New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
SEVENTH REGINENT GAINES.
COMPANY WINS THE INTERcOMPANf
CONTEST. AND HOLDS THE NESBlTT
GRIP FOR ANOTHER YEAR.


The thirty-fourth games of the 7th Regiment
~ G. ~ y took place last night at the regiments
armory Sixty-sxth and Sixty-seventh SIS anu
Park and Lexington ayes. The armory was wei
filled with friends Of the regiment. The thirty-'"o
contests were held with exceptional smoohness'
and occupied little more than two hours. IN" con-
tests produced no performances Of unusuni merit
with the execution Of the smashing OF the resi-
mental record for the sixteen-pound-shot put ny
Richard Sheldon. of Company {, who put the s"o'
~ feet 10 inches. and won the contest as sc'd''"
man The former record Al feet lll2 hches'
made by G. A. J. Queckberner OF Company a. III
1881 Sheldon was graduated from Yale last year.
and has figured prominently in intercollegiate ATM
letics In the bicycle races there was good d'ai
of falling because the track was not banked ii
the curves but all who fell were lucky enough ~
escape injury. The intercompany contest y!
points was won with ease by Company T., WIN
a totai of IS points. Companies Is ana - pcaas :" =
for second place. with 20 points each tont"r.' ~
other year the Nesbitt trophy which it now holds
and has. in fact, held most o. the time Inc 'u'"-
mary follows:
Company d a, yards: second. Harold Baker
Company z. 40 yards; third, George b. HolorooK'
onems Bicycle Race poyceT u[s co Gg1rGy
s'sl 81 tglFd' H. W. Wilson" company - ,
One-mile Roller Skating Race (handcap,d1Fhir9sntc,
c. J.. McClave. Company b (S5 YARDS; seconn nn. ~
Ferguson Company scratch; thIrd, s,4 AZ
II: Weisker, company + 100 yarasl I'M, o'' nov,
Four hundreds. nd forty-yard Run Scratch nov nov
icel-First. Charles +. Osborn. Company a; Sc l.,
Gnd G@y p GSt%"P ms G 'Nr' "
Nincty-three.yprd Run Chandcap,-Fina%i heat eat
First. s r. Thdmas. Company f ,e2 yar1s'; bird
ond. II. s Stratton. Company 9i2 yards; tni'u'
r. g. Terry. Company y q yards. Time O}9 TO- h.
% Bun ,seraich lenond VIII
iam Firth, company o r; third jon" ~ POWELL
0rc-mile bicycle Race Chandicap) First; George sLa
Price. Company (95 yards; second r. a: VAR
p pany 20 = yards ,SS SaFa Zine ." s5i
One-lap Sack Race handicap First G. s BGsse'
Company COMPANY g YARDS, third Harold Baker, Com
pany f Il YARDS Time. 0$O. >, .r c
rSo Bona RsSs e Gompan Afp
Frank Hener Company ID Elm Tine OBI 49, First
r sheldon COMPANY, (scratchl second ,E,I, W Il.
Wright. Company 90 feet inches; third X r.
clarendon. Company q % fet 6ls ncheS). Distance
hundred and twenty-ya1d Bun Gend ioappnd
J. II. Clarkson. Company b 90 yards Time
oneYmile Run handicap)-Flrst G o hoesSr
pany b go yards. Time 5o As.
o,n hurdle Com Rarg
F; second G. L. Mcclaye. Company b; third, c.
Radcliffe Company F Time o;as - ,,urd,e Race
ChaMdicnp1" S * Thomas. company z g
yards: second il. L. weismann. COMPANY F 90
Half mile Run (scratch). novce-First Charles p.
Osborn Company A: second. a. J. Ielbe company
y: third r. Mex. Froment Company b. Time
4io-Yard Run (handicap)-Flrst. q. u. Arthur: I'd.
Company "a yardsl second. NJ: j. Waters. Com,
pany f &c yards; third. F. c. Terry. Company b
az yards) Time. O:5i. ,..
Two-milc Bicycle Race thandcap)-First, Robert
X MacLea. Company ID 90 yards; second F. A.
Doard Company c 90 yardsl third F. n
Drake. Company II go YARDS. Time 3i3 - \,
One-ap Three Legged Race (hnndicap)-First NJ
J. Waters and J. J: Storms jr. Company r q
yardsD: second. c. S Buese and +. Gaisel. com
pany + (scratch): third f. c. Terry and +. y.
Ehrhart company o YARDS, Time, o:2t;
One-lap Wheelbarrow Race (handicap)-First. 5.
* Thomas. Company e yards; SECOND r. A.
Murphy. Company II g YARDS; third. f. L. Weis-
mann Company + scratch. Time, O2i 30
Eight-lap Relay (noyice'-First. Company , r.
second Company b. third. Company u. Time.
All TX Winning team--W. J. Erich Guy b. Cos
William Grant and J9hn n TGpPnfR3
Dodd Company G C. inches; second b. w. Wen
man Company | scratch: third Thomas Nc.
LELAND Company % inches. Actual jump OF
winner 5 feet inch.