New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
BONHAG MAKES RECORD
FAST FIVE NILES.
Pennsylvania Wins intercollegiate
ReIay Race in Garden.

George Ronhag made a new indoor record for
five miles at the annual indoor games of the
Irish American Athletic Club in Madison Square
Garden last night. He fairly ran away from
big field Of good long distance men, and won in
the eaet time Of % minutes 50 1-5 seconds. The
old mark was &c minutes % seconds, held by
himself A crowd numbering five thousand per-
sons wae in attendance and the sport was in
terestIns ana spirited from end to end
The fve-nile race was the last event on the
programme, and il WIS generally conceded that
the real struggle would simmer down to con-
test between Bonhag and William Nelson of the
22d Regiment Athletic Association. Bonhag won
the fve-miIe outdoor championship last season,
Nelson running second.
In last nights race Nelson jumped away in
the lead a the crack of the pistol and, going At
q fast pace. maintained his advantage for two
laps Bonhag. who had been running easily,
then improved his position and took the lead.
From that time on the champion continued 10
draw away and Tapped Nelson at three miles
Bonhag continued to run strongly and Tapped
the 22d Regiment man for the second time half
a mile from the finish The former sprnted in
the last lap and finished strong. He beat Mel
son. the second man, by two and one-half laps,
and was several laps ahead of a majority OF the
other contestants, who were strung out around
the track
The two-mile intercollegiate relay race, which
many regarded as the feature OF the evening,
brought out teams from the University of Penn
sylvania Columbia and Cornell. Each man was
asked 10 run half a mile. Before the start
Cornell ruled faVOrite, but the race had not
been in progress long before it became evident
that the real struggle lay between the other
two.
Cornell more than held her own in the first
relay, thanks to Magoffns good work but at
the end of the second relay Haynes, of Column
bia, had 2G-yard lead. Taylor, the champion
quarteP-mileT, then started in for Pennsylvania,
and the Negro wonder was pitted against
HetheTington, of Columbia, and Townsend of
Cornell. Taylor found little trouble in cutting
down the Columbia mans lead during the first
two laps Of this relay. and then succeeded in
opening up a gap of twenty yards. The time
for this relay minutes and , seconds,
so that Taylor must have covered the distance
inside of two minutes. Marsh, the fourth
on the Columbia team picked up Haskins. of
Pennsylvania, after three laps, but in a hard
finish the Pennsylvania runner by ten
yards. The time. minutes and 1850 seconds,
was fast
In the 75-yard dash, the first event on the
programme, the fast time of Z 80 seconds was
recorded in several of the trial heats In the
final heat A. J. Crockett, q New York Athletic
Cub man, with an allowance Of twelve feet,
won in 40 seconds.
The appearances of W. ". Coe jr. of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association. in the weight events
attracted considerable attention He competed
from scratch in the 1G-poUnd shot and got
ond place with the credtable performance of
A. feet 6l4 inches. Coe is the holder of the
worlds record Of 30 feet & inches. which he
made at Portland, ore, two years ago.
The event last night was won by w. 3. White
Of Cornell. with the aid of a six-foot handicap
His actual put was II feet az inches.
In The mile and half handicap Harvey COhn
Of the Irish-American Athletic Club, started
from scratch, and, although he ran a good race
rem OF Ihe New DIRK Athletic Club won in
the excellent time Of 9 minutes IS % seconds
The 1e winner r. had handicap of 80 yards.
jams =. Sullivan, president Of the Amateur
Athlete Union, was referee, and John ]. Nc
Hugh, Of the Pastime Athletic Club. did the
starting. The timers were Charles j. Duges
22d Regiment Athletic Association; William l.
Jones, Pasttme Athletic Club: John J. O'Brien
New York Athletic Club, and Alfred G. Hawev
81. Bartholomew Athletic Club The summaries
follow:
Scent aye-y2rl dash dandioal)-F heat by
a = CFoclett New York A G. ~ feeD, j. Miller. irish
a A @ feet second; X Coughan, Fordham College ~
feg D. third Tine Q:o!-S. .,
Won BY School 90 Marshall {, Waters f Denrorhe
Mefer and Alien r--oni School "a A. Myies
Hoffman 9 Thompson and 4 Robinson third
by T E Rene unattaei.ed: ". D; anderson 2a4 Rest
ore-houssnd-ya run ihanicarj- Final heat Won by
H. H Thur.ow Brown University 90 yards) II. p
Y ". G A l42 yards1, third. Time 2:177t.
WON By a run 6e Ga club rs
ond; J. Miller Irish Athletic Association 'l2 yards
one and one handicap run-vvon by J. J
sen St BarthoIomew Athletic club $50 Yards, sec
ond; Albert KNIGHT Irish Athletic Club u3o yards).
Putting the ,lG-Pound shot Chandicap) Won by W B.
White Cornell g feso with an actual Eut OF u feet
ton (scratch) second A feet 5Ia inches; Martin J.
Sheridan, Irish Athletic Association q
with actual put OF - feet inches
Putting he twenty eight pound shot. with follow.
Ecratch-Won by John J. Flanagan Irsh 4. A "a feet
inches second. Ma IN ] Sheridan. A A. "a
inches third JohE Mccarthy, Irish A. A, 20 feet az
I,ca
Throwing fifty pound shot. handlcap-won by
Be inches: second Charles StilsOn. Pastime A.
90 feeD actual 2G inches: third
John s. Burke Irish A A q feeD with actual throw
% feet inches.
seventy-hve-yard race U,igh hurdles: handicap
Won by c. B. Toole New c. III feetD: F J.
Kear, Xavier A A. % feet) second: r. G. Leavitt
ton A. A, third. Time o:09ts.
One-me race (high schools relay championship
A Clunan, s. Brustou and II. HARRISON Erasmus
Hall o. Brush. W. Halleck A Karber J. Saitta and
McNuty) second; Townsend Harris Hall &c Gullford
A. Thomas. J. RAIDER. r. ofner and G. McCauley)
Tvo-rniie intercoIIegiate relay race Cscratch)-won
by University Pennsylvania (Corruthers, Boomers
Taylor and Haskns); Columbia (Zink Hayns Hether-
and Marsh). second; Cornell CAiagofln French
Seventy -fye-yard three-legged race tscratch)-Won
by L. Robertson, Irish a. A. and Harry Hlman. New
York A. c.; James H Teevan, Irish A. A, and George
Z Hall Irish A. A. second Time. o:0s%.
irish a A; William Nelson. 22d Regiment A. A.
Running hop Step and Jump Glandcap)-won by
FLOYD T, Risley. irish A A q foo) 40 # in; ] J.
ond: Platt Adams New York A. O.. A. IT IN third
Pole vault (handicap)-Won by ". s Foster Cornell
G2 incfesj, with actual vault Of - II. in John
Rredemus, unattached 90 inches). with actual
90 inches. with actual vault Of 10 IT. IN third.
DANIELS IN FORM