Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-09

49, - '~HN' e. 4 "a Nthlilti
favored the New Jersey Athletic clubs
carnival of 81 orts at Bayonne, n. J.
yest' rday and the attendance was
5000, Much interest was taken in III,
second meeting this year between We.
teIs, the eastern sprinter, and Maybury
and Rush, the fast unners from Chi.
lgo and Wisconsin. \ week Ego last
Saturday Wefere proved his superior
ity to the western men, and TODAY he
was asked TO give Il half yard to each
OF them in The iC0-yard handicap. We
fers won his heat very cleverly from
Cregan ard Maybury also won his
heat. Rush was not so fortunate. how.
ever, as starting from the same mark
as his club-mate, Maybury, he failed
to qualify in the trial, finishing third.
Ia the final Wefers did not start. as he
said he preferred to reserve all his
sIeed for the 300-yard race. The result
OF the final 100 yards was somewhat of
a surprise to the western men. as they
looked upon Maybury as a sure win
ner. Their fondest hopes were not
realized, rs Sulzer. a local Splinter.
won, with Maybury third.
Rush was very sick after running
the 100 yard trial and was attended
by a doctor. Under the doctors treat
ment, he was enabled to take part in
the 800 yard scratch race. In this
race the big eastern Splinter won out
by ten feet with Rush second and
Buck finishing ahead of Maybury for
third honors. Wefers' time was 81
seconds, which is just 2-5 Of second
behind the worlds record for that
distance, James S. Mitchell of the
Pastime Athletic club made a new
worlds record at throwing the SO
round weight for height, He beat his
own worlds record by IL inches.
One hundred yards dash, handicap,
first and second men to run in semi
finals. This was run in four heats and
E. e. Mayer, unattached, of New York,
u yard;) Michael Donohue, st, Agnes
a. A., lj0 yardsl. b.. J.. Wefers
New York A. c., (scratch); NJ. j..
Cregan, y. W. S. A. c. j. II.
Maybury g yards. Carries a, Sulzer,
y. j. \. c.. az yardgl. w A. Harms,
knickerhoeler a. G.. (3ts yards).
qualified for it. The nnal heat was
Won by Sulzer, with Donohue second
and Maybury third, Time 10 seconds.
Sul2er won by a foot Wefers did not
start in the final, wishing to reserve
his speed for the 800 yards race.
$50 wards Garatnh ,-a, II u NJ.
vel, n j. 4. c., won; George V. Ly-
ons, kni~ckerbocker A, c.. second.
Time, l:5S.
22o yards hurdle, handicap-Jerome
Buck, kuiCkerbocker 4. c.. tscratch).
Won; \. e. Roe, Pastime a. c.. Q5
feet), second. Time, % 3-5 seconds.
Pole vault for height II. j. Het-
ut, Elmira A, c., 10 feet 10 inches.
first; J. l.. Hurburt, Jr, n. Y. A. c..
TO feet, 6 inches; second.
Special SEQ yards scratch race-B.
J. Wefers won; J, II. Rush, Chicago
A. A.. second; Jerome Buck. Knick-
crbocker A. c, third, J. II. Maybury.
Chicago A. A., fourth. Time 81 sec
ords.
One mile bicycle race-Final heat
won by William Frank. Transit Wheel
men, New York. $50 yardsl; Harry
Horsford, n J.. A c., (scratch) sec
ord, Time > % 3-5.
4iO yards race haudieap-Charles A.
Sul2er, y. J. \. G., twenty YARDS
" on; II. f, Marvel, n. J. A. c., l5
YARDS second. Time - is.
Mile run, handicap-P. IL. Chris
t;auseu, y. j.. \. c., Us yards won;
T. ], Quinn, Y. NJ c. A., Scranton,
Pa. t35 yards second. Time ABS,
Throwing SO pound weight for
height-james 5, Mitchell, Pas
time A. c., height Is feet
6& inches. first; John Herty y
Wv S. A. C.. height 10 feet , inches
second. Mitchell who holds the
worlds record at this game made q
tew record, beating the old one by
IFS inches,
Throwing rs pound hammer-R w,
Edgrcu. Kuickbocker 4. c., first, dis
tance l42 feet 7A inches; Charles
Chadwick. y. Y. A. c., second. Dis
lance 1874 feet 6 y inches.
Two mile bicycle, handicap-F1nal
teat won by Harry Horstord. \. J. \.
tC, tsJratChl, William Frank, i W y.
r.. city lI2o yards), second 1in"
|5.oI 10.
Willie walk haudicap-W Il. Fetter-
man. Jr. a. c.. tive ~secondsl, won,
James Fraser. \. J. A. c.. tten sec
ordsN. second Time, 7;01 Is.
}4o yards medley race-Fiual heat
won by James E. Fitzpatrick y J. A.
r. " Cohen. kn~ickerbocker 4,
IC second. Time. 1:1T SIS,