Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-09

New York, Sept. Fine weather
favored the New Jersey Athletic clubs
carnival of SPORTS at BayOnne, n. j.,
yesterday and the attendance was
good Much interest was taken in the
second meeting this year between We
fers, the eastern sprinter, and Maybury
and Rush, the fast runners from Chi
cago and Wisconsin. A week ago last
Saturday Wefers proved his superior
ity to the western men, and today he
was asked to give half yard to each
of them in the 1C0-yard handicap. We
| fers won his heat very cleyerly from
Cregan and Maybury also won his
| heat. Rush was not SO fortunate, how
ever, as starting from the same mark
as his clubmate Maybury, he failed
TO qualify in the trial, finishing third.
! Il; the final Wefers did not start as he
said he preferred to reserve all his
speed for the 300-yard race. The result
OF the final 100 yards was somewhat of
a surprise to the western men, as they
looked upon Maybury as a sure win
realized, as SulZer, local sprinter,
won, with Maybury third.
Rush was very sick after running
the 100 yard trial and was attended
by doctor. Under the doctors treat
ment, he was enabled to take part in
the 800 yard scratch race In this
race the big eastern sprinter won out
fnn 1Ch nd
Buck finishing ahead of Maybury for
third honors. Wefers time was 81
seconds. which is just 2-5 of second
behind the worlds record for that
distance. James S. Mitchell of the
Pastime Athletic club made new
worlds record at throwing the Sc
pound weight for, height, He beat his
own worlds record by 1B inches.
One hundred yards dash, handicap.
first and second men to run in semi
finals. This was run in four heats and
E. E. Mayer, unattached, of New York,
Il yard;) Michael Donohue, ST. Agnes
A. A, Go yards}. B. j. Wefers.
New York A. c., (scratch); M. j.
Cregan, N. w. S. A. G. j. H.
| ht.y Dti y W ydiu u.s.. OtllSS "A. OulZel ,
n. j. A. c., az yards). w. A. Harms,
KDickerbocFe A. C. (31a yards)
qualified for it. The final heat was
Won by Sulzer, with Donohue second
and Maybury third. Time 10 seconds
Sulzer won by foot. Wefers did not
start in the final wishing to reserve
his speed for the 800 yards race.
$40 wards scratch IL Mo-,
vel, N. J. A. c., won George V. Ly-
ons, knlckerbocker A. c., second
Time, 1:5S.
22O yards hurdle, handicap-Jerome
Buck, Knit kerbocker A. c., (scratch)
Won; A. E. Roe, Pastime A. c.. Q5
feet, second. Time, 26 3-5 seconds.
Pole vault for height H. J. Het-
tit, Elmira A. c., 10 feet 10 inches.
hrst; j. l.. Hurburt, Jr., N. Y. A. c.,
10 feet, inches; second.
Special 800 yards scratch race-B.
j. Wefers won; ]. H. Rush, Chicago
A. A, second; Jerome Buck, Knick-
erbocker A. c., third, j. H. Maybury,
Chicago A. A, fourth. Time 81 Sec
ords.
One mile bicycle race--Final heat
won by William Frank, Transit Wheel
men, New York, ESQ YARDS; Harry
Horsford, N. J. A. c., (scratch) sec
ord. Time 2:23 3-5.
440 yards race undergraduates A.
Sulzer, N. ]. A. c., twenty yards)
won; H. F. Marvel, N. J. A. c., Is
yards) second. Time 40 is.
Mile run, handicap-P. H. Chris
Hansen, N. J. A. c., (15 YARDS won;
T. J. Quinn, Y. M. c. A., Scranton,
Pa, (35 YARDS second. Time 4:35.
Throwing Sc pound weight for
height-James S. Mitchell, Pas
time A. c., height Is feet
63s inches. first; John Herty N.
w. S. A. c., height Is feet 2 inches,
second. Mitchell who holds the
worlds record at this game made a
Lew record, beating the old one by
rs inches.
Throwing 16 pound hammer-R. w.
Edgren, Knickbocker A. c., first, dis
lance 142 feet IA inches; Charles
Chadwick, N. Y. A. c., second. Dis
lance 194 feet " inches.
Two mile bicycle, handicap-Final
heat won by Harry Horsford, N. j. A.
G, (scratch), William Frank, T. W. n
Y, City 120 yards), second. Time,
5: Oh Is.
Mile walk, handicap-W. B. Fetter-
man, Jr., a. c., Give seconds), won;
James Fraser, N. J. A. c., (ten Sec
onds), second. Time, 7:01 Is.
440 yards medley race-Final heat |
won by James E. Fitzpatrick, N. J. A. !
G.: c. NJ. Cohen, Knickerbocker A. |
c., second. Time, 1:17 3-5.