New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
WEFERS'S EFFORT A FAILURE
THE CHAMPION SPLINTER UNABLE TO
MAKE \ NEW RECORD.
JAMES s MITCHELL ESTABLISHES A NEW MARK
FOR PUTTING THE WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT
srIzER. TIE scHOoLBoY CHAM
ZION. DOES CLEVER WORK
on THE TRACK

on THE TRACK.
The Labor Day carnival Of sports attracted
large crowd Of spectators TO the grounds Of the
New-Jcrsey Athletic club at Rayonne. yesterday.
The track was up TO the top notch far as
condition went, and the inheld left nothing 10 be
desired. This year the local managers were
fortunate N every sense. the weather suited
everybody. athletes and on,ookecs alike That the
athletes from the Chicago Athletic Association
had stopped over from :he National championship
games TO take part IN the days clients was pro-
ductve in large degree, of bringing the vast
th"ong Of spectators who crowded the stands and
club balconies and occupied every inch Of space
around the oval.
The games opened with game of association
football between the Centrevilles. Of Bayonne. and
the True Blues OF Paterson. This game resulted
in a tie, which decided toss of coin,
and the Paterson team This was followed
by game OF Gaelic football which the William
Barry Association team. Of Jersey City, won from
the Young Ireland team. OF Jersey City, by score
OF to O
around weight toascr, broke the only record that
suffered during the afternoon His feat was oc-
complished In the contest for throwing the nifty
sx-pound weight for height Mitchell tossed the
weight TO hcigh; of 10 feet G3s inches rs inches
higher than 1t had ever been sent before. n!s
performance however. lacked the interest II mgn.
the record he shattered was one he had established
New-York Athletic Club. won the hearts Of the
spectators by his clever performances. although he
in the spccia! run scheduled for that purpose; ne
When he rtnquished his tight T. Compete in The
hnal heat of the one-hurdred- yard dash. HIS
an excellent Chance OF capturing the final Ills
idea IN Withdrawing from he race was 70 ave
Victory over Tie Chitago cTark2 in he nnai heat
Of the short sprint was popular with ne crowd as
mile run. His cluhmate. Herbert Il, ManrcL a!So
e cTrfif hc uSN in the s S th and nj
handicap quartcr-mil' runs The summaries foi-
oay n'Tg siri iasa raal ,E sra, Nh ay
buy ' Sh 9 'fF scratch, hiTi Tmcoo
WI. i by n ,'isl 'En4 Manv 1 Nv c2 V
Lyons KnctTrhoskCf A. 60 ssJ',i L. r-. ,S'ol,,-
Won By Jerme nle Kni,Erroser A. s i I,G5s,'RR
4 tx Ea,%f l. % ad I. if i ia3 :c
,v 1no nil SSye rr rsg Ip fs ,af 9s vi" Harry
IIostor! New Jerssy G .ors,sel SSSGnd Tor
Special three hundr,a ward @rra'ch'-won by h"r-
nari j w'grs New-[eIk C.. II Ra@h cG ;Syi
J. IT, Maybufy. G7icaeo 4. A.. fourth 71mc-o.2l
chi@. nS's sscr Nea Gssi ' 10 5af m@r,
Esr Mann Nv y,rS Je5 5 4, y,r. 'I ,n @
M,nyGL he n'"rscho!as''c champ n raGSl mr. uth
5e,wesn him ana ihS 'apc whcn be- easel hs eor-
Two-nie GSyeg race hanaeaPFna heat Wn by
prank transit whetlmen Ci20 ysflsl second. " Tor
Cno-mile run. hanilcap-Won ty r H. 'nrisiians'n.
Ncw-Jcfse. A. G. lj yardsl. I. J Culnan. Scranton I
c. y. 81 yarir second. T q. McGirr. New-Yofk
\. G. 1scrnfch). ihrl Tiuc--i:3j.
Final Sp ns %oS 1@' I aG1y F @ia'y
G. ~ Cohen. knickorhoc h,r \ G.. second Charles IL
Hcrche KniDkeIiIgk \. c.. third Time LIE
Cuc-u'lc walk thaniicarl-Won ly Wilfre! H. fctter-
man. New-Nork \. g. scratch; James Fraser. New
Jc:rry 4 {. ~ scooHAs second. Edward Wear. 1f'r-
tn - do. Olvi. TWc-10li.
E!.' hunirc and ghty yarl thandicaI)--Won by
60 - Mvcr-. Ncv l'rs'F :. e. 90 yarisi. X J. Eaton.
New Jersey !. G. - yarhsi second W - smiley llar
lem Rowing club % YARDS, third rirnc-i:ji%.
vault ir height tscratchi--Wun 10y H. !. Fettt.
ElInirl 4 60 with IL T. 10 IN J. l.. Hurlhut jr New
YORK \ e. second. with 10 T. tn: Daniel Reuss. Nnch
.rblcxer 4. g., thifd. with 10 feet
Throwing the nfy pound weight for height tscratch
by James :. Mitchell. Pnsne 4. G.. with ~ n.
Ca in. John iiety. Now West side a g. second with
~ n in: Charles CrlIwiOK. Ncw-Yori, \. -. thri.
with ~ n. in.
Throwing the sixteen pound hammer from foot
circle scratch--NCn by Robert Elrren. ku'kerl,ckrr
g.. with l42 Il =. IN: Charles Chadwick New York
y. G.. second. with ~ fl. "a m, James = Mitchell.
Pasnc 4. g.. thiri win l32 T. l0'. IN.
Mitchell ~ FIRST pss"l dts hammer - Il. in thus
giving him nrat houurs but when hammer
weighed IL was found - be- half pound hight 4
protest entered ami after much discussion Ly the
Judges mitchell. permitted have Elk nov trials
with hammer u the proper weight lie unable 70
eclipse the fformauoe u the other and rec