The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-01
MEMORIAL Day SPORT
Games Of the New Jersey
Athletic Club at Ber-
gen Point.
FLANA CAMS WORLDS RECORD
Letter Carriers and Montgomery
A. g. Meetings Yachtsmen
Celebrated Contests on
the Green.
FLANAG CANS WORLDS RECORD

letlc club, at Bergen Point, yesterday,
one OF the greatest athletic meetings
ever held in this vicinity was presented
by the popular organization that has
done SO much toward entertaining the
lovers Of sport during the past few years.
The crowd, too, was the largest that has
ever been seen on the grounds, in the
neighborhood of 5000 people being on
hand when the principal events Of the
day We're run off. The greatest perform
ance Of the many wonderful exhibitions
was given by John Flanagan, of this
city, the hammer thrower who created a
new worlds record with the 16 pound
hamer, his throw being $50 feet 8 inches.
the best previous record being AS feet q
of an irch. In this event Flanagan was
opposed by Mitchell, the American cham
pion, who was outclassed by his smaller
rival, and failed to do better than third.
over 20 feet behind the record made by
Flanagan. Another great attraction was
the team relay race, between Princeton
and University of Pennsylvania, the lat
ser winning after a great finish between
Holman and Coifelr, the latter reducing
the gap but41ackfng the strength needed
70 hold Hoffman, on the stretch who won
by SIX YARDS or more the final lap being
for the championship Of Hudson County
resulted in another victory for the Ca1ho-
lie Club athletes. Two teams were on for
the z. u, and they won the medals beat
ing the Lafayette Kings Sons. The first
team beat the record of list three sec
qnuSs while the second team equalled it.
In the Association football match the Cen
treville Athletic Club Introduced a sur
prise in the defeat of the crack Brooklyn
MandeIers. In the special half mile
and Gabe Hollander, of New York, a fine
exhibition was given, Burke winning in
1 1ass s lllnes f9nsidsring the heavy going.
finish. The summary follows:
Association football match-Won by the
Gentreyliie A. G. of Bayonne, 4 goals to
the Brooklyn Wanderers, 1.
Throwing the sixteen-pound hammer
from ~seven-foot cirele-Won by John
Flanagan, New York A. G, $50 feet 5
pennsylvania. second, i2s feet 3 inches.
N s. Mitchell. Pastime A. c., third,
Us feet 4 inches.
Throwing the sixteen-pound hammer
from nine-foot- circie-Won by John Elan
agan, 145 feet 81 inches; Charles Chad
wick Yale A. second. ll feet IL
Pennsylvania, third, l26 feet 81 inches.
one mile walk, handicap-Won by w.
7. Fetterman, University Of Pennsylvania.
seconds, second; Samuel sla1egI L; 5s Ac Yaa 80
utes II IS seconds. = me . MN
8. Pole Be y gmit for Resght,rb hanpdieap-won BY
Columbia University. scratch, ii feet 3
inches; E. T.. Van. Wrinkle. Yale A. A.,
I Ifnfgsrs N Il feet ct z P inch; ", -; A. Stewart.
third. 1p feet 9.inches.
5V yard potato race scratch-Won by
Ernest ~: Hjertberg y. J.. A. G.: .Chas.
y. NJ. Kinney, Knickerbocker "A. c., third.
Time 3 minutes e 9-5 seconds.
One rnIle run handicap-Won by z. S.
I lhnndrlIff VninMt . en- xra J- n
Grady, Knickerboeker A. g. % yards,
yards, third. Time, 4 minutes "a IS Sec
j. i. 5olfeits Princeton University; II.
r hillary University Of PENNSYLVANIA,
sylyania.. third Time, 81 rs seconds.
Two mile bicycle race. -handicap-Final
heat Won by d: ]. McMghen. n. j. A O.,
Wheelrlen4 100 yards. third. Time. 6 min
utes % Ia seconds.
One mile bicycle race. -handicap-Fina1
50 yards; D. J. Mcmahon. NJ J.. A. a., GO
yards, second; William j. Enrich, New
YORK !, sly. 20 yards, third. Time. 2 min
220 yards hurdle race-Final heat re-
suited in a dead heat for first place be-
tween Z p. Wtnsor, II, University of
Smith, New York A G., Il yards; warren
" Smith, n. J. A: c.. IA yards, was third.
Time. n 10 seconds. Smith won the runs
off. Time. rs 45 seconds.
100 yard dash. handicap-Final heat won
by ]. ". Tewkesbury. University of Penn
sylvanta, yards w 3: Rogers, N. ].
y AsC., 10 yards, thirds. Time, 10
$50 yard run for n@oyIces. scratch-won
sad; R; s ss9Bneer Gales. s y. 5or (. e e. th asd.
Ti HSn minutes y Is seconds.
lander. Knickerbocker A.. G., second
Time 4 minute Sc 45 seconds.
p: Marvel, N. T. "A. c., A yards; p. ri.
ond; W. 3. Smiley; T-wenty-seeond Regi-
ments q A. % yards, third. Time, l min
One mile team relay race for the ham
pionship OF Jersey City-Won by team i.
John j. Keane, Nelson Buck and j. s.
Ctearg team 2. Jersey City Catholic Club,
second; Lafayette Kings Sons team
third. Time. 8 minutes A 3-5 seconds
One niile intercollegiate team relay race.
Won by University of Pennsvlvaniass
team, HASTEN, Hillary. Jarvis and Hor-.
na9 3. F H,pihee5 j. +. e sfemi & and q j. R + aef..
seconds
S~ugenheirn. DreRdnaught A. g., So yards:
N. r. PendergasI, N. J. Al G., sa yards.
seeppd; M. w. Long, Flushing, 20 yards.
third. Time, so la seconds.
At Baldwin Park the usual holiday
crowd turned out yesterday to witness
the second annual games of the. Jersey
City Letter Carriers Association. The
event was full of interest and the sport
was up to the usual standard of excel
lence The entry list was not large but
every race was replete with a close strlg-
gle in which excellent time. was made.
The event was well managed and the or
gapizatinns reaped q big success t1nan-
cially,- The most interest conferred in the
out accident. Last year at the same meet
ing the accidents n spills were made on
almost every turn In the race for letter.
carriers for the ehalnpionshlp Of Hudson
County Thomas B4eCannon, of the Hobo
Ken, Office, aud a member of the Catholic
Club, proved the winner. Summary
One hpndged yard an handicap)-Gar-
rett Agenspns Paterson Y NJ c.. A.. first:
W. Schultz. Twenty-third Street r.. NJ.
Field Club. third. Time lis.
Three mile bicycle race siratch-Thos.
]: Herasy Jersey City Catholic Club,
first; J. II. Merrill, Stevens A. G.. second:
Louis Itenksl Jersey City Club, third.
Smith. Arlington A, G., first: William
Wallis, Jersey City Club, second; D. j..
Donovan, St.Francis' Xavier A. A., third;
Six hIndred \ sixty yard run fhandi-
cap}lThomas f.. Cannon Holy Name A.
G., hfstt ]. II. Wray. z NJ. L., second;
Lie. Herman third: Time, I'm SO ASS.
Eight hundred and eighty yeard run
gel. ST. George "A. G.. first; D. j. Dono-
van, Sts Francis Xavier A. c., second:
Charles F. Clunes Jersey City, third.
Time, Pm. i3 4-5s, sEs
One mile run, letter carriers only-Thos.
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