New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
GAELIC ATHLETIC GAMES.
Hammer Thrown Two Feet Beyond Worlds
Record

A. The Gaelic athletic tournament for the benefit
Of the Christian Brothers Training College at
Clontarf Dublin. Ireland. which was held al celtic
Park Long Island City. yesterday. John J. Flana-
gan OF rhe Greater New York irish Athletic Asso
citation. increased his worlds sixteen-pound ham
ruer throwing record from Il feet inches 70 10
feet lie also threw the nfty-si pound weight 81
feet inches. which IS within inches Of his record
These two performances were recorded IN the al
around weight throwing contest, which also IN
I,a4d throwing the discus and putting the sixteen
mound shot The points scored we're nVe TOT nrsl
three for second and one for third place IN each
OF The four events. and Flanagan won with a tota-
Of fourteen points
and outside clubs competed IN the track contests
n. Sheppard Of Brown Preparatory School Phila-
delpha the 1000 Yards run ha5lolcap. ana 1 lS
schoolmate. James Hepburn nls'lsl q 80 -iaS
10 ] IedNoch in the 60 yards rHn IoT ioF It
Afbletic Association easily took arst honors In the
one and one-half mile run han9eaP l a9i INC a.
the Mohawk Athletic Club. won ne three Ilie run
handicap from the 80 yard mark IN -o'$4 80.
- lose Fourth in the one-Iuarter mile run.
.-,f,,, frorn s~rafch and also distinguished him
go ing ~ e brosd flrnp handicap clearing - feet
inches which only gave MIN third place II tha
f9tg5} e 5 ne sn Ts inches TO F Weber VINO got
tie second prize. The summaries
opehgassa ya54 n anae10' a gsra. 2's' soP a H.
O. X Z. / a a. % yards seeoI.a 4. lsooertsoH' " =
sly 6undred-yard run ,novfcel-won by J Leawooh.
A c. James Hepburn. brown
school PhfadelphIa second J. Conway. G. y. Y. /
a A. Time. 1-2lss ~ W. a. q, 81.
e-thousand-yard thandcapl---Vson ny d SGeP
rard brown Preparatory school PhadeiDhA 20 ysrdsl
t sir i 5s5ona J. r BahaerIaan g y 7. l. A A 2a
yardsJ third. Time. Elsa
one and one-haIf mile ChandicaP)-Won By Harry
corn, g. \ y / A A. New-York 20 YARDS; r. Todd.
Byrnes xavier A. 4. NeE-Tork $50 yards third
;; a. T ga. n4 aaasa2 p q
4 N4-v-Y6rlc GO YARDS: {. Z Williams. O y 7 J.
\. A Is yardsl. second; George Z. Hall. G. n T. J. A.
A ~ Time. 0-2l@s.
Nohawit 4 c. New-York $50 ya-dsl; ". G Frank
q; \ I A A. 40 yards second; r J. May, St
Peters NJ T and 3 A. bridgeport Conn (ZZS YARDS
F6lr-an -anaefor+y-yard run Caandicap)won by
Frank West Side A. G. New ork 80 YARDS
O. Z James. New West Side A G t2s Yards; second
= A Werner G. n. Y L A A uS yares'' third Time
Turning broad Jump GandIeap)-won by d Frank
\ $ A C. C26 nchesl with an actual jump OF =
Il John f Weber. New-York 4 c ~ inehes) second
vitb - n II in Nyer Prinstein. 9. y. 7. 7. A. A.
/ tscrstch). third. with % f. 3 in
! ALL AROLN Nd WEIGHT THROWING CONTEST.
Thowing sixteen-pouud hanuer-.Mon by John J
/ FlanaEan. Y. T. A. A. witis fI3 T.: S P. Hills
Foley. New side A. G. third with III e. 3 in
/ Putting sixteen-pound shot-Won BY y Foley. New
SIDE A. c. with sIa u: n, J Sheridan
9 y. Y. I 4. A., second with % r. y IN John J
Throwing the diEcus-Won BY n J. sheridan - y y
= A. A. with 12i n 8 John J. Flanagan O. n Y
side A. q. third with 10s II. "a in.
Throwing the 5pound weight rom seven rooI circle
bv John J. Flanagan. G. y Y. l. A. a: Win 30 -
IN; Foley y " a C. second Nth z, n % 10y y
Score by points-Flanasan. Foley 10: Sheridan.