New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
NY. A. G. TAKES THE HONORS
ITS ATHLETES WIN EIGHTY-SEVEN
POINTS IN THE A. A. U. DIS
TRICT MEETING.

KRAENzLE1N CAPTURES THREE F1RsTs AND
LONG rwo-THE KNIcKERBocKER ATH-
LETIc CLUB SECOND WITH FOUR
TEEN POINTS.
Fleet footed and brawny armed representatives
OF the New-York Athletic Club carried off almost
two-thirds OF the honors yesterday afternoon at
the annual championship meeting Of the Amateur
Athletic Unions Metropolitan District on knicker-
booker Field. at Bergen Point. thereby serving
notice that they expect 10 be in the hunt for a
major part Of the aurels to be in the APP
preaching National championship contests at Bos-
ton. Wearers Of the Mercurys winged PEDAL ex-
tremity finished first In twelve Of the fifteen con-
tests on the card captured seven second honors
and won six trophies for third place. scoring an
aggregate of 81 points
The local organization. the KnickeroocKer ATM
letic Club was second In the competition. It's ath-
letes taying IA points Four other clubs were also
represented among the prize winners the Aavier
Athletic Association obtaining u points, the
Pastime Athletic Club getting H. the New West
Side Athletic Club scoring s. and the Aroor Ath-
letic Club Of Albany, tallying 3.
One treble and two dual winners of first honors
were among the victorious clubs aggregation OF
contestants. They Alvah c. Kraenzein the
University Of Pennsylvania intercollegiate cham-
pion who handiy raked off both hurdle races and
the running broad jump and gained second place
in the high jump and Maxwell w. Long. the clever
young Splinter who repeated his triumphs OF last
year in the hundred yard dash and the quarter
mile canter. Big John Flanagan, the worlds cham
pion who took the hammer and weight hurting
events. got second place in the shot put and won
third prize in the discus toss. Long however,
lost his third championship OF last year, being
unable 10 obtain even place In his preliminary
heat Of the 22o-yard run. The manner In which ne
collapsed in this contest when within few yards
OF the tape showed that he realized the hopeless
Il uFqa
keen disappointment. especially so as he had led
by FIVE yards in the shorter sprint P. J. Walsh, the
Xavier Athletic Association crack. who won the
longer dash and finished Ike distance TO the
good IN the quarter mile.
Among the other competitors to carry the New
York Athletic Club emblem 10 victory were John
Bray who loped home an easy winner In the half
mile run; Alexander Grant winner OF the three
mile run last year. who led by ten yards a process
sion at the finish OF the mile run; A. l.. Wright
who left his rivals far In the rear In the three mile
run; Richard Sheldon. who lost the discus tossing
championship but retained the SHIT putting honors'
and l. X Baxter who took the high jump blue
ribbon.
BERNARD J. Wefers the former champion was
rather disappointing in the shorter sprint. lie
won his trial heat with difficulty. and waived the
final heat evidently because he feared his speed
was not equal to that Of Long, whose time was
one-hfth Of a second better. kraenZleln ala al
most as he pleased in the hurdle races. but made
no effort to equal the association record. His per
formance in the broad jump was the only record %
feet 2ss inches increased by 5a inches the associa-
tons record distance. -, .. -
brisk was the competition between the staIwart
weight throwers and high jumpers Luck rS on 4e
toss made necessary by the tie Tor hrst hohors
in the pole vault, gave the champiQninp 40 one
Of the smaller 1e0' New s%e Vest Side Athletic
Club. David Reuss the slender giant oil the hnIck
content with second place For third place IN thlS
contest there was also toss to decide !. n. b pa
mate one In the toss of for third honors in the
high jump, three men being tied. Dave Reuss
The games attracted 10 the grounds about two
thousand spectators who were not eHtnGsasc
The summary of the contests follows;
TRACK CONTESTS.
HUNDRED y Fgn5s' M 9sst w %sJ Gy Nx sf "
Wefes, NewYC EdTsEd S.l 9os' N lev 1S,
r SssYqk bo.. Si17or YAH Nf s6
Eight hundred eighty yard runwGn BY J J9GR
l. g. second; PAU H. Christensen KnioseT'o'Ner A &C.
' On. handed and twenty yard hqd. Tacewon BY
Ayah G Kraenzen. New-Yor A. & 6 a. K5cEe
N SCS.1 Z. f ta,4 sf'o4 Tim seTcs '',
-Four 1SRdI YORK ana fU5.y Ys' MsRny F9sme 4
tecoSd: T. p Turner NewYork A. g. third Time
O3 To hundred yard .s X 9sa won BY
.eo PIiidn Time SSs second BY george
Holman Knckerbocker 4. c; otto Ord"en' Ias,ime
al. Xavier 3D. GsSTse II IA e. hd Tine
one mile run-won by Alexander Grant Ns T,oH
XndrsT J. walsh ,5 X1yer r a A. ssssn' """
TWO hundred twenty yard hurdle zee Daniel hf n
Dsiy xa Ssn a. A Kr ssGSnd HsS9oS l. q Charles
MscennsR 81 New ro west sy Syah c. KTaens.n
York A. C.; Charles McClennen New West sac Tine
second; c. a o'Rourke. New-forA a. - "''''
o2 TIRE. mile run-won by A wrgh s MeT y, T YORK
A. A. e. sin. a c. c. third Time-l5;4s%
FIELD CONTESTS.
NswYork a. c. With Is n y in John Fianassp, Ne%
York A. G., second with 20 =; IN IN: Y. D. Hennen
I Issqs A. G fonh "' With 81 flanagan
Throwing the ian hsmmer9Won Dy com Cnr.y KnicK,
Ss%YGIt a g. e. second viii, Charles Chad
NIX NeS w.2o; < G. O. t fourth GN with in 2s r.
srdan Pasme G. NTH Win l Bg. IT, 'S eWYok
r. ming hs IN 'u% RSah G. K2atnasn XewYork a C.
& hird s min # XAVIER n 'e e. 's and wilson
KnlcEereockeT A G. at f. s. In; J. sheridan pas,me
T9 e ~h 'Gi 10 ,s5 H.%
second with 100 q, q 70 III III j iS Flanagan"
York FSn Al c. b SSss T1% y Kseq3sn
Nsw YSk c. S ses6nd "a Win vi e * n
T. Mahoney KnickerbOcker A. c. third with q IT, '~
Pole vault heighwon on toss By August aS 4 R,.,
SSwYo1k A. c. third with 10 IT, having won
toss to decide tie from Sidney X Thomas New-iork
Throwing Oepound weightWon by John Fi saisaD
with % f. IN ao p Riehar n Sf pennls
ScSnnel' New West Side A. c. third. with % IT in
EAST PORT CHESTER SCHOOL TROUBLES.