The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30
SHEPPARD'S GREAT HALF NILE
TRTSH ATHLETE RUNS IN 1853 S-S
AT NEW YORK GAMES.
Bump by Pacemakcr Probably Saves tns
worlds Record Morgan DemSusnc'
Previous Best In aS Pound Shot-"es
minister Rinemon See Great sport


Provtaus Hest IN M Pound shot-west-
minister Rinemcn See Great sport.
The th~irty-ulnth annual fall games of the
New York A. @. took place yesterday a.
Travers Island. There was quite Q crowo
who took chances on the weather ano wnon
the FIRST event was called 10000 persons Were
present. A usual the grounds were gay N
decorations, but the moet remarkable was .
big English flag which nuttered from the
highest nagpole. 1t was In honor OF tnS
! EnglIsh rife team. who have come 70 snoos
against the Seventh Regiment. They watcneo
the games from the small stand near tho
fnish, and on its roof was spread anothcr
Union Jack Of liberal dimensions.
Though the track looked damp It was fast'
az the racing records show. ON OF the nos.
able features Of the day was . speolsi nan
mile, put on TO give M. W. Sheppard q chanoe as
the worlds record OF I minute IS rs seconos'
made by G. H. Fitzpatrick eleven years ago.
| Five other runners, handicapped on different
| marks, were in the race for the plan OF pulling
| out sheppard, and Teenan. a ubmat
| started even to give him the proper pace.
sheppard went on at q good smashing gaze
q couple OF yards In the rear OF Teenan' ana
ne reached the quarter post I'm 81 as seconds
which was rather fast. the critics tnou8nt.
When Fitzpatrick made his mark the time et
| the quarter was 81 seconds. A little more
than a lap or SO from home Teenan Quit, ana
In leaving the track bumped INTO ehepparu
and the latter must have lost a couple OF
yards, which probably cost him the record.
However, he tore along. and at 100 yaros from
the finish was In the lead. Going at a great
clip he pegged way to the tape. MS TINS
being 1 minute So SIS seconds. or q NTH OF q
second behind the worlds mark. As 10 was
Sheppard's time was the second fastest nan
mile ever run by an amateur. and ne now
stands the third man to beat I minute %
5000. e. cha AtakanNa the other De9lQo4
Fitzpatrick being Frank Scurry Hewitt .
professional, now living in Australia. ana
whose time was 1 minute 53h seconds made
In 1871.
one worlds record went by the board. and
Il was a really remarkable performance
Denis Horgan. the Irish Hercules was Sno
creator Of the new mark for he succeeded IN
putting a twenty-eight pound chunk OF iron
a distance OF 30 feet 3 inches. breaking all
former marks the world over. along with sew
eral rejected attempts OF Morgan himself. a
short time ago Denis sent the weight sSfeet ~
inches, but il was rejectedbecause the welShI
was a shade light. This time there was no mis-
take about the weight. the measurement or
any other condition. and the new mark will go
on the books without a doubt. The former
worlds record on the athletic annals was 50
he Market Field, Limerick Ireland in August,
1888. Only recently another Irishman named
barrett put the twenty-eight pounds 80 ieet
sss NOT a. vet received the oficiai stamp.
Soon afterward Horgan came GU LOT the
twelve pound shot, which he won with % leet
AZ inches. the best feat since George r.; Gray
made the record Of So feet 2 inches hs s5f SIm.
years ago Simon Gtinss d.StlR Rf,b tSa ane
throw OF lA feet 7 inches. which Is MS oes'
pe In ths TWO mile handicap George v. Bonhas
from scratch made a vigorous attempt 70
wipe out the American record OF y minuIe1
sre d the mile in I minutes IS seconds, but h:
fell away toward the finish and fell snorI
OF existing figures by more than Twelve
! The trial heats Of the 100 yards hsndi;
cap Ave in number, brought out a good crowd
his heat in 10 seconds on the four yard mark
) But the New Haven runner was beaten in ,thS
) ansl by sscant half yard by AulGsn. who had
8 Harry L. Hillman. showed a dash Of his
3 old time form in the 600 yards handicap,
. splendid time. In the 40 yard hurdles. which
N ;b run l. SG t ssaSs 5SSissd G. over 81 t tie sixth T9f2 hSSi HdF'
but although he quickly Eec9veTsd himself
he secured only 4 close thirdi Inc wl nno1
I contidering the soggy nature OF the ground:
o Ray c. Ewry was IN evidence in the STANDING
srG inche sum ave s" a good shake to the RECORD
Of Ii feet ~ inches made by himself at st
!" T, MSSoney was with Morgan the otWl
. dual winner OF the day: He won ,G the orosc
; and high Jumps and JerTys y wGsoT re sai SdeT'
Of tho Metropolitan Association. was referee
$40 Yard Run; Special HandIcap-Won by N; "
sneppsTd; lhSs A. a Yards Ti second second; Leo Ra,2en
stein. Mohawk &C. Is yards, third. Time. l min
y 100 Yard Run; HandIcap-wou by Charles HUI
en- BTopsly. 4 Yale Si : JKn HiTSs, I; 3 sy Sisxsn Second Nsi
W. J. Heating, Insh A. A. C., 97 yards. third
ON. Mic Run; Handicap-won by W. J. o'Con
nell, Xavier a. A.. SO yards: John II. Wright ms
v 4 A. G; 30 yards y. sS; seSo S1 q hf naIm nHVs S6SsSE a e
u y.Td: fourth ssTrt1S a,,. Time r1Ss; 4 %lnTsss 2 81 Z Z ' 3 aos.
