The evening world., 1904-03-09

CtO great was the success OF the atm
letic meet held last night In Mali-
son Square Garden by the New
York Athletic Club that such field
nights are now likely to become IA regu-
lar feature of the clubs athletic activ-
ity during the present year. II was the
first general meeting since 1887. when
old Gilmore's Garden stood OH the site.
The large crowd in attendance was
most ~fashionably dressed, and ut first
blush It looked from the Madison
Square entrance as II a horse show
was in progress. The races and com
petitions were aIi spirited, and at no
time did the enthusiasm lag. College
yells filed the air during the relay
races. and the old cry Of the athletic
club was heard on n few occasions
when the active athletes OF the wing
Foot showed their mettle on track and
field.
society in the Boxes.
Perhaps at no indoor athletic meet
Ing was such a scene presented as that
around the rae when the games had
really got a start The constant pro-
cession of carriages driving up to the
Madison avenue side heightened the
similarity Of the annual horse shows
In the boxes we're many Of the social
aierarchs OF the city. Crowdins the
tiers OF seats pack of the boxes were
those whose social position was Just
as assured but not so strong In that
particular limelight.
As a feature OF the evening Arthur
puffey appeared in running costume anu
tried his speed in the sixty yard handl-
cap. The Georgetown Splinter who low
cred the worlds recon In the hundred
yard distance was not at his best,
however. He was beaten by Sumner,
OF Yale, who made the short sprint in
& 80 seconds.
The absence OF Columbia in the mile
relay proved the second disappointment
OF the evening.
OId-Timers.
Prominent among those men of other
DAYS when the club shone in athletic
struggles were Harry Il, Buermeyer ana
Maxwell L. Moore. They were In the
inner ring, the former acting as n
Judge and the latter perhaps the nap
piest spectator present.
In the Iour-mlle relay race the Cor
nell team established d new worlds
record. The time was Is min. ~ 10
secs, beating the record held by To.
University of Pennsylvania team madc
at Franklin Field In 1897 by 5 seconds.
The lthacans won by about 100 yards.
The summaries:
eo-Yard Dash ,Handicap).-won by &;
Sumner. Yale U2): second. w. n. Mitchell
M. t ahfirs; Il Time. d F i.ls' Fordham college
one.Mile Relay-Indian LeaEue...Won by
hoiinss, Downing and FeSte; MoheEan' e.
= second: team. name. Var. else. saddIng-
One sso M sihi"pFfs siay ''R Rscs a@ tsS to athletic
f club ,.SS, e By SsT o York k'h HhIm. Gl"S 3.
undsTwOoS: E Pilgrim, I. yynIyTIinG'
Ne ONE VIII Siis SIDE asla y RAJ si @ia,S S%; - Si0' A,h,
l.tic League, each man running o%ne.fifth
composed OF Arthur Schultz. c. i, WoTraii'
.Ssrsnt , Want s e; Dsbs & s, team "; Asc Esn;
Young Mems League. time. am. IS 2.5s.
z i. LSnS; In 7 Ishs%it!sidIi VT :; r ParsSR'.
tsan-neeBBesnmsn, SMarford. Blake ffSlipps,;
third, Columbia unlvsrsity. time. 3m iis
Yspsecsfa 2 K(tTsd Hart E5rn " .HdS,nJidFss;
aHssilSnssiii.; hsiS.r: ,Sir;H. Xavier 4 z! time,
10 Yard Hurdle. Mand!capl-Won by L,
Nertxs, Yale IS fsetli T. J. Clapp, Yale
4. tSiFS' III feet, time. Sa'Ss
o1o5Mile Relay Race Chandlcapl--open to
fpcai colleges and institutes-Won by Ford
ham COLLEGE: team. Sweeney. Norton. Cor
al Ssii.i Iai RU.si isooP FlaS Si ciih third. u tt Hshs'd fs..
sAtnts. Navier third. disqualified. not
fhrowinG Fifty-aix Pound Weight for
Hel0ht--Won by Us. Mitchell. ". Y. A. Q.
zeasfbsah. h. e &C. Is inches NJ feet
lnehes; third sheldon. N. Y. A. c,
OK Enis Hun. lkahdleSpA Won by HAr-
safs' ca za1sf Az. g g Yards;