New-York tribune., 1906-03-18
OLYMPIC STARS SHINE
WIN AT PASTIlIE GAMES.
Hahn, Mitchell and BOnh0g Do
Good Work an Garden.

over three thousand people gathered in Madi-
son Square Garden last night 10 see the games
held under the auspices Of the Pastime Athletic
Club. Several Of the athletes who will take
part in the Olympic games at Athens next month
were entered in the contests.
The work Of Archie Hahn, OF the Milwaukee
Athletic Club, J. S. Mitchell. Of the New-York
Athletic Club, and George V. Bonhag, Of the
Irsh-American Athletic Club was the most con-
spicuous. Hahn won the 60-yard Amateur Ath-
letic Union championship. while Mitchell won
the 5G-pound weight throw for height for the
Amateur Athletic Union championship, and
Bonhag the three-kiIometre run.
W. a. Shick, jr.. and Harry J. Hillman, Of
the New-York Athletic Club. were scheduled
TO take part in the games. but Shick could not
appear, owing 10 a slight cold. and Hillman
could not attend on account of the 23d Regiment
games in Brooklyn, in which he entered
Harvey Cohn and Charles Bacon. the two Olym-
pic games candidates Of the Irish-American Ath-
Ietic Club asked to be excused from competing
in the games, as they desired 10 take part in
the 23d Regiment games. but the registration
committee Of the Amateur Athletic Union would
not grant this permission. Both started in the
1,000-yard run, but quit after running few laps
The contests were run on d dirt track which
was responsible for the slow time made in most
Of the events. At the games Of the New-York
Athletic Club last Tuesday night the arena was
covered with board flooring, which has been
taken up for the circus this week. Notwith-
standing the contests for the Amateur Athletic
Union championships, the sport was not so IN
teresting as the Mercury Foot games.
one Of the best races was the sixty-yard dash
for the Amateur Athletic Union championship.
Archie Hahn, P. J. Callahan, OF the New-YOTk
Athletic Club; J. J. Danaher Of the Xavier Ath-
letic Club. and ". D. Eaton, Of Cambridgeport
Mass. another Olympic candidate. were the four
men 70 face the starter in the final heat Gala
han made two false starts, and was penalized so
severely that he decided TO drop out Eaton
also was penalized. Hahn managed 70 cross the
tape first, a foot ahead Of Danaher. Eaton was
third The time was 40 seconds.
BonhaR started from scratch in the three-ko-
metre race There were more than twenty
starters in the race. BOnhag caught up with
the leaders toward the end and finished first
two yards 10 the good Of T. p. Devlin, Of the
Mott Haven Athletic Club, who got second place.
Ills time was pa.
Mitchell Won the 56-pound weight contest for
height with a throw Of Is feet. J. 5. Burke, Of
rha Trish-Ar1erfcan Athletic Club, was second,
with throw Of a feet inches. This was for
the championship Of the Amateur Athletic
Union.
In putting the 24-pound shot for the Amateur
Athletic Union championship, Robert Sheldon,
who is entered in the weight contests at the
Olympic games, finished second, with put Of
81 feet . inches while Mitchell got third prize
with put Of 80 feet l inch. First place went TO
L. Z J. Feuerbach, OF the New-York Athletic
Club. with put Of "a feet inches
The one mile high school relay race for the
championship Of the Public Schools Athletic
League was won by the Boys High School The
representatives Cf this school led from start TO
finish and Won by twenty yards from the De
Witt Clinton High School, which second.
The time was minutes so As seconds.
IN a special one mile relay race between the
Pastime Athletic Club and the CambridgepOTt
Gymnasium Association the former team won in
z close finish.
J, F. O'Conneu, Of the New-York Athletic
Club, first place in the 50-metre handicap
and the running high jump handicap.
The summaries follow;
F1fty-saetre G4-ysTd) dash oaandicaPlwOn by ;. y
time A G as feeJ. second; a. Gennsrich Pastine C
o3enils hish school relay raes Cuoo school AthlSo
Bryce @ Wiggi2s 4; r. Murphy and a. b Colinsl De
isy % ana 6 @ HgrlbqF second Hise School q oeTes
Onethousand-sard rn lAnateuF Athletic Union cham
ond; Bart Z. Sullivan Cauabrdgeport Gymnasium third
4laP5LWo2 4P51 * BY ATcAie Hahn, milwaukee, A c. J. J.
4. JsaaaeT. Ns%-IoTk - A G. second: " d Eaton. Cam
opsns relay reos between the TastEls \ ana
time A G team composed q F TruDe p J. sweeney,
naziurn team composed Bari sullivan J. " Roberts
Running hgh jump QsandcaE)-Won BY ! r Con
new 4 G g iRoaes feet inches second W O Field
Ing Sey-9ork 70. a & G @ Inc in9hssl tt sh1Td
p!olships-Wou BY L 2 Feuerhaeh NsVy-YOrk a @,
aohss so9o6d J. s SftS5si NeT-Eor < G. 80 fsst feet
/ inch. third
FouIhun -fortyznere C4B7 yards) handicap
Won By c. D. Dalton ST Alphoasus A. A "a yards;
Moore Yale az yaTds) second; 7. ,. Norton, Irish
| American 4. O "a YARDS. third. Time. 0.53h.
ivehundred- sy-Inetre 200 yards novfce-Won
BY Charles L Cragiu. New-Hork University; L b Dor
| lan1. EmwoOd Z G. second; T. A Hecks, Xavier A A.
! third. Time, 1:27%s ~
! Throwing the 6S-Dound weight for height CAnlatsur
| Athletic Union ChamPionshp)--von by ). g. MltchsI
NeVg-1orh A c. 10 feet J s. Burke Al
A g, u T. in. second; Richard sheldon. Nev-Tork
Three al2uaetre O e rnilsso handios-wOn BY George
= BonhGg Irish n c. (scrBtchj; DevIin Mott Haven
A llO YARDS. second, @. Witter unattached
| yards. third Time e.2A ~-0
Eight -huudredand ghty- yards handicsp-
Won by r B. schoon1nasr unattached C4s Va rdsl. p p
sheehan St Alphousus A 4 4s yards) second. Tornas
| Flynn- St Aphonsus A A. as ysrds), third Tqme