New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
VICTORY FOR SEVENTH.
Manhattan Athletes Beat esd Reg9-
ment IN Dual Meet.

By g margin of only twelve points the It'll
Regiment athletes Of Manhattan won last night
from those of the 23d Regiment of Brooklyn IN
the 1atter's armory on Bedford-ave Filled as
it has never been filled before with enthusiastic
supporters of athletic sports, the big armory'
plentifully bedecked with flags, resounded again
and again with cheers of the thousands assem-
bled to witness the dual meet.
While all the contests-and there were TWEEN
ty-one of them-showed earnest effort on the
part of the competitors only record was
broken. Dick Sheldon, Of Yale and the 7th
Regiment, established a new arnory record for
putting the 16-pound shot, with actual put Of
A feet So inches.
The contest that aroused the most interest and
brought the great crowd to it feet yelling like
mad was the inter-regimentaI relay race, in which
FIVE pairs started for the It'll Regiment and i've
for the Odd Regiment. When the first pair
got away at the crack of the pistol the Brooklyn
crowd cheered frantically. for at this time the
7th Regiment men were % points ahead. and
now the lead had been cut down to points
Each man ran 30 yards, and as they COM
pleted the laps the excitement grew until, at the
last Ian when Northbridge of the Z3d Regiment,
showed in front of Thomas. of the 7th Regi-
nent, and won the race for his regiment the
crowd went wild for a few minutes The time
was announced as minutes 1-5 seconds This
bronglnt the score of the 23d Regiment up to
Within 2 ponts of that of the Tth Regiment, but
the latter's man, s Z. Thomas by winning the
nole vault gave them enough to win ny II
points.
Tn the wall scaling contest Companies K and
H OF the 7th Regiment easily carried or the
bonors They scaled the wall and returned,
covering the fifty yards in 50 2-5 seconds and
3s seconds, respectively. V. Andrews had his
arm badly bruised in the 75-yard three legged
race in which eight teams started and which
was won by the sd Regiment team in . sec
onds.
The mile bicycle race furnished excitement
enough. Six men started, and after keen con-
test F. T. Warner Of Brooklyn, won IN z min
,,tes 81 seconds. Cecil Lediard was close sec
ond. and 4. L. G. Fritz, of the 7th Regiment
eG In the rescue race Richard Sheldon, of the 7th
Regiment distinguished himself by covering e1Ie
4ff7 Yards and carrying his partner, w: r
5rlto,,,sT in 10 seconds. S. c. Northrldge,
Of the sd Regiment, won in every contest n9
started in.
5e aaa h ss}s ga R Regiment s.
NoTthFiegs' Eo BaekIe5ge Tth Regiment. third Time.
o;l9s runo by II Valentine 2sd Eeg1msnt
P Il Pilgrim, 7th Regiment g 5.o5 Seeoi'' = -
seRenty ive-yard sack raoe 2 ~ n. sscold n
2SoYeTn, me irst heatjWon by Company X 9TH Rsg-
n,enf time oS8s Company = IN kg ge i:ish
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tine dasnFiIai neat won o ~
I've 11s-.triSee Regiment: H A. SedIey. Jr; Hoo
second; @ Terry, 4th Regiment thilo iiA4e
Four-hgndre &C. ~ 81 Homer Regiment; G p
I,oeser 18th Regiment sscolH' l. -
ent hlI9 H.; tnteen-pound ehot-Won by Richard shel-
e7gj-ent actual put A IT e5a m y D.
SON 7 Resent second s asfnsI put IS g r. 10 IN
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ann; mn y IN; f. Peters. 9TH Regiment tiro acluAl
jump = 3 IL 90 Yards ret1rnlVon by fdSha5e
hesses s " 4 Thoman 7th Regiment G T. 1 F<eeS
fae, s1d ID Minor, It'll RegiLfenI heo9ni5 - N'
S =, povs 2sd Regiment third Time 9i9ss ,.l
aia = Inar high hurdle NJ II
Thomas. 18th Regiment se'oi4' -
nent thi iI ,,zeie rsceyon by F r Wenner Sd Resi-
,nent Cecil Iediard, go k LED a.s1 Z ~
III, IN ayFrara legged TaceHon oy r
sn6 II A. Sedley, I'D esinent ~ a
$500 End X Thomas, 7th feel1ieht sefo' a
80 and r. 8IacNeeldn. go Feslnsni- pHsO
~ fortyyard r1lyon ny r PaisraIn'
II q = bacon go taegnaeIt secona n
esS Regiment third ilne 1 95s
Won bv q J. Bacon. IT, I'D Regiment;
G. D. Mcdonald. IN i-ee 49,
t1Eenty-yard hurdle race tls neat
- - e = Norfnrldge, 2Sd Regiment, W a 5tnshs
a. 1esv4naent second: r H MARTIN IT, zoo i'ssel''
thIs lime 9safai relay teams Of aTs men; each
IN s , -, Yards winner only 70 counp-"on by sd
Regiment; NO TVe Is s K Thomas 7th Regiment actual
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