New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
JOYCE'S TEN MILE TITLE
PENN. WINS RELAY RACE
Taylor, Colored Qu0ter-MiIer, Fin
isbes Strong an Irish Games.

Five thousand enthusiastic lovers OF amateur
athletics shouted themselves hoarse last night at
the big indoor meet Of the Irish Athletic Club in
which most OF the crack local athletes as well as
many from Philadelphia and Buffalo took part
John j. Joyce. the well known sprinter, was the
winner OF the ten-mile run for the Amateur Ath-
letlc Union championship In magnificent burst
or speed in the one-hundredth lap he broke away
from w. G. Frank and Michael Spring-the second
and third men in the race-and finished winner
by twenty-five yards the fast time OF "a minutes
o. 10 seconds. which is close indoor record
Tor the dstance-50 minutes seconds For the first
TWO miles of this race. which was the feature of
the evenings sport W. G. Frank was the leader,
Dut IN the third mile he passed by Joyce who
held the lead to the finish
When the crack Of the starters pistol sent the
hrst set Of sDrinters away in the first contest of
the evening-a trial heat of the sxty-ysrd handicap
rur-every seat filled and standing room in
the galleries was at a premium. The centre Of the
floor looked like athletes camp the men and
ooys lying and squattng in their running trousers
and bathrobes awaiting their turn to compete
The excitement began when F. r. Casteman, of
or the Greater New-York Irish Athletic Associa-
ton, won the first heat of the sixty-yard run
There were thirteen heats run and three semi
fnaIs in this contest, and when Castleman won the
final heat in the fast time of 62-5 seconds the
crowd rose to its feet and cheered him.
In the trial heats of the SS0-yard schooboy relay
race and the Soo-yard handicap, there were so
many men and boys entered that the officials found
IL ohlcult to start them. The schools represented
We're; No. 50. Manhattan: No. 72 Maspeth, Long
Island; Nos 90 S. s. Is. 25 81 and 49, of AIanhat-
tan and the Clinton High School The athletic
CLUBS represented included the Pastime the Co.
luInoia University, the Xavier Athletic A ;sociation
the Bethany Athletic Club. the Mott Haven Athletic
CIup ST Peters Athletic Club Yale University
the Boys Club. the Alliance Athletic Club the
sioux Athletic Club. the Mohawk Athletic Club
.he EAnore Athletic Club. the Young Mems Christ
IAN ASSOCIATION. Georgetown University the Uni
Fersty of Pennsylvania. the Gordon Athletic Club,
Athletic the New
Club. St AIMS Athletic Club. St Georges Athletic
Cup. and Cornell. and these military organizations:
lfth Regiment Athletic Association, 22d Regiment
Athieuc Association. 2Sd Regiment Athletic Asso-
citation. 47th Regiment Athletic Association and the
18th Regiment Athletic Association
Inc finishes in some of the track contests
SO close that only the judges could pick winner.
Ihis was particularly true when the three men in
the final quarter the ntercity relay race between
| teams representing New-York Philadelphia and
Buffalo crossed the finish line. Christoffers, of
New-York. and McGuckin. of Philadelphia, breast
s a h jns gave 9S aser IL verct i R
favor OF the local man, who, they said, won by
J, D. Taylor the negro runner, said to be the
who made Himself famous on the University OF of
Pennsylvania track team. was hailed with great
of Cornell ard Johnson, of Yale, in the final lap
which he won handiiy by twenty yards John
Flanagan, of the Irish american Athletic Associa-
tloh, the world champion hammer thrower, it was
announced, established a new American record by
inches.
SIeoIse '; 6onnag, the scratch man IN the mile
ana a nan handlGap run, was beaten by the scratch
citing race, in which score OF crack runners COM
The boxes filed with men and women in
evening dress. who took keen interest in all the
contests, but especially in the relay race of the
schooboys. The distance two-ffths of a mile,
or fifteen laps and there were dozen teams en-
and Brooklyn, all Of whom mad their admirers in
& hegRt 1tfer @ dne VIA 9ea{s mad haa Ceem run Sa&
In 4hn TT1l haCr RhfnI TnpT1 1nf dCUFF m Thn
and LamoTes9x We're The nckv little chaps from
off the honors amid the widest kind of cheering,
zeraeh IN ihe an sGnnag from Re 1Re Athee cub
n I'd feet @ nSHe IS WAS sda an bn inch b Sa9
a handicap Of inches, WHICH made his Jump OF
feet %. Il inches. s.' made by Mcsweeney. ''
Twenty-Five sprinters started in the ten,mile run
hundred i laps to cover over The distance At two miles
Ree a. FPan%f 6 lie 0T nfftt t lS efc Club e repeatedv
fouled John ]. Joyce in the third mile: The audi
and the judges put Regan off the ira track at once
time was 1898 2-5 He also led at the fourth mile
49, fa6 han he & sun ns ffan aT Was SIX c6se a
Forty minutes after the start only ten of the
sprinters OF tho lot and they meant business The
was still joyce The crowd now began shouting
| for their favorites Pandemonlum, reigned while @
dredth laps At the last half Of the last lap Joyce
sands by his wonderful burst of speed, Frank mad
| been running yard behind him for miles. but now
winner by twenty-five yards and in fresh condi-
| ton, while Frank was evidently tagged out.
The summary:
by F. r es sIgs @ sspond
w. Cincotti 81 bartholomew A g. third Time 0:gots
American Club second St Bartholomew A c third
Throwing twenty-eight pound weight-Won by John
Flanagan Irish American Club, "a 4 y In. RShaId
sheldon n y: a G second 80 & On II IN IN NJ J. Sheri
six-hnnired-yard race-won by II Ferry, Yale:
| W. J. Bursch. unattached second; E. P Iiadny' Y M
one one Chandicap fifteen IaPs,1,w99n
BcnhaG Greater Y Irish 4 A tscratehl. second; l.
+. B1rkhsrdt., Young Peoples Association u4o yaFds'
T4rewhg ftn pound Tsght (hanqiGaP1-w%1n qiG p
Donal New West Side a C thiTa q Won H. u by IN
vanis; Cornell second Yale third Time s$s1t:
handGaP-TSn by p " Ma'es IS
George c. G9 yards second Robertson Irsh-AHier-
Eight-hundred- public school relay race-Won by
Public No. l03 Brooklyn; Public school NO 4O
Aqaha9n Mani tam. sfs2Rd @7 Public Soh00i no A.
rvso-ne relay race Gandieap; twenty lapslwon By
soss S6SlsF A''e''' 'l'o' ~ ,voa ~ s..,.v
,,5 one q (G5 yards): F A Rodgers unattached tS4
yaTdsC second: A. p Ward, Y. NJ C A t82 YARDS uHFu
Ilme Tela, race (scratch-won by NewYea team
hv inches Philadelphia team secohd buffalo ieai'
th6; rSro,ne 5s-poaad weight (hamlicaowon by s
urks y see Pae9s seeond; 4 p j. McDonna y G g feetI
trd. Burkes thrTw S7 Sas ~ III Il; IN ~ ~
IT, > ~, m r,n for g. championship Q0o lapsWon
by John joyce sSine Ing Fs.me A c.
tbTd s A Meor r Mohawk c ,f1S fourth Il !Snn j.
Hayes Sc hsb iaplp thandicapj-won by r. W Frazier
rsSA nsrcan (6 nohes actual Jump n "a, p,bn m
| Grace cub Is inches, third