New-York tribune., 1900-05-31
ATHLETICS.
KMcKERBocKEa CLUBS CONTESTS
TWO FRENCH RECORDS BRoKES-aAcEs

TWO FRENCH RECORDS BRoKES-RAcEs
RUN BY METRIC SYSTEM DrsrANcM
The annual Memorial Day track and field con-
tests OF the Knickerbocksr Athletic Club
held yesterday the clubs field Bergen Point.
Bayonne- The performers John Bray.
the New-York Athletic Clubs middle distance
runner. and II. P. Smith one OF Yass Cntvs-sty's
sprtnters- They did the only record breaking OF
the day. The races were distances for which
records had been established BY French athletes.
Bray first broke French record IN the L5oo-
metre run From MS handicap allowances mark 0s
ten yards he back 20 scratch 70 start He ran
down large field Of other starters and covered
the distance IN 4Os lowering BY and two-ffrhs
seconds the record OF A LaruiusiaUx the French
champion Smith accomplished hts task in the 500
metre run, in which he also waived a OF
yards to run from scratch He made the distance
OF almost half mile in 2d0 Ia decreasing by four
hfths OF a second the French record OF VI SoaIhat-
The most OF the track contests were metric
system distances
In the 1Oo-metre run. which corresponds 70 the
favorite 1OO-yard dash. George Il Holman.
OF the Anchor Athletic Club the sole dual winner
OF first hOnors. twice cleverly raced the distance
from the seven-yard mark IN 0I0 "a. HormA1s
other victory IN the 4oo-netre ru4, which he
did 04S 1-5- Arthur L Newton, the New-TorS
Athletic Clubs little long-distAace racer. won
admirable victory in the steeDiechase OF 25oo
metres.
The al-round weight throwing competition -
suited IN a triumph for Richard Sheldon. the New
Eprk Athletic Club and former Yale University
OF fOrreen nOf1rs - elavsT For hs cIfb1ate Ion,
Flanagan seven for r J. Sheridan. the Pasrime
Coe. the Knickerbocker Clubs Representatives The
n the mole vsu+ re- raia~ 80 = ~ 80 s55 90
half miles, for teams Of i've men. was hotly coz
carried OF first houors-
Much excitement was caused by the fnal heat IN
the CwO-nfle bicycle Jack Townsend. the
KnickerbOcker Athletic Clubs young rider. won a
eraI Of his rivals kept him poceted after he over
& took Jhen- on the the s N lap ne sried 20 pass on
dismoUut- He seemed hOpelessIy in the rear, when
seventh lap. Fred Enders r., OF Port RIchrnont
Staten Island. and Bert Brewer. OF GreenvtIle.
Townsend were the principal victims OF the acct
on and Won Brewer reinouated and 8nisSsd third,
but was disqualified because OF his tactics
summaries:
Fifty Yards swimming Chandicap}-von by Hsr-
man vuete. w-RoeheIe. y Y. % secontsli . 4.
Charles Nei5nger Kntcsrbocksr Athletic Club o Sec
one hq9rst yaEs swimming SaSs haneca2CWSn q
secoads,: F. Wsnck. Nsw-YorS 1sa!e5io CUB Q
Is secondsl third Tirne-052ls
TRACK CONTESTS.
One hurdrsd metres andicsp-EfHai hsat yon .
J. Walsh Nev-Yark Athletic Club on yz-as. second
TilaeS:1Sa Mlna4 %sf'AA Hartford Conn 7A''' 'Ai'
one hundred and metres ag0s Tass e.: esaaesss sap
yards; George Reimer Knicksrboeksr Ath!src Gus
CUB CscratcnC third Tlune-OfT1s
JACK s0 r0Wasen owns 3i' Raessroess A5es t1aS t.e.:a
Ber, Brewer Grsenvs Jersey City uSo yaTas'- cnira
TSs. S1nst 17s1-s- ..- Csaastcap-on bv John
Bray s5t'1S SewTor 2aaf ARfs5o aS (sra5aa1 NJ Msa
Arnold New west SIDE Athletic Club 55 Tards, third
Four hundred Chanhicage-wOu oy Georzr
r. Hoffman Anchor Athetio CLUB % e . yaEts 1sorss'
Ogden NJ Bishop. Columbia University GO ya-css third
Eight hundred metres cnandieaD--wgn By q
KnickerbocSer AtheJis Cub 40 yaTtso second q W.
Two and one-haIf mile relay CEandica9-wop
9y team Gt star Alaetie CUP LSnS IsAn3 C1.I NJ
and Peter MeCa0e l3Ss yags team Of UnIo1 settle
yars1 second team of an Regiment Athletic CUB jersey
sahrbecS zap r Perry wss5oa and wia1 e4a
5uqde metres hurdle race .. casat,9ag-wan % =
Charles McC1eIaat i. Knickers9eks- Athletic Club lo
gh5' i56 rs 'esP9s SsP9s, hira ri ilnIoo
Twenty-Five hundred metres stsepechase ace t.caschl
Woa 0y AF'nTr a [I = Np; sr5is1A a AsG Is S1
Sizes A'''A'''' -'s'---s 80 -'-'' '----
Pole vaulr lscratchlwon by Lucten Barnes Knck-
sreocksr Athletic Club 10 fse5 Daniel Rqsss kniSSer-
Athletic Club. tied FOR second place with n h.
Three standing broad Jumps tscratchl-won BY Ray
Ewry SevIork AtAleJ!e CIIn - r. = n h ArnoLt
Harry P Mcdonald knck-rbOcksr Athletic Club. y II
ALI. ROUND WEIGHT THROWING.
Throwing sixteen pound (scrztch)vyon
Flanagan Athletic Club, 15s n 10 in; J
Sheridan Pastirne Athletic Club. 116 IN. second
Richard Sheldon Athletic Club - feet rhro-
merely quality third
Throwing hfty-srx pound weight Csrratchl-W9n d
New-YCrk Athletic Club, 81 - 1O1a
Richard sheldon, Nev-Yorlx Athletic Club, 9
second: J. Sheridan. Pasrime Athletic Club % -
Putting sixteen pound shot tscrztchfWon ~ Rich
sheldon. Athletic Club ". ". Coe
KnickeroOcxer Athletic club, IS - ssc0nd. JOIN
New-TOrk Athletic club, 40 = - third
Throwing discus tscratch}-WOn by Richard Shell
Club. = r. =
Athletic Club. IA 2. H. second W "
C0e Knickerboc6er Athletic Club IN, rht-d.
BALL GAME.
Association football uratch-Won
scotsh-A Cub Newark alev--
o Thistle Football Club. Brooklyn by goals
Two goals by D. BlacCw0Cd forward
by P Mccullough. T German and Allan Al0ntzou-
forwards
BROOKLYN ATHLETIC GAMES
The annual games OF the Brooklyn Athletic Crui