New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
wEFERSS NEW RECORDS.
TWO BROKEN BY THE sPRINTING
WONDER.
DELIGHTFUL SPORT Al THE TrAvERs ISLAND
GAMES OF THE NETWORK ATH-

LrTIc CLUB
Trsvers Island the beautiful and picturesque coun-
ry home of the New-York Athletic CluD. was al 's
best yesterday and faIrer scene has seldom gree'eu
the lovers OF outdoor sports than that whch was
snread about the oval during the afternoon Inc
hand of fate has only shown Itself In places anu INC
fev traces OF autumnal served only to add gen.
srsl beauty TO the lawns and surrounding WOODS ~
was the occasion Of the ffty-sevenh games Oh '"''
model athletic organization. and as usual they "'e
successful As admission was obtained py in'ita"o
only that cheap and undesirable element which pat
ronizes sports and recreation simply TO appease It's
longing 10 be considered sporty was MISSING Inc
grounds and the track were In superb conoito"' anu
the contests off In such GOOD orner 'hat VS.
itors from the city enabled to get nome ~ a'
early supper. ,,,
There were swimming matches and track and field
contests galore and one of the largest crowds ever
seen at the grounds witnessed the contests ana APP
planded the trm-looking. clean-cut athietes' nc
stands were crowded before the pisto cracheu ioi
the starting of the frat heat. Late comers-"ie"'
women and young people-recned on the sraSsS
slope until wall of humanity encircieu 'he "aeN'
Handsome women In attractive autumn gowns were
there by the hundreds and their more athletic ana
roster sisters in trlm-lookng bicycle ana got SUNS
were almost az numerous band OF music stationed
in the nfied p.ayed lively airs and Inspired the ath-
etes to renewed exertions only applause ana sooo
music will do. gentle breeze blew IN from 'ie
Sound and the never wore happier smile
B. J. Wefers was the hero of the day. as he broke
two records-the l20 and 500 yard runs. "eiers Is
the sprinting marvel of the century. In the Nv
ward run Wefers did not forge to the front untii
tho last ten wards and he won by only Few
inches His time was II As seconds which beats
the American record of u seconds maze ID! Lon
Myers in 1882 The time equals the English rec
ord Wefers ran the 3OO-yard race In ~ 80 secohuS'
which is a new worlds amateur record Inc rns-
fish amateur record is 81 20 seconds, held by
NAL
held by Hutchns and 1t was made on straight rag
track at Powder Hill, England Welers t mao q
light wind at his back In the hrst race Du' he
faced IL in the stretch in the SOO-yard race. -
Tn, two-mile steeplechase was walk0yer. VI
nearly bs SSuT TS of water jump and stone wall IKE
thoroughbred. His opponents insisted on ,a' n5
the Spectators 1 roared Then Byers climbed oyer
the high Jumps in in the nG S ppishng the race al
though he had speed -. .so,. arms
out OF respect to their clubnate Dickey, VINO uleu
on Friday. The officials we're as tono"s' n eree'
H H. Baxter. j. ii. Booth. G. H. Mapess, and Wal
ter G. SCHUYLER elg Judges e H. r. Mare msrs
Robert stoll Mortimer Bishop and John II Abel
~ referee of bicycling JShn c. Guek Z Goods
hue. james H. Haslin and Waldo Sprague clerk
CT ed the sS6wes EGoe! J. Ksae and William il
Pinckney: starter Alexander A. Jordan: scorers
D Osa rep"fs rn0'R 1 Sharp and
capper +. C. Carter; announcer. Frederick ,i,,T1, W
THOMSON. John r. Fisher and Albert f. Colfax.
THE SUMMARIES.
capwon by Hash Eiasefa % seconds
huiay P 3. sale IL &c ssnS i srd
aisS,, Won by three Yards, .,.,u,-,,oo race nona
eaPa~sH y ffeasl ''Fa s"%%1
Week. rs J. .e y a. h 1SGT''c %n sSSsO >.
cd Pt run y Ne&s %? yarr
b. j. wefsrs n Y. c. scratch second Time-,a sec
ff': s. Ls ssnt y g. I Ngdst scnd
Final heat-won by b j. W ss. ~ NJ Il
Lyons 6 % Yards third 1me III - t0 sHs
Sss9 by Pssr n ssr.y race " ''a'
ratS@ c. G. wnsh HscoSd S:a a. g. q by yardR
sc @S y@ 4% sAr . F'' Fna
l. e az ysrdsi, second; 6 &C C. wi"shiD y y A. C.
az ysTfss a%n run yards by L
f. ards: second DAILY y u G. siro @:
six inches might have been as many yards IN FAVOR
WSs.mss 60 yafs. y = By is e
way Wheemen 90 Yards third Ime' ;ns mi third Won
sh9 fee, inches t. ssnbcrg y
NJ g A. Al feet 10 Inches. second; George Wolf ~ Y
rg Three sefsi YARD run ~ )wSn by J.
wefers r. A. 6 SCRATCH H. Lyons n r. v6 A; 8.
aG y''as WORLDS amateur aca record cor
One-hurdred and twenty yard hurdle race V,' H.,
Won by T. b. Floss, y y. 4 G. % yard) ~ = haI-
Is Is yardsJ third. Time-17 % sec; ~ -. ,,..,o-
six hundred yard 90 yards lmi)-Won by Waiter
S Nipple \. Y. a. c. as YARDS p j. Coriey ~ " !.
a. oa V yarssi third Time~1:i3 % Won by eight
yards: ' one yard between second and bird po..
ivnnns G. o't Cscrach - feet inches; Smith EAlfod;
T. c. Kentucky % inches), 81 feet az inches actual
immp. John W Cross Y NJ c. 4. q feet inches) IL
fee! II inches e as,H@ go seconds mowon by
George w orion. y. Y. 4. c. tscratchl: Il IL haynes
X A. c. go yards second Time-2:i! 10 won i 10y
quarter mile. A. b. Daily quit ai'er sons "''e
oyer Pole vault (handicap-won by John BALI, Y T. v
u nches) . feet IL inches; s. X Thomas Is a. 9. q
iS "a inches hes 10 feet p. inches third;
Throwing sixteen pound hammer handicap) won py
Fc,S C. DaEi srk IN 4 & rs eeo i0e inches
second; W. D. Herman. H. A. A. % feep 30 feet
! inches third. . . MAN, Mon ~,
Ns one y miIe reg "a. " s Hpne H. s. Lyons. G II.
Kilpatrick and j. WeferS: Aihenan a. c. or Phla
depha Mackenzie 6 A k ,sr,onsu r. CHARLES
| Rowe C. Bjorkwan. W. McManus and j. Mclntire third
| Time OF winners. 3:25 33.
MRS WILLIAM SHIPPEN THE VICTOR.
Seven of the women players Of the Morris County
| Golf Club entered the handicap tournament there
| Yesterday morning for the cup given by Mrs
| Marmaduke Tilden. AS result of the game Mrs
william Shippen added another victory TO her al
ready creditable list. She had the further salts
| faction OF winning on a scratch score over 'he
| liberal handcaps of most OF the other competitors
Tho tournament Of especial Interest coming
,ust before the women's national championship TO
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