New-York tribune., 1907-10-26
INDOOR TRACK GAMES.
Bonhdg Wins the Tz0O-Wlc Ram at
Madison Square Garden.

IIonors were about evenly divided last night at
the indoor track and field CHAMPIONSHIPS ~ the
Amateur Athletic Union, held at Madison Square
Garden, between the men that the winged
foot emblem Of the New York Athletic Club and
the Irish-Amer!can athletes. NJ. J. McGrath, Of
the New York Athletic Club won the hfty-six-
pound weight for height with throw Of Is feet
inches. r. c Fury. OF the club won the
standing broad jump by clearing 10 feet S inches
and Dennis Horgan put the eight-pound shot g.
feet 2i5 inches. The Irish-American who won
points were George V. Bonhag who was first across
the tape In the two-mile run; II +. Porter who
won the running high jump, and Melvin W. Shep-
pard, who was first In the one-thousand-yard run.
The big amphitheatre, with It's pine flooring was
not more than half filed. but the crowd was an
enthusiastic he finish in the final heat Of the
seventy five yard run. by c. J. Seitz, Of the
New York Athletic Club. by inches, was so close
between him and +. Smithson, Of Portland, Ore
that there was uproar and some hisses of dis
approval when the winner was announced.
Bonhag made most Of the running in the two-mile
race. with Frank and Bellars alternating in second
place. In the last lap Bonhag drew out ana won
rather easily in minutes ~ l-5 seconds. Frank
ran himself out and had 10 be carried the track
Con Leahy, the Irish champion jumper. sprained
tendon In hts left foot while doing his final trials
in the running high jump, and this accident It
was announced lost hm third place. He tied with
H. j. Grumpelt for third place, at feet ia inches
and in the jump off was only able TO clear feet
The summaries follow:
Three hundred-yasd rIn-Won by / 3. DorIand. Pas
c Cne AthleGe cub " r. BqrHch. New York Athletic
third, Time. o:33ss i''N 1''''1''' o'OO
,,ac.Is,S THRIVING 5a1eggd weight for heightwon N
in; J. s Mitchell. New York Athletic cub second 10
1eet ". W coe Boston Athletic Assocation third. IA
It. IN.
Running high jumD-Won by Il T. Porter Irish
american Athletic Club, actual jump in; II. A
Gldney Boston Athletic Association second #. = In.
J. t5ruTnYelt, St Bartholomew Athletic club Con
eahy, Cork Ireland tied Cor third place ia
a-; Grumpelt won IN the final with : feet.
Putting eight-pound shot-won by W W Coe Boston
Athiet!c Club; actual put 81 IT. 2is in NJ J. Sheridan
lrisf-Anerican Athletic Club, second. 7lA u
Horgan, New York Athletic Club, third 90 feet
TWO mile run-Won by q. Y. Bonhag Irish-Anerican
Athletic Club; f. Bellars, New
ond. F. a. Rogers New YORK Athletic Club third Time
S:52AS; American record. $685..
One shousand-yarG run-Won by Melvin w Sheppard
Irsh-American Athletic club j. Bromilcw Irsh-Ameri-
can Athletic Club second - Iink. York Athletic
Club, third. Time, 2:25.
Standing broad junI-Won by II. c. Ewry. New York
Athletic Cluhi actual jump 10 IT. NJ. J. Sheridan.
!fsh American Athletic Club second. 10 Az y.
I2.nslns ILs american Athletic Club third. 10 IT. y
Seventy y-hve-yard rIn--Won by c. J.. Sez, New York
athletic CLUB; r. Smithson, Portland Ore second; W j.
hetnR IrIsh-Anerican Athletic Club, third. Time,
Turning non: steap ana Jump--Won by Z. Adams.
New York Athletic Club. a. n. NJ. J. Sheridan
lriEh-AmerlCan Athletic Club. gecond, 7M 4
T. cronin St Alnhonsus Association third, 43 54 In