Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
GREAT GAMES AT GOTHAM.
Three Worlds Records Beaten at the New
York Athletic Club Meeting Yesterday
New Figures for Two Jumps and the
Hammer Throwing.

Three Worlds Records Beaten at the New
York Athletic Club Meeting Yesterday
New Figures for Two Jumps and the
Hammer Throwing.
NEW YORK. Oct. s.-The 49th games of the
New York Athletic Club were played to-day
at Travers Island and were made note
worthy by the breaking of three worlds
records. Those we're for running high jump,
in which NJ. F. Sweeney, of the Xavier
Club, cleared feet ~, beating the record
made by Byrd PAGE at Philadelphia one
quarter of an inch; landing bread jump in
which, A. P. Schwe Ter. of New York Athletic
Club. jumped 10 ieet 81 inches and throwing
the l6 pound hammer, in which j. S. Mitch
ell, OF the n. Y. A. C., made throw OF 145
leet q of an Inch, beating the best record,
his own, of 14l feet inches. The hammer
with which the record was made was said to
be one ounce over weight. TIE results fol-
low:
One hundred yard run, scratch-Final heat won
by E. W. Allen. n: Y. a. C.. T. J. Lee, n. Y. A.
G.. second: G. sehwegler. N. Y. A. C.. third.
Sly hundred yard run-won by W. c. Downes.
i. 3. Turner, Nj. A. e., third. Time. minute
One mile run. handicap Won by Thomas Nixon,
St. George Al C.. l9o yards; W; R. Yard. N. Y.
6 &C. yards shra 1sGSadi T@e i y IS o. K A.
By f. b. A.
n 7. A. C.. third. Time. lS IS.
One mile walk. handlcap-won by Louis Lieb-
A. c.. 10 seconds, % second: L: A. keenan.: an.
Cathedral A. G. IS seconds. third. Time min
Three hundred yard run scratch-wo on by E, W.
Allen. NJ .A.C.; W. G. DOwnes N. N.Y.A.C., sec.
ond; +. Jswe,s Ss Detroit A. c. third Time g
in front to the stretch. A len. however finished
the strongest and won by yard. Jewett was a
Two-nie bicycle race, scratch-Won by A. A.
zi%mes%an s1rnnd n r MSrnSv e 6 n MURPHY IS,r5
Time 5:2s 2-s. This race was never in doubt.
Four-mile run. scratch Won by George W.
orton, Toronto. l.. C.; ". .. ,Keefe. X. A; c..
laps short. Time. 2O:5l rs.
Running high jump, scratch-Won by NJ. F.
Herrick. N. A. c.. second. height feet . inches;
Z. W. Gof, NJ. A. e.. third, height feet 8
Putting the 1s- pound shot scratch-won by J. S.
Mitchell. n. Y. A. G., distance 4. feet: E j. CLAN
mini n A. g. second. distance 40 feet4 inches;
inches.
Standing broad jump. scratch-won by A. P.
schwazsS n; T. A. e. distance. 10 # ss inches;
in,S. C. LeyI; third
the e nads adp 0s YEN. n
". Ford at New YORK. April g. 1855.
l.! ThrSw9E m;ihe the is;popnd hammsr scrsteh.Won
1873 feet 7k inches: H. 5. Morreli, N. Y. A. C.,
third, distance / 8 feet ~ inches.
COLI M 4 o" c. distance s fses incbss g CousS.
Ian, VI. A. c.. second, distance 81 feet 81 inches;
IL. H. Morrpll. third. distance IA feet W Inches.
Clay pigeon shooting competition Won by E. j.
Gianninl, with q out of rs targets: J. A. Cat.us
and c. NJ Meyer, a tie for second place. with 20
out of 25 targets.
Lawn tennis. doubles-Final round W. K. Gillett
and r. B. Dunning beat A. E. Filley and A. E.
v. K: Gillett beat n. A. Donnelly 6-s. e-S R. b.
Dunning beat ". Vangaxsb ack, rs, 60, 6-3 The
final round was not decided