The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
NEW ATHLETIC RECORDS.
sENsATIONAL DUEL BETWEEN THE
NEW FORK AND CHICLGO CLUBS.

Rush Runs zoe Eards In . as ssesnds.
EuuniIInE the Rsat Tims-KraennIsin Does
the l9O-Yard hurdles In lB l.S Seconds
ClRpB's Pole Vault or n Feet no la Inehes.
CHICAGO, June ls.-Tho most successful ath.
letic meet ever held in the West took place this
afternoon at Park Side grounds, when the Soc
ond annual interclub competition between the
n. Y. A. @. and the Chicago A. A. was decided.
Marvellous performances were tho rule through.
out the day, two worlds records being broken
and one tied. Five thousand people crowded
the stands and clubhouse, and enthusiasm ran
high whenever q good performance WAS made.
The competitions opened ausplclously for the
local club, as WeferS was delayed in reaching
the grounds, and the other men were on their
marks for the hundred" when he arrived.
The New York crack quickly stripped
and took his place next to his clubfnate, Long,
who had inside position. The mon got away
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between him and his clubrnato at the half dis
lance. Wefers was clearly out OF condition,
bury, who came with q rush in the last twenty
nye yards, but failed by q foot to catch Rush.
seconds, which promoted the ChicaEoan TO tho
brigade who share the honor OF the worlds
Whatever wind was blowing at the time was
against the sprinters, and the came atmospheric
eSnditionS prevailed when the hurdlers took
yards to the good over the nth hurdle: He did
not ease himself a particle, and rushed through
rising at the last hurdle. The, watches were
est recorded, the unprecedented time Of IS IS
SECONDS. This suRplapts the figures Of - ~
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seen; INV
York mon took q turn at record smashing.
Clapp, the sole representative of the N. Y. A. O.,
in the pole vault outclassed his competitors
can figures with a vault Of II feet 8 S-1s inches.
bar was raised to Il feet, los inches, an inch
and a half higher than the world's best nE-
s sasi:r m %SdS 1T .h hIiPElsntdh; he SHSa' wS sHH T %Sfe
ing prevails. At his nrst attempt he went several
inches over the bar, but displaced Y after get
least |" three incSss. Tie Chicago sprinter $ re:
Yorker, Long. having the ilSide track; Coming
a tribe ahead Of Long. but stridinE out in grand
styie the New Yorker Er1aqSiiy I9rEed ahs Shi.
e osso paEr. a x ySod ram Snd ai 4 SHit ! u ao tSGn Ss 81 t fOr G tsc
place. Long did not compete in tho quarter mile:
but this event was easily PLACED to the ; credit Of
champion, who won BY at least thirty yards from
Klunder Of Chicago. The relay race, In which
engaged, wound up the track events. The Chi
cago man led at the end Of the first relay, when
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Chicago's hopes were speedily disposed OF on the
next circuit for the New York man opened sP
an easy winner by ten yards. Summary:
1oo.Yard Dash-won by J. Harland Rush. Chicago
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fourth. Time. 0 Is seconds, equallinE worlds
Yard Nv by John F. cregan. n. Y. A o.;
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i2o.Yard Hurdle Race-won by A: c. KraenElein,
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the h former worlds record Of stephen Chase n. A.
one,Miie walf-Won By ". B.. FettOrman. N. Y. A.
c.;n. W; Ladd. n. y: A G.. second; R. NJ. Pease. @.
Running Broad Jump"won By j. T. Remington. N.
Y. A G.. with &c feet 8 inchesi h. Holland. 9. A; A..
A.. third. with as feet j inch.
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{; e 1;A y tn F Tn;,t Tins 9 MINUTES wnn 81 80 Is 3 seconds;
"a a. :: .s,s q Di KIi4 :; q Is Is Ii second seconds, ": B. Rogers NJ
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Pole ysuit-Won y R.d. clspp, i. ~; G. with
IN fss.' E {. \ hi Ha@,i {; A. c. A 4! ': i' si. TI's nl tS I 7' ;s-s
8 inches: Clapp arterward cleared II feet lo+ "a inches.
4 Klupder, g A. second, Time, % SO seSonds
A., Grant. n. 7. 4. G. second: 6. brown. c: A. A..
third. Time, 1 minutes 81 4 8 seconds.
220 Yard Run-Won by u. W. Ions. N. Y. A. C.;
J. Fl. Rush. c. A. A., second J. II. haybury. @. A. A.,
third. Time. &c 26 seconds.
Running High Jump-Won by X. Baxter. NY.
A.C., with 9 feet 4 inch; W. c Carroll. n. Y. A. c.,
second. with o feet; C. b. Hamilton. c. A. A.. and
II. Holland, G. A. A.. tied for third. At 8 feet 8
inches. Hamilton won third place on the toss.
Relay Race-WOn by New York A. G. team. 7. r.
Fisher. B. j. wefsrs. n. W. Long. and T. E. Burke;
c. A. A. team second. with ]. II. Rush. D. II. Jackson.
". X. Cassidy, and F. Jarvis. Time. 8 minutes go 80
seconds.
Throwing 0.Pound Hammer-won by John Elan.
aRan. N. Y. A. G.. with 14s feet l SO inches; J. c. MO-
Cracken, N. Y. A. c., second. with 1877 feet; q. II.
Hcnneman. c. A. A. third. with 1870 feet q inch.
Throwing the Discussion by b. !. Roller. G. A. A.,
with 100 feet u inch; J. Flanagan, n. Y. A. c., second,
with los feet 49, inches; r. Sheldon, n. Y. A. c.,
third. with l04 feet E inches.
Throwing 10. Pound weight-Won by John Flana-
gan. y. Y. A O., with go feet 81 inches; c. II. Hanne.
man. G. A. A. second, with 80 feet bA inches; B. T.
Roller, c. A. A., third, with "a feet Oh inches.