The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-22

the English championships. this year.
would prove too good for the New YORK
Athletic Club, but those theories were ali
upset; George Sands led coming out OF
the chute and held II till entering the
back stretch, when Jordan spurted, ana
about eighty yards from home II looked
as IL the EnRlishman had the best OF
Burke The latter however. made a splen-
did effort, and beat the oxford man. who
had made the best fight Of the day for his
side, by a bare six inches. Fhzherber,
came IN third by six yards. Sands having
dropped out about nifty yards from the
finish.
The road Jump was another instance
where the Londoners did not come up to
the home men. oakley has frequently
done twenty-five feet ten inches and bet-
ter, while Mendelson is capable of doins
better than nineteen feet eleven Inches.
However twenty-five feet six Inches by
Bloss and twenty-one feet eleven inches
by Sheldon was too good for either OF
the visitors.
The eleventh and the last event was the
3-mile run, in which the chances Of the
London pair, Heran and II. J. Wilkins,
We're much fancied. The green
and gold banner was not fated
ever. and the 8-mile run went the
way OF the preceding event. Horan cut
out the pace for the first mile, when VIII
kins took IL up. the New York Athletic
Club pair keeping close UP, A. a mile and
three-quarters Fitzpatrick qait and Con-
neff raced up to wilkins and passed him.
The light blue droped out OF the running,
and Wilkins Commenced To chase "A ftsr con-
neff. The little Englishman had no chance
or getting on terms with Conner and the
latter increased his lead at every stride,
winning by fully ninety yards in Is min
utes SO Is seconds. The intermediate
times We're: mile, 454 as; miles 1920 3-5.
wilkins time was 1854 4-5 When Con-
nen finished he received a tremendous
ovation from the stands.
The medals were presented by Mayor
Strong tonight, and both teams received
banquet.
Summaries.
Eight hundred and eighty yards nun
Won by Charles Fitzpatrick, n. Y. A. c.;
ond; III. 5. Lyons, N. Y. A. g, third. Time,
minute 2-5 seconds The time beats the
best previous worlds record, made by Il.
j. x. Cross OF oxford University in 1855,
by 1 second.
one hundred yards run-won by b. ].
Wefers, ~ Y. \. c.: Charles A. Bradley.
Y. a. c., third. Time, as seconds.
Wefer's time ties the worlds record.
Running high lumaP-W9n BY, n. W.
which is now the worlds record; S. A. W.
iB5aitazze, N. Y. A. c., was second, feet
one mile run-won by T. P Conneff. N.
y. G. A.: George w. Orton. N. Y. A. c.,
SECOND. Time, minutes is is seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yards run
Won by B. J. Wefers, n. Y. A. c.; J. V.
Crlm, n. Y. A: G., second J. Jordan,
London A. c., third. Time, q 3-5 seconds.
Putting i6-pound shot--Won by George
q
Q. Hickok. N. Y. A. c., AZ feet, second E.
j. Watson, London A. c., "a feet inches.
third
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
race.-Won by stephen Chase, N. Y A.
c., Godfrey Shaw, London A. c., second
w. j. Oakley. London A. c., third.
Chases time as 2-5 seeonds) was one-hfth
of a second better than his own previous
worlds record, but was not allowed on
account of his having knocked down his
first hurdle.
Throwing 1e-pound hammer--Won by J,
S. Mitchell, n. Y. A. c., 137 feet 5is Inches
/ II. l.. Cross, n. Y. A. c., 124 feet 10 inches,
| second; George 3. Robertson, London A.
| c., "a feet, third.
-Four hundred and forty yards run-Won
by Thomas f. Burke, N. Y. A. c.. Gilbert
Jordan, London A. c., second; w. Fitzher-
bert, London A. c., third. Time 49 sec
onds.
Running broad jump-Won by Il. p.
Bloss, N. Y. A. c.. % feet inches; r. =.
Sheldon, N. Y. A. C., q feet II inches Sec
ond; W. J. Oakley, London A. c., p feet
6A inches, third.
Three-mile run-Won by Thomas P. Con-
nef, N. Y. A. c.; +. j. Wilkins, London A.
c., second. Time IS minutes SO LEO seconds.