New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-14
OLYMPIC MEN BEATEN.
HINDIC4PS TOO HEAVY.
Cornell Beats Yale and H0Uard at
n. Y. n. c. Games.

One of the most successful sets OF games over
held under the auspices of the New-1ork Athletic
Club took place last night at Madison Square Car
den crowd numering fully five thousand persons
was in attendance and there was plenty of enthu-
siasm Many OF the athletes who will take part in
the Olympic games at Athens. Greece. took part.
bat the handlcaps allotted them We're so heavy thet
few OF them were able to win
w A. Shick the famous Harvard runner wore
the coors Of the New-York Athletic Club for the
first time. He in the G0-yard handicap and won
his first heat but could not overcome his handi-
cap In the semi-final heat. Harry Hilman, OF the
New-york Athletic Club, was also beaten in the
COWARD hurdle handicap. while j. f. Mitchell also
OF the Mercury Foot Club, failed to get a prize In
throwing the &c pound weight for height, although
he made the best throw Of 10 feet inches
Although no records were broken, the time maue
In MANY of the contests was good. The chief Feat
ure of the night the one-mile intercollegiate
relay race, in which teams from Corneil' Aale anu
Harvard took part They finished IN the oruer
named. c. NJ French for Cornell; j. NJ Gates OF
Yale. and j. F. Doyle. for Harvard. were the start
ers in the first relay, and French and Doyle
finished on even terms. Gates was four YARDS oe-
hind In the relay +. J. Herr, for Cornell,
succeeded in gaining yard. while II. H. Whitman
of Harvard finished three yards in front of W.
Johnson, of Yale. In the thid relay j. c. Car
penter for Cornell increased the lead to five yards
and w Cohoian, of Yale, took second place from
NJ. B. Van Brunt of Harvard. who could not hold
the pace H. NJ. Rogers the last relay for
Cornell and held the advantage previously gained.
f. B. Parsons. of Yale. second. fifteen yards
ahead of E. J. Dives of Harvard.
The two-mile relay for athletic clubs
furnished plenty of excitement. It was won by
the Irish-Amercan Athletic Club by twenty-five
yards. with the New-York Athletic Club second.
The Pastime Athletic Club got third place. and
the Central Young Mems Christian Association of
Brooklyn, the only other starter, came in a badly
beaten fourth. 1t a from the start be
tween the Irish Athletic runner and the Winged
Wo a
in the first relay. In the third relay Pigram
ceeded in gaining the lead for the New-York Ath-
letic Club. crossing the tape yards ahead of
Sullivan. of the Irish club. Shepard of the irish
American Athletic Club, saved the day for his
team in the fourth and final relay however He
had Valentine opponent, and fairly ran over
him.
There than fifty starters in the half
mile handicap Philip LORI Of the Mohawk Athletic
Club. set the pace for the first two laps when
Robert Marsh. of Columbia took the lead and. with
his long, graceful stride held it the finish, win
ming by four yards. r. b. Schoonmaxer
ond and Anthony link OF Columbia. third. The Co
yard dash handicap was won by J. f. OCOnneil, of
Columbia, with J. J. Healy of Yale second, in six
and two-hfth seconds. The hurdle for the
same distance furnished exciting finish 1t was
won by L. Y. Howe. of Yale. with L. T Ashburner,
OF Cornell, second.
In the one-mie relay for athletic clubs and
colleges two teams, representing the Nev-York Attn
letic Club. took part. 1t won easily by the
New-York Athletic Clubs first team with the Irish
American Club second. The running OF Harry Hill
man in the Anal relay the feature. The sum-
maries follow:
Half-mls run handlcap)-won by Robert Marsh Co
Yards second; Anthony link Columbia 90 yards third
t es R:5 TsT. s
Butler, Yale is foso third fine, o; d ''''o' "
Two mile relay raee-w0n by IEishAmercan Athletic
SUI. am. New-YOTk Athletic club q, Nsbrick, F. \.
PSsms Aeo P cr End dee ssoond
DfT s ane w eaE Rc sd r s T seRSo
public School sr De fans isGi and BPode:
o,Hare} second: Public School 40 (Kuptsr. wenstein.
RngEald Marshall and DsgToche) third Time 14Sss
feeo u HshSani c9fasn z sf @0%s
Putting the bound shot ISs }handioapHwon By " b
B. White Mott haven Athlete Ro club feet.
put e actual p s fse a t9 Harvard
One mile relay race dntereollegiase) by Amherst
aS9 and Of White anSs7 E e.
G 5s4 aad @ casn %s sa r'P' Ban
Yale 5 aFd ar F wson St Rht6 cS
Young Mems Christian Association go yards third
team aomso.sa 6i sass S TsFr By G Gs
1sne n9 Gates n K 9nF6n W oan aS SS P
IL whitman B. Van Brunt E J. Dives. Time
Mohawk Athletic club 600 yardsl I. Larogre, St
bartholomew Athletic 010 yards). second; William
Frank IrishAmerican Athletic Club 40 YARDS third
Time 6:b9
relay race. Observation-Disclosures by Gordon
Athletic Association team composed OF stacey roland
composed Of HsFdes. MeAgilife smith. Meyers ana
Of Healy, o'shaughnessy Lee. Fennelly and schwarz
Time. 3:40b
Throwing pound weight for height Chandcap)-
Won by John Hines Star Athletic Club az inches) IA
inches l. Feuerbach. New-York Athletic Club
inches). l3 inches. second; s p. Gies. New
York Athletic CluD (lo lnches) ID rect third
mile relay for high and preparatory schools
Won by Boys High School team composed C S Brye
G. Virgins L. r. Murphy and A. B. Collins; Centenary
College. second: team competed Of g. W Sutton; w N
Bachelor. r. and H. W. Faraday; De Witt
clinton High School third team composed Of L. Waters
Pol (handicap)-Won by Joseph PHILIPPE, Cornell
a inches il feet inches; T. NJ Jackson. Cornell
(scratch) II feet second A. D. Farwe Yale Qs nches
third.
one mile relay race for athletic clubs and colleges
by New-York Athletic Club team composed Of II
A. Sealey, u. II. Pilgrim II. l. Hillman and H. V
Valentine Irish-Amerfcsn Athletic Cub second.
composed Of p Waters J. II. Leevan, A. McCutcheon
and Mulligan. Time. 3:311s