The times., 1899-10-01
A. 4. j. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Washington Athletes Win -Four
First and Five Second Prizes.
They would Have Added the Relay
to Their Victories Had Ii Not Been
of Beatty and Stuart at $50 Yards
Speare's Sprint of "A Hundred Yards

Washingtons Drawn and muscle proved
its superiority in the championship games
Of the Atlantic division of the Amateur
Athletic Union held yesterday afternoon,
under the auspices of the Baltimore Ath-
letic Club, in the Gentlemen's Driving Park.
The Washington Y. NJ. C. a. team car
ried of four frsts and five seconds. They
came in first in the relay race, but were
disqualified on foul by Morgan in the first
quarter The Woodside Athletic Club also
won third in the high jump and second in
the pole vault. In the latter event Nc
Elhone, who was tied with Murphy for
first place, conceded the place to his rival
in the iump-off. the weather being too cold
for a fair trial.
The track a half-mile one of dirt, was in
fine condition, but a strong wind blowing
directly down the course made fast time
impossible. The clerk of the course, in
placing the men for the 100-yard dash, put
them by mistake on the start for the 120-
yard hurdle, which accounts for the slow
time appearing for the 1OO-yard dash The
usual delay in starting the events was ex-
perienced, and the 500 spectators shivered
in the cold. The contestants. clothed in
bathrobes and horse blankets, jumping
about to keep warm, looked more like In
dians doing a war war dance than athletes
trained for championships.
Protests were entered against McKenna
Park Athletic Club, Wilmington; Nc
EIhone, Woodside Athletic Club, Wash
ington, d. c.. and Hosy. Pythian Athletic
Of ~. oI,
which they represent were not registered
in the A. A. U. The prizes won by these
gentlemen were withheld pending the de-
cision of the board of governors OF the A.
A. U.
The first event, the 1OO-yard dash, was
run in two heats the first and second men
TO qualify for the final heat. In the first
heat a. R. Speare, Washington Y. NJ. C. A,
won easily, with w. C. Blome, Maryland
Athletic Club, second. Time, 0:13 1-5. The
second heat was won by C. E. McPhail,
Druid Outing Club, Baltimore; second, G.
H. Mace, Baltimore Athletic Cub. Time,
0;13 SIS.
The 8S0-yard run was the naxt event,
and was Washington's from start to finish
J. w. Beatty jumped TO the front at the
start, followed by w. G. Stuart, Y. NJ. C.
A, Washington, and these gentlemen were
never headed, and finished in the order
named, with ]. f. Hoey Pythian A. c.,
third. Time, 2:15 1-5.
The next event was the 220-yard hurdle,
and was won by w. D. Randall, Druid Out
ing Club, Baltimore; f. M WildeIier, Druid
Outing Club second.
The final heat of the 100-yard dash was
the next event. The contestants were A.
R. Speare, Y. NJ. c. A.. Washington; w.
G. Blome, M. A. c.; c.. E. McPhail, d. o.
c., and c. H. Mace, B. A. C. Mace recently
beat out the wonderful Tewkesbury in
race. and his clubmates were backing HIM
heavily TO win. The men got away at the
crack of the pistol. Speare took the lead
at the start and kept it easily to the
finish; Blome, NJ. A. c., second. Time,
0:13 1-5.
Both places in the next event, the 440-
yard dash, were won by the Washington
Y NJ. c.. A. men, Beatty and Morgan finish
ing in the order named, with c. p. Gautz,
NJ. A. c., third Time, 0:57 3-5.
The 220-yard dash was another walk
over for Washington. This event was run
in one heat. with six men in it. J, NJ.
Morgan, of the Washington Y. NJ C. A,
started. but dropped out at fifty yards on
account Of a sore leg, and concluded to
save himself for the relay. His team mate
A. R. Speare, had no trouble in winning,
however with W. C. Blaine, NJ. A. c.,
second. Time, 0:24 1-5.
The mile run went to dark horse There
were four starters in this event. Stuart,
Washington Y NJ. C. A; Hamill, NJ A c.;
Kelly. P. A. c., and Hoey, p a. c.. Kelly
started OF in the lead, the rest punched.
They passed the half in this order. Kelly
gradually increased his lead At the three
quarters pole he had a lead of fifty yards,
and the balance began to let out for him
His lead was foO much for tharo hcuyaUar
and the race was for second place, which
was won by Stuart. Time, 5:12 4-5. Kelly's
pace clear through was very regular, and
he proved himself a good distance run
ner. He claims to have done the mile in
4:36.
The 120-yard hurdle was won by H.
Baetier, B. A. c.; ]. H Bouise, st. Leo's
Gymnasium, second. Time. 0:19 As.
The one-mile bicycle race was won by
w. H. Greene. D. A. c.; T. Bennett, d. A.
c., second. Time, 0:52 AS.
The next track event was the one-mile
relay There were but two teams entered
the Y. NJ. C. A. of Washington and the
Maryland Athletic Club. The Maryland
Athletic Club claimed to have this cinched,
and SO it proved, but not in the way they
thought. The Washington Y. M. c. A.
team simply walked away from them and
at no time were they pushed, and but for
the unfortunate foul by Morgan in the first
quarter the Washington boys would have
added five more cups to their collection.
The teams were Morgan, Stuart, Speare,
and Beatty for Washington Y. NJ C. A;
Requardt, Hamill, Blome, and Gautz for the
| Maryland Athletic Club, in the order
named. Requardt had the pole and got
away in the lead, and at the first turn
Morgan passed him and tried to take the
pole before he was six feet ahead of his
man. as required by the rules. This was
the foul claimed. He passed his man and
was in turn passed by him at the 220 yards,
but in the last hundred Morgan again took
the lead and touched Stuart ten yards
ahead of his man. Stuart finished five
yards ahead and Speare had ten yards to
spare when he touched Beatty for the last
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