New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
GRANT BREAKS RECORD.
FIRST N THE TVO-MILE.
Big Crosod and Good Contests at
Ne5c-T0rl, .4thletic Club Games

Travers Island. the country grounds OF the New
YORK ArLie-c Club. presented scene OF rnerriraent
yesterday az the seventy-irst annual games OF the
GLIB AND az ladies day" well The day was
perfect tor the sport The sky was clear. and Old
sd sent forth his rays just sJrCng enough 70 make
those who had sit under il feel comfortable
ore of The largest crowds that ever gathered on
t-e grounds 90 watch athletic games was present.
There was only one record broken in spite q
the fact THAI many o. the BE clubs and colleges
had their best athletes entered IN the meeting The
recorl fell iu the tVo-ruile run handicap in which
Alexander Grant. formerly OF the University %
Fen1Fylvanla, but now a member OF the Nev-York
Atl-et-c club, broke the American record. made by
ffe late willie Day az Berkeley oval on May
-. Eal Grant covered the distance In s.27 as
Days time was s22. II was announced before the
of the race. in which Grant was SC s-ch man.
fhat be would Try 20 make a new record.
There was 1re feature that marred Grants
performance. and that was the coaching % Bech-
mann Of the New West Side Athlete CIab. as
Grant ueared the tape. Grant ran the e-st mile
81 As 5-5 and Finished strong
QUINN Is PROTESTED.
W r Quinn. who won the broad jump. was
protested as q professional. The days sport
opened with the preliminary heats q the 75-yard
dash the final q which was won by p J. Gala
han ~ the New West SIDE Athletic club. by a
f1or. tie same distance separated A y. Krantz
and George T. Farrell. TIRE second and third men
e. TIE contest
The obstacle race furnished plenty q arnuse-
u-ent ard the hand carried out its part 81 the
s-te-tarrnert There were several obstacles in the
race Zach man FIRST had set both legs into
haE and then make jumps a net that
was spread FAT Oh the ground several weet away
Then tLe men EC- out az the bags and
.crsUled lr5er the net. and after This squirrned
through barrels hung Up horizontally over plants
raised tIe- lr the afr. and then iuto barrels
Hrain. ufrlrr The barrels over the head. Next
they came ta kiEh fence. and next and last
aver water tu-u. and few o. the competitors
I'd T1--4v~
Went McGlrty &c the Bottom o. the sea" was
the usual piece played by the band when com
re-lt-- vert into the water and other appropriate
tunes when other obstacles were missed
HANDICAP SAVES Mitchell.
o. s. A.ltchel should be thankful for the handi-
cap he received the throwing OF the 5s-pound
weight John Flanagan. the scratch man. made
q throw o. s. feet y i-0h. while the best Mitchell
could do was 80 feet inches. The latter's loot
handicap got him FIRST prize.
The Network Athletic CUB team was second IN
-re rvo-ulte relay race. which was captured By
rfteen yards by the New West Side Athletic Club
A hot pace was set from The start Tho winning
teams time SO 10
s. s Jones OF the Nevy-Yo-k Athletic club, was
e-st tn the le0-ya-d hurdle race on the grass and
the running high Jump he was The scratch man
n both contests. and won the hurdle race easily
hv g ward de went 10 the front al the hfth jump
and BED for the remainder OF the race he also
rss trf,rs easy in the running Elgh lsmp.
The pole vault for height one ~ the most
Interesting contests Of the day IL went 70 Ward
Nersnahar o. Yale. who mace an excellent vault
o., eleven feet lie was the scratch man The put
u1r OF the l6-pound shot went 10 j. n Y. Con-
nelly
GEORGE ORION RUNS FOURTH.
GEORGE Orton. the former University q Pennsyl-
,--fa star entered Ga the Lclo-yard run. Il vas
won by X ! OCornel by q yard. with Charles
1faher second and r. X Hussey th4rd orion' VIC
s-as -ast until the fnal lap MADE an excellent spur
o.. .s e-rpe % the race and crept I'D and fms hec
fourth.
