New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
ATHLETICS.
SEVENTH REGIMENT ANNUAL GAMES
AT THE ARMORY
SEVERAL OF THE RECORDS BROKEN BY THE
CoNTESTANTS-A DEAD HEAT AND
EXCITING FINISHES

EXCITING FINISHES
The thirty-eighth annual games Of the 7th Reg-
nent were held last evening in their armory before
about three thousand spectators The armory
records were broken in several of the contests
s X Thomas Of Company E. who holds the
arnory record for the nnetythree yard dash. which
is 10 seconds. reduced IL 10 i-5 seconds Thomas
made Il IN one Of the heats. and the best he could
do in the final heat TO finish third Thomas
again appeared as a record breaker In the pole
vault He cleared 10 feet inches. making new
armory record The old record was held oy l. n
Baxter and was 10 feet inches. ''Maxey Long
Of the New-York Athletic Club. who recently broke
the worlds indoor record for the quarter mile. ran
the same distance in exhibition. but was nor
able to equal his record of few weeks ago though
he lowered the Eth Regiment Armory record OF
- a.. held by L. Snedeker. of Company r, To y
seconds fat II was announced that he would try
TO break Snedeker's record. Many Of the members
of the 9Th Regiment said that Longs run would not
go as record for their armory' on account Of 1t
being exhibition.
7 K Baxter put the figures up inch in the
running high Jump. Baxter also held the old rec
ord of feet 10 inches. the new record being feet
II inches He did not win the running high jump.
as Paul Doll Of Company F. and F. Gaisel. of
Company F. had too much of handicap for Bax-
ter to overtake. and the men finished as named
with Baxter third.
One of the best races Of the evening was the one
half mile run. scratch. for the Officers Cup Lewis
Cole had the race we'll I'm hand, but he was always
looking behind him. and Neidlinger crossed the
tape with him on even terms. After rest of sew
eral minutes the men appeared on the scratch
mark to run off the dead heat. Cole lost the race
by looking behind where Nedlinger was.
NeidlinGer appeared novice. and carried away
the prizes in the 90-yard dash. scratch. 4io-yard
scratch. and one and one-half mile scratch
Walter A. Hughes of Company +. took his fellow
competitors into camp in the sack race and won
with yards TO spare. Again he a winner in the
go yard hurdle race by small margin.
The 40 yard dash and / 900 yard run, both hard-
GP 6aPv p oT6 %en b to 6 m G q 20 yaTd
race and finished ahead of his fellow members by
won the loo yard race with ease The wheel
barrow race was run in heats, and at the first
try 10 turn the wheelbarrow around. and the result
With sore heels. but John J. storms. jr. seemed
to stand the game, and won the race. NJ. J. Waters
he he two mile bicycle race seemed to be the best
Drake and W G. Douglas We're all on scratch. and
they finished as named. They had the race be
limit men; F. NJ d AXE was more successful in
Gore e Who 6i"yes St T Tac" as as he finished rs H.
secnvS NeS6t @ Trophy Vas won for the fourth CON
Pany E who scored the points for them were;
q T.t B. b H28ioTook. Nelson r. Van, Kleick, NJ J,
the G snf X hSm Te z s. S66s S9Td
pany a. y points: Company I, % points; company
r; Is, Is points; Company D. y points; Company G,
points; Company b, 4 points, and Company G.
The summaries:
IS09ard hon & Company D. second II l. Ia Fea. Company G.
Two mile bicycle race Canaicapwon by J. H Core
second; w C. Douglas. Company Cscratchj, third Time
One lap whselbarrow h rscewon by John Storms r
Company Z q yaTds; Oscar Wlerz company a ysrds
one half nile run for oGlcers' CUP C,era.eh,-wop by
gany l. second; Nelson R. Van Kelck Company F. third
Ninety Ninety yard run G9ndicspwqE by Harry l. sraton
YARDS second samuel K Thomas nsnv ToFsny %
third. Time-O:09A.
p CiaIseI company r % inchesi with r. q in second
wv d%G - hT2sTsa sI,s and t%sny yard hurdle race
Ton, company / second; G. r.. HoIbr5ok company p
wD TT" ,R Ro9drfs and b ,ms.'y yard hurdle hsndP
NaiesHald CoD,rany 10 -s-Ss, ..t Il ~ r.
M;;rvin. comPany = 9 YARDS, third Ttmeo :2as
Charle. p Neinnger Company 4: Charles l. McCIave
Two hundred and twenty yard run Cbandlcap,-won by
d,onIa2y p . yardsl. second F. g Terry. Company
aI,e one hundred and seventy yard sack racewon ty
psny = second Paul ". Doll Company r third Time
d %paa5 s@6 a2 yft % 1g R l4y by
pam ~ ards ar S'T bd 'enS G!9ss, M"r"n Co"
PUTTING sixteen pound shot dhsndicap,-won by " f.
e n f. oda5 in r 'iess' CoIRany ~ feet with
$2 f. i'm. third i F ''"''n company . no feet" with
, one 'hogsand yard -, Tun ,hsndieapl p Ho
Psn% p % d ~ Yards second Julian 5 Myrick company
Ninety three YARD Iscratch,won by Charles r.
F. se"ond; a n Temeyer Company =. third Time
ore mile bicycle race thandlcap,-won by F. NJ Drake
Tims~2;5S - ''''''S . 'Ser'''h'' third