Evening star., 1907-10-26
MAKES new WORLD RECORD
SHERIDAN CLEARS % FEET 8
INCHES IN THE POLE VAULT.

NEW YORK, October 26-After being
beaten by hairs breadth in three con-
tests during the evening, Martin j. Sheri-
dan made q new worlds record In the
pole vault for distance in the closing event
Of the indoor track and field champion
ships of the Amateur Athletic Union last
night at Madison Square Garden. beating
the old mark by six inches. He cleared
2s feet inches, and won the event by
over three feet Before the last trial
Sheridan was third to Happenny, the
Canadian, and Moore of the New York
Athletic Club, beating out his fourth
championship by shade apparently. He
made last gigantic effort, and got away
so well that he landed three feet farther
than any of the others, and made the
new worlds mark.
George Bonhag's Good Run.
This was the best performance. athlet-
ically, of the night, though George Bonhag
came within three seconds of new mark
in the two-mile run and might have bet
tered 1t had he not been forced to make
his own pace all the way. He won after
a hard drive at the finish by Bellars, but
was fresh as a daisy.
An Exciting Sprint.
All the contests were extremely close
and interesting, especially the seventy
nve-yard dash, which afforded the feature
of the evening. 1t developed a remark
able race between c. P. Seitz, the veteran
sprnter, and F. Smithson, the fast Ore
gon sprinter and hurdler. who recently
made such sensation at Yale by his
wholesale victories. The two men ran
absolutely even the whole way and fin
ished SO close together that the spectators
could not tell which had won. Seitz was
awarded the win, but there was a big
demonstration when the award was an
nounced from those who thought the swift
westerner was in front. The time was 8
seconds even.
The Summaries.
Running high Jump-Won by II. F. Porter
Irish American A. c., with feet rs inches; H.
inch; Cor Leahy Ireland, and w L. Grumpelt
st: bartholomew A. c.. tied for third. 5 feet
1000 yard run.-won by NJ W. Sheppard, Irish
American A. c.: j. A. Bromlow. rish-American
A: C., second; A link, New York A. G., third
:, Standing broad jump-Won by Ray Ewry. New
dan, Irish American A. c.. second. with 10 feet
AZ inches: b. Tnmkins, Irish American A. c.,
third, with 10 feet y inch.
a5-yard run tt,ial heats two),Won by J; F.
Ireland, second Time. COS seeond"won by
G. J. seitz. New York A. C.; W. J. Keating.
Irish American A. c., second Time, O.0S. Third
Won by F. Smthson. Portland. Ore; L. B.
Stevens. New York A. c.. second. Time. 0.0s.
Final heat-Won by G. j. Seitz, New York A. c.
F. smithson. Portland. Ore. second; W. J.
Keating. Irish American A. c.. third. Time.
0uS.
sooyard run ttrial heatsl-First heat-won by
l.. b. Dorland Pastime A. c.: F. j. Kerr. New
York a; C.; second Time; o.a3 85. Second heat
Crockett, New York A c., second. Time. O.34
Third heat-Won by L. B. Stevens New York
A. c.: ]. ]. McIntee. New York A. c.. second
Time, o34 2-5. Final heat-won by L. B. Dor
land Pastlme A. c.: w. r. Bursch. New York
A.. G., second; 4; J, Crockett. New York A. c..
third. Time. O.33 35.
| Throwing the 56-pound weight for height-Wor
by Mathew McGrath. New York A; c.. with II
| feet inches: James S. Mitchell. New York A.
| c.. second. with 10 feet: W. w. Coe. Baton A
| A., third with II feet inches
Putting the S-pound shot-WOn. by w. w. Coe
Boston A. A., with 81 feet 21s inches; n. J
Sheridan, Irisll-American A. c.. second with 81
feet ~ inches Dennis Horgan, New York A
| c., third. with 90 feet ] inch.
Two mile run-Won by G. v. Bonhag. Irish
American A. c.: F. G: Bellares New York A
c., second +. A. Rodgers New York A. c.
| third. Time, 942 Is.