New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
GAMES OF TIE A. A. q.
SUCCESSFUL CONTESTS OF THE MEi"o-
PoLITAN ASSOCIATION AT
COLUMBIA OVAL

i"e en- N1a,rano,i,an Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union were held at the Corurhn'a o.a''
Wul,amsbridge. yesterday AFTERNOON uhoer '"e
most favorable conditions. The weather was ho'
,oo uarn, and mild breeze tempered the at
r,o.nhere The track and field were in excellent
order In spite OF these facts. and the large num-
Der OF the leading amateur athletes engaged IN he
games. no records were broken nor equalled. Most
OF the competitors seemed 10 be slightly out OF
form Wefers made the best performance OF the
say In the lco-yard dash OinaD. he beat the rec
ord made by r. w. Moore. Of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. the late champion of the associa-
ton at the distance. whose record was Oo 2-5 and
he came within one-ifth Of second of his own
record which is 0:9 As. the best amateur record
for the distance. Many persons present believed
that had Wefers been compelled to exert himself
to his utmost all the way. or even half the dis
lance ne would certainly have equalled the record.
and probably lowered 1t. AS he touched the tape
he was looking over his shoulder and running
easily Nearly one thousand persons witnessed the
games and had an exceedingly enjoyable after
noon. there were a number OF plucky rallies. re-
suting in exciting finishes in several of the
Cregan Of the New-York Athletic Club was badly
spiked on the left ankle in the one-mile run. and
Corey OF the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. fell
near the finish IN the first heat Of the 22O-yard
hurdle and had ugly fail The representatives
of the New-York Athletic Club. which had more
entered than any other club. captured most
OF the honors There no trophy offered for
As Tom Burke. the worlds champion quarter
miller eligible TO start In the contests.
Marvel the young schoolboy, expected TO have
things all his own way in the quarter run.
Marvel did try. however for the honors in this
race. his unsuccessful efforts to the line
first In the half-mile run left him In poor cond-
lion for the shorter race. The half-mile run was
bitterly contested. At the sound of the pistol
Turner sprang quickly forward and took the lead.
He started off al a terrific pace. but soon eased
IN .ha
and the other competitors followed closely behind
the leader until the second and last lap. when the
pace Quickened and the distance between the leader
and the second man was somewhat lessened. About
one hundred feet from the tape Marvel spurtcd.
and for a few moments it looked II ne would
gain the lead and reach the line before Turner
Of what was happening. The throngs went
wild as Marvel exerted himself for the last time.
The cheering put Turner his guard and he put
on steam as the schooboy came abreast of him.
For about twenty feet the though
bound together. Then a loud groan heard
from those near the finish The speed was too
much for Marvel. He had fallen behind Turner
was almost picked off his feet by his enthusiastic
friends after he had crossed the tape a winner.
There were about ten feet between Turner and
Marvel at the finish and a similar distance be-
tween second and third In the mile walk Sam
Leibgod had little difficulty in keeping the lead
and winning easily. His brother Louis was poor
third.
Rogers Of the New-Jersey Athletic Club, and j.
H. Thompson jr Of the New-York Athletic Club.
ran almost abreast until almost a few feet from
the finish in the 12o-yard hurdle. the former WIN
ming by a little over a foot NJ p. Halpn. the
crack hurder of the NewYork Athletic club. fell
at the last hurdle. He running well at the
time he stumbled. and many believed he would
have got share of the honors had he not been I'M
fortunate.
After brush for about a quarter of mile. Bird
won the one-mle bicycle race by wheels length.
Hosford was two wheels lengths in front of Oar
mer In the quarter mile run. Long, Of the New
York Athletic Club. the winner. who is only eigh-
teen years old. led from start to finish. Nearing
the string Hoffman and Lyons. of the New-York
Athletic Club. tried to overtake him. Hoffman
was PLAYED out in the finish. and just he capt
ured third honors he tainted. He revived in a few
minutes
Cregan was the favori;e for the one-mic run. and
until the last laps his admirers were positive he
w9 The sreT d ns feet from tape
Of Of The s Cub wS
the Others some distance behind the first three In
aS few So Sad Of ceFa ry ne in
this order only fey r feet n ns Wah
ran under protest The three-me run was soul
gle by few feet. An amusing Incident occurred
in the last lap of this race NJ Regaa OF the Ne o
trying 10 pass McGrr. when his trainer ATTEMPTED
to throw some water on his head TIE wf bim
out of his gait for a second w.. ,,,,-,.,o NOVA
In DOle vault Thomas ana van NUlhIe WtIc
tied for second honors, both clearing 10 feet
inches. In the second attempt for the second NON
eoualied the winners record. The summaries:
oq &C. ssSes5 i !"p EnEss ( T. rG W
.sdo si n H. E. MsnysI j. A. G. third j. F cTPs""'
on ne mi wak~won s. sam Leioeod P. 4 G. sec
T f@f I'd Z J. fe' H ' n 3 ~ -
RossI e c 5dn su'e
& 7 a. c.; third, Theodore W. Chase n Y A. C.
S BY S a4 D. l. Da4n e.
Quarter Won BY NJ Lion, 5Gng = y A non e:
S sssDnd H. s. A. Lyons CO. T IN '"'' ~ ' '
,.sssd BE T. Hy A"aIFS h %i
rao-sundred wenlyyard ryp- Won, BY r.
Yard 9gsls Taoswon by =
, sGss X + v B S esq., '9s" Tin
Three mile run-won by 7. G. McGirT y y a. Nj ci;
; ssSo9 4msi Eesps n w. A. G. third jon" F. MOI
4sa%s. < Sg e p SG4 Tsa &at i:e'se
a 6 Winner cleared 10 q. 8 in po. ~
f assoSa 4 , G. :. !a 7, y 5SGn Fana
gar BURNING m nigh ,umpwon by Waiter G carroll Y
Ga Baxter, srs0?S = A. &. Winner cleared fl ii in
Running broad jump-won by Myer rrnsten. s A.
H H3.. se: e T. 3 W Gs1ss jumped o IT, mr.
sssond W ESs by X
James S Mitchell. p A. C. Winner tire" hammer l''
Throwing SO pound wesh-Won BY James Mitchell
s.'@Rd A. H. G. winner hnsle' threw We sh, .
Throwing the dscus-Won by John Flanagan y; T.
A. c: second Michael O'Sullivan. X A. A.; third j. D
Mitchell p a. e. Winner threw discus Jog feet
The officers were: Referee, James r. sullivan
president OF the Metropolitan Association; judges
Riverside 4. G: j. J. Walsh: Pas1ime A. c.; d. r.
James tr n J. a. c.; starter. ". n Robertson
Outing athletic Club. timers Cyril Robinson, y. J.
4. c.; Charles Dieges, p A Ct c; NJ Sar6oneil'
" Y A c.; c. {. Hughes. delegate Large 10 the
A. A. L.. clerk Of the course. John j. Dixon. y.