New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
AMATEURS SMASH RECORDS.
rus ANNUAL GAMES OF THE ATHLETIC
Union A GREAT SUCCESS.

,,c CROWD WATCHES THE SPORTS AT TRAvERs
,srANp-sTEPHEN CHASE MAKES NEW TIME
N A HURDLE RACE AND A. T. KEN
NEY sPLAsIIEs THROUGH THE
WATER TO A NEW WORLDS
SWIMMING RECORD
IS Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
..M It's seventh annual championship meet
40 yesterday. under the auspices of the
~sv-York Athletic Club at Travers ISL
I'd The sports began at 1890 a. m.
md the last contest took place by moonlight about
o'clock in the evening. The crowd of athletes
4h their friends. nearly 1000 strong. stayed TIL
=. end to cheer their favorites The Travers ISL
"a grounds always beautiful looked their best
.teriay being further enlivened with the color
- feminine garments and the glitter of smart
,,rnouis. II would be hard TO find another club
Establishment in this country well adapted for
o,otests both by land and water Many old-time
athletes observed among the crowd yester-
a.v men whose names were noted in the days
=, six-day races and their more recent successors
The photograph people drove lively trade IN
.ouns Of these "have-beens" large and small
Among the well-known sportsmen hand were
A Jordan. w Is, Curtis. j. Z. Sullivan Hugh Bax-
Ger John Anderson. 3 Cox. James Whitley, Evert
I Wendell. l.. Sharp and Seth Hunt.
The seventh annual meeting Will be remembered
nv all Of the Jolly crowd for the breaking or at
least two records. A. T. Kenney. OF the n 5 A.
philadelphia. swan 100 yards in less time than
any one who had tried it before him. He
mad already held the American record straighta-
xav in still water now he has lowered the Eng
rsh record of ! min. - sec, made by j. Nuttali
and may be considered the speediest swimmer In
the world. The race. in two heats and nnai was
one Of the most interesting on the programme
Apparently the mode of progress of each swim
rer was as distinctive the gaits In a mile walk
hoo, - ma fed
cal school of the University of Pennsylvania. Is.
properlv speaking. entitled TO a medical handle TO
his name. and Is proud of II. He expects to re-
turn soon 10 Australia. his native land. ana says
he shall give up swimming In races. Before the
memorable contest yesterday he was i'll from
nervousness. g., .
ssn ns @hase of the c. who reduced the
o os'ts .ec5n1 F. c. Puffer Of the New-Jersey A. G.;
followed pretty Close his heels though n. ne cTHg
s,,orjn hurdle right and left at distance be,
hind The American record h;heri9 mad been m nSS
81 m e an his at defeaS having anxious to
for chsse is, ycGry roa al , BFFsF yar fS' on
had Oa anCheE s Smith yl SSn ann n
The tw9m Wss os SECOND IN the pole van, Lh
looms Of Boston surprised everybody oy puS"'ns
among the features Of the day the running OF
Tom lee the popular member OF me ~ Il lands
who ' appauded his movement KHs'r ,Sss
time in the half mile run was als2 creIaDIs. hi S
aat-footed runner from Boston. won eas!y IN t t
sI,sns rp By sfsR snad ne fea
whole the athletes made better snU%he man al
Chf bs Track Would undoub;edy have done still more
nT!ape ir,,s are the Contests and the winners:
Ica-yard swimming race-Won by A. T: kenney'
\ A. Philadelphia; time, min. 3-' Sec; second
p I, cSIe! H. t Z. 4. G. '"
ssc-yari swimming race-won by 7. Carey Pas
time Athletic Club: time. II min. 81 sec second.
~ y"e G. Douglas; third Harry KOlloch. Caledonan
Club. Philadelphia.
4yard swimming raSe1W .sn BY secIna GsTsy
Pasiime Athletic Cub; third. c. A. Thorne' chicago
Athletic Club.
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Philadelphia.
time min Is sss; second G. G. ui H@ila9Saf5,
Mo1esser Al Ass!sac o ciSb. 'D''o
One mile wak-won by s. Iebgola Pas'im 1,.o A.
G. ii~ x G; mini ihra % L. S1 Tiebgcd. & =
q tm sSir i' x si E Gaics second P0"s'
mile bicycle raceIWon by G. s C. Sn'I9'
I G. time min ,b IL ID w sscs g pa G9n 4
quarter mil. run-won BY + :; Exc KeaTs 3 4. a.
m y
third H. 3 Lyons. y. Y. A c.
mile runW 20 BY G. W seco 3Tfon T. Walsh
xavier A. A.: third. G. O. Jarvis. n Y A {.
Three mile wak-Won by S Liebgold' Pas slime
G. 'ipe "a c min Ird j. /, 3 Fox Fox P SSS2 A.
?. s5oonas FDn seSoHd Alien; third, C. F.
Spence. Chattanooga A. {.
y9o-yard hurdle race-Won by F c; Prfer n: y
4 g iIns 3 81 seconds Ss5r SECOND v. F Garce'0n
h. 4 A &.
s snn5k A. %'1 e. third, j. j. McKinnon dorchester
A. c. - s.
Running high tump-cWon by NJ F s"se anf;.
Xavier A height feet; sec1 ;hd, j. CON
E'P z G G. & A. A. Philadelphia '''''' f. w. '',,
Putting 1s-pound shot-won by G, r; Gray, y Y
y aS Ga: third G. wurtrch Pastime A. c
PIX sSs + 5 ssa g. <
Throwing lepourd hammer 1sN n s ,n Sec
NH Mjehe u Wu ri Pa saiI L. c. third c
Davis. ~ j. A. c.
Running broad tump-won by f. W, Con. \ J.
j. A. a' g.: third. L. p Sheldon, 4. Y A. G.
Throwing 5s-pound weight.won by j. S Michel e
Wurtrich. Pastme A. c.: third. d. Long. b. A. A.
AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR WHEELMEN.
A committee Of the New-York wheelmen is busly
engaged In making preparations for dramatic en-
ter.sinment and reception, 10 be heid al the Csntrd
1rera House on November IL. company OF pro
fessonal actors has been engaged to produce East
Lynne"
GREEN THE FIFTY-MiLE CHAMPION.
London. Sept I5-Green won the bicycle race Tor
>ha as,vmile championship at Herne Hill to-day
Time hour S6 minutes 70 10 seconds.
4 RECEIVER FOR NEW-JERSEY CONCERN.
Trenton. ~ j.. Sept. l5.-Chancelor McGh mas
appointed a temporary receiver Tor the ihterha-
tonal Stock Yards and Abattoir COMPANY u'''"