The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-11

The events at Saturdays celebration
under the auspices of Irish-American
societies of the county in commence
ration of the Irish uprising OF 1898 were
worthy of large patronage, but the
postponement from July Fourth was
a serious handicay. The attendance at
| Athletic parh was not above ZOO
Most Of the prizes offered were cap
tured by those entered under the ban
ner of the Young Mems Christian asso-
| citation. The bicycle races were very
| exciting, and the one-mile relay race
| was splendid. 1t was not in the fast
| time made or the crash OF records. but
| in the nip and tuck competition from
start to finish. Attorney John J. Muir
| ply was director general of the events
and handled the programme with skill
| and satisfaction. Bert Steele, of the
| Young Mems Christian Association
| base ball team, was announcer and
was lost to view behind large mega
| phone made of paste board The Cum
berland band of the Third ward fur
nished the instrumental music.
| 1t was an ideal day for outdoor ath-
letic work. The 11yard dash was the
first. Hugh Kennedy, y. Ollentlike, Ed
ward McHugh. Thomas Tierney and
| Frank Gilroy entered. Kennedy is new
to the business but he came in first
| and defeated Ollendike, who has made
considerable local fame for his sprint
ing ability. Kennedy is in the employ
Of Megargee Brothers. Ollondike goes
to the School of the Lackawanna. They
were first and second respectively. Ken
nedy's time was IL seconds.
MN, IJrrnr>r T. DAr,,
Ollendke won the 22O-vard hurdle
race out of a field comprising Tim
Quinnan, Kennedy and George Gibbs.
Kennedy came in second in this event.
The same entries were up for the 440-
yard race al the prizes We're taken by
Ollendike and Kennedy. Quinnan made
no great effort to win these events,
using them more for exercise for the
mile race which was third on the list
He won it in a walk almost. He also
won the haif-mile without any exer-
ton.
The mile relay race was the most ex-
citing of the day. Teams representing
the Young Mems Christian association
st. Leo's battalion and John Boyle
O'Reilly Council were entered. The
track being q quarter of a mile, ther,
were three relays posted at the mark
Tim Quinnan, Ollendike, Anaersted
and Gibbs representing the Yount
Mems Christian association; Hugl
, Kennedy, Edward McHugh, Michae
May and Frank Gilroy, the Battalion
and Kirkwood, Marion, Trorp ano
Tierncy, the John Boyle O'Reilly Coun
Gil. The last named runners fell behinc
and out of the race on the second lap
; Quinnan and Kennedy We're pitte,
: against each other as the runners il
} the fourth relay and they tugg,I alon
neck and neck to the quarter stretch
Kennedy had six yards Of a start OF
= Quinnan and kept it until they wer
I half way around. The latter wen
= ahead and kept ahead until the strin
!. broken. He had no more than si
r yards to spare, however.
BICYCLE RACES.
The bicycle races were the most ex
citing of the day. Though there wer
but two races, a mile and q half.mil
one. the number of entries and the mai
rowness of the track made it necessar
= to run several qualifying heats tina
= were as good as the real race.
= The narrowness ofrthe track permit
= ted two riders working in concert t
S splurge ahead at the start and by tai
ing up positions abreast ride at the
= ease almost and prevent anyone els
,, from getting ahead of them, No
Q Gowan, of Throop, complained that De
e Witt and Leagraves shut him out tha
n way.
= In the half-mile race the entries wei
Thomas Boles, Bert Baldwin, Josep
Alexander. James Marion, Jacob ReiC
enbach, Henry Krause, Thomas NJ
Gowan. Henry Dewitt, Walter lie;