The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-27
CRosSoOUNTnY RUNNING.
Lively Spins Among tho Many Follower,
Of the Trail.

OF the Trail.
The mem bers an guests OF the Brooklyn A.
O. held q successful cross-country run ye.ter-
day from the grounds at Grand Street Park.
Maspeth. A big rack. led by John c. Doyle
and Frank Veres, who acted as pacemakers,
covered a n-mile trail. extending from the
grounds over toward Newtown. thence to
Corona. Laurel Hill. turning at the edge OF the
New Calvary Cemetery road. and back by way
OF the farm lands TO the Grand street bridge
and home. The pace was fast all the way. In
q hot run In. J. II. Pulaski finished first. Frank
Veres second. J. II. French third. John q.
Doyle fourth. Frank W. Foell fifth. Time, 81
minutes 23k seconds.
A lively run was enjoyed by the members OF
the Sea View Harriers yesterday from the
headquarters OF the organization. corner
Fourth avenue and Sixtieth street. South
Brooklyn. The big pack was led by Eugene
II. Whitach. Tremaine Forbes and William r.
Horn. They ran down Fourth avenue to the
SiIty-nith street road thence across the farm
lands TO Dyker Meadows. and hack by way Of
Fort Hamilton ~ Nnety-second street and
then home. The run in was from the hll at
Eugene ii. WhitiSch, iiith and the rest d tn.
pack srSsSlnss IhS dIssce G0verd
utes 80 seconds
The Herk inner A. A. yesterday com pleted oil
avenue and fHheid street, brqokiyp, The
noon There viii be prize. TO tirst, second and
third men. a fast time prize. Individual and
team, prizes for the club having the largest
Twenty men psr,iG Paisd in the cross country
fast an slow division Mas orgnnized Tor the
sun. The course was lite, over i've miles
S9SS anf was pG T0% the s1oh"nse SHeE me
williamsburg to III igewood Heights. thence to
SSIl.RndaIs aqh back by way OF Glendale and
70 the starting point. The slow pack received
three minutes lreway ant was lei by A.
RS s dSon nHn nave the
on the last mile. and the fin sh was: Conrad
Kn92h. fast PACK. ,1rst; Thomas Fraser, fast
pack. second: 4. Kroner. slow pack. third
MarPhy u PACK th P"fH NSSe slow n ract
sixth; ~ Nolan. stow pack. seventh. Time. %
An Invitation run was held by the star A O;
Sfs aS roste
,9% N vsrIoa 70 snsns. through Veg.
hIlls 10 Recreation Park. to Woodsiie; thence
TO Tompkins avenue: thence through the
thence to Fifth street and home. Two packs
were started. twas u hot race for the honors
home and the finish was In the following .
p. Mckay. Star A. O., nrst; Robert W. Kennedy.
s;ar 4. c. second l. Roetger. Sta c.. third all OF
the fast pack. J. Gable. Grace A. C.. slow PACK,
fourth y. Donoghue. Star A. G.. nth. J W. White.
st,r A. G.. slow pack. ,i,th; coshic, Grace A. q.
.,shih; Murphy, Star 4 q, ta.tpact ninth II,
Reid. star A. O., slow pack L.nth; Wlism II. Hugo.
star A: 9, slow pack eleventh; james shs,l,n. star
PACK, thirteenth, James Millg n, Star A. @, slow
pack fourteenth, Time. 50 minutes ~ seconds
The attendance at the shamrock Harriers'
headquarters yesterday was scarcely up TO the
average. bu, a dozen runners split up into two
packs Tor Hpins over short ana long courses.
Those who took the short route around the
races at the Knickerborker A c. carnival on
Thanksgiving Day; Harry Marks and NJ.
JUDAS. who finished together. covered the dia-
tanoe. estimated at more than two miles. in l.
minutes The main division followed the trail
lail week ago Tor the team race with the Star
A. G.. and encountered many obstacles In the
spite OF the troublesome going. the pack made
good speed an d completed the six miles in 40
minutes. The leaders finished as follows: G,
u. Fuessell. L. Schrenkeisener. II. Blancard
medal run OF the Cornell Gloss Country Club
was held vest, rday. and the result was par
TALLY notable for the fact that three men
finished In record time. The course lay over
four and ha miles OF billy country. and was
the same as has been run Tor several years,
Finch first. D, McMerkin second. E. p. Strow-
! ger third and A, o. Berry fourth Tho latter
scra' ch In - minutes 10 3.5 seconds. Berry.
| Finch and Stronger all finished under record
! time. and the race has established Finch as ono
OF the best cross-country runners In the uni