The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-20
RECORDS BROKEN.
Several Smashed at the
Manhattan Clubs Car
niVa1.
LOCAL ATHLETIC Gu BIS
Football, Trap Shooting Baseball,
Wheeling and Yachting.

ever ne ID III America was given yeSter-
day under the auspices OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club. Over twenty five thou
sand spectators witnessed the track and
field sports, aud thousands OF others saw
the aquatic events on the Harlem. The
programme was the most vari ed ever at
tempted. It included ten track events.
half la dozen field events, four aquatic
contests and other features. The res ults
are summarized below
Three hundred yards run from
scratch Remington. M. A. O.. won in
Sl3 8 seconds. with Coster. N. Y. a. c.,
second, and I. 3. Turner, NJ. A. c.,
third.
Oae mile handicap walk-There were
six starters. H. L. Curtis, the English
Champion, won easily in minutes. 36 rs
seconds. with Shearinan, second and
Nicoll, third Curtis broke the record of
mile by covering the distance in l minute
ana % seconds.
Que hundred yards handicap DASH
Final heat was won In 10 seconds by
Thomas j. Lee n. Y. A. G. I'll yards),
with Luther II. Cary (scratch), second.
and p. VredenhurEh, third.
Eight hundred and eighty yards handi-
cap run.- Walter O.. Dohm, n. 7. A. G..
(scratch), finished first in l minute, 54Jz
seconds, equaling the worlds record and
breaking the american record OF l min
utes sou seconds. L. d. Turner, A. G,
(I5 yaras), was second. and J. IT. Wieners.
Jr., NJ. A. G. go YARDS. third
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
race, handicap-Henry Fl. Morreil, u. Y
A. G. q yard, won In 16 Is seconds, with
Frederick @. Puffer. New Jersey A. G.
gscratch)y second. and George Schroeder,
N. Y. A. @. d5s YARDS. third.
Four huuured and forty yards handicap
canter-George J. Bradish, y. Y A. g.
90 yards1, finished first In 40 20 seconds,
with Samuel Il. Corbett, Prospect Har-
riers go yards), second. and Il. L. Sarre,
NJ. a. G. IA var 81, third.
Two miles open handicap safety bicycle
race-Charles NJ Murphy finished first in
the iinal heat In minutes aud 20 seconds,
with Grosch second and Stilger third.
Two hundred and twenty yards handi-
cap canter-Albert e. Martin captured
the final heat in 2IS4 seconds, with Morti-
mer Remington second and E. Vreden-
burgh third.
Two hundred and twenty yards handi-
can hurdle race-Final heat--Won in
26 Is seconds by George II. Schwegler,
with Henry IT. Morrell second and NJ
T. Sweeney third.
Que mile handicap run-Thomas p
Connect, Manhattan a.. O., {scratch),
won WIFI ease IL Z minutes zi5G SECONDS,
smashing the American record by on e.
twenticta of a second. II. l.. Dadmun,
NJ. A. g., go yards. was second, and j.
ID. Reid, NJ. A. c.. (25 yardsl, was third
Handicap running high jnmp.-H. L..
Hallock. NJ A. @, Q-incb.) won with an
actual jump Of 6 feet, u inch NJ. F,
Sweeney, X A. CT cleared feet 81
inches, captured second place. f. Al.
Edwards, n J. A. c.. took third prize.
Putting the sixteen pound shot, handi-
cap.-George X. Gray, n. Y. A c..
scratch, shattered by so inches the
worlds record, and gained first place
with put OF 46 feet, "a inches. Mitchell.
N. " A. c., feet, inches. was second
Bambrecht. N. A. c., was third.
Handicap running broad jump-John
J. Mooney, X. A. c., @ inches). won
with an actual leap OF 81 feet 101 inches.
G. I. AFiegaud, n Y. A C.. "a inches),
was second. E w. Golf, NJ. A. c., q FOOT,
was third.
Throwing the sixteen pound hammer,
handicap-C. A. j. QueckDerner, NJ. A.
G, Is feet). won with an actual throw of
127 feet 81 inches. James s. Mitchell,
n. Y. A. @, (scratch), got second prize
with 195 feet Q IA incn. N. O'Sullivan.
x. A. o., Q5 feet) was third.
Handicap pole vauit-H. Hallock, M.
A. G. Is inches). won with an actual
leap of 9 feet, 8 inches and his allow
ance. Second place went TO g. Casey,
New Jersey A. G. (scratch1, who topped
the bar at . feet, 10 inches. Third honors
were acquired by Zach A. Cooper, M.
A. q.
Throwing the fifty-six pound weight,
nandican-James 5. Mitchell, n. Y. A. c..
(scrateh), won with 81 feet, 1-2 inches.
and Droke his worlds record of-33 feet, 6
Inches, make the previous Saturday. G..
Coghlau. NJ. A. c., was second. NJ. O'Sul-
Ivan. X A. c., was third.
SIX hundred Yards onan baudfcan
swimming rAce-Tbomas Carey, Ca thed-
raj b. G. (l5 seconds), won in minutes
SO seconds. actual time; J. Magarigal.
Cygnes y. c. (35 seconds), was second; c.
Z. Knoblock, n Y. A. G. was third.
One mile padding canoe race Walter
o. Perkins, Vesper G. c., Of I.owellI
Mass. won in 8 minutes and seconds.
o. w Whiitemore. Arlington b. c., Ar
lington. Mass. finished second There
were no other competitors.
One mile straightway race for naphtha
launches-The Louise, NJ. A. c., G. Con-
dit Smith, owner, won by her handicap
allowance. Her actual time was min
utes and IS seconds. Second prize went
TO the Widgeon, v. O. Levin, owner
The Adroit, NJ. A. c.. Clement Gould.
owner. went over the course in minutes
and 10 seconds. but was so heavily penal
lied that she only gained third prize.
Senior eight-oared shell race, one mile
straight. Three crews, representing the
Atalaasa Boat Club. the Nonpareil Row
ing Club. and the Varuna Boat Club,
started The AtalaItas won by two
lengths in minutes and So seconds, with
the Narunas second and Nonpareils
third.
Baseball-The teams of the Manhattan
and Corinthan Athletic Clubs played a
five inning game for a handsome banner.
The Corinthians tailed six RUS in their
first inning and the Manhattans scored
two in their third chance. IN the other
essays each. team was BANKED
Clay pigeon snooting-Ten marksmen
competed. G. Van SchaicK aud G..
Pinkerton tied,fo first prize at II breaks
and misses each. Van Schaick won on
the aftershoot and Pinkerton got second
honors. S. Fl. Hibbard took third prize
with 10 his.
Lawn tennis communicates sim
giles Final round-Miss Ida d. Vocr-
hees, Bergen Point Lawn Tennis Club.
by TO and 6-3. Gardeners doubles
son, Manhattan a. c., beat s Z. Millet
and Il. HOBART. New York I. O.. ny o.
aud 6-1. Mixed doubles Final round
Miss Mabel &. Cahill and K. r. Perkins,
New YORK I. c., beat Miss A. ). Dusen-
berry. Il. r. c.. aud. II. l. Bloomfield, NJ.
A. e.. By 6--l, 60 and 6-3
i crosse, Tie teams of the Manhat-
tan aud New York Athletic Clubs con-
tested. During the first half the New
Yorks ma three goals.
Two teams of picked players from
Princeton. Yale. Harvard and Columbia