The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-08
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LABOR DAY PASTIMES
Numerous Contests We're
Decided on Land
and Water.
WEFERS GREAT RECORD
He Ran Sensational Races at Bald
win Park and Bergen Point
K. Of L. Games-Regattas
al Bayonne.
WEFERS GREAT RECORD

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in this city, n there Is no telling hat
might have been accomplished had not
the rain entered the competition as a
handicap to fast time. Only the third
event had been reached when the storm
began and drove the people to the shelter
Of the dancing platform. The racing was
of the highest order and never has q
series of events been decided so promptly
as those of Saturday. The officials at
tended strictly to business and during all
Of the rain stuck pluckily to their posts
and carried out the programme to a sue
cessful conclusion Everything promised
was fulfilled. The worlds champions,
Bernard J. Wefers of Georgetown Uni
versity, n Charles H. Fitzpatrick, Of
Union College, both representatives Of the
New York Athletic Club, were the great
est performers Of the day and won the
event in which they participated. They
were in championship form and gave a
wonderful exhibition of speed. In the Is
yards run Wefers equalled the worlds
record of Z 3-5 seconds. He competed in
two trial heats and the final and finished
first each time. His speed was a reve-
lation to- the spectators, who had never
witnessed anything like it before In this
city In the final heat Wefers had NJ. 2.
Halpin, New York A c., and John j.
Keane of the Catholic Clu against him
and the race was the hardest ever ran
and so close at the tape that to all but
the experienced judges it appeared a
dead heat 1t was decided wefers had
won by two inches from the others, while
Halpin was given the benefit of the
doubt over Keane, who undoubtedly was
entitled to second prize. In the half mile
all interest was centered in the effort of
fitzpatrick to overhaul his handicap men.
He had an excellent field of runners In
front of him, but after the pistol fash
he started with a rush and cut them
down until the third lap, when he ran
INTO the lead. and romped home a winner
after a brilliant exhibition in 2 minutes
2 10 seconds. Had Fitzpatrick been ex-
end on the final lap he could undoubt-
edly have finished under two nut
His n Wefers' running was the finest
ever witnessed IN this city. Summary
100 yard novice run-Ftrst heat won BY
Henry Browne. PlainieId; time. IL Ia
seconds. Second heat won by M. w.
Long, Flushing, L. l.; time. Il Is sec
onds. Third heat won by G. A. Proud
&l4Df atlLlG, IL 20 SeC000S,
Fourth heat won by James Brown. Holy
Cross A. A.: time, II 4-5 seconds. Fifth
neat Won by Fred Ringleib, National Turn
yerein; time, IL seconds. Sixth heat i
dead heat between Owen Tayler' DR.
Groot A. c. and C. Schoenhaus. Xavier
4. A time 4 So seconds. Seventh hea
Nh py Joseph Powers. Clipper A. c.
by George Heuer. 7. N. &. A.: time
a 10 seconds. Ninth heat won by q
ssrananan. New York city; time, II ~
by Henry Browne. Plainfield: N NJ
Long, Flushing. I. L, second. Time. il
seconds. Second heat won by Joseph
Powers, Clipper A. G.; lanes Brown
seconds. Third heat won by George
aaanser Z N G A.; Owen Taylor, Dr.
FFo ou Z heat s won f. TINS = al Il = seconds IDS
York city; ". ]. Mathews. Astoria L. /.
second Time, II seconds. Final heal
sWsqrna py HenTy Browne, Plainheld; F,
| Powers, Clipper A. c., third. Time, Il
seventy-hye yard dash. h-andicap-First
Club. 10 feet Time, 8 rs seconds. ss slo
becker a, g. Il feet; Time. 5 seconds
| lyn, 20 feet Time. 5 rs seconds. Foi,rfh
heat won by William Hurley. Cathoiie
cup, ~ feet. Time, s seconds. Fifth heat
| won DY VI. r. Halpin, New York A. G.
Il feet. Time, 5 Is seconds. sixth heal
| won by Harry Weisnann, Knickerbocker
A g, 4 feet Time. 8 seconds. seventh
Y feet. Time, 8 seconds. Eighth heat,
won by F. p. Caravan. Yale Universitv
y feet Time, s seconds. Ninth heat. won
by. A NJ Slater, BelleviIle Y. II. G. "a,
z feet Time, s seconds. Tenth heat won
Time. rs seconds Eleventh heat. won
Time. s 15 seconds. Twelfth heat won
ny r. Wefers, New York A.C., scratch.
Time, { S5 seconds. Second Trials-First
Club. 10 feet. s. <. Th mnane' K Sas1oae
booker A. G., II feet, second. Time. Is
seconds. SECOND heat won by Nj. r Hal
Hurley Ridi ysG ca taoh q club 81. i i feet Feet; w seaaaa'
Time. 40 seconds. Third heat won by
e x Garvan, Yale University, 10 feet. A.
second. Time. Z 4-5 seconds. Fourth heat
Won by B. J. Wefers, New York A. g.
scratch; John T Hart. Catholic Club, IL
heat won by 3. ]. Wefers. New York a.
c.. scratch; M. P. HaIpin. New York a
g, 4 feet: second; John J. Keane, Catho-
ne Ciuf, 10 feet. third. Time, Z rs sec
Two hundred and twenty yard dash.
handicap-First heat. won by John j.
Browne, Plainfeld. II yards. second. las.
Mclntyre. ST Bartholemew A c., Is
yards, third Time "a 40 seconds. Sec
A. c., 7 yards; NJ. ]. Matthews, ASTORIA
L. T., II yards, second. John i Earf
Cathollc ! 10 yards. third. Time. z
20 econds. Final Heat-Won. BY James
McLntyre, St Bartholomew A.. G., rs
yards; John j. keane. Catholic Ciub 7
yards. second; Henry Brown. Piafndeid.
u yards, third Time. "a 2L5 seconds.
Running high Jump. handicap-Won by
D. ]. OiSulliyan. Xavier A. A. 4 inches.
with an actual jump of 5 feet 8 inches:
James H. Reilly. Institute A. c.. s inches.
second, with an actual jump OF Z feet s
inches. William Rodgers. ST. George A
g 3 inches; third with an actual jump
Eight hundred and eighty yard rim.
h~andtcap-Won BIZ Charles "A. fitzpatrick.
New York A. CO scratch. J. NJ. Kinney,
Knickerbocker A. C.. 50 yards. eecond.
Thomas =. Cannor, Catholic Club. q
yards. third. Time. 2 minutes ? rs Sec
Four hundred and forty yard run
hHndfcap-Won by u. w. Long. Flush
ing. l. I. yards; J. J.. Lawrence. Insti-
tute A. c. IS yards. second. William J.
Waters, washington Heights Y. NJ. c.. A..
- yards third Time, S. So seconds.
One mile run. handfcap-Won BY G.. q.
HOilander. Knickerbocker A. C. % yards
r. Dsrgan- Catholic Club. 80 yards sec.
yards, third Time. 4 minutes e seconds
There was over 1000 people present.
among whom a large number were pretty
girls They enjoyed the event immense
~, Notwithstanding the rain, an on the
platform loaked more charming than
ever IN the graceful dances which con-
tinuer far into the evening. 1T was un-
made more money than has been earned
by any organization in the State al an
athletic meeting given on any day other
than O holiday.