The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-22
IT WAS A GREAT DAY
Hair Raising Finishes and Breaking
Of Records by the Athletes.
HENRY OF NAVARRO LOSES
Racing Resumed at the Bay Dis
trlct Track-Cricketers. Yacht
Ing. Baseball and General
Sports of the Day.

history of athletics has there been such
a successful series of contests held in
a single day the world over as the in
fernational games between the London
Athletic club and the New York Ath-
letic club representatives at Manhattan
field this afternoon. Between the
smashing Of records. hair-raising fin
ishes. and, above all. the entire shut
ting out of the visitors from even win
ming first honors in any contest on the
ouM sIo,vlosds 000'cI eul 'emWeISoid
gathered within the enclosure. thronged
the stands and filled the bleachers. as
well as every point of vantage,
were kept In continual ferment Of ex-
citement. which was only relieved at
times by wild outbursts Of enthusiasm.
The entrance gates at the different
parts of the field were opened shortly
after noon to let In the impatient crowd
who were prespiring outside. where
they had been standing for more than
an hour under the blistering rays Of the
hot sun. After the first mad rush had
subsidized, the visitors arrived In steady
streams, filling all the available space
by the time the first event of the pro-
gramme was called at 2:30 o'clock.
The grand stands were filled with the
wealth and fashion Of New York. and
the gay toilets Of the ladies were a
pleasing relief to the background of
storm beaten boards and planks Of
which the stands are constructed.
First event. 100-yard run-Starters:
New York Athletic club, Bernard j.
Wefers and John V. Crum; London
Athletic club, Charles Alfred Bradley
and II. G. Stevens. Wefers first. Brad
ley second, Crum third. Stevens fourth;
time, . AS.
Second event. S4O-yard run-Starters:
New York Athletic club. Charles Kill
patrick and II. s. Lyons; London Ath-
letic club. Frederick s. Horan and C.
H. Levin. Fitzpatrick first. Horan Sec
ond. Lyons third, Levin did not finish;
time. 1853 rs. This breaks the world's S
record.
Third event. running high jump
Competitors: New York Athletic club.
Michael F. Sweeney and 8. A. Warner
Baltizzi; London Athletic club, Reg
inald Williams and Allan B. Johnson.
NJ. F. Sweeney. 8 feet. first; Baltizzi
and Williams tied for second place at
feet. 10 inches; johnson, 8 feet, Q inch
es. fourth. Sweeney. after winning the
running high jump. made a new world 8
record-6 feet, 5ia inches.
Fourth event. mile run-Starters:
New York Athletic club, Thomas p.
Conneff and George w. Orton; London
Athletic club. william e. Lubyens. on
ly three starters. The English record
for this distance is All: American and
worlds record. AIS 3-5. held by Con-
neff. Conneff first. Orton second, Lub-
yens dropped out 120 yards from home:
time. 4:1S Is.
Fifth event. 22O-yard run-Starters:
New York Athletic club, Bernard ].
wefers and John v. Crum; London
Athletic club, Gilbert Jordan and Al
fred Downer. Wefers first, Crum Sec
ond, Jordan third. Downer broke down
so yards from the start; time, q 3-5
seconds.
Sixth event. putting 16-pound shot
Competitors: New York Athletic club.
George r. Gray and Orville Hlckok;
London Athletic club. Edward ]. Wat
son. only three men starting. The En-
lish record for putting the shot is as
feet. V inch; American record. Al feet.
held by Gray. Gray first. As feet.
inches; Hickok second. Watson third.
Hickok. AZ feet: Watson. "a feet, Z inch
es.
Seventh event, 12O-yard hurdle, 10
flights. three feet. six inches high
Starters: New York Athletic club,
Stephen Chase and Ernest II. Cady;
London Athletic club. Goedfrey Shaw
and William ]. Oakley. The English
record for this distance is Is As Sec
onds. made by Shaw. Chase holds the
American record of Is 3-5 seconds.
Chase first, Shaw second. Oakley third.
Cady did not finish. Time. Is 2-5, beat
ing the worlds record by 1-5 second.