The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
Big GAMES ATTRAVERS ISLAND
RECORD CROWD At NEW YORK
A. CTS SEVENTIETH MEET.
Duty Fails by Two-Ftfths OF Second TO
Equal Record for Is iards-Philadei-
phia SchOolbOys Heat the brooklyn
High Team In Exciting Relay Race.


A. c., ut Travers Island yesterday. attracted
. the biggest crowd ever seen at the CLUBS
summer ONE. ii being estimated that wien
tie t. rong was ut Its leig' $4,000 persons
werc present. In the morning the wcuthei
looked threat eninR. nevert eless hours bc-
before the orening event was due gayly Mt
tired members of both seyes we're Leading
for the island" They went there in every
conceivable conveyance. train. automobile
tally-ho, gig, blackboard and siandrydah;
never was such collection and variat ion
Of automobiles seen together at an athlctie
meet, and they were arrayed on the top OF
the hill overlooking the truck in all tfeir
glory of lining brass and vnrn!sh. Fronting
the club ouse, on the creek n dozen steam
yachts rode at cIor, bedecked in honor
of the occasion, During the afternoon the
haze which overhung Westc cs er lifted,
and the sun. tempered with q ce breeze,
made life comfortable.
programme Of fifteen events which drew
a representative entry furnished a capital
list of competitors. BY far the most exclt-
ing Of these was n mile relay for SC ools.
Six institutions were represented. and In the
first relay, witch WAS fifth OF mile. swan
of the Brooklyn High Sc DOL 81 owed the
way. He was closely attended. owever,
by Gray OF Brown Prep" Sc DOL. and when
the second relay went of only couple OF
yuTuS SepHTateu Tue ltuueiS' Al WIG N''i'o
relay Beeson OF Brown forged to the front.
but he fell back to second place before touch
ing his relief and Heer for Brooklyn High
was in the lead beginning the fourth lap
Muligan. who ran for Brown. was close upon
his heels. Rounding the lower bend the
Brown youth shot by Heer and came tearing
UP the stretch yard in front. Taylor.
colored boy, was lis relief and jumped away
in haste. with Jessup Of Brooklyn High lot
a.. ~, l,al str ,t,h las IN,
almost drew level. but the dnrky was fun Of
speed and he led around the last bend. When
within fifty yards Of the tape Jessup drew
level. but Taylor kept pegging away. and In
the last five yards gained foot. by which
margin he won amidst wild excitement
The time. minutes 81 AS seconds estab-
fishes u cholastic record for fve-mun
team
There was another relay, a two mile affair
between the New York 4. C. and Columbia
University. Foolishly enough. the club put
a weak runner in the, first relay. and Columbia
gained big Lead WHICH !. was impossible 10
90 yards The time was fast, being only,
second slower than the record made by the
Of b9 81 n 9o
trial attemrted 10 lower the 75-yard record
c G. and Hs WlTs he o
A. G.. and s. Pallahan New York West Side
though Duffy lett his mark quickly he weak
ened toward the end and his time was an
nounced as seconds.
contributed by Splinter named Williams.
who won a heat OF the 22,-yard run. ne
made made R Rimse i ca n BY his antics be
sides, For some reason the crowd christencd
hin. "grape-nuts" and he seemed to delight
Ciapp of Yale, won both the high and low
hurdles IN good time and showed that over
the sticks he is sturdy ana ID, co, Ger,
at the intercollegiate championships IA week
ago; The best field performance was
Ie- pound shot As feet ~ inches
An innovation for this country was, intro
dsd in the sdEf 9 a. ana
the, finish offcials stood on rnlsed platform.
In future THIS plan Will be used at all club
meetings and 1t is very GOOD one.
Mcr sna,,aesed s YARDS; " !. oeonnsii. New
NsS we,' Side 4 c. a yards third Time min
PatHns ispoynd SHOT # Hssn nd. hyy
sas ss;onS vim p' Of g fee,
, ,Srd, Win Il a NJ nut q !; feet, w w w. ''''
lonyard Rin. Hendleap-Wonn by by " p 5. E9rle
Columbia University o. yards third, Time
Relay scsoS 'sErs 1yswo Won
second sss sHa D. fsGs an oS S sS%0s
m.n SR Ha a & II s " Ns
yas Tn,ysrsi,y ssTsh win ,s sea! Of i ies'
s sh%S" Anderson won tie Ss. ior second m
% Terk 4. G.. Is yards second Robert L: foiecs,
lso.Yard Hurdle. Hsndlcap-w Won by II Clcpp
1 IsS Ts =
ssi f%
sH T g ,ssys., ssd.
!; 6, ID yards, Third. ! m', p IS ;;e'Sncs.
"oyards second; y i @o!l. WSs, Side "
n 81 RarS n7 =" d oSsgS
S,na;E tsssman INK o 2i,S s %do
r. T. Fitzpatrick. r. j. ssddlng,on: J, Hardness
and Hs'Gn r anmmcf %on
by r. j. Sheridan. Pastmc \, c. ~ feet. With an
actual throw OF Ia feet 10 inches; Paheri dgrcn
New York 4. C.. ~ re- second. with Isc .ttt I
inches n. VI. V. connolly. New York A. c. ant
New York University. 30 feet. third with ~, feet,
inches,
Two Mile Relay Racc--Won by Columbia mi.
yc-si,y with o. ". bishop. ". Kotn. \. S. Nc.
Don Nd and ]. \. Taylor: New York a. C.. second.
WITH p II. PILGRIM Alexander Grant George
Orton md Howard Valentine. Time, minutes
is seconds
Running High jump. Hnndlcap-won BY W. F.
Irwin New York University. I, inches with an
actuai iump Of feet 10 Inches; Il. II. Zcchisch.
D-oovlyn 4. C.. I inches second. with jump OF
,ect inches: S. s. Jones New York a, c., scratch
third with iump NJ q feet.
Running Broad Jump. Handican-Won BY WI.
20 inches with an actual lump OF III feet = inch
l. Wchbrr unattached. 10 inches. second, With ii
feet AZ Inches; William Wayne. New York \. C.,
Inches third. with Jump OF 20 feet ~ inches.
Al Toronto.
ToRoSTo, juno 6.-This was getaway day at
woodbinc, and the booknakcrs kept most OF the
money. as only TWO pronounced favortes finished
In front. The feature of the card the Waterloo
Handicap at a mile and a furlonE. was taken by
Mcrrment. an outsider In the betting. The Stecpc
chase furnished lots OF excitement and the usual
number OF mmhles with no serious result. Jockey
Johnny Daily heads the list of winning Jockeys with
eighteen winning mounts.