New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
ATHLETICS IN THE RAIN
EMF PERFORMANCES, But NO REC
ORDS BROKEN.
rrxANDER GRANT. P. J. WALSH. J. H
WRIGHT AND r. II. HATFIELD DUAL
v1xNERs-GRAY NOT BEATEN IN
EIGHTEEN YEARS,
EIGHTEEN YEARS.

-,-,.,o m records were broken in the annual ath-
,a+ic championship meeting of the Amateur Ath-
- Union held at Trayers Island. yesterday.
,t ali the first class athletes Of the country took
g.. aud tie contests were most stirring through
81 The cinder track was heavy The inhela. gen
III. G., snriney green and inviting, was water
soaked turf and the officials and athletes walked
on q cfngerly Records under such conoiuols
a,aro practically of the question
A dismal penetrating and chilling drizzie ie!l
z,,,inr the entire afternoon, soaking the thinly
clad athletes until they looked like a little coohN
,f,-i,,na+e swamp natives shivering with fever
o,6 ague The officials were almost as uncom-
Portable and the women who attended the games
,,,obaby 800 Of them. were even more woebegone
tr appearance. In most sports the contests would
have been postponed, but as the athletes hau come
from long distances 10 compete in the chanpioh-
Sims it was decided TO run of the programme as
1,r as the athletes themselves cared to come 10
the starting point
The games were started at go p. m, and were
moi 1ini he'd until T. N. Both the senior anu
i,,nior CHAMPIONSHIPS were decided making IN
Vulnerable rreiinnaries and thirty final heats IN
an James f Sullivan the referee, and as
might have been expected in such weather. no ulhe
was lost Among the athletes who showed up prom
3renrIy were some veterans who have been com
netting for years. The veteran OF veterans was
George r. Gray who has been winning champion
shins for the last eighteen years. and mas hlSue
the unprecedented record Of never having oeeh
beaten in his speciality. that of putting me sixteen
shot. Mr.. Gray whose mar i SllifN4'1 "'N''
silver again won the competition yesterday. hurl-
ing the shot &C feet inches. Mr. Gray halls from
Toronto and his splendid physical condition would
indicate that with good luck he may be able TO de-
fend his title for several years TO come.
Another veteran who hOnors on the track
yesterday WAS Alexander Grant who captured both
the one mile and five mile runs Grant captured
the one mile without much trouble, but the hFe
mile struggle brought the shivering spectators 10
their feet McTicar Of Boston, started out TO set
v-g-h ant Pierce and Bowen close be-
hind Pierce the Indian runner. took second place
in the first lap with Grant next, and Bowen bring
ing I'D the rear. Mile after mile was reeled of in
this order and the positions remained unchanged
until the last lap all tried to squirt, but Nc
Vicar had done his work and fell back when the
real struggle began The pace had been just fast
enough suit Grant. and not fast enough TO suit
the Indian, whose only chance had been TO leave
Grant earlier in the In the last lap Grant
went 70 the front, and, holding the advantage TO
the end. by ten yards. all out Pierce fall
tered in the stretch and Bowen beat him out for
second place by five yards. It of the most
stirring struggles seen in this district in many
7 H Wright of the New West Side Athletic
Club. Is Promising runner. who viii be heard OF
again He captured the half-mile in the junior
senior Championships. He started again in the
? J walsh captured both the 100 and 20 yard
senior contests, doing the 100 in 10 seconds fiat
weather, r. H Hatfield was also a dual winner.
capturing the l9 yard high hurdles IN bo'h the
TIE NeH-York Athletic Club men led in both
championships and winning the Junior contests by
lows:
Senior contests-New-Yo Athletic Club, al
Greater New-Eork Irish Athletic Association, -
2gG55 FaAfP 'asS 512 and
ATHLETIC Club q Loi'2tS, e&ch New Mesf size A{
ton, points: Athletic Club Of PhiladelPhia'
points and St Bartholomew Athletic Club
Junior hampionships-New-York Athletic Club
DOir- I5aS II
West Side Athletic Club q points; KnickerboGGker
STO po Glns SaPonsi Turn
points: East Boston Athletic Association points
and St Leo GYMNASIUM and Xavier Athletlc AS
ISOLATION, points each
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARIES.
one hundred yard dasil-Wop by P. J. Walsh. New
r craig MONTREAL A A. third. Time, o:l6 Won By
ss se by 4 % W bad EfE we ste5 sds
II. P. Smith. New-Torl A. c, third Time. 159 30
aaFsd 2xsatard high F aGEalsswoP By
A. c, second: P J. Coriey New West side A g. third.
oae-fns fGn-SSos BY Alexander Grant New.To5z
Ssus6 N S3oF P1f 5d fine sse9ns a L
Qqsgter-niie Tln-Won By r R Mouton NeT-BOrk A
New s Wes6 SIDE s- a ca Ihfd 7 Tine G59 - by
& hg . J; . essh-won by
6, second J. p craig. Montreal a A. third. Time,
Tw5-5undred ;Een5y-yard low hurdle TacewOn by
5 81 H cs4 n Mccad H Ss West side a c.
third. Time or Is. Won by yard.
mile run-Won by Alexander Grant \ y A
c, 4. & Bowen q y. y l. A. second. Jerry Pierce,
Fasne A c, third. Tine % 81 80 Won by 10 yards
a c. It. IA in; Q. p Seryiss NewYOrk A. C. #
~ in, second. Otto Sauer St Bartholomew A c. . II
jump
Running jump-Won by Myer Prinsten. G. N Y.
Irish A. A II. 81 William Maync. y. Y. A c.
2 & in, second: H P Mcdonald y. Y A. C. 20 fl.
10 tn. third
Pole vault-won by A 6. Anderson. New-York A. c.
f in: p. A. More. X A G. IT. second:
E Peters. y. Y A c. in, third Peters won
jump
National Club. Toronto. SO # in Richard Sheldon.
y Y a g. &c fl second r G. Beck. y. y. A. G,
~ Il. in, third.
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer-Won by John Flsna
gan, @. y a. c in: Z J. Sheridan. p. A
c, 81 il. second: John Mccarthy. p A c, ll5
Il. in third
Throwing discus-Won by c H Henneman. Nil |
waukee 4. C. NJ. J. Sheridan. P. A. 9.
10 T. , second, Richard Sheldon y. Y A c. lo1
II. 9 in.. third
Throwing hfty-six-pound weight-Won by f. Desmar- |
teau Montreal A \. A. % IT 8 in: J S Mitchell. X
c - in second: Richard Sheldon y. Y A c.
b Il. ! in, third