The times., 1898-07-17
ATHLETES At THE FRONT
Winged Arrow" in Active Ser
vice On Land and Sea.
NATIONAL AMATEUR REGATTA
Hard Times and War Decrease the
Number of Entries-New YOrIS
beaters in Field and Track Afh-
letics-In Local Boating Circles.

ieticS-in Local boating Circles.
The admirer of amateur athletics
everywhere must have a more than or
dinary pride in the performance of the
members of the New York Athletic Club
track and field team. which upon two i'm
portant occasions this season won a
majority of the events of the days pro-
gram. Last month at Chicago all the prin-
cipal events were won at the Amateur
ing the past week, in the Metropolitan
Association OF A. A. u, which includes
all the athletic clubs in and about New
York. the very cream of amateur athletic
lists, the Mercury Foot" boys Won fif-
teen out of the seventeen on the program
of events.
That there is great pride displayed
everywhere in such an organization is
natural, for it is truly the representative
athletic body of the country. and able
to hold its own against all comers from
all over the world.
When the time comes to select the ath-
letic team which shall represent this
country in the worlds athletic sports, to
be held during the. coming Paris EXposi-
ton, it will not take more than one guess
as TO which team that will be.
NJ. w. Long seems destined to be the
wearer of the great Wefers' mantle
who seems TO have dropped out of the
front row of sprinters. temporarily, at
least. Not since the latter's remarkab BILE
performance OF capturing all the world 5
records in the short sprints, and win
ming all in a row at one meet, has any one
- In
one meet The great Lon Myers was the
first to set the athletic world a-gaping by
a similar performance. Now Long fol-
lows suit and wins all in one day.
He bids fair now 10 be the top liner in
the sprints with Rush and Tewksbury
his understudies. Local interest cen
tered in the performance of Andy Walsh,
formerly of Georgetown Varsity. and a
brother OF Julius Walsh. who last month
graduated from that Varsity, and who is
himself a runner of considerable prom
ise Andy ran against Cregan in the
mile and lost by a scant yard
The team is as strong in the field as on
the cinder path, and includes. without a
doubt. the greatest weight and hammer
men Of the athletic world. With Flana-
gan, Sheldon and Mitchell in the game
the club cannot lose in these specialties.
Mitchell still holds the worlds record in
the fifty-six pound shot. In the sixteen
pound hammer event Flanagan dropped
the leaden sphere l56 feet, l inch away
from the circle. IN which he started it on
its errand Sheldon handily outdid all
competitors in putting the shot. Rogers
took me honors in the high and low hur-
dIcs, and so on down a long victorious
line the Mercury Foot" carried every
thing before it.
National Regatta.
On next Friday and Saturday the an
nual regatta of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen will be held on the
Schuylkill. at Philadelphia. II is one Of
the great aquatic events of the year. and
winners in the long string of races hold
the amateur championship for the ensu-
ing year This year the number of
entries will be smaller than in former
years on account OF the hard times and
the war. both of which reasons are af-
fecting all sorts of athletics.
The war has drawn from many of the
clubs some of their best material and in
other cases where there is plenty of good
material available there is a lack OF
funds 10 send the crews away. What is
true In respect OF this holds good with
regard to other regattas.
The trials in some of the events Will
be rowed on Friday. and some of the races
on that day will be finals. On Saturday
none but finish races will be rowed.
1t is to be regretted that the High
School eight rowing from the Columbia
boathouse could not have been sent UP 10
meet the crack crews from other high
schools notably the one from Worcester,
Mass, which from all accounts is a very
fast and a very well trained crew. 1t has
rowed some remarkable trials on time,
and if the figures given are true the Wor-
cester boys should win handily.
Several of the local enthusiasts are
planning to go up to witness the races.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The second regatta of the Columbia
Club. arranged for last Saturday,
was Indefinitely postponed on account Of
the absence from the city Of number of
the rowing men who had been counted
on to fill seats in the various crews.
The postponement deprived the High
School or junior eight of an opportun-
ity TO show its work in competition under
more favorable conditions than when it
in the opening regatta last
month. That the crew is moving we'll
not only in form. but in speed, is con-
ceded on all sides, and the youngsters
should have been given an opportunity to
appear against a seasoned crew to show
what was really in them when it came
to a sure-enough test.
1t is unfortunate that the crew was not
entered in the y. A. A. o. regatta, to be
held in Philadelphia during the week at
hand Indeed, it was supposed that 1t
was kept al work with such an entry in
view The friends of the crew should
have raised by subscription the amount
necessary to cover the expense of sending
them away. and this could have been
done without much effort, once the start
was made
At Philadelphia they would have an
of showing their true mettle,
as there will be on hand several crack
eights. including the crack Worces-
ter High School boys, who are said to be
very fast.
The crew continues its hard practice
and it is possible that it may be entered
in the Middle States Labor Day regatta.
Underwood is filing No. = seat satisfac-
torily He has good reach and plenty of
steam behind it. Hunter is fast over
coming his weakness of catching "out of
time" Fowler who has been rowing at
No 2. has on several evenings been
moved up to the waist" of the boat. and
is giving a good account of himself
Matters at Columbia Field are quiet
Speare and McElhone are about the
only athletes who are keeping at their
work. 1t Is their intention to take part
in some of the Observation-Disclosures
open affairs held out of town.
The Winged Arrow is we'll represented
at the front in this war and is very
proud. not only of the number but of
the character, of the representation Joe
Taussig is doing good duty on board the
New York; Shaw the midde-distance
runner, Is with the Rough Riders at
Santiago; Curtis, champion pole vaulter
and jumper is at Tampa with some of
the Maryland troops; Humphries has Sc
cured his commission as lieutenant and
hopes soon to be sent to the front; Jules
Wooten is at Santiago and rendering
slInh brilliant snrI.ina ha l.a,1,