Tie coward yum was the closest race % the day
inches seuarstfuR @. Opt. Harvey. hoaer1 -
ro-aes and C. T. Williams who finished In tht
o-se- -s-re6 In the contest The 6o-yard run went
r1 H y HLuan. j.. ~ two YARDS, Win ATllo'1
coll water second. The one-uile relay lnolaH
LEAGUE special went 70 the Mohegans. with The
Wa-okas second. The summaries;
TRACK CONTESTS
-vsavyara cash asaa,eaPlEyon ~ P S I al
-ar Sew y esq soc a -s 10 y-5s' fas--re = Pa
Sew West -ide a LIE ler-sl - - n -
-ane-tssen5y-yard hurdle race sh9ndes1l-
F.--s a :. Is Yards, SECOND: Louis W. Mertz. Yale
6a-arss-ysrd rln ,haudlcaDl-vyon ~ G CPton
3 'H q. - vs-5S, second. 6 r. Williams.
1s.-.--e a II n ysr5sl. mira. nine. o-sl..
Dre-tralsar1-ya-d ru1 tardlcaE - g- ~
Nlae- Nev west soc A c. 90 yar5S'. sea919 r y
i.sseE s-sr a. 40 ya-9sl - Ss-, ne - y-es,
sst a &. d b Warren. Neu West sioe A. c. second
nile relay race Gndisn League sTecsl,yyon ~ The
MORGAN team co-lp1--- = 9 n an 49, :. 49,
q E---a,. ~ samson and Ni-lan ~ y s.-h'
Vraas team. second. seHln9ss thtTd Time 80 - =
THrl.le relay race lllnelcaul 49, ~ ~
see A. team. composed q " ~ il-"e-- '1o t1i-sl
E1frEy yar1sJ j. Iirornllon ~ selds, el-
Na-a- RF5-s - ve-6sf. Athlete Cul team
fs-1-s -r--poees o. r. Pilgrim - yarssl ~ Nc
E....- -. s-1sI e-o-d. r. Valentine ts-ratch eEd
f-af Woo f2e rartst. star Athletic Clll team tl .
composed lf r. y lrtf-er - yaI-si-- " -.
gl---.. = Kennedy yarcsi and J y Farre- 90
~1.----s -.7 a.snaicapl-Won by AleHande- Grant
New UefL side a a.. ts-ra-cEl. GeoiEe p t-hlae- "a
fs 7rtr I'd Nev-y1-a 900 lar1sl. tll-a Time 80 q
szru-c-ed yard rln l1arccaI " ~ ~ -
man Nep-y5rk A g. az yaresl, Arn1o esi- II 81
s-al-er NfE-TcrE irish A A - yarasl, se3hl'
r- Ne1-york - C. 90 YARDS. third TINE l-l-ss'
FIELD CoN-BsTs.
p-ls vs-r- Cor bsirrt Casncicap)-won BY wGrt No
Landau Yale a ts-rHtchj. y feet. II q An1ersc.
Cle-lss % Kirg New West side A. C. a. iHe4lesl -'
-5-1g'irr tss 5s-1euas weight CaandoarD-von ~ J.
lr--s-. grr- FIarnacar Greater NeW-Y1rk = A 4
sr-a.rI i feet = inch. second J HINES. star a -
f-t.. p IO rches tnrc. 49,
sss us-- -Ge 4 q go snches = teet inches AZ :.
I--ls-el1 Greater NcU-NCrk 7 a = tsIaL-l = -.
--fs4 se-r~E. John J. Mclaugtlin. New y 81 So
a g. u In1hesl - feet Z. inch il-Ia ~ ~ y n
A. a.. 10 feet. - Feet - lncLee
Z q r.ra-Hs~r NcrV-1crE a. q. = feetl = lteA
'r-f second. Wtllar be~rran Ne" vest sl-e -
R.---r 49,. fl-r- f-alf oarf-NNor cy > 49,
Nrs r--. f--~at ri feet = inch r J. ttll--
Feqlots - .rcdesl feet "a inehes second yoaH yE
n -. - g. ri -lacs al feet 81 inches Nahoney
Or tie ~ ~ win feet 81 Inches
Ankpc offTevuMs VAN CLEtF.