The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-30
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New York, Sept 29,-The New f2rls
Athletic club had gala day at Travers
Island yesterday, when a record break
ing crowd attended the fifty-hfth open
games, The international feature, Civ
en- to the contests by the competition of
some Of the English team, increased the
demand for invitations. Long before
the opening event was started the
stand was jammed, youth and beauty
filling every vantage point on the spa
cious island Behind the deep human
fringe surrounding the track were fash
ionable equtpages of every description.
The most conspicuous was Jack Ban
doine's tallyho, which carried an en-
thusiastic crowd of Mercury football
rooters The Blaine clup was present
in force, and under the leadership of
job Hedges We're t. II. O'Connor, Ed
Conway, j. e, II. Smith, Major South
worth, j. H. Ruskin, Andrew Peddie,
Major McKelvey, Alderman Fred A.
Ware, f, Rowan, Sam Stewart and
Henry Borrell.
1t looked as though the i'll luck of
England would never be broken. Brad
ley, certainly a flyer for fifty yards,
got badly away, and suffered defeat by
Stage, who has improved a peg or two
since the trials for the international
games.
Godfrey Shaw was the favorite for the
hurdle race, but Stephen Chase, the in
comparable New Yorker simply lost
him in the final heat This time he
made new worlds record of 10 IS
seconds, which will stand, as he did
not touch single hurdle.
The wind, too, did not favor him, as
it blew across the track, and was rath-
er hindrance to the short-distance
men.
| Brooke and Fitzpatrick distinguished
themselves for once by displaying ex-
cellent judgment, waiting until the last
lap before coming through the field
Horan did not compete, as he is re-
serving himself for the struggle against
Yale next Saturday.
Wefers, the new king of Travers Is
land nursed himself carefully, and
did not compete in the so yards and 120
yards dashes, but when he condescend-
ed to don his spikes he made hacks of
his opponents and commonplace per-
fornnances of old records. Thirty-one
and a fifth seconds is the new record
he established for 300 yards, and that
on a poor course for a long sprint, and
through big field of runners,
The mile and half run was the last
event of the day. 1t afforded the Brit
ishers some slight consolation. Tommy
CONNECT did not start He will probably
race no more this season. Orion was
the virtual scratch man, with fifty yards
start. Erglishman Wilkins had ninety
yards start. The little Londoner show
ed that the proverbial pluck of the
Briton had not been left behind on this
trip, for, although Orton caught him
in the last lap, he fairly beat him out
for gameness, and scored England's sol
itary win out of twenty-eight events.
The victory was the most popular of
the day, and the nervy Britisher receiv-
ed Humorous applause, while the band
broke out with God Save the Queen"
There was a hop, skip and jump
style of running off the events, which
reminded one of picnic games rather
than those held by the premier athletic
club of America. The large number of
persons allowed in the inner ring OBJ
structed officials who were there to
work.
THE SUMMARIZES
5O-Yard Run (Scratch)-FNirst heat
won by C. W. Stage, N. Y. A. G.; e. r
Bloss, N. Y. A. G., second. Times As
seconds. Second heat-Won by c. A.
Bradley, London A. c.; P. ]. Lee, N. Y.
A. c., second Time, 5 As seconds.
Final Heat-Won by Stage; Bradley,
second; Bloss, third. Time, AS Sec
onds. Bradley got away badly. Bloss
who gets into his running like dash,
led by two feet at twenty-five yards
The big Englshman then dashed out
from last place, but failed to catch
Stage by foot. Only inches separated
Bloss and Lee
600 Yards (Handicap)-Wo by P. E.
Burke, N. Y. A. c. (scratch; H. S. Ly-
ons, N. Y. A. G. 90 YARDS, second; M
D. Bannister, N. j. A. c. as yards
third; G.. M. Sands, N. Y. A. c. g yards
fourth; S. A. COMBS, N J. A. c. az
YARDS, 0; j. B. Caulfeld, St Bartholo-
news as YARDS, 0. Time, I'm 10 3-5s
Caulfeld made good use of his start
, and held a good lead at the end of the
first lap. Coombs drew away from the
back markers and passing Bannister
/. was in second position at 300 yards
Then Lyons made his effort He went
| by Coombs and caught Bannister al
the last bend Here Burke set sail in
earnest and, rapidly closing on the
handicap men, took the lead at the tor
of the straight and won by five yards
Lyons beat Bannister yard and a
half for the place.
Two-nile Bicycle Race (Handicap)-
Glass Avon by w. J. Enrich Har-
ward school (29O yards; P. F. Dickey
IN. Y. A. G. go YARDS, second; W. C.
Roome, N. j. A. c. go YARDS, third
Time, 5m. O.6 2-5s. This was the pro
cession. The limit men led all the way
and won easily by $50 yards.
12O-Yard Run (Handicap)-First heat
won by w. J. Oakley. L. A. C. (514
YARDS; F. P. Garvin, Yale, Is YARDS
second. Time, u 2-5s. Second heat
Won by C. w. Stage, N. Y A. c., (2k
yards); ]. H. Reilly Institute A. C
: (413 YARDS, second. Time. y lbs
Third heat-Won by I. L Brokaw, N
Y. A. c.. Is YARDS; T. j. Lee, N. Y. A
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