New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

AN EXCITING DEAD HEAT IN THE QuA
TER OF A MILE RUN
NEW YORK AGAIN WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN
THE CONTEST WITH CHIcAGo-A RECORD
CLAIMED ~ THE oNEHrNDRED-
AND FIFTY YARD DASH

AXD FIFTY YARD DASH
7, socms 70 require more than early showers and
coId damn blasts from the northeast 10 mar inc
annual fall games Of the New-York Athleuc 'i"p'
The nfty-nlnth games OF the club were he'd II,
Travcrs Island yesterday. and the ATTENDANCE" OF
fashionable and we-drcsse1 peopl" was Amos
nc largo M usual. Getting TO Travers lslahd NJ
thIs fine Of the year entails many vexatous delays
and dIscomforts vet about four thousand irlehns
OF the club made tho journey yesterday to 90
honor To the athletes who represent the Mercu'!
Foo, club on the field and clnder track
The sun came ont from behind the clouds IN a
shamcfaccd way about o'clock ana the han"-
some oval began to take on It's won''h appearance
as n fitting close OF The outdoor athletic year.
pre,,v girls rode M on bicycles. and smaller girls
and handsome matrons came later In carriages.
The majority were dressed warmly prepare" 10
enjoy the sports with all the comfort poSSl"''
MANY Of the club members went TO the sro"n"s
early to take part In !mprompu shooting H'a'cheS
beh,nd the clubhouse and TO be on hand 10 WEI
cam. their friends Admission was. as usual u!
Invitation only. and better representation Vi
snort-loylug people II would be dihicut 10 iitu'
The grounds were In superb condition. an" 'ne
clubhouse verandd was occupied by man! Peop'u
well known In social and business circles Inc
s,,nds were also well filed. Gay bunting deco
rated the craft IN the nearby waters OF the SOUND
while a wcl-selcctcd band was located under a
c,rorv I'm the centre Of the field. stiff north
cast wind was a blessing 10 the athletes when they
,oro going from that direction. but a hear; thunp-
Ina, b,ndicnp when circumstances compelled them
IN hattle I'm It's teeth. Winning athletic honors AT
,rr,vers Island IL an incentive to the average uach
,,d o.ld exnert and the various contests were
s,ubhornly contested and interesting throughout
The ooen contests were practically duel Ne
,weon the crack men OF the New-York Athlete
club and the Chicago Athletic Association Inc
Western men had been vanquished In the cham-
niouships before. blu; when they were invited 10
again meet the fleet footed men OF New-fork they
accented the invitation In sportsmanlike spirit
The Ncw-York men again won. scoring s'2 points
10 a., points for Chicago. Chicago captured the
onward hurdle the i2O-yard hurdle with kraenz-
lein. the discus-throwng with lienneman, ana
broke even In the quarter-mie run
The champion sprnter Wefers. captured inc %
and 10 ward dashes. He did not start III the IVO-
YARD handicap His running OF the last quarter IN
tho relay race vas also good piece or work
Wefers broke the record in the l5Oyad dash cover
ing the distance IN "A 3-5 seconds. cne-ffth Of
so.ord heIow the old record While the Amateur
..bletic Union officials who present minated
that the record would be allowed. there were many
n,esen, who seemed to think that the strong wind
~ Wefers's back In the last 100 yards OF the race
Nigh, cause the record to be thrown out "eiers
dd no, get the full benefit OF the wind. as ne ran In
the shadow OF the stands. sheltered. partially al
least from the wind
The really remarkable contest OF the day was
In the quarter of n mile run. 1t was one OF the
most stirring battles ever seen In this district,
and In the opinion Of such experts a. j. E. Sullivan