The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

plVkubo W. me tnroe-ycNr-Olu DrlHuue, anu n nos
o. repnted phenomenal youngsters. promised L
furnish material for sensational racing
All these animals were to prove themselve
glowing promise that the bali was set rolling
IL had not, been rolling many moons. however
before u virplent epidemic swept through everJ
Eastern string. So fierce and general was III,
attack that OF all the stars which were TO be
only one had fulfilled expectations when The
But for Henry OF Navarro. the sport, 40 far a'
the three-year-old and upward contingent Il
Larry episode worthy OF future consideration
The belmont crack was so Frustrated that de;
spite all the efforts of his Rstute trainer, u real
test OF his sterling qualities could not be ven.
LmMred until the Suburban was set for decision
SrnSr nor trainer could place any condolences IN
MS ability to win. To the delight of every one.
however; Navarro shouldered l2o pound;, and,
coming like n whirlwind when Griffin called on
MN, he won what subsequently proved To be
the race of the year.
IOf the two-year-olds the rast season can boast
OF q departure from, the general rule In, that the
Miles fairly held their own; More than that,
possibly showed a balance in favor OF the ladies'.
Among the most distinguished OF the latter
we're Winged Foot, Rhodesia. Royal Rose,
Golden Dream. Mana H., sunny Slope, Cleo
phus, Suisun, Casseopia. and Divide. Pitted
against this array were the colts Ornament,
George Rose, Buriesque, and Challenger. How
Winged Foot would have Jared alongside. Orna-
as the struggle for the Futurity approached will
probably be demonstrated in tho future. As IL
was, ornament and Oguen stood COnSpiCuOuSly
by themselves during the fall session.
ATHLETICS.
Tho athletic year was signalized by many OK
ceptional incidents. perhaps the most notable
Of The h "'s oiWmp Ho'ns sa ua sio Nt pethe ,ne Gpssss'
American athletes showed great enterprise by
travelling thousands of miles to pit themselves
against the Greeks. and they reaped "A rich re-
ward By. winning the sprints. jumps. hurdles.
discus throwing, and revolver shooting.
prominent v~ictors Mt Athens. On his return he
won the intercollegiate and national quarter.
mile championships in mastery style and
bridge on Sept. 10 BY red ucing the worlds
record for the 9o0-yard run to an.
Practically all the big races of tho year up to
three hundred yards fell to Bernard j. Wefers.
whoshowed phenomeUals pcedatd different lines.
pionshIps ut Manhattan Field Nlay 30 he
eqnalied tho l00-yard worlds record OF s4-5
seconds and reduced the best mark for the goo
Labor Day. he made n new worlds record OF II
seGon6s FOR 900 yards, and at Iravers Island.
in 30 DO seconds. On the latter date he also
ran 10 yards in II 4-5 seconds, beating the
American aud tying the worlds record.
The most conspicuous among n large crop OF
excellent jumpers were j, Is. Connolly of Boston
former won the 1.-TWO hops and jump" ut
Athens, and in the same event at Williams
bridge. Sept. 10, he made a new American rec
was the standing nigh jump. and at this game
he set up a new worlds record Of 8 feet 80
inches on May 90 at Lafayette.
Jerome Buck proved to be about the best of
the %hurdling brigade, and he topped of a very
bridge, BY running 440 yards over 2-foot 6-inch
obstacles in SO 2-5 seconds, II new worlds rec
the shot putters. and he also showed great ap-
titude at the newly imported game. throwing
Greek Gre I'i missile was was a a' throw sS" of III feet s ) inches fGs
at williamsburg Sert. 10. This not only
beat the pest accredited Greek performance. but
the best previous American standard as well.
ROWING.
The year was an ~eventful one for amateur
oarsmen. The first notable surprise was in the
Decoration Day regatta OF the Harlem Associa-
ton, when the University OF Pennsylvania
of the First BoheInians. but the champio sem
Tor eight as well. 1t was glorious revenge for
First Bohenians through the two previous
years of their prosperity. 1t was also, n hard
won their cups twice and another win would
have made them, sole owners OF the trophies.
The next notable event was the departure OF
nale's oarsmen, June 9. to compete at the
Henley regatta for the historic Grand Challenge
Cup, Their movements on the other side were
tho race took place, July Z. when the crack
Leanders defeated them b. a length and a half
In the first round.
The intercollegiate four-cornered race at
PQughkeepsie also played a prominent part in
ever. one OF the very. greatest surprises Of the
season took place. This was the overwhelming
defeat OF the Yale freshmen by the University
where Yale was beaten by fully ten lengths:
Another surprise occurred when the four
cornered race took place, as the crew least sus-
pected of capturing the race. finished In front.
For two miles the harvards held a slight lead.
up their wonderful speed until they won a
glorious victory by two lengths or more.
Association atom" Of Gmnteur 6arsrnen fuTnisned
another sensation, for at their Saratoga regatta,
A9E; b. e Ed of Wo n; IeT t Mss. OF 'e she Mhsau a
record for the intermediate sculling class, and
to addto his laurels he clicked faster time than
was made in the senior race, won By Joseph j.
Whitehead of the Riverside Boat Club of Cam
bridgeport. Mass; Their respective times were
tween the two men later on, which young Ten
Eyck won decistveiy. Ten Eyck is a descendant
being James Il. Ten Eyck, the well-Enown pro-
fessional OF Worcester.
daur's win OF the worlds professional cham
pIonship In England from Slansbury, the Aus
tralian champion. Priorto this Gandnur roged
professional championship Mt Halifax. Aug. |.
The crew won by three lengths from Bubear's
An amusing feature OF the season in local cir
Giles Yves furnished by the elRht.oared junior
crew OF the Dauntless Rowing CUB. WHICH won
the senior eight,oared race on the Harlem
against such crack senior crews as the Staten
Island and Palisade boat clubs, after being
beaten in the junior race by the Union Boat
Club crew.
As a climax to a series OF surprises. mention
should be made OF Harvard's sweeping reform
in her rowing policy, as Indicated BY the adop-
tion Of the standard English stroke. II. c. Leh-
mann, the famous oxford amateur coach.
caused an international lutter by coming over
to initiate tho wearers of the crimson. During
the few weeks he spent on the Charles he Is said
to have worked wonders, and although he has
returned to England. lo Will he back in time to
perfect his new ~protegGs for the coming season.
FIGHTISG.
In the world of pugilism there were many Inn
portant battles during the past year. First
among them was the signal victory OF Bob
Fitzsimmons over Peter Maher near L.angtry.
Tex. which was decided by IL knockout in just
ninety five seconds. The rise of " Kid " Lavigne
To a place that virtually entities him to rank AS
light weight champion of the world was also
notable. Lavigno's triumph over Dick BurRe
in England and his victory over Jack Ever
hardt at the Bohemian Sporting. Club, In this
city, doomed his stock immeasurably.
Peter Maher received the heavy weight cham
pionship from Corbett when he knocked out
O'Donurll at Maspeth IN a punch, and later lost
1t to F~itzsimmons. The battle between FitZ-
simmons and Sharkey At San Francisco proved
to he the most notable event OF the year. In tho
eighth round the referee, Wyatt carp. awarded
the fight to ShRrkey on the ground that a foul
had been committed, although, according to
report. tho Australian was on the point Of scoring
q Knockout. Ernc's defeat OF George Dixon in II
twenty-round bout and the down fail OF Plimmer
before Pedlar Palmer were also features.
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