The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-28
THEY won HANDSDOWN
The English Cousins Were
not in it.
CHOLERA RACES
Two Thousands Deaths a day in
Peking, and no Signs of
Abatement
New York has Temperature of 06, Sun
day, and the Same day Frank Nevin
Freezes to Death at |
Rawlins.


| IN EW Ohh, oepG. Zl.-A Cl
of careful preparation the promoters
of the international athletic contes
between representatives of the New
York Athletic Club were rewarded
with beautiful day on which tn,
athletes was to be decided. Today:
fine weather insured perfect condition.
for the test of strength and skill.
1t was thought by many before the
| games began that the hammer-throw
ing, shot-putting and running high
jumping were at the mercy of the
American athletes. There was, how.
ever, wide difference of opinion as tc
the outcome of the other events, namely
the 100 and 120-yard races, the quarter
mile, half-mile, one and three-mile
runs, the 120-yard hurdle and the run
ming broad jump. The men selected
by both sides for each of these two
events were so closely matched that it
would have been difficult to have said
which side had the better chance.
Bradley, the English sprinter. has
shown speed in the trials at Berkeley
Oval that surprised everybody, and
Wefers and Crum, the American sprin-
ters, have been doing everything
asked of them by Mike Murphy, the
Traverse island traner. Crum's legs
has been bothering him recently, but
Jack Frazer has been looking after the
Iowa boys interests, and he came to
the scratch all right.
Downer, the Scottish champion,
started in the 220-yard run, in which
Wefers and Crum were also competi-
tors. Downer had been reported to
have broken down. 1t is certain he
visited Jack Frazier, and, although the
old man would say nothing about
Downer's condition, he admitted that
it was hard matter to fix up a man at
the last minute.
After the contests began the good
Judgement of those backing the Ameri-
can athletes was apparent, as they
won one event after another with
ease.
The results are as follows:
Eight hundred and eighty-yard run
Starters: N. Y. A. c., Charles Kill
patrick and III. S. Lyons. London A.
c., Frederick S. Horan and G. H.
Levin. Fitzpatrick first, Koran second,
Lyons third. levin did not finish;
time, 1:53 2-5. This breaks the worlds
record.
In the second event, the 100-yard
run, the starters were: N. Y. a. c.,
Bernard ]. Wefers and John v. Crum:
London A. c., Charles Alfred Bradley
and H. G. Stevens. Wefers first, Brad
ley second, Crum third, Stephens
fourth; time, 9 4-5.
Third event, running high jump
N. Y. A. c., Michael F.
Sweeney and S. A. Warren Baltazzi:
London A. c., Reginald Williams and
Allen B. Johnson. M. +. Sweeney, 6
,eet, first, Baltazzi and Williams tied
or the second place at feet 10 inches, |
Johnson, feet inches, fourth.
Sweeney, after winning the running |
high jump, made new worlds record |
If s feet ST inches.
Fourth event. mile run-Starters: n |
z. A. c., Thomas P. Connect and Geo. |
W. Orton: London A. c., William E.
4utyens. The English record for this
distance was All, the American and |
worlds record, 4:l5 3-5, held by Con-
Jeff. Connect first, Orton second, Lut-
ems dropped out 120 yards from home;
ime, 4:1S 1-5.
Fifth event, 220-yard run-Starters:
I. Y. A. c., Barnard J. Wefers and
ohm V. Crum; London A. c., Gilbert
ordan and Alfred r. Downer. Wefers
rst, Crum second, Jordan third.
)owner broke down SO yards from the
tart; time, OBI 3-5.
Sixth event, putting 16-pound shot
N. Y. A. c., George r.
Tray and w. Orville Hickok; London
|. c., Edward j. Watson, (only three
len entered). English record for put
ing shot, 48 feet ! inch; American
feet, held by Gray. Gray first, 48
eet inches, Hickok second, Watson
hird, Hickok, AZ feet, Watson, "a feet
inches.
Seventh event, 120-yard hurdle-1O
lights, 8 feet inches high-Starteas-
7. Y. A. c., Stephen Chase and Earn
st H. Cady; London A. c., Godfred
haw and William j. Oakley. English
acord for distance, Is As seconds,
lade by Shaw. Chase holds American
scord, Is 3-5 seconds. Chase first,
haw second, Oakley third. Cady did
OF finish. Time, Is 2-5, beats worlds
ecords by 1-5 second.
Throwing 16-pound hammer. Mitch
Il, New York, first, 137 feet 81 inches;
ross New York, second.
Four hundred and forty yard run
urke, New York won; Jordan, Lon
on, second; time, 40 seconds.
Running broad jump-Bliss, New
ork, won; % feet 6 inches; Sheldon,
ew York, second, q feet IL inches.
Three mile erun-Conneff, New York,
on: Wilkins, London, second; time,
minutes 16 1-5 seconds.