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lear the ..pa and closed 10 fast with Ru.h that

officials az the limo agreed with the outsiders
that Rush had finished several inches ahead o!
bis ,clubmate., Wefers tied the worlds record
held by himself and others.
One Mile walk.won ~ samuel %Liebsold. Pastime
4 Gi' non y; aet's NaM ys: Ne~ York ~ 4. g. sHrond
minutes ~ A. seconds.
The ether %sterte,rs, we're James Fraser and
at great gait with instructions. It is said. to
walk the champion off his Toct. At, 800 yards
Liebgold collarcd and passed him, but Fetter.
man rushed to the front again, and led at the
quarter in l minute 20 seconds. Licbgold again
forged ahead and reached the half in 3 minutes
man, and the champion drew steadily away, max
ing, his third quarter in 4 minutes 81 4-5 seconds
finished 100 yards behind waterman, and
LOUIS L'e6E2ld' who dropped from " touch OF
S SSGiis0 and on ah ah ! siC o@t TO 5" RI p'iR " g Sus sSs s ThIs
was Sam Liebgold's fourth successive win.
i2o Yard Hurdle Race-wqn by !. i; Thompson,
second Theodore ". Chase, New York A. T.. third.
Time. 10 seconds.
The other starters were \. A. Triesell,, Pitts.
burg A. G., and 7. MCQuoeney, Springfield ID.
A. A. A. O.. Kraenzlcin of Chicago reserved
himself for the low hurdles. and the holder Of
A. u, withdrew on the mark. as his starting
would occasion two heats, and a weak ankle
attempt Of making the trip twice. All
then tn S Ses ,,a an o Ricbn hsHt' ,h STd T sitvbt IN
hung on and led by a few inches oyer the third
obstacle. Tho Yale man chung to his advantage
beat young Phase b, iEkres, yards. Msoaseny
landed fourth, while Friesell fell over the ninth
hurdle and did not finish.
One Mile Bicycle Race-won by l. A. Powell. New
York A; G.; Bert Ripley: Knickerbocker 4. c.. second;
Harry Hosford. New Jersey A. O.. third. Time, .
minutes % 30 seconds.
The other starters were F. @. Bremen. Now
G G' snd w. @e & g. e e.; M K;n ii PsF%sE; Se A. ' {. GEro I'll
slipped his pedal at the start, but then rushed
around the bunch to the front. His lead, was
On the third lap Powell slipped through quietly
and held his mon safe sftor that, winning COM
fortably, by. five lengths. Hosford was two
lengths back.
44oYArd Run-won by Thomas E. Burke. New
Y Wow, X. 4 lone &c, y 4; ). y T"Tnse nd , GniSaF T,m A: a! a; , sssSnSai
J. II. Rush, Chicago A. and George Stephens,
Montreal A: A. A, also ram. Burke led out OF
the chute, closely pressed by Long and stephens;
Long, and got the worst Of 1T. Long then went
stretch with bare daylight between them. while
Townsend was closing up fast. Forty Yards
devouring stride OF his and won BY
and townsend owns dp made "aS last sp' desperate err rush eief for
him, The Chicago man crept up inch by inch
until nature would hold out no longer. and he
fell PROSTATE. over tho line when almost at
Longs shoulder. As any part OF the body
counts under the revised rules, Townsend was
placed second.
G; Alex. Brohie. Montreal A. a. A, second; Richard
seconds.
The other starters were J. n, Finnamore. P. A.
e; II. L. Eaton. \; J. A. C.;.P. II. Christensen,
SSiJ; a. ;S Si; I. Il 9iGi9nSSell; K; 4; {. Geo We, W.
the Metropolitan champion dio not show up.
Orion was tho first to show, but dropped back.
Grant. McGirr. and Broiie in GO 25 seconds.
Grant then cut loose, and. opening up a gap Of
seconds, followed by Brodie, Orion, and Cregan.
