The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-22

ence got to cheering again. for the
worlds record had been equaled and
the Englishmen convinced themselves
That ten fat could be broken.
Inc running high jump then
interested the onlookers and while
the Englishmen confessed that
they could not come anywhere
bit Of surprise up his sleeve. Baltazzi,
the youthful jumper, was selected as a
strong string to the champion, while
Williams, of the Edinburgh university,
and Johnston, of Cambridge, were pit
ted against them. Ali but Sweeny
soon fell out as the bar was raised.
1t was placed at feet 57s inches in
order to give Sweeny a chance to
break his own worlds record of 6 feet
SIS inches. With superhuman effort
he made the jump and cleared the bar
amid great applause. Thus he estab-
lished new record Of 6 feet, 519 inches
which was increased to feet SIS
inches when the height was measured
at the request of the bystanders. Bal
tazzi was awerded second place.
In mile run, with Coneff, or Orion,
of the N. Y. A. c., and William b.
Lutyens, the only representatives of
the L. a c., the Englishman fell out
and lay on the grass about $50 yards
from the tApo Conef finished first in
minutes and IS 10 seconds.
The 220-yard run brought together
Jordan and Dover, Of England, and
Wefers and Crum, of the New Yorks.
Wefers won by fully three yards from
Crum, who was about one yard ahead
of Jordan. Again worlds record had
been broken, as the time was q SIS
seconds.
In the hurdles, Captain Godfrey
Shaw and Oakley were against Chase
and Cady. Chase managed to beat out
the English captain by about two feet,
with Oakley three yards back. Once
more a worlds record was lowered,
as the time Is 20 seconds, beat Chases
worlds record by a fifth OF second.
The prettiest race of the day was
the quarter mile run. Fitzherbert, the
Cambridge university man, who has
record Of As So, was partnered by Gill
bert Jordan. on both of the English
men, while Burke and Sanders did bat
tie for America. About 100 yards from
home Jordan took the lead. The Bos-
ton boy, Burke, finally caught his man
a yard from the tape and won by
couple of inches in a great effort.
Sands was a good third. Time was 40
seconds, which was only one-half Sec
ono behind the worlds record.
In the field events. the Americans
AAeNN o. vain ONSIy 0Idy winning the
putting of the 16 pound shot. Mitchell
won the hammer contest with a throw
of 1877 1-5 and Roberts, the only Eng
lish competitor. was away off, he hay
ing six fouls in his six attempts.
In the broad jump, Bloss and Shell
don made % feet inches and q feet
II inches respectively. beating the Eng
lish representatives.
In the three mile run Koran and
Wilkins, Englishmen. ran against
Coneff and fitzpatrick. At the begin
ming Of the third mile Horan led
Coneff by a yard, but was showing
signs Of distress. Coneff went past
him at the club house and Koran quit.
Coneff increased his lead to a nun
dred yards and squirting in the home
stretch beat the Englishman by $50
yards in Is minutes, So seconds.
This ended the days sport which
proved so disastrous to the English
visitors -e' --''--
The Englisf1men have no reason to
complain. however. as the crowd was
most impartial. Every effort of the
Brltlshers was well applauded.