New-York tribune., 1907-09-03
MANY SEE IRISH SPORTS
j. B. Taylor Runs Vel on Soggy
Track-FlanQ gan an Form.

Nearly ten thousand persons braved the rain
of early yesterday morning and visited Celtic
Park for the revival Of the ancient Taltin games
by the Irsh-American Athletic Club. Although
the track covered with rain early in the fore
noon, many workmen were put 10 work clearing
off much water possible. and at the time
the were started the track was in fair con-
dition.
J. B. TAYLOR. of the Universitv of Pennsylvania
running under the colors of Irsh-American
Athletic Club. won the principal event of the af-
ternoon He started in the 500-yard handicap,
II from James Devere, of the Pastime Athletic
Club. who started from the same mark, IN easy
fashion. The time was minute and 10 second
which was exceptionally fast for the day.
The best OF the afternoon was the
150-yard DASH in which w. b Eaton, the holder
of the 80 and GO yards record, started. He could
not beat w J. Heating. # the Irsh-American
Athletic Club, who defeated the Boston Athletic
Association representative by two feet In the fast
time OF Is 30 seconds.
The work Of James ]. Flanagan. Of the Irish
American Athletic Club was another feature of
the meet. He captured the sixteen pound handi-
cap hammer contest. hurting the ball 40 feet 8
inches. and also took the discus throw, with an
allowance of eight feet, throwing the fiat steel
100 feet inches The half mile relay han
dicap was won by the Pastime Athletic Club quar-
from the forty yard mark.
Con Leahy and Dennis Murray. who are TO rep
resent Ireland in the coming championships at the
jamestown exposition, gave exhibitions. Leahy. in
the high jump. cleared the bar easily at feet l
inch and Murray gave good exhibition Of broad
jumping. The lrish-American Athletic cub won
the point trophy easily. The summary follows:
One hundred and nifty yard Unvitation) final
heat)-Won by w, J. Heating. Irish American a c:
". d. Eaton. Boston A. A. second; Robert Caughen
Irish American A c, third Time. o-l3@, ~
turf. final heatDWon by W. X. Mccullough.
New York A. c. (scratchJ. W. c. Newcomb. irish
American A c. 90 yards) second: G Brinsmade New
York A G Il yard, third. Time. 0:l6A.
One mile thRnd!cap; 80 yards Iuit)-Won by
G.. Wather. New York A. G. t2S yards; Doody.
Mohawk A. c 900 yards). second. a. link. New York
a. c. ga yards). third Time. s157s.
One hundred yard run (handicap: final heat)-Wou
by 0. DeIschow. st bartholomew a. c CTIa yardsD.
j Roseuberger. Irish American \. c ts yards.
ond: G Cassassa Irish American A. c. q "a ynrds).
Four forty yard (novfce: hnal heat)
Won by Joseph CTtchley. !. M. & A; r. Glass.
Anchor a. G. second: a Harbord jrr Northwestern
F1ve-hundEe3 yard ,handoap; Is yards limit.
heaO-Won by J. B. TayIor. Irish-American Athletic
Club: J. u. Deyere Pastme Athletic Club 05 ynrds),
second Charles Bacon IrtshAIner1can Athletic Club
90 yards). third. Time. 1-eo's.
Eight hundred and -eghty-yard relay handicap 40
yards lnitl-Won by Pastme Athletic Club 30 yards
(Greggin, Devere G. Durland and l. Y. Durland) New
Schaeer second Irsh-Amercan Athletic Club
Heating, CIaughen Archer and Northridge third Time
130ss.
Running broad jump Cnandcap: two feet limiD-yvon
% # In s. G. Northridge. Irish-Amertcan Athletic
Club q foot, q # in, second +. w. Cordes Young
Mems Christian Association Il feeD % It in, third
Throwing (handicap: feet mi by
feet). 130 # , Platt Adams New Athletic
Club (l5 feeO. 1870 II 3 in second; Herman Meyer.
Irsh-American Athletic Club Q5 feeD. i24 II. in.
third.
Throwing the sixteer-pound hammer Oandicap %
Iimit)-Won by James J. Flanagan. Irish American
letc Club (scratch), 40 IT. in: Lee Talbot Irish
w. s Krapowico. St bartholomew Athletic Club 60
feet). 13S II. 35a In. third.