New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-11
TRAVERS ISLAND GAMES.
RELAY RECORD BROKEN.
n. 7. n. c. Defeated by IRISH
american Runners.

Amer1can Runners.
The members OF the Irish American Athlete
Climb eft the games of the New-York Athlete
Club at Trayers Island yesterday made a new
record for the two-mile relay race, covering lh'
distance in 1854 40, and beating the old recore
of S:04 80. held by the University OF fenrlsSi
vania and also the indoor record Of 100 3d. he'N
by Yale. The New-York Athletic Club was
second two yards behind, and Yale thlro. II
s. Parsons. who ran the final relay LOT Asie
went the half mile in 1:55 To- thus beating the
record he made at the intercollegiate games d
PhiladeIp his two weeks ago of LOO
The Nez-York Athletic Club had H. CHRIS
toffers to run the first relay, while A G. Bau-
sernan ran for the Irish club and B. Moore
for Yale The Mercury Foot representative
gained q lead in this relay, closely followed by
Bauder1oan Frank Nebrick started out for
the New-York Athletic Club in the second re-
lay, and increased the lead with H. w. conn.,
of the Irish club, second, and W. j. LEngeI' OF
YaIA third H B. Valentine, of the New-Yo
Athletic Club had lead OF two yards over
7 Rronnjloyv of the Irish club, at the finish OF
the third relay, with c. B. Alcott Of Yale forty
wards In the rear. Then ]. A. Taylor started the
snal relay for the Irish club. Fifty yards from
the finish he passed P. H Pilgrim, OF the Mer-
curry club. and crossed the tape two yards
The teams were made up Of four men each,
every man having TO run half mile. At the
end OF the contest the timers showed that ten
out of the sixteen runners had covered their re-
lay IN less than two minutes. highly credita-
bic performance
One OF the largest crowds that attended
an athletic meeting held by the club was pres
eut Hundreds went in automobiles and sew
eral special trains that were to the grounds
were all crowded. The day perfect for the
sport, and, while other records We're broken.
there were many close finishes which kept the
spectators In the widest kind of enthusiasm
throughout the afternoon
Nebriclr took part in the one mile run, in
which he started from scratch. This former
star runner of the 65th Regiment had to con-
cede long handbags TO the other men in the
contest. and after he had gone about two miles
and still with the teilenders. he dropped
out The race was won by r A. Splitter, of
Yale. who had handicap OF So yards and who
set the pace for the last part Of the race. He
crossed the finishing line several yards ahead OF
Howard NJ Baason, OF the Young Mems League
who got second place.
creditabIe performance was that Of Joseph
NJ Devere, OF the Pastime Athletic Club, who
won the ouarter-Inile IN the fast time Of
40 seconds He had twenty-four yard handi-
cap. the limit OF the contest, and kept the lead
from the start, crossing the tape two feet ahead
Another athlete whose performances were
prominent was Ernest Splitter the feet footed
runner Of the Pastiue Athletic Club. He won
nrst honors IN the 1o0-yard dash by about two
feet and was first in the 220-yard run in another
close and exciting finish.
The 120-yard hurdle race on the grass was
won by James s. Wiley, Of the Clinton High
School who had handicap of ten inches. The
scratch man failed TO come in for q place In this
York Athletic Club, WON the 5soyard Hs in
which he started from scratch
The one mile invitation interscholastic relay
race, IN which there were six starters, was a
desperate struggle from the start The Mont
clair sl boys held the lead for the nrst lap and
naf when the representatives OF the Erasmus
han High School forged to the front and held
the e lead TO the finish. winning by yard.
John j. Ryan, OF the st. Bartholomew Athletic
Club. with an actual jump OF 6 feet inch
won the high jump. and 9. p Gillies of the New
r West side Atletic Club, showed marked i'm
mer, sending it 147 feet ~ inches
The summaries follow:
spser Passsmy dash 5a,. oandeaPon
siHEss New y 3 %ss s MG
Sss sS'o e.
q4 5as "A 4 Mclaughlin. Xavier 10 YARDS third
ham a IS ysrss H a9asga aPseoSy ps,a sullivan
.sSesd ! A Bsndsrman, Irlsh-American A c GO yar6s
Twohsnd -twenty-yard run obsn6,csr, Va =,
rorshsm Si s 5astime e go yards q ] Reilly
A GO yaras third Time. -Ael''usnih' Xavier A,
By l. Hifma1 NsWIu4 huTe can,dssaDwon
NapI Trinity c 90 YARDS. second; W E F 1iagF
an. 9TH a, -, g g yards); third Time o25s
Clark Nelghborhood House team cornposeS ~ p ~,
msn. :! sehWinser A Pepis G Harbreclt and w we!n-
Tine, 2ssis 0D''1' FsO0"d; e0roon House. third.
one-mile run Chandicap)-wOn by r. A. Splitter Yale
to Yards; Howard NJ. Basson, Young Mems fagis 0S
isIr SeSond Harry Coates. Xavier A. (5 yards)
one-Hiie relay onvitation Observation-Disclosures,
by, Erasmus Hall High team coTlposed az a
samoa n ,,.S q horbes E. b IIqtehngs r. McNuy and
Aortcleir Time
Eoqr-hunqred- and-forty-yard handicap)~won by
SossIa NJ, II Revere Xavier A "A. "a YARDS; P H. Pill
Msrz 12th Regiment A. A ca yards third TYne o.4s
- Poe vault QancicappWon by C. King New-YorI A
Guild az nchss) 8 Fl in second Robert Gaming 81
Peters Guild ga inches). 8 #. in, third King won
nrt paes on jump Of, both he and Baile tying first
= Running high jump lhsndicap)-won by John J. Ryan
s. Edmund's A c Is inohesj II in seoond j. f
ashohey g inehesl. Il. 10 IN. third
Gnlies New West Side Z G IS feetS 147 r. 7ls I'M
E. Edgren. Nev-York a c. $50 feeo i35 # in second
e shf IN Flanagan iF'sAAsTi0an a c Scratch ia' TT
ii. Running bread jump gan55SeagYon by QSon
Nsv-TOrk A. c e inchos, 70 IT. In. second g B.
Tippett New-YoT A. c. Is inchesa. p # pa in third.
Putting the sxteen-pound shot (hsndieapl-Won by J.
T. Ryan. ~. Bartholomew Club g feeo Al # 1ik m
second L. Ne J. Feuerbach. New-York A c. Cscratch)
TFo-rns reisy race-won by Irish-Anlerican Athletic
Club team composed Of a O. Bsnderma a 81 w C9hn
composed CT H Christofrers e. vebrick. H V VAL
entine and p II Pilgrim second Yale: team composed
Ct b. Moore. W, J. LEngie. c. 3. Alcott and e. B.
Parsons. third Time. f:54ts.
CHESS.