The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
SHEPPARD'S FAST HALF MILE.
Noted Runner Beats Armory record I'm
Twelfth Regiment Games.

The Twelfth Regiment A. c. held los first
winter games and reception at the a rmory,
Sixty-second street and Columbus avenue,
last night. and there was a big crowd OF spec
tators. present. A programme of fourteen
events created the night'ssfun and the list
catered to every class OF athlete. There
were regimentai contests. open contests.
pubic school contests and a special race for
crack half-milers
The last named event proved to be the
most important Of the night and five men
made up the race. They were NJ. W. Shep-
psrd, Paul Pilgrim. w. s. Frank. Charles
Bacon and Winfield Bailey. The three last
named did not start but Broxnlow vent to the
post as an added starter. At the crack Of
the gun sheppard dashed way and took
the lead at the first bend. For a couple OF
laps he was closely attended by Pilgrim and
Brownlow. running in the order named.
Sheppard seemed TO move rather stifiy,
s but ,s a Lap s ana : h1i d. rem tSen me Bt Sna nS os Ssnt
by Pilgrim and Sheppard kept on increasing
his lead and finally won by about twelve yards;
Bromilaw and captured the place by a couple
OF feet. The winners time was ? minutes
4 seconds and Il beat the arm9ry record OF
. minutes 7 2-5 seconds, made by Henry
Hsffer of Company G a couple OF years ago,
A notable instance Of stamina during the
home third in the mile handicap, he being
fhe virtual scratchznRn with his allowance OF
IS yards. In the cross-country championship
ran a smashing race over six miles Of frosty
country. vet he turned up fresh as a fiddle
better treated by the handicapper he would
have won the mile and II would have given
lots Of ga satisfaction to the crowd. As IL was
he came in for a hne round OF applause as
he tore across the line.
% ! ard Run, end,csP-qOHaas 70 me m6er'
O. the reslneEs1woT ne Sy ~; y, h y e t ES Tp ssSyop q:
!. McLoughhn. Company c. 10 feet third. Time
80 Yard Run, Handicap. Open Won by G. r
CLAIR, Ns.ier 4 lS feet: y; /, EllsT' lrsh a; a ..
4 feet !, s ssc9 SD,S ID q Time, TSlschoS ! .s ~, ssr'n0'ome"
$40 Yard hun, Handicap. Closed Won by ". J.
R paSy i. Is Sg Tards, second e; @%yf FGsd i FFS ii sin' cOm TSm
G,zs yards third Time; . minutes ss : seconds
Public school 20, Manhattan. with II. Knppe. 3
Weinstein. 7 Baker, G. Lsross: 6; lombard
with i. Valentine. H. Hudson. W. Taylor. .. Onder
donk. J. Schmidt and 7. Saurel; Public School q
Geistraef' s. lott. II. GiassmsS and 6. cordss
Time. ! minute s. ses,ondt r., nv NJ w ss,,,.,t
joseph T BromiloS, iT.h a. 4. G. third. Time
% 20 Ssrd iRs Rue. Handicap. Glosearwos BY "
Tnrenno, SSSm L.IoDs z = ys MsIso l; J. o ns1,. SSmPan y
yards, third. Time, S2S .econds.
40 Yard Run, NoYjco-wcn by W. P. Dunno
I unss,s a; 4; e. ihi Fso' fi4ism & 9 e ;s'S seeo n; soa {
Luce Jr, unattached. finished nrst but was dis
y 100 Yard Run. HAndioap-won BY Theodor,
Newman. Pasime A. C., 20 yards; J. g. Harris
Central Y. M. c. A.. 20 yards. sec0ndi +. Wickhams
West side Y, N. c. A., 20 yards. third. Time, - Il
seconds.
$40 Yard Run. Handicap-Won by J. McDopsld
Mott Haven A. c, 70 yards; A. z, Ward. unattached,
AZ yards, second: julius Bernheimer. Boys Club
so yards. third. Time. 2 minutes 2 seconds.
laO Yard Run, CloSed-Won ny W. Carroll, Hos
pItAl Corps: W. Hayes, Company p, second: J. 4.
Ndgand, Company c. third. Time, minute l "a
seconds.
One Mile Run. Handicsp--won by p. s. Hether
invton, Cotnnhia University. rs yards; Matthew
Gels. Holy Cross Lyceum, 90 yards, second: W. G.
Frank. Irish A. A. c.. IS yards, third. Time,
minutes ~ 4 s seconds.
psny y, rs yards, with r. MerI, c.. A. Maher, W
Kreihreck. J. C. Hart and +. }. COukIn; Company
c, 90 Yards, second, with A. G. Pierce, G.. Malcolm
F.W. HOIler and J. l.. hcAdam, Company G, scratch
third. with j. W. Gahan. L. IIonOway, W. Reck mar
and 4. n. Greene. Time. / minute Is is seconds.