The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

person Of !. L. Bremen He won the low hurdle
race in "a 80 secoDds, chipping NTH Of a sec
Y Harvard Vm MAJ ~ iss favoTps Wind behind
Bremen will probably prevent the perfor1nance
the Intercollegiate championship winning his
heat IN % 20 seconds, aud the final IN 20 %
record S9f made Sy o William. Of Vale Nav 10
1891. Bremen took matters easily aftcrward
and cut no figure in recent events,
at high Jumping, and the record was never en-
dnngered. The broad jumping was also rather
below the average. but there were few notable
exceptions. Tho first was when sheldon Of Yale
cleared % feet ne inches against Oxford, beat
Ing among others tRe redonbtaple {; ,d B ,FGL
inches with C. $. Rcber Of detroit. J. j. Mooney,
y. A.. A., supplied the other features. He
weeks later ut. Mitchellstown his winning
jump measured 90 feet INCHES, The
latter performance, ~ duly authenticated,
becomes the worlds amateur record. The only
incident among pole D yone nd was rsct 1ri
holder Hugh II. BoS HS 4, YR. G He won
the Metropolitan championship with mastery
ease. but soon aftcrward broke down and again
style was the grand effort which won the Cana
dian championship for Il. Watson Of Montreal.
get safely over IL feet. It should be added,
William A, Stewart, Philadelphia Y. NJ. c. A.
w2p the AStla9tic ,AssoSi9,lon champi9nsShhip
the \. A. L. rule which forIitls climbing.
James :. Mitchell. the mighty risll-American.
but he will have to look to his laurcs in future.
His best throw during the season was 10 feet
i week later t. CiarE "T Washington. II. C.,
won the AtGnti" Association championship nj
g.. WCstrich, a new conner in the pastimc A. &.
ColOrs, sent the hammer 1876 feet inches Mt the
champonship meeting. which was said to lie his
ll1ai feet by j. 4 Mitchell at Travcrs Leland
Oct. y, ls0?. II Is doubtful whether it can stand
The young. blood IL also beginning to assert IT.
self at the shot-puttinC game. tCurgc X. Gray.
10y very barrow margin. His best put OF the
year was 40 feet inches AT Saratoga, July -,
In an exhibition aftcr he had won the Metropol.
inches At tho annual games of the Mctrupuli-
tan Police force, held on Balls Bridge grounds
Dublin, Aug. 10. Denis Hurgan. the young IRISH
and English champion. took seven trials with
the shot which measured ~ follows: - feet
mShS n fc cS che o ~ p 1Sri Of iSSi
inch. and an exhibition put OF 40 feet 5te inches
Compctio ion in throwing the 5G-pound weight
record. The sensational feat was accomplished
by j. = Mitchell, New York A.c., ut lrayers
Island sept. 80. lie hurled the weight - feet
70 inches, Supplanting the Worlds record %
- feet @ inches. made by himself at Bergen
r"ini, n; D" oct: isn3. q; utTlchi 1hE ra-,
the prize and record medal, Mitchcll's grand per
formance won him u quart Of vine. offered ina
moment Of enthusiasm BY MaNey Moore. VIII
othught Mitch ell was taking matters too easy.o
Swimming attracted unusual attention this
season, and il has now an eloquent advocate in
every spectator among the thousands who en-
joyed the championship races at Travers ISL
ideal courses mapped out on the inlet between
Glen and TrnverS Island. Remarkably fast
racing was. shown in the 1oo-yard event. and
Arthur L. krnncy. the Australian who recently
graduated from the l. of T., won the final heat
In record time. He covered the course in min
ute 30 seconds clipping II fifth of a second OH
the worlds previous amateur record OF min
utc 0 80 seconds. made by his country man, r.
Mcadham, at AuCk lHnd New Icaand on Jan. L.
II Carey. Pastimc !. C.. led Kcnney for som"
distance, and finished good second in minute
L. 10 seconds. breaking the previous American
Kenney at Chicago. ILL.,. Sept. IL. 1893. j. H.
Tyers. the invnCibe English champion. may
give a further shake up TO the figures at any
time. So far all his shorter races have been in
bath Attending the advantage Of IA turn and
away and no reliable comparison can he Inquired
out.
distance running has been decidedly tame
here. and even in England the records seemed
secure for the season. The sensational news
received 10y the latest mail Is, therefore, all the
more acceptable. The worlds amateur records,
from sixteen to twenty miles inclusive, have
been shattered In one swOop. special twenty
Stamford Bridge. London. on Sept 80, furnished
the opportunity. The runners were worthy Of
the oc,asion. They included g. Grassland, Sal
ford Harriers northern and national crOsS-Coun-
try champion; sid Thomas, Ranelagh Harricrs,
ten-nile amateur champion of 1889, ~. %,
and 81: II. Watkins, Walthamstow Harricrs
southern counties cross-Country champion and
fnur-mile champion of the midlands; G.. Pcarce
Northampton A. c.. four-mic amateur champi-
on: W. Saward and I. Barkett. Essex Bicycles.
and several other lesser lights, making in all the
grand field of twenty zone.
X. j. Moran. Stafford Harriers. set the pace for
five miles, which he covered in % minutes 30
seconds. Grassland then assumed the lead and
stayed there To the end. lie reached the half
distance IN 81 minutes ca seconds and got to
the fifteen mile mark in ! hour % minutes,
rather close 10 the worlds record OF l hour 22
minutes Is 2-5 seconds, made by sid Thomas
Mt London, April o, 1899. Grassland then
stretched ont in earnest, and made clean sweep
of the old figures set up 10y w. ii. Morton at Lon
don on March ~, 1870. The following table
shows the alterations:
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