New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13
THE A. A. L. NATIONAL MEET.
BryRKE. OF BOSTON. WINS THE 44o.YARD
RUN.

RUN
A LIVELY CONTEST. IN WHICH wEFERs COMES
sECoNp-THE ioo-yARD DAsH-A coMPAR-
AT1vELY SMALL CROWD OWING TO
THREATENING WEATHER
A leaden- gray sky and. early in the afternoon a
shower of rain were not the most promising aus
nces for the contests for the prizes offered by Inc
Amateur Athletic Union at their National meet
which was held in Manhattan field yeste'u"S'
Fortunately rain came before the contests pes"'
but the threatening aspect OF the SKY was eno"s',
TO keep many people away from the field VINO wou'd
otherwise have witnessed the sports. AT noon the
track WAS in excellent condition. but the shower
later made 1t rather slow. The crown "hS "'
punctual many of those who entered the si"'"''
not arriving until an hour and hall a''er TIC '
tests were scheduled TO begin
The only reason that can be assigned io' ''o
r,eogreness of the attendance compared 10 that
of former years is the weather Many WHO u''
come brought their umbrellas with the" nc
crowd however fair sized Many an a'A'ou,
glance was cast toward the heavens ABOVE D''','"u
HILL but the rain that every one seeneu an '''
never came As far as the enry-list was concerheu'
h or,s,s xrere unite equal to those of former sea-
cons Nearly all OF the best men OF the meUoPo'-
tan district were to be found there coming from 'e
New-York Knickerbocker and fastihe A'"'"0
clubs and the Nev-Jersey Athletic 'iuo was ''P''
scented by strong number OF ehuieS' '"'
also entered men from New-Eng'and' ana ever,
from the far Southern States. II was not eAPe.'u
that the men from the South would do great ueai
40 far az winning Is concerned. but their ehoi'S
were generously applauded. TIE western Suites
were not represented. and have nor pe'h " any "
tent for the last few years, so that the'r absence
was no surprise to the crowd '""' "''" ~
games from the grandstand
What the gathering lacked IN NUMBERS was '''u'
IN in enthusiasm There good many young
fellows and they kept things lively uh'iI 'he pS'o'
shot announced that the first heat OF 'he IVY "'u
dash was in progress. Before the hrst neat ma"
been decided. Harry Cornish. Of the Knickeroockcr
Club fled protests against Wefers, GarVah' rdu'u
ino pennington and the two Sheldons, on the ground
of non-residcnce All Of these men represented the
New-York Athletic Club
| II was nearly 3 o'clock when the tape was put up
AZ the finish line and the first heat OF the l"-yaru
dosb was called or course every one interested
in the hundred, but there was scarcely man VINO
knew anything Of athletics who did not concede that
tho race belonged to Wofers. He was put forward
| in the first heat with Edward Dupre and v n
| Demoruelle who had mp from New-Oreans to
see what they could do against the Northern anu
| Eastern men: H. l.. Weissman. of the *. A. C.. and
f b Boss of the New-York Athletic club Wefers
got the lead on the start and kept 1t all the way,
crossing the tape with haf-speed stride or TWO
ahead of Bloss Wessman third and the
Southern men came on behind. The second heat was
| ,rOu nv i y. J. n
! \ Y A. c. was second and J. ]. Keane. jr OF the
| CathoI,c Club OF New-Jersey, third. The time
for both heats was 10 2-5 seconds. The final OF the
| hundred was run by the first i've men, keahe not
contesting. 1t close race ana when NeicrS
crossed the tape one in the grandStahd wont
wild for a few moments. and pandemonium re'gheu
The time in the final heat was cut down ffth OF
second.
There were a number OF intervening contests, but
the great race of the day was the quarier-mie' OF
4iO-yard run Wefers, who holds a joint word
record in the 100 and 22O wanted to gain another in
the 40 The race a magnificent one ana inc
winner came within "A twentieth Of second OF equal
ling the American record The race was not run IN
heats, as Clifford Burton, Jarvis, Lyons anu but S
were scratched. Coming down the line before me
grandstand in the first half OF the run. Burke Of
s Ss s AhfG vas yoanS McRa
who trying hard to do b all Hs an9 Kpsrck
They cGsey doP B Wfers shot ahead Of
Rae while rounding the first turn ana h1IpatHi
also managed ib to e Pdsf for the goa It was pretty
run each of the two men sraning every nus ip ~
was across the field from the grandstand Dut every
man and watched the contest WIN n,'nd
thar lay them and the tape but Weers whS
unable to oyerake n senHer re the slender
red line. and the spoils OF the winner Me' m
carry the city Of Learning IN tEu'np nd
Wefers was good seven feet 6ennd cn6 Of the
race seemed be rather done for Inc pace was 'oo
much for him. ,oo, de,l NJ
bicycle
f,n Tor The crowd or course none OF the bicycle
Hrs could make as good time AZ has been mad On
| a. the track at Manhattan Field is not raised al
the turns In the second heat Of the mile ra'e' T i
| OF the starters Louis Hunter ~ o. t ~, - -,
was not boy and he carries some gray n MAJ man n,
so the crowd insisted on calling nim me o on da
| nut old or young. he started of with soou utal
Of yigor and az ne passed the grandstand on Inc
beginning of the second lap he turned 10 'nDh
"Wbv don't you fellows come on the crowd
thought that 9S %as I'D PT mnS sHUq right good style
But the 'old man fooled them all for ne not only
III n are the summaries Of the track contests
One hundred yard dashFrs heat won BY Il j. "Sies
g. d. 1ld H. welssman A. c u secon .c heat sdcS %Sn
y nn So hird John Kne il Final heat %C% by
-. J. wefers; time 10 10 Sec se''"' . T. N'''''"
H hu ward rsnw SS6n BY W Shages III
pr & y < c. thrd E. n. roweI 81 T p,a},T a 6
,@ 9"' 5ss T solsaa Iq y Sr 4 e. h'F
e s Sg:s .ss .S5na By (
H Two nae SSe s, heat ,oy won pa by p wasr
Boone J. ; 4 O. ,s' sch%ar rs'I K
By Ious Hunt ! A. th G IT. < 100 Era
Fna! . hsat TGn X y in{ x A. G. hr Louis
y,.a F" ..coNG BY TA2 %fri H' A. C.
cH9 5s MI, K1aSS y y deofs. " oroq
A. O. time q y y second Louis iAeofo'd ~ j. A.
q. ,hird NJ II. Donovan. y. J. a 6, ,,.. :. "
900 ward rin-First heat won by y. J. Wefers y
A. e. time q sec: second J. r Qrni e,r h. !, Il T.
-. third John J. Keane IT, C. g. y. j.; f3ur'n IL !"
we.ssman k A. G. second heat won b. 81 r l mni
KY A. C. Final heat won ~ r j. We'srs n u .:
49, T Tebr Keane IT, G. Y. J. In the preliminary
heat. FOR his the first four in the rst neat ana th
NJ 49,, in The second received places In the mai owing
10 the disparity Of numbers in the two heats c,,o
r,, ,ari hurdle race-First heat won by Johh '9sef
piJcedeld a A. G.. Albany time p rec; second o. j.
f.iutS'. u ( C. Second heat won by Jerome Buck,
corey a. ,me 81 Z sec: second. Darwin r: James.
X j. A. e. Final hea, won by JeTomH BuGx \ 4 e.:
tine - ioEn c@sgrave Rdgened A. a. G.. Albany
MN. run-Won BY r. W hi VIZ ~, w. - II