Grant, continued to pilot tho field until the
ls:s alppi to when have Bs a s,,, raced Sf t5ps past Dr qnd
Cregan went after him along the backstretch.
but seemed to be the more tired Of the pair.
while Orion withdrew at this stage. Turning
for the homestretch. Brodie held out signals OF
distress. and Cregan went after him like q
had made too much use OF himself in the begin.
ming. struggled in fifty yards behind. orion had
held this championship since 1892.
22o.fard Run-First heat won by r, Don HOFFMAN,
New York A. G. J i. Maybury; Chicago A. second;
wefers. New York A; CT. W. Enrich. Knickerbocker
t6,rd.' Ti@e. 2a IS . esIni AP Pinai Seat won on b. By
Wefer. Maybury second. Hoffman third. Time.
and WINS clearly rompinE behind Horman's
shoulder all the way. The order Of starting
Enrich. and Hoffman, and this also was tho
order at the finish. The race calls for little de.
al fiifitRhs he @as a. A H won C Pe wisS a st triae II IN wG reserves M eIeFf 81
five yards, while Maybury beat Enrich, seven.
The winner got within a fifth of a second Of the
worlds record held by himself.
220-Yard Hurdle Race-won by A. O. Krasnzlsin,
Chicago 4. A; Jerome Buck, Kn,ckerbocker A..C:.
Time, 20 seconds.
NJ. V: Bastian was the only other starter.
Kraenzlein and Buck were the only serious con.
tenders. The former asserted himself at the third
BY seven yards. Buck stumbled badly at the
Chase by Ave yards. The winner Is an awI.
ward hurdler. but he moves fast.
Running High Jump-won BY Irving K. Baxter.
e: SaFy5 orn SeT Y isit, :. 4 se So1a WITH = lump 2, 3
jump OF 8 feet II inches.
K nsGRtg eSPsi E !. e., and j. 8 8. Powell + y; ihi .Knicfsr::
Feet soski 81. a in cbS the y BTIsyi fTs o shIEm 9,Se, t iomn at >
t9rs' p +. R s: rra1Z' colpm 1ias a a e; .sW s al
man s9'' eRiea ast 70 An: with shS' a a PUT Of y ss fssFl +. H H, as:,
tses fee. seG &. E insSss ssJ r. G. a; c. N ,eSoG %., Tl s1a a put Of
third. With a put Of ii feet To-. inches. '''' ="
ua ssse Sa Giv lisH1a1n f. " ". E Rd ths lax K ut &, OF oft ts ss
and James s. Mitchell. i. 40 So feet Is inches.
a. r g.. v ysSl q 7sais % y Il / it apFI' insh " .. f E SMITH nS1s
pietsreoefeE !; e, second. With Vault Of 10 fSss
with Q vault OF 10 feet 8 inches.
go ihhic. . " IhIL, NOluIuUlh a.
e" Washington, and r. 8. Wilder, N. Y. A. G.,
tied originally for second place at 10 feet 8
inches. Then Smith captured the position az
shown S while tho other trio tied ct 10 feet 8
drew. leaving Van Wrinkle in possession of the
bronze.
Throwins Ie-Pound HAmmer-won by John Elan.
agan. New York A, C., with a throw OF l4s feet 8
Inches; Charles Chadwick. New York A. O., second.
with a throw Of ~ fest & inches; James s. Mitchell
Pastime A. c.. third. with a throw of 1870 feet I
inches.
The only other competitor was f. w. EdRren,
*. A. c., who scored a throw of 1874 feet I
inches and made "A foul of lag feet. Flanagan
was unfortunate enough to foul in n throw
which reached l52 feet dig inches and would
have been n new worlds record.
Throwing the Discus-Won by Charles Henneman,
Chicago A. A., with a throw OF lis feet q inches;
Jamess. Mitchell. rastime A, c., second. with d throw
or 100 feet s2 inches; j. fierty, New West Side A, G..
third. with n throw OF lO2 feet go iucnes.
John Flanagan. New York A. c., also com.
peted, but although holder OF the previous
worlds record of lO6 feet, made quite recently.
his best effort was 80 feet Ole inches. Henne-
man broke the record by II feet 9 inches.
Throwing the 81. Pound weight-Won 10y James g.
Mitchell, Pastime A. G., with a throw OF 90 feet q
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