The record-union., 1895-09-03
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Results Of the Races Given by the New

Results of the Races Given by the New
Jersey Athletic Club.
NEW York, Sept. 2-Favored by ideal
athletic weather and with a large and en-
thusiastic attendance. the Labor Day
sports of the New Jersey Athletic Club
will long remain red-leEter number in
the annals of the Bergen Point Associa-
ton. Two worlds records were broken
to-day in competition and two more pre-
vious bests were lowered in exhibition.
The enthusiasm was so intense when the
men came out TO their mark for the first
heat OF the scratch, 100 yards, that the
crowd rushed into the infield track to get
a nearer view Of the sDrinters, and more
especially of the W estern flyers. John Y.
Crum, fresh from his latest Chicago
honors; b. J. w Weiters of Lowell, Mass,
one OF the latest additions to the New
York Athletic Club string; Z. w. stage,
the Cleveland sprinter; q. L, Sanford and
George Sands faced the starter for the
first heat.
Crum was, as usual. little slow in
getting away from his mark, but quickly
overhauled everyone except NeIfers.
who won by a foot on sutferance in 10 10
seconds as the Iowa boy was content to
qualify. Tommy Lee, the New York
Athletic Club crack, aud the Metropoli-
tan and Canadian champion, did not ex-
ert himself much in the second heat, and
finished yard and half behind w. w.
Goodwin OF Louisville, KY, concerning
whose sprinting qualities great things
were expected. The time was 10 10 sec
onds. The four got away TO good start
in the final. Goodwin went like rocket
and led Welfers, Lee and Crum, in the
order named, for about sixty yards,
when the kentuckian was beaten, and
the other three raced for the finish with
scarcely anything between them. In the
last ten yards Crum's wonderful finish
ing qualities were fairly sted. and it
was not until almost on the line that he
got the better of Welfers and won by six
inches. Lee was about foot behind the
Lowell man and Goodwin fourth, yard
behind Lee.
While the scratch 100 yards was being
contested, NJ. K. Sweeney, the Xavier
Athletic Club crack, was enceaYorlug to
beat his own worlds record of 8 feet D
inches, made at Iravers Island last
Thursday, and loud applause from the
grand stand marked the fact that he had
done so, clearing the bar on the third at
tempt at feet 5s inches.
The handicap events produced some
very interesting sport and close finishes
were the order of the day. The hundred
yards was run in six frsts and three sec
ond trial heats. The final heat fell to
Sanford q yards) who just won on the
tape from Thomas Of the Twenty second
Regiment A. G. (64 yards.
Sixteen started tor the first half
mile which was won by w. ). Nipple OF
New Jersey n. Z. by yard.
The 2:20 yards hurdle was robbed of a
good deal of interest by the absence OF
E. III. Cady, the Yale crack. stephen
Chase, the Dartmouth College hurdler
q yards, could only get third to We'd
mann OF the Y. NJ. G. y. (l5 yards) and
A. I, .4.4. h..
second heat and was unplaced in the
final, which was won by Wiedmann.
A. J. Walsh of the Xaviers started from
the scratch Tor the mile, put WAS asked to
give away too much, and could not get
nearer than sixth. The winner turned
ND in a. l.. Fitzpatrick OF the Institute
a. c. OF Newark.
Wild enthusiasm marked the coming
of the famous little lrishman, i. Z. Con-
nen and his rivals in the one and half
mile run. On the pistol Orton dashed of
at a fair clip, followed by Connect, Walsh
and Bean, in the order named. Soon the
Tipperary boy made his own pace. The
mile was reached in 4:29 So, and the mile
and quarter IN OBS 80, beating W. Z.
Georges long-stauding record OF 544.
The enthusiasm as Tommy reached the
bend for the finish was tremendous. Men
rushed on the track and ran along with
him. and cheered and shouted themselves
hoarse as he breasted the tape IN O:to 20,
heating sid Thomas worlds record OF
6:53 3-5 by seven and one-fifth seconds.
j. 5. Mitchell, the big ghammer-thrower,
tried to reduce TO reduce his own record
at the event, but could 90 only l36 feet
inches. Summaries:
One-hundred-yards run. scratch. won
by j. V. Crum, Chicago A. A. Time
0:l0 10.
ueber, Lafayette, kas.. 30 yards: \. e.
yanhoten, Menasquan, Conn, 10 yards,
second. 1ime-5:0o SD.
Half-mile run, handicap, won by w. S.
Hipple, \. J. \. c. Time-l:55 l-5.
one hundred yard run, handicap. won
nv 6. Z. SANFORD. \. \. y. C., zone and n
half YARDS. IIme-o:l0 10.
Two hundred and twenty yards, hurdle
race. handicap, won by Charles Wled
mann. Y. NJ. {. 4. fifteen yards. Time
--0:25 10.
0ne-mile run, handicap, won by 4. l.,
Fitzpatrick. Institute A. c.. Newark Q05
Yards. 1ime-4:25 3-5.
Four hundred and forty yards run.