New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-31
FIRSTS FOR FLANAGAN.
GAMES OF G. N. Y. Ia. a
Policeman Wins IN SIS Pound
Weight and Hammer at Celtic PorE.

The Greater New-York Irish Athletic A..,
held it's annual spring games at its country rror,.sl
at Celtic Fark yesterday. before more thar 80
thousand spectators The majority OF the coD,s.,s
were won by the associations athletes
John Flanagan dotted his police uniform an.
competed In the throwing of the 5s-pound weIrbr
and 16-pound hammer and the discus. He was tn
scratch in the first two, and won them botb
sending the 56-pound weight 80 feet liz inches ana
the 1S-pound hammer Isl feet IL inches IL \
Sheridan. the champion discus thrower. won h.
contest easily sending the missile 119 feet inches
T. A Rodgers and r. j. Condor. both OF tia
Mott Haven Athletic Club. came IN first and seq
ond respectively. IN the 1.ooo-yard run In a Ana
finish. Harry r. Hillman. jr.. the champion hpr
der. had easy time in getting first place In TIA
2o-yard low hurdle race. IN which he started from
scratch.
H weinberger, or the Spartan Athlet,o c,us
made fine showing by coming IN first In the 100
yard dash and the ouarter-mils The public
school one-unile relay race went to School No. ia
good deal Of amusement was aroused in the con-
test over the entry of J. McNabb on the Public
than grasshopper and his desperate efforts 10
win kept the spectators In roars Of laughter
not RaGs was 70 s sa Up Hs sas on IN run
Frank. OF the Greater New-York Irish Athletic
in this race and had to concede such big handbags
TO the rest Of the field that he failed TO come IN
Bonhag by foot The summaries:
ne-hundred-yard run Oandieap(-won BY r. w..n
Berger. Spartan A c. 20 yards; G. Hull Greater Nav
York A A. GO yards). second: w. Seward. Xavier A A.
one-thogsand yard run Ghana,caDl-won By y
Rodgers. Mott Haven A C. Q44 yards; p j. Cordon
Mott Haven A. G. (55 YARDS. second; y. ]. ConnsI
Throwing the sTtesnDpound shot hammer dsnao.,
Won by John Flanagan. Greater New-TOrk I A A
(scra-ch). 15T II Ia in; c. Van Duyr. Greater New
Carthy. Greater Nsw-York l. A. A C25 FEED. 40 fast
d-and-twsnty-yard low hurdles 0andlc.u,
Northridge Greater New-York L A a Is yardsl So
ond; W. E; F1nay. New-York A C g yards). third
Throwing the hfty-six-pound weight Chandfcapl-yon
by John Flanag gan. Greater New-York A (sc-atchl
81 IT. 1113 in; ]. Mccarthy Greater New-York A.
Bartholomew A. c. "A feeD. % II IN. third
Th-ee-mile-run (handicap)-Won by W. G. Trank
Greater New-York l. A. A Q25 yards1 C, Andrews
A c. 600 yards) third Time. 15:9A2s. "
Running broad jump (handicap)-Won by Myer P-n-
stein. Greater New-York A a (serstch) Y T. II IN:
second: j. J. Hogan. Mott Haven A c co feat. u z.
H WeInberger Spartan A c. GA YARDS; r Koch New
York ~ O. GA yaTds), second: s. c. Northrtdgs s yads
third Time. o:5s7s.
One-riIe elementary public school race-won BY Pub
lie school No ia: Public School No. o. second: Public
School No. -. third Time. 3:4OS-
Throwing the discus (handicap|-Won By u J. shsr-
John Flanagan. Greater New-York T. A. A Is rseO
los It. IA In. second: J. Mccarthy Greater Nsw-York
ne-and-one-half-niIe run (scratch)-won BY Harvey
Cohn. Greater New-york l. A. A.; G. Bonhag, Greater
New-Yorl1 A. A. second. Time. 7:ae7s.
lege OF she City OF New-York: E B. McKeIsr unat-
tached- second; Tayl1r. third. Time 1:22.
Running high jump Chandicapl-Won By J. Ma
Price. 81 George A G Is feetj feet 10 nchss Soc
oud; H H Todd. Newark Is feeO. feet iuch.A third