The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
HOSPITAL CORPS HOLDS GAMES
LIVELY COMPETITIONS IN THE
EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY.
C1vn Department Men Win Race Against
Members OF Police and Fire Force
-LanOrgue OF ~. Bartholomew
beats Field I'm T~hree-quartPr Mile Hun.

-LanOrBue Of ~. Bartholomew
beats Field I'm Three-quarter Mile Hun
The hospital corps Of the Eighth Regiment
held its sixth annual games at the armory
Ninety fourth street and Park avenue. last
night, and the most interesting competition oil
a programme of seven events was a handicap
medley race between member OF the
Police. Fire and civil departments. The
total distance of the race was one mile and
seven -eighths. divided respectively into hall
mile, 200 yard and quarter mile and mile,
and in his order they were run of. -Four
men went 10 make a team. and for the civil
Department. whichiwere on scratch, there were
such cracks as j. p. Sullivan and e.. V. Bon
hag. both of the olympic team, the other two
being John Sullivan and Ernest Splitter. The
nremen were Tom 0'Connor, j. Sheehan, d.
Sullivan and A. George, and they had a start
of llOyards. The policemen were represented
by Jerry Murphy, Edward Garrett e, j. d: Ellie
and f.. A. Strufel, and Commissioner Bing-
hams Mercuries had an allowance Of % yards
! gpion,, tScEled the half nile for the ciyiisers,
and running stron gly. made up n lot of ground
on his opponents, Strufel and George. From
that TO tho finish II was a foregone conclusion
for the Civil Department, and they won by
90 yards. owing TO the plucky battle OF Tim
O'Connor in the mile, the 1remen gained, sec
ond place The POLICEMEN were q poor thlrd.
G.. W. Lediard, Twenty third Regiment,
finished first in the two mile bicycle. but was
disqualified for cutting the course.
The exceptionally large field of sixty turned
out for the three-quarter mile run handicap.
and never was such a scramble seen after the
e. sPf the eF s., sarth af5er a "a iap c. or with IL ap stS Srt@ Of
~ffty-six yards, forged to the front, and plough
ing away Won by q couple Of yards from
who had sixty-f1ve yards handicap.
There was some disappointment among
the tn " sPesSt nhior ~, oyer the lS IN n,SSn non "a pc q5 I,Sn
The intercollegiate champion has been selected
to represent america az Athens and there
OF %sS form SDnSt the Harvard GuTdi0b5iit oynd So would ses G" exh fot,
but he elected TO walk around the centre of
the ring in his street attire and made no at
tempt to don silk, He said himself that he
was in poor shape. and though his appearance
was announced for last night he never had
the least idea of competing.
ised to be a nasty free for all fight between
some soldiers of the Eighth Regiment and a
few outsiders was luckily prevented by Major
Lieut.. ,Egan of Company B, Eighth Regiment,
caused the trouble by trying to push a man
had a right there. Asfew outsiders interfered
and about a dozen Eighth Regiment fighting
m WsTe Ibm aGa%Ing in; ws eaEer wb beT N l,sh i6r M Ms +
went between the belligerents.
90 Yard Run; HandIcep-Won ny r: Wlit'h9lm'
40 Yard RUN, Novlce-Won by WILLIAM l.,
4. G., second; Herbert ID, Green. Gordon a. A..
third. Time. - IS seconds.
Midget Relay Race two laps, weight so pounds
open to the Public School Athletic Lcague-Won
by Public School No. Il tlrst team, with j.. NatI.
T, 1. SharpclI, +. Kent and J. Hamm9nd Public
u. j. Farley. j. X. Gerkc and r. Irving; Dewitt
Clinton High School. third. Time, ~ IS seconds.
One Nile and Seven ;eighths Medley Race, HandI
cap-Open TO Police. Fire and Civil Departments
Men to run half mile, 22o yards. quarter mile and
mile Won by Civil Department. scratch, with
j. =. Sullivan, Ernest Splitter, John Sullivan and
q. v. Bonhag: Fire Department. ITO yards. second.
with A.. George, D.. sullivan, ]. Sheehan and Jim
o,ConnoT; Police D,epartment. 70 yards, third,
Edward C%arrctte, Time, 8 minutes 20 4 5 seconds.
800 Yard Run, Handicap-Won by II. g. Wilson
st. George a. c., 30 yards; J.. j. Murray, Xavier
A. A., 90 yards, second; r. Koch, Xavier A. A., 10
yards. third. Time. 81 20 seconds.
Three quarter Mile Run. HandCap-Won by
p LaGorgue. st. bartholomew 4. c., SO yards;
r. p. Tracy, West side Branch Y: NJ c: A.. 65 yards,
second: A: /. HerzeT. West Side BRANCH '. n. c. A..
Two Mile Bicycle, HandIoap-won by George
Cameron, Eighth Regiment, scratch: W: Van de
Dries, New, York A., G.. 20 yards. second: 2hsrles
II. Cunningham, Forty seventh Regiment, 6q yards,
third. Time, B minutes : seconds.