The sun., 1896-09-27
WEFERS IN RECORD FORM.
THE GRBAT sPRINTER RUNS THREE
HUNDRED YARDS IN 80 S-5 SECONDS.

Crowa-E ID. BIosS Wins n Double
Event-Bwimmerp Race In the Souud
FrontinE the Club House - Results.
Bernard ]. wsfers was the hero Of the hour
at the New York A. @. games yesterday after
noon. He tied the worlds record for l2o yards
as a start off, and then ran 800 yards In time
which eclipses anything ever done by an ANA
teur, and gets within n small fraction OF Harry
Hutchens's famous professional record Of 80
seconds nat.
wefers apparently had something in reserve.
which was shown later on when no ran the last
quarter Of the relay race we'll inside of 80 soo-
onds. In fact, he stood out as oonspicuously
during the afternoon as II he were entered In o
class by himself The only rival from whom
serious opposition was feared. Smith L. Afford,
Lexington A. O., Kentucky, got lost in tho
shuttle during the trial heats Of tho 12o-yard
sprlnt.
The Blue Grass athlete had better luck in the
broad jump, and with an allowance of nine
inches he contrved to get second place to e. B.
Bloss. Fitzpatrick, the half-mile champion, was
somewhat OF q disappointment He staggered
homo in front for tho 1,000-yard run in very
doubtful fashion. and did not turn out at all for
tho 800- yard run. He redeemed himself trlho.
however, by running q quarter OF the relay race
In 51 seconds.
The day was an ideal for track and field
sport, and Travers Island rarely appeared to
greater advantage than when the thousands OF
guests invited swarmed around the verdant
arena After the swimming races. which were
scheduled for the early afternoon. had been
disposed of. attention concentrated on the track
and field sport, and the muster Of onlookers
was so great that eieventh-hour enthusiasts
brought to the scene by late trains found
II almost impossible to forco an entrance
through the human firing. which lined the out.
attractive blending OF late summer, and early
fall costumes until tho terraces look ed like so
ground was Brilliant @ With Sun;na G on tn the club
Sashor bst%sen nj Travers and iien % Islands az
from Sensational outside the events in which
Wefers figured. Little Bloss attracted somo
turf and the running broad Jump. Corley Of
the New West Sides ran his opponents into the
spread -eaaled bis neld in the 6o0-ysrd handicap
run. In the absence of James S. Mitchell the
h hhammer-throwinE contest % was decidedly tame.
the "liGht-weght" snot putters, for whom 9
special event had been thoughtfully provided.
fort. Indeed. g; T. Van Winkle Of Yale and
actual height announced as 10 feet 69s inches.
dangeronsly near the winnar's gross perform
vaultofr. and ali the placed men received hearty
applause, az tho crowd seemed to appreciate the
fact that the usually tedious event Was disposed
OF fore any ono thought OF an adjournment.
Summary:
Two hundred. .and.s .swentyyard Swimming Race.
o n psv ew Yor GsT C. sse
Snd SnG sfa hnGSy p A. go
Wenek and Murray made a gallant bid from,
scratch. bnt the handicAps anchored them, and
fourth and NTH 6n1 respee,ivelE were the best
AID managing 70 squeeze home by about three
caught, and finished a close third, slightly in
front OF the two scratch men.
s1 Rs
5:esosds; TFed 4. wsnct Sey Yofs A, 6. sersisa..
third winaer's actual time, ID minutes t.enty nine
e %i s y %
French could have started comfortably from
scratch. bio outpaced his rivals In rare style
Davis. tho only other starter. naturally finished
third.
Mss s9 R.s Ran
oysrdsi i j. wstsis. New TorI A g, scratch. SEQ
Tine cas a'f. ny
rs' sss Time
wefsrs contentsd himself with qualifying In
Of Rey IN he he waasa hroush Ss
field and tied the worlds record for the distance.
Two HUNDRED r1.i ed and ,wsn5yyaEd Hurdle hsss Han.
St srrascn; 4 g %lh.iip Ssy Fork 4 q. i
yards, second TIM. % 10 seconds Secont heat
sHi 81 s Stri Zine
z SEQ
se& Ha" S n
New York A. G., % yaTds SECOND; end A. Dalny New
seconds.
Fitzpatrick started in to NOV down his field
without. ceremony. t1At the half distance no
seemed 10 have them all in hand. but CreGan
came again, and was SO palpsbly better than tho
scratch man at tho finish that the victory can
N,1 han rAIt tfAA 70 trat FsnRo tNf
tesy. Had tho incident happened In England,
whore there might have been some quiet specu-
lation on the result. the chances are that both
men would have been made examples OF.
Twomie Bicycle Race. Handicap-Won BY Q. V.
S1eeSeh "a. a1Ts 20 ysrd Rsd' EIv:T
W., so yards third. Time. minutes 10 is seconds.
The race calls for little description. as Bah
and won Clsverly at the end by three lengths.
Hofmann rode the second man to wheel.
,, Three-bnndSsd.yard Run. Handlcap.won by ?, J.
YSrs A. c. 10 yHrd second hId l. Kesne 1 10 cs;Hoe
ondG.
wefers went bang up to his men as II they
were going aix-day gait and turned into tho
the stretch without falter and reached the
worsted two-hfths Of second faster than his
own amatsur worlds record of 81 seconds. made
. few weeks ago.
Tsp on TF Ss Wn S I so's NV Y9sf
]: Unlsrw ood. Sew West Side A. C.. yards. third.
lime, ~ 80 bcConub
This race was a sort OF burlesque on the game.
only the three men named starting. Under
wood lodged hurdle soon after starting and
was the least bad of the trio and won.
six ;hundred:yard Rum HandicapaWon BY W:
e ns Me oFf IS yar ssS6aa SGpTS s3orT Nsw
Knickerbocker A. C., 90 yards, third. Time, minute
II 90 seconds.
This race was robbed OF all interest by
scratches. Nipple outclsssed his rivals and won
by wide margin, but although he did no. go
worlds record he was SAID to aspire to.
Putting Twelvepound Shot, scratch, for Men OF 100
O., with put OF 81 feet inches j. StsnbeTg. Y. NJ
G. A second, with put OF ~ feet inches; George
Wolf. Now York Turn vcrein, third, with put OF II
feet.
Running BROAD Jump, HanIcap,7won by f; y:
Bluss New York A. c., scratch. with n Jump OF p3
feet !hc9es smith +. Alvord, Lexington A. o, Ken
fcsi " inches John " Gross. T. H. c. I., tes,
Throwing SiItsen.ponnd Hammer. Han 'icapAWon won
by u. O. Davis. New Jersey A. O., 10 feet, with an
actual throw or liz feet inchesi John A. Larkin
Xavier A. A, 25 feet second. with actual throw OF
l0a feet incLes w. ID. Hrnnen, Harvard A. A., is
feet third with an actual throw or ~ feet incheA
Pole Vault HAndicap-Won by Jonn BAlz, New York
Turn Verein inches, with an actual vault OF feet
IL inches: 8. X. Thomal knlckerborker A.. c., 3