The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-23

ed the field day of the United Irish Societies on Saturday afternoon at Steeplechase Island, where all of the country's crack athletes who are in the East participated. The events were run off with splendid regularity and although no records were broken remarkable time was made on the grass track s Best of all the presence of the great crowd was an assurAnce that Bridgeport will turn out to see good clean sport when the real article is given them.
 The members of the United Irish Societies were proud lon Saturday night for the stigma. left by the poorly man aged event of last year under the di- wiped out All of the athletes were taken to luncheon at the Atlantic Ho-9 tel upon their arrival and after the games there was a big dinner served all who had helped to make the event a success. The handsome eilver cups and other prizes were awarded after the dinner by a committee composed of Major John IF. McMurray, ThofnaS O'Brien and Frederick C. Mullins.
 Upon taking their departure the ath- letes all made 1t a point to shake the hands of the local managers and as- sured them that they had been treated royalty and that any time the United Irish Societies of Bridgeport desired them to take part at a meet here they would do their best to be present.
 Harry F. Porter of this city. cham, pion high jumper of the world said that one record was broken and that was in the running off of the events. They were a little late in starting, but inside of ? hours and 25 minutes all the events were held.
 Much credit is due to the effic- iency Of the officials of the track and field. Lawson Robertson, coach of the Irish American Athletic Club. was an ideal starter and the cooperation between timers, scorers, clerks. judges and referee was perfect. Dr. J. Henry Callahan. the referee, was familiar with his job as he was a track athlete himself back in the days when he at tended the University of Pennsylvania. Herbert l.. Trube, of the New York Athletic Club, was great find for the committee MT. Trube who was the one milexcha ampion up to year ago, and who is now an engineer with the Crane Co., did the principal work in the clerks department, assisted by William I.ounsbury, general registrar of voters.
 The scorers who were on their job and who will file a return of the events with the A. A H. are Attorneys Henry P. Lyons, William A. Redden, Assist ant Town Clerk William T. Mullins
 City Engineer Maurice F. McKenna was an ideal chairman of the judges of field events and the great throws made by Flanagan and Mo Grath were the audience. MT. McKenna was as sisted by Lawrence J. Gill, Judge Thomas C.. Coughlin, William Clifford, Alderman John H. Cassidy, James Far nan and others.
 The judges at finish were Edward T. Buckingham, Walter h Lalley, Attor- rey F. B. Fallon, T. B. McEvoy, and Thomas F. O'Brien. The timers were William R. Hogan and Loren Del bridge.
 Harry Porter was easily the star of the day. He sacrificed his chance to make any new records by putting in several days of hard work with J. H. McMurray putting the field in con- dition for the meet, but even at that he jumped six feet.
 Lunghi, Crowley, and Kiviat all gave splendid performances in the running events and each won a first Wilson. the English champion was apparently not in good form.
 Besides Harry Porter, Bridgeport had showing in the event. Wooster Can field who jumped against Porter did 5 ft inches is a son of Charles S. Garfield and he promises to make re- cords which may equal those of the champion. @
 The Y. M C. A. men with their re- lay beat the Torrington and Hartford teams in Q fine exhibition William E Mcclellan another Br1QG6pOrter cap tured the one mile novice race. Rich ard Donnelly, a fifteen year old boy, in the boys race, turned off a quarter of mile in 1:10 which is going some when 1t is taken in consideration that Lunghi the Italian champions time for the half mile was 2:04.
 The scores follow:
 One hundred yards handicap-First heat won by Charles s. Cassasa,. I. A. A. C., 55k yards handicap. Time, 10 sec John A. Bohan, Xavier A. A., S1k yards handicap, second.
 Second heat-Ed Coyle, Xavier. 71a
 yards handicap. first; time, 10 Is sec.
 Fred Baer Manual Training School. New York, 8 yards handicap, second. Third heat-H. Heiland, Xavier A. A., 7h yards handicap. first; time, 10 sec. S. Y Northbridge, yards ham dicap, second.
 Firal heat-H Heiland. Xavier A. A., first; Ed Coyle Xavier A. A., second; Charles s. Cassasa. I. A. A. C., third; ]; time 10 sec
 One mile run. novice-William E. Mcclellan. Bridgeport, first; Frank R. Davis. M E. A. A. second; Robert McKfe. third; time, 5:27 2-5. ESQ yards handicap--Emilo Lunghi, ItaIv. scrafcn. first ". 6 Nichols, Xavier v. IA. 46 yards hz1sdHcap. sec ond; U<3 Geis. Pnhtiue A. C. 15 14AA5z@ . q s. 7| ''1.-z|