The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
GRANTS TWO.MILE RECORD.
NEW AMERICAN FIGURES By VIEW
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB RUNNER.
Big Crowd at Trayers Island 20 See Athletic
Games-Ohstacle Race Furnisnes
Amusement and Brings Tyre 70 the
Front-PrOtest Against Ono winner.

Amusement and Brings Tyre 70 the
Front-PrOtest Against One winner.
Fine weather. q big crowd. a fast track and
stirring competitions were the main features
of the New York Athletic Clubs seventy
FIRST games at Travers Island yesterday.
The Athletic Eden" and its surroundings
never looked to better advantage. and the
crowd Of 5000 spectators who thronged
the verdant slopes were enraptured with the
sight.
The most notable event OF the day was
the two-mile run, handicap. in which an
American long -standing record went by the
board. Alexander Grant OF the New York
A. c. Was the man who made the new
figures. Running with splendid Judgment
and rare form. he reeled OF the two nllles
in the smashing time of minutes y la
seconds. The old record was minutes
~ 10 seconds. by W. D. Day. at the Berkeley
Oval in 1890. The worlds amateur record
is minutes II seconds. made by Alfred
Shrubb of England about two years ago.
4 lot OF fun was created by the obstacle
race in which the CONTESTANTS had to run In
sacks. crawl under network. dive through
barrels and climb towering ladders. Last
OF all came the water jump. and the runners
Topped into the wet while the band rasped
out "Hiawatha." The winner was Beck
man OF the New West Side A. C.. but capital
race was put up by Warner. younsster OF
the New York A. c. He is yet mere tyro,
but in his heat and In the final showed that
he has in him the stun Of which champions
are made.
Some discussion was caused by protest
against Quinn of the -ew West Side A. o.,
who won first prize in the running broad
jump. 1t was said that he gave exhibitions OF
Shnv loo
around the country last year for cash. but
as nothing definite could be proved Chair
man Flynn OF the registration committee
would take no action on the protest First
prize. however. ID withheld pending an in
vestigation.
New West Side 4. C.. 10 feet: A. N. krantz, New
IVES, Side c. 4 feet sscono George t. Ta,re
iso.Yard Hurdle. iiandIcap-Won BY S, S. Jones
New York A. e. ScratchJ Geri'y PaIllme &C.
100 Yard Run. Handicap By ". !: econ icon.
ns Mss Sas See
star \. C. 40 yards. third Time. minutes 10 80
% Yard Run: M.pdlcap.won, By g. r U5'on
New West Side A, c.. 20 yards second: C. E. WI:
lams pastime a. c.. II yards. third Time 81 10
Two Nile Relay Race. HandsspuWon by y New
AT w
Brom nI 70 yards: New York A. 6. second. with
Mos q ya .na Mn IS st ysss
Star a C.. third with J. l. Rotsger. 50 Yards, W
Krueger, g Yards. FIX Hsssry 3. yards ana D.
TWO Mile Run. Handlcag-Mon by Alice Grant,
York O. ss5nch senh oess cs
OF New York, 1870 yards, third. Time. minutes
| 81 S secnods
han, Yale. A. A., scratch with II feet: 4. G. Ander.
son. New York A. c.. inches, second. with V sult
q 10 feet inches: Joseph Mshoney; Greater i New
Running broad Jump. Handlcap-won by p R;
| Jump Of 81 feet inches; Myer Prinstein. Greater
New York Irish A. A.. scratch. second, with Jump
Side H. c. % inches, third. with an actual Jump OF
20 feet lll5 inches The winner was protested on
'h Pu ss9%nd 10 Poapa sSos Handlc.pwon by
NJ '. Comedy. New York a. G. 9 feet, with ar
actual put Of 4 fee, ~ inches T. +. EeueIbsch
1 ,Sfd WITH vi pu1 q IS ,es. si
Se S.ss s%s h.1s'rgsSR y Hold a
greater New York r Hn, A. e. 70 yard,
Time minute II IS seconds
s sss One y BY W. Ss% YsI;
4. G.. second: 4. r. Gilmore. New York A. c.. third
Time minutes seconds.
Mile E gv RsG Indian haye teams
rse ssc. " Bolton P Murray and r. C. Samson
WanokaS second with W. O'Donohue. o. Korhe
Fl. Roberts, Il. o'Connor and n. Hegaman: Semi
nolcs third. with G, F.. Middleton. j. l. Hanlon
N. " philips, II. i. Butcher and G. S. Ford. Time
minutes IL 3-5 seconds.
Running High jump. Handcap-Won by S. S
Jones New York a. C.. scratch. with Jump o
feet a Inch: F. j. Holdings Pequod A. c.. inches
second. with Jump Of feet 81 inches: J; T Ma
ST. George A. C.. inches, tied for third place a
S fee. inches. In the Jump OF Mahoney wor
clearing s feet o inches.
Throwing 5s.Pound Weight. Handieap--won h
James S. Mitchell, New York A. c., foot. with a
actual throw OF 30 feet 4 inches: John Flanag ar
| Greater New York Irish A. A., scratch. seconC
with throw Of "a feet a Inch: J. Hines. Star a.
feet third with An actual throw OF n feet 10 nche