The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-11
SARSFIELD MEET A GREAT SUCCESS Matt McGrath, o'Connell, shep- pard, Leahy and Collins
 Compete. THREE-MILE STAR EVENT Forrest Smithson Easily Wins Hurdles and is Second in
 High Jump,
THREE-MILE STAR EVENT

The most successful athletic meet ever pulled off in this city was that presented at the. state armory last ev- ening by the sarsheld guards. It abounded in success principally be- cause the world renowned athletes Matt McGrath of the New York Ath- letic club, the worlds champion ham, mer thrower, Melvin Sheppard, the champion long distance runner; Tom Collins, the well known athlete of the Irish American club; O'Connell and Bellars of the New York Athletic club; Con Leahy, the worlds champion high jumper were entered and contested in several events, These athletes and many others also among the contest ants are the cream of the athletic world and their appearance together in this glorious event was a great treat for the hundreds of spectators who braved the bad weather of last evening and attended the meet. Splendid time was made in several events. The worlds, records were almost equalled in the long distance races and in the sprints because the track was not quite up to regulation size, To the Sarsfields is due united congratulations for their great preparations and fine work in pulling off the evens. The method of running the long runs and the shot putting at the same time served for thehpurpose of saving the necessitated delay which would certainly have hap, pened had the running off of the events been in certain continuous order. Many events heralded to be of the same plan as that of the Sarsfeld's event have been held here and else- where but they cannot begin to com- pare with the grand showing of last evening,
 The first event was the fifty yard lash which was run off in five heats, and was won by James F, O'Connell. the champion sprinter of the N. Y. "A. c. Connolly, New Haven High school boy, belonging to the Sarstields cap- tured third place in the finals.
 The fifty yard hurdles was an easy victory for Forrest smithson who pro- missed to prove great athlete for Yale but who left school unexpectedly a few weeks ago. George Cahill another lo- cal boy, captured second place in this event.
 The most exciting event of the eve- ming was the three mile race in which Tom Collins, the world renowned champion, was scratch. Eddie Carr, the Xavier youngster proved almost too dangerous for the champion and from the start to the finish of the event he followed Collins, never getting beyond a third of a lap behind him. The two men in their continuous cir cutting of the track, Tapped man after man and finished several laps ahead of some of the men. Ingals of Yale fins ished third in this event. The time in this event was 14 min, IA 1-5 sec.
 In the 40 yard dash F. J. Wright started off well and had the appearance of a winner, but as he tried the first turn he slipped and fell. He was up in a second, but in sprint of this kind a fall is fatal and he was out of it. He made one desperate effort to over- come the lead of Murray, but it was impossible and he dropped out.
 The military mile relay was one of the prettiest events of the evening. It was won by the Navals after very pretty race. The work of Spillane and Mason gave their team too mucha of a handicap for the other teams to over come.
 Con Leahy defeated Forrest Smith, son, who had a handicap of five inches in the high jump. Leahy cleared the bar at this height only after tree jumps.
 The events and the winners:
 30 yard dash, semi-fnals, first heat Sarsfeld. Second heat-F'irst. F. o. Connel, N, Y. A, C.; second, Connors, New I4at en. Flnais-b4rst, O'C5nneIl, scratch; second, Clarke, Xavier; handi- cap, ii inches; third, Connolly, sars- field A, C., handicap of 12 inches;