The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-13
GAMES OF N. Y. A. CLUB.
HILLMAN CAPTURES THE 600
 YARD SPECIAL RACE.

Defeats Negro Runner From U. of P. by Narrow Margin of Five Inches-- Cornell Defeats Yale and U. of F. in the Intercollegiate Relay Rnce-S,OOO Pack Madison Square Garden--POlO and Other Sports.
 New York, March 12-Harry Hillman of the New York Athletic club won the 500 yard special race at the games of the New York Athletic club at Mad ison Square Garden tonight, defeating J. B. Taylor, the negro runner from the University of Pennsylvania, by the nar- row margin of five inches. Melvin Sheppard, of the Irish-American A. A, finished third, five yards behind the negro and ten feet in front of his club mate, Charles Bacon, the other starter. The distance was run in 1:14 2-5. The record is 1:14, held jointly by Taylor and E. c. Parsons.
  collegiate relay race, defeating Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, on which Taylor ran. His team had no chance after the first lap. Witham the first man of the team to start, stopped to walk for some unknown reason on the wrong side of the track, and by the time he reached the finish mark the Yale and Cornell men were fifty yards in front. Try as they might the Uni versity of Pennsylvania could not cut this dawn. and Tavlor, the last man to start, simply sauntetred around the track.
 More than 700 contestants took part in the various events. No records were broken. More than 5000 persons packed the Garden.
 The New York A. c. team defeated then Irish American team easily In the one-mile relay event. Thomas Long boat, the Indian runner, of Canada, did not appear. It was reported that he had been suspended by the Canadian Amateur Athletic union.
 The summaries:
 Sixty-yard dash, handicap won by Robert Cloughon, Fordham college Werrel. U. of P, second: E. H. Hull gren, third. Time, 3-5 seconds.
 Medley race, between Columbia uni versity and Princeton university, won by Columbia. The distance of each relay was: First relay, one mile; sec- ond relay, SSO yards: third, 44O yards; fourth, 22O yards. The total distance, F-S mile. Time, 7;46 2-5.
 Seventy yard hurdle handicap: Won bv Frances Rear, Xavier IA. C.; J, l.. Hartrauft. U. of P, second; T. J. SSl- livan, N. Y. A. C., third. Time, 9 3-5. 500 yard run, special scratch, won by Harry Hillman, New York A. C.; J. Taylor, U. of P, second; M. w. Shep- pard, Irish A, A. A, third. Time, 1:14 2-5.
 Three standing jumps handicap, won by w. Shaw, Mohawk A. c. (three feet), 31 feet 5 inches; A. Hattanbach Atlas A. c. Give feet), 25 feet 1 inch second; B. F. Bloodgood. 23d street branch Y. M. C. IA. (4 feet), 2S feet 1-2 inches. third.
 SSO yard run, handicap, won by G. C. Lewis, Cornell university; R. A. Geis Cornell university, second; Frank Nj Reilly. unattached. third. Time, 1:56. One mile intercollegiate relay race-- Won by Cornell; Yale second; Univer- slty of Pennsylvania, third. Time 3:29 4-5.
 Putting S-pound shot, handicap Won by L. B. Burnham Princeton, 10 feet, with an actual put of 5S feet, inches; D. Homan, Ridgewood High school, 8 feet, second, with an actual put of 55 feet, inches; Robert L. El- Ter, Irish-American A. A., 10 feet, third, with an actual put of 51 feet, inches.
 SOO-yard run, handicap-Won by c. J Clarke, 10 yards, P. J. Murray, Xavier A. C., r yards, second; R. G. Goggin, Pastime A. C., IS yards, third. Time 33 1-5 seconds.
 44O yard run, novice-Won by J. H Braowning, Yale; J. Burgland, Prince ton, second; Irving c. Leo, Cuyler chapel Sunday school, third. Time, 54 4-5 seconds.
 Pole vault, handicap-Won by W. P Roberts, Yale A. A., fl inches 10 feet inches; R. Muro, Fordham IS inches second g feet, inches; c. A.. Robbins Alpha A. C., IS inches, third, feet, inches
 Two mile run, handicap-Won by F J. Bellars, unattached Q70 yards) J. Malone, Mohawk A. C., 170 yards) sec ond; w. Cohn, Irish American A. A., 25 yards, third. Time, 30 4-5 seconds.