The sun., 1899-01-28
SEATING.
McCiave OF the N. Y. A. @. wins the 5000
metro ChampionshIp at Spring Lake.

McClave OF the N. Y. A. @. wins the 5000
Metre Championship at Spring Lake.
PoUdHKEEPs1E. Jan. 27.-only the hardest
J lovers OF sport braved the piercing northwest
wind this afternoon 10 see the national speed
championship contests ut Spring Lake. While
the cold was hard TO endure. the Ice was In flne
condition and all the races we're characterized
by close finishes and an enliveninR succession
OF spurts on the stretches and turns. In all the
contests except the pursuit race there we're big
neds. and this led to jostlinG and one or two
we'll founded charges OF foul. which. as they did
not affect the leaders. were not pressed.
Thomas OF Newburg won the final heat in the
1.5O0-metre race. In which Hornfeck. the Mont
clair hockey player. was favorite. The latter
complained that SudheImer. the Minnesota
flyer grabbed him by the right leg on the upper
stretch and that he was perslstenty pocketed,
but Referee Curtis decided not 10 allow foul.
Tho 5.0O0-metre national championship was
an inspiring contest. Thomas Of NewburR was
picked to win this on form and previous per-
formances. Charles SIcClave. the graceful and
speedy N. Y. A. @. man. won by timely spurt,
but only by the narrowest margin. He was
closely pressed by James Drury OF the Montreal
A. A. A., and L. r. Sager OF West Point, who
finished second and third respectively. less
than foot apart, while Drury could have
reached out and touched McClave's white
sweoter Thomas made a protest in this race.
He said that Pixie, the breezy amateur from
Montreal. fouled him on the backstretch, on
the last lap. when he was In third place.
Thomas fell and lost oil chance of winning.
took his place with Hornfeek on the bench Of
the discontented
Fourteen men braved the wind In the two
mile handicap All except four received gem
erous allowances, Pixie. u scratch man.
crossed the tape first, forging ahead OF Hoff-
man. 100 yards. next to the last lap. The latter
made desperate fight for first place. but
pixie. when Thomas. who headed him for a
awhile. went Off his feet on the back turn,
struck a winning pace and steadily cut dowL
Hoffmans lead, and at the finish had put q
generous streak OF daylight between himself
and the Cohoes man. Pixie also won the ono
mile pursuit race. Summaries folow
1900 Metres q. GAO 42loo Yardsl. National Cham
plonship-FnRl heat won by T.. A. Thomas, Newburg
Mlnn.; third. W. H. Merritt, St. John. n. b. Time.
minutes q 3-5 seconds.
5000 Metres (5,4BS lilo Yards), National Cham
pionship-Wnn by Charles McClANe. n. Y. A. c.; sec
ond James Drury Montreal A. A. A: third. +. X.
SaRer, West Point Time 10 minutes ~ 8-5 seconds.
Two.Mle Hand,cap-Won by A. f. Pixie. Montreal
A. A. A.. scratch. Second Fred Hoffman, Cohoes, $50
minutes 81 40 seconds
o EMILE Pursuit Raco-won by A. L, Pixie. Time,
minutes l3 2.b seconds. Second, Charles McClAve,
Time. minutes is 30 seconds.
The programme tomorrow Includes the one
mile cham pionship of Hudson Valley and the
10O00-metre national Championship.
. Howard Mosher Of Storm King has ohal-
lenged John NilsOn to a quarter-mile race at
Spring Lake for $1O0 u side.