The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-31
HOLIDAY PAST|MES.
Worlds Record Broken at
the New Jersey A. G.
Games.
ATHLETES IN NORTH HUDSON.
Sports at Communipaw Shore
Lively Trotting at the
Westside Track.
ATHLETES IN NORTH HUDSON.

The holiday games of the New Jersey
Athletic Club, held at their oval al Ber-
| gen Point. were the means of drawing one
| of the largest crowds yesterday that have
ever Witnessed the events of this popular
club. The main feature was the record
reaking performance by j. c. McCraekin
of the University of Pennsylvania IN the
ham1ner-throwing event. Only he ana
JOIN Flanagan, the former champion az
this game. were the competitors. The lat-
ter was not in shape, and only could get
the BAH to go liz feet and 5 Inches. Me-
Crackin's last effort sent. the hammer
fying through the air. and when the dis
lance was measured IL was found TO be
152 feet and s inches, beating the besg
worlds record one inch. Waiter RoomF
of this city was in fine form in the bicycle
events and landed first prize in the two
mile and second in the mile. The other
events were as follows
the Centreville A. G. eleven of Bayonne
from the Brooklyn Wanderers by a
score of two goals kicked by Forwards
R. Sergeant and D.. Blackwood, rhe one
goal kicked by Forward z. Trodden.
Lacrosse match-fhe teams of the
| Staten Island and Montclair Lacrosse
Clubs played two halves of twenty
minutes each, the result being a tie.
Scott throwing two and Richard Sears
one for the Staten Island. while Myers,
Mullers ana Cremin tailed for the Mont
SS0-Yards, scratch-Won by T. e.
Burke. Harvard University; Herbert E;
MARVEL, N. J. A. G., second. Time, 2
minutes, Q As seconds.
lc0-Yard run, -handicap-Final heat won
by Charles Demming, Lakewood. N. j.,
s1s yards: P. j.. Walsh, st. Francis Na-
xier College A. A, ~ yards; second ssslags J.
A., 8 yards, third. Time, 10 seconds.
One-miIe walk, handicap-Won by Louis
L~iebgold, N. j.. A. c., 50 seconds; A F.
Bennett. New York, 60 seconds; second;
James Frazer, N. ]. A. G., 40 seconds,
third. Time, Z minutes. $40 seconds.
sOO-Yard run, scratch-Won by J. W.
B; II Tew + " Ld mnivs & y Of P ssennd:
r.. Don Hoffman,, University of Pennsyl-
vania. third. Time, 81 seconds.
One-mile bicycle race. handicaprFinai
50 yards; Walter c.. RooIne. n. ]. A. c.,
scratch. second; William j. Enrich. Yale
A. A., 20 yards, third. Time, 2 minutes,
22o-Yard hurdle race, handicap-won by
nj. B. Bastian, University Of Pennsyl-
vania, 5 yards; Warren w Smith New
York, IS yards. second; George P. Smith.
n. J. A. c., Is yards, third. Time( q sec
miles Bicycle Race. Hanaicap-Won
by Walter e. Roome, y. J. A. e. scratch;
yards, third. Time, 5 minutes "A As sec
onds.
w T-a Orion nu 4. z 7an x. &. scratch. James
Sheran, n. T.. A. c., So yards. second; H.
Q. Mosenthal, columbia University, %
Yards. third Time, 4 minutes p seconds.
44o-Yards, Run. Handicap-Won by n.
w. Long, N. Y. A. G., serateh; r.. Don
Hofman. University Of Pennsylvania, 3
u yards, third. Time, 20 Is seconds,
SS0-Yafds Run, Handicap-Won by Her
bert a. Marvel, \. J, A. c., scratch;
second; w. G.. Messer, Knickerbocker A.
c., % yards, third. Time, | minute %
seconds.
paced+Louis Hunter N. j. A. G. Time,
2 minutes. 20 80 seconds, breaking the
track record of 2 minutes, Is seconds,
made ten years ago by Arthur A. zim-
norman on an old-style ordinary Star
running high jump, handicap-Won by
Jacob Krakoycr, Alliance A. Cts inches.
versity of Pennsylvania, 3 inches, second,
with 6 feet; P. j. Graham, N. ]. A. c., Sk
inches. third, with 5 feet, IL 1sinches.
Won by j. G. McCracken. University of
Pennsylvania, with a worlds record
throw of 1853 feet, s inches; JOIN Flana-
gan. N. z. A. G., second with a throw
Putting ~42-pound weight, scratch-Won
by James S. Mitchell, Pastime A. c., with
a put of 26 feet, III inches; Richard Shell
don, N. Y. A. c., second. with a put OF 26
feet. u inch; John Flanagan. n. Y: A. c.,
third. with a put of g feet, 24 inches.
The Palisade Athletic Club held their
annual picnic and games yesterday at
Meresdierck's Park, West Hoboken. A
large crowd was present, who enjoyed
both the games and dancing. Summary:
1G0-Yards D~ash-First heat, won by w.
Asimus, G. w. 2 yards9, with H.. Ward,
P. a. O. g YARDS, second; time. 10 Is sec
onds. Second heat. won by w. 2Thomp-
son, jersey City tscfatch), with j. Kean.
NJ. A. C. e yards, second; time, 10 20
seconds. Final heat, won by w. Thomp-
son, with j. Kean. second and w. ASH
mus. third; time, 10 seconds.
.1-Mile Run-Won by Louis Schneider, 2.
Al. c.. (scratch), with w. Weber, e. a. G..
Us YARDS, second, and A.. Aquadro. c. A.
c. GO YARDS. third; time 4:42 1-3.
mile Bicycle Race-Won by J. Living
ston, e. B. c. (scratchJ, with W Hum
mel, G. W., second, and A. Hollander, w.
n. Y. third; time, 2:14.
Sack Race-Won by w. Thompson. with
M. DRESSER, second.
Cafch-as-catch-can Wrestling Bout-F.
Miller. Palisade A. c.. won three falls
from C. W. Brooch, Englewood A.. c.
In the bowling competition, five men
teams. twelve balls each contestant. the
franklin B.. c. won. witch a score of 470.
The Palisades finished second. with 43T.
and the Englewoods third, with 413.
e William Baker won the individual bowl
ing prize with a score of IS.