New-York tribune., 1897-08-06
CANES AT RIDGEWOOD PARK.
FOUR CHAMPIONS COMPETE AT THE IRISH MA
TIoNAI. ALLIANCE MEETING.

FOUR CHAMPIONS COMPETE AT THE IRISH Ma
TIoNAL ALLIANCE MEETING.
The initial field and track athletic games, under
the Amateur Athletic Union rules, OF the irish Ma
tional Alliance took place yesterday afternoon at
Ridgewood Park. Brooklyn. There were -FOUR
worlds champions among them who entered the
contest-B j. Wefers the Georgetown College
sprinter: Tom Burke Of Boston University. the fast
ouarter-me rurner; John Flanagan, who can
throw a sixteen pound hammer further than any
other man in the world. and James > Mitchei' VINO
was supplanted for the hammer championship this
wear Flanagan scratched in the contest lot
singing the y-six-pound weight FOR he'ght'
game at which he holds the worlds record.
The heavy rairstorm which lasted all night and
the threatening weather which preVailed curing
the forenoon prevented number OF people from
go,rp TO the park but in the afternoon. when the
sun shone brightly and clear weather prevailed the
attendance increased considerably. and before the
90 mes were half over fully three thousand persons
surrounded the running track and inhe'd
The track was only in fair condition. and Wefcrs
decided not to start In the lW-yard haholcap' 'en'
inc ,hat he might injure himself. and thereby
.,ra;zo his chances in the Metropolitan cham
ionsn,ns ~ be run Oh Saturday. lie gave an eX-
hih,,on Of 100 wards, and easily covered the as
,ancc IN 10 IL seconds which is only twohiths OF
second behind his own worlds record
In the 44Oyard run Tom Burke. VINO was con-
ocdIpp nine wards TO Jerome Buck. suffered deiea.
c.uii's a, Li. Of thc latter by three yards after "A
az ard ['' ,acn He moved down the other SIX com
peitors splendid style but cTuid tnn bandicapner
Flanagan threw the haihin" ,b Oh throw tg did not
tempt i4s feet inches but i,s hnnpdarv Ne won
c%Su'i., % ,tesi however with throw of AZ feoi lo3
inches Mitchell with an SoSSrs With an actual
throw of 2s feet inches, while Cnadwlck' OF , ade
took third place with throw OF 10 lee' "oi''''
and an allowance of eight icet -. o,,vstxnound
III, for height was Won by Dennis OConnell'
to whom Mitchell was coneeh.ns tan, niche. while
nSTonnelI was only six inches behind him
The prizes all the contests weTe T hr6 o1ng lps sns
,von ., o nv members and friends OF the irish Ma
"I.,r "Af,ar he games were rife shooting con-
,cst took place between teams OF SIX men ehch
from the seth and Irish Naionai AilaHce ne co 'cs'
The summaries:
northumberland dash Chandcap)-Finai heat won by
j. Iagn.an. Mount Vernon dl yards; Jerome ieH hHSH
KnckeroS9'sTf66 E,ar % T6 ysrds, ,Srd' Time~o:S.
Four hundred and foriyyarL run handicap ny
IsrGtne iTsn' Boston University and y Y 4 ,cr.,Ghl
second; F. II. whtlech " J. A. g '2s }ards'' 'h'rd
Two-miIe run dandcap)-won by p. Mackey y W. W.
$. a. 90 YARDS. =. j. DonoV4n. a Mn'et O. ,birs
%r9xns round hammer .ncs i.e sy f
ios in: j Mitchell ras,ime e. AZ feet, "c,aGl y1d
distance i2s IT, @ second Charles ee,g GhaGEeE 5.aace %
! University and \. I. A. = ~ 'eep' "''Da' "S''"''
g pound for height Is s@ss aciaa
height. il IT. IN: J Mitchell; 4 c. 'scrn,eh,.'
SsS' !. " .t'ua % ncss ssia' il .'sn % ry % S y A.
running hop. sep or I'VE hops and hmg nand'o@m
Won BY r. MaN' s mr. T. j. e;ranam. * j 4 {. q
Ssa"se, f.s sc,usi al datance second v u n;5Gi@y
Nrsrht-hundrea and light yarl run 'noyee f"ish
Won g r AT Arpoid s,,es; ri a. !" second: S 3D. J. J.
d9Ti; 5,r;ey r"s''w 81 W. 8 A. G.. third. Time-2:sfs