New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
lREAT GAMES IN JERSEY.
,xvACAN BREAKS THE WORLDS
uAAlNIER-THRowING RECORD.
-..,,rtr. THE FORMER AMERICAN CHAMPION
vrATry Ely M'CRACKEN. OF THE UNIVERSITY
RI rENNsYLvANIA-FINE THOUSAND
PEOPLE WITNESS GOOD SPORT

PEOPLE WITNESS GOOD SPORT
AT BERGEN POINT.
ne New-Jersey Athletic Clubs annual carnival
Il ,,,Aoor snor,s on the New-Jersey Oval. at Ber-
L. Point Yesterday afternoon proved great
ou,inc card and fully five thousand spectators
sorousbv enioyed the exciting contests which de-
I'sloped.
\ rhe games resulted in the breaking Of one rec
=, that for tossing the sxteen-pound hammer
4 or, \ seven-foot circle. J. Flanagan. the New
.ork Athletic Gibbs acquisition from across the
4 "a shattered the record of AS feet y inch made
! rravers Island In October. 1892 by James s.
,C,cbeu then the worlds champion Flannagan's
4 ~ 0rl,rcs are $50 feet inches In tossing the
Il six,oen-pound hammer from nine-foot ring, now
| ever the former British champion was more than
s,o, behind his world record of III feet Mitchell
4 was beaten in both contests by McCracken, the
1-riversitv of Pennsylvania crack wegh-thrower.
The mile intercollegiate team relay race was
,srA-fought affair In the third and fourth laps
Creean and Co'felt. of Princeon University clear
" ou;rau Jarvis and Hoffman. OF the University of
Pennsylvania and closed up 10 a few feet the gap
OF a dozen yards gained by Bastien and Hillary Of
Pennsylvania over Palmer and Rohb. of Princeton.
N he first two laps. The Jersey Catholic Clubs
teams had 1. "cnch" upon. the team mile relay
$50 for tine chac1p!oDship Of Jersey City. In the
bcvea races the usual number Of spills occurred.
bur luckily none Of the victims were seriously IN
T,rsd The mishaps however. made the results
Somewhat different from what had been expected
j. H. Coifeit. Of Princeton University, the con-
,,3cr6r If he champion Bernard J. Wefers. in the
y8rs, ran at the intercollegiate games last
saturday, ran an admirable race III the special SD
hind he record. In the mile run George w: orion.
the University of Pennsylvania,s ong-distancs
flyer was unable to finish better than fourth from
scratch IT. Il. Fisher. jr, OF Yale University fei!
al The finish Of the final heat in the 100 yards dash
a S5ise run Between r Burke Of the Boston
University. and Gabc Hollander, the Knicker-
by Burke. who allow ed Hollander TO make the pace
unu they entered the backstretcA of the second
Appended is a summary of the results
Me relay for the @ sP.s ,y Of ca 5s5sHs
Cab MS5se re 1Se% william Hurley John J.
;1 Ga,h Sfs eP Cub Team So Mathew
Edward Brady 5ossGh K15ter sna Memph
4 r. y. Weston. A. c. DwYer and c. H. weston 'hra'
the Of & ia NJ Ras when rsspe e.
On circuits rInGeS2n University tyss Tep sSd
me-" f. c Oh Il sso5 nslmF TmaS2d H $50 ~
ad5sd yards h4ndeap dassFinal beat won vs by
Is TsTkSo"y tpysgS'X OF g ysrds5 second;
RA1ie Ss New NS%sy' A G DO YARDS third Time
scratch rssT HSiJ By i III IL
y.1an,a third Time|o:sl IS
as s IsTs, Tg Y r. Pe nS
.IorS g go Ss y2sa b i1fo"T
lcrtert f. Marvel New-Jersey A. C. a yardsl, P: H.
srstanson. NewJersey "A. G. GO yards second w. o.
niey, 22d Resimeat a. A. go YARDS. third Time
Eight ,gh,y-yagd scratch run for nSycss
~ Transot = Keller Pastme 4. c: James Simp-
n. jr, YORK., ssecId; r. Spencer Gales New-Jersey
Special scratch eght-hundred- nun
by T. S bu i s@sSn a me- Gn5Gs g.
Mile handicap run-Won by f s Woodruff. Yale A. A
% yards, Z. Grady. Knckerbocker A. c. go yards
.cond; c b Splitter Yale A A. go YARDS third. Time
observation-disclosures yard handicap hurdle
ne final resulted in dead heat between Arthur W.
diversity Of PENNSYLVANIA q YARDS; Warren W. Smith
;ew-Jersey A. c. "a YARDS. finished third Time
IN from VT wns als Tin Tme~o2Gss
Nile handcap walk-Won by "; B Fe EnI Uni Uni
lerSe; A. G. 40 seconds second Samuel Lebsold.
astime l. G. (scratch). third. Time-e;47*
scratch p9tao sceWq 81 b. Ernest v,,c "
becker a. c. second; J. NJ. Kinney. Kniekerbocker A
sford New-Jersey a. G go YARDS: p. J; Mcmahon.
Iork go ?aTdsl. third. Tme-2:502s
Two-ue handicap bicycle Iace-Fins heat won by D.
Mcmahon New-Jersey 4. c. so YARDS; II. w. Heber,
r. Wheemen go yards second; Harry s Starregan.
ldson County Wheelmen GAO YARDS. third Time
! ianaicap pole vaut-won by o. B. Smith. Knekcr-
ker 4 G and Columbia College (scratch). II IT in
oaa: Va" ". "A Stewart, University Of Pennsylvania
cie-won by John Flanagan, Sew-york A G., las n.
in; Charles Chadwick. Yale A A. 13l r. II, IN sec
. in. third
Throwing the sixteenpound hammer from seven.foot
~ 5qn1 Of PennsySsna rs
, in. second; James S. Mitchell. Pastime A. c.. 12s
: in. third
Association football rnatch--Won by the Centrevllle
Athletic Club Of Bayonne from the Brooklyn Wanderers