The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
Members Games at the New
Jersey Athletic Club
Ground.
AMERICAN ATHLETES WON
A Great Slaughter Was Made by
Them in Canadian Records
Acme Wheelmen Hold a
Century.
AMERICAN ATHLETES WON

The New Jersey Athletic Club brought
its. second series of members games to
a successful end Saturday afternoon on
the ground at Bergen Point, in which the
leading athletes of the club were strong
rivals for the honors. Vim. Brister. of
this city, performed we'll and increased
his percentage considerably for the club
championship, being within 5 points OF
the leader. The fine weather attracted a
large number of members and their ladies
to the grounds and there was much en-
thusiasm while the games lasted. The
results were:-
Running high jump, handicap-Won by
Thomas J. Graham, scratch, with 5 feet
6 inches; VIM. B. Brister, Z inches, second,
with an actual jump of 4 feet 8 inches;
Paul H. Christensen, 10 inches, third, with
an actual jump of 4 feet 6 inches.
440 yard run, handicap-Won by r. L.
Eaton, scratch; Cornelius Z. Myers,
scratch. second; James Fitzpatrick, 10
yards, third. Time, As 3-5 seconds.
go yard hurdle race, handicap-Won by
VIM B. Bristers, 8 yards yards; 'a Gsorre fll 2.
Smith, scratch, third. Time, 20 80 seconds.
The points follow:-Fitzpatrick. IL:
Graham, a; Brister. u, Christensen, =.
AS predicted in 9Th News" the in
/ vasion of the New York athletes IN can
ada on Saturday resulted in their cap
turing the greater part of the prizes IN
the annual championship events. Ines
simply outclassed the Canadians, a lea,
Wefers, Of the n. Y. A. G., who lowered
the worlds record in the 220 yards run 70
q seconds. Many of the rec
MARVEL was another of the features. He
won the half mile run in splendid time,
which was the only win for the New
Jersey Athletic Club. Manyel was Inc
year. John Flanagan, of the N. Y. A. Y.
and Catholic Club of this city, won tne
weight and hammer throwing eve1ts,
handily breaking the Canada record in the
latter. The summary of the races rs
OO-yard run-Won by Bernard ]. We1ers
N. Y. A. G., George Paris, u Montreal rea La
Three-mile walk-Won by w. r.; Fet-
terman. N. Y. A. c.; w. Lake, Young
Mems Christian Association, Toronto
John Flannagan,N. Y. A. c.; T. O'Rourke,
L. v. A. A.. second. Distance, 81 feet 4
inches.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Won by J.
flanagan, n. Y. A. c.; John Macarthur,
Toronto Police Force, second. Distance;
AS feet 8 inches, beating Canadian record
Putting i6-pound shot-Won by Joe Gray
Orillia, Ont, II. Gill, toronto Atnletlc
Club. second. Distance, AZ feet 94 inches.
Running broad jump-Won by e. T.
Bloss, N. Y. A. G.; w. B. Rogers. n. 7.
A. C., second. Distance, % feet incn,
breaking Canadian record of " feet "a
inches. made by NJ. w. Ford at Toronto
in 1889,
Two mile bicycle race-Won by F. 2.
Robertson, Toronto ATHLETIC Club; K.
Thompson, Tourists Club, Toronto, sec
ond. Time. 4 minutes A seconds;
Running high jump-Won by walker =.
7. A. c., second. Height, 5 feet liz
Two mile run-Won by G. w. Orton, N.
Y. A. G.: Alexander Grant, st. Mary'S,
Ont, second. Time, 10 minutes 25 70
seconds, breaking Canadian. record of.lo
minutes 81 3-5 seconds, made by L. T.
Connect at Montreal in 1880.
Y. A. G.; Alexander Grant, st. Mary's,
Ont, second. Time, 4 minutes "a 3-5 sec
$50 yard run-Won by H. E. Manvel.New
Jersey A. c.; George Stephens, Montreal
A. A. A, second. Time, l minute 81 40
seconds.
Young Mems Christian Association, Sec
ord. Height, 10 feet " inch.
12O yard hurdles-Won by j. Fl. Thomp-
son, N. Y. A. G.; w. B. Rogers, NJ Y. A.
c.. second. Time, Is 2-5 seconds.
440 yard run-Won by Long. N. X. A. G.:
Wefers, n. Y. A. c.. second. Time. %
seconds, beating Canadian record of 50
seconds, made by ]. D.. Morrow, Toronto,
in 1895.
220 yard run-Won by Wefers. N. Y. A.
c.; Long, N. Y. A. c., second; Paris,
Montreal. third. Time. Il seconds flat.