The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
BRITISH SPORTING NEWS.
Disappointing Performance s Mt the Irish Ath-
letic championships

The latest foreign mail brings particulars
Of the Irish A. \. 4. cham pionships, held at
Balls Bridge. Dublin, on June 4. Particular
interest attaches TO the meeting, as II Is antic-
ipated that the American teams at Paris will
find their most dangerous opponents in tho
representatives Of the Green Isle" Except
In one or two instances the performances were
disappointing aud the Irish cracks will have
TO make a much better showing 10 defeat the
Americans in the international contests.
W. J. VI. Newburn, who has gained world
wide anne as Il broad Jumper, did not appear
TO defend his championship title in that event,
but turled out for the i0O-yard dash, which
he won last year. Newburn was entirely out
classcd in his heat AID stopped al half dis
lance. q. Cuts OF the Kings Own Yorkshire
Light Infantry won the heat and also cap
tured the final in 10 ?-S seconds. Newburn
would have had to be IN his best form 10 WIN
the broad jump. as y. O'Conuor Of Waterford
cleared % feet az inches In hi. winning jump.
O'Conuor showed consistent form. a. IN sue
cessive efforts he Cleared % feet . inches, %
feet ei inches and 20 feet.
The evergreen ID. Horgan, holder Of tho
worlds record for putting the is-pound shot
was aCaiu To the fore IN that event. which he
won for the eighth successive wear, Tith n put
Of l5 feet . inches. This is oni. three-quartsrs
O. an incl! :. =" lhaa Il. Shel6on'g put AZ his
club games Oh June 10, and a close contest r.
expected between the pair when they meet
abroad.
p. j. Leahy Of Charlevile. tho holder Of the
high jump championship. was rs great a dis
appointment as New burn. Last season leahy
repeatedly cleared @ feet 1 inches and occa-
sionally received credit for q feet 5 inches. He
was, however, sadly out Of form and only man
aged TO tie p. O'Connor for the championship
with the moderate jump Of S feet o.. inches,
fifth win In throwing the l6-pound hammer
with l4l feet e inches, a FAIR performance con-
sidertos that the loop srlp Is lot allowed IN
Irish competitions. Another exception TO the
vas The third successive victory u b. Carey
In the hurdle race. Carey, who II a member
Of the Dublin metropolitan police l. quite u
seasoned athlete. as he tied for the hammer
throwing championship in 1922. j. T.. Fin
negan OF Dublin. holder Of the one half and one
mile championships, again won the latter IN
4 minutes - LIS seconds. but was dcposed In
the half-milc after 4 close. race by j; j Mac
heazie Of Dublin. +. Curtis Of Swords. holder
Of the four-nile championship, was haaten by
J G, Haze Of !loushj9rda1, Ilppsrary, i,
the day was the running, Of B. K. Day Of Kings
town. a niueteen-y car-old boy. who won the
22o, and 40 yard championship IN 49, sec
times do not show Days real form, rs the races
The many Whltmonday meetings. held in
England attracted large fields. but few first
class performances were made by the back
markers. II. Il. Graham, the Cambridge Uni
versity runner. who defeated i Burke OF Har-
ward IN the hall-mile mt the international
VARSITY contests last year turned out for the
half-inile championship Of Surrey nj the Guild
ford games and carried on the honor In 2 min
jump, holder Of the i2O-yard Surrey champion
ship. again won that event IN J.? is seconds.
X. W. Wadsley, the English i0o-yard cham
pion, ran at LEICESTER but failed TO get a place
the smart time Of II as seconds. 4. T.. " hoe.
who won the one-milc Championship Of Eng-
land IN 1891 ard I8w ia, II, Wesh Is on the
land. ran at the Lancaster A, A. A. games. He
won the one-mlle Northern counties champion
iship easily il 4 minutes q S5 seconds; but on
the half-mile handicap, won In | minute 81
seconds. J. 7. Rimmer ~ Southport carried
of the one-Ipile handicap IN 4 minutes - sec
onds, from the 55-yard mark.
Atthe Wymondham sports on June 7. wads-
lev won the Toward level race. hands down, in
10 As seconds, but only finished fourth In the
l2O-vard and llO- ard handicaps.
The debut Of the Indian s%rrintcr. Norman
D.. Prit chard Of the Bengal Presidency A. A.,
was the feature OF the Highland gathering at
STANFORD h BIidgr rS on whilmondsy; PriIShard
the Bengal Presidency sipce 1904, Is said 10
| have run 100, yards, iq a fraction under even
time, He only Landed two DAYS prior TO the
well TO finish second in his trial heat, beaten
r. II. Baker, the American professional
1NillfTI Wv u'l'hl'i l'lll NbiIullI VI TslKllNU
for the worlds championship a month ago,
ATTEMPTED on june ? 10 beat Joe Darby's record
Of % feet tsinchee. for seven standing jumps.
with weights. made on July =, 1857. There was
n eide. stake OF ~ 90 on the result ard Baker
won the money by clearing lnl5 inches more
than Darbv's long standing figures.
The crack Engllsh professional runners have
had a spell Of Inactivity, hut +, +. Bacon, The
"%rInning soldier " lRs just returned from the
Care and Is out with a challenge 10 run NJ
| O'Neill the Irish long distance champion, five
miles. for $3.50 a side. q, n. Fipclcr OF ireland
aud II. Cullum Of Wales are scheduled 10 ruI
for The half-mile ChAmplonShin.