70 Gai g V 4 y"rds. second: {. B. Toole. New York A. G
= 10 p1 yaTS:' 2. 'f Pound T Weight IVA Win ffse SH%&. b
U Denis HoEAn. New York a; c. With 2 put OF
:sscGa: WIN put Si, q I 2 tsei r ? ' 0s !: e.. B; F iSsSs,
IS Pol. vsuiE andicApmH@rsSAl PsaeSay; Me-
!. 1oTs ia inches, lied Tor INST and second. With 3
>. actual vault Of 70 feet, In the j gnns on PssS 300;
: v wT1 Sl'H seSa tcS. third. with a vault OF 10 fesI
lt putting II Pound Shot; HandIcsp-wcn BY DEM
)" = isst III inches EdSren,, New YORK A.: 6
a. s,s sss scr H second si = and GH i5iTd. with 4 feet inches,
lie the Pgt on EdGrTa won C,r-won nv p. G. s,m.,,
New YORK 4: G. Is yards; :; ". E%T1Hr; N sTCo XNT
70 4. g. = v y45s'; ;S sssCnG T, Gma1 Il { sS sesomds S'O0Nl'
.e THROWING - Pound Hammer. Hsndlcap-won b
Il Simon p, GUIleS, new 1OTk A. VI bCIdlCus WIN
no throw Of 1N feet AZ inches; r. Edgren, Ne
No York A., c., rs feet, second, with an actual throw
ie feet . inches; Denis HOrgan. New York 4. c
II - feet, third, with an actual throw OF lS feet
~ Inter..ttlemsn Athletic League Relay Race-Ov
~ niue and three .nfhs-won by. Union Sctuemen
y, with p. Healy, ". o Brien. J. Kelaher and ]. Gar
" Hudson Guild, second, with q. Large, +. Hayne
90 NJ. Meyer and !. Costello: Clark NelghborhOc
co House, third, with Il. Freedman, s. SchwingeT. !
I'd Gordon and Il. weinberEer. Time. " minut
O. a as seconds.
standing broad Jump--won by Ray Q. EwT
New York A.. C., with . jump OF u feet 3 nehe
m Louis Mary, Mohawk A. c., second, with q Jun
~ OF 10 feet sl inches: h. Tompklns, Franklin A, {
le third. with q jump Of 10 feet a inch.
~ Two Nile Run, HAndicap-Won by George
-. BonhnR. Irish A. A.. c., scratch: A. Y. Lyons, Ne
West side A. q, ITS yards. second: William Nelao
" PAstime A. q. 10 yards. third. Time, Q minus
IN COO Yard Run. HandIcsp-won by Harry
Hllmsn, Now York A. c. ! yards; X: a. Scdle
.. New York A. c., 10 yards. second; Walter Eb'
%. West Side Branch Y. N. @. A., 90 yards, third. Tim
=. Running Broad Jump, HandIcap-won by J.
MAhoney. New York A. G., II inches. with an actu
~, jump Of n feet 8 inches; p. Adams, New York A. I
" e inches second: with an S %rtTSi jump Of q {.
"a third, with an actual jump Of 20 feet ~ inches.
y. RunnInG High Jump, Handicap-WOn By
e, r. Mahoncy, New York a. c., scratch, with . Jun
W tOf feet II inches; Andrew Rubin, Grace A. Q,
inches, SECOND. with q Iump OF s feet 0 inches; n.
Grumpelt, st. Bartholomew A. c.. 4 inches. thin
with an actual jump OF s feet 7 inches.
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