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all in a wiggling bunch with Mich
oil setting the pace. Little Burkhardt
soon went to the front and soon pressed the
tall leader. The men Rugged the track board
| on the inside and swayed from side to side.
| At the quarter Ncholl still led, with Burkhardt
| and Lange together. The time was 1.35. Bar
deem dropped away behind on the west stretch
| of the second half and was practically out
Of the race. Grigg dropped at the half
The other men were all together at the half,
| with Nicholl still leading. Time, 3.l7. The
| bunch did not break ON this stretch at all and
the men came down the three-quarter line as
| close together as ever. NichOll still leading.
| Time. Sol 2-5. Burdhardt spurted finely on
| this quarter and on the north turn took a good
| lead over Nicholl. At the southeast turn he
led by three yards, but then Nicholl put out
his last wind and rapidly overlook the leader.
SIcHoIL WINS THE RACE.
The homestretch was exciting. Burkhardt
| was on the inside and in some way or other
the two men came together less than five yards
from the tape. Burkhardt fell to one side and
Nicholl passed on, finishing in.
was claimed by the friends OF the
Pastime boy. but was not allowed. Burkhardt
was given second place. Lange and the other
| stragglers flushed. The American amstcuL
record in the mile walk IL 6.2j 3-5. Burkhardt
held the championship with 6.52 4-5.
THE lZO-YARDS HCRDLK RACE.
The 12O-yards hurdle race was run on the
track instead OF the turf as was planned. Tho
first hea. was run by Puffer, N.J.AC., and
Finneran, B. BA.A. This heat was won by Puffer
in II seconds. with Finneran second.
Copeland. NJ. A. c.. Ducharme, D. A. c.;
Struse, NJ. A. c., were in the second trial. 1t
was dead heat between Ducharme and Cope
land. Time, I6 10
The third trial was between Lewis. A. C.S.N.;
Schwegler, N.J.A.C.; Williams. N.Y.A.C.. and
Barnes. MAC. They were all together until
the last hurdle was jumped, when Williams
took slight lead and won in 16 2-5. with the
other three men tied for second place.
The dead heat between Ducharme and Cope
land was tossed and Ducharnle won. The dead
heat between the three second men in the third
heat was run and WAS won by Lewis In 1615,
with Schwegler second. Bobby Elder. one of the
assistant marshals. createda a diversion by COM
pelling a man in the front row of the bleacher-
les to lower his white Manhattan umbrella.
The follow objected, but Bobby WAS game and
received the cheers OF the crowd. The heat
for second men was between Finneran. Lewis
and Copeland and was won by Copeland in l6
80, with Lewis second.
The QUARTEE-MILE RUN.
Just then the band was playing the Dudes
March, with its whistling accompaniment and
the crowd began to laugh. 1t eased the ten
sion Of the atmosphere.
The quarter mile was run in two trials and q
final. In the first heat were Norton, MAC. ;
Douns, N.I.AC.; Estes. N.Y.AC.; Deverenx,
NJ. A. c.; Bradish. MA c.; Cochrane, NY.A.C. /;
Christie. MAC; Marbury, Pa.C.
The bunch broke before the middle Of the
turn was reached. The race was led at first by
Norton.
The bunch kept in better shape on the
stretch and the first and last men were within
three yards of each other. Downs won by a
yard in 81 Is seconds, with Cochrane second
and Estes third.
The second trial was between Dickinson, c.
A. c.; Roddy. NJ. A. c.; Schichter, A. C.
5. N; Pennington, NJ. A. c.. and Spencer,
b A. A. Dickinson was in the middle.
The heat was not as close as the
siasm, as Dickinson led from the start
and won the heat by three yards with ease in
50. with Spencer and Remington next. The
crowd yelled itself hoarse and .'Tubbcy" was
almost lifted of the ground after the run.
SEVERAL PROTESTS ENTERED.
At this point an announcement was made
that several protests had been received by
the referee. The New York club protested
against the running of Copeland and
Quirkbemer OF the Manhattan Club. on the
ground of professionalism, and the Manhattan
did the same on Mitchell on the same ground.
The Manhattan club also protested the rum
ming of Nickerson by the N.Y.A.C on the
ground that he is not member of that club.
Two-MILE BICYCLE RACE.
The first heat of the two-mile bicycle race
was begun by Crist, GAG; Berlo and Halloch,
MAC; Ives. Murphy and Valentine, NYA.C.
The first quarter was taken in bunch. Hal
loch first and Crist second. The same order pre-
vailed on the second lap. Berto had crept up to
the edge of Crisis wheel. On the third stretch
the wheels began to string out, and on the
finish of the third lap the order
was the same. Holloch's lead being in
was finished In almost exactly the
same order. But on the turn on the fifth lap
Ives pushed Crist out of second place for a few
seconds only.
On the sixth lap the men began to put out
their speed and the line stretched out over fifty
yards. Murphy took the lead and spurted
Crist put out his old-time strength
and the lap was raced at top speed Crst hung
on Murphy, and on the last turn took the lead
for few yards. But Murphy held out long
enough to win bv half a Wheel with Crist
good second, Berlo third.
In the second heat the starters were Leeds
MAC; Brown. GAG; Gloss W. F. Murphy,
Van Wagner and Tuttle, N.Y.A.C.; Zimmer-
man, N.J.A.C. Brown took the lead at once
with Tuttle second. the order prevailing TO the
quarter.
At the southeast turn in this lap two
men tunbled, Van Wagner and Tuttle
Van being badly hurt and had
to be taken to the tent. On the third
lap Brown still led with Murphy right be-
hind him. while the band played ''Tale Of
Woe" The order was unchanged at the mile
Zimmerman being at the rear of the bunch
on his Star. The men were almost in line at
the finish OF the fifth heat.
THE sPURr CAME HERE
and Leeds took the lead, with thinner
man second In the last lap
Brown fell far behind and the
race was between Murphy and Zimmerman,
the former winning in 6iS15. Brown finished
last. Leeds took third place.
BEATING THE RECORD.
The final heat in the huudred-yard race
was next run. The starters were Owen,
d. A. c.; Cary, NJ. A. c.; westing, NJ
A. C.; Remington, NJ A. c., and
Robinson, N.Y.AC., these being the winners Of
the former heats
The race was won by Owen in o As seconds.
with Cary second and Westing third
This breaks the record. Record time Is ten
seconds for American amateurs the present
champion being Owen.
The race was the closest Of the day. Owens
lead being but about half a foot
OWEN RECEIVED AN OVATION
from the crowd when the fact was
known that he had broken the record
and could hardly get TO the tent