The times., 1899-08-27
A WORLDS RECORD BROKEN.
Great work of Amateur Athletes N
the BOSTON Games.


BOSTON. Mass. Aug. 26.-One worlds
record was broken and one equaled at the
national championship games of the ANA
teur Athletic Union at Riverside today.
Dick Sheldon, of the N. Y. A. C.. threw
the discus 122 feet 8 5-S inches, which is
four feet over the previous record. A. F.
Duffy the young sprinter from Worcester
Academy. equaled Wefer's record in the
100-yard dash when pushed by Stephens. OF
Halifax. in his trial heat. Outside Of the
above features. Kranzelein was the star
of the meet. He finished a close second
to DUFFY in the finals of the 10o-yard dash
in ten seconds fiat; finished in the high
jump with jump of six feet. and had a
walkoyer in the high and low hurdles and
the broad jump. Summary:
I00-yard dash-won by A. F. Duffy, East Bcs-
ton A. n; ~ c. Kranzelein. n. Y. A. c., Sec
ond; Frank l.. Stephens, Wanderers A. c., Hall
fax. third. Time, 10 sfeords.
In the second heat OF this race, wen By Duffy,
the winner eqlaled the worlds record OF rs
seconds.
22Oyard dash-won by NJ. W. Long, NY. A.
c.. Frank L. stephens. Wanderers a. c., Hall
fax, n. s, second; b. J. Wefers. y Y \. G.,
third. Time, % % seconds.
44Oyard run-won by " w Long, y. Y. 4
G.: VI. J. Holland, Boston, second; j. j. Moyni-
han, st. AIMS A. c., Worcester, third Time,
80 40 seconds.
sso-yard run-won by H. E. Marvel. New York;
John Bray, \. Y. A. c., second: G. +. c. Wocd,
N Y A. c., third. Time. l:5S 10
One mile run-Won by Alexander Grant, y. Y.
A. c.; y L. Wright. Newton, second; D. J.
O'ConnelI Stamford. Conn.,, third Time, AIS So
Five-mile run-Dead heat between Alexander
Grant, " Y. A. c., and Dick Grant, Concord
junction. Mass; J. B. Mcguire, C. g. \ A.,
third Time, $3.50 40.
i20-yard hurdle race-Wcn by A. G. kranzelein,
n Y A. c.; j. j. Peters, Yale \. \, second;
c. A. o'Rourke, n y. A. G., third Time,
l5 As seconds.
22O-yard hurdle race-Won by A. G. kranzeiein,
Ny A. c.; C. A. 0Rourke, " Y. \. c., sec
ond: T. A. McQuceny, c. c. A. A., Worcester,
third Time. 26 1-5 seconds
Pole yauIt-Won by /. X. Baxter, y. y A. Z. ;
10 feet inches; D. Reuss. r. \. C. and A j.
Anderson, New West Side \. A., New York, tied
for second place. with 10 feet inches; Anderson
waived his right and took third place.
Running high jump-Won by |. h Baxter, \.
Y. A. c., 6 feet l inehi \, c. hranzeiein, y y
Y A. c., 8 feet second; J. Fred Powers, y /
A. c. ) feet IL inches. third
Running broad iump-won by A. C. Kranze-
lein. n Y. A. c., % feet inches; +. D. bless;
n Y A. C., 2l feet inches second; }. Fred
Powers. " Y A. c.. p feet 5is inches, third
! Tbroyrinc 56-pound weight-WOn by John Flan-
agan. y Y A. c.. SO feet II inches; Richard
sheldon, " Y a. c., 81 feet l-2 inches. sec
ond; j. c. Cofey, X A. c.. IS feet S-s inches
third.
Throwing 1G-pound hammer-Won by John
Flanagan " Y A. c., l55 feet II inches;
Charles Chadwick N Y. \. c., lI5 feet 10 inches,
second: j. A. Cotfey, X. A. c., Ii5 feet inches.
| third Flanagan made a foul throw OF 162 feet
Putting lepound shot-Won by Richard Shell
don, N Y. A. c.. "A feet 1-2 inch; J. Fred Pow
eFs. n. Y A. c., 30 feet inches, second; John
Flanagan, n Y A. c.. IS feet 10 inches, third.
Throwing the discus-Won by Richard Sheldon,
n Y A. c. 10 feet 8 5-S inches (new worlds
| recorsD: j. Fred Powers, n. y. IL c., l20 feet
IL inches, second; r. ]. Sheridan, Pastime A.
| c.. 115 feet SIS inch, third.