap rn' wIGn W
was one Of the best contests Of the day W. j. NC
C,+bY wa n A. c. forged 10 the front ten years from
| the tape and a clever race in minutes % & %
second. " b. Woodbridge, NJ. A. c., 90 yards was
''Ii The 3ooyard handicap in one heat E. w
Allen, b. A. G.. warded off Remngton's rush ana won
| bv n ward i'm 80 1-5 seconds. VI. Remington, NJ A.
| G.. , yards, was second. 49,, ..,,,oo, u-os
The two-mile bicycle race ordinary, handicap was
r7In in one heat Ten men s'red, and as zimmerman
and Murphy started together great race zee was as
| had been made making the first milo in minutes .
cecqr Sv ak feet " H. Hall IT, Columbia College
| and b. a. c.. 100 yards, was second. zimmerman
| E Tanre NJ. A. C.. and LLOYD Coils, y. Y A. c.
walked milc relay race, each walldng two quarters
Tho time for the mile was min. % 20 sec. Langc
u In I'll the ', running high Jump the athletes were vel
stiifened up before the contest was finished; F. VI
Edwards. y. J. A. G. l2 in, got first & PRIZE t., VIII T.,
second place between r. Bushe Berkeley a. C., in-
and 4. NIclerson, y. y y. c., scratch. Bushe won
! the toss and place
The 900 yard hurdle handicap had an eleven,yard
| handcaD limit and was Tn in heats Most OF The
| heats were virtual walkOvers. George Schwegler
| r. y A. G.. scratch. won the final with f. f. Barnes
| \ 4 g scratch second The time was 26 % sec
billings jr. y. Y. a. G., % yards, won, with A. b
| George scratch who n plUcky race, second.
some clever hletes were entered IN the 440yard
run W. Remington. NJ A. c., scratch, won, ir
| 81 Is sec Clark Mcen, Berkeley A. c. 8 yards
was second.