The record-union., 1897-10-03

NEW YORK, Oct 2-The New York
Athletic Clubs annual field and track
athletic games were held on the Ira
vers Island grounds to-day. There
was stiff wind blowing from the east
ward across the grounds during the
greater part of the afternoon. For a
second time this year the Western men
had TO put up with a clean defeat. The
fact that Richards and Emery could
not compete for the Illinois delegation
proved a serious handicap to the west
ern club. While their other men work
ed very hard, the best they could do out
of twelve races was to win three and to
score a half point on a dead heat in an
other, leaving the score at the finish S12
points to 49, points, figured on the basis
of one for each first scored.
B. j. Wefers won three events, in one
of which, the 150-yard run, he smashed
the worlds record, and established a
new one. The record for this distance,
hitherto Il 40 seconds, was held by
Wood, but Wefers clipped One-fifth of
a second off this, and established new
worlds record of II 3-5 seconds. This
may not stand as a record, as he had a
favorable wind at his back, but never
thelesS his work throughout the after
noon was equal to any of his previous
best performances.
The most sensational finish Of the day
was that between Townsend of Chicago
and Long of the local club. Townsend
led from the start, with Long only two
feet behind him. AS they rounded into
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the New Yorker made a wonderful ef-
fort at the head of the stretch, and the
two men ran as one man. Each or
them was run out within a yard of the
line and both fell across it simultane-
ously, each receiving a nasty fall. At
ter the men had been revived they toss-
ed up a coin, and as Townsend won the
toss, he got the gold medal and Long
the silver one, while their respective
clubs scored each half a point. Sum
maries:
Eight hundred and eighty yards run,
won by ]. E. Cregan, N. Y. A. c.;
George w. Orton, N. Y. A. c., second;
R. 3. Barrett, Chicago A. A. c., third.
Time 2:12 4-5.
Fifty-yard dash, won by B. J. Wefers,
n. Y. A. c.; C. A. Klunder, Chicago A.
A, second; J. H. Rush, Chicago, third.
Time-0:05 4-5. Wefer led all the way
and won by a yard from Klunder, who
was two feet in front of Rush.
Two hundred and twenty yards,
hurdle, won by E. c.. Kranslein, Chi
cago A. A.; George Winship, N. Y. A.
c., second; J. H. Thompson, Jr., N. Y.
A. c., third; c. A Klunder, Chicago A.
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all the way by five yards from Winship,
who was two yards in front of Thomp-
son.
Putting the 16-pound shot, won by
r. Sheldon, n. Y. A. c., distance 43 feet
61a inches; c. H. Heinmann, Chicago
A. A, second, distance 43 feet 515
inches.
One hundred and fifty yard run, won
by B. J. Wefers, N. Y. A. c.; j. B. May
bury, 9. A. A, second; J. H. Rush, C.
A A, third; r w. Moore, N. Y. A. c.,
fourth Time-0:14 So. Wefers broke
the worlds record by one-fifth of a sec
ond.
Standing high jump, won by A. p.
Schwaner, n. Y. A. c., with a jump of
4 feet 6s4 inches; Irving Baxter, N. Y.
A. c., 4 feet 52 inches, second.
One hundred and twenty-five yards,
hurdle on grass, won by A. c. Kraens-
lin, c. A. A; J. A. Thompson. N. Y. A.
c.. second; NJ. P. HaIdin, N. Y. A. c.,
third. Only three started. Time
OH 2-5. The Chicago man won by
three feet.
One hundred yards, handicap, final
heat won by S. K. Thomas, K. A. c.,
8 yards; J. c. Hoagman, Anchor A. c.,
9 yards, second; A. J. Memdes, K. A.
c., 10 yards, third. Time-0:10 1-5.
Four hundred yards run, M. NJ. Long,
N. Y. A. c.. and N. j. Townsend, c. A.
A., dead heat for first place; H S.
son, Chicago A. A, quit after going
thirty yards. Time-0:51. This was a
most sensational race Townsend took
the lead at the start, with Long close
up Long made his effort at the head Of
the turn, and drew up level with Town
send, and ran like one man, and both
came over the tape in the prettiest
dead heat ever seen on any track.
Throwing the 16pound hammer, won
by John Flanagan, n. Y. A. c., with a
throw of 164 feet inches: j. H. Benne-
man, c. a. A, 135 feet 1112 inches; c.
c. Hadvick, n. Y. A. c., 122 feet 101a
inches.
One mile relay, won by the n. Y. A. C.
team, Long, Cregan. Lyons, Wefers;
Chicago A 4. team second, Rush.
Klunder. Jackson, Townsend. Time
3:29.
Two mile steeplechase national
championship. won by George w. Or
ton, N. Y. A. c.; T. G. McGirr, N. Y. A.
c., second; VIM. Reed, n. Y A. c.,
third. Time-12:0S 1-5.
Of the twelve events, the duel be-
tween the Chicago A. A. and N. Y. A
c., the New Workers won eight against
Chicago's three, while one event ended
in tie. Owing to the fact that the
representation of Chicago was more
limited than that of the local. it was
decided to figure only on first places.
This is the same system which governs
the annual competitions between OK
ford and Cambridge Universities. and
estimated on this basis the score to-day
reads: New York S11a, Chicago 3ss4.
A DOZEN OPINIONS,