New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
ATHLETICS.
NETWORK ATHLETIC CLUB CAPTURES
MOST PRIZES IN METROPOLI-
TAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MAXWELL W. LONG WINS THE THREE
SHORT DISTANCE RACEs-T. ]. Vo-
GELLUs. THE VETERAN. MAKES
A GOOD RUN.

| The strong limbed athletes of the New-York Ath-
letic Club captured most of the honors at the an
nual championships of the Metropolitan Associa-
ton of the Amateur Athletic Union at Columbia
Field yesterday afternoon Maxwell w. Long and
! Richard Sheldon, fresh from their international
triumphs abroad carried everything before them
in their specialtes. Long capturing all OF the
sprints the fiat and Sheldon winning both the
hammer and the shot putting contests The at
tendance fair for this i'll fated field OF sport
Many pretty young women in becoming summer
costumes added grace and beauty to the scene
The weather. however was muggy, and haze
hung the field most OF the afternoon the
sunshine peeping through the clouds only at In
frequent intervals 1t was hardly day for record
breaking.
When the days sport it did not require
careful perusa of the figures to find out that the
New-York Athletic Club had captured the lions
share of the victories. The wearers of the winged
foot emblem finished with 6S points; the Pastime
Athletic Club had 81 points; Knickerbocker Athletic
Club % points; Union Settlement Athletic Club D
points; New West Side Athletic Club points
and the Star Athletic Club, point. The showing
of the NewYork Athletic Club is really remark
able considering that A. C. Kraenzlein and John
Flanagan two of the clubs surest point winners
did not compete.
The 1O0-yard dash run in heat Long
took the lead before half the distance had been
travelled and rather easily in - = ) seconds
Had he been pushed he might have made the ais
lance in 10 seconds fiat. The haif-mile iace was
much or procession. Little McCIiTr TOOK the lead
at the start, cut out pace t. suic himself and
won easily by ten yat1I. Asendorf beat brennan
five yards for second place. While Kraenzlein
missed in the hurdles, his club managed TO win
the 120-yard timber with Irving X. Baxter.
Baxter finished with a burst of speed, and
won rather easily at the end.
The one-mile run went to y. L. Newton. the little
New England runner. who recently represented
this country in the international contests at Paris.
Newton set his pace. and he pleased,
none of the others being able to make MIN extend
himself The quarter mile resulted in the
easiest of victories for Long. The eX-Columbia
runner tiptoed his field in the first half of the
race, and won looking over his shoulder. The DO
yard just as easily by Long. lie
finished two yards ahead, and could have made 4
double the distance had he desired. The three mile
run went to Newton, who led most of the way. L:ne
by one the other runners fell behind until only
one was left TO give real fight to Newton. Singu-
larry enough he T. j. Vogellus, the veteran
of the race, and what hair left the top OF
his head was gray. Vogellus hung gamely, and
finished second, and then everybody in the in
closure apparently tried to get out the field and
shake him by the hand. The 220-yard low hurdle
race went to novice. H Arnold. He is a protege
of Erne Hjertberg, the ex-distance champion. Buck
stumbled going over the last hurdle, but II is
doubtful If he could have beaten Arnold anyway
The field sports were carried out in better style
than usual, and the spectators were enabled to
start for their homes in good time for an early
dinner James E. Sullivan was the referee.