New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-23
TRACK ATHLETICS.
TOO HEAVY HANDICAPs FOR AMERI-
CANS AT PARIS.
TEwKEsBURY THE ONLY WINNER FROM
THIS COUNTRY-END OF INTER
NATIONAL GAMES.

Paris July 22-The worlds amateur champion
ship contests In connection with the Paris EXPOSE
ton ended to-day at the grounds OF the Racing
Club in the Bois de Boulogne. Comparatively few
Americans were present owing to the fact that
only three or four Of their countrymen were an
nounced to compete in the races. which were for
the most part handicaps in which the Americans
had received severe treatment 20 tempt them
to exhaust themselves In running losing races. Six
contests were decided. The Americans competed In
three and one.
The programme opened with the no metres hurdle
race A. c. Kraenzlein. University of Pennsylvania,
being made the scratch man. As the other Aneri-
cans who entered were also pulled back all declined
to run Rau a German, with 20 metres hand-
cap was first. Pritchard, with metres. being sec
ond and Klingelhoefer with IA metres. third. Time
-0:1s is.
Three competitors took part in the shot putting.
the six Americans who had entered including
Richard Sheldon. Of the New-York Athletic Club.
who the scratch man, standing out. Crettier.
a Hungarian. with two metres allowance was first,
with IA metres 20h centimetres; Basset, a French
metres 81 centlmetres, and St. Cyr a Frenchman,
with three metres allowance. third. with u metres
CT centimetres.
Thirty entries were received for the 2OO-metre
fiat race, which followed. but only eight to
the starting post two out OF thirteen Americans
alone running. Two trial heats resulted. in which
William J. Holland. University of Georgetown, and
Walter B. Tewkesbury, University of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Pritchard, OF the English team. and Row
ley, OF New South Wales, qualified. The final heat
gave to America her only victory Of the day and
hard contest between Tewkesbury Pritchard
and Rowley. All three left the mark together and
dashed up the track with Holland close behind. At
first Pritchard led. but Tewkesbury quickly got
abreast OF him, and the two then neck and
neck to the finish. Tewkesbury beating Pritchard
on the tape by six inches. Rowley was a good
third. Time-0:22 Is seconds.
The 1,5oO metres fiat handicap brought out good
field, seventeen starting. Most of these were
Frenchmen George W. orion. University of Penn
sylvania. being the sole representative Of the
United States and the scratch man He had no
chance against his competitors with their big
handicap, won; Christensen, Dane, with 90 me-
tres handicap, being second, and Dolivre. a
EFehchman, with ~ metres handicap being third.
Ilme-S minutes, So As seconds Orion finished in
trial heats "Maxey' Long of the New-Yorx Ath-
ietic Club, was the scratch man and did run,
c. Hall, Brown University, with metres. took
part The first trial heat was won by Lemonnier.
French; with 20 metres allowance; Regnier French.
with 80 metres allowance, being second. Koppan.
Hungarian with 50 metres allowance. won the
lowance. being second Holland was not placed.
Werkmuler, German. with 40 metres allowance.
won the third heat, Moulinet French, with s.
metres allowance. being second. Hall the
fourth heat, Sevestre, with 30 metres allowance,
failed to overtake the big allowance men He fin
ishsd NTH kopPan was first Werkmuller second,
The last contest, the final one Of the interna-
nb sports Pc team fiat race OF 200 metres was
sisted Of five picked runners. and the contest was
places obtained at the finish. England secured e
first. second, sixth, seventh and tenth places, and
pintb nlaces totaI,nr % Fnpap e1sIn ana
lance runners Bennett and Rimmer led from the
The meeting ended with a distribution of the
prizes won to-day.