New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-09
THREE RECORDS BROKEN.
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUBS GAMES.
RECORDS FOR RUNNING HIGH JUMP. STANDING
BROAD JUMP AND THROWING SIXTEEN
POUND HAMMER BEATEN.


POUND HAMMER BEATEN.
The forty ninth games OF the New-fork Athieuc
Club were held yesterday az TTvers Island ana were
made noteworthy by the breaking OF three woFiu
records The new records made for the run
ming high Jump, IN which NJ F. sweeney, OF the
Xavier Athletic Club, cleared feet A IA inches
heating the record made by Byrd Page AT Philadelphia
one quarter OF inch; the standing broad Jump III
which A. p. Schwancr. OF the New-iork Athletic Ciup
Jumped 10 feet IS inches and the throwing Oi
the is pound hammer. IN which j. ;. Mitchell OF the
New York Athletic Club, made throw OF 40 lee'
"a OF an inch beating the best previous record, his
own OF I4l feet inches. The hammer with which the
record was made was said to be- ounce over weight
The best work as shown by the broken
records was done In the field contests
The work on the track not remarkable, although
several exciting were run, notably the 3oo
yards contest. in which f. W. Allen W. {. Downs
and H. Jewett a close race, close 10 record unle
The winners and seconds In the several contests were
as follows
one hundred.yard run (scratcl).-Won by f. W.
Allen Of the N"w-Yorl Athletic club: T. l. lee Of the
New York Athletic Club, second Zine, lo2' sec
six hundred yard run (scratcm.-won BY W. {.
Downs. OF the Newlork Athletic club; : " WINSTON
Of the Newlork Athletic CUB, second. Iiie' "'''
one mile run 0.andicapDwon by Thomas nixon . Of
the IT George Athletic Club q 100 yads): ". X lait
Of the New York Athletic Club (o1 YARDS second
IImr. 4 minutes - D seconds. " Nv.
CI,-hund. I'd and twenty -,aId hurdle !scratchCM2n
b. e. Levi. Of the Athletic Club Of the schuylni'
Navy second Time. l6 30 seconds ,,..,, -,
one mile walk nanaIcapmWon by IL L'eoSon' 81
lie New-YorL Athletic club 90 seconds second
nm Tntee. Hundred yard run oscratcwon by f. W.
Allen Of the NcwIy Athletic Club; W. I; Dowi rs
OF the New York Athletic Club, second. lime' ~
seconds ,.,, w., ,r
Zimmerman. of the New York Athletic club: {. NJ
W,rphy of TIE New York Athletic Club. second.
Time ) minutes % % seconds. 49, 80,
Four.mle run (scratch)-Won by G. w. Orton, OF NE
roron,n lacrosse club: W. O'k--fc. of the Xavier
AIhlcic Club, second. Time, - minutes 81 20 sec
OndS. .-, ,,,..,,. ,.,ro,cb,-V on
NV t. C. Lewis: IL. H. Morrell, second Time, 20 20
seconds, So - - :, y,s,s ~,
the New Jersey Athletic club: W. e. W: Aufernan OF
the Ncw-York Athletic Club, secoad. 1lme minute
% Rnrslng high jump GciatchD-Won by NJ; F
sweeney; H. Uerrick oi the Manhattan Athletic Club,
second Height feet "A inches. worlds record.
sixteen pound shot (scmtch)-Won by j. :, Mnenea,
F.. J. Giannini Of the New FORK -Nnie''0 '''
standing broad jump Cscratch,-Won by A. r. r;
schwaner: A; A. ZmTrrman; second Distance ~
re- siyte.1 pound hammer (sciutch)-Won by j. 5.
Mitchell: I. Coughlan Of the Manhattan Athletic Cub.
second. Throw, i45 feet "a OF An men, "or'o
Rnunnng yoad jump (scrstchlT-Won = By r. ixov W
of the New York Athletic club, second Di''anoe'
- t 'rf oiy bound weight (scratchl-won by j. S;
Mitchell; G. Coughan, second Put, 80 lee' " l.
The shooting contest was won by F.. j Ganmn
riIng II ont OF a possible % birds y. '. Ca,,eis
and + Meyer tied for second place, hilhg ~ pr"H
Tb. final match in the lawn tennis doubles was
w,n by William X. Cillett and X. b. Dunnng.