The sun., 1896-09-08
WEFERSS LATEST RECORD.
the GREAT IMdTEUR SPRINTER
fGAIN dLTERS 7HE FIGURES.
Spirited Track ma Field Sport At she
New Jersey A. &. Cnrnivni- Champion
Kitrntr'ck Runs Fast Hail Mile
Some bad ssuaashrs In the bicycling.

Spirited Track ana Field Sport AZ she
New Jersey A. e. Carnival Chnu,pion
Kiirntr'ck Kuns n Fast Half Mile
Some bad suashrz In the BicSeiinE.
Every essential tuctor for q successful meet
ing favored the New Jersey Athletic Club's car
nival OF outdoor sport on the New Jersey oval
at Bergen Point yesterday afternoon Ideal
weather prevailed, a crowd of about 1000 en-
thusinsts attended the games. good pro-
Rramme was furnished, ana even tho excite
ment aroused BY n record breaking performance
was not lacking.
The star performance OF the day was tho
record breaking feat of Bernard J. wefers, the
champion sprlnter. in the special race OF 200
yards from scratch. Ho got away with the re-
port OF Starter Robertson's pistol and imme-
diately set the pace. Foot BY foot he Increased
his advantage over his rival flyers. and ho
dashed down the homestretch with terrific
burst of speed, which enabled him to clip one
fifth OF n second from his own record of3l leo
seconds for the distance. Frank w. Jarvis. the
Pittsburgh A. c. crack. was starter in this race
but was unfortunate Ho got away last of the
bunch ard on tho backstrctch cast one of his
shoes. The mishap put him out of the race.
Champion Wefcts also performed creditably
In the 100-yard dash. He won his trial heat
from scratch In 20 1-5 seconds and WAS awarded
second honors In the final heat, Jarvis of Pitts
burgh. who hal also captured his trinl heat In
the same tine from the two-yard mark, being
placed third. The pair collided within veyards
OF the tape and were thrown out of their strides.
Neither however. would have taken first houors.
as Charles A. Sulzer. tho New Jersey schoolboy
champion, led them by yard. and ran the raco
In even time from the five-y yards mark.
The two bicycle races were exciting events.
On the seventh lap of the two-m!ie race J. II.
Livingston OF the New Jersey A. G. wns spilled
as he entered the homcstrctch. The result was
n general smash-up for the half dozen wheel
men who were In his rear. Livingston was
stunned and badly cut, while Henry Waller OF
the New Jersey A. c. had hls collar bone broken.
Livingston pluckily rodo in the one-mile race
later. but was again unfortunate He was rid
ing fourth on the bomestretch of the final lap
and was spilled at the finish. receiving internal
injuries and cuts about the face.
In the special half mile run Walter s. Nipple.
the schoolooy champion, made spirited effort
10 defeat his clubmate. Champion Charles II.
Fitzpatrick. but the latter was In fne fettle and
easily outfooted the youngster. Summary:
Association Football Match-won iy the Empire
FSotpaIl clubs eleven OF hayonne from the Centre
aerc Foo,6a ty the e' william IT.
Barry As;oc,a,ions team Of Jersey CITY from the
goals II points 10 points ,,,
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XaSer !: 6: 20 yards, sesana; p Soycs New Jersey
shisys4d Kun anaSap
Won by Glbrle. @. HoIlannef. knIckerhocker 4. G..
csa: j. + cresEan. New YORK 4. C.. scratch. third
Running Htsh Jump, Handieap-won bv Edward j.
Kerr institute C.. 9 inehes With. With q feet inch D;
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feet inches. second. With 2a feet inches: s. T. T.
Boss, New York A, C. scratch, third, with 22 feet Il
Vnemile Walk. HandGcap-won by. sanue, L!ep,
ferey G. 10 seconds second James FraSer YoHns
Amer:ca A. C. 80 seconds. third. Time. minutes
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