The sun., 1896-08-09
INTER APHLE1ICS.
Ireland Defeats Scotland by Seven Events
to Four.

Some gallant struggles track and field
signnlizcd tho second international tourna-
mcnt between the representative" athletes OF
Ireland and Scotland. held at Bail Bridge
grounds, Dublin, on July Is. The full de.
tails came % hand hy the latest mail and they
bear tiCtterinC testimony TO the physical Prov
ess of bOtl! countries. The Fcii OF July 25
has this report OF the important meeting:
The weather was fms unG the attendance large.
while, though the wind blowing down the straight
was rather against fast times In the sprlnts. the
surroundings were on tho whole In favor OF good
performances. That the latter were up to good
all round Will be seen from the return.
and, was generally anticipated. Ireland won.
Last year at Glasgow the Scotchmcn were beaten
hy tho old event. but with Downcr Ineligible to
compete and Morgan running ~ well. the hundred
aud TWO twenty were This time almost certalnties
for the lrishmen, and they were perhaps unucky
seven to four which was the actual result. Hor.
Ean hoider OF the fnsli;h and Irish championships
iod on by securing the shot putting al the excellent
distance OF =! feet inrhe,, "hilr McIntosh. who
feet = inches. Morgan played with Barr in tho
hundred and two twenty, clocsing respectable
ami Ryan had littlc difficulty IN accounting for the
hign Jump. Grleve, got over feot lncncs, but
on III he jnsr barely tppet ant nr"nsht down the
comfortably IN minutes 33 seconds. but Mullen,
from the fact TINT he had only just got on the
ground after a tlriug railway Journey ~ nearly
AMI loaih out in the four miles which,
und.r ordiHary conditions, would nave been fairly
Welsh also secured the half mile, though only
after a herce strusSlc with Finngan. who was
minntr, :" seconds. T. j. Byrnc, the Irish
crack crack , han. f.mlrr was absent as was Balantyne
prciy well balanced IN thi, respect. Tie hurdles
an by c W "H af carey whe frs rSnna
VITA The wind cockeh 10 50 seconds Timns or
on third. McInios, was all aGroai at the Irish, or
IeynolIs won with the respectable effort OF l2s
fast fast in nis n Hn SnG @ Fse 81 snsy
hr s 9s %m m T nm s s 9s
o f' he Was co@rhe @ %" on to fceS Ga
co'crci 22 feet. bur Harbour, who made such a hne
Color The w score 'o" now stood a. !" IN Vo faSor
The, tLS "Hme eountry, so tha! yeto1y was assured as
cisIon. The distance rae" was run nj very moder-
tS Hay an na MAs ru1n"x Ss nome Seks
logctner The former won. after ding dong setto,
Very poor Judgment and, hut Tor being !wice dis
ahp2n'Sa and IrylnT To- @ IH' up on me inside, he
IN me style In ~ seconds, which ties with the Irish
record. previously accomplished by himself ana A.
Pitlns sixteen. pound slot-D. HorFnn. Ireland,
81 feet Z, inches. /; j. D. Mcintosh, scotland, AZ
oae hanarra yard RgnzN. D. Morgan. Ireland.
Ireland. .. lime, 4 minutes 83 seconds.
High Iump-J. NJ Ryan, Ireland, feet inches,
|; ". Gricve, scotland. feet 8 inches, 2.
Two hundred and twenty yard RUM. d. Nor.
gan, lreland | H. Barr, scotland 2. Time, 28 20
seconds,
HAlf'mIle RunoH. Welsh. Scotland !! ]. Z. FIN.
One. .hund and twenty ward Hurdle Raced.
Carey. Ireland, /; a. Il. 1imms Scotland. z. Time,
III 80 sccOads.
Throwing tho Sixteen pound Hammer-J. s.
Reynolds Ireland, l2s feet inch, i d. Hot Ean,
Ireland, Ie7 feet ~ Inches, 81 ]. b, Mcintosh,
scotland, ZOE feet = inches, ..
Long Jump-H. Barr, Scotland. 29 feet . inches.
!; ". Newburn. Ireland. 22 feet, 81 II. T. Bar,
b9ur, ireland: 81 feet ~ inches, ..
-Four mile Run-R. A. Hnlg scotland, ii N.
o'Seill, ireland. .; Y. W. Bruce. Scotland. 8.
Time, x2 minutes 10 seconds.
-Four hundred and forty.yard Run J. G. Mere
dith, Ireland, Il @. G. Thomson. Scotland, 81 W.
POLLOCK Scotland. y. Times Oh Ss0VnaS.