The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-05
NATIONAL GUARD
MEET A SUCCESS
Annual Indoor Track Meet
at Center Market Armory
Produces Close Races.

Track athletes held fun sway last
night. when the District National Guard
Athletic Association held its annual in
door track meet at Center Market Ar
mory.
In addition to the usual track events.
the large crowd of spectators which
filed the hall were amused by a series
OF races of freak order One of the lat
ter variety was an obstacle race for
two-men teams and proved the star
event IN it the contestants, wearing
regulation army uniforms, were forced
TO get over FIVE hurdles. a pair Of bar
rels on the floor, pair OF swinging
barrels. and. finally. to climb under a
wall. The race was won by LewiE and
DAILY.
Relays a Feature.
The relay races we're closely contested
and run IN good time. After an uphill
race Company Z, of the Second Regi-
ment, defeated Company Z. First Regi-
ment. Another good event was the half
mile handicap. which was won by LO-
rando. OF George Washington. from
scratch. Second place was taken by
Mcfarland. Of the Corcoran Cadets,
who came up from behind on the back
Gil, another George Washington man.
During the intermission between the
various events several CONFERENCE.-The
acts were presented, noticeable among
which was the hand and head balancing
Of nVe-yeaT-Old ShTier. This lad per
formed stunts well worthy OF pro-
fessiOnaI His difficult act went through
without hitch. and 81 the CONCLUSION
was warmly applauded.
The Summaries.
Fifty-yard novice - First. Babcock,
Company II; second. Beale, Naval Bat
TALON. Time, 5 seconds.
Fifty-yard Championship Handi-
cap. First. Schlosse. Company L, Sec
ond Regiment (seratch); second, Clark.
Company +, First Regiment g feeD-
Time, 5 As seconds.
Fifty-yard dash-Consolatlon. First,
Royce. Signal Corps; second, Britton.
Naval Battalion.
Y. NJ. c. A Glass p mile relay race
First. team No. 3 CAiOyer. owens, Klotz.
and Drag enstoclz); second. team No. 1
QIeldreth. Keenan,. Scott and Donn).
Sixteenth-pound sh0t-put- Handicap.
First, Reyes. Company Z. Second Regi-
ment a feet; second. Atkinson. Com
pany Z. First Regiment g feet. Dis
lance. y feet 9 inches.
Three teams, y. NJ. c. A. VS.. fremont
A. C.-One-haf mile. midget relay.
First, team No. >. I. NJ. G. \. Brown,
West HOLMES. and BlackiEt0n); second,
fremont A. g. (kTaft, Glen, Wilding,
and Warren). Time, los 4-5.
4t0-yards-Heag marching order; han
dicap. First, I.OrandO, Company 4, First
Regiment (scratchl, second, Mcfarland,
Company Z, First Regiment Is yarGs).
Time. I:IQ 3-5-
Two-mile company relsy-First. Com
pany I, Second Regiment CLARK, VIII
hottie, GiovannOui, ard IcFarland)i
second, Company K, First Regiment
Two-miie match-Relay. First, Cur
ley Athletic Club CKing. GalDraith. Fal-
cOner. Young; second. Bloomingdaie
Athletic Chtb tMarsedon, Coroner, Far
men Colley. Time. Ais 80.
High 1ump-First, White, Company Z,
Second Regiment; second, Wingate.
Company r.. Second Regiment. Height.
feet inches.
100-yard hurdle - Handicap First,
Royce, Signal Corps tscratch); second.
White, Company r, Second Regiment
(scratch) Time, Is % seconds.
Z1o-yard hurdles; handicap-First.
White, Company +. Second Regiment
tscratch); second. LOrandO Company 1,
First Regiment {scratch). Time, 0:32 4-5
Olympia Athletic Club. Won by
Olympia A c. Time, 0:57 80.
TwO-mile relay-Bethany Bible Club
vs.. Naval Battalion, National Guard
Won by Naval Battalion Time, 4:12 As.
Obstacle race-First. Lewis and DAILY.
Company T. First Regiment Time,
/ 20 1-5.
Chenille ay-BlOOmingdale A c.,
Aloysius A. @. and fremont a c jr.'s
First, Bloomingdale A. C.; second
Aloysius a c.. third. fremont A c.
jr-'s Time, POI 10.
SS0-yard run; handicap-Firs Lor-
ando; second, Mcfarland. Time, 2:20 Is.
TwO-mile battalion relay-First, Second
Battalion CLARKE, Goodall, Dennis. and
BabcoclI). Time, 4:23.