New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14

GREAT RACING BY WEFERS AND HJERT-
BERG-kTLPATR1CK WINS THE $50
YARD HANDICAP

About 2.oc0 people assembled in Madison Square
Garden last night witness the carnival OF sports
held under the auspices Of the New-Jersey Ath-
letic Club. The programme a long one. and all
the contests were well filed. many Of the best
known athletes in tho country taking part IN them
Much interest was taken in the in which p. J
Wefers, the champion. took part In the sixty
yards handicap dash he forced to succumb TO
young Fisher. the crack Of tho Yale Athletic Asso-
citation. who had handicap OF five feet
The two-mile hurdle race created much excite
ment Hjertbers. the wonderful long-distancc
runner of the New-Jersey \. c.. and George W Or
ton Of the University OF Pennsylvania had the race
between them. TIiertbtrg led and Orton vas con-
tent to have him make the pace until the last lap
when a terrific struggle took place between the TWO
men Hjcrtbers finally won by ten or twelve inches
Everybody was standing up. excited and loudly APP
piaudins This it declared was one or the
greatest races ever witnessed in the Garden
The summaries follow:
SKY yard heats First heat won by
VIM SY " t srcond lne-a : So second hea'
9unlan. ,Fordham college ard = y. T. e. stc5ri
lbpe,,s - Sec Third heat won or Greenwood
syIVanid second Time" ! > sec Fourth heat w.
2se a A. . E Fi'ag I'm r. Yale a. A. X Gcrara
sec i' FiI So nHnri} ~ Pennsylyanit TINT
iae A. 4: r. = Wefers 1scraicnj. GEORGETOWN mi
Esh hundred and eighty yard run ,novico scratch
c. Burton e T n5%. IS west G f55 rca5d
Time LIB 5. second heat won by T. Rncknehsm.
20 Third iea, won 4 :" ieores Emo s '' ""v
seona Time P Far, Ry fgs o of % 1snsi
s @lyfFsIy % Penns' 'a3is C. : Diver yale
3nder Grant. University o. Pennsylyana: l. y. Lane
~ 4 es,Sy %, r s5 ana send Time
Won ev NJ J. Waters Il" yaris'. Twenty third Street
Moert Is yards Clipper '' T 3ra' p 3! se WHIP! Thr
heai won nv James c4fel' - yards,. Princeton INT
land - YARDS. KnickerhooSer g. Timc-2s sec
de5rretown Tniysr Sin hee- won e{ = NesTs STacn
5 5s2rs G 4ss eo Eshs aea, won by &C., Pyer
b, charlie LarnSer 10 ards New 40, Yors nj I'm
third street + r. a. B- q" y1r y ads %en IN
Ecsim1n' y. A. J@r.eZ C.y. second ! wsfers
.o Nle Sfyce heat won by I Ioer
on5 heat won h. V ~ 6 .E 10 Sc.
"a c. lime o5 = IL Third R"a won ny sanford r
hest won by r \ Miller 10 varfs' Greenwich Wheel
o25 ,-ar4s,. r ". rime-2544s. Firal won by = N
Keryan II " w H. owen. X 4 g.. second. l.. r
Nile walk. h4ndlcap-won hy Harry " r-add 90 Soc
6Hds' New IVES, Side - s@o6d samuel L'e6old
'se I,'t. Pasms 4 C. bird Tim -
Knickerbocter . John F cregan 30 Yards. Prince
o go y w2'xy s, ia4 y J. sr finn ad II Donovan
standing hops'fP- iump-WoH by Mullisan
cossroye COMPANY 4. ION Battalion. second. distance
80 feet -. inches Franklin Block Empire 4 A. third
nile ,, .tss9,sshs.s q ehams9a4Pw
University - Pennsylvans. second J. p. Finnamors
Pastme 4 third. Time-i1 %
-Four hundred -forty-yard ChandcapI-von ny
John T. Storms. 'r Yards Knickerbocker A g..
Jerome Buck scratch Knickerbocker A =. second H.
". cosan rs yards Columbia ". ". third Tine
"a SIS
Special sixty-ysrd run-von hv 2. J wef@rs George
University. NJ 2 Halpin. NeU-York A =, second,
Edward zinn. New West side A c.. third. Tines 3-5
i-hty-yar1 handicap. limit y
yardsWon ny Charles II. fitzpatrick scratch, Prince
ton University. Alexander 30 YARDS University Il
Pennsylvania second; g q Hoardsr IL yards. Kncker-
booker A c. third. Tlme-2n3 rs
Pole vaulting-Won bv c T Van Wnke u inch. Yale
height 30 feet -. inches : h Thomas 2 l7ches).
second. height 10 feet q. inches.