New-York tribune., 1906-03-27
OLYMPIC MEN COMPETE.
Thirteenth Regiment Team Wins
Relay Race at Indoor Games.

The medley relay race the feature OF the 22d
Regiment Athletic Association games held at the
armory, 6Sth street and Columbus avenue. last
night. It the final Of the round robin series,
and was between the 18th and sd regiment teams.
The distance was one and seven eighths miles. and
the 18th Regiment by twenty yards In min
utes 81 AS seconds.
The relays varied in distance. The first was 22O
yards the second 40 yards the third halr mile
and the fourth mile Five members OF the
Olympic team took part in the race. They were
Harry L. Hillman, Harvey Cohn and i. Robertson,
for the 18th Regiment. and II. Valentine and
Charles Bacon for the 23d Regiment. The other
three men in the race were w Van Thum. Of the
18th Regiment, and 5. NOrthridge and II. H Sedley,
Of the 23d Regiment
Robertson and Northridge ran in the first relay
and Northridge gained lead of three feet. Hill
man met Sedley in the second relay, and took the
lead for the 18th Regiment. crossing the line first
by SIX yards In the third relay Van Thun gained
tine and passing the tape first by twenty yards.
Inc hnal relay was the most exciting. After going
three laps Cohn caught Bacon. and when he
upToarously. The time for his mile was 43l 10
Melvin Sheppard a One-mile unpaCed exhibit
ord for the distance Of minutes s 85 secon6s He
failed, however. His time was minutes 81 sec
The The one-mie and half-mile handieaps furnished
won by II Mc6Ipan Inv few vards ana tpe oiis
by r c. Mcdonald by a few feet. W. Frank. Of
the Olympic team. was third in the latter contest
Both the mile and two mile bicycle races were won
by w. Van Den Dries. Of Company A, in good
finishes. The summaries follow:
One mile bicycle race Qandicap)-won BY W Van Den
Dries Company a 90 YARDS; F. f Adams, Company
ssGLsStehl second H V. Read, Company $50 YARDS.
Two-hundred -twenty-yard run CnovIce)-won by W
Lewis, Company r 2. Florence, Company l. second J.
o Shaughnessy. Company D, third. Time O26%
seventy-yard dash (handiCap)-Won BY c. r. Peabody
/ company tS fee), J. DanahaT Company (sCratCh)
second; P Odell, Company F u5 feeD. third Time,
Half mile run Chandcap)-won by H. McGugan Com
pany = go YARDS; a. GOdwRter Company (2S yards
second p Soutar Company A Q6 yards). third. Time
F1fty-yard three-Iegged race Qaudicap)-won by w T
Jaly and \. G. BrOderiCk, Company 90 feet; Fl. j
I21wards and H '. Eappener Company % feet, second
I Time, OO6ls
-Four hundred and-forty-yard run Chandlcap)-won By
company 22 Yards second; A J. Crockett. Company
90 yardsl third Time O52iE.
One mile relay CIitary Athletic League cham
plonship OF First Brigade)-WOn Regiment
composed Of R. Lawson, J. J. Eller 2. B. MCCahn and
p J. MCCahl; 18th Regiment second. composed OF
g. Merz, W. 8eeckman. G. Cahan and F. J. Merz; Sth
nelly, o. Gutenberg and F. splitter Time. 3:47S.
Half-mile tnovice)-WOn by r. Mcdonnell Company F.
l. J. Vent Company A, second; l. Bamman, Company
To-hundred -twenty-yard hurdle race Chandcap)-
Won By J. J. Mclaughlin, Company f q yards); r. c.
Shaefer Company Q2 yards). second; NJ. F. Johns
Company Is yards. third Time O:2S%
Medley relay raCe-WOn by 18th Regiment team COM
posed Of l. Robertson, H Hllman. ". Van Thun and H
ridge, H II. 5edley, H. Valentine and c. Time
One mile run Chandicap)-R. C. Mcdonald. Company
ltO yardsl: H Mciugan, Company + G4O yards). sec
ond, W. Frank, Company (55 YARDS. third. Time
Two-mfe bicycle race Chandicap)-won by W Van Den
80 yardsJ. second H V. Read. Company A $50 yards
third. Time 5:1525.