New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

of r. c. Craig, Of Michigan, who went ~
yards in Ills seconds. equalling B.
Wefers's world record. On May Is, in New
Orleans, H. F. Fitzpatrick lowered J.
Motifs time for walking rs yards from H1s
seconds TO II As seconds.
Then came the intercollegiate champion
ships at Cambridge. on May q. which saw
the crumbling OF two Of the most classic
records. J. p. Jones, Of Cornell, covered
himself with glory by bringing down
Tommy Connects one-mtle amateur marx
Of 1895 from minutes Is 3-5 SECONDS 10
minutes Is 2-5 seconds. and his teammate.
Tel Berna, disposed Of another fine stand
ard by reducing his own two-mile Ameri-
can record from minutes &c S-5 seconds to
minutes Is 1-5 seconds.
Martin Sheridan and Matt McGrath
shared honors at Celtic Park on May 8'
Sheridan threw the discus al feet 4A
inches, improving his own previous mark
ot 40 feet l0ll inches: and McGrath sent
the 35-pound weight SO feet II inches. which
s%so created a new record.
A trio Of Irish-American athletes scored
or Memorial Day John Eller disposed OF
G. Schwegler's time Of 81 40 seconds. made
in 1889. at go yards over the low hurdles,
reducing It T. % Is seconds; Dan Ahearn,
in the hop.step-and-jump, cleared 80 feet
Il inches. lettering his own mark OF 40
feet 79s inches, and Gwyn Henry sprinted
125 yards in 121-5 seconds. clipping one
fifth of a second from c. Sherrills record
Of the 1859 vintage.
George Bonhag again came TO the fore on
June S, at Travers Island by running three
miles in 1892, which took from w. Day
his mark of 1879, made in 1890. On June 4,
at Celtic Park. John Eller flew 10 yards
over low timber in 91-5 seconds, lettering
the 8 2-5 seconds standard held jointly by
himself, his brother Robert and r. Bacon.
Both Platt Adams and Dan Ahearn out
distanced on June IS. at Celtic Park. VI.
Ford's record of 100 feet 4 inches for nine
standing Jumps, established in 1885. but
Adams beat his rival by few inches, and
his performance, los feet inches, was ac-
cepted.
The National Amateur Athletic Union
| Championships in Pittsburgh, on June 80
and July l. provided their share OF remark
able performances. o. Snedigar, Of San
! Francisco, hurled the javelin l65 feet 27s
inches, relieving B. Brood of his standard
/ OF los lcSl i lHCn, L. j. hdNhOlIoiN SA'AN''
the 5G-pound weight 3S feet 91s inches, for
distance, adding to F1anagan's record OF
! 50 feet s inches. and J. Eller equalled his
worlds mark of "a 40 seconds for 220 yards
over the low hurdles.
II. NJ. Fitzpatrick did more good walking
on July %, in New Orleans. He reduced
w. Buckhardts time for one-twelfth of a
mile from O:26 80 10 O:25 2-5 and g. Phil
npss time for one-sixth of a mile from
0:57lz TO 0;j6 AS.
Labor Day was celebrated at Celtic Park
with two records. Gissing, Sheppard
Schaaf and Rosenbergcr ran one mile IT
quarter-m relays in 3:lS 2-5, cracking the
former record of 800 3-5, and Louis Scott
placed a worlds mark 10 his credit by
covering 5000 metres in 1873 80
At the Canadian championships, in Mon
treal, on September a. Matt McGrath. com
peting unattached threw the 56-pound
weight 40 feet 3-S inches. boosting up the
standard distance Of IS feet 97-S inches.
only recently established by p. Macdonald.
On October 10. in San Francisco, o. Sne-
digar took another whack at the javelin
record and raised 1t from 165 feet 23-s
! inches TO l66 feet inch. On October %, In
New York, p Macdonald bettered Ralph
Roses put with the 24-pound shot from 3S
feet % inches 70 IS feet 10 HIS inches; and
on October 90 Matt McGratn closed the
outdoor season at Celtic Park in fitting
style by throwing the 16-pound hammer TO
the extraordinary distance of 1877 feet 4
inches.
Soon after the reopening Of the indoor
meets George Goulding resumed his icono-
elastic walking On November g. in
Brooklyn, he won a thrce-mie race in 20
minutes 593- seconds, appropriating an
other Of Murrays famous records-N min
utes 91-5 teconds. untouched since 1883
and on his way he passed IL miles in s
minutes % 3-5 seconds, IL miles in 10 min
utes II 2-5 seconds, miles in 10 minutes As
seconds and 2l2 miles in II minutes % 2-5
seconds. all new marks.
George Bonhag not content. defeated
Louis Scott at 1900 metres on December Is
and lowered his own worlds record for
the distance from s minutes % AS seconds
10 minutes 80 seconds.
The brilliant work continued 10 the end,
as several new indoor marks were estab-
lshed last week in Madison Square Gar
den George Bonhag set the indoor mark
for two miles at 9.2O AS, almost seconds
better than NJ. p. Driscolls old figures.
Abel Kiviat, the national one-mile cham
p'on, found a place in the list by breaking
Mel shePpard's indoor mark for LOCO yards
OF 2:l7 AS by running the distance in 2:16 l-5
S. c. Lawrence. Of the Boston Athletic
Club. established an American indoor mark
for the running high jump by clearing the
bar at feet 27s inches r. l.. Beatty, Of
Columbia, also added 10 his fame by put
ting the l2-pound shot Sc feet for IN indoor
mark.