New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08
CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETIC GAMES.
SOME GOOD WORK on THE NEwJERsEY CLUBS
GROUNDS-MITCHEI.L BREAKS A
WORLDS RECORD.

SOME tOOD WORK On HE NI.N 'is' -
GROUNDs-MITCHELL BREAKS A
WORLDS RECORD.
Ideal weather. a fast track and a goodly number
of Gothams picked athletes all contributed to the
athletic success of the annual championship meet.
ing Of the Metropolitan Assocatonsof the Amateur
Athletic Union held yesterday afternoon on the New
Jersey Athletic Clubs grounds at Bayonne The con-
test OF the day the breaking OF the o5-pound
weight record by Big Jim" Mitchell. OF the New
York Athletic Club He hurled the weight 80 feet
81 inches pa inches further than the WORLDS rec
ord The mile walk was pretty race, the two old
foes I.iebgold and Sherman. fighting for suprem-
acy from start finish They came down tho
stretch abreast terrific pace. and when the
tape was almost reached the Pastme man made
fearful squirt and pushed his chest across the tape
about three inches in front of Sherman. Louis
Iiebgold was disqualified for fouling Coils. who
was given the third prize. Conner ran gameiy IN
the ivemile race. He lost his shoe in the last lap.
but puckily kept on and won the race by a large
margin.
summary Of the contest follows:
TRACK COMPETITIONS.
One hundred-yard dash-Won by Thomas Lee.
y: Y: A.; e.. J: p Rim, Pastime A. T, secSndi
w. NJ; Richards, y. Y. A. c. third. Tme-iosS
one-mile walk-won by Samuel Liebgold, Pastime
A. G.; Thomas Shearman, \. Y a. C.; second:
Lloyd Coils y. Y. a. c." third Time-S minutes
81 3-j seconds
Hurdle race 10 ysrasvWon BY F second pq =
y. ). A. e.; Il: W 'oli, ~ .: -. II, -
Quarter-mile run-Won by George Sands n. Z.
\. q. 4. r. Pope y. Y. a G., second !, J. W. No
-' Two,miie bicycle race-won by Hoyland smith.
y; y. a: e.; W F. Murphy ~ y a. c. second
Une-miie run-Won by 7. p. Connect. Holy Cross
A. C.; a. j Walsh Xavier A.. A.; second: @. %.
Hollander. Pastime A. c., third. Time minutes
Two-hundred-a yard run-won by Tom.
my Lee, y. Y. \. C.; J. p. Rim, Pastime A. Co.
Two-hundred- and twenty-yard hurdle raceIwon
by F g PuIfer n j. A. &; I. W. Con- N r r,r a:
Three-mile waIk-won by Samuel Iiebgold, Pas
Lloyd Coils. y. Y. A. G., third. Time-3 minutes
81 3-5 seconds ~
G.: II Jaehne ~ j. 4. c.. second: Samuel Scoville.
IT, y. Y A. c., third Time minutes 32-5 Sec
onds
Five-mile run-won by Thomas p. Conncn. Holy
Cross A. C.; Il. c. Carter. y. Y. a. C.. second; w.
ID. Day. y. J. A. c.. third. Time minutes 10 80
seconds
FIELD COMPETITIONS.
Putting lsib shot-won by J. Barrett. Xavier
Mitchell \. Y. A. c., third. Distance, Al feet, 8
inches. . , -
Height ) feet 10 inches.
Throwing lslb hammer-Won by j s Mitchell Mitchell:
NJ. O'Sulvan. Xavier A. A. third Distance.
Pole vault. for height-won by G. Fl; Bowman.
~ Y. A. c.: +. Fredercks, Passaic A. c.. second;
George Casey, n. J. A. c., third Height . feet
Running broad jrmp--won by. F.. c. Pnner
n J. A. g: f. W. Goff y. j. a. c.. second: X. 7,
Lyons y. Y. A. c., third. Distance, 2 feet %
Under the point system of scoring, the New.
York A. G. stands first with s. pX2 ayisr
Holy Cross A. c.. 10; varuna Boat Club. 4. Pas
sale A. c., 9, and Riverside A. c.. 1.