New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-03
SMASH GO THE RECORDS.
REMARKABLE FEATs AT THE NEW-JERSEf
ATHLETIC CLUBS GAMES
SWEENEY CLEARS FEET 50 INCHES IN THE
HIGH JuMP-CONNEFF's FAST HALF MILF
MITCHELL. IMPROVES HIS RECORD

HIGH JtMP-CONNEFFS FAST HALF Wilt
MITCHELL. IMPROVES HIS RECORD
OTHER INTERESTING CONTESTS
The New-Jersey Athletic Clubs annual Labor Day
carnival OF outdoor sport on the New-Jer''y oval
at Bergen Point yesterday was success ine
weather was Teal for outdoor sport, and II aue'
in attracting to the grounds fully six thousahu
spectators
A game Of Gaelic football was the opening contest.
The competing teams represented the Barry Asso-
citation, OF Jersey city. and the Hickman Oiuo' Vi
Harlem. The Barrys wor.
The Centreville Athletic cub, OF Bayonne de-
feaied the Caledonian Football Club OF Ne"atk'
In a match under association rules
The first record-breaking performance was by
NJ + Sweeney. who wore the emblem OF the
Xavier Athletic Club Following few prehm-
mary jumps al heights near six feet hVe 'hch's'
ne had the cross-b raised to that height the
record ne established last Tuesday at TraNers
Island Having cleared the bar In splendid style
at that height ne had 1t raised TO ak feet five ana
ooe-eighth inches While he went over the bar
twice at that height. his clothing displaced tpe
stick and his efforts were nuiied on me thirH
trial ne achieved success. and was hearuy che''e'
James Mitchell excelled his record for putting
the nfty-slx pound weight, which was 80 iee' !"
inches As his first toss within a few inches
~ the distance he determined to persevere. lie
finally hurled the huge weight distance OF 81 feet
lot. inches He also tried TO break his RECORD III
throwing the sixteen pound hammer. bu' laleh
The browning and final feat OF the day was
Connects performance He undertook 10 exec. 'he
American records OF minutes ~ seconds Tor one
and one-qulrter miles. and : minutes 40 seeohds
for one and one-half miles and the worlds record
Of & minutes IS 3-5 seconds for the latter as
lance In the his fellow competitors "'re
Andrew T. Walsh. the Xavier A. e. crack ueorse
W Orton. New-York A. c., the Canadian cham-
,,or and Charles Bean the clever flyer from Bos-
,La grG.
pace He was urged for a couple OF laps by WASH
no withdrew after going one and one-quarter
miles Connect then far in the iead. orton
ran third for four laps. and on the maj qna'"I
was passed bv Bean. who finished second 'o"h"'i
clipped from Days American record for one ana
one-ouarter miles 10 is seconds, and from Syd
Thomas's world record for one and one-hat miles
ia seconds And he finished comparatively fresh
His time for the several quarter miles was a. lo'-
lows: Quarter-mile minute 4-5 seconds hai'-mile'
2 minutes 70 l-5 seconds three-quarters. minutes
20 2-5 seconds: ore mile. minutes % 30 seconds
one ana one-quarter niles. minutes - 40 seconds
one and one-half miles. minutes &c 2-5 seconds
The other special contest loo-yard run from
scratch FOR the American record OF = 40 seconlS
held By John owen jr OF the Detrom a. r,n The
for each heat was 10 10 seconis Ihe hrst ma
was won by j. Wefsrs Ftl inInd anS ieorse
F Sanford. New-York A, C. third W W Goodwin;
'0q Iss SeR Wy A. c.. Was second and John j.
Kane Catholl- Club. third The honors OF the final
heat were carried of by that wonderful Splinter,
Crum who cleverly spurted at the finish Wefers
finished second and Lee got third place.
The other contests resulted az follows:
Two-rnile bicycle race (handica p)-Won ~ Henry w.
Uel4r LAFAYETTE Kings Sons (2l0 YARDS. H. G. Van
U,u,en Manasquan G. g NTO yari9 second. John i.
one-hundred- ward run ,handcap)-Won by George +.
Sanford York \. g. az YARDS. A J. Thomas I'd
Pertinent A. C. (8iz yards) second. G. Kiessiing. Young
Mems christian Association ~ yaris'. third Time
10 -
Fight, hundred and-eiEhty-yad run Chaniicap)won by
New York A. g. "a YARDS. second A. NJ. Remington
eurolk A g. go vardsl. third. Time-l:% ID.
Two-hundred- twenty yard hurdle race thandicapl-
rt,nl heat by Charles Wicdman. Young Men =
CHRISTIAN Association 10 yards : 4. Syme. We" yer
soy A g. q yards) second g. Meyer Cohen. NewJer-
sev A g "a yards). third Tme-2i - sec.
onemile run 1handcap,-won BY a. !. Fitzpa,rick
a . 13S ya-dst second. ". +. Ryan. Xavier A. g
100 yards) third Time % rs.
hundred and forty ard Chandlcap-Won by
George M Sands New-York 4. - % YARDS; George r
Athletic C1ub the schuykll Navy 90 yaris). third
Time-40 As sec.
on.nile bicycle rice nandcap,-won by =. +. Diokey
xswynrp A g go yarisl: John = Hutcheon Arena
u 6 90 yardsI second. II. g Van HOuten. Manhrluah
q g 90 ynris), third. Time-2si.
Eight hundred eghy-yard for novces tscratch
Won by Emmett Baxter, Bedford A. C.. bernard Try
! Kane a g. second. r. Sweets. clipper a 90 thHh
Timc-2.i0 80 -
New York a. 6. scratch, with 10 feet n"orFe
New Jeresy G. - nchesl second with feet lnch's
$ X Thomas Young Mems Christian Association u
foou third. with o feet