New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19

been OF a rather too formidable character TO DC
comfortable. and Downer's companions were sus-
pended. though he himself escaped with scotch
sort OF verdict which seemed like mot guilty p".
don't do 1t again." However. after this verdict
there IS nothing more to be said. as he Is no"
held 10 be an amateur within the full meaning oi
the word. -,
This Downer is reported to have done his 1p
wards in nineteen and seven-tenths seconds anu
has earned the sobriGuet OF the Flying SCOTCH
man." -
C. A. Bradley. who for the last four years has
been tho English champion in the lOo-yard dashes'
Will certainly be on hand
II no alterations be subsequently made the team
to arrive here will probably be composed as io'-
lows a.,
For the high jump. VI. Ryan, an lrishmah wiz"
a record of six feet three and one-eightn inches'
He will meet VI. F. Sweeny here. ana rei"e"u'
contest may be expected.
For the long Jump there is pair nara 10 oea
c. b. Fry. who. with another has held the "o'''
record Of twenty-three feet six and hait inc"e',
also w. j. Oakley. with an enviaole recoiu VI
twenty-five feet eleven inches.
In the 300 yards a. X. Downer and C. f.. oVenue"
will compete In race with Crum and Lee lhe
American representatives for this distance. Inc
home men probably settle Ovenden out 'hey
will have hard work TO defeat Downer. rum
though. has fine lighting chance for this con,e' e,
Among the putters of weights Dennis hoisn" 60
most deceptive. If judged by his physical ou'n,, 90 %
far as the eve can take 1t In lie is medium -siZeu
but he chuck a sixteen pound weight TOT ioIls,
1--WE feet without breaking anything but a record
DR.. W. J. NJ. Barry viii also take part in this MS
though some experts incline to think tna' ''o
American j. S. Mitchell, will beat them boih;,, !,
In the quarter mile w. Fitz- Herbert ana r.. ~ ~
Brodin are expected TO win There Is nopo1f -, -,
America that can keep alongside these men I hy
do their 40 yards In somewhat better ina"
forty-nine seconds. -.
For the half-mile f. C. Bredn contests again;
also F. s. Koran. About this half-miIe, IL r,rs
depend a good deal which race Bredin runs
hrst-this. or the quarter mile 70 use t .predin
guage OF one whom he had Just defeated. sreodn
simply Internal race. Both ms quar-,
and his half mile just the same as Iw-yal,a
dashes; until. of course he has the field safe. IL
not. and that's just the difference. -
In the one mile, +. F.. Bacon and ". r. Lutyens
will meet the American champion. T. r conner
who previously held the words record. r., r.
present and the contest that Is now approaching
will certainly be terrific one r,
The long distance will see In II the same r.
f. Bacon, also DR. II. A. Munro The American =,
T. p Connect vii also contest In TINS. ana IL ~
comes in its order soon after the mile race, 1t VIII
be hard enough N both men to give others
The hurdle race is nearly always the best one
for the general spectator. Godfrey Shaw ana W
j. Oakley will appear for Eng and. IIodire 9
can do the hurdles easily In sixteen SECONDS; ana
has Lately carried off every contest In England MS
speed between hurdles Is fine. Oakley Is ABOUT
quarter Of a second slower. But, taken LOT IA !"
all they hard to beat. - -,
Not the least interesting will be the 1oO-yard dash
for which c. A. Bradley and A.. X. Downer VIII
come over. 1t Will be short and sweet IT VIII
take some running 10 beat Bradley. TO say ne
has been English champion amateur IN ~ tne nun
dred yards for the years 's2, ~, "a ana ID IL say
good deal